Ion‐Pair Interactions in Polyphenylene‐Based Quaternized Membranes Designed for Phosphoric Acid‐Doped Proton Exchange Membranes for High‐Temperature Fuel Cells Reviewed Major achievement

Lin Guo, Kenji Miyatake, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Fanghua Liu, Fang Xian, Vikrant Yadav, Xiaofeng Hao, Shuanjin Wang, Yuezhong Meng

Advanced Science   12 ( 37 )   e09467   2025.10

Poly (fluorene)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes, Part 1: Effect of Pendant Alkyl Chain Length on Membrane Properties Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Kenji Miyatake, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Fang Xian, Fanghua Liu, Lin Guo

Macromolecules   58 ( 19 )   10787 - 10799   2025.10

Well‐Miscible Polymer Blend Membranes from Branched Tröger's Base Polymer and Quaternized Polymer as Proton Exchange Membranes for High‐Temperature Fuel Cells Reviewed Major achievement

Chun Yik Wong, Kenji Miyatake, Lin Guo, Fanghua Liu, Fang Xian, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Xiaofeng Hao, Shuanjin Wang, Yuezhong Meng

Small Structures   6 ( 11 )   2500323   2025.8

Enhanced performance of all-solid-state rechargeable air batteries with a redox-active naphthoquinone-based polymer electrode Reviewed Major achievement

Lin Guo, Kenji Miyatake, Fang Xian, Fanghua Liu, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Chun Yik Wong

Sustainable Energy & Fuels   9 ( 18 )   4882 - 4888   2025.7

Polyphenylene-Based Anion Exchange Membranes with Robust Hydrophobic Components Designed for High-Performance and Durable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers Using Non-PGM Anode Catalysts Reviewed Major achievement

Fanghua Liu, Kenji Miyatake, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Fang Xian, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Toshio Iwataki, Yuto Shirase, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma, Makoto Uchida

Advanced Energy Materials   15 ( 25 )   2570108   2025.7

Boosting the hydrogen evolution reaction catalytic activity of Pt/C via well-designed anion-exchange ionomers Reviewed Major achievement

Fang Xian, Kenji Miyatake, Lin Guo, Guoyu Shi, Fanghua Liu, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Chun Yik Wong

Chemical Communications   61 ( 52 )   9412 - 9415   2025.5

Effect of biphenyl groups on the properties of poly (fluorenylidene piperidinium) based anion exchange membranes for applications in water electrolyzers

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Kenji Miyatake, Fanghua Liu, Vikrant Yadav, Fang Xian, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Toshio Iwataki, Makoto Uchida, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

Polymer Chemistry   16 ( 20 )   2358 - 2371   2025.3

All‐Solid‐State Rechargeable Air Batteries with Naphthoquinone‐Based Negative Electrodes: Improved Performance and Cyclability Reviewed Major achievement

Kenji Miyatake, Suguru Wada, Lin Guo, Fang Xian, Fanghua Liu, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Chun Yik Wong

Energy & Environmental Materials   8 ( 4 )   e12887   2025.2

Poly (fluorene)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes for High-Performance and Durable Alkaline Water Electrolyzers: Effect of the Pendent Ammonium Structure Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Kenji Miyatake, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Fanghua Liu, Fang Xian, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Toshio Iwataki, Makoto Uchida, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

Energy & Fuels   39 ( 2 )   1418 - 1431   2025.1

Alkyl-ether group-modified anthraquinone-based negative electrode for enhanced electrochemical performance of all solid-state rechargeable air batteries Major achievement

Lin Guo, Kenji Miyatake, Suguru Wada, Kouki Oka, Showa Kitajima, Hitoshi Kasai, Ryota Tanaka, Hiroaki Imoto, Kensuke Naka, Fang Xian, Fanghua Liu, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Chun Yik Wong

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering   12 ( 45 )   16518 - 16523   2024.11

Effect of Ta–TiO2 Nanoparticles in Anion Exchange Membranes: Improved Hydroxide Ion Conductivity and Mechanical Strength for Alkaline Water Electrolysis Cells Reviewed Major achievement

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Kenji Miyatake, Kaito Tsujii, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma, Fanghua Liu, Vikrant Yadav, Fang Xian, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Toshio Iwataki, Makoto Uchida

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics   226 ( 4 )   2400226   2024.10

Highly gas permeable proton-conducting ionomers containing cyclohexyl groups: synthesis, properties, and applications in fuel cell electrodes Reviewed Major achievement

