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Materials Science
Mexico
2025

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Materials Science

D-Index
66
Citations
16548
World Ranking
5317
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Umapada Pal is affiliated with the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Mexico and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work encompasses significant topics such as Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Copper-based nanomaterials and applications, Advancements in Battery Materials, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery.

Umapada Pal has published research in multiple well-known venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Applied Surface Science
  • ACS Omega
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Umapada Pal include:

  • "Platinum nanoparticle-assembled porous biogenic silica 3D hybrid structures with outstanding 4-nitrophenol degradation performance" (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Enhanced solar photoreduction of CO2 to liquid fuel over rGO grafted NiO-CeO2 heterostructure nanocomposite" (2020), Nano Energy
  • "Graphene-Based Field-Effect Transistors in Biosensing and Neural Interfacing Applications: Recent Advances and Prospects" (2023), Analytical Chemistry
  • "Catalytic and pseudocapacitive energy storage performance of metal (Co, Ni, Cu and Mn) ferrite nanostructures and nanocomposites" (2022), Progress in Materials Science
  • "Selective alcohols production through CO2 photoreduction using Co3O4 /TiO2 photocatalyst exploiting synergetic interactions between Ti3+, Co2+ and Co3+" (2023), Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Collaboration forms a key aspect of their research endeavors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • José-Luis Ortiz-Quiñonez
  • Francisco Enrique Cancino-Gordillo
  • Jaeyeop Choi
  • Sudip Mondal
  • Fortino Bañuelos

Best Publications

  • Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO2:Eu nanophosphors

    Mou Pal;Umapada Pal;Justo Miguel Gracia Y Jiménez;Felipe Pérez-Rodríguez

  • Use of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for optical characterization of un-supported nanostructures

    A. Escobedo Morales;E. Sánchez Mora;U. Pal

  • Photoluminesence and FTIR study of ZnO nanoparticles: the impurity and defect perspective

    G. Xiong;G. Xiong;U. Pal;J. G. Serrano;K. B. Ucer

  • Photoluminescence and Raman Scattering in Ag-doped ZnO Nanoparticles

    R. Sánchez Zeferino;M. Barboza Flores;U. Pal

  • Controlling the morphology of ZnO nanostructures in a low-temperature hydrothermal process.

    U. Pal;P. Santiago

  • Structural, Magnetic, and Catalytic Evaluation of Spinel Co, Ni, and Co-Ni Ferrite Nanoparticles Fabricated by Low-Temperature Solution Combustion Process.

    Jose-Luis Ortiz-Quiñonez;Umapada Pal;Martin Salazar Villanueva

  • Effects of morphology, surface area, and defect content on the photocatalytic dye degradation performance of ZnO nanostructures

    Natalia Morales Flores;Umapada Pal;Reina Galeazzi;Alberto Sandoval

  • Size-Controlled Synthesis of Spherical TiO2 Nanoparticles: Morphology, Crystallization, and Phase Transition

    Mou Pal;J. Garcia Serrano;P. Santiago;U. Pal

  • Correlations among size, defects, and photoluminescence in ZnO nanoparticles

    Gang Xiong;U. Pal;J. Garcia Serrano

  • Photoluminescence (PL) quenching and enhanced photocatalytic activity of Au-decorated ZnO nanorods fabricated through microwave-assisted chemical synthesis.

    Ma. De Lourdes Ruiz Peralta;U. Pal;R. Sánchez Zeferino

  • Recent progress on fabrication and drug delivery applications of nanostructured hydroxyapatite

    Sudip Mondal;Sergy V. Dorozhkin;Umapada Pal

  • Plasmon induced enhanced photocatalytic activity of gold loaded hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for methylene blue degradation under visible light

    Sudip Mondal;Ma. E. De Anda Reyes;Umapada Pal

  • Scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a multilayered sphere

    O. Peña;U. Pal

  • Study on charge storage mechanism in working electrodes fabricated by sol-gel derived spinel NiMn2O4 nanoparticles for supercapacitor application

    Apurba Ray;Atanu Roy;Monalisa Ghosh;Jesús Alberto Ramos-Ramón

  • Synthesis and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies

    U. Pal;J. Garcia Serrano;P. Santiago;Gang Xiong;Gang Xiong

  • Optical constants of vacuum‐evaporated polycrystalline cadmium selenide thin films

    U. Pal;D. Samanta;S. Ghorai;A. K. Chaudhuri

  • 3D hydroxyapatite scaffold for bone regeneration and local drug delivery applications

    Sudip Mondal;Umapada Pal

  • Biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas crude oil using ZnO/SiO2 photocatalyst for free fatty acids esterification

    Grisel Corro;Umapada Pal;Nallely Tellez

  • Generation of biogas from coffee-pulp and cow-dung co-digestion: Infrared studies of postcombustion emissions

    Grisel Corro;Laura Paniagua;Umapada Pal;Fortino Bañuelos

  • Optical characterization of vacuum evaporated cadmium sulfide films

    U. Pal;R. Silva-González;G. Martínez-Montes;M. Gracia-Jiménez

Frequent Co-Authors

Young Soo Kang
Young Soo Kang Sogang University
José Luis García Fierro
José Luis García Fierro Spanish National Research Council
Sebastian Pathiyamattom Joseph
Sebastian Pathiyamattom Joseph National Autonomous University of Mexico
Debes Bhattacharyya
Debes Bhattacharyya University of Auckland
Gopalakrishnan Kumar
Gopalakrishnan Kumar Yonsei University
Mariano Campoy-Quiles
Mariano Campoy-Quiles Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Miguel Jose-Yacaman
Miguel Jose-Yacaman The University of Texas at San Antonio
Byung Kyu Kim
Byung Kyu Kim Pusan National University
Wanli Yang
Wanli Yang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hideki Abe
Hideki Abe National Institute for Materials Science

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