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THE INDIA EDITION 2026

India’s
chemicals and materials industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping chemicals and materials in India. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Chemicals and Materials illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore India’s chemicals and materials leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Chemicals and Materials company highlights in India, snapshot 6 August 2026
Company
HURLhurl.net.in$1.37B75Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Ashima Texcellenceashima.in$888.94M154
Insecticidesinsecticidesindia.com$838M1,623
JSW Cementjswcement.in$293.36M1,388$576.16MFYFY2025 filing
Shyam Metalicsshyammetalics.com$166.65M3,623$677.47MFYFY2025 filing
JBF Industriesjbfindia.com$150M347
Kingfa Science & Technologykingfaindia.com$145.89M750
GFCL EVgfclev.co.in$118.95M
Rieterrieter.com11 roles743
Amneal Pharmaceuticalsamnealindia.com9 roles
Asian Paintsasianpaints.com7 roles9,482Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Lee Springleespring.com6 roles65
Atomgridatomgrid.in5 roles
Hindustan Platinumhp.co.in5 roles784
Jubilant Ingreviajubilantingrevia.com5 roles2,156
Tata Steeltatasteel.com5 roles78,052
Aditya Birla Chemicalsadityabirlachemicals.com11$3.3BFYFY2025 filing
Banswara Garmentsbanswarasyntex.com11,560
Berger Paintsbergerpaints.com4,390$1.06BFYFY2025 filing
Haldia Petrochemicalshaldiapetrochemicals.com1,072$1.39BFYFY2025 filing
Hindalcohindalco.com49,909
Hindustan Zinc Limitedhzlindia.com1,001Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
JSW Steeljswsteel.in340$13.36BFYFY2025 filing
Jindal Fittingsjindalsaw.com7,517
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Chemicals and Materials industry KPIs in India

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

6 August 2026
Hiring participation5.2%

395 of 7,547 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation1.5%

114 of 7,547 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share56.1%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$4.17M

Midpoint of 79 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 56.1% of disclosed capital, while 98.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How India chemicals and materials has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

India chemicals and materials
$0$138.84M$277.67M$416.51M$555.34M2016: $142.14M20162017: $1.28M20172018: $89.9M20182019: $41.58M20192020: $1.26M20202021: $221.48M20212022: $128.8M20222023: $209.17M20232024: $487.14M20242025: $92.42M2025
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Annual chemicals and materials funding and company formation in India
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$142.14M1428
2017$1.28M2071
2018$89.9M2784
2019$41.58M2784
2020$1.26M3214
2021$221.48M2409
2022$128.8M2407
2023$209.17M19311
2024$487.14M5715
2025$92.42M269
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • HURL24.8%
  • Ashima Texcellence16.1%
  • Insecticides15.2%
  • Other companies43.9%

Funding by stage

94 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel36 38.3%
Series A–B13 13.8%
Series C+ / PE4 4.3%
Grants, debt & other41 43.6%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
2 rounds

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Conventional Debt03/2026
HURL $1.37B

Backed by IRFC.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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₹ crore · standalone

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 2157 reporting entities from 2610 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts₹1,732,736.0 crore

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not India market sales.

Net profit / loss₹108,151.8 crore

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin+6.2%

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue₹62.4 crore

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities+85.9%

1853 of 2157 covered entities.

Top-five concentration+52.3%

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 2157 reporting entities

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INDIA · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does chemicals and materials compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the India companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

9 of the 7,770 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (0.1%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 212,460 visits.

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

133 of these companies (1.7%) publish at least one Android app — 238 apps in all, carrying 27.6M installs between them.

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Building Materials6824.8MColour with Asian Paints 9.3M
Paints And Coatings6716.8MMasterstrokes 3.3M
Adhesives And Sealants187.8MMYK LATICRETE RISHTA 2.7M
Construction Chemicals175.1MFCC – Fevicol Champions Club 2.3M
Textile Yarn161.4MKapas Kisan 1.2M
Agrochemicals25497.2KInsecticides India 87.3K
Crop Inputs24497.2KPI Mitra 81.3K
Metals And Alloys32425KShyam Steel Apna Ghar 141.5K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 32023Q2: 02023Q22023Q3: 22023Q3: 62023Q32023Q4: 22023Q4: 62023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 62024Q12024Q2: 52024Q2: 32024Q22024Q3: 32024Q3: 82024Q32024Q4: 92024Q4: 62024Q42025Q1: 52025Q1: 72025Q12025Q2: 42025Q2: 122025Q22025Q3: 132025Q3: 232025Q32025Q4: 12025Q4: 252025Q42026Q1: 22026Q1: 242026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 98 of 238 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The India chemicals and materials market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech33
Deep tech22
Global 20008
Consumer digital6
Retail tech6
Circular economy6
Advanced textile materials5

