डॉ. नवीन कुमार

nkumar@iitrpr.ac.in

Dr. Navin Kumar

Professor

Office: 325, Satish Dhawan Block

PhD 2006, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Research Areas: Hard (Bone) and Soft Tissue Mechanics, Biomechanics, Biomedical Devices, Finite Element based Modelling, Smart Structures and Materials, Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring, Active Vibration Control.

+91-1881-24-2116

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Dr. Navin Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Ropar. Prior to joining IIT Ropar, he was working as a Research Scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA. He has completed masters in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi. Dr. Navin Kumar's research interests are related to vibration and noise, fault diagnosis and condition monitoring, Biomechanics of hard and soft tissue, biomedical instrumentation, smart structures and materials.

Work Experience

  • Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nov 2021 - Present

  • Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, December 2015- Nov 2021

  • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India, January 2010- December 2015

  • Research Scientist, Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA, January 2007-December 2009

  • Engineer (Good Year Ltd) 1997-1998.

Institute Level Responsibilities

  • Dean (Research and Development) (June 2021-Till date)

  • PG Coordinator (equivalent to Dean, PG program) IIT Ropar (2014-2015)

  • Member IIT Ropar Senate (2014-2018, 2021-till date)

  • Faculty-In charge -Student Activity Centre (SAC) ( 2010-2015).

  • Program officer- NCC, IIT Ropar, 2010-2018.

  • Program officer- NSS, IIT Ropar, 2010-2018.

  • Chairman, Institute Transport committee (2013-2014).

  • Chairman, IIT Ropar safety committee (2021-Till date)

  • Member, Hindi Committee (2021-Till date)

  • Mech Egg Dept faculty short listing committee (2015-2020)

  • Academic Committee for post graduate Studies (RPEC) member at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (2012-2015).

  • Faculty member IIT Ropar student alumni association.

  • Faculty advisor Institute student magazine (The Horizon).

  • Member of several institute committees.

  • Faculty adviser of Institute ENACTUS (En-entrepreneur Act-action Us-we all) team.

Departmental Responsibilities

  • HOD, Mech Engineering Dept (March 2015 – May 2018)

  • Organized institute’s first Industry academia conclave ( IAC 2015).

  • M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) program started in 2015-2016

  • Departmental representative of the Academic Committee for Research Program Evaluation (RPEC), IIT Ropar (2011- 2014).

  • Member academic committee for Under Graduates ACUG (2014- 2015 )

  • Faculty Advisor for 2018 ME batch MTech students, IIT Ropar (2018-2020).

  • Member Academic Committee for Research Program Evaluation (RPEC), IIT Ropar (2011- 2014).

  • Member of several departmental committees.

Laboratories Setup

Setup following laboratory in IIT Ropar independently:

  • Control laboratory (UG Lab)

  • Machine Design laboratory (UG Lab)

  • Noise and Vibration laboratory (UG and Research Lab)

  • Bio and Nano Mechanical Characterization laboratory (Research Lab)

  • Biomedical Engineering Laboratory (UG and Research Lab, with Dr Vishwajeet)

  • HasoTum Lab (Hard and soft tissue mechanics) Lab

International Collaborations

USA:

  • University of Pennsylvania

  • Ohio State University

  • Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

  • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

  • Reseller Polytechnic Institute (RPI),Troy , NY

  • State University of New York, NY

  • Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

UK:

  • Durham University

Publications in International Journals

2022

  1. Jha, A., Kumar, S., Kumar, N. Enhancement in mechanical properties by addition of nano carboxyl graphene and nano silica in composite NBR (acrylonitrile butadiene rubber) elastomer. Polymer and Polymer Composites. (2022). [IF = 2.21]

  2. Jyoti, J., Kumar, A., Lakhani, P. et al. Structural and Vibrational Response of Artificial Spider Webs with Different Spacing. J. Vib. Eng. Technol. (2022). [IF = 1.889]