Yiyang Zou, Kenji Miyatake, Fanghua Liu, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Fang Xian

Macromolecules   57 ( 20 )   9833 - 9840   2024.10

Polyphenylene-Based Anion Exchange Membranes with Robust Hydrophobic Components Designed for High-Performance and Durable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers Using Non-PGM Anode Catalysts Reviewed Major achievement

Fanghua Liu, Kenji Miyatake, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Fang Xian, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Toshio Iwataki, Yuto Shirase, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma, Makoto Uchida

Advanced Energy Materials   15 ( 25 )   2404089   2024.9

Poly (arylene piperidinium) terpolymer membranes with dual piperidinium cations and semi-fluoroalkyl pendants for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Kenji Miyatake, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Fanghua Liu, Fang Xian, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Toshio Iwataki, Makoto Uchida, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

Journal of Materials Chemistry A   12 ( 37 )   25429 - 25441   2024.8

High‐Performance Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers Enabled by Highly Gas Permeable and Dimensionally Stable Anion Exchange Ionomers Reviewed Major achievement

Fanghua Liu, Kenji Miyatake, Masako Tanabe, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Mahmoud, Vikrant Yadav, Lin Guo, Chun Yik Wong, Fang Xian, Toshio Iwataki, Makoto Uchida, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

Advanced Science   11 ( 29 )   2402969   2024.8

Effect of Radical‐Mediated Cross‐Linking on Partially Fluorinated Aromatic Anion Exchange Membranes and their Applications in Alkaline Water Electrolysis Cells Reviewed Major achievement

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research

5 ( 3 )   2300236   2024.3

Synthesis of Sulfonated Polyphenylene Block Copolymers via In Situ Generation of Ni (0) Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Farid Wijaya, Hyejin Lee, Byungchan Bae, Dongwon Shin

Polymers   15 ( 6 )   1577   2023.3

Electro-kinetically upgraded sustainable approach and process optimization for synthesis of dual nutrient potassium fertilizer from ammoniacal filtrate wastewater model Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Jeet Sharma, SK Gupta, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy   2   100009   2022.8

Enhancement in proton conductivity and methanol cross-over resistance by sulfonated boron nitride composite sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) proton exchange membrane Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Nehal H. Rathod, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy   45 ( 34 )   17017 - 17028   2022.6

Series-connected tetracation partially cross-linked anion exchange membranes: insight towards consequences of alkyl spacer length Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Nehal H Rathod, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

ACS Applied Polymer Materials   3 ( 7 )   3307 - 3320   2021.6

Long side-chain type partially cross-linked poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) anion exchange membranes for desalination via electrodialysis Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Nehal H Rathod, Jeet Sharma, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Membrane Science   622   119034   2021.3

Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) composite cation exchange membrane for selective recovery of lithium by electrodialysis Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Hariom Gupta, Hitesh Saravaia, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Desalination   496   114755   2020.12

Polysulfone/graphene quantum dots composite anion exchange membrane for acid recovery by diffusion dialysis Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Savan K Raj, Nehal H Rathod, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Membrane Science   611   118331   2020.10

Fabrication of a Stable and Efficient Bipolar Membrane by Incorporation of Nano-MoS2 Interfacial Layer for Conversion of Salt into Corresponding Acid and Alkali by Water Dissociation Using Electrodialysis Major achievement

Nehal H. Rathod, Jeet Sharma, Savan K. Raj, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering   8 ( 34 )   13019 - 13029   2020.8

Highly stable graphene oxide composite proton exchange membrane for electro-chemical energy application Reviewed Major achievement

Abhishek Rajput, Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy   45 ( 34 )   16976 - 16983   2020.7

Sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) based sulfonated molybdenum sulfide composite membranes: proton transport properties and direct methanol fuel cell performance Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Nagaraju Niluroutu, Santoshkumar D Bhat, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Materials Advances   1 ( 4 )   820 - 829   2020.7

Insight toward the Electrochemical Properties of Sulfonated Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) via Impregnating Functionalized Boron Nitride: Alternate Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Nagaraju Niluroutu, Santoshkumar D Bhat, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

ACS Applied Energy Materials   3 ( 7 )   7091 - 7102   2020.6

Sulfonated Poly (ether sulfone) based sulfonated molybdenum sulfide composite membranes and their applications in salt removal and alkali recovery Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Membrane Science   603   118043   2020.5

