Publication Details:

Citations: 1217, h-index: 14, i10-index: 14 (Google Scholar)

Quality, Impact Factor

1.     

“Quantifying the effect of SBS molecular structure on the upper service temperature rheological properties of modified binders”, Akanksha Pandey, Sohel Islam, G. D Ransingchung R. N, and Sham S. Ravindranath*, Construction and Building Materials, 352, 128826, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128826

Q1, 7.6

2.    

“Property erosion during storage of SBS modified binders and asphalt mixes: Impact of SBS molecular structure”, Sohel Islam, G. D Ransingchung R. N*, and Sham S. Ravindranath*, J. of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2022, In-print.

Q1, 3.6

3.      

“Elevated temperature rheological properties of styrene-butadiene-modified binders: Role of molecular structure”, Yogesh Kumar, Akanksha Pandey, Praveen Kumar, and Sham S. Ravindranath*, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technologies (IJPRT), August 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-022-00215-5 

Q2, Scopus

4.    

“Vital role of lower frequencies in the rheological evaluation of SBS modified binders”, Akanksha Pandey, Sohel Islam, G. D Ransingchung R. N, and Sham S. Ravindranath*; Materials and Structures, 55, 88, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-01922-y

Q1, 4.8

5.    

“Performance deterioration of SBS modified asphalt mix: Impact of elevated storage temperature and SBS concentration of modified binder”, Sohel Islam, Sumit K. Singh, G. D Ransinchung R.N*, and Sham S. Ravindranath; J. of Materials in Civil Engineering, 34, 04021475, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004092

Q1, 3.6

6.    

“Effect of additives on the thermal stability of SBS modified binders during storage at elevated temperatures”, Sumit Kumar, Akanksha Pandey, and Sham S. Ravindranath*; Construction and Building Materials, 314, 125609, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125609

Q1, 7.6

7.    

“Modification of asphalt binder by the blend of chemically grafted thermoplastics and SBS: Influence of blend composition, chemical grafting, sulphur content, and MFI value”, Akanksha Pandey, Alok Sharma, and Sham Ravindranath*, Polymer Bulletin, 79, 7759, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-021-03868-7

Q2, 2.9

8.    

“Rheological analysis of performance grade rutting and fatigue cracking criteria in asphalt binders”, Akanksha Pandey, Sumit Kumar, Sohel Islam, G. G Ransingchung, Sridhar Raju, and Sham Ravindranath*; International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, October 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-021-00113-2

Q2, Scopus

9.    

“Effect of property deterioration in SBS modified binders during storage on the performance of asphalt mix”, Sohel Islam, Sumit K. Singh, G.D. Ransingchung R.N*, and Sham S. Ravindranath; Construction and Building Materials, 272, 121644, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121644

Q1, 7.6

10.   

“Significance of frequency in quantifying the deterioration in the properties of SBS modified binders and rutting performance”, Sumit K. Singh, Akanksha Pandey, Sohel Islam, GD Ransingchung R.N, and Sham S. Ravindranath*; Construction and Building Materials, 262, 120872, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120872

Q1, 7.6

11.   

“Laboratory evaluation of gap graded rubber modified warm mix asphalt”, Sai Kubair, Waim A. Ravindra, Sridhar Raju*, and Sham Ravindranath; IJPRT, 13, 558, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-020-0317-4

Q2, Scopus

12.   

“Fundamental limitations of performance grade rutting and fatigue cracking criteria of bitumen”, Akanksha Pandey, Sumit K. Singh, Sridhar Raju, and Sham Ravindranath*; Indian Highways, Indian Road Congress, March 2020.

IRC

13.   

“Effect of molecular structure and concentration of styrene-butadiene polymer on upper service temperature rheological properties of modified binders”, Yogesh Kumar, Sumit K. Singh, Deepa Oberoi, Praveen Kumar, Paritosh Mohanty, and Sham S. Ravindranath*; Construction and building material, 249, 118790, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118790

Q1, 7.6

14.   

“Thermal degradation of SBS in bitumen during storage: Influence of temperature, SBS concentration, polymer type and base bitumen”, Sumit Kumar, Yogesh Kumar and Sham Ravindranath*; Polymer Degradation and Stability, 147, 64, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2017.11.008

Q1, 5

15.   

“Effect of hollow glass microsphere on the morphology, rheology, and crystallinity of short bamboo fiber-reinforced hybrid polypropylene”, Rupam Gogoi, Nityanshu Kumar, Gaurav Manik*, and Sham Ravindranath; The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Material Society, 71, 548-558, 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-018-3268-3

Q2, 3.0

16.   

“Shear banding in entangled polymers in the micron-scale gap: A confocal-rheoscopic study”, Pouyan Boukany, Shi-Qing Wang, Sham Ravindranath and L. James Lee*; Soft Matter, 11, 8058, 2015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5SM01429H

Q1, 4.0

17.   

“Letter to the editor: Cone partitioned plate (CPP) vs. Circular couette”, Sham Ravindranath, Yang Wang, Shi-Qing Wang* et al.; J. of Rheology, 56, 675, 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1122/1.4708515

Q1, 4.4

18.   

“How polymeric solvents control shear inhomogeneity in large deformations of entangled polymer mixtures”, Sham Ravindranath, Shi-Qing Wang* et al.; Rheo. Acta, 50, 97, 2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-010-0507-0

Q2, 2.6

19.   

“Homogeneous shear, wall slip, and shear banding of entangled polymeric liquids in simple-shear rheometry: A roadmap of nonlinear rheology”, Shi-Qing Wang*, Sham Ravindranath, et al.; Macromolecules, 44, 183, 2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma101223q

Q1, 6.0

20.   