  3. Soni, A., Kumar, S., & Kumar, N. (2022). Stochastic failure analysis of proximal femur using an isogeometric analysis based nonlocal gradient-enhanced damage model. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 106820. [IF = 5.42]

  4. Ram NareshYadav PraveerSihota Deepak Neradi, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose Vandana Dhiman, Shailesh Karn, Sidhartha Sharma, Sameer Aggarwal, Vijay G.Goni, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, NavinKumar, Effects of type 2 diabetes on the viscoelastic behavior of human trabecular bone, Medical Engineering and Physics [IF = 2.24]

  5. Dounkal, M.K., Bhan, R.K. & Kumar, N. Design and Simulation of Vertical Bi-Directional Fringe Field Tuning of New Improved MEMS Accelerometer Using SOI Technology for Stress Compensation. Silicon (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-01853-x.[IF = 2.67]

  6. Sharma, S., Porwal, K., Kulkarni, C., Pal, S., Kumar, S., Sihota, P., & Chattopadhyay, N. (2022). Diosmin, a citrus fruit-derived phlebotonic bioflavonoid protects rats from chronic kidney disease-induced loss of bone mass and strength without deteriorating renal function. Food & Function.[IF = 5.396]

  7. AK Singh, PK Srivastava, N Kumar, P Mahajan – A fabric tensor based small strain constitutive law for the elastoplastic behavior of snow, Mechanics of Materials, 2022 [IF = 3.266]

  8. Kulbhushan Tikoo, Sumathi Poleboina; Vaibhav G Sheth; Nisha Sharma; Praveer Sihota; Navin Kumar, “Selenium nanoparticles stimulate osteoblast differentiation via BMP-2/MAPKs/β-catenin pathway in diabetic osteoporosis”, Nanomedicine [IF=5.3]

  9. Wasim Abass Wazir,Ramesh Kumar Sehgal, Andrej Čerňanský, Rajeev Patnaik, Navin Kumar, Abhishek Pratap Singh, Piyush Uniyal And Ningthoujam Premjit Singh. “A find from the Ladakh Himalaya reveals a survival of madtsoiid snakes (Serpentes, Madtsoiidae) in India through the late Oligocene” Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. [IF=2.19]

  10. Bastien Mennecart, Wasim A. Wazir, Ramesh K. Sehgal, Rajeev Patnaik, Ningthoujam P. Singh, Navin Kumar, Avinash C. Nanda, New remains of Nalamaeryx (Tragulidae, Mammalia) from the Ladakh Himalaya and their phylogenetical and palaeoenvironmental implications, Historical Biology. [[IF=1.489]

  11. Piyush Uniyal, Praveer Sihota, Navin Kumar, Effect of organic matrix alteration on strain rate dependent mechanical behaviour of cortical bone. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 125, January 2022, 104910 [IF = 3.902].

  12. Dwivedi Krashn Kumar, Lakhani Piyush, Kumar Sachin and Kumar Navin 2022 Effect of collagen fibre orientation on the Poisson’s ratio and stress relaxation of skin: an ex vivo and in vivo studyR. Soc. open sci.9211301211301 [IF=2.963].

  13. Dwivedi KK, Lakhani P, Kumar S, Kumar N. A hyperelastic model to capture the mechanical behaviour and histological aspects of the soft tissues. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2022 Feb;126:105013. [IF=3.902].

2021

  1. Piyush Lakhani, Krashn K. Dwived, Atul Parashar and Navin Kumar Non-Invasive in Vivo Quantification of Directional Dependent Variation in Mechanical Properties for Human Skin, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 1 October 2021 | Volume 9 | Article 749492 [ IF = 5.89]

  2. Praveer Sihota , Rimesh Pal, Ram Naresh Yadav , Deepak Neradi,, Shailesh Karn, Vijay G. Goni , Siddhartha Sharma, Vishwajeet Mehandia, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Navin Kumar, Sudhaker D. Rao, Can fingernail quality predict bone damage in Type 2 diabetes mellitus? a pilot study, PLoS ONE 16(9): e0257955 [ IF = 3.24]

