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Saroj K. Nayak 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 Saroj K. Nayak sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 210 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Saroj K. Nayak 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 Saroj K. Nayak sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Saroj K. Nayak is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar in India. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in areas intersecting materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy.

The main fields of study encompassing their work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Subfields relevant to their publications cover:

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

Key themes in Saroj K. Nayak's research include:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Their recent published papers illustrate a focus on energy storage, nanomaterials, and sensor technologies. Notable publications include:

  • "Recent advances in engineered metal oxide nanostructures for supercapacitor applications: experimental and theoretical aspects," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "Recent developments in self-powered smart chemical sensors for wearable electronics," 2021, Nano Research
  • "Self-charging supercapacitors for smart electronic devices: a concise review on the recent trends and future sustainability," 2022, Journal of Materials Science
  • "Sculpting Artificial Edges in Monolayer MoS2 for Controlled Formation of Surface-Enhanced Raman Hotspots," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Graphene-incorporated aluminum with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties for solar heat collectors," 2020, AIP Advances

They have published multiple papers in the following journals, reflecting frequent contributions to these venues:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Applied Electronic Materials
  • RSC Advances
  • Preprints.org
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Collaborative work is an important part of Nayak's research profile. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mihir Ranjan Sahoo (14 publications)
  • Balaram Polai (8 publications)
  • Satyajit Ratha (7 publications)
  • Anoop Kumar Kushwaha (7 publications)
  • Surjit Sahoo (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Towards extending the applicability of density functional theory to weakly bound systems

    X. Wu;M. C. Vargas;S. Nayak;V. Lotrich

  • Stable Aqueous Dispersions of Noncovalently Functionalized Graphene from Graphite and their Multifunctional High-Performance Applications

    Xiaohong An;Trevor Simmons;Rakesh Shah;Christopher Wolfe

  • TitaniQ under pressure: the effect of pressure and temperature on the solubility of Ti in quartz

    Jay B. Thomas;E. Bruce Watson;Frank S. Spear;Philip T. Shemella

  • Superior field emission properties of layered WS2-RGO nanocomposites.

    Chandra Sekhar Rout;Padmashree D. Joshi;Ranjit V. Kashid;Dilip S. Joag

  • Quasiparticle band gap engineering of graphene and graphone on hexagonal boron nitride substrate.

    Neerav Kharche;Saroj K. Nayak

  • Temperature-dependent phonon shifts in monolayer MoS2

    Nicholas A. Lanzillo;A. Glen Birdwell;Matin Amani;Frank J. Crowne

  • Quasiparticle bandgap engineering of graphene and graphone on hexagonal boron nitride substrate

    Neerav Kharche;Saroj K. Nayak

  • A density functional study of carbon monoxide adsorption on small cationic, neutral, and anionic gold clusters

    X. Wu;L. Senapati;S. K. Nayak;A. Selloni

  • Recent advances in engineered metal oxide nanostructures for supercapacitor applications: experimental and theoretical aspects

    Manikandan Kandasamy;Surjit Sahoo;Saroj Kumar Nayak;Brahmananda Chakraborty;Brahmananda Chakraborty

  • First-principles study of defect-induced magnetism in carbon.

    Zhang Y;Talapatra S;Kar S;Vajtai R

  • Polarity-dependent electrochemically controlled transport of water through carbon nanotube membranes.

    Zuankai Wang;Lijie Ci;Li Chen;Saroj Nayak

  • Electronic structure and band-gap modulation of graphene via substrate surface chemistry

    Philip Shemella;Saroj K. Nayak

  • Effect of H2O adsorption on electron transport in a carbon nanotube

    Ranjit Pati;Yiming Zhang;Saroj K. Nayak;Pulickel M. Ajayan

  • Energy gaps in zero-dimensional graphene nanoribbons

    Philip Shemella;Yiming Zhang;Mitch Mailman;Pulickel M. Ajayan

  • ATOMIC AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF NEUTRAL AND CHARGED SINOM CLUSTERS

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

  • Electronic structure and magnetism of Rh n ( n = 2 – 1 3 ) clusters

    B. V. Reddy;S. K. Nayak;S. N. Khanna;B. K. Rao

  • UV-light enhanced oxidation of carbon nanotubes

    M. Grujicic;G. Cao;A.M. Rao;T.M. Tritt

  • Annealing-induced interfacial toughening using a molecular nanolayer

    Darshan D. Gandhi;Michael Lane;Yu Zhou;Amit P. Singh

  • Chemisorption of Acetone on Carbon Nanotubes

    Nirupama Chakrapani;Yiming M. Zhang;Saroj K. Nayak;James A. Moore

  • Oxygen vacancy mediated adsorption and reactions of molecular oxygen on the TiO 2 ( 110 ) surface

    Xueyuan Wu;Annabella Selloni;Michele Lazzeri;Saroj K. Nayak

  • Photoinduced oxidation of carbon nanotubes

    T. Savage;S. Bhattacharya;B. Sadanadan;J. Gaillard

Frequent Co-Authors

Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Swastik Kar
Swastik Kar Northeastern University
Sanat K. Kumar
Sanat K. Kumar Columbia University
Saikat Talapatra
Saikat Talapatra Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Puru Jena
Puru Jena Virginia Commonwealth University
Purusottam Jena
Purusottam Jena Virginia Commonwealth University
Robert Vajtai
Robert Vajtai Rice University
Gerhard Klimeck
Gerhard Klimeck Purdue University West Lafayette
Shiv N. Khanna
Shiv N. Khanna Virginia Commonwealth University
Marlene Belfort
Marlene Belfort University at Albany, State University of New York

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