Santosh Kumar

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Santosh Kumar is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Santosh Kumar has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 55 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Santosh Kumar's work include High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (57 papers), Advanced materials and composites (36 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (12 papers). Santosh Kumar is often cited by papers focused on High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (57 papers), Advanced materials and composites (36 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (12 papers). Santosh Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and United States. Santosh Kumar's co-authors include Changhee Lee, Gyuyeol Bae, Manoj Kumar, Kicheol Kang, Amit Handa, Yuming Xiong, Naveen Manhar Chavan, Shrikant Joshi, Hyuntaek Na and Sanghoon Yoon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Power Sources and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Santosh Kumar

84 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

General aspects of interface bonding in kinetic sprayed c... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2023 100 200 300 400
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. General aspects of interface bonding in kinetic sprayed coatings
    2008 409 citations Gyuyeol Bae, Santosh Kumar et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  2. Comprehensive review on high entropy alloy-based coating
    2023 90 citations Santosh Kumar Surface and Coatings Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Santosh Kumar India 28 1.8k 1.7k 673 477 351 92 2.6k
Yingchun Xie China 32 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 547 0.8× 430 0.9× 212 0.6× 109 2.7k
Atieh Moridi United States 18 902 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 592 0.9× 279 0.6× 330 0.9× 44 2.1k
Ghislain Montavon France 33 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 517 1.1× 877 2.5× 153 3.5k
Antonello Astarita Italy 29 973 0.5× 2.2k 1.3× 545 0.8× 206 0.4× 389 1.1× 174 2.9k
Xiaopeng Li China 36 567 0.3× 3.9k 2.4× 1.0k 1.5× 308 0.6× 406 1.2× 149 4.6k
Stefan Björklund Sweden 27 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 892 1.3× 299 0.6× 678 1.9× 96 2.1k
Pasquale Cavaliere Italy 41 2.5k 1.4× 5.3k 3.2× 1.8k 2.6× 757 1.6× 845 2.4× 201 6.2k
Mathieu Brochu Canada 40 938 0.5× 4.5k 2.7× 1.3k 2.0× 589 1.2× 473 1.3× 213 5.0k
Pravansu Mohanty United States 24 930 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 682 1.0× 99 0.2× 264 0.8× 80 2.5k
B. Venkataraman India 23 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 908 1.3× 516 1.1× 816 2.3× 53 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Santosh Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Santosh Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Santosh Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Santosh Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Santosh Kumar 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 Santosh Kumar. Santosh Kumar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chavan, Naveen Manhar, et al.. (2025). Spatial microstructure in cold sprayed coatings: Influence of material properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1021. 179573–179573.
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2025). Thermal Spray Coatings. Advanced structured materials.
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2025). Corrosion performance of electrochemically anodized and calcium phosphate coated AZ31 magnesium alloy. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 343. 131066–131066. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2025). Biomaterials and Additive Manufacturing. SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2025). Thermo-mechanical, structural and electrical properties of Ba-La-Zn-Al-borosilicate glasses as sealants for application in SOFCs. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 671. 123826–123826.
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2024). Blockchain Technology for Ensuring the Integrity of Digital Images. 9. 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2024). Investigation on corrosion behaviour of HAp coating on biomaterial. Materials Today Proceedings. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2023). An experimental analysis on performance of CI engine fuelled with eucalyptus oil. Materials Today Proceedings. 5 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2023). Cold spraying of Al-aerospace alloys: Ease of coating deposition at high stagnation temperatures. Surface and Coatings Technology. 467. 129703–129703. 22 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2023). Assessing critical process condition for bonding in cold spraying. Surface and Coatings Technology. 470. 129839–129839. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh. (2023). Comprehensive review on high entropy alloy-based coating. Surface and Coatings Technology. 477. 130327–130327. 90 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2023). Corrosion and in vitro characteristics of cerium phosphate based chemical conversion coating on AZ31 magnesium alloy. Applied Surface Science. 644. 158797–158797. 22 indexed citations
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Kumar, Santosh, et al.. (2022). Precipitation behavior of cold sprayed Al6061 coatings. Materialia. 24. 101510–101510. 8 indexed citations
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Chavan, Naveen Manhar, et al.. (2022). Improved microstructure and properties of cold sprayed zinc coatings in the as sprayed condition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 438. 128392–128392. 22 indexed citations
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Kumar, Rakesh, Ranjan Singh, & Santosh Kumar. (2018). Erosion and Hot Corrosion Phenomena in Thermal Power Plant and their Preventive Methods: A Study. 7(1). 38–45. 20 indexed citations
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Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar, et al.. (2017). Results of pronator quadratus pedicle bone graft as primary procedure for treatment of scaphoid nonunion. International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences. 3(3n). 1008–1012. 1 indexed citations
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Bae, Gyuyeol, Santosh Kumar, Sanghoon Yoon, et al.. (2009). Bonding features and associated mechanisms in kinetic sprayed titanium coatings. Acta Materialia. 57(19). 5654–5666. 262 indexed citations

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