Kantesh Balani

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
227 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Kantesh Balani is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kantesh Balani has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Materials Chemistry, 103 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Kantesh Balani's work include Advanced materials and composites (64 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (60 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (47 papers). Kantesh Balani is often cited by papers focused on Advanced materials and composites (64 papers), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (60 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (47 papers). Kantesh Balani collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Australia. Kantesh Balani's co-authors include Arvind Agarwal, Shobit Omar, Alka Gupta, Neelima Mahato, Amitava Banerjee, Tapas Laha, Ambreen Nisar, Sudipta Seal, Rita Maurya and S. Ariharan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kantesh Balani

220 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Progress in material selection for solid oxide fuel cell technology: A review

2015 1.2k citations Shobit Omar, Kantesh Balani et al. profile →
Challenges and advances in nanocomposite processing techniques

2006 378 citations Tapas Laha, Kantesh Balani et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kantesh Balani India	46	4.3k	3.3k	2.0k	1.7k	1.6k	227	8.2k
Debrupa Lahiri India	46	4.0k 0.9×	3.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	157	7.8k
Jamie J. Kruzic Australia	52	2.3k 0.5×	4.2k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	216	8.3k
Bikramjit Basu India	49	3.2k 0.8×	4.7k 1.4×	2.5k 1.2×	3.2k 1.8×	1.5k 0.9×	258	8.7k
Yu Zhou China	41	3.5k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	920 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	863 0.5×	260	6.2k
Chao Yang China	46	5.1k 1.2×	6.2k 1.9×	1.4k 0.7×	867 0.5×	921 0.6×	386	9.5k
Christopher C. Berndt Australia	59	4.8k 1.1×	4.7k 1.4×	3.4k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	314	11.9k
Dmitry V. Shtansky Russia	42	3.9k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	633 0.4×	2.3k 1.4×	271	6.1k
Giuseppe Pezzotti Japan	47	3.7k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	3.1k 1.6×	3.5k 2.1×	1.5k 0.9×	574	10.8k
W.M. Rainforth United Kingdom	51	5.9k 1.4×	7.0k 2.1×	697 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.8×	356	10.1k
Peter Greil Germany	60	5.2k 1.2×	4.6k 1.4×	4.5k 2.2×	4.7k 2.7×	969 0.6×	309	14.8k

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Sharma, Saurabh, R. P. Srivastava, Vikas Sharma, et al.. (2025). Layered double hydroxide based composites for energy storage applications: Insights into supercapacitors and batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 116. 116093–116093. 13 indexed citations

Irving, Helen, et al.. (2025). Advanced alginate/58S bioactive glass inks with enhanced printability, mechanical strength, and cytocompatibility for soft tissue engineering. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 305(Pt 1). 141106–141106. 1 indexed citations

Kong, Ing, et al.. (2025). Advanced 3D-printed antibacterial nano 58S bioglass/AgNPs/CeO2-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Ceramics International. 51(15). 20939–20953. 1 indexed citations

Venkateswaran, T., et al.. (2025). Microstructure and interfacial stability of diffusion bonded HfB2-SiC and ZrB2-SiC based composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45(13). 117489–117489. 1 indexed citations

Balani, Kantesh, et al.. (2025). Mechanical and fretting wear behaviour of spark plasma sintered ceria and carbon nanotubes reinforced 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45(16). 117698–117698.

Maiti, Tanmoy, et al.. (2024). Elevated temperature thermal and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes, graphite and graphene reinforced (Zr-Ta-W-Ti)C-SiC based high entropy carbide ceramics. Materials Today Communications. 38. 108434–108434. 3 indexed citations

Ramkumar, J., et al.. (2024). Laser treatment of (Zr-Ta-W-Ti)C-SiC based high entropy carbide ceramics reinforced with carbon nanotubes, graphite and graphene nanoplatelets. Diamond and Related Materials. 148. 111468–111468. 1 indexed citations

Venkateswaran, T., et al.. (2024). An insight to wetting and joining of HfB2 and ZrB2 based ultra high temperature ceramics: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 495. 153387–153387. 11 indexed citations

Hassan, Rubia, et al.. (2023). Incessant tribo-layer formation supresses high temperature wear damage in SiC reinforced equi-volume ZrB2-HfB2 composite. Surface and Coatings Technology. 465. 129586–129586. 4 indexed citations

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Bhadauria, Alok, et al.. (2023). Mechanical, microstructural, and fretting wear behaviour of Al2O3–ZrO2-CNT based bimodal composite coatings. Wear. 532-533. 205127–205127. 9 indexed citations

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Bhadauria, Alok, et al.. (2023). Enhanced reliability with bimodal microstructure and transformation-induced toughening in Al2O3-YSZ based thermal barrier coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 462. 129488–129488. 17 indexed citations

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Bhadauria, Alok, et al.. (2023). Innovative powder-based wettability evaluation of HfB2-ZrB2-SiC-B4C-CNT composite: Effect of surface roughness and ambient conditions. Surfaces and Interfaces. 42. 103345–103345. 4 indexed citations

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Tran, Thi Kim Anh, Suchi Mercy George, Zhixuan Li, et al.. (2023). Zn‐Loaded SBA‐1 and SBA‐15 Molecular Sieves for Combined Antimicrobial and Osteogenic Activity. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(6). 9 indexed citations

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Singh, Indrajeet, et al.. (2023). Multi-length scale strengthening and cytocompatibility of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene bio-composites by functionalized carbon nanotube and hydroxyapatite reinforcement. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 140. 105694–105694. 6 indexed citations

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Nisar, Ambreen, et al.. (2021). Effect of fictive temperature on tribological properties of Zr44Ti11Cu10Ni10Be25 bulk metallic glasses. Wear. 486-487. 204075–204075. 14 indexed citations

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Sethi, Nitin, et al.. (2020). Consensus Guidelines on Opening Up of Aesthetic Practices in India During the COVID-19 Era. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Bhattacharjee, Arjak, Yanan Fang, Thomas J. N. Hooper, et al.. (2019). Crystal Chemistry and Antibacterial Properties of Cupriferous Hydroxyapatite. Materials. 12(11). 1814–1814. 32 indexed citations

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Pandey, Aditi, S. Ariharan, Vikram Kumar, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Tribological and Bacterial Resistance of Carbon Nanotube with Ceria- and Silver-Incorporated Hydroxyapatite Biocoating. Nanomaterials. 8(6). 363–363. 31 indexed citations

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Nautiyal, Pranjal, Fahad Alam, Kantesh Balani, & Arvind Agarwal. (2017). The Role of Nanomechanics in Healthcare. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 7(3). 12 indexed citations

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Nisar, Ambreen, S. Ariharan, & Kantesh Balani. (2016). Synergistic reinforcement of carbon nanotubes and silicon carbide for toughening tantalum carbide based ultrahigh temperature ceramic. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 31(6). 682–692. 43 indexed citations

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