  3. Sihota, P., Yadav, R.N., Dhaliwal, R., Bose, J.C., Dhiman, V., Neradi, D., Karn, S., Sharma, S., Aggarwal, S., Goni, V.G., Mehandia, V., Vashishth, D., Bhadada, S.K., Kumar. N., Investigation of Mechanical, Material, and Compositional Determinants of Human Trabecular Bone Quality in Type 2 Diabetes, (2021) The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 106 (5), pp. e2271-e2289. [IF = 5.958]-Highly Cited Work

  4. Uniyal, P., Sihota, P., Tikoo, K., Kumar, N., Anatomical variation in intracortical canal network microarchitecture and its influence on bone fracture risk, (2021) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 123, art. no. 104770. [IF = 3.902]

  5. Yadav, R.N., Uniyal, P., Sihota, P., Kumar, S., Dhiman, V., Goni, V.G., Sahni, D., Bhadada, S.K., Kumar. N., Effect of ageing on microstructure and fracture behavior of cortical bone as determined by experiment and Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM), (2021) Medical Engineering and Physics, 93, pp. 100-112. [IF = 2.242]

  6. Yadav, R.N., Sihota, P., Uniyal, P., Neradi, D., Bose, J.C., Dhiman, V., Karn, S., Sharma, S., Aggarwal, S., Goni, V.G., Kumar, S., Kumar Bhadada, S., Kumar. N., Prediction of mechanical properties of trabecular bone in patients with type 2 diabetes using damage based finite element method, (2021) Journal of Biomechanics, 123, art. no. 110495. [IF = 2.712]

  7. Soni, A., Negi. A., Kumar, S., Kumar. N., An IGA based nonlocal gradient-enhanced damage model for failure analysis of cortical bone, (2021) Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 255, art. no. 107976. [IF = 4.406]

  8. Agarwal G., Kumar N., Srivastava A., Highly elastic, electroconductive, immunomodulatory graphene crosslinked collagen cryogel for spinal cord regeneration, (2021) Materials Science and Engineering C, 118, art. no. 111518. [IF = 7.328]

  9. Minhas A.S., Kankar, P.K., Kumar. N., Singh. S., Bearing fault detection and recognition methodology based on weighted multiscale entropy approach, (2021) Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 147, art. no. 107073. [IF = 6.823]

  10. Dounkal, M.K., Bhan, R.K., Kumar. N., Stress analysis in new improved differential vertical comb capacitive micro accelerometer using SOI technology,(2021) Microsystem Technologies, 27 (8), pp. 3037-3047. [IF = 2.276]

  11. Kiran, A., Shekhar, C., Sabapathy, M., Mishra, M., Kumar, L., Kumar, N., Mehandia, V., Effect of serum starvation on rheology of cell monolayers, (2021) Physics of Fluids, 33 (7), art. no. 071908. [IF = 3.521]

  12. Sharma, A., Mulaveesala, R., Dua, G., Arora, V., Kumar. N., Digitized Frequency Modulated Thermal Wave Imaging for Detection and Estimation of Osteoporosis, (2021) IEEE Sensors Journal, 21 (13), art. no. 9286563, pp. 14003-14010. [IF = 3.301]

  13. Kiran, A., Kumar. N., Mehandia, V., Distinct Modes of Tissue Expansion in Free Versus Earlier-Confined Boundaries for More Physiological Modeling of Wound Healing, Cancer Metastasis, and Tissue Formation, (2021) ACS Omega, 6 (17), pp. 11209-11222. [IF=3.512]

  14. Jyoti, J., Kiran, A., Sandhu, M., Kumar, A., Singh, B.P., Kumar. N., Improved nanomechanical and in-vitro biocompatibility of graphene oxide-carbon nanotube hydroxyapatite hybrid composites by synergistic effect, (2021) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 117, art. no. 104376. [IF = 3.902]

