S. Sofia

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

S. Sofia is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Sofia has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in S. Sofia's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (5 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (3 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (3 papers). S. Sofia is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (5 papers), Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (3 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (3 papers). S. Sofia collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Germany. S. Sofia's co-authors include Edward W. Merrill, David L. Kaplan, V. Premnath, Mary Beth McCarthy, Gloria Gronowicz, John Philip, R. P. George, Geetisubhra Jena, B. Anandkumar and Amarjit Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Construction and Building Materials and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

S. Sofia

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Functionalized silk-based biomaterials for bone formation 1998 2026 2007 2016 2000 1998 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Functionalized silk-based biomaterials for bone formation
    2000 654 citations S. Sofia, Mary Beth McCarthy et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research profile →
  2. Poly(ethylene oxide) Grafted to Silicon Surfaces: Grafting Density and Protein Adsorption
    1998 524 citations S. Sofia, V. Premnath et al. Macromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Sofia India 10 796 559 531 290 146 14 1.5k
Dominique Vautier France 22 598 0.8× 999 1.8× 755 1.4× 432 1.5× 140 1.0× 45 2.0k
Benjamin P. Partlow United States 22 1.6k 2.0× 270 0.5× 847 1.6× 377 1.3× 56 0.4× 27 2.2k
Mingzhong Li China 24 1.7k 2.2× 293 0.5× 729 1.4× 344 1.2× 70 0.5× 39 2.0k
Catarina A. Custódio Portugal 25 656 0.8× 468 0.8× 942 1.8× 214 0.7× 124 0.8× 58 1.8k
Nisarg J. Shah United States 20 599 0.8× 387 0.7× 1.1k 2.0× 431 1.5× 111 0.8× 39 2.1k
Claudia Dahmen Germany 11 1.1k 1.4× 520 0.9× 1.2k 2.3× 793 2.7× 105 0.7× 13 2.7k
Matthew B. Applegate United States 19 846 1.1× 148 0.3× 889 1.7× 263 0.9× 96 0.7× 40 1.7k
Kelly A. Burke United States 18 858 1.1× 183 0.3× 589 1.1× 235 0.8× 34 0.2× 33 1.6k
Mingzhong Li China 25 1.9k 2.4× 234 0.4× 719 1.4× 460 1.6× 63 0.4× 85 2.3k
Quankui Lin China 28 506 0.6× 579 1.0× 484 0.9× 367 1.3× 59 0.4× 81 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Sofia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Sofia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Sofia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Sofia based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. Sofia. S. Sofia is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Sofia, S., S.C. Vanithakumari, & John Philip. (2023). Effect of Nanoparticle-Incorporated Cementitious Coating on the Corrosion Resistance of Rebars in Chloride Medium. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 33(16). 8299–8310. 1 indexed citations
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Rasitha, T.P., S. Sofia, B. Anandkumar, & John Philip. (2022). Long term antifouling performance of superhydrophobic surfaces in seawater environment: Effect of substrate material, hierarchical surface feature and surface chemistry. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 647. 129194–129194. 30 indexed citations
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Harilal, Manu, et al.. (2021). Enhanced corrosion protection of reinforcement steel with nanomaterial incorporated fly ash based cementitious coating. Construction and Building Materials. 275. 122130–122130. 30 indexed citations
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Jena, Geetisubhra, S. Sofia, B. Anandkumar, et al.. (2021). Graphene oxide/polyvinylpyrrolidone composite coating on 316L SS with superior antibacterial and anti-biofouling properties. Progress in Organic Coatings. 158. 106356–106356. 31 indexed citations
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Jena, Geetisubhra, B. Anandkumar, S. Sofia, R. P. George, & John Philip. (2020). Fabrication of silanized GO hybrid coating on 316L SS with enhanced corrosion resistance and antibacterial properties for marine applications. Surface and Coatings Technology. 402. 126295–126295. 43 indexed citations
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Vanithakumari, S.C., Geetisubhra Jena, S. Sofia, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of superhydrophobic titanium surfaces with superior antibacterial properties using graphene oxide and silanized silica nanoparticles. Surface and Coatings Technology. 400. 126074–126074. 49 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Daniel, S. Sofia, & Wolfgang Frieß. (2006). Integrity and stability studies of precipitated rhBMP-2 microparticles with a focus on ATR-FTIR measurements. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 63(3). 241–248. 14 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., et al.. (2003). Preparation and Use of Tethered Ligands as Biomaterials and Tools for Cell Biology. Tissue Engineering. 18. 19–34. 1 indexed citations
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Malmström, Eva, Anna Carlmark, & S. Sofia. (2002). Atom transfer radical polymerization from cellulose fibers. 224. 1 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., Amarjit Singh, & David L. Kaplan. (2002). PEROXIDASE-CATALYZED CROSSlINKING OF FUNCTIONALIZED POLYASPARTIC ACID POLYMERS. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A. 39(10). 1151–1181. 49 indexed citations
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Sofia, S., Mary Beth McCarthy, Gloria Gronowicz, & David L. Kaplan. (2000). Functionalized silk-based biomaterials for bone formation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 54(1). 139–148. 654 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sofia, S., V. Premnath, & Edward W. Merrill. (1998). Poly(ethylene oxide) Grafted to Silicon Surfaces: Grafting Density and Protein Adsorption. Macromolecules. 31(15). 5059–5070. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sofia, S. & Edward W. Merrill. (1998). Grafting of PEO to polymer surfaces using electron beam irradiation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 40(1). 153–163. 51 indexed citations
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Sagar, Ambuj, S. Sofia, & Edward W. Merrill. (1993). Estimation of inter-detector lag in multi-detection gel permeation chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 635(1). 132–136. 2 indexed citations

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