New class of composite anion exchange membranes based on Quaternized poly (phenylene oxide) and functionalized boron nitride Reviewed Major achievement

Nehal H Rathod, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Jeet Sharma, DK Shukla, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Colloid and Interface Science Communications   36   100265   2020.5

Polyetherimide based anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cell: Better ion transport properties and stability Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Prem P Sharma, Prafulla K Jha, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects   124348   124348   2020.3

Synthesis of highly fluorescent and water soluble graphene quantum dots for detection of heavy metal ions in aqueous media Reviewed Major achievement

Savan K Raj, Vikrant Yadav, Gopala R Bhadu, Rajesh Patidar, Manoj Kumar, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Environmental Science and Pollution Research   28   46336 - 46342   2020.2

Boron nitride: a promising material for proton exchange membranes for energy applications Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Nanoscale   11 ( 27 )   12755 - 12773   2019.6

Proton-Exchange Hybrid Membranes: A Copolymer of Ethylene Glycol Vinyl Glycidyl Ether and Vinyl Chloride/Polyorganylsilsesquioxane Reviewed Major achievement

O. V. Lebedeva, E. A. Malakhova, T. V. Raskulova, Yu N. Pozhidaev, A. S. Pozdnyakov, Vaibhav Kulshrestha, Vikrant Yadav

Membranes and Membrane Technologies   1 ( 3 )   145 - 152   2019.6

Acid resistant PVDF-co-HFP based copolymer proton exchange membrane for electro-chemical application Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Swati Gahlot, Oksana V Lebedeva, Alexandra N Chesnokova, Divesh N Srivastava, Tatiana V Raskulova, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of membrane science   573   485 - 492   2019.3

PVDF-g-poly (styrene-co-vinylbenzyl chloride) based anion exchange membrane: High salt removal efficiency and stability Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Desalination   444   35 - 43   2018.10

Synthesis of SGO composite interpenetrating network (CIPN) cation exchange membranes: Stability and salt removal efficiency Reviewed Major achievement

Abhishek Rajput, Vikrant Yadav, Prem P Sharma, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Membrane Science   564   44 - 52   2018.10

Synthesis and characterization of aluminium modified graphene oxide: an approach towards defluoridation of potable water Reviewed Major achievement

Abhishek Rajput, Savan K Raj, Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Hitesh Sarvaia, Hariom Gupta, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology   40 ( 8 )   1101 - 1109   2018.10

Acid resistant PVDF based copolymer alkaline anion exchange membrane for acid recovery and electrodialytic water desalination Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Membrane Science   563   561 - 570   2018.10

Synthesis and characterization of different metal oxide and GO composites for removal of toxic metal ions Reviewed Major achievement

Abhishek Rajput, Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Hariom Gupta, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Separation Science and Technology   54 ( 3 )   426 - 433   2018.8

Zn-MOF@ SPES composite membranes: synthesis, characterization and its electrochemical performance Major achievement

Swati Gahlot, Vikrant Yadav, Prem P Sharma, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Separation Science and Technology   54 ( 3 )   377 - 385   2018.8

Synthesis of chloride-free potash fertilized by ionic metathesis using four-compartment electrodialysis salt engineering Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

ACS omega   3 ( 6 )   6895 - 6902   2018.6

Poly (triethoxyvinylsilane-co-quaternaryvinylbenzylchloride)/fGNR based anion exchange membrane and its application towards salt and acid recovery Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Journal of Membrane Science   556   303 - 311   2018.6

Thermal and mechanical analysis of PVA/sulfonated carbon nanotubes composite Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Prem P Sharma, Abhishek Rajput, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

AIP Conference Proceedings   1942 ( 1 )   050077   2018.4

Nanoporous composite proton exchange membranes: high conductivity and thermal stability Reviewed Major achievement

Swati Gahlot, Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Prafulla K Jha, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects   542   8 - 14   2018.4

Mitigation of fluoride from brackish water via electrodialysis: An environmentally friendly process Reviewed Major achievement

Prem P Sharma, Vikrant Yadav, Pravin D Maru, Babulal S Makwana, Saroj Sharma, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

ChemistrySelect   3 ( 2 )   779 - 784   2018.1

Facile synthesis of Br-PPO/f GO based polymer electrolyte membranes for electrochemical applications Reviewed Major achievement

Vikrant Yadav, Prem P Sharma, Vaibhav Kulshrestha

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy   42 ( 42 )   26511 - 26521   2017.10