R.K. Sharma

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
94 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

R.K. Sharma is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R.K. Sharma has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 45 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in R.K. Sharma's work include Phase Change Materials Research (57 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (45 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (36 papers). R.K. Sharma is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (57 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (45 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (36 papers). R.K. Sharma collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. R.K. Sharma's co-authors include V.V. Tyagi, Ahmet Sarı, Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar, P. Ganesan, Shanti C. Sandaran, Gökhan Hekimoğlu, Alok Kumar Ansu, Rahul Goyal, Pooja Singh and P. Ganesan and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Carbon and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

R.K. Sharma

88 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Developments in organic solid–liquid phase change materials and their applications in thermal energy storage

2015 689 citations R.K. Sharma, V.V. Tyagi et al. profile →
A comprehensive review on development of eutectic organic phase change materials and their composites for low and medium range thermal energy storage applications

2021 253 citations Pooja Singh, R.K. Sharma et al. profile →
Advances in phase change materials, heat transfer enhancement techniques, and their applications in thermal energy storage: A comprehensive review

2024 104 citations R.K. Sharma, Mohammad Khalid et al. Journal of Energy Storage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R.K. Sharma India	33	3.1k	1.8k	435	422	376	94	3.8k
Yaxue Lin China	18	3.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	559 1.3×	494 1.2×	344 0.9×	18	3.9k
Murat Kenisarin United Kingdom	13	3.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	432 1.0×	509 1.2×	210 0.6×	19	3.8k
C.R. Chen Taiwan	7	4.5k 1.4×	2.9k 1.7×	519 1.2×	514 1.2×	366 1.0×	8	5.3k
Halime Paksoy Türkiye	36	3.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	454 1.0×	403 1.0×	231 0.6×	88	4.2k
Guruprasad Alva China	27	4.5k 1.4×	3.1k 1.8×	864 2.0×	694 1.6×	465 1.2×	27	5.7k
Lingkun Liu China	15	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	333 0.8×	287 0.7×	225 0.6×	18	2.5k
Aran Solé Spain	28	2.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	207 0.5×	411 1.0×	296 0.8×	44	2.8k
Farhan Lafta Rashid Iraq	30	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	332 0.8×	278 0.7×	657 1.7×	259	2.7k
Francis Boateng Agyenim Ghana	13	2.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	202 0.5×	200 0.5×	224 0.6×	20	3.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sharma, R.K., et al.. (2025). Thermophysical characterization and chemical stability of Ag ₂ O-enhanced eutectic nano-PCMs for moderate-temperature applications. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 23(9). 1143–1155.

Ansu, Alok Kumar, et al.. (2025). Development of a nano-engineered form-stable phase transition material by valorization of spent coffee for thermal energy storage. Biomass and Bioenergy. 205. 108550–108550. 1 indexed citations

Pathak, Sudhir Kumar, K. Chopra, Abhishek Saxena, et al.. (2024). Sustainable growth of solar drying technologies: Advancing the use of thermal energy storage for domestic and industrial applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 99. 113320–113320. 25 indexed citations

Abdullah, Abdul Adam, et al.. (2024). Optimisation of POME biodiesel with isobutanol additive to cater UN sustainable development goal on affordable and clean energy. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 51. 102618–102618. 4 indexed citations

Sharma, R.K., et al.. (2023). 2D MXene based nanocomposites for solar driven renewable energy storage utilizing binary eutectic phase change material. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 391. 123246–123246. 15 indexed citations

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

Sharma, R.K., et al.. (2023). Influence of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic modification of the porous matrix on the thermal performance of form stable phase change materials: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 185. 113642–113642. 43 indexed citations

Rathore, Pushpendra Kumar Singh, Krishna Kumar Gupta, B. Patel, R.K. Sharma, & Naveen Kumar Gupta. (2023). Beeswax as a potential replacement of paraffin wax as shape stabilized solar thermal energy storage material: An experimental study. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107714–107714. 57 indexed citations

Singh, Pooja, R.K. Sharma, Gökhan Hekimoğlu, et al.. (2023). Expanded waste glass/methyl palmitate/carbon nanofibers as effective shape stabilized and thermal enhanced composite phase change material for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 64. 107205–107205. 17 indexed citations

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Khatri, Rahul, Rahul Goyal, & R.K. Sharma. (2023). Comparative experimental investigations on a low-cost solar cooker with energy storage materials for sustainable development. Results in Engineering. 20. 101546–101546. 14 indexed citations

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Rathore, Pushpendra Kumar Singh, et al.. (2023). Integration of lauric acid/zeolite/graphite as shape stabilized composite phase change material in gypsum for enhanced thermal energy storage in buildings. Applied Thermal Engineering. 224. 120088–120088. 68 indexed citations

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Ansu, Alok Kumar, et al.. (2023). Investigation on Thermal Energy Storage Properties of Polyethylene Glycol with Hybrid Nanoparticles of Al₂O₃ and CuO for Solar Thermal Energy Storage. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 12(7). 71004–71004. 4 indexed citations

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Sarı, Ahmet, Gökhan Hekimoğlu, R.K. Sharma, et al.. (2022). Capric-stearic acid mixture impregnated carbonized waste sugar beet pulp as leak-resistive composite phase change material with effective thermal conductivity and thermal energy storage performance. Energy. 247. 123501–123501. 79 indexed citations

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Hekimoğlu, Gökhan, Ahmet Sarı, Sedat Keleş, et al.. (2021). Carbonized waste hazelnut wood‐based shape‐stable composite phase change materials for thermal management implementations. International Journal of Energy Research. 45(7). 10271–10284. 51 indexed citations

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Hekimoğlu, Gökhan, Ahmet Sarı, Sedat Keleş, et al.. (2021). Walnut shell derived bio-carbon/methyl palmitate as novel composite phase change material with enhanced thermal energy storage properties. Journal of Energy Storage. 35. 102288–102288. 143 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Ankur, et al.. (2020). Numerical and experimental investigation of different rib roughness in a solar air heater. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 19. 100576–100576. 47 indexed citations

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Sharma, R.K., et al.. (2008). Physico-chemical changes during growth and development of ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk).. Haryana journal of horticultural sciences. 37. 57–59.

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Sharma, R.K., et al.. (2007). Seasonal variation in the ambient air quality of a tropical city Varanasi, India - a case study.. PLANT ARCHIVES. 7(2). 821–823. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Jitender, et al.. (2000). The effect of different methods of packing on the shelf life of kinnow.. Haryana journal of horticultural sciences. 29. 202–203. 16 indexed citations

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Kumar, Jitender, et al.. (1990). Increased shelf-life of kinnow mandarin (Citrus reticulata) by different storage conditions and chemicals.. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 60(2). 151–154. 1 indexed citations

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