2026 Apparao M. Rao: 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	99	1081	1034	357	331	493	46067

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For pioneering liquid-based scalable synthetic methods to manufacture carbon nanotubes with controlled morphologies and dopant concentrations, and for using Raman spectroscopy to elucidate their structure–applications and fundamental properties.
2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing methods of synthesizing carbon nanotubes with controlled morphologies, and for elucidating the properties of carbon nanotubes and photopolymerized C60 through Raman spectroscopy

Overview

Apparao M. Rao is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States and has a research focus spanning engineering and materials science. Their work is primarily concentrated within the fields of electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry, with a significant number of publications related to automotive engineering and polymers and plastics.

Their main research themes include advancements in battery materials and technologies, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, as well as thermal properties of materials and advanced thermoelectric materials and devices.

Frequent publication venues for their research include ECS Meeting Abstracts, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Energy & Environmental Science, and National Science Review.

Among recent papers authored by or involving Apparao M. Rao are:

Surface-substituted Prussian blue analogue cathode for sustainable potassium-ion batteries, 2021, Nature Sustainability
Sulfur-assisted large-scale synthesis of graphene microspheres for superior potassium-ion batteries, 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
Cell-like-carbon-micro-spheres for robust potassium anode, 2020, National Science Review
A tailored electrolyte for safe and durable potassium ion batteries, 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
Safe electrolyte for long-cycling alkali-ion batteries, 2024, Nature Sustainability

Collaborations have included frequent coauthors such as Bingan Lu, Jiang Zhou, Hongwei Fu, Mihir Parekh, and Ling Fan.

Apparao M. Rao has received several professional honors, including being named Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2020 for work on scalable synthetic methods and Raman spectroscopy applications. Other recognitions include Fellow status in the National Academy of Inventors in 2018, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2011, and the American Physical Society in 2008, with particular citations highlighting contributions to carbon nanotube synthesis and characterization techniques.

Best Publications

Solution Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Jian Chen;Mark A. Hamon;Hui Hu;Yongsheng Chen

3574
Citations
Diameter-Selective Raman Scattering from Vibrational Modes in Carbon Nanotubes

Apparao M. Rao;E. Richter;Shunji Bandow;Bruce Chase

2872
Citations
Large-scale purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes: process, product, and characterization

A.G. Rinzler;J. Liu;H. Dai;P. Nikolaev

2096
Citations
Evidence for charge transfer in doped carbon nanotube bundles from Raman scattering

A. M. Rao;P. C. Eklund;Shunji Bandow;A. Thess

1593
Citations
Photoinduced Polymerization of Solid C60 Films

A. M. Rao;Ping Zhou;Kai-An Wang;G. T. Hager

1480
Citations
Continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes: a step closer to commercial realization

R. Andrews;D. Jacques;A.M. Rao;F. Derbyshire

1297
Citations
Effect of the Growth Temperature on the Diameter Distribution and Chirality of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Shunji Bandow;S. Asaka;Y. Saito;A. M. Rao

1129
Citations
Model of carbon nanotube growth through chemical vapor deposition

S.B. Sinnott;R. Andrews;D. Qian;A.M. Rao

887
Citations
Dissolution of Full-Length Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Jian Chen;Apparao M. Rao;Sergei Lyuksyutov;Mikhail E. Itkis

837
Citations
Dissolution of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Mark A. Hamon;Jian Chen;Hui Hu;Yongsheng Chen

796
Citations
Uptake, Translocation, and Transmission of Carbon Nanomaterials in Rice Plants

Sijie Lin;Jason Reppert;Qian Hu;JoAn S. Hudson

773
Citations
Molecular functionalization of carbon nanotubes and use as substrates for neuronal growth

Mark P. Mattson;Mark P. Mattson;Robert C. Haddon;Apparao M. Rao

715
Citations
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using biogenic gold and silver nanoparticles derived from Breynia rhamnoides.

Abilash Gangula;Ramakrishna Podila;Ramakrishna M;Lohith Karanam

701
Citations
Nanotube composite carbon fibers

R. Andrews;D. Jacques;A. M. Rao;T. Rantell

637
Citations
PURIFICATION OF SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES BY MICROFILTRATION

Shunji Bandow;A. M. Rao;K. A. Williams;A. Thess

587
Citations
Raman modes of metallic carbon nanotubes

M. A. Pimenta;A. Marucci;S. A. Empedocles;M. G. Bawendi

577
Citations
Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes with Polystyrene

Darron E. Hill;Yi Lin;Apparao M. Rao;Lawrence F. Allard

559
Citations
Probing the single-wall carbon nanotube bundle: Raman scattering under high pressure

U. D. Venkateswaran;A. M. Rao;E. Richter;M. Menon

554
Citations
Chemical Attachment of Organic Functional Groups to Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Material

Y. Chen;R. C. Haddon;S. Fang;A. M. Rao

518
Citations
Nanobiotechnology can boost crop production and quality: first evidence from increased plant biomass, fruit yield and phytomedicine content in bitter melon (Momordica charantia)

Chittaranjan Kole;Phullara Kole;K Manoj Randunu;Poonam Choudhary

507
Citations
Effect of van der Waals Interactions on the Raman Modes in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A. M. Rao;J. Chen;E. Richter;U. Schlecht

486
Citations