2026 Amala Dass: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	60	7093	6857	1774	1649	139	12326
Chemistry	61	9303	8434	2631	2169	142	12402

Overview

Amala Dass is affiliated with the University of Mississippi in the United States. Their research spans primarily across Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses multiple main topics, notably in nanomaterials and cosmic phenomena. These topics include:

Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Amala Dass has published frequently in several scientific venues, with notable contributions to:

Physical Review Letters
The Cambridge Structural Database
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Advanced Energy Materials

Among recent publications are:

The Missing Link: Au₁₉₁(SPh-tBu)₆₆ Janus Nanoparticle with Molecular and Bulk-Metal-like Properties, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Properties of Daily Helium Fluxes, 2022, Physical Review Letters
Laser-based temperature control to study the roles of entropy and enthalpy in polymer-nanopore interactions, 2021, Science Advances
Temporal Structures in Electron Spectra and Charge Sign Effects in Galactic Cosmic Rays, 2023, Physical Review Letters
Properties of Cosmic-Ray Sulfur and Determination of the Composition of Primary Cosmic-Ray Carbon, Neon, Magnesium, and Sulfur: Ten-Year Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, 2023, Physical Review Letters

They have collaborated repeatedly with coauthors including:

Kalpani Hirunika Wijesinghe
M. Aguilar
G. Ambrosi
L. Arruda
N. Attig

Best Publications

Crystal structure of the gold nanoparticle [N(C8H17)4][Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18].

Michael W. Heaven;Amala Dass;Peter S. White;Kennedy M. Holt

1720
Citations
First enantioseparation and circular dichroism spectra of Au38 clusters protected by achiral ligands

Igor Dolamic;Stefan Knoppe;Amala Dass;Thomas Bürgi

496
Citations
Cross-linking Amine-Modified Silica Aerogels with Epoxies: Mechanically Strong Lightweight Porous Materials

Mary Ann B. Meador;Eve F. Fabrizio;Faysal Ilhan;Amala Dass

471
Citations
Nanoparticle MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry without fragmentation: Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 and mixed monolayer Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)(18-x)(L)(x).

Amala Dass;Anthony Stevenson;George R Dubay;Joseph B Tracy

399
Citations
Chemical, Physical, and Mechanical Characterization of Isocyanate Cross-linked Amine-Modified Silica Aerogels

Atul Katti;Nilesh Shimpi;Samit Roy;Hongbing Lu

382
Citations
Isocyanate-Crosslinked Silica Aerogel Monoliths: Preparation and Characterization

Guohui Zhang;Amala Dass;Abdel-Monem M. Rawashdeh;Jeffery Thomas

324
Citations
Au133(SPh-tBu)52 Nanomolecules: X-ray Crystallography, Optical, Electrochemical, and Theoretical Analysis

Amala Dass;Shevanuja Theivendran;Praneeth Reddy Nimmala;Chanaka Kumara

296
Citations
Single Crystal XRD Structure and Theoretical Analysis of the Chiral Au30S(S-t-Bu)18 Cluster

David Crasto;Sami Malola;Grace Brosofsky;Amala Dass

293
Citations
X-ray Crystal Structure and Theoretical Analysis of Au25-xAgx(SCH2CH2Ph)18(-) Alloy.

Chanaka Kumara;Christine M. Aikens;Amala Dass

244
Citations
Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of uniform and mixed monolayer nanoparticles: Au25[S(CH2)2Ph]18 and Au25[S(CH2)2Ph]18-x(SR)x.

Joseph B. Tracy;Matthew C. Crowe;Joseph F. Parker;Oliver Hampe

240
Citations
AuAg)144(SR)60 alloy nanomolecules

Chanaka Kumara;Amala Dass

231
Citations
Nanocluster Size Evolution Studied by Mass Spectrometry in Room Temperature Au25(SR)18 Synthesis

Asantha C Dharmaratne;Thomas Krick;Amala Dass

214
Citations
Mass spectrometry of small bimetal monolayer-protected clusters.

Christina A. Fields-Zinna;Matthew C. Crowe;Amala Dass;Joshua E. F. Weaver

210
Citations
Mass spectrometric identification of Au68(SR)34 molecular gold nanoclusters with 34-electron shell closing.

Amala Dass

205
Citations
Crystal Structure of Faradaurate-279: Au279(SPh-tBu)84 Plasmonic Nanocrystal Molecules

Naga Arjun Sakthivel;Shevanuja Theivendran;Vigneshraja Ganeshraj;Allen G. Oliver

204
Citations
Aromatic Thiolate-Protected Series of Gold Nanomolecules and a Contrary Structural Trend in Size Evolution

Naga Arjun Sakthivel;Amala Dass

197
Citations
Au24(SAdm)16 Nanomolecules: X-ray Crystal Structure, Theoretical Analysis, Adaptability of Adamantane Ligands to Form Au23(SAdm)16 and Au25(SAdm)16, and Its Relation to Au25(SR)18

David Crasto;Giovanni Barcaro;Mauro Stener;Luca Sementa

194
Citations
Size exclusion chromatography for semipreparative scale separation of Au38(SR)24 and Au40(SR)24 and larger clusters.

Stefan Knoppe;Julien Boudon;Igor Dolamic;Amala Dass

190
Citations
Ag44(SR)304−: a silver–thiolate superatom complex

Kellen M. Harkness;Yun Tang;Amala Dass;Jun Pan

190
Citations
Hydrophobic monolithic aerogels by nanocasting polystyrene on amine-modified silica

Faysal Ilhan;Eve F. Fabrizio;Linda McCorkle;Daniel A. Scheiman

186
Citations
Ligand Exchange Reactions on Au38 and Au40 Clusters: A Combined Circular Dichroism and Mass Spectrometry Study

Stefan Knoppe;Asantha C. Dharmaratne;Ella Schreiner;Amala Dass

184
Citations