Karthik Shankar

22.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
259 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

About

Karthik Shankar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Karthik Shankar has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Materials Chemistry, 103 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 92 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Karthik Shankar's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (75 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (52 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (38 papers). Karthik Shankar is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (75 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (52 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (38 papers). Karthik Shankar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and India. Karthik Shankar's co-authors include Craig A. Grimes, Oomman K. Varghese, Maggie Paulose, Gopal K. Mor, Xinjian Feng, Piyush Kar, Haripriya E. Prakasam, Pawan Kumar, Thomas J. LaTempa and Samira Farsinezhad and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Karthik Shankar

248 papers receiving 18.0k 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.

Use of Highly-Ordered TiO₂ Nanotube Arrays in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2005 2.0k citations Karthik Shankar et al. profile →
A review on highly ordered, vertically oriented TiO2 nanotube arrays: Fabrication, material properties, and solar energy applications

2006 1.7k citations Karthik Shankar et al. profile →
Vertically Aligned Single Crystal TiO₂ Nanowire Arrays Grown Directly on Transparent Conducting Oxide Coated Glass: Synthesis Details and Applications

2008 1.0k citations Karthik Shankar et al. profile →
Enhanced Photocleavage of Water Using Titania Nanotube Arrays

2004 995 citations Karthik Shankar et al. profile →
Recent Advances in the Use of TiO₂ Nanotube and Nanowire Arrays for Oxidative Photoelectrochemistry

2009 722 citations Karthik Shankar et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C profile →
C₃N₅: A Low Bandgap Semiconductor Containing an Azo-Linked Carbon Nitride Framework for Photocatalytic, Photovoltaic and Adsorbent Applications

2019 676 citations Pawan Kumar, Ehsan Vahidzadeh et al. profile →
Highly-ordered TiO₂nanotube arrays up to 220 µm in length: use in water photoelectrolysis and dye-sensitized solar cells

2007 624 citations Karthik Shankar et al. Nanotechnology profile →
A New Benchmark for TiO₂ Nanotube Array Growth by Anodization

