Rakesh A. Afre

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rakesh A. Afre is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rakesh A. Afre has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Materials Chemistry, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rakesh A. Afre's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (16 papers), Graphene research and applications (12 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (5 papers). Rakesh A. Afre is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (16 papers), Graphene research and applications (12 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (5 papers). Rakesh A. Afre collaborates with scholars based in Japan, India and Italy. Rakesh A. Afre's co-authors include Tetsuo Soga, Maheshwar Sharon, Madhuri Sharon, T. Jimbo, Diego Pugliese, Nallin Sharma, Pradip Ghosh, Hare Ram Aryal, Masayoshi Umeno and Golap Kalita and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Chemical Physics Letters and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Rakesh A. Afre

29 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Perovskite Solar Cells: A Review of the Latest Advances in Materials, Fabrication Techniques, and Stability Enhancement Strategies

2024 92 citations Rakesh A. Afre, Diego Pugliese Micromachines profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rakesh A. Afre Japan	17	794	501	286	221	186	32	1.1k
Supinda Watcharotone United States	5	918 1.2×	410 0.8×	511 1.8×	216 1.0×	137 0.7×	7	1.1k
Shang-En Wu Taiwan	5	634 0.8×	309 0.6×	355 1.2×	177 0.8×	99 0.5×	6	787
Satishkumar B. Chikkannanavar United States	10	521 0.7×	414 0.8×	311 1.1×	129 0.6×	135 0.7×	13	969
Pitamber Mahanandia India	16	532 0.7×	379 0.8×	210 0.7×	159 0.7×	225 1.2×	61	777
Subash Sharma Japan	15	583 0.7×	269 0.5×	244 0.9×	136 0.6×	60 0.3×	42	759
Akshay Mathkar United States	9	769 1.0×	354 0.7×	433 1.5×	224 1.0×	97 0.5×	10	1.1k
Andrei Alaferdov Brazil	13	456 0.6×	349 0.7×	195 0.7×	296 1.3×	78 0.4×	37	787
Nirupama Chakrapani United States	7	791 1.0×	273 0.5×	293 1.0×	98 0.4×	275 1.5×	7	1.1k
Lorenz Bießmann Germany	15	435 0.5×	466 0.9×	283 1.0×	87 0.4×	374 2.0×	27	895
Rajiv K. Pandey India	20	394 0.5×	575 1.1×	285 1.0×	99 0.4×	329 1.8×	43	904

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Afre, Rakesh A., et al.. (2025). Structural, morphological and optical characterization of CdS-doped silica aerogels synthesized through sol-gel method. Materials Research Bulletin. 192. 113590–113590.

Afre, Rakesh A., Ka Yeon Ryu, Won Suk Shin, & Diego Pugliese. (2024). Comparative Study of Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Z907, N719, Photoactive Phenothiazine Dyes and PVDF-HFP Gel Polymer Electrolytes with Different Molecular Weights. Photonics. 11(8). 760–760. 2 indexed citations

Afre, Rakesh A. & Diego Pugliese. (2024). Perovskite Solar Cells: A Review of the Latest Advances in Materials, Fabrication Techniques, and Stability Enhancement Strategies. Micromachines. 15(2). 192–192. 92 indexed citations breakdown →

Baruah, Sunandan, Rakesh A. Afre, & Diego Pugliese. (2024). Effect of Size and Morphology of Different ZnO Nanostructures on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Energies. 17(9). 2076–2076. 5 indexed citations

Afre, Rakesh A., et al.. (2018). Transparent Conducting Oxide Films for Various Applications: A Review. REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE. 53(1). 79–89. 261 indexed citations

Singh, Surya Prakash, Rakesh A. Afre, Yasuhiko Hayashi, et al.. (2009). New diarylmethanofullerene derivatives and their properties for organic thin-film solar cells. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 5. 7–7. 16 indexed citations

Puri, Vijaya, et al.. (2009). Carbon Nanobeads from Brassica Nigra Oil: Synthesis and Characterization. Advanced Science Letters. 2(3). 388–390.

Kalita, Golap, Sudip Adhikari, Hare Ram Aryal, et al.. (2009). Silicon nanowire array/polymer hybrid solar cell incorporating carbon nanotubes. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 42(11). 115104–115104. 52 indexed citations

Afre, Rakesh A., Yasuhiko Hayashi, Tetsuo Soga, Golap Kalita, & Masayoshi Umeno. (2009). Effect of liquid nitrogen treatment on the structural, electrical and optical properties of indium tin oxide coated glass substrate. Chemical Physics Letters. 481(1-3). 68–72. 3 indexed citations

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Kalita, Golap, Hare Ram Aryal, Sudip Adhikari, et al.. (2008). Fluorine incorporated amorphous carbon thin films prepared by Surface Wave Microwave Plasma CVD. Diamond and Related Materials. 17(7-10). 1697–1701. 9 indexed citations

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Kalita, Golap, Sudip Adhikari, Hare Ram Aryal, et al.. (2008). Fullerene (C60) decoration in oxygen plasma treated multiwalled carbon nanotubes for photovoltaic application. Applied Physics Letters. 92(6). 34 indexed citations

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Kalita, Golap, Sudip Adhikari, Hare Ram Aryal, et al.. (2008). Cutting carbon nanotubes for solar cell application. Applied Physics Letters. 92(12). 30 indexed citations

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Hu, Chi‐Chang, et al.. (2008). Development of Supercapacitors Using Porous Carbon Materials Synthesized from Plant Derived Precursors. Carbon letters. 9(3). 188–194. 8 indexed citations

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Sharon, Madhuri, Tetsuo Soga, Rakesh A. Afre, et al.. (2007). Hydrogen storage by carbon materials synthesized from oil seeds and fibrous plant materials. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32(17). 4238–4249. 33 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Pradip, Tetsuo Soga, Rakesh A. Afre, & T. Jimbo. (2007). Simplified synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes from a botanical hydrocarbon: Turpentine oil. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 462(1-2). 289–293. 49 indexed citations

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Sharon, Madhuri, et al.. (2007). Photocatalytic Degradation of E. coli and S. aureus by Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon letters. 8(3). 184–190. 5 indexed citations

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Bhardwaj, Sunil, et al.. (2007). Carbon Material from Natural Sources as an Anode in Lithium Secondary Battery. Carbon letters. 8(4). 285–291. 17 indexed citations

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Afre, Rakesh A., Tetsuo Soga, T. Jimbo, et al.. (2006). VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES BY SPRAY PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 20(29). 4965–4972. 4 indexed citations

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Somani, Prakash R., Akihiko Yoshida, Rakesh A. Afre, et al.. (2006). Nanostructured hydrogenated amorphous carbon films doped with nitrogen on p‐silicon. physica status solidi (a). 203(8). 1982–1991. 11 indexed citations

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Afre, Rakesh A., Tetsuo Soga, T. Jimbo, et al.. (2005). Growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on silicon and quartz substrate by spray pyrolysis of a natural precursor: Turpentine oil. Chemical Physics Letters. 414(1-3). 6–10. 85 indexed citations

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