M. Selvakumar

548 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 396 citations indexed

About

M. Selvakumar is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Selvakumar has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 396 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in M. Selvakumar's work include Advanced materials and composites (10 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (8 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers). M. Selvakumar is often cited by papers focused on Advanced materials and composites (10 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (8 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers). M. Selvakumar collaborates with scholars based in India, South Africa and Germany. M. Selvakumar's co-authors include T. Ramkumar, M. Mohanraj, N. Radhika, P. Narayanasamy, B. Ravisankar, J.N. Balaraju, Kiran Sasikumar, K. Raja, P. Chandramohan and P. Chandrasekar and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable Energy, Thermochimica Acta and Materials Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. Selvakumar

22 papers receiving 372 citations

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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.

Thermal characteristics enhancement of Paraffin Wax Phase Change Material (PCM) for thermal storage applications

2024 81 citations M. Selvakumar, N. Radhika et al. Renewable Energy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Selvakumar India	11	316	143	87	52	44	22	396
Hansung Lee South Korea	16	474 1.5×	188 1.3×	142 1.6×	29 0.6×	110 2.5×	57	701
Chenyu Liu China	8	186 0.6×	139 1.0×	39 0.4×	118 2.3×	67 1.5×	17	331
Fugong Qi China	9	216 0.7×	159 1.1×	60 0.7×	40 0.8×	34 0.8×	28	326
Piotr Putyra Poland	12	223 0.7×	165 1.2×	76 0.9×	63 1.2×	60 1.4×	45	393
Ziwei Qin China	13	183 0.6×	206 1.4×	75 0.9×	58 1.1×	115 2.6×	38	444
Hanbing Xu United States	10	434 1.4×	225 1.6×	31 0.4×	66 1.3×	81 1.8×	13	568
Dae-Geun Nam South Korea	11	344 1.1×	222 1.6×	52 0.6×	129 2.5×	108 2.5×	51	502
Gukan Rajaram India	10	316 1.0×	190 1.3×	48 0.6×	94 1.8×	74 1.7×	25	414
Bingliang Liang China	12	173 0.5×	191 1.3×	68 0.8×	24 0.5×	137 3.1×	25	395

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20 of 20 papers shown

Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2025). Advancements in paraffin wax phase change materials: A comprehensive review of enhancement techniques and thermal storage applications. Thermochimica Acta. 753. 180129–180129. 2 indexed citations

Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2024). Thermal characteristics enhancement of Paraffin Wax Phase Change Material (PCM) for thermal storage applications. Renewable Energy. 222. 119986–119986. 81 indexed citations breakdown →

Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2024). Experimental and Numerical Fatigue Life Assessment of Ti–5Al–2.5Sn Reinforced Tungsten Particle Composites. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. 77(11). 3445–3453. 1 indexed citations

Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2023). Studies on the thermal characteristics of nano-enhanced paraffin wax phase change material (PCM) for thermal storage applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 73. 109216–109216. 66 indexed citations

Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2023). Printing High-Strength High-Elongation Al4043 Alloy Using UNS A94043 Welding Wires through Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 33(22). 12674–12681. 2 indexed citations

Mohanraj, M., et al.. (2022). Effect of microwave sintering on the microstructure and tribological behavior of Ti-3Al-2.5 V-xWC composite. Tribology International. 174. 107714–107714. 15 indexed citations

Ayyappan, S., et al.. (2021). Energy and exergy analyses of coconut drying in a solar tunnel drier. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 235(5). 1490–1498. 7 indexed citations

Raja, K., et al.. (2021). Studies on mechanical property and wear behaviour of AA7075 hybrid composites prepared by a conventional casting method. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 235(6). 2180–2188. 21 indexed citations

Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2021). Effect of deposition thickness on microstructure and thermal behaviour of ZnO-Mg coated AISI 4140 for automotive applications. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 235(4). 1248–1252. 3 indexed citations

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Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2021). Monitoring the neural network modelling of wear behaviour of Ti-6Al-4 V reinforced with nano B4C particle. Materials Today Proceedings. 41. 942–950. 6 indexed citations

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Ramkumar, T., M. Selvakumar, M. Mohanraj, P. Chandramohan, & P. Narayanasamy. (2020). Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of ZnO-Mg Coating on AISI 4140 Steel Fabricated by Spray Coating. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 29(9). 5796–5806. 18 indexed citations

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Narayanasamy, P., M. Selvakumar, T. Ramkumar, M. Mohanraj, & Gayathri Pillai. (2020). Characterization of mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of Ag nanoparticle-reinforced Al6061 alloy. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 145(5). 2335–2342. 2 indexed citations

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Ramkumar, T., M. Selvakumar, M. Mohanraj, P. Chandrasekar, & Gobi Saravanan Kaliaraj. (2019). Effect of TiB Addition on Corrosion Behavior of Titanium Composites under Neutral Chloride Solution. Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society. 78(3). 155–160. 10 indexed citations

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Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2019). Thermal characterization of titanium–titanium boride composites. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 136(1). 419–424. 16 indexed citations

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Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2018). Experimental investigation and analysis of drilling parameters of metal matrix (Ti/TiB) composites. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. 41(1). 18 indexed citations

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Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2018). Rietveld refinement of powder X-ray diffraction, microstructural and mechanical studies of magnesium matrix composites processed by high energy ball milling. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 6(4). 390–398. 37 indexed citations

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Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2018). Effect of B₄C in Ti-6Al-4V matrix on workability behavior of powder metallurgy composites during cold upsetting. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). 109(12). 1146–1152. 7 indexed citations

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Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2015). Mechanical Properties of Titanium–Titanium Boride Composites Through Nanoindentation and Ultrasonic Techniques — An Evaluation Perspective. Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics. 53(9-10). 557–565. 13 indexed citations

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Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2015). Role of powder metallurgical processing and TiB reinforcement on mechanical response of Ti–TiB composites. Materials Letters. 144. 58–61. 42 indexed citations

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Selvakumar, M., et al.. (2015). Estimation of distinctive mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered titanium–titanium boride composites through nano-indentation technique. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). 106(11). 1182–1188. 5 indexed citations

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