K. J. Rao

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
233 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

K. J. Rao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. J. Rao has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Materials Chemistry, 151 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. J. Rao's work include Glass properties and applications (129 papers), Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (59 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (41 papers). K. J. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Glass properties and applications (129 papers), Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (59 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (41 papers). K. J. Rao collaborates with scholars based in India, France and United Kingdom. K. J. Rao's co-authors include Bala Vaidhyanathan, Munia Ganguli, C. N. R. Rao, P. A. Ramakrishnan, Ulagaraj Selvaraj, C. Austen Angell, Sundaram Balasubramanian, K. B. R. Varma, V. Nagarajan and S. Muthupari and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

K. J. Rao

228 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Inorganic So... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Synthesis of Inorganic Solids Using Microwaves
    1999 678 citations K. J. Rao, Munia Ganguli et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. J. Rao India 41 4.3k 2.9k 1.3k 736 608 233 6.1k
Sumio Sakka Japan 39 4.9k 1.1× 3.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 183 0.2× 612 1.0× 193 6.8k
J. D. Mackenzie United States 46 5.8k 1.3× 4.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 282 0.4× 448 0.7× 178 8.5k
M. Couzi France 43 4.4k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 1.5× 244 0.3× 1.6k 2.6× 197 6.7k
Toshinobu Yoko Japan 49 6.5k 1.5× 3.5k 1.2× 2.6k 2.0× 272 0.4× 1.1k 1.8× 290 9.3k
John D. Mackenzie United States 35 3.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 989 0.8× 182 0.2× 338 0.6× 141 4.7k
Masahide Takahashi Japan 42 3.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 1.8k 1.4× 365 0.5× 648 1.1× 248 6.1k
Malcolm D. Ingram United Kingdom 44 5.8k 1.3× 4.4k 1.5× 2.3k 1.8× 190 0.3× 1.0k 1.6× 164 8.4k
Pierre Florian France 41 3.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 939 0.7× 228 0.3× 634 1.0× 151 5.3k
Jon K. West United States 20 3.1k 0.7× 633 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 592 0.8× 655 1.1× 39 5.5k
R. Roy United States 38 2.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 530 0.7× 535 0.9× 145 4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. J. Rao

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All Works

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Rao, K. J., et al.. (2014). Behavior of Ternary Blended Concrete with Fly Ash and Silica Fume. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J.. (2011). Use of Recycled Aggregates in High Strength Fibrous Concrete for Sustainable Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., et al.. (2010). Study on the Strength Characteristics of SCC with GGBS and RHA as Mineral Admixtures. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Majhi, Koushik, K. B. R. Varma, & K. J. Rao. (2009). Possible mechanism of charge transport and dielectric relaxation in SrO–Bi2O3–B2O3 glasses. Journal of Applied Physics. 106(8). 41 indexed citations
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Bhat, M. Harish, Munia Ganguli, & K. J. Rao. (2004). Investigation of the mixed alkali effect in boro-tellurite glasses - the role of NBO-BO switching in ion transport. Current Science. 86(5). 676–691. 23 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., et al.. (2003). Novel Microwave Method for the Synthesis and Sintering of Mullite from Kaolinite. Chemistry of Materials. 15(11). 2247–2252. 45 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., et al.. (2001). Translucent yttrium aluminum garnet: Microwave-assisted route to synthesis and processing. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 16(10). 2773–2776. 28 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., Nagarajan Baskaran, P. A. Ramakrishnan, B.G. Ravi, & A. Karthikeyan. (1998). Structural and Lithium Ion Transport Studies in Sol−Gel-Prepared Lithium Silicophosphate Glasses. Chemistry of Materials. 10(10). 3109–3123. 34 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., Claude Estournès, A. Levasseur, M.C.R. Shastry, & Michel Ménétrier. (1993). Activation barriers for d.c. conductivity in ionic glasses: Classical calculations using the small-cluster approximation. Philosophical Magazine B. 67(3). 389–406. 14 indexed citations
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Nagarajan, V. & K. J. Rao. (1991). In-situ crystallization studies of gels in the ZrO2SiO2 system. Materials Research Bulletin. 26(8). 715–721. 1 indexed citations
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Prabakar, S. J. Richard & K. J. Rao. (1991). MAS NMR studies of ternary silicate glasses. Philosophical Magazine B. 64(4). 401–411. 4 indexed citations
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Prabakar, S., K. J. Rao, & C. N. R. Rao. (1990). 11B NMR spectra and structure of boric oxide and alkali borate glasses. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 429(1876). 1–15. 29 indexed citations
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Varma, K. B. R., K. J. Rao, & C. N. R. Rao. (1989). Novel features of rapidly quenched melts of Bi2(Ca,Sr)3Cu2O8+δ. Applied Physics Letters. 54(1). 69–71. 32 indexed citations
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Nagarajan, V. & K. J. Rao. (1989). Crystallization studies of ZrO2−SiO2 composite gels. Journal of Materials Science. 24(6). 2140–2146. 89 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., G. Parthasarathy, Ulagaraj Selvaraj, & E. S. R. Gopal. (1985). The effect of pressure on the electrical transport of potassium phosphomolybdate glasses. NOT FOUND REPOSITORY (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore). 9 indexed citations
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Parthasarathy, R., K. J. Rao, & C. N. R. Rao. (1984). Dielectric and electron spin resonance spectroscopic studies of glassy crystalline states of organic compounds. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 88(1). 49–52. 14 indexed citations
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Parthasarathy, R., K. J. Rao, & C. N. R. Rao. (1982). EXAFS studies of arsenic chalcogenide glasses. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 15(17). 3649–3655. 2 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J., et al.. (1973). THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF M(I)-M(II) MIXED NITRATE GLASSES AND SUPERCOOLED LIQUIDS.. Physics and chemistry of glasses. 14(2). 26–32. 20 indexed citations
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Rao, K. J. & Alexandre Cooper. (1972). Optical properties of lunar glass spherules from Apollo 14 fines. 3(26). 3143–30825. 3 indexed citations

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