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

33companies
15.2%have hiring activity

5 companies hiring · $136.03M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

E-commerce - product5,336
Physical commerce4,775
Fee-for-service567
Commission on transaction449
Advertising390
E-commerce - service167
Subscription93
Sponsorship55
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsavipolymers.com ↗

On April 29, 2026, the company received formal communication from its Promoter and Promoter Group indicating their plan to acquire up to 5% of the company’s paid‑up equity share capital via open market purchases.

Mergers & acquisitionstatasteel.com ↗

In 2007, Tata Steel had acquired Anglo-Dutch Steel Manufacturer Company Corus Group PLC in USD 12 billion.

Mergers & acquisitionsmangalamorganics.com ↗

Ace investor Radhakishan Damani acquired a 2.2 percent stake in the company during Q4 FY26 by purchasing 186,187 equity shares worth Rs 8.7 crore.

Mergers & acquisitionsthermaxglobal.com ↗

LegaLogic Consulting advises Thermax Limited ('Thermax') on its acquisition of a 35.83% stake in Exactspace Technologies ('ExactSpace'), thereby increasing its total shareholding to 51%.

Mergers & acquisitionsstyrolutionabsindia.com ↗

Agrawal family, who had originally founded the company in 1973, bought back INEOS Styrolution India at ₹849 per share from its global parent.

Mergers & acquisitionstimetechnoplast.com ↗

Time Technoplast added 3.59% to Rs 190.50 after the company said that it has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the promoters of Systoverse (SPL) for acquiring 76% stake in SPL on a net asset basis.

IPO activityprasolchem.com ↗

Prasol Chemicals intends to list its equity shares on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

IPO activitysacheerome.com ↗

Sacheerome, a leading fragrance and flavour manufacturer for the B2B FMCG sector, is preparing to go public. Here’s a breakdown of the IPO: IPO Subscription Dates: June 9, 2026 – June 11, 2026 Price Band: ₹96 to ₹102 per equity share Shares on Offer: 60.41 Lakh shares, aggregating ₹61.62 Crores IPO Type: Fresh issue (No offer for sale) Lot Size: Retail investors: 1,200 shares (₹1,22,400 at the upper price band) HNIs: 2,400 shares (₹2,44,800 at the upper price band) The funds raised will primarily be used to establish a new manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, with ₹56.5 Crores earmarked for this purpose. The remaining ₹5.12 Crores will be used for general corporate purposes.

IPO activitydorfketal.com ↗

These include Veritas Finance, Credila Financial Services, Hero FinCorp, Greaves Electric Mobility and Dorf Ketal Chemicals.

Funding roundshurl.net.in ↗

The transaction follows closely after a much larger Rs 12,842 crore loan agreement with Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 7,136 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
3,933
Company announcements
787
Contracts
468
Mergers & acquisitions
428
IPO activity
414
Leadership moves
226
Regulatory
176
Capital infusions
166
Asset acquisitions
144
Funding rounds
114
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Leadership moves

48 tracked people moves

Sandeep Modi

Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer

Akshay Kumar

Appointment Brand Ambassador

Himatsingka ↗
Gaurav Sharma

Appointment President and Business Head – Apparel & Fabric Solutions

Himatsingka ↗
Sajjad Mubarak Khan

Appointment President and Business Head – Sales (Home Textiles & Yarn Solutions)

Mr. Laxman Vishnudas Limkar

Resignation Previously Senior Assistant General Manager and Factory Manager

Vishal Sharma

Appointment Chairperson

Laxmi ↗
Mahadeo Karnik

Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer

Laxmi ↗
Harshvardhan Goenka

Appointment Interim Chief Financial Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Zinc Galvanisation Information Hub