  15. Singla T., Pal Singh, A., Kumar, S., Singh, G., Kumar. N., Characterization of MWCNTs-polystyrene nanocomposite-based strain sensor, (2021) Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 235 (2), pp. 463-469. [IF =1.606]

  16. Verma D., Uniyal, P., Singh, D., Verma, S.K., Kumar. N., Balakrishnan. V., Dynamic mechanical response of VO2 – UHMWPE polymer composite across the phase transition, (2021) Materials Today Communications, 26, art. no. 102003. [IF = 3.383]

  17. Mathew J.L., Sharma M., Gawri A., Sukesha, Kumar N., Chander A., Mathew P.J., Design, development and evaluation of Artificial Breathing Capability Device (ABCD): A novel innovation for respiratory support, (2021) BMJ Innovations, 7 (1), pp. 40-46. [IF = 1.13]

  18. Kumar R., Tiwari A.K., Tripathi D., Main R.P., Kumar N., Sihota P., Ambwani S., Sharma N.N., Anatomical variations in cortical bone surface permeability: Tibia versus femur, (2021) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 113, art. no. 104122. [IF = 3.902]

2020

  1. Dwivedi K.K., Lakhani P., Kumar S., Kumar N., Frequency dependent inelastic response of collagen architecture of pig dermis under cyclic tensile loading: An experimental study, (2020) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 112, art. no. 104030. [IF = 3.902]

  2. Sihota P., Yadav R.N., Poleboina S., Mehandia V., Bhadada S.K., Tikoo K., Kumar N., Development of HFD-Fed/Low-Dose STZ-Treated Female Sprague-Dawley Rat Model to Investigate Diabetic Bone Fragility at Different Organization Levels, (2020) JBMR Plus, 4 (10), art. no. e10379.

  3. Dounkal M.K., Bhan R.K., Kumar N., A new improved vertical comb type differential capacitive sensing micro accelerometer using silicon-on-insulator wafer technology, (2020) Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 30 (10), art. no. 105008. [IF = 1.881]

  4. Sharma A., Mulaveesala R., Dua G., Kumar N., Linear frequency modulated thermal wave imaging for estimation of osteoporosis: An analytical approach, (2020) Electronics Letters, 56 (19), pp. 1007-1010. [IF = 1.316]

  5. Dwivedi K.K., Lakhani P., Kumar S., Kumar N., The Effect of Strain Rate on the Stress Relaxation of the Pig Dermis: A Hyper-Viscoelastic Approach, (2020) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 142 (9), art. no. 091006. [IF = 2.097]

  6. Soni A., Kumar S., Kumar N., Effect of parametric uncertainties on fracture behavior of cortical bone using XIGA, (2020) Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 233, art. no. 107079. [IF = 4.406]

  7. Kale D.P., Puri V., Kumar A., Kumar N., Bansal A.K., The role of co-crystallization-mediated altered crystallographic properties on the tabletability of rivaroxaban and malonic acid, (2020) International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 12 (6), art. no. 546, pp. 1-22. [IF = 4.213]

  8. Lakhani P., Dwivedi K.K., Kumar N., Directional dependent variation in mechanical properties of planar anisotropic porcine skin tissue, (2020) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 104, art. no. 10369. [ IF = 3.902]

  9. Kumar N., Kumar A., Uniyal P., Ramalingaiah B., Sharma S., Goni V.G., Aggarwal S., Bhadada S.K., Bhushan B., Mimicking high strength lightweight novel structures inspired from the trabecular bone microarchitecture, (2020) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378 (2167). [IF = 4.226]

  10. Yadav J.P., Yadav R.N., Uniyal P., Chen H., Wang C., Sun C.C., Kumar N., Bansal A.K., Jain S., Molecular Interpretation of Mechanical Behavior in Four Basic Crystal Packing of Isoniazid with Homologous Cocrystal Formers, (2020) Crystal Growth and Design, 20 (2), pp. 832-844. [IF = 4.076]

