2026 Vijay Kumar Thakur: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	116	565	539	24	23	469	47185

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Vijay Kumar Thakur is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span multiple areas in materials science and engineering, with a focus on biomedical engineering, biomaterials, materials chemistry, renewable energy, and polymers and plastics.

The primary fields of study for Vijay Kumar Thakur include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Their subfields of research encompass:

Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials
Materials Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Polymers and Plastics

Main topics of Vijay Kumar Thakur's work cover:

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Biofuel Production and Bioconversion

They have published extensively in several prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Materials Today Chemistry
Industrial Crops and Products
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Polymers
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Vijay Kumar Thakur include:

Chemistry, Structures, and Advanced Applications of Nanocomposites from Biorenewable Resources, 2020, Chemical Reviews
Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications: Roadmap for Future Smart Materials, 2021, Advanced Science
Fused Deposition Modeling-Based Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing): Techniques for Polymer Material Systems, 2020, Materials Today Chemistry
C-, N-Vacancy Defect Engineered Polymeric Carbon Nitride Towards Photocatalysis: Viewpoints and Challenges, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Cellulose Nanocrystals: Pretreatments, Preparation Strategies, and Surface Functionalization, 2021, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Vijay Kumar Thakur collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

Samarjeet Singh Siwal
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Pardeep Singh
Adesh K. Saini
Pankaj Raizada

They have also contributed to book publications with Springer Nature, which include:

Nano Hydrogels (2021)
3D Printable Gel-Inks for Tissue Engineering (2021)
Magnetic Nanoparticles (2021)
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation (2022)
COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)

Best Publications

Recent Progress on Ferroelectric Polymer-Based Nanocomposites for High Energy Density Capacitors: Synthesis, Dielectric Properties, and Future Aspects.

Prateek;Vijay Kumar Thakur;Raju Kumar Gupta

1537
Citations
Progress in Green Polymer Composites from Lignin for Multifunctional Applications: A Review

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Manju Kumari Thakur;Prasanth Raghavan;Michael R. Kessler

1492
Citations
Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites.

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Manju Kumari Thakur

1071
Citations
Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production

Djalal Trache;M. Hazwan Hussin;M. K. Mohamad Haafiz;Vijay Kumar Thakur

1062
Citations
Review: Raw Natural Fiber–Based Polymer Composites

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Manju Kumari Thakur;Raju Kumar Gupta

903
Citations
Hybrid Materials and Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochromic Device Applications

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Guoqiang Ding;Jan Ma;Pooi See Lee

866
Citations
Self-healing polymer nanocomposite materials: A review

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Michael R. Kessler

700
Citations
Chemistry, Structures, and Advanced Applications of Nanocomposites from Biorenewable Resources.

Burhan Ates;Suleyman Koytepe;Ahmet Ulu;Canbolat Gurses

698
Citations
Recent advances in green hydrogels from lignin: a review.

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Manju Kumari Thakur

609
Citations
Recent Advances in Graft Copolymerization and Applications of Chitosan: A Review

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Manju Kumari Thakur

583
Citations
Recent advances in cellulose and chitosan based membranes for water purification: A concise review.

Vijay Kumar Thakur;Stefan Ioan Voicu

564
Citations
Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications: Roadmap for Future Smart Materials

Susmriti Das Mahapatra;Preetam Chandan Mohapatra;Adrianus Indrat Aria;Graham Christie

561
Citations
Fused deposition modeling-based additive manufacturing (3D printing): techniques for polymer material systems

Samuel Daminabo;Saurav Goel;Saurav Goel;Saurav Goel;S. A. Grammatikos;Hamed Yazdani Nezhad

537
Citations
Recent progress in sodium alginate based sustainable hydrogels for environmental applications

Sourbh Thakur;Bhawna Sharma;Ankit Verma;Jyoti Chaudhary

482
Citations
Recent advances in noble metal free doped graphitic carbon nitride based nanohybrids for photocatalysis of organic contaminants in water: A review

Vasudha Hasija;Pankaj Raizada;Anita Sudhaik;Kirti Sharma

481
Citations
Carbon quantum dot supported semiconductor photocatalysts for efficient degradation of organic pollutants in water: A review

Sheetal Sharma;Vishal Dutta;Pardeep Singh;Pankaj Raizada

419
Citations
C-, N-Vacancy defect engineered polymeric carbon nitride towards photocatalysis: viewpoints and challenges

Abhinandan Kumar;Pankaj Raizada;Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei;Vijay Kumar Thakur

414
Citations
Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization.

Ashvinder Kumar Rana;Elisabete Frollini;Vijay Kumar Thakur;Vijay Kumar Thakur

367
Citations
Graphite modified sodium alginate hydrogel composite for efficient removal of malachite green dye.

Ankit Verma;Sourbh Thakur;Gcina Mamba;Prateek

353
Citations
Sustainability of bioplastics: Opportunities and challenges

Sourbh Thakur;Jyoti Chaudhary;Bhawna Sharma;Ankit Verma

330
Citations
Advances in industrial prospective of cellulosic macromolecules enriched banana biofibre resources: A review

Asokan Pappu;Vikas Patil;Sonal Jain;Amit Mahindrakar

302
Citations
Recent progress in biodegradable polymers and nanocomposite-based packaging materials for sustainable environment

Jolanta Wróblewska-Krepsztul;Tomasz Rydzkowski;Gabriel Borowski;Mieczysław Szczypiński

289
Citations