P. Somasundaran

20.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
283 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

P. Somasundaran is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Water Science and Technology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Somasundaran has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Organic Chemistry, 97 papers in Water Science and Technology and 63 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in P. Somasundaran's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (115 papers), Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (87 papers) and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (52 papers). P. Somasundaran is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (115 papers), Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (87 papers) and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (52 papers). P. Somasundaran collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. P. Somasundaran's co-authors include Eric M.V. Hoek, Tian Xia, Vince Castranova, André E. Nel, Fred Klaessig, Darrell Velegol, Lutz Mädler, Rui Zhang, Sathish Ponnurangam and И. В. Чернышова and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

P. Somasundaran

283 papers receiving 16.5k 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.

Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface

2009 5.7k citations P. Somasundaran et al. profile →
Advances in adsorption of surfactants and their mixtures at solid/solution interfaces

2006 635 citations P. Somasundaran et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. Somasundaran United States	58	4.5k	4.2k	3.3k	3.1k	2.9k	283	17.1k
Per M. Claesson Sweden	63	3.1k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	368	15.8k
Eli Ruckenstein United States	82	12.5k 2.8×	6.2k 1.5×	6.0k 1.8×	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	931	29.0k
Egon Matijević United States	72	9.6k 2.1×	4.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	3.7k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	332	20.7k
Hongbo Zeng Canada	87	5.2k 1.2×	8.8k 2.1×	3.0k 0.9×	4.3k 1.4×	4.4k 1.5×	677	28.7k
J. Lyklema Netherlands	69	2.8k 0.6×	5.7k 1.4×	2.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	273	18.6k
Wolfgang Peukert Germany	61	6.6k 1.5×	3.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	545	15.8k
Martien A. Cohen Stuart Netherlands	75	6.7k 1.5×	5.7k 1.4×	8.1k 2.5×	977 0.3×	4.9k 1.7×	432	25.8k
Richard M. Pashley Australia	45	1.9k 0.4×	3.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	3.3k 1.1×	945 0.3×	134	12.6k
Robert K. Prud’homme United States	71	11.9k 2.6×	9.1k 2.2×	4.0k 1.2×	730 0.2×	3.7k 1.3×	379	27.2k
T. Alan Hatton United States	94	8.5k 1.9×	9.5k 2.3×	9.8k 3.0×	2.3k 0.8×	4.4k 1.5×	463	31.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Somasundaran

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Farinato, Raymond S., et al.. (2023). Effect of platy gangue minerals in sulfide flotation: Part I-transport rates. Minerals Engineering. 201. 108185–108185. 6 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoxiao, Yang Shen, Raymond S. Farinato, P. Somasundaran, & Yuejun Zhang. (2021). Evaluation of the flocculation and dewatering performance of dual polymers for treating oil sands tailings. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 99(S1). 7 indexed citations

Shen, Yang & P. Somasundaran. (2019). Greenness index evaluation of fracking chemicals using SDS (safety data sheet) information. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 7(2). 102989–102989. 3 indexed citations

Shen, Yang, D.R. Nagaraj, Raymond S. Farinato, P. Somasundaran, & Shuiguang Tong. (2019). Decomposition of flotation reagents in solutions containing metal ions. Part II: Interactions between xanthate and metal ions in solutions. Minerals Engineering. 139. 105832–105832. 10 indexed citations

Das, Subhabrata, Teguh Citra Asmara, Zhaoning Song, et al.. (2019). Probing Biophysicochemical Interactions at Nano-Bio Interface of Perovskite Tandem Biosolar Cells. Biophysical Journal. 116(3). 577a–577a. 1 indexed citations

Das, Subhabrata, Joel Koplik, Raymond S. Farinato, et al.. (2018). The Translational and Rotational Dynamics of a Colloid Moving Along the Air-Liquid Interface of a Thin Film. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8910–8910. 10 indexed citations

Shen, Yang, D.R. Nagaraj, Raymond S. Farinato, P. Somasundaran, & Shuiguang Tong. (2018). Xanthate decomposition in ore pulp under flotation conditions: Method development and effects of minerals on decomposition. Minerals Engineering. 131. 198–205. 15 indexed citations

Shen, Yang, C. Lo, D.R. Nagaraj, et al.. (2016). Development of Greenness Index as an evaluation tool to assess reagents: Evaluation based on SDS (Safety Data Sheet) information. Minerals Engineering. 94. 1–9. 56 indexed citations

Shen, Yang, D.R. Nagaraj, Raymond S. Farinato, & P. Somasundaran. (2016). Study of xanthate decomposition in aqueous solutions. Minerals Engineering. 93. 10–15. 117 indexed citations

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Ponnurangam, Sathish, Grace D. O’Connell, И. В. Чернышова, et al.. (2014). Beneficial Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Development of Chondrocyte-Seeded Hydrogel Constructs and Cellular Response to Interleukin Insults. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(21-22). 2908–2919. 26 indexed citations

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Chandar, P., et al.. (2014). Effect of mixed surfactants on stratum corneum: a drying stress and Raman spectroscopy study. International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 36(4). 379–385. 17 indexed citations

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Ponnurangam, Sathish, et al.. (2014). Stabilization of Silicon Carbide (SiC) micro- and nanoparticle dispersions in the presence of concentrated electrolyte. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 423. 48–53. 13 indexed citations

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Lo, C., et al.. (2013). Adsorption of Gemini surfactants onto clathrate hydrates. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 412. 1–6. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing & P. Somasundaran. (2005). Adsorption and conformation of carboxymethyl cellulose at solid–liquid interfaces using spectroscopic, AFM and allied techniques. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 291(1). 75–83. 212 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (2004). Cleansing and release by novel nanogel carriers.. PubMed. 55(2). 222–3. 1 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (2003). Polymer surfactant kinetics using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride/polyacrylic acid system. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 261(1). 197–205. 21 indexed citations

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Misra, Pramila K., et al.. (2002). Organization of amphiphiles, Part-II: Surface activity of polyoxyethylated alkyl phenols at air-water interface. INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY- SECTION A. 41(7). 1402–1405. 10 indexed citations

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Zheng, Jie, C.C. Harris, & P. Somasundaran. (1995). Power consumption of stirred media mills. Mining Metallurgy & Exploration. 12(1). 34–40. 5 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (1985). Effect of dissolved mineral species on flocculation of sulfides. Mining Metallurgy & Exploration. 2(4). 231–235. 2 indexed citations

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Manev, Emil D., et al.. (1982). Sulfonate precipitation-redissolution-reprecipitation in inorganic electrolytes. 12 indexed citations

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