Sunil Kumar

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sunil Kumar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunil Kumar has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Materials Chemistry, 19 papers in Organic Chemistry and 19 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Sunil Kumar's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (10 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (7 papers). Sunil Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (10 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (7 papers). Sunil Kumar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and South Korea. Sunil Kumar's co-authors include Pralay Maiti, Indrajit Sinha, Shaili Pal, Naveen Thakur, Akhand Pratap Singh, K. K. Singh, Sudipta Senapati, Arup Kumar De, Alkadevi Verma and Vinod K. Tiwari and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Sunil Kumar

70 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Catalyzing innovation: Exploring iron oxide nanoparticles... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. Catalyzing innovation: Exploring iron oxide nanoparticles - Origins, advancements, and future application horizons
    2024 70 citations Pankaj Kumar, Nikesh Thakur et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sunil Kumar India 19 406 295 241 194 151 76 1.1k
Muhammad Arshad Pakistan 19 411 1.0× 282 1.0× 363 1.5× 244 1.3× 200 1.3× 60 1.2k
T. Theivasanthi India 15 517 1.3× 229 0.8× 175 0.7× 236 1.2× 184 1.2× 42 990
Xuemeng Wang China 20 220 0.5× 217 0.7× 195 0.8× 288 1.5× 164 1.1× 69 1.1k
Amanullah Fatehmulla Saudi Arabia 18 634 1.6× 334 1.1× 333 1.4× 253 1.3× 73 0.5× 87 1.1k
Nannan Li China 21 427 1.1× 160 0.5× 145 0.6× 210 1.1× 273 1.8× 60 1.2k
Jiali Zhang China 17 324 0.8× 140 0.5× 137 0.6× 197 1.0× 118 0.8× 56 844
Shuai Peng China 19 352 0.9× 254 0.9× 224 0.9× 153 0.8× 153 1.0× 61 1.0k
Hyeong Yeol Choi South Korea 15 285 0.7× 207 0.7× 122 0.5× 260 1.3× 251 1.7× 49 968
Nidhi C. Dubey India 18 469 1.2× 174 0.6× 267 1.1× 397 2.0× 147 1.0× 32 1.2k
Vũ Quốc Trung Vietnam 18 321 0.8× 141 0.5× 213 0.9× 225 1.2× 165 1.1× 92 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sunil Kumar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sunil Kumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunil Kumar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sunil Kumar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sunil 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 Sunil Kumar. Sunil 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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Kumar, Sunil, Abhinay Thakur, Mahesh Kumar, Manickam Selvaraj, & Mohammed A. Assiri. (2025). Ternary ZnCdS sensitized photoanode solar cell with polyurethane electrolyte bearing amino-rGO and pendant anion segments. Surfaces and Interfaces. 72. 107382–107382. 1 indexed citations
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Saravanakumar, B., J. Johnson William, P. Periasamy, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic Insights in Surface Engineering of Micro‐/Nanocomposite Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: A Review. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. 6(12). 2 indexed citations
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Ansari, Anees A., et al.. (2024). Microstructure, dielectric and ferroelectric properties of CaCu3-xZnxTi4-xCexO12 ceramics prepared via semi-wet route. Processing and Application of Ceramics. 18(1). 117–122. 2 indexed citations
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Kaushik, Ajeet, et al.. (2024). Chemical and green synthesized Co/Ni-doped hematite nanoparticles for enhancing the photocatalytic and antioxidant properties. Physica Scripta. 99(10). 105960–105960. 15 indexed citations
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Singh, Laxman, Sunil Kumar, Anees A. Ansari, et al.. (2024). Low temperature auto-flame fabricated LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4 materials as spinel electrode for supercapacitor. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 35(16). 5 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pankaj, Nikesh Thakur, Kuldeep Kumar, et al.. (2024). Catalyzing innovation: Exploring iron oxide nanoparticles - Origins, advancements, and future application horizons. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 507. 215750–215750. 70 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2023). Azadirachta indica and polyvinylpyrrolidone encapsulated Fe2O3 nanoparticles to enhance the photocatalytic and antioxidant activity. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 155. 111084–111084. 45 indexed citations
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Singh, Laxman, Rajasekhar Bhimireddi, Anees A. Ansari, et al.. (2023). Low-cost flame synthesized La2/3Cu3Ti4O12 electro-ceramic and extensive investigation on electrical, impedance, modulus, and optical properties. Ceramics International. 49(13). 21795–21803. 24 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2023). An Overview of 3d Metalla-Electrochemical Functionalization for Sustainable Organic Transformations (A Review). Russian Journal of General Chemistry. 93(5). 1222–1245. 1 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2023). Cutting-edge applications of polyaniline composites towards futuristic energy supply devices. European Polymer Journal. 200. 112501–112501. 20 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2023). Click Chemistry-Inspired Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Calix[4]arene-Cored Galactosylated and Mannosylated Glycodendrimers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 112–117. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2022). A note on Csi-ξ⊥-Riemannian submersions from Kenmotsu manifolds. 151–166. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Akhand Pratap, Om Prakash, Sunil Kumar, Aparna Shukla, & Pralay Maiti. (2022). Poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) as sustained drug delivery vehicle for melanoma therapy. Materials Today Communications. 31. 103661–103661. 8 indexed citations
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Verma, Alkadevi, Madhulata Shukla, Sunil Kumar, Shaili Pal, & Indrajit Sinha. (2020). Mechanism of visible light enhanced catalysis over curcumin functionalized Ag nanocatalysts. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 240. 118534–118534. 22 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2020). Effect of Leading Edge Stacking on the Aerodynamic Performance of a Multistage Axial Flow Compressor. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies. 33–40.
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Kumar, Sunil, Ishwar Chandra Maurya, Om Prakash, et al.. (2018). Functionalized Thermoplastic Polyurethane as Hole Conductor for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(9). 4641–4650. 37 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2015). Optimization of Process Parameters for LDPE Material in Injection Molding Machine using Taguchi Methodology. International Journal of Engineering Research and. V4(7). 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sunil, et al.. (2014). Development And Validation Of A Bezier Curve Based Profile Generation Method For Axial Flow Turbines. International journal of scientific and technology research. 3(12). 187–192. 3 indexed citations

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