Rajan Kumar

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Rajan Kumar is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajan Kumar has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Rajan Kumar's work include Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (27 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (24 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (23 papers). Rajan Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (27 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (24 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (23 papers). Rajan Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Rajan Kumar's co-authors include Rabinder Singh Bharj, Praveen K. Tyagi, Zafar Said, Shripad P. Mahulikar, Dwesh K. Singh, Pushpendra Kumar Singh Rathore, Pranab Kumar Mondal, Hafız Muhammad Ali, Naveen Kumar Gupta and Manish K. Rathod and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Chemical Engineering Journal and Nano Energy.

In The Last Decade

Rajan Kumar

57 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and appl... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications
    2023 251 citations Hafız Muhammad Ali, Tauseef‐ur Rehman et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rajan Kumar India 21 841 405 398 377 298 63 1.4k
Yiji Lu United Kingdom 25 1.2k 1.4× 436 1.1× 413 1.0× 208 0.6× 446 1.5× 81 2.0k
Nianben Zheng China 28 1.7k 2.0× 504 1.2× 497 1.2× 855 2.3× 470 1.6× 55 2.4k
Xiaoli Yu China 25 1.1k 1.3× 692 1.7× 451 1.1× 121 0.3× 660 2.2× 66 1.9k
Songkran Wiriyasart Thailand 26 1.4k 1.6× 304 0.8× 201 0.5× 688 1.8× 282 0.9× 69 1.9k
Hossein Pourrahmani Switzerland 22 608 0.7× 587 1.4× 564 1.4× 262 0.7× 165 0.6× 43 1.4k
Jer‐Huan Jang Taiwan 25 703 0.8× 729 1.8× 478 1.2× 481 1.3× 153 0.5× 54 1.6k
Jean-François Fourmigué France 19 1.5k 1.7× 225 0.6× 774 1.9× 155 0.4× 175 0.6× 29 1.8k
Shahab Khushnood Pakistan 16 1.4k 1.7× 214 0.5× 635 1.6× 328 0.9× 97 0.3× 69 1.8k
Mark Jabbal United Kingdom 23 1.4k 1.6× 230 0.6× 678 1.7× 371 1.0× 131 0.4× 52 2.2k
Hongzhi Yan China 20 820 1.0× 360 0.9× 185 0.5× 217 0.6× 73 0.2× 64 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Rajan Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rajan Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rajan Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rajan Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rajan Kumar 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 Rajan Kumar. Rajan Kumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2025). Experimental and numerical investigation on the thermal performance of fin-enhanced PCM-based temperature regulation system for lithium-ion batteries. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 220. 110311–110311. 2 indexed citations
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Goel, Varun, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive review on heat pipe-assisted hybrid battery thermal management strategies: Opportunities, challenges and its future aspects. Journal of Energy Storage. 112. 115475–115475. 20 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2025). A study of unsteady mixed convection in porous corrugated enclosures with magnetic fields. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 164. 108923–108923. 2 indexed citations
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Sikarwar, Basant Singh, et al.. (2025). Experimental and simulation study of lightweight roof with thermal energy storage for energy-efficient building envelope. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 67. 104128–104128.
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2024). Lithium-ion battery thermal management system using MWCNT-based nanofluid flowing through parallel distributed channels: An experimental investigation. Journal of Energy Storage. 81. 110372–110372. 32 indexed citations
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Srinivas, T., et al.. (2024). Studies on hybrid solar collector with water driven solar tracking unit. Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects. 46(1). 8108–8131.
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2024). Automated extraction of synthesis parameters of pulsed laser-deposited materials from scientific literature. Digital Discovery. 3(5). 944–953. 4 indexed citations
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Patel, B., Pushpendra Kumar Singh Rathore, Naveen Kumar Gupta, et al.. (2023). Location optimization of phase change material for thermal energy storage in concrete block for development of energy efficient buildings. Renewable Energy. 218. 119306–119306. 40 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2023). Current trends, challenges, and prospects in material advances for improving the overall safety of lithium-ion battery pack. Chemical Engineering Journal. 463. 142336–142336. 86 indexed citations
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Tyagi, Praveen K., Gaurav Arora, Rajan Kumar, Hafız Muhammad Ali, & Pushpendra Kumar Singh Rathore. (2023). Recent advances in the shape and configuration of photovoltaic thermal absorbers. Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects. 45(2). 4211–4241. 9 indexed citations
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Ali, Hafız Muhammad, Tauseef‐ur Rehman, Müslüm Arıcı, et al.. (2023). Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 100. 101109–101109. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2023). Synchronisation of solar PV-wind-battery-based water pumping system using brushless DC motor drive. International Journal of Power Electronics. 18(4). 435–459. 1 indexed citations
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Gupta, Manglesh Kumar, Pushpendra Kumar Singh Rathore, Rajan Kumar, & Naveen Kumar Gupta. (2023). Experimental analysis of clay bricks incorporated with phase change material for enhanced thermal energy storage in buildings. Journal of Energy Storage. 64. 107248–107248. 47 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2021). How artificial intelligence and internet of things can aid in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 15(3). 1049–1050. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rajan, et al.. (2019). Effect of Thermophysical Property Variation on Entropy Generation towards Micro-Scale. Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. 45(1). 1–17. 20 indexed citations

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