2026 Kalpana S. Katti: 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	50	10340	9985	2458	2281	192	7486

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Kalpana S. Katti is affiliated with North Dakota State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within engineering and medicine.

The main fields of study include:

Engineering
Medicine

Notable subfields of study encompass:

Civil and Structural Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials
Oncology
Surgery

Key topics of research addressed by Kalpana S. Katti are:

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Soil and Unsaturated Flow
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
Bone health and treatments
Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Several recent publications demonstrate the diversity and focus of their work, including:

Composite nanoclay-hydroxyapatite-polymer fiber scaffolds for bone tissue engineering manufactured using pressurized gyration (2020, Composites Science and Technology)
Simulations in the era of exascale computing (2023, Nature Reviews Materials)
Nanoclays in medicine: a new frontier of an ancient medical practice (2022, Materials Advances)
Molecular mechanics of the swelling clay tactoid under compression, tension and shear (2020, Applied Clay Science)
Modeling the Behavior of Organic Kerogen in the Proximity of Calcite Mineral by Molecular Dynamics Simulations (2020, Energy & Fuels)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Scientific Reports
JOM
Biofabrication
Langmuir
Materialia

Collaborative work is an important aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors such as:

Dinesh R. Katti
Sharad V. Jaswandkar
Hina Faisal
Haneesh Jasuja
Krishna Kundu

Kalpana S. Katti has received professional recognition, including being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2018.

Best Publications

Biomaterials in total joint replacement.

Kalpana S. Katti

755
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of a novel chitosan/montmorillonite/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite for bone tissue engineering

Kalpana S Katti;Dinesh R Katti;Rajalaxmi Dash

285
Citations
Platelet interlocks are the key to toughness and strength in nacre

Kalpana S. Katti;Dinesh R. Katti;Shashindra M. Pradhan;Arundhati Bhosle

225
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulation of hydroxyapatite : polyacrylic acid interfaces

Rahul Bhowmik;Kalpana S. Katti;Dinesh Katti

214
Citations
Molecular interactions in intercalated organically modified clay and clay–polycaprolactam nanocomposites: Experiments and modeling

Kalpana S. Katti;Debashis Sikdar;Dinesh R. Katti;Pijush Ghosh

198
Citations
Why is nacre so tough and strong

Kalpana S. Katti;Dinesh R. Katti

197
Citations
3D finite element modeling of mechanical response in nacre-based hybrid nanocomposites

D.R Katti;K.S Katti;J.M Sopp;M Sarikaya

163
Citations
Mechanics of molecular collagen is influenced by hydroxyapatite in natural bone

Rahul Bhowmik;Kalpana S. Katti;Dinesh R. Katti

134
Citations
Nanomechanical properties of nacre

Kalpana S. Katti;Bedabibhas Mohanty;Dinesh R. Katti

125
Citations
MODELING THE RESPONSE OF PYROPHYLLITE INTERLAYER TO APPLIED STRESS USING STEERED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS

Dinesh R. Katti;Steven R. Schmidt;Pijush Ghosh;Kalpana S. Katti

122
Citations
Evolution of Mechanical Response of Sodium Montmorillonite Interlayer with Increasing Hydration by Molecular Dynamics

Steven R. Schmidt;Dinesh R. Katti;Pijush Ghosh;Kalpana S. Katti

120
Citations
An in situ FTIR step-scan photoacoustic investigation of kerogen and minerals in oil shale.

Kristin N. Alstadt;Dinesh R. Katti;Kalpana S. Katti

118
Citations
MMP‑9 Responsive PEG Cleavable Nanovesicles for Efficient Delivery of Chemotherapeutics to Pancreatic Cancer

Prajakta S. Kulkarni;Manas K. Haldar;Rahul R. Nahire;Preeya Katti

117
Citations
Engineering Physical Properties of Asphalt Binders through Nanoclay-asphalt Interactions

Magdy Abdelrahman;Dinesh R. Katti;Amir Ghavibazoo;Him Bandhu Upadhyay

113
Citations
Modeling microarchitecture and mechanical behavior of nacre using 3D finite element techniques Part I Elastic properties

Dinesh R. Katti;Kalpana S. Katti

110
Citations
Multifunctional polymersomes for cytosolic delivery of gemcitabine and doxorubicin to cancer cells

Rahul Nahire;Manas K. Haldar;Shirshendu Paul;Avinash H. Ambre

108
Citations
Mechanical properties of the sodium montmorillonite interlayer intercalated with amino acids.

Dinesh R. Katti;Pijush Ghosh;Steven Schmidt;Kalpana S. Katti

103
Citations
Nanoclay Based Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications

Avinash H. Ambre;Kalpana S. Katti;Dinesh R. Katti

99
Citations
Altered phase model for polymer clay nanocomposites.

Debashis Sikdar;Shashindra M Pradhan;Dinesh Ramanath Katti;Kalpana S Katti

93
Citations
Role of coordinated metal ions on the orientation of phthalocyanine based coatings.

Devendra Verma;Rajalaxmi Dash;Kalpana S. Katti;Douglas L. Schulz

90
Citations
Use of unnatural amino acids for design of novel organomodified clays as components of nanocomposite biomaterials.

Kalpana S. Katti;Avinash H. Ambre;Nicholas Peterka;Dinesh R. Katti

88
Citations
Insight into molecular interactions between constituents in polymer clay nanocomposites

Debashis Sikdar;Dinesh R. Katti;Kalpana S. Katti;Rahul Bhowmik

87
Citations