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Vivek Polshettiwar publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vivek Polshettiwar sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 166 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Vivek Polshettiwar D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vivek Polshettiwar sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award

Overview

Vivek Polshettiwar is affiliated with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science and engineering, with a focus on catalytic processes and renewable energy applications.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these broad categories, their subfields of study are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

The primary research topics they have contributed to involve:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Vivek Polshettiwar include:

  • Rajesh Belgamwar
  • Ayan Maity
  • Rishi Verma
  • Saideep Singh
  • Gunjan Sharma

Their work is often published in these venues:

  • Chemical Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Langmuir
  • ACS Materials Letters
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Vivek Polshettiwar include:

  • "Plasmonic Photocatalysis for CO2 Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels," 2021, ACS Materials Letters
  • "Defects Tune the Strong Metal-Support Interactions in Copper Supported on Defected Titanium Dioxide Catalysts for CO2 Reduction," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Defective TiO2 for photocatalytic CO2 conversion to fuels and chemicals," 2021, Chemical Science
  • "Defects in nanosilica catalytically convert CO2 to methane without any metal and ligand," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dendritic Fibrous Nanosilica: Discovery, Synthesis, Formation Mechanism, Catalysis, and CO2 Capture-Conversion," 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research

Best Publications

  • Magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts.

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rafael L. Luque;Aziz Fihri;Haibo Zhu

  • Green chemistry by nano-catalysis

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Nanocatalysts for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions

    Aziz Fihri;Mohamed Bouhrara;Bijan Nekoueishahraki;Jean Marie Basset

  • High‐Surface‐Area Silica Nanospheres (KCC‐1) with a Fibrous Morphology

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Dongkyu Cha;Xixiang Zhang;Jean Marie Basset

  • Microwave-assisted organic synthesis and transformations using benign reaction media.

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S Varma

  • Silica-supported palladium: Sustainable catalysts for cross-coupling reactions

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Christophe Len;Aziz Fihri

  • Aqueous microwave chemistry: a clean and green synthetic tool for rapid drug discovery

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Nanoparticle-supported and magnetically recoverable nickel catalyst: a robust and economic hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation protocol

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Babita Baruwati;Rajender S. Varma

  • Suzuki–Miyaura Cross‐Coupling Reactions in Aqueous Media: Green and Sustainable Syntheses of Biaryls

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Audrey Decottignies;Christophe Len;Aziz Fihri

  • Self-Assembly of Metal Oxides into Three-Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis and Application in Catalysis

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Babita Baruwati;Rajender S. Varma

  • Silica-supported Pd catalysts for Heck coupling reactions

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Árpád Molnár

  • Nanoparticle-supported and magnetically recoverable palladium (Pd) catalyst: a selective and sustainable oxidation protocol with high turnover number.

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Nanoparticle-Supported and Magnetically Recoverable Ruthenium Hydroxide Catalyst: Efficient Hydration of Nitriles to Amides in Aqueous Medium

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Magnetic nanoparticle-supported glutathione: a conceptually sustainable organocatalyst.

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Babita Baruwati;Rajender S. Varma

  • Facile and Sustainable Synthesis of Shaped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Effect of Iron Precursor Salts on the Shapes of Iron Oxides

    Farheen N. Sayed;Vivek Polshettiwar

  • Glutathione promoted expeditious green synthesis of silver nanoparticles in water using microwaves

    Babita Baruwati;Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Nano-organocatalyst: magnetically retrievable ferrite-anchored glutathione for microwave-assisted Paal–Knorr reaction, aza-Michael addition, and pyrazole synthesis

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Rajender S. Varma

  • Dendritic Fibrous Nanosilica for Catalysis, Energy Harvesting, Carbon Dioxide Mitigation, Drug Delivery, and Sensing

    Ayan Maity;Vivek Polshettiwar

  • Microwave-Assisted Chemistry: a Rapid and Sustainable Route to Synthesis of Organics and Nanomaterials

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda;Rajender S. Varma

  • Fibrous nano-silica (KCC-1)-supported palladium catalyst: Suzuki coupling reactions under sustainable conditions

    Aziz Fihri;Dongkyu Cha;Mohamed Bouhrara;Noor Almana

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajender S. Varma
Rajender S. Varma Environmental Protection Agency
Jean-Marie Basset
Jean-Marie Basset King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dongkyu Cha
Dongkyu Cha King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda Environmental Protection Agency
Christophe Len
Christophe Len PSL University
Julien Trébosc
Julien Trébosc University of Lille
Tewodros Asefa
Tewodros Asefa Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Xixiang Zhang
Xixiang Zhang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Árpád Molnár
Árpád Molnár University of Szeged
Mohamed N. Hedhili
Mohamed N. Hedhili King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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