Most Cited (Top 25) Articles in International Journals   

Steel and Composite Structures            

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures

Advances in Materials Research

International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics

Published Articles in Reputed Journals (SCI/SCIE): 41

Number of Articles as Main/Corresponding Author: 24                                  

1. Kumar S, Kar V R (2023) Transient heat transfer of unidirectional (1D) and multidirectional (2D/3D) functionally graded panels, Steel and Composite Structures, 49(5), pages 587-602. 

2. Rathore S S, Kar V R, Sanjay (2023),Thermoelastic Eigenfrequency of Pre-Twisted FG Sandwich Straight/Curved Blades with Rotational Effect, Structural Engineering and Mechanics 86(4), pp. 519–533. https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2023.86.4.519   

3. Kumar S, Kar V R (2023) Nonlinear Fully-Coupled Thermoelastic Transient Analysis of Axial Functionally Graded Composite Panel, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2023.2202228  

4. Joshi K K, Kar V R (2023) Elastoplastic Behaviour of Multidirectional Porous Functionally Graded Panels: A Nonlinear FEM Approach, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, (Article In Press) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40997-023-00653-x

5. Rathore S S, Kar V R, Sanjay (2023), Large-Amplitude Vibration of Rotating Functionally Graded Blades including Geometrical Nonlinearity and Stress Stiffening Effects, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2023.2198669

6. Rathore S S, Kar V R, Sanjay (2023), Influence of Cooled SiCf/SiC Ceramic-Matrix-Composite Blades on the Efficiencies of Basic and Intercooled Gas Turbine Power Plants, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (Article In Press) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-07855-0 

7. Joshi K K, Kar V R, Thomas B, (2022), Higher-order Finite Element Solution of Graphene Platelets Reinforced Nanocomposite Curved Panels with Uniform/Non-Uniform Porosity, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines https://doi.org/10.1080/15397734.2022.2104311.

8. Chaudhary S K, Kar V R, Shukla K K (2022),Geometrically nonlinear large-deflection analysis of heated functionally graded composite panels with single and multiple perforations, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2022.2092798   

9. Rathore S S, Kar V R, Sanjay (2022), Thermodynamics of CMC bladed marine gas turbine-LM 2500: Effect of cycle operating parameters, International Journal of Engine Research (Article in Press), https://doi.org/10.1177/14680874221086219     

10. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2022), Nonlinear Transient Analysis of Porous P-FGM and S-FGM Sandwich Plates and Shell Panels under Blast Loading and Thermal Environment, Thin-Walled Structures 173, 108985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.108985 

11. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2021), Effect of Porosity and Skew Edges on Transient Response of Functionally Graded Sandwich Plates, The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (In press). https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247211062694  

12. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2021), Dynamic Responses Analysis of P and S-FGM Sandwich Cylindrical Shell Panels Using a New Layewise Method, Structural Engineering and Mechanics 80(4):417-432. https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2021.80.4.417 

13. Chaudhary S K, Kar V R, Shukla K K (2021), Flexural Behaviour of Perforated Functionally Graded Composite Panels under Complex Loading Conditions: A Higher-Order Finite Element Approach, Journal of Aerospace Engineering-ASCE, 34 (6),04021081. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)AS.1943-5525.0001334  

14. Joshi K K, Kar  V R (2021), "Effect of material heterogeneity on the deformation behaviour of multidirectional (1D/2D/3D) functionally graded composite panels", Engineering Computations, 38(8):3325-3350. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-06-2020-0301 

15. Soni S K, Thomas B, Kar V R (2020) A Comprehensive Review on CNTs and CNT-Reinforced Composites: Syntheses, Characteristics and Applications, Materials Today Communications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101546

16. Pankaj S, Kar V R, Sudhagar P E (2020), On the numerical modelling and analysis of multi-directional functionally graded composite structures: A review, Composite Structures, 236, 111837. (ISSN: 0263-8223). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111837

17. Karakoti A, Kar V R (2019), Deformation characteristics of sinusoidally-corrugated composite panel- A higher-order finite element approach, Composite Structures, 216:151–158. (ISSN: 0263-8223). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.097

18. Chandra Mouli B, Ramji K, Kar V R, Panda S K, Anil K, and Pandey H K (2018), Numerical study of temperature dependent eigenfrequency responses of tilted functionally graded shallow shell structures, Structural Engineering and Mechanics 68(5):527-536. (ISSN: 1225-4568) http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2018.68.5.527.

