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K. Palanikumar

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 58 7632 7378 114 111 312 13239

K. Palanikumar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by K. Palanikumar between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. K. Palanikumar published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2021. 7 of the 359 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2021. 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

359 publications in total across all disciplines

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K. Palanikumar: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 3
2005 0
2006 6
2007 4
2008 15
2009 13
2010 11
2011 16
2012 28
2013 22
2014 25
2015 39
2016 12
2017 9
2018 12
2019 33
2020 16
2021 40
2022 23
2023 12
2024 13
2025 6
2026 1
Total 359
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K. Palanikumar 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 K. Palanikumar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 310–329 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 312 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537 312
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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K. Palanikumar 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 K. Palanikumar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610 58
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

K. Palanikumar is affiliated with Sri Sairam Institute of Technology in India and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Advanced Machining Processes and Optimization, Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research, Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis, and Tribology and Wear Analysis.

Frequent publication venues for K. Palanikumar include:

  • Materials Today Proceedings
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Journal of Natural Fibers
  • International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM)
  • Carbon letters

Among notable recent papers authored or co-authored by K. Palanikumar are:

  • Technologies in additive manufacturing for fiber reinforced composite materials: a review, 2020, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • Study on a Novel natural cellulosic fiber from Kigelia africana fruit: Characterization and analysis, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Sustainable friction stir spot welding of 6061-T6 aluminium alloy using improved non-dominated sorting teaching learning algorithm, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Enhanced Thermal Stability, Mechanical Properties and Structural Integrity of MWCNT Filled Bamboo/Kenaf Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites, 2022, Materials
  • Evaluation on mechanical properties of randomly oriented Caryota fiber reinforced polymer composites, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology

K. Palanikumar has published a book titled Response Surface Methodology in Engineering Science in 2021 through the publisher IntechOpen.

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Elango Natarajan
  • N. Senthilkumar
  • V.K. Bupesh Raja
  • S. Ramesh
  • B. Latha

Best Publications

  • Mechanical property evaluation of sisal–jute–glass fiber reinforced polyester composites

    M. Ramesh;K. Palanikumar;K. Hemachandra Reddy

  • Plant fibre based bio-composites: Sustainable and renewable green materials

    M. Ramesh;K. Palanikumar;K. Hemachandra Reddy

  • Analysis of dry sliding wear behaviour of Al6061/SiC/Al2O3 hybrid metal matrix composites

    K. Umanath;K. Palanikumar;S.T. Selvamani

  • Comparative Evaluation on Properties of Hybrid Glass Fiber- Sisal/Jute Reinforced Epoxy Composites

    M. Ramesh;K. Palanikumar;K. Hemachandra Reddy

  • Experimental investigation and optimisation in drilling of GFRP composites

    K. Palanikumar

  • Application of Taguchi and response surface methodologies for surface roughness in machining glass fiber reinforced plastics by PCD tooling

    K. Palanikumar

  • Evaluation of mechanical and wear properties of hybrid aluminium matrix composites

    T. Rajmohan;K. Palanikumar;S. Ranganathan

  • Assessment of factors influencing surface roughness on the machining of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites

    K. Palanikumar;L. Karunamoorthy;R. Karthikeyan

  • Application of grey fuzzy logic for the optimization of drilling parameters for CFRP composites with multiple performance characteristics

    A. Krishnamoorthy;S. Rajendra Boopathy;K. Palanikumar;J. Paulo Davim

  • Measurement and analysis of surface roughness in turning of aerospace titanium alloy (gr5)

    S. Ramesh;L. Karunamoorthy;K. Palanikumar

  • Modeling and analysis for surface roughness in machining glass fibre reinforced plastics using response surface methodology

    K. Palanikumar

  • Application of the central composite design in optimization of machining parameters in drilling hybrid metal matrix composites

    Thiagarajan Rajmohan;Kayaroganam Palanikumar

  • Assessment of factors influencing surface roughness on the machining of Al/SiC particulate composites

    K. Palanikumar;R. Karthikeyan

  • Analysis on Drilling of Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Composites Using Grey Relational Analysis

    K. Palanikumar;B. Latha;V. S. Senthilkumar;J. Paulo Davim

  • Analysis of delamination in drilling glass fiber reinforced polyester composites

    T.V. Rajamurugan;K. Shanmugam;K. Palanikumar

  • Surface Roughness Analysis in Machining of Titanium Alloy

    S. Ramesh;L. Karunamoorthy;K. Palanikumar

  • Optimization of machining parameters in drilling hybrid aluminium metal matrix composites

    T. Rajmohan;K. Palanikumar;M. Kathirvel

  • Evaluation of Delamination in Drilling GFRP Composites

    K. Palanikumar;S. Prakash;K. Shanmugam

  • Optimization of electrical discharge machining characteristics of WC/Co composites using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II)

    D. Kanagarajan;R. Karthikeyan;K. Palanikumar;J. Paulo Davim

  • Assessment of some factors influencing tool wear on the machining of glass fibre-reinforced plastics by coated cemented carbide tools

    K. Palanikumar;J. Paulo Davim

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Paulo Davim
J. Paulo Davim University of Aveiro
V. Balasubramanian
V. Balasubramanian Annamalai University

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