Renjith S. Pillai

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Renjith S. Pillai is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Renjith S. Pillai has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 50 papers in Materials Chemistry and 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Renjith S. Pillai's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (58 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (23 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (20 papers). Renjith S. Pillai is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (58 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (23 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (20 papers). Renjith S. Pillai collaborates with scholars based in India, France and United Kingdom. Renjith S. Pillai's co-authors include Guillaume Maurin, Youssef Belmabkhout, Prashant M. Bhatt, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Karim Adil, Amandine Cadiau, Ayalew H. Assen, Raksh V. Jasra, Athulya S. Palakkal and Aleksander Shkurenko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Renjith S. Pillai

91 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Gas/vapour separation using ultra-microporous metal–organic frameworks: insights into the structure/separation relationship

2017 1.2k citations Renjith S. Pillai, Guillaume Maurin et al. profile →
A pressure-amplifying framework material with negative gas adsorption transitions

2016 531 citations Renjith S. Pillai, Guillaume Maurin et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Renjith S. Pillai India	35	4.0k	3.1k	1.5k	670	522	92	5.1k
Amandine Cadiau France	27	4.7k 1.2×	4.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.4×	384 0.6×	498 1.0×	40	6.1k
Nakeun Ko South Korea	13	4.1k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	339 0.5×	374 0.7×	20	4.8k
D.L. Rogow United States	12	5.2k 1.3×	4.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	625 0.9×	421 0.8×	15	6.3k
Hui‐Min Wen China	34	4.9k 1.2×	4.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	400 0.6×	458 0.9×	85	6.4k
Matthew R. Hill Australia	32	3.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	287 0.4×	381 0.7×	80	4.8k
Weidong Fan China	37	4.2k 1.1×	3.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	306 0.5×	513 1.0×	146	5.8k
Ji Woong Yoon South Korea	37	3.7k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	260 0.4×	460 0.9×	91	5.0k
Guillaume Clet France	33	3.9k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	239 0.4×	570 1.1×	62	5.2k
Christopher A. Trickett United States	15	3.1k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	715 0.5×	519 0.8×	1.0k 2.0×	17	4.2k
Sandrine Bourrelly France	34	6.1k 1.6×	4.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.6×	468 0.7×	353 0.7×	48	7.1k

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Pillai, Renjith S., et al.. (2025). Insight Into Supramolecular Interactions of Etherified Alkyl Phenolic Resoles. Journal of Polymer Science. 63(11). 2480–2489. 1 indexed citations

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Mondal, Prasenjit, et al.. (2025). Free COOH-tethered layered Co( ii ) framework and flexible composite as a size-reliant, tandem and robust catalyst for mild and scalable synthesis of bioactive molecules. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(47). 40741–40756.

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Das, Rajesh, et al.. (2024). Engineering the functionality of porous organic polymers (POPs) for metal/cocatalyst-free CO2 fixation at atmospheric conditions. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113777–113777. 15 indexed citations

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Tayade, Rajesh J., et al.. (2023). A novel route for isomerization of α-pinene oxide at room temperature under irradiation of light-emitting diodes. Materials Today Chemistry. 33. 101682–101682. 1 indexed citations

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Pradhan, Sourava C., Sunil Varughese, Renjith S. Pillai, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric dual species copper(ii/i) electrolyte dye-sensitized solar cells with 35.6% efficiency under indoor light. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(2). 1081–1093. 33 indexed citations

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Palakkal, Athulya S. & Renjith S. Pillai. (2023). Unraveling the role of fullerene encapsulation driven CO2 capture in square pillared Bio-HOF under humid condition by advanced molecular simulation. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124650–124650. 4 indexed citations

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Palakkal, Athulya S., et al.. (2023). 3-Phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one via a renewable approach as an efficient corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acid media. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 308. 128238–128238. 6 indexed citations

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Palakkal, Athulya S., et al.. (2023). Prediction of the capture and utilization of atmospheric acidic gases by azo-based square-pillared fluorinated MOFs. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(44). 30458–30468. 4 indexed citations

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Mazuryk, Olga, et al.. (2022). Nanoencapsulation of Ru(p-cymene) Complex Bearing Ginger-based Natural Product into Liposomal Nanoformulation to Improve Its Cellular Uptake and Antiproliferative Activity. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 5(7). 3241–3256. 18 indexed citations

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Palakkal, Athulya S., et al.. (2022). Molecular level investigation on the impact of geometric isomers as fluorinated ligands in SIFSIX MOF for natural gas sweetening. Separation Science and Technology. 57(16). 2554–2565. 2 indexed citations

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Das, Rajesh, et al.. (2021). Efficient chemical fixation of CO₂ from direct air under environment-friendly co-catalyst and solvent-free ambient conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(40). 23127–23139. 81 indexed citations

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Pillai, Renjith S., et al.. (2021). Highly selective detection of TNP over other nitro compounds in water: the role of selective host–guest interactions in Zr-NDI MOF. New Journal of Chemistry. 45(29). 12931–12937. 41 indexed citations

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Pillai, Renjith S., et al.. (2021). Assembly of discrete and oligomeric structures of organotin double-decker silsesquioxanes: inherent stability studies. New Journal of Chemistry. 45(43). 20144–20154. 11 indexed citations

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Kurisingal, Jintu Francis, Yadagiri Rachuri, Athulya S. Palakkal, et al.. (2019). Water-Tolerant DUT-Series Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Theoretical–Experimental Study for the Chemical Fixation of CO₂ and Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Ethyl Levulinate to γ-Valerolactone. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(44). 41458–41471. 60 indexed citations

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Mal, Arindam, et al.. (2019). Supramolecular Surface Charge Regulation in Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets: Reversible Exfoliation and Controlled Bacterial Growth. Angewandte Chemie. 132(22). 8791–8797. 34 indexed citations

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Mal, Arindam, et al.. (2019). Supramolecular Surface Charge Regulation in Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets: Reversible Exfoliation and Controlled Bacterial Growth. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(22). 8713–8719. 75 indexed citations

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Pillai, Renjith S., Farid Nouar, João Pires, et al.. (2018). Metal-Organic Frameworks for Cultural Heritage Preservation: The Case of Acetic Acid Removal. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(16). 13886–13894. 44 indexed citations

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Benoit, Virginie, Nicolas Chanut, Renjith S. Pillai, et al.. (2017). A promising metal–organic framework (MOF), MIL-96(Al), for CO₂ separation under humid conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(5). 2081–2090. 91 indexed citations

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Sethia, Govind, et al.. (2010). Sorption of Methane, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Argon in ZSM-5 with different SiO₂/Al₂O₃ Ratios: Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulation and Volumetric Measurements. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 49(5). 2353–2362. 34 indexed citations

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Sebastian, Jince, Renjith S. Pillai, Sunil A. Peter, & Raksh V. Jasra. (2007). Sorption of N₂, O₂, and Ar in Mn(II)-Exchanged Zeolites A and X Using Volumetric Measurements and Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 46(19). 6293–6302. 22 indexed citations

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