P. Somasundaran

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

P. Somasundaran is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Somasundaran has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3 papers in Computational Mechanics and 3 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in P. Somasundaran's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (5 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (3 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (3 papers). P. Somasundaran is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (5 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (3 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (3 papers). P. Somasundaran collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and China. P. Somasundaran's co-authors include Sudhir Shrotri, Xiaohua Fang, Rajneesh Bhardwaj, Daniel Attinger, K. P. Ananthapadmanabhan, Rajesh Gupta, Mehmet Sabri Çelik, Brij M. Moudgil, Karol J. Mysels and Dip K. Nandi and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Solar Energy.

In The Last Decade

P. Somasundaran

21 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.

Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles from Evaporating Droplets: Role of DLVO Interactions and Proposition of a Phase Diagram

2010 412 citations Rajneesh Bhardwaj, Xiaohua Fang et al. Langmuir profile →

Peers

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Tadeusz Dąbroś Canada

Vinay A. Juvekar India

A. Maisels Germany

Aijie Han United States

Jakub Nalaskowski United States

Boris Zhmud Ukraine

N. A. Mishchuk Ukraine

Shinji Nagata Japan

А. Н. Филиппов Russia

Jacques Persello France

Tadeusz Dąbroś Canada

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116 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to P. Somasundaran P. Somasundaran (= 1×) peers Tadeusz Dąbroś

Countries citing papers authored by P. Somasundaran

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Somasundaran

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

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (2021). ENCYCLOPEDIA OF Surface and Colloid Science. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 89 indexed citations

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Das, Subhabrata, B. Barbiellini, P. Somasundaran, & V. Renugopalakrishnan. (2019). Density Functional Theory calculations of optical properties of Hybrid Halide Perovskite Bio-Solar Cells. APS. 2019. 1 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (2019). NEW ASYMMETRIC 21-LEVEL INVERTER WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF SWITCHES. The Journal of Engineering Research [TJER]. 16(1). 18–18. 7 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P.. (2018). Reagents in Mineral Technology. 27 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (2017). Evaluation of Mismatch Losses due to Shunts in industrial Silicon Photovoltaic Modules. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 67. 12013–12013. 5 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P. & Rajesh Gupta. (2016). Evaluation of Shunt Losses in Industrial Silicon Solar Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2016. 1–9. 17 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P. & Rajesh Gupta. (2016). Influence of local shunting on the electrical performance in industrial Silicon solar cells. Solar Energy. 139. 581–590. 16 indexed citations

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Roy, Soumya, P. Somasundaran, & Rajesh Gupta. (2014). Estimation of Shunt Resistance by Electroluminescence Imaging. EU PVSEC. 1224–1227. 9 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., Archana Sinha, & Rajesh Gupta. (2012). Simulation and Characterization of Spatial Variation of Shunts in Industrial Solar Cells by PSpice and Dark Lock-in Infrared Thermography. EU PVSEC. 744–748. 8 indexed citations

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Fang, Xiaohua, et al.. (2012). Enhancement of water transport through the liquid–vapor interface by surfactants. Soft Matter. 8(34). 8959–8959. 8 indexed citations

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Gupta, Rajesh, P. Somasundaran, & Dip K. Nandi. (2011). Electrical Simulation and Characterization of Shunts in Solar Cells. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 110-116. 2453–2457. 14 indexed citations

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Bhardwaj, Rajneesh, Xiaohua Fang, P. Somasundaran, & Daniel Attinger. (2010). Self-Assembly of Colloidal Particles from Evaporating Droplets: Role of DLVO Interactions and Proposition of a Phase Diagram. Langmuir. 26(11). 7833–7842. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

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Somasundaran, P., et al.. (1998). Preparation of Novel Core‐Shell Nanocomposite Particles by Controlled Polymer Bridging. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 81(1). 140–144. 50 indexed citations

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Ren, Yan & P. Somasundaran. (1998). Oral mucosal drug delivery. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 137(1-3). 389–389. 4 indexed citations

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Shrotri, Sudhir & P. Somasundaran. (1997). Particle deposition and aggregation, measurement, modeling and simulation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 125(1). 93–94. 379 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P., K. P. Ananthapadmanabhan, & Mehmet Sabri Çelik. (1988). Precipitation-redissolution phenomena in sulfonate-aluminum chloride solutions. Langmuir. 4(4). 1061–1063. 50 indexed citations

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Moudgil, Brij M. & P. Somasundaran. (1986). Flocculation, sedimentation and consolidation : proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference, held at The Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia, USA, January 27-February 1, 1985. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations

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Ananthapadmanabhan, K. P. & P. Somasundaran. (1985). Surface precipitation of inorganics and surfactants and its role in adsorption and flotation. Colloids and Surfaces. 13. 151–167. 108 indexed citations

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Çelik, Mehmet Sabri, K. P. Ananthapadmanabhan, & P. Somasundaran. (1983). Precipitation/Redissolution Phenomena in Sulfonate/AICI3 Solutions. 4 indexed citations

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Somasundaran, P. & Karol J. Mysels. (1975). Steady-State Flow in a Porous Cylinder With Permeable Walls and Restricted or Unrestricted Ends. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 97(3). 379–380. 11 indexed citations

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