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Anirudha V. Sumant 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 Anirudha V. Sumant sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 201 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anirudha V. Sumant 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 Anirudha V. Sumant sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Anirudha V. Sumant is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy. The scientist has contributed significantly to subfields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering, and nuclear and high energy physics.

Their work covers a range of topics including 2D materials and applications, diamond and carbon-based materials research, particle detector development and performance, metal and thin film mechanics, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, lubricants and their additives, and nanowire synthesis and applications.

Sumant has published extensively in several scientific venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Nanoscale
  • Journal of Instrumentation
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Materials Today Advances

Recent publications showcase a range of topics and interdisciplinary approaches. Notable papers include:

  • "Perspectives of 2D MXene Tribology," 2022, Advanced Materials
  • "Achieving superlubricity with 2D transition metal carbides (MXenes) and MXene/graphene coatings," 2021, Materials Today Advances
  • "Towards developing robust solid lubricant operable in multifarious environments," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Demonstration of nitrogen-incorporated ultrananocrystalline diamond photocathodes in a RF gun environment," 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Photogating-driven enhanced responsivity in a few-layered ReSe2 phototransistor," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nihar Pradhan
  • Daniel Rosenmann
  • Ralu Divan
  • J. Metcalfe
  • Sujit A. Kadam

Best Publications

  • Graphene: a new emerging lubricant ☆

    Diana Berman;Ali Erdemir;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • Macroscale superlubricity enabled by graphene nanoscroll formation

    Diana Berman;Sanket A. Deshmukh;Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan;Ali Erdemir

  • Few layer graphene to reduce wear and friction on sliding steel surfaces

    Diana Berman;Ali Erdemir;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • Synthesis and characterization of highly-conducting nitrogen-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond films

    S. Bhattacharyya;O. Auciello;J. Birrell;J. A. Carlisle

  • Reduced wear and friction enabled by graphene layers on sliding steel surfaces in dry nitrogen

    Diana Berman;Ali Erdemir;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • Approaches for Achieving Superlubricity in Two-Dimensional Materials.

    Diana Berman;Ali Erdemir;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • All Two-Dimensional, Flexible, Transparent, and Thinnest Thin Film Transistor

    Saptarshi Das;Richard Gulotty;Richard Gulotty;Anirudha V. Sumant;Andreas Roelofs

  • The CVD of Nanodiamond Materials

    James E. Butler;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • Ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films for MEMS and moving mechanical assembly devices

    A.R. Krauss;O. Auciello;D.M. Gruen;A. Jayatissa

  • Strain engineering in two-dimensional nanomaterials beyond graphene

    Shikai Deng;Shikai Deng;Anirudha V. Sumant;Vikas Berry

  • Perspectives of 2D MXene Tribology

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  • Extraordinary Macroscale Wear Resistance of One Atom Thick Graphene Layer

    Diana Berman;Sanket A. Deshmukh;Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan;Ali Erdemir

  • Status review of the science and technology of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD™) films and application to multifunctional devices

    Orlando Auciello;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • Operando tribochemical formation of onion-like-carbon leads to macroscale superlubricity

    Diana Berman;Diana Berman;Badri Narayanan;Mathew J. Cherukara;Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan

  • Origin of ultralow friction and wear in ultrananocrystalline diamond

    Andrew R. Konicek;D. S. Grierson;P.U.P.A. Gilbert;W. G. Sawyer

  • Influence of surface passivation on the friction and wear behavior of ultrananocrystalline diamond and tetrahedral amorphous carbon thin films

    Andrew Konicek;D. S Grierson;A. Sumant;T. A Friedmann

  • Microstructure of ultrananocrystalline diamond films grown by microwave Ar–CH4 plasma chemical vapor deposition with or without added H2

    S. Jiao;A. Sumant;M. A. Kirk;D. M. Gruen

  • Graphene-on-diamond devices with increased current-carrying capacity: carbon sp2-on-sp3 technology.

    Jie Yu;Guanxiong Liu;Anirudha V Sumant;Vivek Goyal

  • Graphene-on-Diamond Devices with Enhanced Current-Carrying Capacity: Carbon sp2-on-sp3 Technology

    Jie Yu;Guanxiong Liu;Anirudha V. Sumant;Vivek Goyal

  • Nanoscale friction varied by isotopic shifting of surface vibrational frequencies.

    Rachel J. Cannara;Rachel J. Cannara;Matthew J. Brukman;Matthew J. Brukman;Katherine Cimatu;Katherine Cimatu;Anirudha V. Sumant;Anirudha V. Sumant

  • Toward the Ultimate Tribological Interface: Surface Chemistry and Nanotribology of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond

    Anirudha V. Sumant;David S. Grierson;Jennifer E. Gerbi;Jennifer E. Gerbi;James Birrell

Frequent Co-Authors

Orlando Auciello
Orlando Auciello The University of Texas at Dallas
Robert W. Carpick
Robert W. Carpick University of Pennsylvania
Ali Erdemir
Ali Erdemir Texas A&M University
Roger J. Narayan
Roger J. Narayan North Carolina State University
Alan R. Krauss
Alan R. Krauss Argonne National Laboratory
Alexander A. Balandin
Alexander A. Balandin University of California, Los Angeles
Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan
Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan University of Illinois at Chicago
Dieter M. Gruen
Dieter M. Gruen Argonne National Laboratory
Frank E. Pfefferkorn
Frank E. Pfefferkorn University of Wisconsin–Madison
James E. Butler
James E. Butler Euclid TechLabs, LLC

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