Sivasankaran Ayyaru

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sivasankaran Ayyaru is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sivasankaran Ayyaru has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sivasankaran Ayyaru's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (13 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (12 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers). Sivasankaran Ayyaru is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (13 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (12 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers). Sivasankaran Ayyaru collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, India and Saudi Arabia. Sivasankaran Ayyaru's co-authors include Young‐Ho Ahn, Sangeetha Dharmalingam, Shanmugam Mahalingam, Rajesh Pandiyan, Alireza Valipour, Jeongdong Choi, Ranjith Kumar Manoharan, S. Selvakumar, Veeramuthu Ashokkumar and Abimanyu Sugumaran and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Sivasankaran Ayyaru

39 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Application of sulfonic acid group functionalized graphene oxide to improve hydrophilicity, permeability, and antifouling of PVDF nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes

2016 383 citations Sivasankaran Ayyaru, Young‐Ho Ahn Journal of Membrane Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sivasankaran Ayyaru South Korea	17	682	571	548	471	345	39	1.4k
Hamid Ilbeygi Australia	20	738 1.1×	355 0.6×	190 0.3×	152 0.3×	325 0.9×	39	1.6k
A. Mayahi Malaysia	10	311 0.5×	236 0.4×	224 0.4×	165 0.4×	106 0.3×	12	619
Yekyung Kim South Korea	13	550 0.8×	452 0.8×	422 0.8×	43 0.1×	111 0.3×	28	995
Liling Wei China	24	945 1.4×	287 0.5×	86 0.2×	757 1.6×	396 1.1×	49	1.7k
Husnul Maab Saudi Arabia	13	269 0.4×	473 0.8×	579 1.1×	108 0.2×	53 0.2×	21	851
Yunqing Cao China	16	901 1.3×	214 0.4×	56 0.1×	508 1.1×	172 0.5×	49	1.3k
Jung‐Je Woo South Korea	21	1.3k 1.9×	401 0.7×	128 0.2×	46 0.1×	146 0.4×	50	1.5k
Sung Il Jeon South Korea	12	211 0.3×	344 0.6×	446 0.8×	109 0.2×	36 0.1×	32	755
Fatma Yalçinkaya Czechia	24	351 0.5×	662 1.2×	601 1.1×	43 0.1×	94 0.3×	60	1.5k
Yuriko Kakihana Japan	20	386 0.6×	545 1.0×	542 1.0×	40 0.1×	31 0.1×	46	1.1k

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Kavinkumar, T., Sivasankaran Ayyaru, R. Udayabhaskar, et al.. (2025). Exploring the role of additives in modulating the electrochemical characteristics of NiCo2O4 electrode materials. Next Energy. 9. 100393–100393. 2 indexed citations

Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, et al.. (2025). High-antifouling and hydrophilic PVDF ultrafiltration membranes modified with ultra-thin layered ATO nanosheets toward advanced water treatment. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 152. 295–306. 1 indexed citations

Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, Jagadeesh Kumar Alagarasan, Andreas Rosenkranz, et al.. (2025). Magnetic reduced graphene oxide/MXene/cobalt ferrite nanocomposite for high-energy-density supercapacitors with excellent cycling stability. Journal of Energy Storage. 125. 116925–116925. 3 indexed citations

Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, Jagadeesh Kumar Alagarasan, N. Chidhambaram, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the potential of Mo2TiC2 MXene: synthesis, properties, and applications in energy and beyond. FlatChem. 52. 100903–100903. 1 indexed citations

Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, et al.. (2024). Non-precious HfO2 nanoparticle as an alternative cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 57. 679–687. 7 indexed citations

Yuvaraj, S., et al.. (2024). Influence of Bi3+ ions on structural, morphology, elemental, vibrational, optical, magnetic, NLO and optical limiting properties of lanthanum ferrites nanoparticles. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1315. 138849–138849. 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Anuj, Jasvinder Kaur, S. Yuvaraj, et al.. (2024). Monitoring the effect of In3+ doping on the structural, morphological, optical, vibrational, and magnetic properties of perovskite LaFeO3 nanoparticles. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 168. 112777–112777. 14 indexed citations

Ayyaru, Sivasankaran & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2023). Novel sulfonated rGOHfO2/PVDF hybrid nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane towards direct potable reuse water production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 415. 137804–137804. 10 indexed citations

Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, Jagadeesh Kumar Alagarasan, Imran Hasan, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical and physiochemical studies on the effects of thiadiazole derivatives in corrosion inhibition of Muntz metal in sulfide-polluted marine environment. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 54(5). 1203–1221. 1 indexed citations

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2022). Fabrication and application of novel high strength sulfonated PVDF ultrafiltration membrane for production of reclamation water. Chemosphere. 305. 135416–135416. 12 indexed citations

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Raman, Gurusamy, Sivasankaran Ayyaru, SeonJoo Park, & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2021). Genome characterization of the novel lytic genome sequence of the phage YUEEL01 of the Myoviridae family. Virus Research. 309. 198670–198670. 2 indexed citations

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Pandiyan, Rajesh, S. Selvakumar, Sivasankaran Ayyaru, et al.. (2021). Ameliorative photocatalytic dye degradation of hydrothermally synthesized bimetallic Ag-Sn hybrid nanocomposite treated upon domestic wastewater under visible light irradiation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 421. 126734–126734. 35 indexed citations

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, Shanmugam Mahalingam, & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2019). A non-noble V2O5 nanorods as an alternative cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(10). 4974–4984. 38 indexed citations

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Mahalingam, Shanmugam, Sivasankaran Ayyaru, & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2018). Enhanced cathode performance of a rGO–V₂O₅nanocomposite catalyst for microbial fuel cell applications. Dalton Transactions. 47(46). 16777–16788. 16 indexed citations

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran, Rajesh Pandiyan, & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2018). Fabrication and characterization of anti-fouling and non-toxic polyvinylidene fluoride -Sulphonated carbon nanotube ultrafiltration membranes for membrane bioreactors applications. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 142. 176–188. 47 indexed citations

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Pandiyan, Rajesh, Sivasankaran Ayyaru, & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2018). Non-toxic properties of TiO2 and STiO2 nanocomposite PES ultrafiltration membranes for application in membrane-based environmental biotechnology. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 158. 248–255. 16 indexed citations

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2018). Fabrication and separation performance of polyethersulfone/sulfonated TiO2 (PES–STiO2) ultrafiltration membranes for fouling mitigation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 67. 199–209. 49 indexed citations

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran & Young‐Ho Ahn. (2016). Application of sulfonic acid group functionalized graphene oxide to improve hydrophilicity, permeability, and antifouling of PVDF nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 525. 210–219. 383 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran & Sangeetha Dharmalingam. (2015). Influence of sulfonated SiO2 in sulfonated polyether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane in microbial fuel cell. Fuel. 159. 689–696. 68 indexed citations

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Ayyaru, Sivasankaran & Sangeetha Dharmalingam. (2011). Development of MFC using sulphonated polyether ether ketone (SPEEK) membrane for electricity generation from waste water. Bioresource Technology. 102(24). 11167–11171. 118 indexed citations

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