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Ajay Mandal publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajay Mandal sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 312 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Ajay Mandal D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ajay Mandal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award

Overview

Ajay Mandal is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Chemistry, with a strong focus on applied topics related to petroleum and reservoir engineering.

Their work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry

Key research topics associated with Ajay Mandal include:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Pickering Emulsions and Particle Stabilization
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Ajay Mandal has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Fuel
  • ACS Omega

Selected recent publications include:

  • "A review of oily wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration membrane: A parametric study to enhance the membrane performance" (2020) - Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Fundamental aspects, mechanisms and emerging possibilities of CO2 miscible flooding in enhanced oil recovery: A review" (2022) - Fuel
  • "Formation, characteristics and oil industry applications of nanoemulsions: A review" (2021) - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • "Experimental investigation of silica nanoparticle assisted Surfactant and polymer systems for enhanced oil recovery" (2022) - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • "Nanoparticle-modified gemini surfactant foams as efficient displacing fluids for enhanced oil recovery" (2020) - Journal of Molecular Liquids

Ajay Mandal has collaborated frequently with researchers including:

  • Dinesh Joshi
  • Neha Saxena
  • Rohit Kumar Saw
  • Nilanjan Pal
  • Jitendar Kumar Tiwari

Mandal's book contributions include publications with Springer International Publishing and Springer Nature, covering topics related to enhanced oil recovery and surfactants:

  • "Nano Emulsions in Enhanced Oil Recovery" (2022)
  • "Natural Surfactants" (2021)

Best Publications

  • Adsorption of surfactants on sand surface in enhanced oil recovery: Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamic studies

    Achinta Bera;T. Kumar;Keka Ojha;Ajay Mandal

  • Studies on interfacial behavior and wettability change phenomena by ionic and nonionic surfactants in presence of alkalis and salt for enhanced oil recovery

    Sunil Kumar;Ajay Mandal

  • Microemulsions: a novel approach to enhanced oil recovery: a review

    Achinta Bera;Ajay Mandal

  • Fundamental aspects, mechanisms and emerging possibilities of CO2 miscible flooding in enhanced oil recovery: A review

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  • Surfactant Stabilized Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsion: Stability, Interfacial Tension, and Rheology Study for Enhanced Oil Recovery Application

    Narendra Kumar;Ajay Mandal

  • Effects of Alkali, Salts, and Surfactant on Rheological Behavior of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Solutions †

    Abhijit Samanta;Achinta Bera;Keka Ojha;Ajay Mandal

  • Performance Evaluation of Alumina-graphene Hybrid Nano-cutting Fluid in Hard Turning

    Rabesh Kumar Singh;Anuj Kumar Sharma;Amit Rai Dixit;Arun Kumar Tiwari

  • A review of oily wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration membrane: A parametric study to enhance the membrane performance

    Tausif Ahmad;Chandan Guria;Ajay Mandal

  • Adsorption analysis of natural anionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery: The role of mineralogy, salinity, alkalinity and nanoparticles

    Neha Saxena;Amit Kumar;Ajay Mandal

  • Synergistic Effect of Surfactant and Salt Mixture on Interfacial Tension Reduction between Crude Oil and Water in Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Achinta Bera;Ajay Mandal;B. B. Guha

  • Synergistic Effect of Mixed Surfactant Systems on Foam Behavior and Surface Tension

    Achinta Bera;Keka Ojha;Ajay Mandal

  • Screening of microemulsion properties for application in enhanced oil recovery

    Achinta Bera;T. Kumar;Keka Ojha;Ajay Mandal

  • Chemical flood enhanced oil recovery: a review

    Ajay Mandal

  • Characterization of Oil-Water Emulsion and Its Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Ajay Mandal;Abhijit Samanta;Achinta Bera;Keka Ojha

  • Mechanistic studies of enhanced oil recovery by imidazolium-based ionic liquids as novel surfactants

    Prathibha Pillai;Amit Kumar;Ajay Mandal

  • Interfacial behaviour, wettability alteration and emulsification characteristics of a novel surfactant: Implications for enhanced oil recovery

    Nilanjan Pal;Neha Saxena;K.V. Divya Laxmi;Ajay Mandal

  • Studies on interfacial tension and contact angle of synthesized surfactant and polymeric from castor oil for enhanced oil recovery

    Keshak Babu;Nilanjan Pal;Achinta Bera;V.K. Saxena

  • Interfacial tension and phase behavior of surfactant-brine–oil system

    Achinta Bera;Keka Ojha;Ajay Mandal;T. Kumar

  • Investigation on stabilization of CO 2 foam by ionic and nonionic surfactants in presence of different additives for application in enhanced oil recovery

    Sunil Kumar;Ajay Mandal

  • Interfacial Interaction of Cationic Surfactants and Its Effect on Wettability Alteration of Oil-Wet Carbonate Rock

    Sunil Kumar;Priyanka Panigrahi;Rohit Kumar Saw;Ajay Mandal

  • Stabilization of Dispersed Oil Droplets in Nanoemulsions by Synergistic Effects of the Gemini Surfactant, PHPA Polymer, and Silica Nanoparticle.

    Nilanjan Pal;Narendra Kumar;Ajay Mandal

  • Studies on behavior of suspension of silica nanoparticle in aqueous polyacrylamide solution for application in enhanced oil recovery

    Neetish Kumar Maurya;Ajay Mandal

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Kamaraj
M. Kamaraj Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Amit Rai Dixit
Amit Rai Dixit Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

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