Pradeep Sharma

11.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
160 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Pradeep Sharma is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pradeep Sharma has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Materials Chemistry, 54 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pradeep Sharma's work include Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (32 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (23 papers). Pradeep Sharma is often cited by papers focused on Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures (32 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (31 papers) and Composite Material Mechanics (23 papers). Pradeep Sharma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Pradeep Sharma's co-authors include R. Maranganti, Surya Ganti, Nitin Bhate, Qian Deng, Nitika Sharma, Xuanhe Zhao, Fatemeh Ahmadpoor, Liping Liu, Shengyou Yang and P. Mohammadi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Pradeep Sharma

152 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Room-temperature ferroelectricity in CuInP2S6 ultrathin flakes

2016 911 citations Xiaobao Li, Pradeep Sharma et al. Nature Communications profile →
Effect of surfaces on the size-dependent elastic state of nano-inhomogeneities

2003 627 citations Pradeep Sharma, Surya Ganti et al. profile →
Enhanced size-dependent piezoelectricity and elasticity in nanostructures due to the flexoelectric effect

2008 535 citations Pradeep Sharma et al. profile →
Mechanics of hard-magnetic soft materials

2018 435 citations Pradeep Sharma, Xuanhe Zhao et al. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids profile →
Nanoscale flexoelectric energy harvesting

2014 319 citations Qian Deng, Mejdi Kammoun et al. International Journal of Solids and Structures profile →
Concurrent stiffening and softening in hydrogels under dehydration

2023 103 citations Pradeep Sharma et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pradeep Sharma United States	47	6.3k	3.1k	2.6k	1.9k	1.4k	160	9.3k
Rui Huang United States	56	5.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	3.7k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	267	11.1k
Tong‐Yi Zhang Hong Kong	51	4.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	555 0.4×	326	9.9k
David F. Bahr United States	47	4.1k 0.7×	3.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	963 0.7×	316	7.4k
Yang Lü China	54	4.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	3.0k 1.2×	4.3k 2.2×	672 0.5×	341	11.3k
Quanshui Zheng China	48	5.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	3.2k 2.3×	179	10.1k
Minoru Taya United States	54	3.6k 0.6×	3.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	3.4k 1.7×	604 0.4×	265	9.8k
Zishun Liu China	47	2.4k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	521 0.4×	235	7.0k
Te‐Hua Fang Taiwan	49	5.7k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	511	9.4k
Hamid Garmestani United States	48	3.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	2.6k 1.3×	316 0.2×	246	7.1k
Jian Wu China	47	5.9k 0.9×	749 0.2×	3.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.5k 1.8×	224	10.2k

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Kumar, Mukesh, et al.. (2025). Theoretical assessment of mechanical behaviour of LDPE/Cu composites using nonlinear polynomial regression analysis. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 17(2).

Sharma, Pradeep, et al.. (2024). A static and dynamic theory for photo-flexoelectric liquid crystal elastomers and the coupling of light, deformation and electricity. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 195. 105949–105949. 1 indexed citations

Sharma, Pradeep, et al.. (2024). Thermal fluctuations (eventually) unfold nanoscale origami. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 184. 105527–105527. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jianxiang, et al.. (2023). The giant flexoelectric effect in a luffa plant-based sponge for green devices and energy harvesters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(40). e2311755120–e2311755120. 34 indexed citations

Chen, Lingling, Xu Yang, Binglei Wang, et al.. (2020). The interplay between symmetry-breaking and symmetry-preserving bifurcations in soft dielectric films and the emergence of giant electro-actuation. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 43. 101151–101151. 27 indexed citations

Yang, Shengyou, Xuanhe Zhao, & Pradeep Sharma. (2017). Avoiding the pull-in instability of a dielectric elastomer film and the potential for increased actuation and energy harvesting. Soft Matter. 13(26). 4552–4558. 63 indexed citations

Zelisko, Matthew, Fatemeh Ahmadpoor, Huajian Gao, & Pradeep Sharma. (2017). Determining the Gaussian Modulus and Edge Properties of 2D Materials: From Graphene to Lipid Bilayers. Physical Review Letters. 119(6). 68002–68002. 34 indexed citations

Agrawal, Himani, Matthew Zelisko, Liping Liu, & Pradeep Sharma. (2016). Rigid proteins and softening of biological membranes—with application to HIV-induced cell membrane softening. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25412–25412. 27 indexed citations

Liu, Yuanming, Hong‐Ling Cai, Matthew Zelisko, et al.. (2014). Ferroelectric switching of elastin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(27). E2780–6. 79 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaobao & Pradeep Sharma. (2014). Mechanical strain can switch the sign of quantum capacitance from positive to negative. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 1 indexed citations

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Sharma, Pradeep, et al.. (2014). Study of Microstructure Degradation of Boiler Tubes Due To Creep for Remaining Life Analysis. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications. 4(7). 93–99. 3 indexed citations

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Deng, Qian, Liping Liu, & Pradeep Sharma. (2014). Electrets in soft materials: Nonlinearity, size effects, and giant electromechanical coupling. Physical Review E. 90(1). 12603–12603. 62 indexed citations

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Deng, Qian, Mejdi Kammoun, Alper Ertürk, & Pradeep Sharma. (2014). Nanoscale flexoelectric energy harvesting. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 51(18). 3218–3225. 319 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zelisko, Matthew, Yuranan Hanlumyuang, Shubin Yang, et al.. (2014). Anomalous piezoelectricity in two-dimensional graphene nitride nanosheets. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4284–4284. 263 indexed citations

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Deng, Qian, et al.. (2013). Apparent flexoelectricity in lipid bilayer membranes due to external charge and dipolar distributions. Physical Review E. 88(5). 50701–50701. 32 indexed citations

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Singh, Ramvir, et al.. (2012). Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Prediction of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Polymer-Matrix Composites. 2(3). 43–50. 3 indexed citations

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Cheng, Tian‐You, et al.. (2011). Transparent Raman-enhancing substrates for microbiological monitoring andin situpollutant detection. Nanotechnology. 22(38). 385702–385702. 28 indexed citations

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Gharbi, Mohamed Amine, et al.. (2010). Flexoelectric properties of ferroelectrics and the nanoindentation size-effect. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 48(2). 249–256. 62 indexed citations

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Sharma, Pradeep, et al.. (2008). Effective Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Composites. Advanced Engineering Materials. 10(4). 366–370. 10 indexed citations

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Sharma, Pradeep & Surya Ganti. (2005). Gauge-field-theory solution of the elastic state of a screw dislocation in a dispersive (non-local) crystalline solid. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 461(2056). 1081–1095. 8 indexed citations

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