Feature

Jindal Infinity

Stainless steel rebars

Heranba ↗
MycoHil

Crop Nutrition

Heranba ↗
Fentaamine

Crop Nutrition

Cosmochem ↗
CosmoAdd

Masterbatch

Cosmochem ↗
CosmoWhite

Masterbatches

Digital Product Passports

Sustainability tools

corrosion-resistant stainless steel container

Container

Workforce actions

3 companies with reported reductions

QVC Group ↗

900 rolesbusiness downturn

Tata Steel ↗

2,000 rolesbusiness downturn

SRF ↗

75 rolescost reduction

Regulatory events

86 recorded events

approved for production and supplyPetroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO)

Tata Steel ↗

found anti-trust violationsCompetition Commission of India

JSW Steel ↗

investigating alleged price‑fixingCompetition Commission of India

license grantedMinistry of Mines

Litigation

33 tracked suits

Company
45 minority shareholders v jindal poly films

fraud allegations by minority shareholdersClass Action · Ongoing

Company
tata steel v Odisha mining authorities

regulatory demand notices on mineral dispatchRegulatory · Verdict

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

511companies
3,827period observations
7.4%median reported growth

Median across 3,462 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Sterlite CopperSesa GoaPending2026-06-25Not stated in snapshot
hc surgical specialistsMedinex ↗Announced2026-06-01Not stated in snapshot
astralGem Paints ↗Announced2026-04-30Not stated in snapshot
Promoter and Promoter GroupAVI Polymers ↗Announced2026-04-29Not stated in snapshot
Tata SteelAnglo-Dutch Steel Manufacturer Company Corus Group PLCAnnounced2026-04-28$12.0B
Radhakishan DamaniMangalam Organics ↗Completed2026-04-26Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

908 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,357-posting snapshot covers 226 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Production Supervisor7
Site Supervisor Cast House Services6
Account Executive5
Receptionist5
Strategic Finance And Growth Manager4
Learning And Development Manager4
7 internship postings

3 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

663 postings specify a level.

unspecified
694
manager
341
senior
167
lead
74
entry
62
intern
19

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 1,357 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Sales
85
Quality Control
62
Sap
57
Project Management
51
Data Analysis
50
Communication Skills
48
Communication
45
Analytical Skills
43
Business Development
40
Excel
40
ADVERTISED PAY$9.0K/ year

Median across 415 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

Salary by seniority

manager$13.2K/ year111 postings
senior$13.2K/ year39 postings
entry$7.2K/ year30 postings

Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

2,108 founders and chief executives across 1,917 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

70 profiles with education records.

IIT Bombay
6
IIT Delhi
5
University of Delhi
5
IIM Ahmedabad
4
IIT Kanpur
4
IIT Roorkee
4
Harvard Business School
3
IIT Madras
3

Prior employers

0 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

44,172 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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44,172articles in the measured year
13,680articles in 2026Q1
75.3%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Chemicals and Materials coverage across India · articles per complete quarter

04,9909,97914,96919,9582021Q2: 5,6242021Q22021Q3: 6,9482021Q4: 5,8892022Q1: 7,3432022Q2: 7,8412022Q22022Q3: 7,4772022Q4: 9,2092023Q1: 9,9742023Q2: 9,5722023Q22023Q3: 12,3482023Q4: 12,5042024Q1: 12,7862024Q2: 12,4512024Q22024Q3: 12,7892024Q4: 12,7012025Q1: 17,3552025Q2: 8,2712025Q22025Q3: 10,0572025Q4: 10,2762026Q1: 13,6802026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q25,624
2021Q36,948
2021Q45,889
2022Q17,343
2022Q27,841
2022Q37,477
2022Q49,209
2023Q19,974
2023Q29,572
2023Q312,348
2023Q412,504
2024Q112,786
2024Q212,451
2024Q312,789
2024Q412,701
2025Q117,355
2025Q28,271
2025Q310,057
2025Q410,276
2026Q113,680

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
14,936 positive · 396 neutral · 5,713 negative
2022
21,722 positive · 1,092 neutral · 9,024 negative
2023
34,924 positive · 727 neutral · 8,720 negative
2024
40,247 positive · 1,055 neutral · 9,405 negative
2025
34,590 positive · 1,141 neutral · 10,185 negative

Leading coverage topics

Chemicals and Materials coverage across India · ranked by full-period article count.

