Utpal Sarkar

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
163 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Utpal Sarkar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Utpal Sarkar has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Materials Chemistry, 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 41 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Utpal Sarkar's work include Graphene research and applications (46 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (25 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (21 papers). Utpal Sarkar is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (46 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (25 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (21 papers). Utpal Sarkar collaborates with scholars based in India, France and Italy. Utpal Sarkar's co-authors include Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Debesh R. Roy, Jyotirmoy Deb, Barnali Bhattacharya, Buddhadev Maiti, Debolina Paul, Ngangbam Bedamani Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh and Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Utpal Sarkar

158 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Electrophilicity Index

2006 1.4k citations Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Utpal Sarkar et al. profile →
Philicity: A Unified Treatment of Chemical Reactivity and Selectivity

2003 685 citations Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Utpal Sarkar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Utpal Sarkar India	37	3.0k	2.3k	1.5k	1.1k	747	163	6.0k
Debesh R. Roy India	30	2.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	866 0.6×	854 0.8×	722 1.0×	124	5.0k
Omar M. Al-Dossary Saudi Arabia	36	1.4k 0.5×	972 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	649 0.9×	160	4.3k
Jeng‐Da Chai Taiwan	27	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	861 0.8×	2.3k 3.1×	65	6.2k
Henry Chermette France	36	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	834 0.6×	761 0.7×	2.2k 2.9×	227	5.9k
Frank Wennmohs Germany	12	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	810 0.5×	990 0.9×	1.7k 2.2×	15	6.7k
Jun‐ichi Aihara Japan	43	2.6k 0.9×	4.8k 2.1×	823 0.5×	500 0.5×	627 0.8×	192	6.6k
Jan Gerit Brandenburg Germany	29	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	540 0.4×	375 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	46	4.4k
Tetsuya Taketsugu Japan	52	4.2k 1.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	815 0.8×	3.3k 4.4×	332	9.2k
Artëm E. Masunov United States	43	2.5k 0.8×	882 0.4×	668 0.4×	932 0.9×	862 1.2×	150	5.2k
Wilfried Langenaeker Belgium	27	1.8k 0.6×	3.5k 1.5×	665 0.4×	698 0.7×	1.8k 2.4×	44	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Utpal Sarkar

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Vaidyanathan, Antara, et al.. (2025). Exploring the potential of 2D beryllonitrene as a lithium-ion battery anode: a theoretical study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(14). 6924–6937. 3 indexed citations

Roy, Mrinmoy, et al.. (2024). Coumarin based fluorescent liquid crystal dimers: Synthesis, mesogenic, photophysical behavior, and DFT studies. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 417. 126691–126691. 3 indexed citations

Sarkar, Utpal, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, mesophase behavior, and computational studies of dimers composed of three-ring rod-shaped ester-imine linkage monomeric unit. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1313. 138754–138754. 4 indexed citations

Sarkar, Utpal, et al.. (2024). First Principles Investigation of Thermoelectric Properties of Naphyne. Applied Surface Science. 682. 161649–161649. 3 indexed citations

Paul, Debolina, Jyotirmoy Deb, & Utpal Sarkar. (2024). Investigating the impact of acetylenic linkage in C20 fullerene: Utilization in optoelectronic devices and as anode material. Applied Surface Science. 681. 161499–161499. 2 indexed citations

Sarkar, Utpal, et al.. (2024). Bandgap prediction of non-metallic crystals through machine learning approach. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 36(32). 325504–325504. 1 indexed citations

Paul, Debolina, Utpal Sarkar, & Paul W. Ayers. (2024). Impact of confining hydrogen molecule inside fullerenes: A glance through DFT study. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 31(1). 23–23. 1 indexed citations

Sarkar, Utpal, et al.. (2024). Designing of efficient sensor based on H-decorated T-graphene for detection of hydrogen sulfide (H2S): a first principle study. Interactions. 245(1). 5 indexed citations

Mao, Yafei, et al.. (2023). Dot profile model-based direct binary search. Electronic Imaging. 35(15). 208–1. 1 indexed citations

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Deb, Jyotirmoy, et al.. (2023). Favipiravir drug molecule adsorbed graphyne as a promising drug delivery vehicle for anti-viral treatment. Applied Surface Science. 640. 158473–158473. 8 indexed citations

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Deb, Jyotirmoy, et al.. (2023). Copper decorated graphyne as a promising nanocarrier for cisplatin anti-cancer drug: A DFT study. Applied Surface Science. 622. 156885–156885. 20 indexed citations

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Paul, Debolina, Antara Vaidyanathan, Utpal Sarkar, & Brahmananda Chakraborty. (2021). Detection of nitrobenzene using transition metal doped C24: A DFT study. Structural Chemistry. 32(6). 2259–2270. 43 indexed citations

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Singh, Ngangbam Bedamani, et al.. (2021). Electronic and transport property of two-dimensional boron phosphide sheet. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 112. 108117–108117. 22 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Barnali, et al.. (2020). Theoretical study of electronic transport through P-porphyrin and S-porphyrin nanoribbons. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 97. 107543–107543. 5 indexed citations

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Bandyopadhyay, Prasanta, Rajkumar Jana, Kalishankar Bhattacharyya, et al.. (2019). Interaction of a bioactive molecule with surfaces of nanoscale transition metal oxides: experimental and theoretical studies. New Journal of Chemistry. 43(42). 16621–16628. 4 indexed citations

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Hati, Chandan & Utpal Sarkar. (2018). $B-L$ violating nucleon decays as a probe of leptoquarks and\n implications for baryogenesis. arXiv (Cornell University). 7 indexed citations

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Hati, Chandan, et al.. (2018). Neutrino Masses and Leptogenesis in Left–Right Symmetric Models: A Review From a Model Building Perspective. Frontiers in Physics. 6. 11 indexed citations

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Deb, Jyotirmoy, et al.. (2018). Electronic, nonlinear optical and thermodynamic properties of (CdS)n clusters: A first principle study. Computational Condensed Matter. 14. 40–45. 12 indexed citations

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Parthasarathi, Ramakrishnan, M. Elango, J. Padmanabhan, et al.. (2006). Application of quantum chemical descriptors in computational medicinal chemistry and chemoinformatics. INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY- SECTION A. 45(1). 111–125. 8 indexed citations

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Chattaraj, Pratim Kumar, Utpal Sarkar, Debesh R. Roy, et al.. (2006). Is electrophilicity a kinetic or a thermodynamic concept. INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY- SECTION A. 45(5). 1099–1112. 12 indexed citations

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