2026 A.V. Moholkar: 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	61	6906	6674	99	96	156	9520

Overview

A.V. Moholkar is affiliated with Shivaji University in India and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. The scientist's work spans a range of topics related to advanced materials for energy storage and conversion, with a particular emphasis on supercapacitor materials and fabrication.

The main fields of study for A.V. Moholkar include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these broader fields, Moholkar's research frequently addresses subfields such as:

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The core topics of their scholarly output cover:

Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Conducting Polymers and Applications
Advancements in Battery Materials
Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

Moholkar has published numerous articles in several consistent venues including:

Journal of Energy Storage
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Frequent collaborators in Moholkar's research include:

Umesh V. Shembade
Suprimkumar D. Dhas
Rajendra G. Sonkawade
Maqsood R. Waikar
Meenal D. Patil

Selected recent publications demonstrate the focus on nanoparticle synthesis and electrode materials for supercapacitors:

"Synthesis of NiO nanoparticles for supercapacitor application as an efficient electrode material," 2020, Vacuum
"Facile synthesis of flower-like Bi2O3 as an efficient electrode for high performance asymmetric supercapacitor," 2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
"Probing the electrochemical properties of NiMn2O4 nanoparticles as prominent electrode materials for supercapacitor applications," 2021, Materials Science and Engineering B
"Hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous NiMnO3 nanostructures for supercapacitor application: Effect of electrolyte," 2021, Journal of Energy Storage
"Polyaniline (PANI)-manganese dioxide (MnO2) nanocomposites as efficient electrode materials for supercapacitors," 2021, Chemical Physics Letters

Best Publications

CZTS based thin film solar cells: a status review

M P Suryawanshi;G L Agawane;S M Bhosale;S W Shin

411
Citations
Synthesis of NiO nanoparticles for supercapacitor application as an efficient electrode material

Suprimkumar D. Dhas;Parvejha S. Maldar;Meenal D. Patil;Amruta B. Nagare

352
Citations
Single step electrosynthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films for solar cell application

S.M. Pawar;B.S. Pawar;B.S. Pawar;A.V. Moholkar;D.S. Choi

320
Citations
Development of CZTS thin films solar cells by pulsed laser deposition: Influence of pulse repetition rate

A.V. Moholkar;A.V. Moholkar;S.S. Shinde;A.R. Babar;Kyu-Ung Sim

218
Citations
Effect of laser incident energy on the structural, morphological and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films

S.M. Pawar;A.V. Moholkar;I.K. Kim;S.W. Shin

197
Citations
Effect of fluorine doping on highly transparent conductive spray deposited nanocrystalline tin oxide thin films

A.V. Moholkar;S.M. Pawar;K.Y. Rajpure;C.H. Bhosale

190
Citations
Studies of compositional dependent CZTS thin film solar cells by pulsed laser deposition technique: An attempt to improve the efficiency

A.V. Moholkar;S.S. Shinde;G.L. Agawane;S.H. Jo

185
Citations
Orthorhombic MoO3 nanobelts based NO2 gas sensor

A.A. Mane;A.V. Moholkar

172
Citations
Electrical, structural and optical properties of SnO2:F thin films: Effect of the substrate temperature

A.A. Yadav;E.U. Masumdar;A.V. Moholkar;M. Neumann-Spallart

166
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films grown by PLD: Solar cells

A.V. Moholkar;A.V. Moholkar;S.S. Shinde;A.R. Babar;Kyu-Ung Sim

154
Citations
Sensing properties of sprayed antimony doped tin oxide thin films: Solution molarity

A.R. Babar;S.S. Shinde;A.V. Moholkar;C.H. Bhosale

153
Citations
Spray deposition of highly transparent fluorine doped cadmium oxide thin films

R.J. Deokate;S.M. Pawar;A.V. Moholkar;V.S. Sawant

149
Citations
Structural and optoelectronic properties of antimony incorporated tin oxide thin films

A.R. Babar;S.S. Shinde;A.V. Moholkar;C.H. Bhosale

148
Citations
Investigations on silver/polyaniline electrodes for electrochemical supercapacitors

Dipali S. Patil;J. S. Shaikh;S. A. Pawar;R. S. Devan

142
Citations
Novel method for fabrication of room temperature polypyrrole–ZnO nanocomposite NO2 sensor

M.A. Chougule;D.S. Dalavi;Sawanta Mali;P.S. Patil

130
Citations
Physical properties of transparent and conducting sprayed fluorine doped zinc oxide thin films

S.S. Shinde;P.S. Shinde;S.M. Pawar;A.V. Moholkar

124
Citations
CuO-PAA hybrid films: Chemical synthesis and supercapacitor behavior

J.S. Shaikh;R.C. Pawar;A.V. Moholkar;J.H. Kim

123
Citations
Nanoporous nickel oxide thin films and its improved electrochromic performance: Effect of thickness

D.S. Dalavi;M.J. Suryavanshi;D.S. Patil;S.S. Mali

123
Citations
Effects of dopant (Al, Ga, and In) on the characteristics of ZnO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering system

Kyu Ung Sim;Seung Wook Shin;A.V. Moholkar;Jae Ho Yun

120
Citations
Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of oxalic acid using WO3 and stratified WO3/TiO2 photocatalysts under sunlight illumination

Y.M. Hunge;M.A. Mahadik;A.V. Moholkar;C.H. Bhosale

118
Citations
Surfactant assisted low temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO and its gas sensing properties

R.C. Pawar;J.S. Shaikh;A.V. Moholkar;S.M. Pawar

115
Citations