Varun Vij

3.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Varun Vij is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Varun Vij has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Materials Chemistry, 7 papers in Spectroscopy and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Varun Vij's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (8 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (7 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (6 papers). Varun Vij is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (8 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (7 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (6 papers). Varun Vij collaborates with scholars based in India, South Korea and Russia. Varun Vij's co-authors include Kwang S. Kim, Jitendra N. Tiwari, Wang‐Geun Lee, Siraj Sultan, Ahmad M. Harzandi, Taeseung Yoon, Vandana Bhalla, Abhishek Meena, M. Kumar and K. Christian Kemp and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, ACS Nano and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Varun Vij

15 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy-Related Applicat... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2017 2018 2015 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy-Related Applications: Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
    2017 1.0k citations Varun Vij, Siraj Sultan et al. ACS Catalysis profile →
  2. Multicomponent electrocatalyst with ultralow Pt loading and high hydrogen evolution activity
    2018 659 citations Jitendra N. Tiwari, Siraj Sultan et al. Nature Energy profile →
  3. Engineered Carbon-Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules
    2015 455 citations Jitendra N. Tiwari, Varun Vij et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Varun Vij India 15 1.7k 1.7k 1.1k 428 381 15 2.9k
Chunman Jia China 26 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 209 0.5× 252 0.7× 68 2.2k
Jianbing Jiang United States 30 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 201 0.5× 206 0.5× 100 3.6k
Jennifer Fize France 25 2.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 758 0.7× 276 0.6× 92 0.2× 40 2.8k
Tongming Sun China 24 740 0.4× 883 0.5× 835 0.7× 244 0.6× 334 0.9× 91 1.8k
Sudip Barman India 26 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 247 0.6× 58 0.2× 71 2.6k
Changfu Shan China 19 1.1k 0.6× 979 0.6× 930 0.8× 156 0.4× 121 0.3× 27 2.0k
Jingkun Yu China 28 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 2.2k 2.0× 207 0.5× 78 0.2× 61 3.2k
Min Tang China 28 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.3× 293 0.7× 58 0.2× 83 2.7k
İmren Hatay Patır Türkiye 33 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.7k 1.5× 803 1.9× 56 0.1× 108 3.1k
Hengjia Wang China 32 1.8k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 2.3k 2.0× 491 1.1× 74 0.2× 59 3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Varun Vij

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Varun Vij. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Varun Vij 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 Varun Vij. Varun Vij is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Tiwari, Jitendra N., Siraj Sultan, Chang Woo Myung, et al.. (2019). Author Correction: Multicomponent electrocatalyst with ultralow Pt loading and high hydrogen evolution activity. Nature Energy. 4(3). 249–249. 16 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Jitendra N., Siraj Sultan, Chang Woo Myung, et al.. (2018). Multicomponent electrocatalyst with ultralow Pt loading and high hydrogen evolution activity. Nature Energy. 3(9). 773–782. 659 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vij, Varun, Siraj Sultan, Ahmad M. Harzandi, et al.. (2017). Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy-Related Applications: Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. ACS Catalysis. 7(10). 7196–7225. 1025 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tiwari, Jitendra N., Wang‐Geun Lee, Siraj Sultan, et al.. (2017). High-Affinity-Assisted Nanoscale Alloys as Remarkable Bifunctional Catalyst for Alcohol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reactions. ACS Nano. 11(8). 7729–7735. 100 indexed citations
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Vij, Varun, Jitendra N. Tiwari, Wang‐Geun Lee, Taeseung Yoon, & Kwang S. Kim. (2016). Hemoglobin-carbon nanotube derived noble-metal-free Fe5C2-based catalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 20132–20132. 31 indexed citations
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Vij, Varun, Vandana Bhalla, & M. Kumar. (2016). Hexaarylbenzene: Evolution of Properties and Applications of Multitalented Scaffold. Chemical Reviews. 116(16). 9565–9627. 114 indexed citations
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Vij, Varun, Jitendra N. Tiwari, & Kwang S. Kim. (2016). Covalent versus Charge Transfer Modification of Graphene/Carbon-Nanotubes with Vitamin B1: Co/N/S–C Catalyst toward Excellent Oxygen Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(25). 16045–16052. 34 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Jitendra N., Varun Vij, K. Christian Kemp, & Kwang S. Kim. (2015). Engineered Carbon-Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules. ACS Nano. 10(1). 46–80. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaur, Sharanjeet, Vandana Bhalla, Varun Vij, & M. Kumar. (2014). Fluorescent aggregates of hetero-oligophenylene derivative as “no quenching” probe for detection of picric acid at femtogram level. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2(20). 3936–3941. 60 indexed citations
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Bhalla, Vandana, Sharanjeet Kaur, Varun Vij, & M. Kumar. (2013). Mercury-Modulated Supramolecular Assembly of a Hexaphenylbenzene Derivative for Selective Detection of Picric Acid. Inorganic Chemistry. 52(9). 4860–4865. 65 indexed citations
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Vij, Varun, Vandana Bhalla, & M. Kumar. (2013). Attogram Detection of Picric Acid by Hexa-peri-Hexabenzocoronene-Based Chemosensors by Controlled Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(11). 5373–5380. 135 indexed citations
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Bhalla, Vandana, Varun Vij, Abhimanew Dhir, & M. Kumar. (2012). Hetero‐oligophenylene‐Based AIEE Material as a Multiple Probe for Biomolecules and Metal Ions to Construct Logic Circuits: Application in Bioelectronics and Chemionics. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(12). 3765–3772. 35 indexed citations
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Kumar, M., Varun Vij, & Vandana Bhalla. (2012). Vapor-Phase Detection of Trinitrotoluene by AIEE-Active Hetero-oligophenylene-Based Carbazole Derivatives. Langmuir. 28(33). 12417–12421. 57 indexed citations
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Bhalla, Vandana, Varun Vij, M. Kumar, Parduman Raj Sharma, & Tandeep Kaur. (2012). Recognition of Adenosine Monophosphate and H2PO4– using Zinc Ensemble of New Hexaphenylbenzene Derivative: Potential Bioprobe and Multichannel Keypad System. Organic Letters. 14(4). 1012–1015. 92 indexed citations

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