Somuri V. Prasad

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
101 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Somuri V. Prasad is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Somuri V. Prasad has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 61 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 53 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Somuri V. Prasad's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (51 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (27 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (25 papers). Somuri V. Prasad is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (51 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (27 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (25 papers). Somuri V. Prasad collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Somuri V. Prasad's co-authors include T.W. Scharf, J.S. Zabinski, Rajiv Asthana, Pradeep K. Rohatgi, P. K. Rohatgi, Paul G. Kotula, Andrey A. Voevodin, C. Pavithran, M.K. Surappa and N. T. McDevitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Somuri V. Prasad

98 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Solid lubricants: a review

2012 637 citations T.W. Scharf, Somuri V. Prasad profile →
Aluminum Metal-Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications: Tribological Considerations

2004 537 citations Somuri V. Prasad et al. profile →
The role and significance of Magnesium in modern day research-A review

2021 437 citations Somuri V. Prasad, Shashi Bhushan Prasad et al. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Somuri V. Prasad United States	42	3.7k	2.6k	2.6k	862	663	101	5.6k
K. K. Chawla United States	34	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.8×	558 0.8×	120	4.7k
Litian Hu China	36	3.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	482 0.6×	242 0.4×	165	4.6k
Bernd Kieback Germany	38	3.3k 0.9×	922 0.4×	2.5k 1.0×	955 1.1×	512 0.8×	171	5.6k
B. Wielage Germany	29	1.5k 0.4×	758 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	418 0.5×	831 1.3×	183	3.1k
J. Rams Spain	38	2.5k 0.7×	767 0.3×	1.5k 0.6×	642 0.7×	825 1.2×	161	4.2k
M.H. Enayati Iran	41	4.2k 1.1×	692 0.3×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	821 1.2×	237	5.1k
Thomas Lampke Germany	35	2.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	235 0.3×	1.7k 2.6×	400	5.8k
Huidi Zhou China	44	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 1.2×	3.1k 1.2×	356 0.4×	1.4k 2.1×	177	5.5k
R. A. L. Drew Canada	38	2.8k 0.8×	581 0.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 2.2×	685 1.0×	155	4.8k
Gaohui Wu China	41	4.3k 1.2×	670 0.3×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 2.5×	775 1.2×	228	5.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Prasad, Somuri V. & Shashi Prakash. (2024). Experimental investigation of laser texturing on surface roughness and wettability of PAHT CF15 fabricated by fused deposition modeling. Polymer Composites. 46(7). 6443–6457. 2 indexed citations

Prasad, Somuri V., Shashi Bhushan Prasad, Kartikey Verma, et al.. (2021). The role and significance of Magnesium in modern day research-A review. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 10(1). 1–61. 437 indexed citations breakdown →

Mangolini, Filippo, Brandon A. Krick, Tevis D. B. Jacobs, et al.. (2017). Effect of silicon and oxygen dopants on the stability of hydrogenated amorphous carbon under harsh environmental conditions. Carbon. 130. 127–136. 48 indexed citations

Argibay, Nicolas, Jon-Erik Mogonye, Joseph R. Michael, et al.. (2015). On the thermal stability of physical vapor deposited oxide-hardened nanocrystalline gold thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 117(14). 7 indexed citations

Padilla, Henry A., Brad Boyce, Corbett Chandler. Battaile, & Somuri V. Prasad. (2012). Frictional performance and near-surface evolution of nanocrystalline Ni–Fe as governed by contact stress and sliding velocity. Wear. 297(1-2). 860–871. 76 indexed citations

Prasad, Somuri V., et al.. (2010). Synthesis of nanocomposite thin films with self-assembled structures by pulsed ion beam ablation of MoS2 target. Materials Letters. 65(1). 4–6. 11 indexed citations

Cordill, Megan J., N. R. Moody, Somuri V. Prasad, Joseph R. Michael, & W. W. Gerberich. (2009). Characterization of the mechanical behavior of wear surfaces on single crystal nickel by nanomechanical techniques. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 24(3). 844–852. 6 indexed citations

Michael, Joseph R., et al.. (2008). The role of substrate plasticity on the tribological behavior of diamond-like nanocomposite coatings. Acta Materialia. 56(9). 1956–1966. 54 indexed citations

Cross, Tsali, Tsali Cross, Rishi Raj, et al.. (2006). Synthesis and Tribological Behavior of Silicon Oxycarbonitride Thin Films Derived from Poly(Urea)Methyl Vinyl Silazane. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 3(2). 113–126. 29 indexed citations

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Scharf, T.W., Somuri V. Prasad, Michael T. Dugger, & Thomas Mayer. (2005). Atomic Layer Deposition of Solid Lubricant Thin Films. 375–376. 4 indexed citations

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Prasad, Somuri V., Scott D. Walck, & J.S. Zabinski. (2000). Microstructural evolution in lubricious ZnO films grown by pulsed laser deposition. Thin Solid Films. 360(1-2). 107–117. 70 indexed citations

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Prasad, Somuri V., et al.. (1996). Characterization of Third Bodies in Self-Lubricating Aluminum Metal-Matrix Composites by Electron Microprobe Analysis. Tribology Transactions. 39(2). 296–305. 4 indexed citations

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Prasad, Somuri V. & J.S. Zabinski. (1993). Tribology of tungsten disulphide (WS2): characterization of wear-induced transfer films. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 12(18). 1413–1415. 63 indexed citations

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Das, S., Somuri V. Prasad, & T. Ramachandran. (1991). Tribology of AlSi alloy-graphite composites: triboinduced graphite films and the role of silicon morphology. Materials Science and Engineering A. 138(1). 123–132. 52 indexed citations

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Das, Santanu, T. Ramachandran, & Somuri V. Prasad. (1989). Microstructure of rapidly solidified aluminium-silicon-graphite composite. Scripta Metallurgica. 23(1). 3–6.

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Jha, A. K., Somuri V. Prasad, & G. S. Upadhyaya. (1989). Dry sliding wear of sintered 6061 aluminium alloy— graphite particle composites. Tribology International. 22(5). 321–327. 53 indexed citations

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Jha, A. K., Somuri V. Prasad, & G. S. Upadhyaya. (1989). Preparation and Properties of 6061 Aluminium Alloy/Graphite Composites by PM Route. Powder Metallurgy. 32(4). 309–312. 19 indexed citations

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Das, Santanu, et al.. (1986). Aluminium alloy—rice husk ash particle composites. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 5(5). 562–564. 50 indexed citations

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Prasad, Somuri V. & T.H. Kosel. (1985). A comparison of carbide fracture during fixed depth and fixed load scratch tests. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 77. Suppl 7–12. 4 indexed citations

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Prasad, Somuri V. & T.H. Kosel. (1985). In situ SEM scratch tests on white cast irons with rounded quartz abrasive. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3(5). 827–8. 2 indexed citations

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