K. Vasanth Kumar

9.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
86 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

K. Vasanth Kumar is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Vasanth Kumar has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Water Science and Technology, 37 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in K. Vasanth Kumar's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (38 papers), Crystallization and Solubility Studies (18 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (9 papers). K. Vasanth Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (38 papers), Crystallization and Solubility Studies (18 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (9 papers). K. Vasanth Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United Kingdom and Portugal. K. Vasanth Kumar's co-authors include S. Sivanesan, K. Porkodi, Fernando Rocha, V. Ramamurthi, F. Rodrı́guez-Reinoso, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Kathrin Preuß, Christopher A. Howard, Srinivas Gadipelli and Dan J. L. Brett and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

K. Vasanth Kumar

82 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Equilibrium, kinetics, mechanism, and process design for ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2007 2004 2023 400 800 1.2k
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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. Equilibrium, kinetics, mechanism, and process design for the sorption of methylene blue onto rice husk
    2005 1.5k citations K. Vasanth Kumar et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
  2. Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetics – A theoretical study
    2007 704 citations K. Vasanth Kumar, K. Porkodi et al. profile →
  3. Modeling the mechanism involved during the sorption of methylene blue onto fly ash
    2004 523 citations K. Vasanth Kumar, S. Sivanesan et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
  4. A Review on the Adsorption Isotherms and Design Calculations for the Optimization of Adsorbent Mass and Contact Time
    2023 128 citations K. Vasanth Kumar et al. ACS Omega 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. Vasanth Kumar India 36 4.6k 2.0k 1.7k 1.2k 1.1k 86 7.8k
Krishna G. Bhattacharyya India 46 6.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.6× 142 10.4k
Mahir Alkan Türkiye 44 4.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 108 7.5k
Lotfi Sellaoui Tunisia 54 5.3k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 152 7.7k
S Suhas India 28 5.5k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 65 8.8k
Feng‐Chin Wu Taiwan 41 5.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 52 8.9k
Huan‐Ping Chao Taiwan 36 5.0k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 779 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 85 7.8k
Mohamed E. Mahmoud Egypt 50 3.9k 0.8× 2.7k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 291 8.3k
S. Sivanesan India 55 4.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 187 9.1k
Tushar Kanti Sen Australia 41 6.5k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 2.6k 1.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 101 9.7k
Ru‐Ling Tseng Taiwan 47 6.4k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 56 9.8k

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All Works

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Gadipelli, Srinivas, et al.. (2023). Pseudo second order kinetic expression to predict the kinetics of the anomalous crystal growth of curcumin in impure solution. CrystEngComm. 26(8). 1077–1089. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth, et al.. (2023). A Review on the Adsorption Isotherms and Design Calculations for the Optimization of Adsorbent Mass and Contact Time. ACS Omega. 8(20). 17407–17430. 128 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murphy, Emma J., et al.. (2023). Dotted crystallisation: nucleation accelerated, regulated, and guided by carbon dots. CrystEngComm. 25(33). 4729–4744. 5 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & F. Rodrı́guez-Reinoso. (2012). Co-adsorption of N2in the presence of CH4within carbon nanospaces: evidence from molecular simulations. Nanotechnology. 24(3). 35401–35401. 24 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & Fernando Rocha. (2009). On the effect of a non-ionic surfactant on the surface of sucrose crystals and on the crystal growth process by inverse gas chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 1216(48). 8528–8534. 13 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth, K. Porkodi, & Fernando Rocha. (2007). Comparison of various error functions in predicting the optimum isotherm by linear and non-linear regression analysis for the sorption of basic red 9 by activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 150(1). 158–165. 118 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth, K. Porkodi, & Fernando Rocha. (2007). Isotherms and thermodynamics by linear and non-linear regression analysis for the sorption of methylene blue onto activated carbon: Comparison of various error functions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 151(2-3). 794–804. 180 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth. (2006). A note on the comments by Dr. Y.S. Ho on “Nitrate removal from aqueous solution by adsorption onto various materials”. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 136(3). 995–996. 4 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & S. Sivanesan. (2006). Selection of optimum sorption kinetics: Comparison of linear and non-linear method. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 134(1-3). 277–279. 87 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth. (2006). Pseudo-second order models for the adsorption of safranin onto activated carbon: Comparison of linear and non-linear regression methods. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 142(1-2). 564–567. 100 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & S. Sivanesan. (2006). Equilibrium data, isotherm parameters and process design for partial and complete isotherm of methylene blue onto activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 134(1-3). 237–244. 96 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth. (2006). Comparative analysis of linear and non-linear method of estimating the sorption isotherm parameters for malachite green onto activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 136(2). 197–202. 143 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth, et al.. (2005). Equilibrium, kinetics, mechanism, and process design for the sorption of methylene blue onto rice husk. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 286(1). 90–100. 1473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & S. Sivanesan. (2005). Comparison of linear and non-linear method in estimating the sorption isotherm parameters for safranin onto activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 123(1-3). 288–292. 107 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & S. Sivanesan. (2005). Isotherm parameters for basic dyes onto activated carbon: Comparison of linear and non-linear method. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 129(1-3). 147–150. 120 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & S. Sivanesan. (2005). Prediction of optimum sorption isotherm: Comparison of linear and non-linear method. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 126(1-3). 198–201. 105 indexed citations
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Kumar, K. Vasanth & S. Sivanesan. (2004). Surface mass transfer during the sorption of basic dye onto boiler bottom ash. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 13(4). 2 indexed citations

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