19. Kar V R, Panda S K (2017) Large-amplitude vibration of functionally graded doubly-curved panels under heat conduction, AIAA Journal 55(12): 4376-4386. (ISSN: 0001-1452) https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J055878

20. Kar V R, T.R. Mahapatra, Panda S K (2017) Effect of different temperature load on thermal postbuckling behaviour of functionally graded shallow curved shell panels, Composite Structures 160:1236–1247. (ISSN: 0263-8223). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.10.125

21. Mahapatra T R, Kar V R, Panda S K, Mehar K (2017) Nonlinear thermoelastic deflection of temperature dependent FGM curved shallow shell under nonlinear thermal loading, Journal of Thermal Stresses, 40(9):1184–1199. (ISSN: 0149-5739). https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2017.1302788

22. Kar V R, Panda S K (2017) Post-buckling behaviour of shear deformable functionally graded spherical shell panel under uniform and non-uniform thermal environment, Journal of Thermal Stresses, 40(1): 25–39. (ISSN: 0149-5739). https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2016.1207118

23. Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Post-buckling behaviour of shear deformable functionally graded curved shell panel under edge compression, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 115:318-324. (ISSN: 0020-7403). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2016.07.014.

24. Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Nonlinear thermomechanical behavior of functionally graded material cylindrical/hyperbolic/elliptical shell panel with temperature-dependent and temperature-independent properties, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions of the ASME 138(6), 061206. (ISSN: 0094-9930). http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4033701.

25. Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Geometrical nonlinear free vibration analysis of FGM spherical panel under nonlinear thermal loading with TD and TID properties. Journal of Thermal Stresses, 39(8): 942-959. (ISSN: 0149-5739). https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2016.1188623

26. Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Nonlinear free vibration of functionally graded doubly curved shear deformable panels using finite element method, Journal of Vibration and Control, 22(7):1935-1949. (ISSN: 1077-5463) https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546314545102

27. Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Nonlinear thermomechanical deformation behaviour of P-FGM spherical shallow shell panel, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 29:173-183. (ISSN: 1000-9361) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2015.12.007. 

28. Mahapatra T R, Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Large amplitude free vibration analysis of laminated composite spherical panel under hygrothermal environment, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 16(3):1450105. (ISSN: 0219-4554) https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219455414501053

29. Mahapatra T R, Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Large amplitude bending behaviour of laminated composite curved panels, Engineering Computations, 33(1):116 -138. (ISSN: 0264-4401) https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-05-2014-011

30. Mehar K, Panda S K, Dehengia A, Kar V R (2016) Vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite plate in thermal environment. Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 18(2):2151-2173. (ISSN:1099-6362) https://doi.org/10.1177/1099636215613324.

31. Mahapatra T R, Kar V R, Panda S K (2016) Nonlinear flexural analysis of laminated composite spherical shells under hygro-thermo-mechanical loading-a micromechanical approach. International Journal of Computational Method 13(3), 1650015. (ISSN: 0219-8762) https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219876216500158

32. Mahapatra T R, Panda S K, Kar V R (2016) Geometrically nonlinear flexural analysis of hygro-thermo-elastic laminated composite doubly curved shell panel. International Journal of Mechanics & Materials in Design, 12(2):153–171. (ISSN: 1569-1713). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10999-015-9299-9

33. Mahapatra T R, Panda S K, Kar V R (2016) Nonlinear hygro-thermo-elastic vibration analysis of doubly curved composite shell panel using finite element micromechanical model, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 23(11):1343-1359. (ISSN: 1537-6494). https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2015.1085606

34. Kar V R, Panda S K (2015) Thermoelastic analysis of functionally graded doubly curved shell panels using nonlinear finite element method, Composite Structures, 129: 202-212. (ISSN: 0263-8223) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.04.006

35. Kar V R, Panda S K (2015) Large deformation bending analysis of functionally graded spherical shell using FEM, Structural Engineering and Mechanics 53(4):661-679. (ISSN: 1225-4568) http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2015.53.4.661

36. Kar V R, Panda S K (2015) Nonlinear flexural vibration of shear deformable functionally graded spherical shell panel, Steel and Composite Structures, 18(3):693-709. (ISSN:1229-9367) https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2015.18.3.693

37. Kar V R, Panda S K (2015) Free vibration responses of temperature dependent functionally graded doubly curved panels under thermal environment, Latin American Journal of Solids & Structures, 12(11): 2006-2024. (ISSN: 1679-7825) http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-78251691

38. Kar V R, Mahapatra T R, Panda S K (2015) Nonlinear flexural analysis of laminated composite flat panel under hygro-thermo-mechanical loading, Steel and Composite Structures, 19(4):1011-1033. (ISSN: 1229-9367) http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2015.19.4.1011

39. Mahapatra T R, Kar V R, Panda S K (2015) Nonlinear free vibration analysis of laminated composite doubly curved shell panel in hygrothermal environment,  Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 17(5):511-545. (ISSN:1099-6362) https://doi.org/10.1177/1099636215577363.   

