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Shantikumar V. Nair 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 Shantikumar V. Nair sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 515 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shantikumar V. Nair 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 Shantikumar V. Nair sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award

Overview

Shantikumar V. Nair is affiliated with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The researcher has published extensively on a range of topics including:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Shantikumar V. Nair include:

  • Reuse, Recycle, and Regeneration of LiFePO4 Cathode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries for Rechargeable Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Batteries (2021) published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Superabsorbent sodium carboxymethyl cellulose membranes based on a new cross-linker combination for female sanitary napkin applications (2020) published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Li-based all-carbon dual-ion batteries using graphite recycled from spent Li-ion batteries (2021) published in Sustainable Materials and Technologies
  • Surface-Engineered Li4Ti5O12 Nanostructures for High-Power Li-Ion Batteries (2020) published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • Surface engineering at the nanoscale: A way forward to improve coronary stent efficacy (2021) published in APL Bioengineering

The most frequent publication venues for this researcher are:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers (8 publications)
  • Materials Letters (5 publications)
  • Nanotechnology (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Bio Materials (3 publications)
  • Precision Nanomedicine (3 publications)

Frequent co-authors include Dhamodaran Santhanagopalan with 28 collaborations, Deepthy Menon with 20, Dona Susan Baji with 13, Manzoor Koyakutty with 12, and Mariyappan Shanmugam with 12 collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications

    R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;P.T. Sudheesh Kumar;S.V. Nair

  • Biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan based nanomaterials—A short review

    R. Jayakumar;Deepthy Menon;K. Manzoor;S.V. Nair

  • Novel chitin and chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications.

    R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;S.V. Nair;H. Tamura

  • Retraction of "Flexible and Microporous Chitosan Hydrogel/Nano ZnO Composite Bandages for Wound Dressing: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation".

    P T Sudheesh Kumar;Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan;T V Anilkumar;C Ramya

  • Role of size scale of ZnO nanoparticles and microparticles on toxicity toward bacteria and osteoblast cancer cells

    Shantikumar Nair;Abhilash Sasidharan;V. V. Divya Rani;Deepthy Menon

  • Novel carboxymethyl derivatives of chitin and chitosan materials and their biomedical applications

    R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;S.V. Nair;S. Tokura

  • A review on counter electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Sara Thomas;T. G. Deepak;G. S. Anjusree;T. A. Arun

  • Sodium alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol)/nano ZnO composite nanofibers for antibacterial wound dressings.

    K.T. Shalumon;K.H. Anulekha;Sreeja V. Nair;S.V. Nair

  • Preparation, characterization, in vitro drug release and biological studies of curcumin loaded dextran sulphate–chitosan nanoparticles

    A. Anitha;V.G. Deepagan;V.V. Divya Rani;Deepthy Menon

  • Differential nano-bio interactions and toxicity effects of pristine versus functionalized graphene

    Abhilash Sasidharan;L. S. Panchakarla;Parwathy Chandran;Deepthy Menon

  • Development of novel chitin/nanosilver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications

    K. Madhumathi;P. T. Sudheesh Kumar;S. Abhilash;V. Sreeja

  • A review on ‘self-cleaning and multifunctional materials’

    Prathapan Ragesh;V. Anand Ganesh;Shantikumar V. Nair;A. Sreekumaran Nair

  • Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity and antibacterial studies of chitosan, O-carboxymethyl and N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles

    A. Anitha;V.V. Divya Rani;R. Krishna;V. Sreeja

  • Novel Biodegradable Chitosan-gelatin/nano-bioactive Glass Ceramic Composite Scaffolds for Alveolar Bone Tissue Engineering

    Mathew Peter;N.S. Binulal;S.V. Nair;N. Selvamurugan;N. Selvamurugan

  • Preparation and characterization of chitosan–gelatin/nanohydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

    Mathew Peter;Nitya Ganesh;N. Selvamurugan;S.V. Nair

  • Efficient water soluble O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanocarrier for the delivery of curcumin to cancer cells

    A. Anitha;S. Maya;N. Deepa;K.P. Chennazhi

  • Hemocompatibility and macrophage response of pristine and functionalized graphene.

    Abhilash Sasidharan;Leela S. Panchakarla;Aparna R. Sadanandan;Anusha Ashokan

  • An overview of injectable polymeric hydrogels for tissue engineering

    A. Sivashanmugam;R. Arun Kumar;M. Vishnu Priya;Shantikumar V. Nair

  • Molecular-receptor-specific, non-toxic, near-infrared-emitting Au cluster-protein nanoconjugates for targeted cancer imaging

    Archana Retnakumari;Sonali Setua;Deepthy Menon;Prasanth Ravindran

  • Chitosan conjugated DNA nanoparticles in gene therapy

    R. Jayakumar;K.P. Chennazhi;R.A.A. Muzzarelli;H. Tamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Rangasamy Jayakumar
Rangasamy Jayakumar Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Deepthy Menon
Deepthy Menon Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Krishna Prasad Chennazhi
Krishna Prasad Chennazhi Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Hiroshi Tamura
Hiroshi Tamura Juntendo University
Antonios G. Mikos
Antonios G. Mikos Rice University
Mansoor M. Amiji
Mansoor M. Amiji Northeastern University
Lakshmi S. Nair
Lakshmi S. Nair University of Connecticut Health Center
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Thalappil Pradeep
Thalappil Pradeep Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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