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2026

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Citations
85397
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163
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award

Overview

Rajender S. Varma is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States. Their research is situated at the intersection of materials science, chemistry, and engineering, with a substantial body of work spanning several disciplines and subfields.

The primary fields of study that characterize their research include:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering

Within these areas, Varma's work captures key subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The topics explored in their publications reveal a focus on nanomaterials and catalytic systems. Notable research themes include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Rajender S. Varma has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Siavash Iravani
  • Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr
  • Ho Won Jang
  • Navid Rabiee
  • Pooyan Makvandi

Their research has been published extensively in multiple scientific journals. Prominent venues with high publication counts include:

  • Green Chemistry
  • Chemosphere
  • Molecular Catalysis
  • RSC Advances
  • Nanomaterials

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Varma include:

  • Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review (2020), Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Green synthesis, biomedical and biotechnological applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots. A review (2020), Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • RETRACTED: Liposomes: Structure, Biomedical Applications, and Stability Parameters With Emphasis on Cholesterol (2021), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Green-synthesized nanocatalysts and nanomaterials for water treatment: Current challenges and future perspectives (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Greener synthesis of lignin nanoparticles and their applications (2020), Green Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Cu and Cu-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis.

    Manoj B. Gawande;Anandarup Goswami;François Xavier Felpin;Tewodros Asefa

  • Solvent-free organic syntheses. using supported reagents and microwave irradiation

    Rajender S. Varma

  • Nano-magnetite (Fe3O4) as a support for recyclable catalysts in the development of sustainable methodologies

    Manoj B. Gawande;Paula S. Branco;Rajender S. Varma

  • Green chemistry by nano-catalysis

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Core–shell nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in catalysis and electrocatalysis

    Manoj B. Gawande;Anandarup Goswami;Tewodros Asefa;Huizhang Guo

  • OPTICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOLECULE

    Hollis Mark A;Ehrlich Daniel J;Murphy Allen R;Kosicki Bernard B

  • Selectivity Enhancement in Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Transformations.

    Jiahui Kou;Chunhua Lu;Jian Wang;Yukai Chen

  • Microwave-assisted organic synthesis and transformations using benign reaction media.

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S Varma

  • Green synthesis of silver and palladium nanoparticles at room temperature using coffee and tea extract

    Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda;Rajender S. Varma

  • Microwave-Assisted Chemistry: Synthetic Applications for Rapid Assembly of Nanomaterials and Organics

    Manoj B. Gawande;Sharad N. Shelke;Radek Zboril;Rajender S. Varma

  • Magnetic Silica-Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles: An Efficient Catalyst for Transfer Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds

    R. B. Nasir Baig;Rajender S. Varma

  • Clay and clay-supported reagents in organic synthesis

    Rajender S. Varma

  • Benign by design: catalyst-free in-water, on-water green chemical methodologies in organic synthesis

    Manoj B. Gawande;Vasco D. B. Bonifácio;Rafael Luque;Paula S. Branco

  • Magnetically retrievable catalysts for organic synthesis

    R. B. Nasir Baig;Rajender S. Varma

  • Degradation of bromothymol blue by ‘greener’ nano-scale zero-valent iron synthesized using tea polyphenols

    George E. Hoag;John B. Collins;Jennifer L. Holcomb;Jessica R. Hoag

  • Liposomes: Structure, Biomedical Applications, and Stability Parameters With Emphasis on Cholesterol

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  • Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

    Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh;Mohaddeseh Sajjadi;Siavash Iravani;Rajender S. Varma

  • Alternative energy input: mechanochemical, microwave and ultrasound-assisted organic synthesis

    R. B. Nasir Baig;Rajender S. Varma

  • Microwave-assisted green synthesis of silver nanostructures.

    Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda;Thomas F. Speth;Rajender S. Varma

  • Aqueous microwave chemistry: a clean and green synthetic tool for rapid drug discovery

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles: Biodegradable polymers and enzymes in stabilization and surface functionalization

    Jurate Virkutyte;Rajender S. Varma

Frequent Co-Authors

Manoj B. Gawande
Manoj B. Gawande Institute of Chemical Technology
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda Environmental Protection Agency
Vivek Polshettiwar
Vivek Polshettiwar Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr
Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr Seoul National University
Radek Zboril
Radek Zboril Palacký University, Olomouc
Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh
Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh University of Qom
Ho Won Jang
Ho Won Jang Seoul National University
Miroslav Černík
Miroslav Černík Technical University of Liberec
Christophe Len
Christophe Len PSL University
George W. Kabalka
George W. Kabalka University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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