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Kripa K. Varanasi

Kripa K. Varanasi

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 42 Citations 11,248 202 World Ranking 3073 National Ranking 1110

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Awards & Achievements

2018 - ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Kripa K. Varanasi spends much of his time researching Nanotechnology, Wetting, Composite material, Lubricant and Icephobicity. The various areas that Kripa K. Varanasi examines in his Nanotechnology study include Adhesion, Contact line, Microscale chemistry, Mechanics and Surface energy. His work deals with themes such as Chemical physics and Polymer, which intersect with Wetting.

His work in Composite material addresses subjects such as Nucleation, which are connected to disciplines such as Desalination and Nanotextured Surfaces. His research integrates issues of Surface finish, Texture, Parasitic drag, Drag and Condensation in his study of Lubricant. His studies in Icephobicity integrate themes in fields like Inertia and Dissipation.

His most cited work include:

  • Droplet mobility on lubricant-impregnated surfaces (493 citations)
  • Relationships between Water Wettability and Ice Adhesion (447 citations)
  • Reducing the contact time of a bouncing drop (443 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kripa K. Varanasi mainly focuses on Composite material, Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology, Wetting and Mechanics. His Composite material study often links to related topics such as Nucleation. In his study, Heat transfer is inextricably linked to Condensation, which falls within the broad field of Chemical engineering.

His work focuses on many connections between Nanotechnology and other disciplines, such as Adhesion, that overlap with his field of interest in Hydrate. Kripa K. Varanasi has researched Wetting in several fields, including Surface finish and Contact angle. The concepts of his Mechanics study are interwoven with issues in Boiling and Drop.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Composite material (28.24%)
  • Chemical engineering (26.34%)
  • Nanotechnology (22.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (26.34%)
  • Composite material (28.24%)
  • Mechanics (10.69%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kripa K. Varanasi mostly deals with Chemical engineering, Composite material, Mechanics, Wetting and Microscale chemistry. His Chemical engineering research incorporates themes from In situ and Adsorption. His Composite material research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Mechanism and Diffusion.

His Mechanics research includes themes of Porosity and Electrical conduit. He focuses mostly in the field of Wetting, narrowing it down to topics relating to Carbon nanotube and, in certain cases, Ceramic, Heat flux, Texture and Boiling. As part of one scientific family, Kripa K. Varanasi deals mainly with the area of Components of crude oil, narrowing it down to issues related to the Layer, and often Lubricant.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Synthetic Butterfly Scale Surfaces with Compliance‐Tailored Anisotropic Drop Adhesion (12 citations)
  • Grafted Nanofilms Promote Dropwise Condensation of Low-Surface-Tension Fluids for High-Performance Heat Exchangers (9 citations)
  • Differences between Colloidal and Crystalline Evaporative Deposits. (4 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Kripa K. Varanasi focuses on Composite material, Microscale chemistry, Mechanics, Wetting and Lubricant. His work on Anodizing is typically connected to Spectroscopy as part of general Composite material study, connecting several disciplines of science. His studies deal with areas such as Colloid, Boiling, Nanotechnology and Texture as well as Microscale chemistry.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Adhesion and Contact time in addition to Mechanics. His Wetting research includes elements of Heat exchanger, Heat transfer coefficient, Contact angle and Carbon nanotube. His work carried out in the field of Lubricant brings together such families of science as Lubrication, Coaxial, Viscosity and Petroleum engineering.

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Best Publications

Droplet mobility on lubricant-impregnated surfaces

J. David Smith;Rajeev Dhiman;Sushant Anand;Ernesto Reza-Garduno.
Soft Matter (2013)

835 Citations

Reducing the contact time of a bouncing drop

James C. Bird;Rajeev Dhiman;Hyuk-Min Kwon;Kripa K. Varanasi.
Nature (2013)

791 Citations

Relationships between Water Wettability and Ice Adhesion

Adam J. Meuler;J. David Smith;Kripa K. Varanasi;Joseph M. Mabry.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2010)

756 Citations

Frost formation and ice adhesion on superhydrophobic surfaces

Kripa K. Varanasi;Tao Deng;J. David Smith;Ming Hsu.
Applied Physics Letters (2010)

749 Citations

Hydrophobicity of rare-earth oxide ceramics

Gisele Azimi;Rajeev Dhiman;Hyuk-Min Kwon;Adam T. Paxson.
Nature Materials (2013)

617 Citations

Enhanced Condensation on Lubricant-Impregnated Nanotextured Surfaces

Sushant Anand;Adam T. Paxson;Rajeev Dhiman;J. David Smith.
ACS Nano (2012)

581 Citations

Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water

Kripa K. Varanasi;Ming Hsu;Nitin Bhate;Wensha Yang.
Applied Physics Letters (2009)

497 Citations

Nonwetting of impinging droplets on textured surfaces

Tao Deng;Kripa K. Varanasi;Ming Hsu;Nitin Bhate.
Applied Physics Letters (2009)

440 Citations

Mechanism of Frost Formation on Lubricant-Impregnated Surfaces

Konrad Rykaczewski;Sushant Anand;Srinivas Bengaluru Subramanyam;Kripa K. Varanasi.
Langmuir (2013)

352 Citations

Critical heat flux maxima during boiling crisis on textured surfaces

Navdeep Singh Dhillon;Jacopo Buongiorno;Kripa K. Varanasi.
Nature Communications (2015)

318 Citations

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