Articles/Conference Proceedings in ESCI/CPCI/Scopus Indexed Journals: 19

1. Kumar, S., Kar, V.R. Transient heat transfer analysis of the porous nonhomogeneous material structure. Int J Adv Eng Sci Appl Math (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12572-023-00332-9 

2. Chaudhary S K, Kar V R, Shukla K K Thermoelastic Deformation Characteristics of Perforated Functionally Graded Cylindrical Panels, Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science, An International Journal 10(2):127–140. https://doi.org/10.12989/aas.2023.10.2.127  

3. Jena S, Karakoti A, Kar V R, Jayakrishna K, Sultan M T H (2021) Deformation characteristics of functionally graded bio-composite plate using higher-order shear deformation kinematics, Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, 21 (3): 593-598. 10.3233/JCM-200044 

4. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2021) Blast analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates Materials Today: Proceedings, In-Press, ISSN 2214-7853  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.561 

5. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2021), Transient analyses of FGM sandwich cylindrical shell panels under air-blast load, AIP Conference Proceedings 2341:020014. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050139  

6. Rathore S, Kar V R, Sanjay, Mishra S (2021), Thermodynamic Analysis of Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Engine Featuring Ceramic Matrix Composite Rotating Blades, SAE Technical Paper 2021-01-0033. https://doi.org/10.4271/2021-01-0033

7. Chaudhary S K, Kar V R, Shukla K K (2021) Free vibration behavior of laminated composite panel with center circular cutout, AIP Conference Proceedings 2341:020050. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050232 

8. Kar V R, B. Chandra Mouli, Kumar S (2021), Eigenfrequencies of functionally graded (Ti-6Al–4V/Si3N4) conical panel under thermal environment, AIP Conference Proceedings 2341, 020049  https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050386

9. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2021) Nonlinear transient analysis of porous functionally graded material plates under blast loading, Materials Today: Proceedings, ISSN 2214-7853 (In Press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.051.

10. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2020) Free Vibration Response of P-FGM and S-FGM sandwich shell panels: A comparison, Materials Today: Proceedings, 28 (3):1701-1705, ISSN 2214-7853 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.131   

11. Karakoti A, Pandey S, Kar V R (2020) Bending Analysis of Sandwich Shell Panels with Exponentially Graded Core, Materials Today: Proceedings, 28(3): 1706-1708, ISSN 2214-7853 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.132 

12. Joshi K K, Kar V R (2020) Bending analysis of bi-dimensional functionally graded plate using FEA Materials Today: Proceedings, 26 (2):1766-1770, ISSN: 2214-7853.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.371

13. Karakoti A, Jena S, Kar V R, Jayakrishna K, (2020) Free vibration behavior of corrugated functionally graded composite panel, Materials Today: Proceedings, 22(4) 2957-2963, ISSN 2214-7853, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.430 

14. Kar V R, T.R. Mahapatra, Panda S K (2016) Thermal buckling of shear deformable functionally graded singly/doubly curved shell panel with TD and TID properties. Advances in Materials Research 5(4): 205-221. (ISSN: 2234-0912).   https://doi.org/10.12989/amr.2016.5.4.205 

15. Panda, S.K., Mahapatra, T.R., Kar, V.R. (2017) Nonlinear Finite Element Solution of Post-buckling Responses of FGM Panel Structure under Elevated Thermal Load and TD and TID Properties, MATEC Web of Conferences, 109, 05005.   https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710905005

16. Mouli, B.C., Kar, V.R., Ramji, K., Rajesh, M.  (2018) Free vibration of functionally graded conical shell Materials Today: Proceedings, 5 (6), pp. 14302-14308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.03.012.