Mining Law And Policy Frameworks5,120 articles in the full recorded period
1,289 recent · 1,054 prior
New Product Launches And Innovations3,672 articles in the full recorded period
1,065 recent · 887 prior
Industrial Metal Market Analysis3,599 articles in the full recorded period
978 recent · 789 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations3,593 articles in the full recorded period
1,036 recent · 883 prior
Major Contract Wins And Losses3,469 articles in the full recorded period
1,037 recent · 782 prior
Metal Fabrication And Industrial Applications3,043 articles in the full recorded period
814 recent · 658 prior
Mining Safety And Regulatory Compliance2,847 articles in the full recorded period
649 recent · 577 prior
Sustainability Initiatives And Esg Reporting2,815 articles in the full recorded period
694 recent · 681 prior
Global Chemical Market Trends And Analysis2,549 articles in the full recorded period
622 recent · 568 prior
Company Expansions And New Market Entries2,367 articles in the full recorded period
792 recent · 510 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Chemicals and Materials coverage across India

KeywordRecentPriorChange
copper demand32923242%
fertilizer application32621750%
npk fertilizers32622346%
rare earth elements extraction30944602%
fertilizer scheduling28217066%
commodity chemical sourcing24116843%
fertilizer placement23614365%
plastic bans23216045%
enhanced efficiency fertilizers22488155%
fertilizer placement techniques17859202%
stock indices319570-44%
shikoku pilgrimage39420-91%
equity markets137216-37%
trapped miners64192-67%
chemical safety assessments17168-90%

Event and signal lenses

Chemicals and Materials coverage across India

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

58,657 classified articles

stock performance, stock indices, plastic recycling

44.2% critical · 36.8% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

10,366 classified articles

pre-ipo valuation, trapped miners, ipo pricing

45.3% critical · 44.9% positive
Rising

Growth

60,216 classified articles

chemical pricing, commodity chemical sourcing, bulk chemical suppliers

23.6% critical · 51.1% positive

Chemicals and Materials coverage across India. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Chemicals and Materials research is working on

601 papers in the recorded india scope.

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601papers
10,510worldwide comparison pool
601India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
251
Descriptive
151
Breakthrough
130
Problem-identifying
39
Comparative
16
Cautionary
12
Critical
2

Contribution mix

Reviews
256
Methods-led
208
Empirical
119
Position pieces
16
Theoretical
2

Tone counts: 558 positive · 40 neutral · 3 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
41 papers · 6.8% of this field
  • Smart material21 papers
  • Nanotechnology8 papers
  • Soft materials4 papers
  • 3D printing4 papers
  • Self-healing hydrogels4 papers
  • Biomimetic materials4 papers
  • Elastomer4 papers
  • Soft robotics3 papers

Landmark: 4D printing: Fundamentals, materials, applications and challenges

Cautions
12 papers · 2.0% of this field
  • Smart material5 papers
  • Hysteresis3 papers
  • Interfacing2 papers
  • Tissue engineering2 papers
  • Dissipation2 papers
  • Coating2 papers
  • New product development2 papers
  • Product2 papers

Landmark: Progress in nanocomposite based flexible temperature sensors: A review

Opportunities
381 papers · 63.4% of this field
  • Smart material120 papers
  • Actuator49 papers
  • Shape-memory alloy40 papers
  • Composite material37 papers
  • Nanotechnology36 papers
  • Vibration32 papers
  • Composite number31 papers
  • Piezoelectricity30 papers

Landmark: Smart polymers for the controlled delivery of drugs – a concise overview

Leading institutions

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
784
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
660
Ministry of Education
522
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
419
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
379
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
347

Leading researchers

Honey Priya James
577
Rijo John
577
Anju Alex
577
K.R. Anoop
577
Sandip Maiti
422
Sumanta Kumar Karan
422
Bhanu Bhusan Khatua
422
Vinay Gupta
362

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Cutting edge development on graphene derivatives modified by liquid crystal and CdS/TiO<sub>2</sub>hybrid matrix: optoelectronics and biotechnological182 citations
  • Expanding the Structural Diversity and Functional Scope of Diphenylalanine-Based Peptide Architectures by Hierarchical Coassembly103 citations
  • Biodegradable toughened nanohybrid shape memory polymer for smart biomedical applications96 citations
  • Multi-stimuli responsive smart elastomeric hyperbranched polyurethane/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites91 citations
  • Magnetic And Transport Properties Of Conducting polyaniline/nickel Oxide Nanocomposites77 citations

Common problems researchers identify

37 papers · 3 recurring themes
3 cards

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Smart Materials and 3D Printing ChallengesCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Smart Materials and 3D Printing Challenges

24 papers

64.9% of this theme group

Researchers highlight difficulties in integrating nanotechnology, soft robotics, and 3D printing into functional smart material systems.

