Vidhya Selvanathan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Vidhya Selvanathan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Vidhya Selvanathan has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 25 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Vidhya Selvanathan's work include Conducting polymers and applications (17 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (16 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (13 papers). Vidhya Selvanathan is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (17 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (16 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (13 papers). Vidhya Selvanathan collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh. Vidhya Selvanathan's co-authors include Rosiyah Yahya, Ahmad Danial Azzahari, Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Cheyma Naceur Abouloula, Aziz Hassan, Faridah Sonsudin, Muhammad Yar, Muhammad Rizwan, Nowshad Amin and Mohammod Aminuzzaman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Vidhya Selvanathan

60 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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pH Sensitive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery: Brief History, Properties, Swelling, and Release Mechanism, Material Selection and Applications

2017 604 citations Rosiyah Yahya, Ahmad Danial Azzahari et al. Polymers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vidhya Selvanathan Malaysia	21	712	580	370	335	328	63	1.9k
Chunguang Ren China	25	556 0.8×	657 1.1×	364 1.0×	550 1.6×	284 0.9×	78	2.3k
Hongxia Liu China	31	329 0.5×	906 1.6×	387 1.0×	474 1.4×	228 0.7×	160	2.4k
Simcha Srebnik Israel	22	558 0.8×	410 0.7×	297 0.8×	964 2.9×	266 0.8×	67	2.3k
Mahdi Abdollahi Iran	25	560 0.8×	349 0.6×	349 0.9×	582 1.7×	537 1.6×	131	2.2k
Rizwan Ullah Khan China	24	247 0.3×	311 0.5×	408 1.1×	343 1.0×	257 0.8×	56	1.9k
Xiaojuan Zhang China	24	246 0.3×	796 1.4×	457 1.2×	802 2.4×	117 0.4×	100	2.3k
Shan Li China	25	377 0.5×	522 0.9×	370 1.0×	443 1.3×	300 0.9×	99	1.9k
Xiao Li China	22	796 1.1×	284 0.5×	310 0.8×	577 1.7×	242 0.7×	106	1.8k
P. L. Nayak India	24	308 0.4×	733 1.3×	598 1.6×	486 1.5×	511 1.6×	125	2.0k

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Haque, Md. Mahfuzul, Vidhya Selvanathan, Huda Abdullah, et al.. (2025). Modulation of optoelectronic properties of WO3 thin film via Cr doping through RF co-sputtering. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 177. 114300–114300. 3 indexed citations

Selvanathan, Vidhya, Md. Rokonuzzaman, Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan, et al.. (2025). Chemical Bath Deposition of Pollen Grain‐Like NiS/CoS Heterostructure for Supercapattery With High Areal Capacity. International Journal of Energy Research. 2025(1). 4 indexed citations

Alharbi, Hamad F., Md. Mehedi Hasan, Vidhya Selvanathan, et al.. (2025). First-principles investigation of electronic, optical, and thermal properties of zintl phase MgX2N2 (X = Be, Ca, Sr) for optoelectronic applications: A DFT study. Computational Condensed Matter. 43. e01042–e01042. 1 indexed citations

Selvanathan, Vidhya, Md. Mahfuzul Haque, Abdur Rashid, et al.. (2025). Exploring ionic liquid assisted chemical bath deposition of a highly uniform and transparent cadmium sulfide thin film for photovoltaic applications. RSC Advances. 15(7). 4892–4903.

