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79
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2756
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Nikhil R. Jana 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 Nikhil R. Jana sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 275 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nikhil R. Jana 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 Nikhil R. Jana sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nikhil R. Jana is affiliated with the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in India and has contributed extensively to research in materials science, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, biomaterials, and physiology.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics such as advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA interference and gene delivery, lipid membrane structure and behavior, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Nikhil R. Jana has published research in a range of journals with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Bio Materials
  • New Journal of Chemistry
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Recent papers include:

  • "Nanoparticle Size Effects in Biomedical Applications," 2021, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Fluorescent carbon dots as intracellular imaging probes," 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
  • "TiO2 Nanoparticles Co-doped with Nitrogen and Fluorine as Visible-Light-Activated Antifungal Agents," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Chemically Designed Nanoscale Materials for Controlling Cellular Processes," 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "ZnSnO3-hBN nanocomposite-based piezocatalyst: ultrasound assisted reactive oxygen species generation for degradation of organic pollutants," 2020, New Journal of Chemistry

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Jayanta Dolai
  • Ankan Kumar Sarkar
  • Koushik Debnath
  • Reeddhi Ray
  • Anupam Maity

Best Publications

  • Wet Chemical Synthesis of High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Gold Nanorods

    Nikhil R. Jana;Latha Gearheart;Catherine J. Murphy

  • Seed‐Mediated Growth Approach for Shape‐Controlled Synthesis of Spheroidal and Rod‐like Gold Nanoparticles Using a Surfactant Template

    N. R. Jana;L. Gearheart;C. J. Murphy

  • Seeding Growth for Size Control of 5−40 nm Diameter Gold Nanoparticles

    Nikhil R. Jana;and Latha Gearheart;Catherine J. Murphy

  • Wet chemical synthesis of silver nanorods and nanowiresof controllable aspect ratio

    Nikhil R. Jana;Latha Gearheart;Catherine J. Murphy

  • CONTROLLING THE ASPECT RATIO OF INORGANIC NANORODS AND NANOWIRES

    Catherine J. Murphy;Nikhil R. Jana

  • Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioimaging Application

    S. C. Ray;Arindam Saha;Nikhil R. Jana;Rupa Sarkar

  • Size- and Shape-Controlled Magnetic (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) Oxide Nanocrystals via a Simple and General Approach

    Nikhil R. Jana;and Yongfen Chen;Xiaogang Peng

  • Evidence for Seed-Mediated Nucleation in the Chemical Reduction of Gold Salts to Gold Nanoparticles

    Nikhil R. Jana;Latha Gearheart;Catherine J. Murphy

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Carbon Nanoparticle-based Fluorescent Bioimaging Probes

    Susanta Kumar Bhunia;Arindam Saha;Amit Ranjan Maity;Sekhar C. Ray

  • Single-Phase and Gram-Scale Routes toward Nearly Monodisperse Au and Other Noble Metal Nanocrystals

    Nikhil R Jana;Xiaogang Peng

  • Aspect ratio dependence on surface enhanced Raman scattering using silver and gold nanorod substrates

    Christopher J. Orendorff;Latha Gearheart;Nikhil R. Jana;Catherine Jones Murphy

  • Polyglutamine length-dependent interaction of Hsp40 and Hsp70 family chaperones with truncated N-terminal huntingtin: their role in suppression of aggregation and cellular toxicity

    Nihar Ranjan Jana;Motomasa Tanaka;Guang-hui Wang;Nobuyuki Nukina

  • Gram-scale synthesis of soluble, near-monodisperse gold nanorods and other anisotropic nanoparticles.

    Nikhil R. Jana

  • Growing Small Silver Particle as Redox Catalyst

    Nikhil R. Jana;Tapan K. Sau;Tarasankar Pal

  • Size Controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Photochemically Prepared Seed Particles

    Tapan K. Sau;Anjali Pal;N.R. Jana;Z.L. Wang

  • Preparation of Polystyrene- and Silica-Coated Gold Nanorods and Their Use as Templates for the Synthesis of Hollow Nanotubes

    Sherine O. Obare;Nikhil R. Jana;Catherine J. Murphy

  • Co-chaperone CHIP Associates with Expanded Polyglutamine Protein and Promotes Their Degradation by Proteasomes

    Nihar Ranjan Jana;Priyanka Dikshit;Anand Goswami;Svetlana Kotliarova

  • Functional and multifunctional nanoparticles for bioimaging and biosensing.

    Subramanian Tamil Selvan;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan;Dong Kee Yi;Nikhil R. Jana

  • Synthesis of water-soluble and functionalized nanoparticles by silica coating

    Nikhil R. Jana;and Christopher Earhart;Jackie Y. Ying

Frequent Co-Authors

Tarasankar Pal
Tarasankar Pal Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Catherine J. Murphy
Catherine J. Murphy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Narayan Pradhan
Narayan Pradhan Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Jackie Y. Ying
Jackie Y. Ying King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Sk. Manirul Islam
Sk. Manirul Islam University of Kalyani
D. D. Sarma
D. D. Sarma Indian Institute of Science
Stephen Mann
Stephen Mann University of Bristol
Anjali Pal
Anjali Pal Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Karen J. Edler
Karen J. Edler University of Bath
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology

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