Smart material (18) · Nanotechnology (7) · 3D printing (4) · Soft robotics (3)

Physics of 2D Materials for Developing Smart Devices

Smart Biodegradable and Bio-Based Polymeric Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

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20226264.1
20236306.0
20246730.1
20255483.9
Self‑Healing Hydrogels for Biomedical UseCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Self‑Healing Hydrogels for Biomedical Use

6 papers

16.2% of this theme group

Issues are raised about stability, scalability, and delivery performance of nanotech‑enhanced self‑healing hydrogels.

Self-healing hydrogels (4) · Tissue engineering (2) · Nanotechnology (4) · Drug delivery (2)

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: A Review of the State-of-the-Art

Rational Design of Peptide-based Smart Hydrogels for Therapeutic Applications

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YearShare index
20226155.7
20236183.2
20246572.9
20255330.2
Durability of Shape‑Memory Cement CompositesCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Durability of Shape‑Memory Cement Composites

5 papers

13.5% of this theme group

Studies point to limited service life and monitoring complexities for self‑healing, self‑sensing cementitious materials.

Shape-memory alloy (2) · Service life (2) · Self-healing (2) · Cementitious (2)

Structural health monitoring methods, dispersion of fibers, micro and macro structural properties, sensing, and mechanical properties of sel

Smart Self-Healing and Self-Sensing Cementitious Composites—Recent Developments, Challenges, and Prospects

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202290.3
202384.3
202483.1
202594.1

A further 2 papers sit in smaller themes.

Cautions

12 papers · 3 recurring themes
3 cards

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Safety Concerns in Smart Dental MaterialsCautions · 01

Safety Concerns in Smart Dental Materials

4 papers

33.3% of this theme group

Caution is urged regarding biocompatibility and long‑term reliability of emerging smart material applications in dentistry.

Smart material (4)

Smart materials in dentistry

Progress in nanocomposite based flexible temperature sensors: A review

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202223.6
202326.4
202420.9
202530.5
Interface Risks in Tissue Engineering ScaffoldsCautions · 02

Interface Risks in Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

3 papers

25.0% of this theme group

Authors warn about potential mismatches and integration challenges when coupling stimuli‑responsive scaffolds with biological tissues.

Tissue engineering (2) · Interfacing (2)

Recent advances in tailoring stimuli-responsive hybrid scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering and allied applications

Graphene–hydrogel biointerfaces: Comparative design frameworks and translational pathways in biomedicine

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YearShare index
202297.7
2023100.0
202488.4
202593.3
Actuator Fatigue in Composite Smart DevicesCautions · 03

Actuator Fatigue in Composite Smart Devices

3 papers

25.0% of this theme group

Research flags electromechanical fatigue and damping limitations in hybrid composite actuators under dynamic conditions.

Composite material (2) · Actuator (2) · Smart material (2)

Passive Damping Characterization of Parabolic Composite Reflectors with Hybrid PZT-Coated Layers

Electromechanical fatigue in IPMC under dynamic energy harvesting conditions

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20223638.5
20233567.8
20243238.8
20252365.1

A further 2 papers sit in smaller themes.

Opportunities

366 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Graphene‑Based Nanocomposites for Smart FunctionsOpportunities · 01

Graphene‑Based Nanocomposites for Smart Functions

84 papers

23.0% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on leveraging graphene and oxide nanomaterials to create multifunctional, responsive polymer composites.

Graphene (17) · Nanocomposite (17) · Nanotechnology (23) · Oxide (6)

Multi-stimuli responsive smart elastomeric hyperbranched polyurethane/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites

4D Printing of Smart Polymer Nanocomposites: Integrating Graphene and Acrylate Based Shape Memory Polymers

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20226171.1
20236187.5
20246552.1
20255342.0
Advanced Smart Polymers for Dental ApplicationsOpportunities · 02

Advanced Smart Polymers for Dental Applications

82 papers

22.4% of this theme group

Emerging smart polymers and nanocomposites are identified as promising routes for durable, responsive dental materials.