2007 512 citations Karthik Shankar et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Raman Spectroscopy Reveals Photobiomodulation-Induced α-Helix to β-Sheet Transition in Tubulins: Potential Implications for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases 2024 ·Nanomaterials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lew Lim, Karthik Shankar, Jack A. Tuszyński	3
2	Dendritic Copper Current Collectors as a Capacity Boosting Material for Polymer-Templated Si/Ge/C Anodes in Li-Ion Batteries 2024 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Christian L. Weindl, (unknown), Zhuijun Xu, Tianle Zheng, (unknown), Narendra Chaulagain, Karthik Shankar, Ralph Gilles, Thomas F. Fässler, Peter Müller‐Buschbaum	2
3	Cathodically Inserted, Widely Dispersed Sr²⁺ Surface Dopants Produce a Threefold Improvement in the CO₂ Photoreduction Activity of TiO₂ Nanotube Arrays 2023 ·ACS Applied Energy Materials ·(unknown), Kazi M. Alam, Navneet Kumar, (unknown), Narendra Chaulagain, Saralyn Riddell, Alexander E. Kobryn, Sergey Gusarov, Karthik Shankar	9
4	Unusual Electronic Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals Conjugated to Cobalt Phthalocyanine: Long-Lived Charge Separation and Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity 2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Kazi M. Alam, Pawan Kumar, Narendra Chaulagain, Sheng Zeng, Ankur Goswami, (unknown), Ehsan Vahidzadeh, Manish Bhaiyya, Guy M. Bernard, Sanket Goel, Vladimir K. Michaelis, Alexander E. Kobryn, Sergey Gusarov, Karthik Shankar	11
5	Instantaneous Property Prediction and Inverse Design of Plasmonic Nanostructures Using Machine Learning: Current Applications and Future Directions 2022 ·Nanomaterials ·(unknown), (unknown), Karthik Shankar	18
6	Nonlithographic Formation of Ta₂O₅ Nanodimple Arrays Using Electrochemical Anodization and Their Use in Plasmonic Photocatalysis for Enhancement of Local Field and Catalytic Activity 2021 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Ryan Kisslinger, Saralyn Riddell, Ajay P. Manuel, Kazi M. Alam, Aarat P. Kalra, Kai Cui, Karthik Shankar	16
7	Harvesting Hot Holes in Plasmon-Coupled Ultrathin Photoanodes for High-Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 2021 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Ehsan Vahidzadeh, Sheng Zeng, Kazi M. Alam, Pawan Kumar, Saralyn Riddell, Narendra Chaulagain, Sergey Gusarov, Alexander E. Kobryn, Karthik Shankar	34
8	TiO2-HfN Radial Nano-Heterojunction: A Hot Carrier Photoanode for Sunlight-Driven Water-Splitting 2021 ·Catalysts ·Sheng Zeng, Triratna Muneshwar, Saralyn Riddell, Ajay P. Manuel, Ehsan Vahidzadeh, Ryan Kisslinger, Pawan Kumar, Kazi M. Alam, Alexander E. Kobryn, Sergey Gusarov, Ken Cadien, Karthik Shankar	16
9	Optical control of selectivity of high rate CO2 photoreduction via interband- or hot electron Z-scheme reaction pathways in Au-TiO2 plasmonic photonic crystal photocatalyst 2020 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Sheng Zeng, Ehsan Vahidzadeh, (unknown), Piyush Kar, Ryan Kisslinger, Ankur Goswami, (unknown), Najia Mahdi, Saralyn Riddell, Alexander E. Kobryn, Sergey Gusarov, Pawan Kumar, Karthik Shankar	110
10	Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Phthalocyanine-Cellulose Nanocrystal (CNC) Conjugates: Toward Highly Functional CNCs 2020 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Kazi M. Alam, Pawan Kumar, Sergey Gusarov, Alexander E. Kobryn, Aarat P. Kalra, Sheng Zeng, Ankur Goswami, Thomas Thundat, Karthik Shankar	28
11	Phase Evolution in Methylammonium Tin Halide Perovskites with Variable Temperature Solid-State ¹¹⁹Sn NMR Spectroscopy 2020 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Michelle Ha, Abhoy Karmakar, Guy M. Bernard, (unknown), (unknown), Abdelrahman M. Askar, Karthik Shankar, Scott Kroeker, Vladimir K. Michaelis	33
12	Vapor Deposition of Semiconducting Phosphorus Allotropes into TiO₂ Nanotube Arrays for Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting 2019 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·(unknown), Pawan Kumar, Ryan Kisslinger, Piyush Kar, Ujwal Kumar Thakur, Sheng Zeng, Karthik Shankar, Tom Nilges	35
13	High rate CO2 photoreduction using flame annealed TiO2 nanotubes 2018 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Piyush Kar, Sheng Zeng, Yun Zhang, Ehsan Vahidzadeh, Ajay P. Manuel, Ryan Kisslinger, Kazi M. Alam, Ujwal Kumar Thakur, Najia Mahdi, Pawan Kumar, Karthik Shankar	138
14	All-solution processed, scalable superhydrophobic coatings on stainless steel surfaces based on functionalized discrete titania nanotubes 2018 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), Ryan Kisslinger, Samira Farsinezhad, Najia Mahdi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Benjamin D. Wiltshire, (unknown), Piyush Kar, Karthik Shankar	25
15	Preferentially oriented TiO ₂ nanotube arrays on non-native substrates and their improved performance as electron transporting layer in halide perovskite solar cells 2018 ·Nanotechnology ·Ryan Kisslinger, Abdelrahman M. Askar, Ujwal Kumar Thakur, Saralyn Riddell, (unknown), Yun Zhang, Sheng Zeng, Ankur Goswami, Karthik Shankar	19
16	One-Dimensional Electron Transport Layers for Perovskite Solar Cells 2017 ·Nanomaterials ·Ujwal Kumar Thakur, Ryan Kisslinger, Karthik Shankar	43
17	Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Based on Blends of Conjugated Polymers with II–VI and IV–VI Inorganic Semiconductor Quantum Dots 2017 ·Polymers ·Ryan Kisslinger, (unknown), Karthik Shankar	43
18	Response to Alternating Electric Fields of Tubulin Dimers and Microtubule Ensembles in Electrolytic Solutions 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Douglas E. Friesen, (unknown), Cameron M. Hough, (unknown), Aarat P. Kalra, Piyush Kar, Holly Freedman, Vahid Rezania, John D. Lewis, Karthik Shankar, Jack A. Tuszyński	28
19	Toward single‐step anodic fabrication of monodisperse TiO₂ nanotube arrays on non‐native substrates 2014 ·physica status solidi (a) ·Samira Farsinezhad, Ashley N Dalrymple, Karthik Shankar	18
20	Data flow, abstraction levels and specifications for communications switching systems 1976 ·International Conference on Software Engineering ·Karthik Shankar, (unknown)	2

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