Selvanathan, Vidhya, et al.. (2024). Aloe vera extract-assisted sol-gel synthesis of NiOx nanopyramids for supercapacitor application. Ceramics International. 50(7). 10843–10853. 9 indexed citations

Abdullah, Huda, Vidhya Selvanathan, Md. Akhtaruzzaman, et al.. (2024). The effect of deposition time on the morphology of CuS electrodes fabricated by chemical bath deposition for supercapacitor applications. Applied Physics A. 130(11). 3 indexed citations

Su’ait, Mohd Sukor, et al.. (2024). Effect of sulfidation on ethaline-assisted electrodeposited iron sulfide-based electrocatalyst for efficient saline water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 137. 1118–1128. 4 indexed citations

Su’ait, Mohd Sukor, et al.. (2024). Integrating multiphasic CuSx/FeSx nanostructured electrocatalyst for enhanced oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions in saline water splitting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1002. 175351–175351. 8 indexed citations

Sarkar, D.K., Vidhya Selvanathan, M. Mottakin, et al.. (2023). Phytochemicals assisted green synthesis of copper oxide/cobalt oxide as efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 700–712. 16 indexed citations

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Mottakin, M., Vidhya Selvanathan, Mohd Sukor Su’ait, et al.. (2023). Enhancing pseudocapacitive energy storage system performance with electrodeposited CuSx and CoSx biphasic transitional metal sulfide (TMS) based nanostructured electrode on nickel foam. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 186. 111795–111795. 18 indexed citations

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Sarkar, D.K., M. Mottakin, A. K. Mahmud Hasan, et al.. (2023). A numerical study on delafossite CuFeO₂ as an absorber for efficient and sustainable oxide solar cells. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 62(10). 102004–102004. 2 indexed citations

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Selvanathan, Vidhya, D.K. Sarkar, M. Mottakin, et al.. (2023). Aloe vera extract mediated hydrothermal synthesis of rose-like copper iron sulfide for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 151. 105131–105131. 10 indexed citations

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Najm, Asmaa Soheil, Vidhya Selvanathan, Mohammad Shah Jamal, et al.. (2023). Recent progress in performance improvement strategies for quantum dot sensitization methods: Challenges, achievements, and future prospects. APL Materials. 11(9). 2 indexed citations

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Sarkar, D.K., Vidhya Selvanathan, M. Mottakin, et al.. (2023). Phytochemical-assisted green synthesis of CuFeO_x nano-rose electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media. RSC Advances. 13(28). 19130–19139. 6 indexed citations

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Selvanathan, Vidhya, et al.. (2023). Synergistic Effect of Allium‐like Ni₉S₈ & Cu₇S₄ Electrodeposited on Nickel Foam for Enhanced Water Splitting Activity. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 19(16). e202300532–e202300532. 3 indexed citations

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Akhtaruzzaman, Md., M. Mottakin, Vidhya Selvanathan, et al.. (2023). Potential-Induced Performance Degradation (PID) Applied on a Perovskite Solar Cell: Exploring Its Effect on Cell Performance Through Numerical Simulation. Journal of Electronic Materials. 52(5). 3205–3218. 18 indexed citations

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Selvanathan, Vidhya, Mohammod Aminuzzaman, Eddy Seong Guan Cheah, et al.. (2022). Synthesis, characterization, and preliminary in vitro antibacterial evaluation of ZnO nanoparticles derived from soursop (Annona muricata L.) leaf extract as a green reducing agent. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 20. 2931–2941. 86 indexed citations

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Chan, Yu Bin, Vidhya Selvanathan, Lai‐Hock Tey, et al.. (2022). Effect of Calcination Temperature on Structural, Morphological and Optical Properties of Copper Oxide Nanostructures Derived from Garcinia mangostana L. Leaf Extract. Nanomaterials. 12(20). 3589–3589. 81 indexed citations

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Abouloula, Cheyma Naceur, Muhammad Rizwan, Vidhya Selvanathan, et al.. (2021). Transformation of Oil Palm Waste-Derived Cellulose into Solid Polymer Electrolytes: Investigating the Crucial Role of Plasticizers. Polymers. 13(21). 3685–3685. 7 indexed citations

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Selvanathan, Vidhya, et al.. (2017). Ternary natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) infused phthaloyl starch as cost efficient quasi-solid gel polymer electrolyte. Carbohydrate Polymers. 167. 210–218. 46 indexed citations

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