Smart material (65) · Smart polymer (13) · Dentistry (7) · Polymer (14)

Nanocomposites as sustainable smart materials: A review

Recent Progress in Smart Polymers: Behavior, Mechanistic Understanding and Application

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202285.8
202386.3
202491.8
202585.2
Active Vibration Control with Smart ActuatorsOpportunities · 03

Active Vibration Control with Smart Actuators

48 papers

13.1% of this theme group

Research explores adaptive actuator designs and materials for precise vibration mitigation in engineered structures.

Vibration (23) · Actuator (23) · Vibration control (10) · Active vibration control (7)

Shape and vibration control of a smart composite plate with matrix cracks

Active vibration control of smart structure using poling tuned piezoelectric material

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2022805.5
2023777.9
2024631.2
2025805.5
Shape‑Memory Alloys and Polymers IntegrationOpportunities · 04

Shape‑Memory Alloys and Polymers Integration

44 papers

12.0% of this theme group

Combining shape‑memory alloys with polymers offers new actuation capabilities and reconfigurable structural components.

Shape-memory alloy (40) · SMA* (19) · Shape-memory polymer (16) · Actuator (17)

A review on shape memory alloy reinforced polymer composite materials and structures

Review on development and performance of shape memory alloy/polyimide thin-film composites

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2022188.3
2023195.2
2024214.4
2025199.0
Self‑Healing Luminescent HydrogelsOpportunities · 05

Self‑Healing Luminescent Hydrogels

37 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Innovative hydrogels with liquid‑crystal and nanotech features present routes for drug delivery and optical sensing.

Self-healing hydrogels (13) · Liquid crystal (4) · Nanotechnology (9) · Luminescence (3)

Hybrid hydrogels derived from renewable resources as a smart stimuli responsive soft material for drug delivery applications

Advances in Self‐Healing Polymers: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Perspectives

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20226152.8
20236180.5
20246570.9
20255321.7
Magnetorheological Elastomers for Adaptive StructuresOpportunities · 06

Magnetorheological Elastomers for Adaptive Structures

37 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Magnetorheological fluids and elastomers enable tunable stiffness and dynamic response in smart mechanical systems.

Elastomer (11) · Magnetorheological fluid (9) · Magnetorheological elastomer (6) · Finite element method (8)

Smart electro-magneto-viscoelastomer minimum energy structures with particle-reinforcements: Theoretical equilibrium and nonlinear dynamics

Material modeling of frequency, magnetic field and strain dependent response of magnetorheological elastomer

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2022126.6
2023121.6
2024116.1
2025129.0
Carbon Nanotube Sensors for Structural HealthOpportunities · 07

Carbon Nanotube Sensors for Structural Health

34 papers

9.3% of this theme group

Carbon nanotube‑based piezoresistive and piezoelectric sensors provide real‑time monitoring of concrete and infrastructure integrity.

Structural health monitoring (6) · Carbon nanotube (6) · Piezoresistive effect (4) · Piezoelectricity (9)

Development and evaluation of an external reusable piezo-based concrete hydration-monitoring sensor

Piezoelectricity and Its Applications

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2022259.6
2023247.3
2024199.8
2025196.6

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising41.8%36.8%
Descriptive25.1%17.3%
Breakthrough21.6%26.6%
Problem-identifying6.5%9.8%
Comparative2.7%4.0%
Cautionary2.0%4.6%
Critical0.3%0.8%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Bias & fairnessA chemically robust amine-grafted Zn(<scp>ii</scp>)-based smart supramolecular gel as a regenerative platform for trace 10.17%0 (0.0%)0.02%
Energy & datacenter footprint00.0%0 (%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Privacy & surveillance00.0%0 (%)0.08%
Safety & misuse00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: India. This may be broader than the company geography.

INNOVATION SIGNALS

Who files Chemicals and Materials patents in India

Published patent filings in the recorded source window.

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1,335filings 2016–2025
2,316assignees
194peak annual filings

Filing momentum

0561121672232016: 13120162017: 1002018: 12620182019: 1262020: 15320202021: 1942022: 16320222023: 962024: 13720242025: 1092025

Who files the most

CSIR
476
TATA Steel
117
TCS
60
Halliburton Energy SERV
59
Indian INST Scient
57
Indian OIL
55
TATA Chemicals
45
GEN Electric
42
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Chemicals and Materials in India: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 6 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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