2026 Pawan K. Khanna: 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	43	12313	11908	248	243	194	7279

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Overview

Pawan K. Khanna is affiliated with the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology in India. Their research spans multiple facets of materials science and engineering, with a focus on nanomaterials and their applications across various subfields. The primary areas of study include materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, as well as polymers and plastics. Additional specialization covers electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, along with biomedical engineering.

The researcher's work emphasizes several key topics, notably:

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
2D Materials and Applications
Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Khanna has published extensively in leading journals, predominantly in the field of materials science. The most frequent publication venues include:

Materials Advances
Inorganic Chemistry Communications
Materials Today Chemistry
Materials Today Proceedings
Materials Letters

Some recent papers by Khanna's group or collaborations are:

"Selenium nanoparticles: a review on synthesis and biomedical applications", 2021, Materials Advances
"Magic-sized CdSe nanoclusters: a review on synthesis, properties and white light potential", 2021, Materials Advances
"Progress of hybrid nanocomposite materials for thermoelectric applications", 2021, Materials Advances
"Nanostructured molybdenum dichalcogenides: a review", 2022, Materials Advances
"Optimization of strontium- doping concentration in BaTiO3 nanostructures for room temperature NH3 and NO2 gas sensing", 2020, Materials Today Chemistry

Collaboration plays a role in their research, with frequent coauthors including Priyanka Phalswal, Naeem Mohammad, Neha Bisht, Priyesh V. More, and Yogendra Kumar Mishra.

Best Publications

Silver Nanoparticle-Mediated Enhancement in Growth and Antioxidant Status of Brassica juncea

Priyadarshini Sharma;Deepesh Bhatt;M. G. H. Zaidi;P. Pardha Saradhi

566
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of Ag/PVA nanocomposite by chemical reduction method

P.K. Khanna;Narendra Singh;Shobhit Charan;V.V.V.S. Subbarao

508
Citations
Gold-nanoparticle induced enhancement in growth and seed yield of Brassica juncea

Sandeep Arora;Priyadarshini Sharma;Sumit Kumar;Rajeev Nayan

416
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticles

P.K. Khanna;S. Gaikwad;P.V. Adhyapak;N. Singh

389
Citations
Metal complexes driven from Schiff bases and semicarbazones for biomedical and allied applications: a review.

M.S. More;P.G. Joshi;Y.K. Mishra;Y.K. Mishra;P.K. Khanna

358
Citations
Synthesis of Ag/polyaniline nanocomposite via an in situ photo-redox mechanism

P.K. Khanna;Narendra Singh;Shobhit Charan;A. Kasi Viswanath

318
Citations
Alumina-supported iron oxide nanoparticles as Fischer–Tropsch catalysts: Effect of particle size of iron oxide

Jo-Yong Park;Yun-Jo Lee;Pawan K. Khanna;Ki-Won Jun

239
Citations
In situ synthesis of silver nano-particles in polymethylmethacrylate

Narendra Singh;P.K. Khanna

235
Citations
Synthesis of nano-particles of anatase-TiO2 and preparation of its optically transparent film in PVA

P.K. Khanna;Narendra Singh;Shobhit Charan

204
Citations
Photodegradation of organic dyes based on anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles

Ashish Gautam;Anuraj Kshirsagar;Rahul Biswas;Shaibal Banerjee

162
Citations
Water based simple synthesis of re-dispersible silver nano-particles

P.K. Khanna;Narendra Singh;Deepti Kulkarni;S. Deshmukh

150
Citations
Light emitting CdS quantum dots in PMMA: Synthesis and optical studies

P.K. Khanna;Narendra Singh

149
Citations
PVA stabilized gold nanoparticles by use of unexplored albeit conventional reducing agent

P.K. Khanna;R. Gokhale;V.V.V.S. Subbarao;A. Kasi Vishwanath

143
Citations
Firing and processing effects on microstructure of fritted silver thick film electrode materials for solar cells

S.B Rane;P.K Khanna;T Seth;G.J Phatak

128
Citations
Nanosized silver powder via reduction of silver nitrate by sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate in acidic pH medium

P.K. Khanna;V.V.V.S. Subbarao

124
Citations
Production and luminescent properties of CdSe and CdS nanoparticle–polymer composites

Andrea V Firth;Stephen W Haggata;Pawan K Khanna;Stuart J Williams

110
Citations
Synthesis and optical properties of CdS/PVA nanocomposites

P.K. Khanna;R.R. Gokhale;V.V.V.S. Subbarao;Narendra Singh

100
Citations
Polyaniline–CdS nanocomposite from organometallic cadmium precursor

P.K Khanna;Sunil.P Lonkar;V.V.V.S Subbarao;Ki-Won Jun

87
Citations
Synthesis of HCl doped polyaniline–CdS nanocomposite by use of organometallic cadmium precursor

P.K. Khanna;M.V. Kulkarni;Narendra Singh;S.P. Lonkar

79
Citations
Single Step Synthesis of Nitro-Functionalized Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene

C. Shekhar Pant;Mada S. S. N. M. Santosh;Shaibal Banerjee;Pawan K. Khanna

74
Citations
Synthesis of oleic acid capped copper nano-particles via reduction of copper salt by SFS

P.K. Khanna;Trupti S. Kale;Mushtaq Shaikh;N. Koteswar Rao

73
Citations
Synthesis and humidity sensing properties of conducting poly(N-methyl aniline) doped with different acids

Milind V. Kulkarni;Annamraju Kasi Viswanath;P.K. Khanna

71
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