  11. Dounkal M.K., Bhan R.K., Kumar N., Effects of various loading on the performance of MEMS cantilever beam for in-field tuning of sensors and actuators for high temperature and harsh environment applications, (2020) Microsystem Technologies, 26 (2), pp. 377-394. [IF=1.513]

  12. Kumar D., Kumar N., Jindal P., Reinforcing MWCNTs to enhance viscoelastic properties of polyurethane nanocomposites by using nano DMA techniques, (2020) Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. [IF = 1.134]

2019

  1. Sihota P., Yadav R.N., Dhiman V., Bhadada S.K., Mehandia V., Kumar N., Investigation of diabetic patient’s fingernail quality to monitor type 2 diabetes induced tissue damage, (2019) Scientific Reports, 9 (1), art. no. 3193. [IF = 4.379]

  2. Sood P., Sharma M., Sharma S., Kumar N., A novel strategy for effectively implementing a typical AVC scheme using finite element model updating, (2019) Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 47 (6), pp. 740-752. [IF = 2.286]

  3. Tiwari A.K., Kumar A., Kumar N., Prakash C., Investigation on micro-residual stress distribution near hole using nanoindentation: Effect of drilling speed, (2019) Measurement and Control (United Kingdom), 52 (9-10), pp. 1252-1263.

  4. Yadav J.P., Yadav R.N., Sihota P., Chen H., Wang C., Sun C.C., Kumar N., Bansal A., Jain S., Single-Crystal Plasticity Defies Bulk-Phase Mechanics in Isoniazid Cocrystals with Analogous Coformers, (2019) Crystal Growth and Design, 19 (8), pp. 4465-4475. [IF = 4.076]

  5. Saini K., Discher D., Kumar N., Static and time-dependent mechanical response of organic matrix of bone, (2019) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 91, pp. 315-325. [IF = 3.902]

  6. Kumar A., Kumar N., Das R., Lakhani P., Bhushan B., In vivo structural dynamic analysis of the dragonfly wing: The effect of stigma as its modulator, (2019) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 377 (2150), art. no. 20190132. [IF = 4.226]

  7. Jyoti J., Kumar A., Lakhani P., Kumar N., Bhushan B., Structural properties and their influence on the prey retention in the spider web, (2019) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 377 (2138), art. no. 20180271. [IF = 4.226]

2018

  1. Das R., Yadav R.N., Sihota P., Uniyal P., Kumar N., Bhushan B., Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers, (2018) Scientific Reports, 8 (1), art. no. 14945. [IF = 4.379]

  2. Yadav J.P.A., Yadav B., Kumar N., Bansal A.K., Jain S., Revealing the Role of Structural Features in Bulk Mechanical Performance of Ternary Molecular Solids of Isoniazid, (2018) Molecular Pharmaceutics, 15 (11), pp. 5252-5262. [ IF = 4.321]

  3. Sapra G., Kumar P., Kumar N., Vig R., Sharma M., Effect of processing conditions on the electrical resistance of MWCNT/epoxy nanocomposite-based strain sensors, (2018) Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (22), pp. 19264-19277.[ IF = 2.195]

  4. Gurera D., Bhushan B., Kumar N., Lessons from mosquitoes’ painless piercing, (2018) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 84, pp. 178-187. [IF = 3.902]

  5. Bansal S.A., Singh A.P., Kumar A., Kumar S., Kumar N., Goswamy J.K., Improved mechanical performance of bisphenol-A graphene-oxide nano-composites, (2018) Journal of Composite Materials, 52 (16), pp. 2179-2188. [IF = 1.613]

  6. Tiwari A.K., Kumar N., Establishing the relationship between loading parameters and bone adaptation, (2018) Medical Engineering and Physics, 56, pp. 16-26. [ IF=2.242]

  7. Sharma S., Kumar P., Kumar N., Chandra R., Graphene/carbon nanotube-reinforced nickel composites: A molecular dynamics study, (2018) Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications, 9 (3), pp. 247-268.

