2026 Bharat Bhushan: 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	148	169	162	74	69	1142	100443

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Materials Science

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2020 - Mayo D. Hersey Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2000 - Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
1986 - ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award
1986 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Bharat Bhushan is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on engineering, computer science, and medicine. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as surfaces, coatings and films, computer networks and communications, computational mechanics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and mechanical engineering.

The main research topics that Bharat Bhushan has worked on include:

Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Membrane Separation Technologies
Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

They have published frequently in the following venues:

Microsystem Technologies
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering

Among recent papers with notable citations are:

A survey on Blockchain solutions in DDoS attacks mitigation: Techniques, open challenges and future directions, 2022, Computer Communications
Design of water harvesting towers and projections for water collection from fog and condensation, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Passive water harvesting by desert plants and animals: lessons from nature, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Single-agent belantamab mafodotin in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: Final analysis of the DREAMM-2 trial, 2023, Cancer
Development of polyurethane-based superhydrophobic coatings on steel surfaces, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Bharat Bhushan has also contributed to book publications, including a title from Springer Science+Business Media: Bioinspired Water Harvesting, Purification, and Oil-Water Separation (2020), which has been cited in related literature.

Frequent co-authors of Bharat Bhushan include:

Vijay Sardana
Dev Gurera
Yunlu Pan
Dilip Maheshwari
Rajasekhar Chaganti

The scientist has received several awards during their career, such as the Mayo D. Hersey Award (2020) and the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2000), both from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as well as having been named a Fellow of the same society in 1986. That year, they also received the ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award.

Best Publications

Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology

Bharat Bhushan

3696
Citations
Natural and biomimetic artificial surfaces for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction

Bharat Bhushan;Yong Chae Jung

2158
Citations
Nanotribology: friction, wear and lubrication at the atomic scale

Bharat Bhushan;Jacob N. Israelachvili;Uzi Landman

1992
Citations
Introduction to Tribology

B Bhushan;Pak Lim Ko

1937
Citations
A Review of Nanoindentation Continuous Stiffness Measurement Technique and Its Applications

Xiaodong Li;Bharat Bhushan

1930
Citations
Principles and Applications of Tribology

Bharat Bhushan

1869
Citations
Handbook of micro/nano tribology

Bharat Bhushan

1845
Citations
Fractal Model of Elastic-Plastic Contact Between Rough Surfaces

A. Majumdar;B. Bhushan

1817
Citations
Biomimetics: lessons from nature--an overview.

Bharat Bhushan

1702
Citations
Modern Tribology Handbook, Two Volume Set

Bharat Bhushan

1573
Citations
Tribology and Mechanics of Magnetic Storage Devices

Bharat Bhushan;Y. W. Chung

1306
Citations
Role of Fractal Geometry in Roughness Characterization and Contact Mechanics of Surfaces

A. Majumdar;B. Bhushan

1270
Citations
Handbook of Tribology: Materials, Coatings, and Surface Treatments

Bharat Bhushan;B. K. Gupta

1176
Citations
Multifunctional surface structures of plants: An inspiration for biomimetics

Kerstin Koch;Kerstin Koch;Bharat Bhushan;Wilhelm Barthlott

1093
Citations
Micro-, nano- and hierarchical structures for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low adhesion

Bharat Bhushan;Yong Chae Jung;Kerstin Koch

971
Citations
SHARK-SKIN SURFACES FOR FLUID-DRAG REDUCTION IN TURBULENT FLOW: A REVIEW

Brian Dean;Bharat Bhushan

966
Citations
Bioinspired self-cleaning surfaces with superhydrophobicity, superoleophobicity, and superhydrophilicity

Shunsuke Nishimoto;Shunsuke Nishimoto;Bharat Bhushan

922
Citations
Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces

Kerstin Koch;Kerstin Koch;Bharat Bhushan;Wilhelm Barthlott

860
Citations
Fabrication of artificial Lotus leaves and significance of hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion

Kerstin Koch;Bharat Bhushan;Yong Chae Jung;Wilhelm Barthlott

821
Citations
Superhydrophobic surfaces and emerging applications: Non-adhesion, energy, green engineering

Michael Nosonovsky;Bharat Bhushan

762
Citations