17. Kar, V.R., Panda, S.K. (2015) Effect of temperature on stability behaviour of functionally graded spherical panel IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 75 (1), 012014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/75/1/012014 

18. Mandhatha P. S., Reddy K. V. L. S. S., Tripathy P., Kar V R. (2018) Effect of Perforation on the Bending Behavior of Temperature-Dependent Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Plate, Advanced Science Letters 24, 5919–5922. https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12220 

19. Krishnan S. Y., Caitanya A. K., Tripathy P., Kar V. R. (2018) Free Vibration Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Conical Shell Panel under Thermal Environment. Advanced Science Letters 24, 5915–5918. https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12220

20. Kar, V.R., Panda, S.K (2013). Free vibration responses of functionally graded spherical shell panels using finite element method, ASME 2013 Gas Turbine India Conference, GTINDIA 2013.  https://doi.org/10.1115/GTINDIA2013-3693    

Book Chapters: 10 (Elsevier/Springer)

1.  Kar V. R., Karakoti A.,  Jena S., Tripathy P, Jayakrishna K., Rajesh M, Reddy D. M. and Sultan M.T.H., Modeling and Analysis of Functionally Graded Biocomposite Plate Structure using Higher-Order Kinematics, Structural Health Monitoring System for Synthetic, Hybrid and Natural Fiber Composites, Composites Science and Technology (Springer), In Press.

2.  Sai I,  Reddy D M, Jayakrishna K, Rajesh M, Kar V R,  Damage Characterization of Composite Stiffened Panel Subjected to Low Velocity Impact, Structural Health Monitoring System for Synthetic, Hybrid and Natural Fiber Composites, Composites Science and Technology (Springer), In Press.

3.  Rajesh M, Jayakrishna K, Reddy D M, Mugesh K, Kar V R, Experimental Characterization for Natural Fiber and Hybrid Composites, Structural Health Monitoring System for Synthetic, Hybrid and Natural Fiber Composites, Composites Science and Technology (Springer), In Press.

4.  Jayakrishna K, Soundhar A, Rajesh M, Reddy D. M., Kar V R, Natural fiber composite for structural applications, Structural Health Monitoring System for Synthetic, Hybrid and Natural Fiber Composites, Composites Science and Technology (Springer), In Press.

5.  Jayakrishna K, Kar V R, Sultan M. T. H., Rajesh M., Material Selection for Aerospace Components, Sustainable Composites for Aerospace Applications, 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Technology 2018 (Elsevier), pp. 1-18. ISBN 978-0-08-102131-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102131-6.00001-3

6.  Kar V R, Panda S K, Tripathy P, Jayakrishna K, Rajesh M, Karakoti A, Manikandan M, Deformation characteristics of functionally graded composite panels using finite element approximation, Modelling of Damage Processes of Bio Composites, Fibre Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites. 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Technology 2019 (Elsevier), pp. 212-229 ISBN: 978-0-08-102289-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102289-4.00012-6

7.  Karakoti A, Tripathy P, Kar V R, Jayakrishna K, Rajesh M., Manikanadan M,  Finite Element Modelling of Natural Fibre Based Hybrid Composites, Modelling of Damage Processes of Bio Composites, Fibre Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites, 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Technology 2019 (Elsevier), pp. 1-18 ISBN: 978-0-08-102289-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102289-4.00001-1

8. Verma R., Shukla A., Jayakrishna K., Kar V. R., Rajesh M., Thirumalini S., Manikandan M., Structural heath monitoring in aerospace composites, Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites.​ 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Technology 2019 (Elsevier), pp. 33-52 ISBN: 978-0-08-102291-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102291-7.00003-4

9. Shukla A., Verma R., Jayakrishna K., Kar V. R., Rajesh M., Thirumalini S., Manikandan M., Recent advances and trends in Structural health monitoring, Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites, ​ 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Technology 2019 (Elsevier), pp. 53-76 ISBN: 978-0-08-102291-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102291-7.00004-6

10.  Chhugani T., Routray R., Rajesh M., Manikandan M., Rajapandi R., Kar V.R., Jayakrishna K., Maintenance and monitoring of composites, Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites. 1st Edition, Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Technology 2019 (Elsevier) pp.129-151. ISBN: 978-0-08-102291-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102291-7.00008-3

1. Title: Effect of Perforation and Corrugation on the Nonlinear Flexural and Vibration Behaviour of Heated Layered/Graded Composite Panels under Various Loading/Support Conditions. 

Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST, Govt. of India,

Duration: 2017-2020 Role: Principal Investigator, Status: Completed.

2. Title: Experimental Investigation on the Micro-EDM Characteristics of Aluminium based Composites.

Agency: Collaborative Research Scheme, NPIU, TEQIP-III, Govt. of India. 

Duration: 2019-2021. Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Status: Completed.