Nirmala Sikder

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 903 citations indexed

About

Nirmala Sikder is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Nirmala Sikder has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 903 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Nirmala Sikder's work include Energetic Materials and Combustion (9 papers), Thermal and Kinetic Analysis (7 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (2 papers). Nirmala Sikder is often cited by papers focused on Energetic Materials and Combustion (9 papers), Thermal and Kinetic Analysis (7 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (2 papers). Nirmala Sikder collaborates with scholars based in India. Nirmala Sikder's co-authors include A. K. Sikder, Mrinal Kanti Ghosh, Shaibal Banerjee, Md Abdul Shafeeuulla Khan, A. K. Sikder, B.R. Gandhe, J. P. Agrawal, Haridwar Singh, Amit Gupta and Alok Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics and Crystal Growth & Design.

In The Last Decade

Nirmala Sikder

11 papers receiving 866 citations

Hit Papers

A review of advanced high performance, insensitive and th... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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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.

  1. A review of advanced high performance, insensitive and thermally stable energetic materials emerging for military and space applications
    2004 713 citations A. K. Sikder, Nirmala Sikder Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nirmala Sikder India 7 789 661 360 223 221 12 903
Dilip M. Badgujar India 12 1.2k 1.5× 994 1.5× 519 1.4× 403 1.8× 280 1.3× 23 1.4k
H. Muthurajan India 11 729 0.9× 791 1.2× 378 1.1× 215 1.0× 148 0.7× 27 990
Ruijun Gou China 16 564 0.7× 543 0.8× 178 0.5× 165 0.7× 312 1.4× 48 757
A. Subhananda Rao India 8 865 1.1× 743 1.1× 461 1.3× 205 0.9× 151 0.7× 11 960
Zhenxin Yi China 17 861 1.1× 689 1.0× 290 0.8× 259 1.2× 197 0.9× 54 943
D. L. Ornellas United States 10 673 0.9× 559 0.8× 334 0.9× 188 0.8× 139 0.6× 19 786
Haridwar Singh India 19 1.1k 1.4× 898 1.4× 608 1.7× 287 1.3× 172 0.8× 73 1.3k
Xiaoqing Zhou China 11 561 0.7× 481 0.7× 147 0.4× 155 0.7× 293 1.3× 16 665
Rupeng Bu China 10 441 0.6× 388 0.6× 162 0.5× 140 0.6× 218 1.0× 14 599
Valery P. Sinditskii Russia 24 1.5k 1.9× 1.3k 1.9× 668 1.9× 657 2.9× 260 1.2× 98 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Nirmala Sikder

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nirmala Sikder

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nirmala Sikder

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nirmala Sikder. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nirmala Sikder based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nirmala Sikder. Nirmala Sikder is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sikder, Nirmala, et al.. (2016). Thermal Decomposition Mechanism For Azidopolyester Based HTPB Binder By Using Pyrolysis-GC/MS  . Advanced Materials Letters. 7(8). 635–639. 3 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Mrinal Kanti, Shaibal Banerjee, Md Abdul Shafeeuulla Khan, Nirmala Sikder, & A. K. Sikder. (2016). Understanding metastable phase transformation during crystallization of RDX, HMX and CL-20: experimental and DFT studies. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 18(34). 23554–23571. 56 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Mrinal Kanti, et al.. (2014). Probing Crystal Growth of ε- and α-CL-20 Polymorphs via Metastable Phase Transition Using Microscopy and Vibrational Spectroscopy. Crystal Growth & Design. 14(10). 5053–5063. 54 indexed citations
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Sikder, Nirmala, et al.. (2012). Direct determination of zirconium and silicon in zircon by flame atomic absorption spectrometry using two rapid decomposition methods. Analytical Methods. 4(8). 2454–2454. 6 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Mrinal Kanti, et al.. (2012). Preparation and Characterisation of ε-CL-20 by Solvent Evaporation and Precipitation Methods. Defence Science Journal. 62(6). 390–398. 23 indexed citations
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Singh, Alok, Nirmala Sikder, & A. K. Sikder. (2006). Improved Synthesis of an Energetic Material, 1,3,3‐Trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) Exploiting 2‐Iodoxy Benzoic Acid (IBX) as an Oxidizing Agent.. ChemInform. 37(15). 3 indexed citations
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Singh, Alok, Nirmala Sikder, & A. K. Sikder. (2005). Improved synthesis of an energetic material, 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ) exploiting 2-iodoxy benzoic acid (IBX) as an oxidising agent. Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B-organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry. 44(12). 2560–2563. 2 indexed citations
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Sikder, A. K. & Nirmala Sikder. (2004). A review of advanced high performance, insensitive and thermally stable energetic materials emerging for military and space applications. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 112(1-2). 1–15. 713 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sikder, Nirmala, et al.. (2002). Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane or CL-20 in India: Synthesis and Characterisation. Defence Science Journal. 52(2). 135–146. 19 indexed citations
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Sikder, A. K., et al.. (2000). Synthesis and characterization of some new styphnyl-bis-ß-alanine derivatives. Journal of Chemical Research. 2000(10). 456–457.

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