S. S. Saravanakumar

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

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S. S. Saravanakumar is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. S. Saravanakumar has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 58 papers in Biomaterials and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in S. S. Saravanakumar's work include Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (67 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (33 papers). S. S. Saravanakumar is often cited by papers focused on Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (67 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (33 papers). S. S. Saravanakumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. S. S. Saravanakumar's co-authors include P. Senthamaraikannan, A. Kumaravel, V. P. Arthanarieswaran, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, T. Nagarajan, Anish Khan, R. Baskaran, P. Sudhakar, N. Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes and Indran Suyambulingam and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Carbohydrate Polymers and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

S. S. Saravanakumar

90 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Characterization of a novel natural cellulosic fiber from Prosopis juliflora bark

2012 368 citations S. S. Saravanakumar, A. Kumaravel et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. S. Saravanakumar India	43	4.6k	3.6k	782	733	571	92	5.3k
P. Senthamaraikannan India	34	5.5k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	741 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	520 0.9×	93	6.1k
A. Varada Rajulu India	48	4.3k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	813 1.0×	827 1.1×	1.4k 2.4×	175	7.3k
Laly A. Pothan India	28	2.8k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	667 0.9×	814 1.1×	1.1k 2.0×	50	5.3k
Omar Faruk Germany	22	4.5k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	432 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	454 0.8×	34	5.1k
Mohammad Asim Malaysia	31	2.8k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	362 0.5×	666 0.9×	383 0.7×	51	3.9k
M. S. Sreekala India	28	3.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	338 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	486 0.9×	59	4.3k
Fabiola Vilaseca Spain	38	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	332 0.4×	569 0.8×	667 1.2×	105	3.7k
Francisco Cardona Australia	27	3.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	420 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	447 0.8×	94	4.3k
Analı́a Vázquez Argentina	34	2.4k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	584 0.7×	565 0.8×	987 1.7×	89	5.2k
Mehdi Tajvidi United States	40	2.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.9×	622 0.8×	514 0.7×	1.3k 2.3×	152	5.4k

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Arumugam, Sasikumar, et al.. (2025). Exploring the characteristics of Pithecellobium dulce cellulosic fruit peel fibers: a sustainable reinforcement for high-performance biocomposites. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 316(Pt 1). 144493–144493. 1 indexed citations

Senthamaraikannan, P., S. S. Saravanakumar, K. Arunprasath, Indran Suyambulingam, & Vijay Chaudhary. (2025). A comprehensive review of the characterization of raw and surface-modified cellulosic plant fibers and their polyester- and epoxy-based composites. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 318(Pt 4). 145310–145310. 4 indexed citations

Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2024). Examining the Potential for Employing Biowaste Prosopis juliflora Bark as an Additive in Particulate-Reinforced Polymer Based Composite Materials. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 16(3). 1073–1083. 2 indexed citations

Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2024). Modification of rice hull powder by in situ generation of silver nanoparticales for antibacterial composite filler applications. Macromolecular Research. 32(7). 653–661. 1 indexed citations

Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2024). Extraction and characterization of a potential plasticizer from Vachellia nilotica. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119659–119659. 1 indexed citations

Ramesh, T., et al.. (2023). Development and Characterization of a Polylactic Acid/Sesame Husk Powder–Based Biocomposite Film for Packaging Application. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 15(5). 2845–2856. 8 indexed citations

Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2023). Development and analysis of environmental friendly biocomposite films with pomegranate peel as filler for conventional applications. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 14(23). 29949–29961. 9 indexed citations

Ramkumar, T., et al.. (2020). Characterization of New Cellulosic Fiber from the Bark of Acacia nilotica L . Plant. Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(1). 199–208. 96 indexed citations

Kumar, R., P. Senthamaraikannan, S. S. Saravanakumar, et al.. (2020). Suitability Evaluation of Sida mysorensis Plant Fiber as Reinforcement in Polymer Composite. Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(5). 1659–1669. 33 indexed citations

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Kumar, A. Senthil, et al.. (2020). Mechanical Properties of Alkali-Treated Carica Papaya Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites. Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(1). 269–279. 38 indexed citations

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Ganapathy, T., R. Sathiskumar, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, et al.. (2019). Effect of Graphene Powder on Banyan Aerial Root Fibers Reinforced Epoxy Composites. Journal of Natural Fibers. 18(7). 1029–1036. 86 indexed citations

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Balaji, M., et al.. (2019). A Comprehensive Physical, Chemical and Morphological Characterization of Novel Cellulosic Fiber Extracted from the Stem of Elettaria Cardamomum Plant. Journal of Natural Fibers. 18(10). 1460–1471. 44 indexed citations

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Saravanakumar, S. S.. (2019). Manual Scavenging in India: Issues & Challenges. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development. 1 indexed citations

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Moshi, A. Arul Marcel, D. Ravindran, S.R. Sundara Bharathi, et al.. (2019). Characterization of a new cellulosic natural fiber extracted from the root of Ficus religiosa tree. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 142. 212–221. 234 indexed citations

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Kumar, A. Senthil, et al.. (2017). Physicochemical properties of new cellulosic fiber extracted from Carica papaya bark. Journal of Natural Fibers. 16(2). 175–184. 83 indexed citations

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Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2014). EXPLORING THE COMPETENCE OF PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS TO COMBAT ANTHRACNOSE DISEASE OF CUCUMBER -AN IN SILICO APPROACH. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6(8). 255–258. 1 indexed citations

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Saravanakumar, S. S.. (2014). Preliminary phytochemical screening of different solvent extracts of Root tuber of Smilax china. 2(7). 1 indexed citations

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Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2013). Screening of antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of Caesalpinia sappan L.. Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research. 5(2). 7 indexed citations

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Saravanakumar, S. S., A. Kumaravel, T. Nagarajan, P. Sudhakar, & R. Baskaran. (2012). Characterization of a novel natural cellulosic fiber from Prosopis juliflora bark. Carbohydrate Polymers. 92(2). 1928–1933. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saravanakumar, S. S., et al.. (2009). Simultaneous RP-HPLC Estimation of Nitazoxanide and Ofloxacin in Tablet Dosage Forms. Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry. 2(1). 43–45. 4 indexed citations

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