Kiran M. Desai

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kiran M. Desai is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiran M. Desai has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Food Science, 6 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 3 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Kiran M. Desai's work include Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (5 papers), Food composition and properties (4 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (3 papers). Kiran M. Desai is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (5 papers), Food composition and properties (4 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (3 papers). Kiran M. Desai collaborates with scholars based in India and United States. Kiran M. Desai's co-authors include S. S. Lele, Rekha S. Singhal, Shrikant A. Survase, Parag S. Saudagar, Yogesh Badhe, Sanjeev S. Tambe, Bhaskar D. Kulkarni, Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Sanjay Nene and Piyushkumar A. Mundra and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Food Chemistry and Food Research International.

In The Last Decade

Kiran M. Desai

15 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

  1. Comparison of artificial neural network (ANN) and response surface methodology (RSM) in fermentation media optimization: Case study of fermentative production of scleroglucan
    2008 496 citations Kiran M. Desai, Shrikant A. Survase et al. Biochemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kiran M. Desai India 13 296 279 187 159 158 15 1.1k
Rosli Mohd Yunus Malaysia 27 629 2.1× 263 0.9× 267 1.4× 214 1.3× 93 0.6× 128 2.3k
Marcello Fidaleo Italy 19 503 1.7× 227 0.8× 202 1.1× 104 0.7× 75 0.5× 51 1.2k
Márcio Arêdes Martins Brazil 24 384 1.3× 245 0.9× 258 1.4× 247 1.6× 59 0.4× 125 1.7k
Martine Decloux France 21 542 1.8× 244 0.9× 348 1.9× 225 1.4× 114 0.7× 53 1.5k
Gustavo Adolfo Saavedra Pinto Brazil 23 491 1.7× 413 1.5× 253 1.4× 275 1.7× 325 2.1× 68 1.8k
Dionísio Borsato Brazil 24 758 2.6× 248 0.9× 373 2.0× 210 1.3× 112 0.7× 144 1.6k
Jelena Dodić Serbia 19 496 1.7× 333 1.2× 251 1.3× 288 1.8× 99 0.6× 109 1.2k
Pedro Simões Portugal 27 911 3.1× 373 1.3× 308 1.6× 115 0.7× 80 0.5× 67 2.0k
Shanmugaprakash Muthusamy India 18 329 1.1× 281 1.0× 122 0.7× 194 1.2× 163 1.0× 27 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kiran M. Desai

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Ishwarya, S. Padma, et al.. (2017). Impact of wheat bran addition on the temperature‐induced state transitions in dough during bread‐baking process. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 53(2). 404–411. 13 indexed citations
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Ishwarya, S. Padma, et al.. (2016). Bran‐induced effects on the evolution of bubbles and rheological properties in bread dough. Journal of Texture Studies. 48(5). 415–426. 23 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., et al.. (2015). Effect of temperature abuse on frozen army rations. Part 1: Developing a heat transfer numerical model based on thermo-physical properties of food. Food Research International. 76(Pt 3). 595–604. 13 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., et al.. (2015). Effect of temperature abuse on frozen army rations. Food Research International. 76(Pt 3). 587–594. 1 indexed citations
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Bule, Mahesh V., et al.. (2010). Furan formation during UV-treatment of fruit juices. Food Chemistry. 122(4). 937–942. 35 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., et al.. (2010). Production of Cell Membrane-Bound α- and β-Glucosidase by Lactobacillus acidophilus. Food and Bioprocess Technology. 5(2). 706–718. 26 indexed citations
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Vaidya, Bhalchandra K., et al.. (2009). Media optimization for biosurfactant production by Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 2794: artificial intelligence versus a statistical approach. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 36(5). 747–756. 71 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., S. S. Lele, Ashish Lele, et al.. (2008). Rheology of Model Dough Formulation. AIP conference proceedings. 1027. 1226–1228. 2 indexed citations
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Vaidya, Bhalchandra K., et al.. (2008). Use of response surface optimization for the production of biosurfactant from Rhodococcus spp. MTCC 2574. Bioresource Technology. 99(16). 7875–7880. 70 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., Shrikant A. Survase, Parag S. Saudagar, S. S. Lele, & Rekha S. Singhal. (2008). Comparison of artificial neural network (ANN) and response surface methodology (RSM) in fermentation media optimization: Case study of fermentative production of scleroglucan. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 41(3). 266–273. 496 indexed citations breakdown →
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Desai, Kiran M., et al.. (2007). Solid-state Fermentation for Enhanced Production of Laccase using Indigenously Isolated Ganoderma sp.. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 143(1). 16–26. 46 indexed citations
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Mundra, Piyushkumar A., Kiran M. Desai, & S. S. Lele. (2006). Application of response surface methodology to cell immobilization for the production of palatinose. Bioresource Technology. 98(15). 2892–2896. 53 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., et al.. (2006). Optimization of fermentation media for exopolysaccharide production from Lactobacillus plantarum using artificial intelligence-based techniques. Process Biochemistry. 41(8). 1842–1848. 76 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., Yogesh Badhe, Sanjeev S. Tambe, & Bhaskar D. Kulkarni. (2005). Soft-sensor development for fed-batch bioreactors using support vector regression. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 27(3). 225–239. 120 indexed citations
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Desai, Kiran M., Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Rekha S. Singhal, & Sunil S. Bhagwat. (2004). Use of an artificial neural network in modeling yeast biomass and yield of β-glucan. Process Biochemistry. 40(5). 1617–1626. 54 indexed citations

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