Kumar Raja Vanapalli

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
33 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kumar Raja Vanapalli is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Kumar Raja Vanapalli has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Kumar Raja Vanapalli's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (10 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (7 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (6 papers). Kumar Raja Vanapalli is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (10 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (7 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (6 papers). Kumar Raja Vanapalli collaborates with scholars based in India, United Kingdom and Australia. Kumar Raja Vanapalli's co-authors include Brajesh Dubey, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Hari Bhakta Sharma, Biswajit Samal, Ved Prakash Ranjan, Sudha Goel, Venkata Ravi Sankar Cheela, Amit Kumar Jaglan, Bijayananda Mohanty and Rudra Pratap Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kumar Raja Vanapalli

30 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic

2020 499 citations Hari Bhakta Sharma, Kumar Raja Vanapalli et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic

2020 490 citations Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Hari Bhakta Sharma et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Circular economy approach in solid waste management system to achieve UN-SDGs: Solutions for post-COVID recovery

2021 310 citations Hari Bhakta Sharma, Kumar Raja Vanapalli et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Fly ash, GGBS, and silica fume based geopolymer concrete with recycled aggregates: Properties and environmental impacts

2023 132 citations Rudra Pratap Singh, Kumar Raja Vanapalli et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kumar Raja Vanapalli India	16	809	576	472	272	245	33	2.0k
Hari Bhakta Sharma India	19	940 1.2×	591 1.0×	493 1.0×	279 1.0×	415 1.7×	30	2.8k
María Margallo Spain	31	823 1.0×	283 0.5×	307 0.7×	459 1.7×	305 1.2×	112	2.9k
Mika Horttanainen Finland	33	1.1k 1.4×	300 0.5×	321 0.7×	210 0.8×	700 2.9×	107	2.8k
Ramzy Kahhat Peru	33	1.5k 1.8×	203 0.4×	469 1.0×	516 1.9×	376 1.5×	86	3.0k
Frank Van Woerden	2	2.2k 2.7×	650 1.1×	584 1.2×	312 1.1×	700 2.9×	3	3.5k
Lisa Yao	2	2.2k 2.7×	649 1.1×	584 1.2×	315 1.2×	700 2.9×	2	3.5k
Silpa Kaza South Korea	5	2.2k 2.8×	675 1.2×	593 1.3×	321 1.2×	714 2.9×	5	3.5k
Sudha Goel India	27	1.6k 1.9×	740 1.3×	976 2.1×	198 0.7×	161 0.7×	93	3.1k
Marco Ragazzi Italy	37	1.9k 2.3×	403 0.7×	703 1.5×	388 1.4×	725 3.0×	176	4.0k
P. Agamuthu Malaysia	33	1.7k 2.0×	529 0.9×	1.4k 3.0×	270 1.0×	416 1.7×	156	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Kumar Raja Vanapalli

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Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2024). Biohydrogen from waste feedstocks: An energy opportunity for decarbonization in developing countries. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 4). 119028–119028. 18 indexed citations

Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2024). Leaching of organic matter from cigarette butt filters as a potential disinfection by-products precursor. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 476. 134976–134976. 4 indexed citations

Samal, Biswajit, Hari Bhakta Sharma, Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Brajesh Dubey, & Jayanta Bhattacharya. (2024). Co-pyrolysis of plastic waste and eucalyptus waste wood for fuel pellets production: A study of fuel, mechanical, and combustion characteristics under varying binder proportion. The Science of The Total Environment. 944. 173883–173883.

Mir, Mohammad Shafi, et al.. (2024). Road traffic noise pollution and prevalence of ischemic heart disease: modelling potential association and abatement strategies in noise-exposed areas. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196(8). 749–749. 8 indexed citations

Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2024). Bioplastic packaging in circular economy: A systems-based policy approach for multi-sectoral challenges. The Science of The Total Environment. 945. 173893–173893. 13 indexed citations

Akomea-Frimpong, Isaac, Roksana Jahan Tumpa, Fatemeh Pariafsai, et al.. (2024). A bibliometric review of barriers to circular economy implementation in solid waste management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 15 indexed citations

Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2024). Cigarette butt littering as a potential source of water pollution and human health risk. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114941–114941.

Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2023). Cigarettes butt littering: The story of the world’s most littered item from the perspective of pollution, remedial actions, and policy measures. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 453. 131387–131387. 44 indexed citations

Singh, Rudra Pratap, et al.. (2023). Fly ash, GGBS, and silica fume based geopolymer concrete with recycled aggregates: Properties and environmental impacts. Construction and Building Materials. 378. 131168–131168. 132 indexed citations breakdown →

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Singh, Rudra Pratap, et al.. (2023). Influence of binder materials and alkali activator on the strength and durability properties of geopolymer concrete: A review. Materials Today Proceedings. 12 indexed citations

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Medha, Isha, Subhash Chandra, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Biswajit Samal, & Kumar Raja Vanapalli. (2023). Development of Rice Straw-derived Biochar-Bentonite Composite and its Application for in situ Sequestration of Ammonium and Phosphate Ions in the Degraded Mine Soil. Environmental Management. 71(5). 1065–1086. 11 indexed citations

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Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2023). Life cycle assessment of fermentative production of lactic acid from bread waste based on process modelling using pinch technology. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167051–167051. 14 indexed citations

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Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, et al.. (2023). Phytotoxicity of trihalomethanes and trichloroacetic acid on Vigna radiata and Allium cepa plant models. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(4). 5100–5115. 8 indexed citations

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Vanapalli, Kumar Raja, Olwenn Martin, Hanna Dijkstra, et al.. (2023). Charting success for the Plastics Treaty. One Earth. 6(6). 575–581. 9 indexed citations

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Medha, Isha, Subhash Chandra, Kumar Raja Vanapalli, et al.. (2021). (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane and iron rice straw biochar composites for the sorption of Cr (VI) and Zn (II) using the extract of heavy metals contaminated soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 771. 144764–144764. 45 indexed citations

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Samal, Biswajit, Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Brajesh Dubey, et al.. (2021). Char from the co-pyrolysis of Eucalyptus wood and low-density polyethylene for use as high-quality fuel: Influence of process parameters. The Science of The Total Environment. 794. 148723–148723. 16 indexed citations

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Sharma, Hari Bhakta, et al.. (2021). Study on the process wastewater reuse and valorisation during hydrothermal co-carbonization of food and yard waste. The Science of The Total Environment. 806(Pt 4). 150748–150748. 38 indexed citations

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Sharma, Hari Bhakta, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of heavy metal leaching under simulated disposal conditions and formulation of strategies for handling solar panel waste. The Science of The Total Environment. 780. 146645–146645. 52 indexed citations

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Sharma, Hari Bhakta, Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Biswajit Samal, et al.. (2021). Circular economy approach in solid waste management system to achieve UN-SDGs: Solutions for post-COVID recovery. The Science of The Total Environment. 800. 149605–149605. 310 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sharma, Hari Bhakta, Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Ved Prakash Ranjan, et al.. (2020). Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 162. 105052–105052. 499 indexed citations breakdown →

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