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Materials Science
South Africa
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
95
Citations
44030
World Ranking
1303
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Suprakas Sinha Ray is affiliated with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers major topics including biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, polymer nanocomposites and their properties, graphene and nanomaterials applications, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, graphene research and applications, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, as well as advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials.

Recent published papers showcasing their research include:

  • Top-down synthesis of graphene: A comprehensive review (2021), FlatChem
  • Plastic Pollution: A Perspective on Matters Arising: Challenges and Opportunities (2021), ACS Omega
  • Synthetic Biopolymers and Their Composites: Advantages and Limitations-An Overview (2021), Macromolecular Rapid Communications
  • Mechanical properties of cellulose nanofibril papers and their bionanocomposites: A review (2021), Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Hydrogel Nanocomposite Adsorbents and Photocatalysts for Sustainable Water Purification (2022), Advanced Materials Interfaces

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Jonathan Tersur Orasugh, Ritima Banerjee, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Lesego Tabea Temane, and Yskandar Hamam.

Publications have appeared repetitively in notable venues such as ACS Omega, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Polymers, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, and AIP conference proceedings.

Suprakas Sinha Ray has also contributed to several book publications, primarily with Springer Science+Business Media and Springer Nature. Notable titles include:

  • Two-Dimensional Materials for Environmental Applications (2023)
  • Graphene-Bearing Polymer Composites (2024)
  • Nanoclays (2025)
  • Polymer Blend Nanocomposites (2025)
  • Nanostructured Metal-Oxide Electrode Materials for Water Purification (2020)
  • Inorganic Ultraviolet Filters in Sunscreen Products (2024)

Best Publications

  • POLYMER/LAYERED SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES: A REVIEW FROM PREPARATION TO PROCESSING

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Masami Okamoto

  • Biodegradable polymers and their layered silicate nanocomposites: In greening the 21st century materials world

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Mosto Bousmina

  • New Polylactide/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites. 1. Preparation, Characterization, and Properties

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Pralay Maiti;Masami Okamoto;Kazunobu Yamada

  • Structure-Property Relationship in Biodegradable Poly(butylene succinate)/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Kazuaki Okamoto;Masami Okamoto

  • New polylactide-layered silicate nanocomposites. 2. Concurrent improvements of material properties, biodegradability and melt rheology

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Kazunobu Yamada;Masami Okamoto;Kazue Ueda

  • Recent Progress in Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymer-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites

    Mukul Biswas;Suprakas Sinha Ray

  • Polylactide-Layered Silicate Nanocomposite: A Novel Biodegradable Material

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Kazunobu Yamada;Masami Okamoto;Kazue Ueda

  • Biodegradable Polylactide and Its Nanocomposites: Opening a New Dimension for Plastics and Composites

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Masami Okamoto

  • New polylactide/layered silicate nanocomposites. 3. High-performance biodegradable materials

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Kazunobu Yamada;Masami Okamoto;and Akinobu Ogami

  • Role of organically modified layered silicate as an active interfacial modifier in immiscible polystyrene/polypropylene blends

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Steve Pouliot;Mosto Bousmina;Leszek A. Utracki

  • Crystallization Behavior and Morphology of Biodegradable Polylactide/ Layered Silicate Nanocomposite

    Joo Young Nam;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Masami Okamoto

  • Recent advances in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification

    Rashi Gusain;Rashi Gusain;Neeraj Kumar;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray

  • New Polylactide/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites, 6

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Masami Okamoto

  • New polylactide/layered silicate nanocomposites. 5. Designing of materials with desired properties

    Suprakas Sinha Ray;Kazunobu Yamada;Masami Okamoto;Youhei Fujimoto

  • Recent progress on natural fiber hybrid composites for advanced applications: A review

    MJ Mochane;Teboho C Mokhena;TH Mokhothu;Asanda Mtibe

  • Top-down synthesis of graphene: A comprehensive review

    Neeraj Kumar;Reza Salehiyan;Vongani Chauke;Orebotse Joseph Botlhoko

  • Preparation and characterization of nano-cellulose with new shape from different precursor.

    Sonakshi Maiti;J. Jayaramudu;Kunal Das;Kunal Das;Siva Mohan Reddy

  • V-amylose Structural Characteristics, Methods of Preparation, Significance, and Potential Applications

    Wokadala Cuthbert Obiro;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Mohammad Naushad Emmambux

  • Well-controlled biodegradable nanocomposite foams: From microcellular to nanocellular

    Youhei Fujimoto;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Masami Okamoto;Akinobu Ogami

  • Toughening of Biodegradable Polylactide/Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) Blends via in Situ Reactive Compatibilization

    Vincent Ojijo;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Rotimi Sadiku

  • Processing strategies in bionanocomposites

    Vincent Ojijo;Vincent Ojijo;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray;Suprakas Sinha Ray

Frequent Co-Authors

Arjun Maity
Arjun Maity Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Hemant Mittal
Hemant Mittal Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Mosto Bousmina
Mosto Bousmina Université Laval
David E. Motaung
David E. Motaung University of the Free State
Masami Okamoto
Masami Okamoto Toyota Technological Institute
Neil J. Coville
Neil J. Coville University of the Witwatersrand
Hendrik C. Swart
Hendrik C. Swart University of the Free State
Adriaan S. Luyt
Adriaan S. Luyt Qatar University
Mohammadreza Nofar
Mohammadreza Nofar Istanbul Technical University
A. Varada Rajulu
A. Varada Rajulu Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

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