Smita Mohanty

19.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
457 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Smita Mohanty is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Smita Mohanty has authored 457 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 306 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 122 papers in Biomaterials and 96 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Smita Mohanty's work include Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (140 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (105 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (88 papers). Smita Mohanty is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (140 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (105 papers) and Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (88 papers). Smita Mohanty collaborates with scholars based in India, South Africa and South Korea. Smita Mohanty's co-authors include Sanjay K. Nayak, Sushanta K. Samal, Gurunathan Thangavel, Sanjay K. Nayak, S. K. Nayak, Lakshmi Unnikrishnan, Sudheer Kumar, Ananthakumar Ramadoss, Manoranjan Biswal and Suvrajyoti Mishra and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Smita Mohanty

444 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A review of the recent developments in biocomposites based on natural fibres and their application perspectives
    2015 965 citations Smita Mohanty, Sanjay K. Nayak et al. profile →
  2. Advances in Piezoelectric Polymer Composites for Energy Harvesting Applications: A Systematic Review
    2018 371 citations Lakshmi Unnikrishnan, Sanjay K. Nayak et al. profile →
  3. A review on inkjet printing of nanoparticle inks for flexible electronics
    2019 365 citations Smita Mohanty, Sanjay K. Nayak et al. profile →
  4. Recent advancements in biopolymer and metal nanoparticle-based materials in diabetic wound healing management
    2018 297 citations Sushanta K. Samal, Smita Mohanty et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Smita Mohanty India 60 8.1k 4.7k 3.9k 2.7k 2.5k 457 15.0k
Sanjay K. Nayak India 59 8.7k 1.1× 3.3k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 3.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 387 14.4k
Robert K.Y. Li Hong Kong 62 7.6k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 332 13.4k
Qinglin Wu United States 83 6.9k 0.8× 9.7k 2.0× 6.3k 1.6× 2.5k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 353 20.5k
Denis Rodrigue Canada 55 5.9k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 4.2k 1.5× 1.9k 0.8× 513 13.2k
Mingbo Yang China 55 5.4k 0.7× 4.3k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 3.5k 1.3× 3.6k 1.4× 387 12.7k
Mohammad Reza Saeb Iran 77 7.2k 0.9× 6.2k 1.3× 6.0k 1.5× 3.0k 1.1× 6.3k 2.6× 509 21.5k
Mohini Sain Canada 64 12.7k 1.6× 11.3k 2.4× 5.4k 1.4× 3.1k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 417 22.9k
Ton Peijs United Kingdom 71 8.0k 1.0× 4.3k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 4.2k 1.5× 3.7k 1.5× 292 15.5k
Débora Puglia Italy 68 6.1k 0.8× 6.6k 1.4× 3.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 256 13.6k
Qiang Zheng China 63 6.8k 0.8× 3.6k 0.7× 5.5k 1.4× 3.1k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 548 15.7k

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All Works

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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2025). Microplastics in the rivers of Gujarat (India) to the Arabian Sea: assessment of the sources, distribution, and associated environmental risk. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 21(4). 843–857. 1 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2025). Design and Characterization of 3D‐Printed Capacitors Using Conductive and Non‐Conductive PLA Filaments. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 142(22). 1 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2025). Covalent photo-crosslinking of diketopyrrolopyrrole based polymeric layers for cutting-edge near-IR absorption and DSSC performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(24). 18445–18461.
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2024). Tailoring the PVDF membrane surface using a new and efficient ternary nanocomposite: Ag@TiO2@MWCNT for water purification application. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 707. 135850–135850.
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Divakaran, Nidhin, et al.. (2023). The significant role of CNT-ZnO core-shell nanostructures in the development of FDM-based 3D-printed triboelectric nanogenerators. Materials Today Nano. 22. 100313–100313. 30 indexed citations
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Badapanda, T., et al.. (2023). Structural, relaxor behavior, and energy storage performance of BaTiO3–Bi (Mg2/3Nb1/3)O3 solid solutions for potential MLCC application. Ceramics International. 49(23). 37700–37711. 8 indexed citations
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Dani, Sanskruti, Bibekananda Sundaray, Sanjay K. Nayak, & Smita Mohanty. (2023). Electrospun PVDF and composite nanofiber: Current status and future prescription towards hybrid Piezoelectric nanogenerators. Materials Today Communications. 38. 107661–107661. 20 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2023). Influence of donor and acceptor moieties on photophysical properties of N-naphthylcarbazole based conjugated terpolymers. Optical Materials. 138. 113692–113692. 2 indexed citations
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Bisaria, Himanshu, et al.. (2023). Experimental investigation on mechanical performance of PVC foam‐based E‐glass isophthalic polyester composites. Polymer Composites. 45(2). 1762–1775. 5 indexed citations
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Bisaria, Himanshu, et al.. (2023). Fabrication and characterization of light weight PVC foam based E-glass reinforced polyester sandwich composites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 237(21). 5042–5051. 11 indexed citations
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Sahoo, Swarnalata, Smita Mohanty, & Sanjay K. Nayak. (2021). Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane and its nanocomposite adhesive derived from biobased isocyanate and polyol. 4(1). 33–40. 1 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and evaluation of novel acrylic and ester-based polyols for transparent polyurethane coating applications. Materials Today Communications. 27. 102228–102228. 13 indexed citations
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Unnikrishnan, Lakshmi, et al.. (2021). Nanomaterial Enhanced Polyelectrolyte Membranes for Hydrogen-Oxygen Fuel Cells. Polymer Korea. 45(1). 101–112. 2 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2019). A new way synthesis of expanded graphite as a thermal filler to enhance the thermal conductivity of DGEBA resin as thermal interface material. High Performance Polymers. 32(5). 506–523. 17 indexed citations
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Mohanty, Smita, et al.. (2017). In-Situ Aerobic Biodegradation Study of Epoxy-Acrylate Film in Compost Soil Environment. Journal of environmental polymer degradation. 26(3). 1133–1144. 8 indexed citations
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Panda, Siva S., Bishnu P. Panda, Smita Mohanty, & Sanjay K. Nayak. (2016). The castor oil based water borne polyurethane dispersion; effect of -NCO/OH content: synthesis, characterization and properties. Green Processing and Synthesis. 6(3). 341–351. 19 indexed citations
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Jandas, P. J., Smita Mohanty, & S. K. Nayak. (2013). Rheological and Mechanical Characterization of Renewable Resource Based High Molecular Weight PLA Nanocomposites. 2013. 1–11. 7 indexed citations

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