2026 Karuna Kar Nanda: 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	54	8844	8543	147	143	308	11561

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Overview

Karuna Kar Nanda is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India and works extensively in the fields of Engineering, Materials Science, and Energy. Their research output spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
2D Materials and Applications
Ga2O3 and Related Materials
ZnO Doping and Properties
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Karuna Kar Nanda has contributed research articles to several frequent publication venues:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (9 publications)
ACS Applied Electronic Materials (6 publications)
ECS Meeting Abstracts (6 publications)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C (5 publications)
Journal of Materials Chemistry A (4 publications)

Recent published papers by Karuna Kar Nanda include:

Review on recent progress in metal-organic framework-based materials for fabricating electrochemical glucose sensors, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Construction of noble-metal alloys of cobalt confined N-doped carbon polyhedra toward efficient water splitting, 2020, Green Chemistry
FeCoNiMnCr High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticle-Grafted NCNTs with Promising Performance in the Ohmic Polarization Region of Fuel Cells, 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Dual roles of a transparent polymer film containing dispersed N-doped carbon dots: A high-efficiency blue light converter and UV screen, 2020, Applied Surface Science
High-entropy alloys for water oxidation: a new class of electrocatalysts to look out for, 2020, Chemical Communications

The scientist has frequently collaborated with other researchers, with notable coauthors including:

S. B. Krupanidhi (27 joint publications)
Deependra Kumar Singh (22 joint publications)
Ravi Nandan (18 joint publications)
Omeshwari Yadorao Bisen (18 joint publications)
Hemam Rachna Devi (12 joint publications)

Best Publications

Liquid-drop model for the size-dependent melting of low-dimensional systems

K. K. Nanda;S. N. Sahu;S. N. Behera

741
Citations
Higher Surface Energy of Free Nanoparticles

K. K. Nanda;A. Maisels;F. E. Kruis;H. Fissan

532
Citations
Green synthesis of biopolymer–silver nanoparticle nanocomposite: An optical sensor for ammonia detection

Sadanand Pandey;Gopal K. Goswami;Karuna K. Nanda

390
Citations
Expanding Interlayer Spacing in MoS2 for Realizing an Advanced Supercapacitor

Debasish Sarkar;Debanjan Das;Shyamashis Das;Ankit Kumar

265
Citations
Size-dependent melting of nanoparticles: Hundred years of thermodynamic model

K. K. Nanda

258
Citations
Surface excitonic emission and quenching effects in ZnO nanowire/nanowall systems: Limiting effects on device potential

J. Grabowska;A. Meaney;K. K. Nanda;J.-P. Mosnier

240
Citations
In Situ Fabrication of a Nickel/Molybdenum Carbide-Anchored N-Doped Graphene/CNT Hybrid: An Efficient (Pre)catalyst for OER and HER

Debanjan Das;Saswati Santra;Karuna Kar Nanda

225
Citations
One-step, integrated fabrication of Co2P nanoparticles encapsulated N, P dual-doped CNTs for highly advanced total water splitting

Debanjan Das;Karuna Kar Nanda

221
Citations
Prussian blue as a single precursor for synthesis of Fe/Fe3C encapsulated N-doped graphitic nanostructures as bi-functional catalysts

Barun Kumar Barman;Karuna Kar Nanda

220
Citations
Phosphine-free avenue to Co2P nanoparticle encapsulated N,P co-doped CNTs: a novel non-enzymatic glucose sensor and an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

Debanjan Das;Abhinaba Das;Meera Reghunath;Karuna Kar Nanda

205
Citations
Green synthesis of polysaccharide/gold nanoparticle nanocomposite: an efficient ammonia sensor.

Sadanand Pandey;Gopal K. Goswami;Karuna K. Nanda

196
Citations
Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence of g-C3N4: Implication for Temperature Sensing

Debanjan Das;S. L. Shinde;K. K. Nanda

190
Citations
Au Nanocomposite Based Chemiresistive Ammonia Sensor for Health Monitoring

Sadanand Pandey;Sadanand Pandey;Karuna K. Nanda

183
Citations
Evaporation of free PbS nanoparticles: evidence of the Kelvin effect.

K. K. Nanda;F. E. Kruis;H. Fissan

154
Citations
Boron and Nitrogen Co-doped Carbon Nanoparticles as Photoluminescent Probes for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Picric Acid

Hari Krishna Sadhanala;Karuna Kar Nanda

149
Citations
A One‐Step Method for the Growth of Ga2O3‐Nanorod‐Based White‐Light‐Emitting Phosphors

Sampathkumar Chrisolite Vanithakumari;Karuna Kar Nanda

144
Citations
Optical properties of CdS nanocrystalline films prepared by a precipitation technique

K.K Nanda;S.N Sarangi;S Mohanty;S.N Sahu

139
Citations
Band Gap Engineering of Hexagonal SnSe 2 Nanostructured Thin Films for Infra-Red Photodetection

Emma P. Mukhokosi;Saluru B. Krupanidhi;Karuna K. Nanda

139
Citations
Nanocomposite based flexible ultrasensitive resistive gas sensor for chemical reactions studies

Sadanand Pandey;Gopal K. Goswami;Karuna K. Nanda

137
Citations
Energy Levels in Embedded Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Nanowires

Karuna K. Nanda;F. Einar Kruis;Heinz Fissan

135
Citations