Pawan Kumar

13.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
159 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Pawan Kumar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pawan Kumar has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Materials Chemistry, 48 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pawan Kumar's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (44 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (26 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (14 papers). Pawan Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (44 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (26 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (14 papers). Pawan Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Singapore. Pawan Kumar's co-authors include Ki‐Hyun Kim, Akash Deep, Adedeji A. Adelodun, Sandeep Kumar, Ehsanul Kabir, Tanushree Dutta, Jagpreet Singh, Mohit Rawat, Kowsalya Vellingiri and Vasudha Bansal and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Pawan Kumar

152 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Solar energy: Potential and future prospects

2017 1.7k citations Pawan Kumar, Ki‐Hyun Kim et al. profile →
‘Green’ synthesis of metals and their oxide nanoparticles: applications for environmental remediation

2018 1.7k citations Ki‐Hyun Kim, Pawan Kumar et al. profile →
Solid waste management: Scope and the challenge of sustainability

2019 502 citations Pawan Kumar, Ki‐Hyun Kim et al. profile →
Metal organic frameworks for sensing applications

2015 496 citations Pawan Kumar, Ki‐Hyun Kim et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pawan Kumar India	45	4.1k	2.3k	2.1k	1.7k	1.5k	159	10.5k
Fengting Li China	60	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	280	10.4k
Jia Zhang China	50	4.9k 1.2×	1000 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	3.0k 2.0×	431	10.4k
Chun Wang China	65	6.1k 1.5×	3.1k 1.4×	3.3k 1.6×	3.2k 1.8×	2.0k 1.4×	676	17.8k
Yan Liu China	59	5.4k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	449	12.9k
Tahir Rasheed China	57	3.8k 0.9×	985 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	231	11.2k
Qiang Liu China	52	3.5k 0.9×	880 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	454	11.1k
Yan Zhang China	45	2.7k 0.7×	905 0.4×	854 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	250	6.9k
Jia Liu China	54	5.7k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.5×	3.0k 2.0×	301	10.9k
Jie Chen China	62	5.1k 1.3×	1.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.4×	3.8k 2.2×	1.9k 1.3×	450	13.9k
Dan Chen China	53	3.8k 0.9×	574 0.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	423	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pawan Kumar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jintao, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic Insights Into the Electrochemical and Thermal Safety Degradation of Lithium Titanate Batteries Under Constant Voltage Overcharge Conditions. 2(4). 321–337. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Pawan, et al.. (2024). Optical sensing of 1-Nitronapthlene in ethanol at room temperature using Zn-Im-MOF. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 162. 112198–112198. 2 indexed citations

Sonne, Christian, et al.. (2024). Development of Anti-TNT@Cu-BTC MOF thin film using drop caste method for trinitrotoluene (TNT) sensing. Microchemical Journal. 200. 110400–110400. 5 indexed citations

Singh, Anoop, Chandan Sharma, V. K. Gupta, et al.. (2024). An approach towards different techniques for detection of heavy metal ions and their removal from waste water. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(3). 113032–113032. 69 indexed citations

Kumar, Pawan, et al.. (2023). Relative capability analysis on carboxylate and imidazole based MOFs for PVP and PSS photo catalytic degradation in water. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 156. 111132–111132. 8 indexed citations

Matta, Gagan, Avinash Kumar, Anjali Nayak, et al.. (2022). Assessing heavy metal index referencing health risk in Ganga River System. International Journal of River Basin Management. 21(4). 759–769. 28 indexed citations

Allawadhi, Prince, Vishakha Singh, Amit Khurana, et al.. (2021). Silver nanoparticle based multifunctional approach for combating COVID-19. Sensors International. 2. 100101–100101. 65 indexed citations

Rarotra, Saptak, Pawan Kumar, Ki‐Hyun Kim, et al.. (2020). Progress and Challenges on Battery Waste Management :A Critical Review. ChemistrySelect. 5(20). 6182–6193. 44 indexed citations

Prasad, Raju, et al.. (2020). SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR CUTANEOUS WOUND HEALING POTENTIAL. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Kumar, Pawan, Ki‐Hyun Kim, Jechan Lee, et al.. (2019). Metal-organic framework for sorptive/catalytic removal and sensing applications against nitroaromatic compounds. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 84. 87–95. 46 indexed citations

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Lee, Jechan, et al.. (2018). Natural zeolite and its application in concrete composite production. Composites Part B Engineering. 165. 354–364. 170 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pawan, Kowsalya Vellingiri, Ki‐Hyun Kim, Richard J. C. Brown, & Manolis J. Manos. (2017). Modern progress in metal-organic frameworks and their composites for diverse applications. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 253. 251–265. 104 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pawan, et al.. (2016). Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanocrystals of Titania from TTIP and Powder TiO 2. 195–196. 3 indexed citations

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Yadav, Sudesh, et al.. (2014). Metal toxicity assessment of mobile phone parts using Milli Q water. Waste Management. 34(7). 1274–1278. 26 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pawan, et al.. (2012). Seed germination of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and the effect of textile industrial effluents on radical and hypocotyls lengths. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1&2). 39–41. 1 indexed citations

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Malik, D. S., et al.. (2010). Macro-benthic diversity in relation to biotic indices in Song river at Dehradun, India. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1&2). 99–104. 2 indexed citations

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Malik, D. S., et al.. (2008). Dispersion of heavy metals in textile effluent and pond environment in Panipat industrial area. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(3). 77–82. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Suresh, et al.. (2006). Optimization of Microbial Degradation of an Azo Dye methyl Red in Fixed Film Bioreactors. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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Aggarwal, R. K. & Pawan Kumar. (1990). Textile industrial effluents: implication and possible use for afforestation in western Rajasthan.. Annals of Arid Zone. 29(4). 295–302. 3 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pawan, et al.. (1980). On some species of the genus Habronema Diesing, 1861, (Nematoda; Spiruridae Oerley, 1885) from avian hosts from Lucknow.. Indian Journal of Helminthology. 32(2). 143–158. 3 indexed citations

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