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Thirumalachari Sundararajan

Thirumalachari Sundararajan

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 46 1406 1299 27 27 325 13229

Thirumalachari Sundararajan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thirumalachari Sundararajan between 1957 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thirumalachari Sundararajan published across 68 years, from 1957 to 2024, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2009. 10 of the 348 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2009. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 2 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 3 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications
1957 2024

348 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thirumalachari Sundararajan: publications per year, 1957 to 2024
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 2
1959 0
1960 3
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 6
1992 4
1993 7
1994 3
1995 1
1996 1
1997 9
1998 7
1999 8
2000 5
2001 5
2002 5
2003 6
2004 10
2005 16
2006 10
2007 11
2008 18
2009 20
2010 18
2011 8
2012 16
2013 10
2014 15
2015 8
2016 14
2017 11
2018 10
2019 20
2020 16
2021 16
2022 7
2023 6
2024 4
Total 348
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Thirumalachari Sundararajan publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thirumalachari Sundararajan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 317–326 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 325 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70 325
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Thirumalachari Sundararajan D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thirumalachari Sundararajan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88 46
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Thirumalachari Sundararajan is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India, specializing primarily in the field of Engineering. Their research covers a broad range of subfields including Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several technical topics, with significant contributions in:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies

Their recent scholarly output includes research published in various journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Techno-economic evaluation of solar-driven ceria thermochemical water-splitting for hydrogen production in a fluidized bed reactor," 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Effects of autooxidation on the fuel spray characteristics of Karanja biodiesel," 2021, Biomass and Bioenergy
  • "Numerical study using finite element method for heat conduction on heterogeneous materials with varying volume fraction, shape and size of fillers," 2020, International Journal of Thermal Sciences
  • "A 2 × 20 Gbps hybrid MDM-OFDM-based high-altitude platform-to-satellite FSO transmission system," 2020, Journal of Optical Communications
  • "Green hydrogen production by water splitting using scrap metals at high temperature," 2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Frequent publication venues where the scientist has contributed multiple articles include:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Biomass and Bioenergy
  • International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Repeated collaboration has been observed with several coauthors, notably:

  • Mansu Navaneethan
  • T. Jayachandran
  • C. K. Suraj
  • Sudarshan Gowrishankar
  • R.B. Harikrishna

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • A benchmark study on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Jacopo Buongiorno;David C. Venerus;Naveen Prabhat;Thomas McKrell

  • Thermal conductivities of naked and monolayer protected metal nanoparticle based nanofluids: Manifestation of anomalous enhancement and chemical effects

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;Sarit K. Das;T. Sundararajan;A. Sreekumaran Nair

  • Effect of particle size on the convective heat transfer in nanofluid in the developing region

    K.B. Anoop;T. Sundararajan;Sarit K. Das

  • Natural convective heat transfer in a fluid saturated variable porosity medium

    P. Nithiarasu;K.N. Seetharamu;T. Sundararajan

  • Model for Heat Conduction in Nanofluids

    D. Hemanth Kumar;Hrishikesh E. Patel;V. R. Rajeev Kumar;T. Sundararajan

  • A micro-convection model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;T. Sundararajan;T. Pradeep;A. Dasgupta

  • A MICRO-CONVECTION MODEL FOR THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NANOFLUIDS

    H. E. Patel;K. B. Anoop;Thirumalachari Sundararajan;Sarit Kumar Das

  • An experimental investigation into the thermal conductivity enhancement in oxide and metallic nanofluids

    Hrishikesh E. Patel;T. Sundararajan;Sarit K. Das

  • Rheological and flow characteristics of nanofluids: Influence of electroviscous effects and particle agglomeration

    K. B. Anoop;S. Kabelac;T. Sundararajan;Sarit K. Das

  • Entropy generation due to flow and heat transfer in nanofluids

    Pawan K. Singh;K.B. Anoop;T. Sundararajan;Sarit K. Das

  • ANALYSIS OF SPARK PROFILES DURING EDM PROCESS

    P. Shankar;V. K. Jain;T. Sundararajan

  • Numerical investigation of confined wakes behind a square cylinder in a channel

    A. Mukhopadhyay;G. Biswas;T. Sundararajan

  • DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE NATURAL CONVECTION IN AN ENCLOSURE FILLED WITH FLUID-SATURATED POROUS MEDIUM: A GENERALIZED NON-DARCY APPROACH

    P. Nithiarasu;K. N. Seetharamu;T. Sundararajan

  • Predicting the effective thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube based nanofluids.

    N N Venkata Sastry;Avijit Bhunia;T Sundararajan;Sarit K Das

  • Interaction Effects Between Surface Radiation and Turbulent Natural Convection in Square and Rectangular Enclosures

    K. Velusamy;T. Sundararajan;K. N. Seetharamu

  • Power-Law Fluid-Flow over Spheroidal Particles

    Anubhav Tripathi;Rajendra P. Chhabra;Thirumalachari Sundararajan

  • Numerical simulation of natural convective heat transfer and fluid flow around a heated cylinder inside an enclosure

    D. G. Roychowdhury;Sarit K. Das;T. Sundararajan

  • Utilization of phosphorus for casein biosynthesis in the mammary gland. I. Incorporation in vivo of P32 into phosphoprotein of milk and of mammary gland.

    T.A. Sundararajan;K. S. V. Sampath Kumar;P.S. Sarma

  • A theoretical model of brick drying as a conjugate problem

    K Murugesan;H.N Suresh;K.N Seetharamu;P.A Aswatha Narayana

  • Steam Oxidation Resistance of Ni-Cr Thermal Spray Coatings on 9Cr-1Mo Steel. Part 2: 50Ni-50Cr

    T. Sundararajan;S. Kuroda;T. Itagaki;F. Abe

  • Experimental and numerical investigation into the hydrodynamics of nanofluids in microchannels

    Pawan K. Singh;P.V. Harikrishna;T. Sundararajan;Sarit K. Das

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarit K. Das
Sarit K. Das Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu
Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu Universiti Sains Malaysia
Perumal Nithiarasu
Perumal Nithiarasu Swansea University
R.P. Chhabra
R.P. Chhabra Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Chakravarthy Balaji
Chakravarthy Balaji Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Thalappil Pradeep
Thalappil Pradeep Indian Institute of Technology Madras
In Cheol Bang
In Cheol Bang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dongsheng Wen
Dongsheng Wen Technical University of Munich
Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham
Indranil Manna
Indranil Manna Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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