Mani Natarajan

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Mani Natarajan is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mani Natarajan has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Automotive Engineering, 12 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mani Natarajan's work include Vehicle emissions and performance (13 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (12 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (11 papers). Mani Natarajan is often cited by papers focused on Vehicle emissions and performance (13 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (12 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (11 papers). Mani Natarajan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Venezuela and France. Mani Natarajan's co-authors include S. Kent Hoekman, Curtis Robbins, Amber Broch, Matthew A. Ratcliff, James A. Franz, Thomas J. Bruno, William J. Pitz, Heather D. Dettman, Charles J. Mueller and William Cannella and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Renewable Energy and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

Mani Natarajan

24 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Review of biodiesel composition, properties, and specifications

2011 1.5k citations S. Kent Hoekman, Amber Broch et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mani Natarajan United States	12	1.7k	923	482	445	403	24	2.2k
Curtis Robbins United States	9	2.5k 1.5×	853 0.9×	887 1.8×	528 1.2×	425 1.1×	11	3.1k
Violeta Makarevičienė Lithuania	26	1.4k 0.9×	591 0.6×	542 1.1×	573 1.3×	371 0.9×	99	2.1k
Earl Christensen United States	24	1.6k 1.0×	693 0.8×	499 1.0×	259 0.6×	245 0.6×	67	2.4k
S.L. Soni India	17	1.6k 0.9×	762 0.8×	789 1.6×	218 0.5×	282 0.7×	26	2.0k
S. Stournas Greece	23	1.5k 0.9×	841 0.9×	697 1.4×	150 0.3×	198 0.5×	49	2.2k
Ertan Alptekin Türkiye	19	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	817 1.7×	111 0.2×	261 0.6×	31	2.2k
Sumit Sharma India	12	1.5k 0.9×	603 0.7×	666 1.4×	170 0.4×	282 0.7×	30	1.8k
Makame Mbarawa South Africa	21	1.6k 1.0×	876 0.9×	721 1.5×	93 0.2×	251 0.6×	46	1.9k
Anand Ramanathan India	28	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	967 2.0×	155 0.3×	146 0.4×	102	2.8k
A.M. Ashraful Malaysia	18	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 2.4×	101 0.2×	218 0.5×	25	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mani Natarajan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Subramaniam, Ponnusamy, et al.. (2024). Reduction of oxidative rancidification of fungal melanin-coated films in pork lard preservation in trading. International Microbiology. 28(4). 765–775. 1 indexed citations

Natarajan, Mani, et al.. (2020). Coconut fatty acid distillate as novel feedstock for biodiesel production and its characterization as a fuel for diesel engine. Renewable Energy. 164. 1424–1435. 49 indexed citations

Mueller, Charles J., William Cannella, Thomas J. Bruno, et al.. (2012). Methodology for Formulating Diesel Surrogate Fuels with Accurate Compositional, Ignition-Quality, and Volatility Characteristics. Energy & Fuels. 26(6). 3284–3303. 230 indexed citations

Robbins, Curtis, et al.. (2011). Effects of Biodiesel Fuels Upon Criteria Emissions. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 28 indexed citations

Hoekman, S. Kent, et al.. (2011). Review of biodiesel composition, properties, and specifications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 16(1). 143–169. 1499 indexed citations breakdown →

Hoekman, S. Kent, et al.. (2009). Biodistillate Transportation Fuels 2. - Emissions Impacts. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 20 indexed citations

Hoekman, S. Kent, Alan W. Gertler, Amber Broch, Curtis Robbins, & Mani Natarajan. (2009). Biodistillate Transportation Fuels 1. Production and Properties. SAE international journal of fuels and lubricants. 2(2). 185–232. 14 indexed citations

Broch, Amber, et al.. (2009). Biodistillate Transportation Fuels 3 - Life Cycle Impacts. SAE international journal of fuels and lubricants. 2(2). 233–261. 8 indexed citations

Cadle, Steven H., et al.. (2007). Real-World Vehicle Emissions: A Summary of the Sixteenth Coordinating Research Council On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 57(2). 139–145. 7 indexed citations

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Cadle, Steven H., et al.. (2006). Real-World Vehicle Emissions: A Summary of the 15th Coordinating Research Council On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 56(2). 121–136. 2 indexed citations

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McCormick, Robert L., et al.. (2006). Impact of Biodiesel Blends on Fuel System Component Durability. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 48 indexed citations

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Ball, James C., Edwin A. Frame, Thomas E. Kenney, et al.. (2005). Emissions of Toxicologically Relevant Compounds Using Dibutyl Maleate and Tripropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Diesel Fuel Additives to Lower NOx Emissions. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 4 indexed citations

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Cadle, Steven H., et al.. (2005). Real-World Vehicle Emissions: A Summary of the 14th Coordinating Research Council On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 55(2). 130–146. 5 indexed citations

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Cadle, Steven H., et al.. (2004). Real-World Vehicle Emissions: A Summary of the Thirteenth Coordinating Research Council On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 54(1). 8–23. 12 indexed citations

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D., Manuel A. González, Wendy Clark, Mani Natarajan, et al.. (2002). Impact of Engine Operating Conditions on Low-NOx Emissions in a Light-Duty CIDI Engine Using Advanced Fuels. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 11 indexed citations

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Ball, James C., et al.. (2001). Dimethoxy Methane in Diesel Fuel: Part 3. The Effect of Pilot Injection, Fuels and Engine Operating Modes on Emissions of Toxic Air Pollutants and Gas/Solid Phase PAH. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 7 indexed citations

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Ball, James C., Charles A. Lapin, J Buckingham, et al.. (2001). Dimethoxy Methane in Diesel Fuel: Part 2. The Effect of Fuels on Emissions of Toxic Air Pollutants and Gas/Solid Phase PAH Using a Composite Of Engine Operating Modes. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 12 indexed citations

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Natarajan, Mani, et al.. (2001). Oxygenates for Advanced Petroleum-Based Diesel Fuels: Part 1. Screening and Selection Methodology for the Oxygenates. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 86 indexed citations

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Ball, James C., et al.. (2001). Dimethoxy Methane in Diesel Fuel: Part 1. The Effect of Fuels and Engine Operating Modes on Emissions of Toxic Air Pollutants and Gas/Solid Phase PAH. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 17 indexed citations

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Gorse, Robert A., et al.. (1998). Effect of Fuel Sulfur on Emissions in California Low Emission Vehicles. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 11 indexed citations

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