2017

  1. Sarabi B.K., Sharma M., Kaur D., Kumar N., An Optimal Control Based Technique for Generating Desired Vibrations in a Structure, (2017) Iranian Journal of Science and Technology – Transactions of Electrical Engineering, 41 (3), pp. 219-228. [IF = 0.657]

  2. Singh S., Kumar N., Detection of Bearing Faults in Mechanical Systems Using Stator Current Monitoring, (2017) IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 13 (3), art. no. 7790896, pp. 1341-1349. [IF = 10.215]

  3. Jindal P., Yadav R.N., Kumar N., Dynamic mechanical characterization of PC/MWCNT composites under variable temperature conditions, (2017) Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition), 26 (6), pp. 445-452. [IF = 1.707]

  4. Yadav J.A., Khomane K.S., Modi S.R., Ugale B., Yadav R.N., Nagaraja C.M., Kumar N., Bansal A.K., Correlating Single Crystal Structure, Nanomechanical, and Bulk Compaction Behavior of Febuxostat Polymorphs, (2017) Molecular Pharmaceutics, 14 (3), pp. 866-874. [IF = 4.321]

  5. Jain T., Sheokand S., Modi S.R., Ugale B., Yadav R.N., Kumar N., Nagaraja C.M., Bansal A.K., Effect of differential surface anisotropy on performance of two plate shaped crystals of aspirin form I, (2017) European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 99, pp. 318-327. [IF = 3.773]

  6. Das R., Kumar A., Patel A., Vijay S., Saurabh S., Kumar N., Biomechanical characterization of spider webs, (2017) Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 67, pp. 101-109. [IF = 3.902]

2016

  1. Jindal P., Jyoti J., Kumar N., Mechanical characterisation of ABS/MWCNT composites under static and dynamic loading conditions, (2016) Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 10 (3), pp. 2288-2299. [IF = 1.015]

  2. Sarabi B.K., Sharma M., Kaur D., Kumar N., A novel technique for generating desired vibrations in structure, (2016) Integrated Ferroelectrics, 176 (1), pp. 236-250. [IF = 0.557]

  3. Sharma S., Vig R., Kumar N., Temperature compensation in a smart structure by application of DC bias on piezoelectric patches, (2016) Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 27 (18), pp. 2524-2535. [IF = 2.569]

  4. Sharma S., Vig R., Kumar N., Finite element modeling of smart piezo structure: considering dependence of piezoelectric coefficients on electric field, (2016) Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 44 (4), pp. 372-383. [IF = 2.286]

  5. Sukesha Y., Vig R., Kumar N., Variation of piezoelectric coefficient and permittivity of piezo-actuator with electric field in AVC experiments, (2016) Integrated Ferroelectrics, 502 (1), pp. 170-186. [IF = 0.557]

  6. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kumar N., Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polymer Composites-Molecular Dynamics Approach, (2016) JOM, 68 (6), pp. 1717-1727. [IF = 2.471]

  7. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kumar N., Molecular level analysis of carbon nanofiber reinforced polymer composites, (2016) Journal of Composite Materials, 50 (13), pp. 1787-1804. [IF = 2.591]

2015

  1. Sharma S., Vig R., Kumar N., Active vibration control: Considering effect of electric field on coefficients of PZT patches, (2015) Smart Structures and Systems, 16 (6), pp. 1091-1105. [IF = 3.342]

  2. Singh S., Kumar N., Rotor faults diagnosis using artificial neural networks and support vector machines, (2015) International Journal of Acoustics and Vibrations, 20 (4), pp. 153-159. [IF = 0.729]

  3. Sukesha, Vig R., Kumar N., Effect of Electric Field and Temperature on Dielectric Constant and Piezoelectric Coefficient of Piezoelectric Materials: A Review, (2015) Integrated Ferroelectrics, 167 (1), pp. 154-175. [IF = 0.557]

  4. Singh, S., Kumar, N., Rotor faults diagnosis using artificial neural networks and support vector machines, (2015) International Journal of Acoustics and Vibrations, 20 (3), pp. 153-159. [IF = 0.729]

  5. Saini K., Kumar N., Mechanical response of collagen molecule under hydrostatic compression, (2015) Materials Science and Engineering C, 49, pp. 720-726. [IF = 7.328]

  6. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kuma N., Experimental investigation of the dynamic properties of fiber-reinforced composites, (2015) Composites: Mechanics, Computations, Applications, 6 (4), pp. 307-320.

