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5144
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Amitava Patra publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amitava Patra sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 285 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Amitava Patra D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amitava Patra sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - OSA Fellows Amitava Patra Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India For significant, sustained contributions to photonics and new photonic materials

Overview

Amitava Patra is affiliated with the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in India. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a strong focus on Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering as subfields.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics that include:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Several recent papers highlight a diversity of investigations and publication venues:

  • "Copper Nanocluster (Cu23 NC)-Based Biomimetic System with Peroxidase Activity," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Self-Assembled Metal Nanoclusters: Driving Forces and Structural Correlation with Optical Properties," 2022, Nanomaterials
  • "Hot Hole Cooling and Transfer Dynamics from Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Using Porphyrin Molecules," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Surface motifs regulated aggregation induced emission in gold-silver nanoclusters," 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "A comprehensive review of atomically precise metal nanoclusters with emergent photophysical properties towards diverse applications," 2024, Chemical Society Reviews

Patra's frequent coauthors include:

  • Srijon Ghosh (25 publications)
  • Anusri Medda (20 publications)
  • Subarna Maity (17 publications)
  • Goutam Ghosh (16 publications)
  • Kritiman Marjit (16 publications)

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (26 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (12 publications)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials (4 publications)
  • Nanoscale (4 publications)

Amitava Patra has been recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2021 for contributions to photonics and new photonic materials, highlighting a research focus that includes optical properties and materials related to photonics.

Best Publications

  • Nanoscale Strategies for Light Harvesting

    Simanta Kundu;Amitava Patra

  • Upconversion in Er3+:ZrO2 Nanocrystals

    Amitava Patra;Christopher S. Friend;Rakesh Kapoor;Paras N. Prasad

  • Surface Defect-Related Luminescence Properties of SnO2 Nanorods and Nanoparticles

    Arik Kar;Simanta Kundu;Amitava Patra

  • Effect of crystal nature on upconversion luminescence in Er3+:ZrO2 nanocrystals

    Amitava Patra;Christopher S. Friend;Rakesh Kapoor;Paras N. Prasad

  • Fluorescence Upconversion Properties of Er3+-Doped TiO2 and BaTiO3 Nanocrystallites

    Amitava Patra;Christopher S. Friend;Rakesh Kapoor;Paras N. Prasad

  • Photophysical Properties of Doped Carbon Dots (N, P, and B) and Their Influence on Electron/Hole Transfer in Carbon Dots–Nickel (II) Phthalocyanine Conjugates

    Monoj Kumar Barman;Bikash Jana;Santanu Bhattacharyya;Amitava Patra

  • Shell Thickness Dependent Photocatalytic Properties of ZnO/CdS Core–Shell Nanorods

    Sunita Khanchandani;Simanta Kundu;Amitava Patra;Ashok K. Ganguli

  • 2D Hybrid Nanostructure of Reduced Graphene Oxide–CdS Nanosheet for Enhanced Photocatalysis

    Rajesh Bera;Simanta Kundu;Amitava Patra

  • Er3+-doped BaTiO3 nanocrystals for thermometry: Influence of nanoenvironment on the sensitivity of a fluorescence based temperature sensor

    Márcio A. R. C. Alencar;Glauco S. Maciel;Cid B. de Araújo;Amitava Patra

  • Band Gap Tuning of ZnO/In 2 S 3 Core/Shell Nanorod Arrays for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis

    Sunita Khanchandani;Simanta Kundu;Amitava Patra;Ashok K. Ganguli

  • Core-Size-Dependent Catalytic Properties of Bimetallic Au/Ag Core–Shell Nanoparticles

    Krishna Kanta Haldar;Simanta Kundu;Amitava Patra

  • Current status and prospects on chemical structure driven photoluminescence behaviour of carbon dots

    Monoj Kumar Barman;Amitava Patra

  • Sonochemical Preparation and Characterization of Eu2O3 and Tb2O3 Doped in and Coated on Silica and Alumina Nanoparticles

    Amitava Patra;E Sominska;S Ramesh;Y Koltypin

  • Synthesis and characterization of PVP-encapsulated ZnS nanoparticles

    Gopa Ghosh;Milan Kanti Naskar;Amitava Patra;Minati Chatterjee

  • Enhancement of Upconversion Emission of LaPO4:Er@Yb Core−Shell Nanoparticles/Nanorods

    Pushpal Ghosh;Jorge Oliva;Elder De la Rosa;Krishna Kanta Haldar

  • Fluorescence study of zirconia films doped by Eu3+, Tb3+ and Sm3+ and their comparison with silica films

    Renata Reisfeld;Marina Zelner;Amitava Patra

  • Au Nanoparticle-Based Surface Energy Transfer Probe for Conformational Changes of BSA Protein

    Tapasi Sen;Krishna Kanta Haldar;Amitava Patra

  • Surface energy transfer from rhodamine 6G to gold nanoparticles: A spectroscopic ruler

    Tapasi Sen;Suparna Sadhu;Amitava Patra

  • Impacts of core–shell structures on properties of lanthanide-based nanocrystals: crystal phase, lattice strain, downconversion, upconversion and energy transfer

    Arik Kar;Amitava Patra

  • Resonance Energy Transfer from Rhodamine 6G to Gold Nanoparticles by Steady-State and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

    Tapasi Sen;Amitava Patra

  • An overview on the current understanding of the photophysical properties of metal nanoclusters and their potential applications

    Subarna Maity;Dipankar Bain;Amitava Patra

Frequent Co-Authors

Paras N. Prasad
Paras N. Prasad University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ashok K. Ganguli
Ashok K. Ganguli Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Cid B. de Araújo
Cid B. de Araújo Federal University of Pernambuco
Renata Reisfeld
Renata Reisfeld Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Goutam De
Goutam De Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
Hirendra N. Ghosh
Hirendra N. Ghosh Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Gary A. Baker
Gary A. Baker University of Missouri
Narayan Pradhan
Narayan Pradhan Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Raouf El-Mallawany
Raouf El-Mallawany Menoufia University
Subbiah Alwarappan
Subbiah Alwarappan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

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