2026 Puru Jena: 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	102	962	917	317	292	720	39177

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Current World Ranking

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Materials Science

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39177

Overview

Puru Jena is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a particular emphasis on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work encompasses several specific subfields including:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Inorganic Chemistry
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The scientist's research topics include:

Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
2D Materials and Applications
Graphene Research and Applications
Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research

Recent published papers by Puru Jena include:

"Penta-BCN: A New Ternary Pentagonal Monolayer with Intrinsic Piezoelectricity" (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters)
"Electrical Control of Magnetic Phase Transition in a Type-I Multiferroic Double-Metal Trihalide Monolayer" (2020, Physical Review Letters)
"Thermodynamics and kinetics of 2D g-GeC monolayer as an anode materials for Li/Na-ion batteries" (2020, Journal of Power Sources)
"Yttrium-Sodium Halides as Promising Solid-State Electrolytes with High Ionic Conductivity and Stability for Na-Ion Batteries" (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters)
"Argyrodite-type advanced lithium conductors and transport mechanisms beyond paddle-wheel effect" (2022, Nature Communications)

Their frequent coauthors are:

Hong Fang
Qian Wang
Manish Kumar Mohanta
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Qiang Sun

Publication venues where Puru Jena has regularly contributed include:

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Nanoscale
Small
Physical Review B
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

The distribution of Puru Jena's research output by field of study is heavily weighted toward materials science with 113 publications, followed by engineering with 59 publications. In terms of subfields, materials chemistry accounts for the largest share with 90 works, followed by electrical and electronic engineering with 53 publications. This combination reflects interdisciplinary research bridging chemistry, physics, and engineering principles applied to novel materials and technologies.

Best Publications

Penta-graphene: A new carbon allotrope

Shunhong Zhang;Shunhong Zhang;Shunhong Zhang;Jian Zhou;Qian Wang;Qian Wang;Qian Wang;Xiaoshuang Chen;Xiaoshuang Chen

1532
Citations
Materials for Hydrogen Storage: Past, Present, and Future

Puru Jena

1143
Citations
Ferromagnetism in Semihydrogenated Graphene Sheet

J. Zhou;Q. Wang;Q. Sun;X. S. Chen

982
Citations
Clustering of Ti on a C60 surface and its effect on hydrogen storage

Qiang Sun;Qian Wang;Puru Jena;Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

831
Citations
Assembling crystals from clusters

S. N. Khanna;P. Jena

742
Citations
Physics and Chemistry of Small Clusters

P. Jena;B.K. Rao;S.N. Khanna

683
Citations
Hydrogen interactions with defects in crystalline solids

S. M. Myers;M. I. Baskes;H. K. Birnbaum;J. W. Corbett

665
Citations
First-principles study of hydrogen storage on Li12C60

Qiang Sun;Puru Jena;Qian Wang;Manuel Marquez

665
Citations
Super Atomic Clusters: Design Rules and Potential for Building Blocks of Materials

Puru Jena;Qiang Sun

642
Citations
ATOMIC CLUSTERS : BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A CLASS OF SOLIDS

S. N. Khanna;P. Jena

585
Citations
Structures and Phase Transition of a MoS2 Monolayer

M. Kan;J. Y. Wang;X. W. Li;S. H. Zhang

546
Citations
Vacancy-induced magnetism in ZnO thin films and nanowires

Qian Wang;Qian Wang;Qiang Sun;Qiang Sun;Gang Chen;Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

537
Citations
Physics and Chemistry of Finite Systems: From Clusters to Crystals

P. Jena;S. N. Khanna;B. K. Rao

450
Citations
Evolution of the electronic structure and properties of neutral and charged aluminum clusters: A comprehensive analysis

B. K. Rao;P. Jena

425
Citations
Beyond the Periodic Table of Elements: The Role of Superatoms

Puru Jena

368
Citations
Electronic and magnetic properties of a BN sheet decorated with hydrogen and fluorine

Jian Zhou;Qian Wang;Qiang Sun;Qiang Sun;Puru Jena

365
Citations
Exfoliating biocompatible ferromagnetic Cr-trihalide monolayers.

Junyi Liu;Qiang Sun;Qiang Sun;Yoshiyuki Kawazoe;Puru Jena

327
Citations
Magic numbers in metallo-inorganic clusters: chromium encapsulated in silicon cages.

S. N. Khanna;B. K. Rao;P. Jena

311
Citations
Potential of AlN nanostructures as hydrogen storage materials.

Qian Wang;Qiang Sun;Qiang Sun;Puru Jena;Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

309
Citations
ψ-Graphene: A New Metallic Allotrope of Planar Carbon with Potential Applications as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Xiaoyin Li;Qian Wang;Qian Wang;Puru Jena

293
Citations
Clusters: A bridge across the disciplines of physics and chemistry

Puru Jena;A. W. Castleman

286
Citations