Niraj Kumar

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Niraj Kumar is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Niraj Kumar has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in Niraj Kumar's work include Biodiesel Production and Applications (15 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (12 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (6 papers). Niraj Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Biodiesel Production and Applications (15 papers), Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (12 papers) and Lubricants and Their Additives (6 papers). Niraj Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Niraj Kumar's co-authors include ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Vinod Kumar Saxena, Vishal Saxena, Varun, Sant Ram Chauhan, Paramvir Singh, Michael A. Gennert, P.P. Bruyant, Michael A. King, Arun Kumar and Sourabh Khurana and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Niraj Kumar

40 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

A comprehensive review on combustion and stability aspects of metal nanoparticles and its additive effect on diesel and biodiesel fuelled C.I. engine

2016 317 citations Niraj Kumar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Niraj Kumar India	15	991	596	495	224	132	43	1.3k
B.M. Masum Malaysia	16	1.6k 1.6×	1.3k 2.2×	544 1.1×	385 1.7×	321 2.4×	22	2.1k
Michael J. Pegg Canada	26	606 0.6×	368 0.6×	312 0.6×	92 0.4×	312 2.4×	58	2.0k
Deqing Mei China	15	687 0.7×	309 0.5×	551 1.1×	246 1.1×	114 0.9×	74	1.1k
Jinke Gong China	21	734 0.7×	675 1.1×	354 0.7×	559 2.5×	298 2.3×	55	1.7k
João Rocha Portugal	13	421 0.4×	92 0.2×	381 0.8×	83 0.4×	151 1.1×	53	1.2k
J. Hunter Mack United States	17	340 0.3×	654 1.1×	76 0.2×	184 0.8×	466 3.5×	68	1.1k
Daniel B. Olsen United States	19	283 0.3×	670 1.1×	117 0.2×	220 1.0×	398 3.0×	102	1.1k
Artin Afacan Canada	24	596 0.6×	148 0.2×	476 1.0×	175 0.8×	483 3.7×	77	1.6k
В. М. Капустин Russia	23	762 0.8×	446 0.7×	306 0.6×	202 0.9×	281 2.1×	77	1.3k
Balaji Mohan Saudi Arabia	27	788 0.8×	1.5k 2.5×	360 0.7×	441 2.0×	895 6.8×	83	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niraj Kumar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kumar, Anil, et al.. (2025). An Interpretation of the Cumulative Impact of FASTag on the Reduction of Environmental Pollution and Traffic Delays at Toll Booths: A Case Study. Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research. 15(1). 20395–20400.

Kumar, Niraj, et al.. (2025). Bio-based solutions for petroleum waste: Composting and microcosm approaches in environmental restoration. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 71. 107431–107431. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Niraj & Arun Kumar. (2024). Performance enhancement of conventional solar still using water depth variation and external reflector: An experimental study with energy, exergy, environ-economic analysis. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 68. 106460–106460. 11 indexed citations

Singh, Narender, et al.. (2024). Analysis and optimisation of emissions and fuel economy of biodiesel fuelled CI engine using Taguchi technique. International Journal of Ambient Energy. 45(1). 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Niraj, et al.. (2023). A Comparative Analysis of Ribs and Cans Type Solar Air Heater. Evergreen. 10(3). 1449–1459. 2 indexed citations

Patel, Kush, Andrew Lin, Niraj Kumar, et al.. (2023). Influence of cusp morphology and sex on quantitative valve composition in severe aortic stenosis. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 24(12). 1653–1660. 8 indexed citations

Barnawi, Abdulwasa Bakr, et al.. (2023). Comparison of different designs of solar air heater with the simple solar heater of having reflecting mirrors. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 237(21). 5156–5173. 5 indexed citations

Lata, Kusum, et al.. (2023). Life cycle enhancement for battery-UC based HESS through the energy management strategy for electric vehicles. AIP conference proceedings. 2849. 20037–20037.

Brown, Grace, Mahmood Ahmad, Nishil Patel, et al.. (2022). Role of artificial intelligence in defibrillators: a narrative review. Open Heart. 9(2). e001976–e001976. 15 indexed citations

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Kumar, Niraj, et al.. (2022). Thermo-hydraulic analysis of a solar cogeneration air-heater. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2178(1). 12026–12026. 2 indexed citations

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Caleyachetty, Rishi, Niraj Kumar, Nuredin Mohammed, et al.. (2021). Exposure to household air pollution from solid cookfuels and childhood stunting: a population-based, cross-sectional study of half a million children in low- and middle-income countries. International Health. 14(6). 639–647. 6 indexed citations

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Kapoor, Sanjeev & Niraj Kumar. (2021). Reducing the buyer-seller information asymmetry in agricultural inputs markets in India. Agricultural Economics Research Review. 34(1). 69–78. 2 indexed citations

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Kumar, Amit, et al.. (2021). Assessment of carbonaceous fractions in ambient aerosols at high altitude and lowland urban locations of Kumaon Province, Indian Himalaya. SN Applied Sciences. 3(1). 14 indexed citations

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Kumar, Niraj, et al.. (2019). Numerical simulation of flow past a flat plate with anti-singing trailing edge. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 691(1). 12021–12021. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Niraj, Varun, & Sant Ram Chauhan. (2014). Analysis of tribological performance of biodiesel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology. 228(7). 797–807. 38 indexed citations

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Kumar, Niraj, et al.. (2013). Application of Density Corrected Spalart-Allmaras Model to Flow Past Ogive Cylinder at High Angles of Attack. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics. 6(3).

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Warner, John C., Brandy Armstrong, Joseph B. Zambon, et al.. (2012). Development and applications of a Coupled-Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport (COAWST) Modeling System. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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Nagesha, A., P. Parameswaran, Niraj Kumar, R. Sandhya, & M.D. Mathew. (2012). Influence of re-solutionising treatment on the cyclic deformation behaviour of a service-exposed Inconel^®625 superalloy. Materials at High Temperatures. 29(1). 49–53. 10 indexed citations

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Bruyant, P.P., et al.. (2005). A robust visual tracking system for patient motion detection in SPECT: hardware solutions. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 52(5). 1288–1294. 45 indexed citations

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Kumar, Ashok, et al.. (2000). Effect of Polyhouse on Growth of Common Carp at High Altitude of Central Himalayas during Winter. 73–75. 1 indexed citations

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