J. Thirumalai

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

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J. Thirumalai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Thirumalai has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Materials Chemistry, 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in J. Thirumalai's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (31 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (18 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (11 papers). J. Thirumalai is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (31 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (18 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (11 papers). J. Thirumalai collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Saudi Arabia. J. Thirumalai's co-authors include Kalim Deshmukh, M. Basheer Ahamed, Aqib Muzaffar, R. Chandramohan, Rajagopalan Krishnan, T. A. Vijayan, S. Valanarasu, R. Jagannathan, R. Reshmi Krishnan and I. B. Shameem Banu and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. Thirumalai

56 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A review on recent advances in hybrid supercapacitors: Design, fabrication and applications

2018 1.3k citations J. Thirumalai et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Thirumalai India	22	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	392	344	59	2.4k
Fengxin Liu China	10	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	805 0.7×	422 1.1×	485 1.4×	19	2.4k
Zhiliang Xiu China	26	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	204 0.5×	799 2.3×	78	3.2k
P. Muralidharan South Korea	27	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	877 0.7×	378 1.0×	201 0.6×	74	2.7k
Murukanahally Kempaiah Devaraju Japan	27	1.7k 1.0×	661 0.5×	890 0.8×	134 0.3×	209 0.6×	50	2.3k
Іgor V. Zatovsky Ukraine	21	882 0.6×	540 0.4×	730 0.6×	90 0.2×	423 1.2×	107	1.7k
Kipil Lim South Korea	21	1.7k 1.1×	391 0.3×	772 0.7×	133 0.3×	305 0.9×	35	2.3k
Na Jiang China	25	1.2k 0.7×	821 0.6×	948 0.8×	94 0.2×	288 0.8×	84	1.8k
Xianli Wang China	19	1.3k 0.8×	539 0.4×	677 0.6×	73 0.2×	139 0.4×	32	1.8k
Jianguo Zhao China	26	973 0.6×	954 0.7×	849 0.7×	162 0.4×	419 1.2×	77	1.9k
Qingjun Zhou China	30	835 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	2.4k 2.0×	167 0.4×	227 0.7×	136	3.0k

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Chandrasekar, L. Bruno, M. Karunakaran, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial and photocatalytic activity of Tb-doped ZnO nanoparticles: effect of doping concentration. The European Physical Journal B. 98(5).

Thirumalai, J.. (2022). Quantum Dots - Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Contemporary Applications. IntechOpen eBooks. 11 indexed citations

Chandrasekar, L. Bruno, et al.. (2018). Spin-resonant tunneling in CdTe/Cd1-xMnxTe double-barrier heterostructures with zero external field. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 107. 187–195. 4 indexed citations

Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2016). Spectroscopic investigations of Sm3+ doped Ca0.5La(MoO4)2 phosphor for solid state lighting applications. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 28(3). 2838–2845. 6 indexed citations

Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2016). Facile hydrothermal synthesis and pulsed laser deposition of Ca_0.5Y_1−x(WO₄)₂:xEu³⁺ phosphors: investigations on the luminescence, Judd–Ofelt analysis and charge compensation mechanism. New Journal of Chemistry. 41(2). 493–502. 31 indexed citations

Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2016). Photoluminescence, Judd–Ofelt analysis and photometric characterization of Eu3+ activated Ca0.5Gd(WO4)2 red phosphor. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 27(9). 8884–8890. 11 indexed citations

Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2015). Up/down conversion luminescence and charge compensation investigation of Ca0.5Y1−x(WO4)2:xLn3+ (Ln=Pr, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Yb/Er) phosphors. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 152. 172–180. 53 indexed citations

Krishnan, Rajagopalan, et al.. (2014). Luminescence and magnetic behaviour of almond like (Na0.5La0.5)MoO4:RE3+ (RE = Eu, Tb, Dy) nanostructures. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 604. 20–30. 50 indexed citations

Chandrasekar, L. Bruno, R. Chandramohan, Sundaram Chandrasekaran, J. Thirumalai, & R. Vijayalakshmi. (2013). Luminescence and Unit Cell Analysis of Zn1–xCdxO Nanoparticles. 1(4). 292–296. 15 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2012). Synthesis, characterization and luminescence behaviour of dumbbell-shaped YVO4: Pr3+ hierarchical nanocrystals. AIP conference proceedings. 257–258. 1 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., R. Chandramohan, & T. A. Vijayan. (2011). A novel 3D nanoarchitecture of PrVO4 phosphor: Selective synthesis, characterization, and luminescence behavior. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 127(1-2). 259–264. 30 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2011). Pr3+ doped BaMoO4 octahedron to shuttle-like microcrystals: synthesis and luminescence properties. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 23(1). 325–333. 11 indexed citations

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Chandramohan, R., et al.. (2011). Spectral properties of aluminium doped zinc oxide thin films prepared by SILAR method. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 23(2). 390–397. 22 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2010). Preparation of highly ordered growth of single-crystalline Gd2O2S:Eu3+ nanostructures. Materials Research Bulletin. 46(2). 285–291. 15 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., R. Chandramohan, S. Auluck, T. Mahalingam, & S. R. Srikumar. (2009). Controlled synthesis, optical and electronic properties of Eu3+ doped yttrium oxysulfide (Y2O2S) nanostructures. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 336(2). 889–897. 32 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2008). Eu³⁺doped gadolinium oxysulfide (Gd₂O₂S) nanostructures—synthesis and optical and electronic properties. Nanotechnology. 19(39). 395703–395703. 45 indexed citations

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Vijayan, T. A., R. Chandramohan, S. Valanarasu, et al.. (2008). Optimization of growth conditions of ZnO nano thin films by chemical double dip technique. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 9(3). 35007–35007. 36 indexed citations

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Vijayan, T. A., R. Chandramohan, S. Valanarasu, J. Thirumalai, & Subramanian Selvamuthukumar. (2008). Comparative investigation on nanocrystal structure, optical, and electrical properties of ZnO and Sr-doped ZnO thin films using chemical bath deposition method. Journal of Materials Science. 43(6). 1776–1782. 76 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., et al.. (2007). Luminescence blinking in Eu3+ doped yttrium oxysulfide (Y2O2S:Eu3+) quantum-dot ensembles: Photo-assisted relaxation of surface state(s). Chemical Physics Letters. 436(1-3). 155–161. 30 indexed citations

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Thirumalai, J., R. Jagannathan, & D.C. Trivedi. (2006). Y2O2S:Eu3+ nanocrystals, a strong quantum-confined luminescent system. Journal of Luminescence. 126(2). 353–358. 33 indexed citations

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