“Banding in simple steady shear of entangled polymer solutions”, Sham Ravindranath, Shi-Qing Wang* et al.; Macromolecules, 41, 2663, 2008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma7027352

Q1, 6.0

21.   

“Steady-state measurements in the stress plateau region of entangled polymer solutions”, Sham Ravindranath and Shi-Qing Wang*; J. of Rheology, 52, 957, 2008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1122/1.2936869

Q1, 4.4

22.   

“Universal scaling characteristics of stress overshoot in startup shear of entangled polymer solutions”, Sham Ravindranath and Shi-Qing Wang*; J. of Rheology, 52, 681, 2008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1122/1.2899147

Q1, 4.4

23.   

“Large amplitude oscillatory shear behavior of entangled polymer solutions: Particle tracking velocimetry”, Sham Ravindranath and Shi-Qing Wang*; J. of Rheology, 52, 341, 2008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1122/1.2833453

Q1, 4.4

24.   

“What are the origins of stress relaxation behaviors in step shear of entangled polymer solutions?”, Sham Ravindranath and Shi-Qing Wang*; Macromolecules, 40, 8031, 2007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma071495g

Q1, 6.0

25.   

“New theoretical consideration in polymer rheology: Elastic breakup in chain entanglement network”, Shi-Qing Wang*, Sham Ravindranath, et al.; J. of Chemical Physics, 127, 064903, 2007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2753156

Q1, 3.5

26.   

“Non-quiescent relaxation of entangled polymer liquids after step strain”, Shi-Qing Wang*, Sham Ravindranath, et al.; Physical Review Letters, 97, 187801, 2007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.187801

Q1, 9.1

27.   

“Banding in entangled polymer fluid under oscillatory shearing”, Prashant Tapadia, Sham Ravindranath and Shi-Qing Wang*; Physical Review Letters, 96, 196001, 2006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.196001

Q1, 9.1

1.     

“Comparing the performance of SBS and thermoplastic modified binders and asphalt mixes”, IJPRT.

2.      

“Quantifying the effect of additives on the rheological properties of PMBs: Role of angular frequency”, Construction and Building Materials.

3.      

“Evaluating the intermediate temperature properties of SB modified asphalt binders: Influence of SB polymer structure”, IJPRT.

4.      

“Studying the performance properties of modified asphalt binder and mixes containing SBS copolymers with different molecular structures”, IJPE

5.      

“Performance evaluation of long term laboratory aged asphalt mixture: Impact of SBS molecular structure”, J. of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE.

6.      

“Impact of different SBS grades on the performance of modified binders under high temperature storage”, Polymer, Elsevier.

7.    

“Critical evaluation of PG rutting (G*/sinδ) and fatigue cracking (G*.sinδ) criteria in asphalt binders”, Materials and Structures, Springer.

8.     

“Effect of short-term and long-term storage on the morphological properties of SBS modified binders”, Materials and Structures, Springer.

·     Vital role of SBS molecular structure on the performance of laboratory aged asphalt mixture, 6^th ICBMM, Barcelona, Spain, 2022

·     Evaluation of the performance of asphalt mixture prepared with different molecular structure of SBS co-polymer, CTRG, Tiruchirappalli, India, 2021

Year 2020:

Transportation Research Group (TRG), Bhopal India, 2020

·     Determination of PG upper limiting temperature using capillary and Brookfield viscometers.

·     Property deterioration in SBS modified bitumen during storage at elevated temperatures.

 A.S.C.E, Kolkata, 2020

·     Effect of storage temperature and storage duration on the performance of SBS modified bitumen and bituminous mixes.

Key Note/Workshop

·     AICTE sponsored online Workshop on “Emerging Technologies in Transportation Engineering for Sustainable Development”, VBIT Hyderabad.

·     Regional Workshop on “Quality Control, New Materials, and Techniques in Road Sector, IIT Roorkee.

Invited Speaker

·     BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Dept. of Civil Engineering

·     Anton Paar’s Webinar on “Application of Rheology in Bitumen and its Modification”.

Year 2019:

Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA), Sydney Australia

·     Property erosion in SBS modified binders during storage.

·     Effect of polymer type and concentration on the high-temperature rheological properties of SBS modified binders.

·     Rheological analysis of PG rutting criterion in polymer modified asphalt binders.

·     Performance of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) material in asphalt mixtures.

Year 2006-2009

American Physical Society (APS)

1.     How do entangled polymer liquids flow? 2009.

2.     Nucleation and growth of chain disentanglement in large amplitude oscillatory shear, 2006.

Society of Rheology (SOR)

3.     Stress overshoot scaling in startup shear of entangled polymers, 2008.

4.     Achieving steady-state in the stress plateau region of entangled polymer solutions, 2007.

5.     Probing the origin of nonlinear velocity profiles in shear flow of entangled polymers, 2006. 

6.     Nonlinear behavior in oscillatory shear of entangled polymers, 2006.

·       Posters

1.     Limitation of rutting criterion (G*/sinδ) in quantifying property erosion in polymer modified binders during storage at elevated temperatures, Transportation Research Board (TRB), USA 2019

2.    Fatigue behavior of reclaimed asphalt pavement SMA mixtures, TRB, USA 2019.

3.     Rheological evaluation of performance grading criteria of bitumen, COMPFLU 2016, Pune.

4.     A study of property erosion in polymer modified bitumen during storage, COMPFLU 2016, Pune.

5.     Is there elastic yielding in the absence of edge effects? 2008.

6.     Universal scaling in startup shear of monodisperse entangled polymer solutions, SOR 2007.

7.     Identifying origins of stress relaxation in step strained entangled polymer solutions, SOR 2007.

8.     Probing the crystallization behavior of LLDPE under shear, Macro 2004.