D. Balaji

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

D. Balaji is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Balaji has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 20 papers in Automotive Engineering and 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Balaji's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (24 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (17 papers) and Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research (7 papers). D. Balaji is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (24 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (17 papers) and Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research (7 papers). D. Balaji collaborates with scholars based in India, Thailand and Canada. D. Balaji's co-authors include L. Rajeshkumar, M. Ramesh, V. Bhuvaneswari, C. Deepa, N. Srinivasan, Hua Song, Avinash Alagumalai, N. Karthi, N. Vigneshkumar and S. Sathish and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

D. Balaji

54 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of filler material on properties of fiber-reinf... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Influence of filler material on properties of fiber-reinforced polymer composites: A review
    2022 153 citations M. Ramesh, L. Rajeshkumar et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Balaji India 23 722 425 290 282 227 59 1.4k
Thandavamoorthy Raja India 23 876 1.2× 577 1.4× 354 1.2× 173 0.6× 268 1.2× 119 1.5k
Lalit Ranakoti India 18 435 0.6× 403 0.9× 306 1.1× 179 0.6× 180 0.8× 53 1.1k
K. Mayandi India 19 609 0.8× 281 0.7× 352 1.2× 254 0.9× 168 0.7× 61 1.1k
Yonghui Zhou China 23 835 1.2× 517 1.2× 558 1.9× 219 0.8× 533 2.3× 61 1.9k
Tamba Jamiru South Africa 23 426 0.6× 601 1.4× 242 0.8× 144 0.5× 135 0.6× 81 1.4k
Hazleen Anuar Malaysia 27 1.3k 1.7× 389 0.9× 789 2.7× 285 1.0× 351 1.5× 115 2.1k
C. Deepa India 20 924 1.3× 397 0.9× 342 1.2× 182 0.6× 231 1.0× 27 1.4k
Sathish Kumar Palaniappan India 22 632 0.9× 509 1.2× 315 1.1× 97 0.3× 235 1.0× 97 1.6k
Hafsa Jamshaid Pakistan 18 794 1.1× 252 0.6× 148 0.5× 139 0.5× 179 0.8× 83 1.5k
Richard Lin New Zealand 22 785 1.1× 653 1.5× 315 1.1× 144 0.5× 350 1.5× 59 1.7k

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All Works

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Balaji, D., B. Arulmurugan, & V. Bhuvaneswari. (2025). Effects of Infill Patterns on the Mechanical and Tribological Behaviour of 3D-Printed Polylactic Acid/Bamboo Biocomposites for Structural Applications. Polymers. 17(4). 448–448. 3 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation of 3D printed bio-resin functionalized Hemp-PLA biocomposites for mechanical, tribological and thermal behaviour. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 39. 2888–2896.
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of Polylactic Acid/Bamboo biocomposites manufactured by Additive Manufacturing and Compression Moulding Methods. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 7035–7042. 3 indexed citations
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Saravanakumar, R., K.S. Elango, V. Revathi, & D. Balaji. (2024). Influence of Aggressive Environment in Macro and Microstructural Properties of Bottom Ash Geopolymer Concrete. Sustainability. 16(5). 1732–1732. 6 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2024). Application‐Based Review of Soft Computational Methods to Enhance Industrial Practices Abetted by the Patent Landscape Analysis. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. 15(1). 1 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2024). RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NATURAL FIBER HYBRID COMPOSITES FOR BALLISTIC APPLICATIONS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MECHANISMS AND FAILURE CRITERIA. Facta Universitatis Series Mechanical Engineering. 343–343. 17 indexed citations
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Alagumalai, Avinash, D. Balaji, Hua Song, et al.. (2023). Machine learning in biohydrogen production: a review. Biofuel Research Journal. 10(2). 1844–1858. 52 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence enabled carbon capture: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 886. 163913–163913. 27 indexed citations
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Bhuvaneswari, V., et al.. (2023). Effect of limestone powder as bioceramic reinforcement on mechanical and tribological properties of aluminium matrix composites. Materials Today Proceedings. 9 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2023). Coating of natural fiber composite envisaging through the patent landscape: An overview. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(17). 7 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., B. Arulmurugan, & V. Bhuvaneswari. (2023). An Overview of the Additive Manufacturing of Bast Fiber-Reinforced Composites and Envisaging Advancements Using the Patent Landscape. Polymers. 15(22). 4435–4435. 4 indexed citations
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Rajeshkumar, L., M. Ramesh, V. Bhuvaneswari, & D. Balaji. (2023). Carbon nano-materials (CNMs) derived from biomass for energy storage applications: a review. Carbon letters. 33(3). 661–690. 39 indexed citations
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Bhuvaneswari, V., D. Balaji, B. Arulmurugan, et al.. (2022). A Critical Review on Hygrothermal and Sound Absorption Behavior of Natural-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites. Polymers. 14(21). 4727–4727. 26 indexed citations
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Ramesh, M., L. Rajeshkumar, D. Balaji, & V. Bhuvaneswari. (2022). Sustainable and Renewable Nano-biocomposites for Sensors and Actuators: A Review on Preparation and Performance. Current Analytical Chemistry. 19(1). 38–69. 17 indexed citations
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Balaji, D., et al.. (2019). Dataset for compression ignition engine fuelled with corn oil methyl ester biodiesel. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27. 104683–104683. 6 indexed citations
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Balaji, D. & Thirupathy Maridurai. (2016). Experimental Investigation on Engine Performance and Emission in Diesel Engine by Aluminium-Titanium Thermal Barrier Coating. International Journal of Chemical Sciences. 14(1). 152–160. 3 indexed citations

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