S. Krishnamurthy

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

S. Krishnamurthy is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Krishnamurthy has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 38 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. Krishnamurthy's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (29 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (23 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (19 papers). S. Krishnamurthy is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (29 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (23 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (19 papers). S. Krishnamurthy collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. S. Krishnamurthy's co-authors include Herbert C. Brown, A. Sher, A.-B. Chen, Nung Min Yoon, Nan Zhou, Jian Zhou, Chwang Siek Pak, Mark van Schilfgaarde, M. A. Berding and N. Newman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

S. Krishnamurthy

122 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Forty years of hydride reductions

1979 357 citations Herbert C. Brown, S. Krishnamurthy profile →
Lithium tri-sec-butylborohydride. New reagent for the reduction of cyclic and bicyclic ketones with super stereoselectivity. Remarkably simple and practical procedure for the conversion of ketones to alcohols in exceptionally high stereochemical purity

1972 244 citations Herbert C. Brown, S. Krishnamurthy Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
S. Krishnamurthy	1.7k	791	691	674	607	129	4.2k
Francisco Muñoz	948 0.6×	201 0.3×	562 0.8×	573 0.9×	99 0.2×	177	3.1k
R. J. Anderson	521 0.3×	365 0.5×	465 0.7×	334 0.5×	53 0.1×	185	3.3k
Roger A. Klein	1.4k 0.8×	217 0.3×	1.0k 1.5×	1.6k 2.4×	698 1.1×	96	6.3k
Reinhard Schmidt	1.7k 1.0×	492 0.6×	341 0.5×	768 1.1×	284 0.5×	162	6.2k
Charles K. Mann	818 0.5×	696 0.9×	171 0.2×	400 0.6×	197 0.3×	117	3.7k
Fang Liu	3.8k 2.2×	203 0.3×	194 0.3×	1.4k 2.0×	530 0.9×	228	5.8k
Åke Pilotti	1.6k 0.9×	166 0.2×	313 0.5×	951 1.4×	674 1.1×	237	3.8k
Ze‐Sheng Li	1.0k 0.6×	2.5k 3.2×	1.2k 1.7×	521 0.8×	300 0.5×	426	7.2k
Keith Jones	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	605 0.9×	1.4k 2.0×	118 0.2×	270	5.5k
Amber L. Thompson	7.8k 4.6×	939 1.2×	305 0.4×	1.4k 2.0×	4.2k 6.9×	314	13.2k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Krishnamurthy, S. & Harpreet Kaur. (2025). Lockdown's double edge: Past remedies, future uncertainties. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 35(1). e13050–e13050.

Krishnamurthy, S., et al.. (2024). Ion acceleration from aluminum foil coated with a gold nanolayer irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses. Physics of Plasmas. 31(1). 1 indexed citations

Ramakrishna, B., S. Krishnamurthy, K. F. Kakolee, et al.. (2023). Probing bulk electron temperature via x-ray emission in a solid density plasma. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 65(4). 45005–45005. 1 indexed citations

Krishnamurthy, S., et al.. (2023). Observation of proton modulations in laser–solid interaction. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 65(8). 85020–85020. 1 indexed citations

Krishnamurthy, S., et al.. (2022). Photon emission enhancement studies from the interaction of ultraintense laser pulses with shaped targets. Physical review. E. 105(2). 25205–25205. 9 indexed citations

Gonzalez, Leonel P., et al.. (2009). Wavelength dependence of two photon and free carrier absorptions in InP. Optics Express. 17(11). 8741–8741. 20 indexed citations

Krishnamurthy, S., Jian Zhou, & Nan Zhou. (2005). Auditor Reputation, Auditor Independence, and the Stock-Market Impact of Andersen's Indictment on Its Client Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

Kadapakkam, Palani‐Rajan, S. Krishnamurthy, & Yiuman Tse. (2005). Stock Splits, Broker Promotion and Decimalization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

Krishnamurthy, S. & P. V. Santos. (2004). Optical modulation in photonic band gap structures by surface acoustic waves. Journal of Applied Physics. 96(4). 1803–1810. 8 indexed citations

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Krishnamurthy, S., Paul A. Spindt, Venkat Subramaniam, & Tracie Woidtke. (2004). Does investor identity matter in equity issues? Evidence from private placements. Journal of Financial Intermediation. 14(2). 210–238. 21 indexed citations

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Fernando, Chitru S., S. Krishnamurthy, & Paul A. Spindt. (2003). Is Share Price Related to Marketability? Evidence from Mutual Fund Share Splits. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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Krishnamurthy, S., Mark van Schilfgaarde, & N. Newman. (2003). Spin lifetimes of electrons injected into GaAs and GaN. Applied Physics Letters. 83(9). 1761–1763. 103 indexed citations

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Li, Biao, Y. S. Gui, Hongjuan Ye, Junhao Chu, & S. Krishnamurthy. (1998). Logarithmic approximation for the energy band in nonparabolic semiconductors. Journal of Applied Physics. 83(12). 7668–7671. 5 indexed citations

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Krishnamurthy, S., A. Sher, & A.-B. Chen. (1997). Accurate calculation of Auger rates in infrared materials. Journal of Applied Physics. 82(11). 5540–5546. 21 indexed citations

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Krishnamurthy, S. & Herbert C. Brown. (1983). Selective reductions. 31. Lithium triethylborohydride as an exceptionally powerful nucleophile. A new and remarkably rapid methodology for the hydrogenolysis of alkyl halides under mild conditions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 48(18). 3085–3091. 25 indexed citations

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Brown, Herbert C., S. Krishnamurthy, John L. Hubbard, & Randolph A. Coleman. (1979). Addition compounds of alkali metal hydrides. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 166(3). 281–291. 15 indexed citations

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Krishnamurthy, S. & Kerry Thompson. (1977). Selective reduction of functionalized carboxylic acids with borane-methyl sulfide: A convenient undergraduate organic experiment. Journal of Chemical Education. 54(12). 778–778. 9 indexed citations

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Brown, Herbert C., et al.. (1977). Addition compounds of alkali metal hydrides. 14. The reaction of trialkylboranes with lithium trialkylborohydrides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99(19). 6237–6242. 24 indexed citations

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Brown, Herbert C. & S. Krishnamurthy. (1973). Lithium triethylborohydride. Exceptionally powerful nucleophile in displacement reactions with organic halides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(5). 1669–1671. 103 indexed citations

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Brown, Herbert C. & S. Krishnamurthy. (1972). Lithium tri-sec-butylborohydride. New reagent for the reduction of cyclic and bicyclic ketones with super stereoselectivity. Remarkably simple and practical procedure for the conversion of ketones to alcohols in exceptionally high stereochemical purity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(20). 7159–7161. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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