  7. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kumar N., Molecular dynamics simulation of polymer/carbon nanotube composites, (2015) Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 28 (4), pp. 409-419. [IF = 2.008]

  8. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kumar N., Thermo-mechanical characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotube reinforced polycarbonate composites: A molecular dynamics approach, (2015) Comptes Rendus – Mecanique, 343 (5-6), pp. 371-396. [IF = 2.076]

  9. Brown P.S., Talbot E.L., Wood T.J., Egan M.J., Wu J.J., Saini K., Kumar N., Bain C.D., Badyal J.P.S., Controlling picolitre droplet impact dynamics by tailoring the solid subsurface, (2015) Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 481, pp. 215-221. [IF = 4.539]

  10. Tiwari A.K., Patel A.R., Kumar N., Investigation of strain rate on residual stress distribution, (2015) Materials and Design, 65, pp. 1041-1047. [IF = 7.991]

2014

  1. Singh S., Kumar N., Combined rotor fault diagnosis in rotating machinery using empirical mode decomposition, (2014) Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 28 (12), pp. 4869-4876. [IF = 1.734]

  2. Sharma, S., Chandra, R., Kumar, P., Kumar, N., Effect of Stone-Wales and vacancy defects on elastic moduli of carbon nanotubes and their composites using molecular dynamics simulation, (2014) Computational Materials Science, 86, pp. 1-8. [IF = 3.300]

  3. Jindal P., Goyal M., Kumar N., Role of carbon nanotubes in polycarbonate composites for modification in hardness, (2014) International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials, 7 (2), pp. 85-91

  4. Saini, K., Kumar, N., Torsional deformation behavior of cracked gold nano-wires, (2014) Acta Mechanica, 225 (3), pp. 687-700. [IF = 2.698]

  5. Jindal P., Goyal M., Kumar N., Mechanical characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-polycarbonate composites, (2014) Materials and Design, 54, pp. 864-868. [IF = 7.991]

2013

  1. Jindal P., Goyal M., Kumar N., Modeling composites of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in polycarbonate, (2013) International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 14 (6), pp. 542-551.

  2. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kumar N., Molecular dynamics simulation of polymer/carbon nanotube composites, (2013) International Journal of Nanomechanics Science and Technology, 4 (1), pp. 29-45.

  3. Sharma S., Chandra R., Kumar P., Kumar N., Molecular dynamics simulation of carbon nanotubes, (2013) International Journal of Nano mechanics Science and Technology, 4 (1), pp. 1-27.

2012

  1. Kumar N., Singh S.P., Vibration control of curved panel using smart damping, (2012) Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 30, pp. 232-247. [IF=6.823]

  2. Kumar N., Pochiraju K., Dynamics of virial stress in gold lattice after crack initiation, (2012) Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 226 (2), pp. 359-366. [IF = 1.762]

2010

  1. Kumar N., Singh S.P., Experimental study on vibration and damping of curved panel treated with constrained viscoelastic layer, (2010) Composite Structures, 92 (2), pp. 233-243. [IF = 5.407]

2009

  1. Kumar N., Singh S.P., Vibration and damping characteristics of beams with active constrained layer treatments under parametric variations, (2009) Materials and Design, 30 (10), pp. 4162-4174. [IF = 7.991]

  2. Meena S., Kumar N., Singh S.P., Nakra B.C., Vibration control of plate by active and passive constrained layer damping, (2009) Advances in Vibration Engineering, 8 (4), pp. 345-356.