Sunitha Sadula

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 989 citations indexed

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Sunitha Sadula is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunitha Sadula has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sunitha Sadula's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (14 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (6 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (6 papers). Sunitha Sadula is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (14 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (6 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (6 papers). Sunitha Sadula collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Sunitha Sadula's co-authors include Sanjit Kanjilal, P. Srinivasa Reddy, Rachapudi Badari Narayana Prasad, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Basudeb Saha, B. V. Subba Reddy, J. S. Yadav, Elvis Osamudiamhen Ebikade, Li Shuai and Xianglan Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, ACS Catalysis and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Sunitha Sadula

30 papers receiving 965 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.

Chemical recycling of mixed textile waste

2024 69 citations Pooja Bhalode, Sunitha Sadula et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sunitha Sadula United States	17	434	380	174	148	123	33	989
Laurianne Moity France	10	285 0.7×	272 0.7×	89 0.5×	137 0.9×	86 0.7×	13	788
Sophie Thiébaud‐Roux France	17	344 0.8×	220 0.6×	61 0.4×	109 0.7×	131 1.1×	39	754
I. Witońska Poland	19	543 1.3×	234 0.6×	229 1.3×	177 1.2×	202 1.6×	55	974
Xuelian Wang China	18	175 0.4×	398 1.0×	73 0.4×	63 0.4×	105 0.9×	37	1.1k
Gökalp Gözaydın Singapore	16	938 2.2×	402 1.1×	112 0.6×	154 1.0×	425 3.5×	18	1.4k
Luxin Zhang China	18	1.2k 2.7×	153 0.4×	104 0.6×	138 0.9×	234 1.9×	36	1.4k
Viviana M. T. M. Silva Portugal	22	735 1.7×	259 0.7×	250 1.4×	253 1.7×	383 3.1×	33	1.5k
Tchirioua Ekou Ivory Coast	14	297 0.7×	152 0.4×	47 0.3×	47 0.3×	171 1.4×	39	585
Ayman Karam France	16	249 0.6×	244 0.6×	51 0.3×	73 0.5×	77 0.6×	28	650
Dušan Jovanović Serbia	20	515 1.2×	157 0.4×	68 0.4×	103 0.7×	401 3.3×	48	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunitha Sadula

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Sharma, Aman, et al.. (2025). Multiphysics-Guided Design and On-Chip Integration of Ru–Pt Nanocomposites for Enhanced Thermoelectric–Plasmonic Energy Harvesting. Plasmonics. 21(1). 1001–1015. 2 indexed citations

Ali, Ali B.M., Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Elangovan Muniyandy, et al.. (2025). Palladium nanoparticles supported over green tea extract-modified Zn(Al)O mixed metal oxide as a heterogeneous catalyst for cyanation of aryl halides. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 1038. 123758–123758.

Sadula, Sunitha, et al.. (2024). Process intensified lauric acid self-ketonization and its economic and environmental impact on biolubricant base oil production. Green Chemistry. 26(15). 8818–8830. 4 indexed citations

Sadula, Sunitha, et al.. (2024). Sustainable Aviation Fuel Molecules from (Hemi)Cellulose: Computational Insights into Synthesis Routes, Fuel Properties, and Process Chemistry Metrics. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(34). 12927–12937. 3 indexed citations

Sadula, Sunitha, et al.. (2024). Advancing Lignocellulosic Biomass Fractionation through Molten Salt Hydrates: Catalyst‐Enhanced Pretreatment for Sustainable Biorefineries. ChemSusChem. 17(22). e202400396–e202400396. 4 indexed citations

Bhalode, Pooja, et al.. (2024). Chemical recycling of mixed textile waste. Science Advances. 10(27). eado6827–eado6827. 69 indexed citations breakdown →

Crossley, Michael S., et al.. (2024). Biomass‐Derived, Target Specific, and Ecologically Safer Insecticide Active Ingredients. ChemSusChem. 17(22). e202400824–e202400824. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Cong, et al.. (2023). Polyethylene Valorization by Combined Chemical Catalysis with Bioconversion by Plastic-Enriched Microbial Consortia. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(8). 3494–3505. 16 indexed citations

Sadula, Sunitha, et al.. (2023). Bio-based molecular imprinted polymers for separation and purification of chlorogenic acid extracted from food waste. Separation and Purification Technology. 327. 124857–124857. 14 indexed citations

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Sadula, Sunitha, et al.. (2023). Production of neo acids from biomass-derived monomers. Green Chemistry. 25(9). 3493–3502. 5 indexed citations

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Luo, Yuqing, Robert M. O’Dea, Sunitha Sadula, et al.. (2022). A Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Model of a Yellow Poplar Forest Residue Reductive Catalytic Fractionation Biorefinery. Environmental Engineering Science. 39(10). 821–833. 12 indexed citations

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Ebikade, Elvis Osamudiamhen, Sunitha Sadula, Sibao Liu, & Dionisios G. Vlachos. (2021). Lignin monomer conversion into biolubricant base oils. Green Chemistry. 23(24). 10090–10100. 14 indexed citations

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Shuai, Li, et al.. (2018). Selective C–C Bond Cleavage of Methylene-Linked Lignin Models and Kraft Lignin. ACS Catalysis. 8(7). 6507–6512. 101 indexed citations

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Sadula, Sunitha & Basudeb Saha. (2018). Aerobic Oxidation of Xylose to Xylaric Acid in Water over Pt Catalysts. ChemSusChem. 11(13). 2124–2129. 18 indexed citations

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Raj, Tirath, Manali Kapoor, Surbhi Semwal, et al.. (2015). The cellulose structural transformation for higher enzymatic hydrolysis by ionic liquids and predicting their solvating capabilities. Journal of Cleaner Production. 113. 1005–1014. 33 indexed citations

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Kanjilal, Sanjit, et al.. (2009). Synthesis and evaluation of micellar properties and antimicrobial activities of imidazole‐based surfactants. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 111(9). 941–948. 48 indexed citations

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Sadula, Sunitha, Sanjit Kanjilal, P. Srinivasa Reddy, & R. B. N. Prasad. (2007). Ionic liquids as a reaction medium for lipase-catalyzed methanolysis of sunflower oil. Biotechnology Letters. 29(12). 1881–1885. 54 indexed citations

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Reddy, P. Srinivasa, Sanjit Kanjilal, Sunitha Sadula, & Rachapudi Badari Narayana Prasad. (2007). Reductive amination of carbonyl compounds using NaBH4 in a Brønsted acidic ionic liquid. Tetrahedron Letters. 48(50). 8807–8810. 60 indexed citations

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Yadav, J. S., B. V. Subba Reddy, & Sunitha Sadula. (2003). Efficient and Eco‐Friendly Process for the Synthesis of Bis(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methanes Using Ionic Liquids.. ChemInform. 34(27). 2 indexed citations

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Yadav, J. S., B. V. Subba Reddy, & Sunitha Sadula. (2003). Efficient and Eco‐Friendly Process for the Synthesis of Bis(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methanes using Ionic Liquids. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 345(3). 349–352. 118 indexed citations

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