2026 Kantesh Balani: 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	49	10423	10066	182	177	267	11109

Overview

Kantesh Balani is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, ceramics and composites, and biomedical engineering.

Balani's work covers a variety of specialized topics within advanced materials research. Key research areas include:

Advanced materials and composites
Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
Metal and thin film mechanics
Bone tissue engineering materials
MXene and MAX phase materials
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Tribology and wear analysis

Prominent publication venues for this researcher include:

Ceramics International
Surface and Coatings Technology
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kantesh Balani are:

Shipra Bajpai
Rubia Hassan
Indrajeet Singh
Ambreen Nisar
Chinmayee Nayak

Recent papers authored by Balani include:

Ultra-high temperature ceramics: Aspiration to overcome challenges in thermal protection systems (2021), Ceramics International
Multifunctional Hydroxyapatite Composites for Orthopedic Applications: A Review (2022), ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Superhydrophobic, self-cleaning carbon nanofiber CVD coating for corrosion protection of AISI 1020 steel and AZ31 magnesium alloys (2020), Surface and Coatings Technology
Effect of heat-treatment on microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of Mg-Li-Al based alloy (2020), Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Oxidation kinetics of ZrB2-and HfB2-powders and their SiC reinforced composites (2020), Corrosion Science

Best Publications

Progress in material selection for solid oxide fuel cell technology: A review

Neelima Mahato;Neelima Mahato;Amitava Banerjee;Alka Gupta;Shobit Omar

1713
Citations
Challenges and advances in nanocomposite processing techniques

V. Viswanathan;T. Laha;K. Balani;A. Agarwal

622
Citations
Plasma-sprayed carbon nanotube reinforced hydroxyapatite coatings and their interaction with human osteoblasts in vitro.

Kantesh Balani;Rebecca Anderson;Tapas Laha;Melanie Andara

562
Citations
Carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum composite coating via cold spraying

Srinivasa R. Bakshi;Virendra Singh;Kantesh Balani;D. Graham McCartney

274
Citations
Tribological behavior of plasma-sprayed carbon nanotube-reinforced hydroxyapatite coating in physiological solution.

Kantesh Balani;Yao Chen;Sandip P. Harimkar;Narendra B. Dahotre

238
Citations
Physical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Polymers

Kantesh Balani;Vivek Verma;Arvind Agarwal;Roger Narayan

230
Citations
Ultra-high temperature ceramics: Aspiration to overcome challenges in thermal protection systems

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230
Citations
Advanced Structural Ceramics

Bikramjit Basu;Kantesh Balani

208
Citations
Effect of carrier gases on microstructural and electrochemical behavior of cold-sprayed 1100 aluminum coating

K. Balani;T. Laha;A. Agarwal;J. Karthikeyan

176
Citations
Effect of carbonaceous reinforcements on the mechanical and tribological properties of friction stir processed Al6061 alloy

Rita Maurya;Binit Kumar;S. Ariharan;J. Ramkumar

149
Citations
In situ carbon nanotube reinforcements in a plasma-sprayed aluminum oxide nanocomposite coating

K. Balani;T. Zhang;A. Karakoti;W.Z. Li

142
Citations
Functionally graded hydroxyapatite-alumina-zirconia biocomposite: Synergy of toughness and biocompatibility

Mohammad Atif Faiz Afzal;Pallavi Kesarwani;K. Madhav Reddy;Sushma Kalmodia

135
Citations
Multiscale wear of plasma-sprayed carbon-nanotube-reinforced aluminum oxide nanocomposite coating

Kantesh Balani;Sandip P. Harimkar;Anup Keshri;Yao Chen

134
Citations
Advanced Structural Ceramics: Basu/Advanced Structural Ceramics

Bikramjit Basu;Kantesh Balani

133
Citations
Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube–alumina nanocomposites synthesized by chemical vapor deposition and spark plasma sintering

T. Zhang;Latha Kumari;G.H. Du;W.Z. Li

129
Citations
Role of powder treatment and carbon nanotube dispersion in the fracture toughening of plasma-sprayed aluminum oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposite.

Kantesh Balani;Srinivasa Rao Bakshi;Yao Chen;Tapas Laha

126
Citations
Biosurfaces: A Materials Science and Engineering Perspective

Kantesh Balani;Vivek Verma;Arvind Agarwal;Roger Narayan

125
Citations
Transmission electron microscopy of cold sprayed 1100 aluminum coating

K. Balani;A. Agarwal;S. Seal;J. Karthikeyan

123
Citations
Effect of carbon nanotube and aluminum oxide addition on plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite coating's mechanical properties and biocompatibility

Jorge E. Tercero;Shabnam Namin;Debrupa Lahiri;Kantesh Balani;Kantesh Balani

115
Citations
Effect of carbon nanotube on processing, microstructural, mechanical and ablation behavior of ZrB2-20SiC based ultra-high temperature ceramic composites

Ambreen Nisar;S. Ariharan;T. Venkateswaran;N. Sreenivas

111
Citations
Tribological performance of laser peened Ti–6Al–4V

Dharmesh Kumar;Syed Nadeem Akhtar;Anup Kumar Patel;J. Ramkumar

101
Citations
Antioxidant and antibacterial hydroxyapatite-based biocomposite for orthopedic applications.

Aditi Pandey;Swati Midha;Rajeev Kumar Sharma;Rita Maurya

97
Citations
Investigation of failure behavior of ferritic–austenitic type of dissimilar steel welded joints

M.K. Samal;M. Seidenfuss;E. Roos;K. Balani

91
Citations