| No | Publication | Citations | 
					| 1 | Karmarkar, Ajay, Chauhan, S. S., Modak, Jayant M. and Chanda, Manas.  Mechanical properties of wood-fiber reinforced polypropylene composites: Effect of a novel compatibilizer with isocyanate functional group. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 38 , 227--233, (2007). DOI | 312 | 
				
				
					| 2 | Modak, J. M., Lim, H. C. and Tayeb, Y. J..  General characteristics of optimal feed rate profiles for various fed\u8208?batch fermentation processes. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 28 , 1396--1407, (1986). DOI | 144 | 
				
				
					| 3 | Sarkar, Debasis and Modak, Jayant M..  Pareto-optimal solutions for multi-objective optimization of fed-batch bioreactors using nondominated sorting genetic algorithm. Chemical Engineering Science, 60 , 481--492, (2005). DOI | 142 | 
				
				
					| 4 | Lim, H. C., Tayeb, Y. J., Modak, J. M. and Bonte, P..  Computational algorithms for optimal feed rates for a class of fed\u8208?batch fermentation: Numerical results for penicillin and cell mass production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 28 , 1408--1420, (1986). DOI | 135 | 
				
				
					| 5 | Sarkar, Debasis and Modak, Jayant M..  Optimisation of fed-batch bioreactors using genetic algorithms. Chemical Engineering Science, 58 , 2283--2296, (2003). DOI | 108 | 
				
				
					| 6 | Sekhar, K. Chandra, Subramanian, S., Modak, J. M. and Natarajan, K. A..  Removal of metal ions using an industrial biomass with reference to environmental control. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 53 , 107--120, (1998). DOI | 100 | 
				
				
					| 7 | Modak, J. M. and Natarajan, K. A..  Biosorption of metals using nonliving biomass - a review. Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 12 , 189--196, (1995). DOI | 95 | 
				
				
					| 8 | Puranik, P. R., Modak, J. M. and Paknikar, K. M..  Comparative study of the mass transfer kinetics of metal biosorption by microbial biomass. Hydrometallurgy, 52 , 189--197, (1999). DOI | 85 | 
				
				
					| 9 | Priya, D. Neela, Modak, Jayant M. and Raichur, Ashok M..  LbL fabricated poly(Styrene Sulfonate)/TiO 2 multilayer thin films for environmental applications. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 1 , 2684--2693, (2009). DOI | 81 | 
				
				
					| 10 | Anand, Phalguni, Modak, Jayant M. and Natarajan, K. A..  Biobeneficiation of bauxite using Bacillus polymyxa: Calcium and iron removal. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 48 , 51--60, (1996). DOI | 73 | 
				
				
					| 11 | Banerjee, I., Modak, J. M., Bandopadhyay, K., Das, D. and Maiti, B. R..  Mathematical model for evaluation of mass transfer limitations in phenol biodegradation by immobilized Pseudomonas putida. Journal of Biotechnology, 87 , 211-223, (2001). DOI | 65 | 
				
				
					| 12 | Chandraprabha, M. N., Natarajan, K. A. and Modak, J. M..  Selective separation of pyrite and chalcopyrite by biomodulation. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 37 , 93-100, (2004). DOI | 59 | 
				
				
					| 13 | Kumar, R., Madras, G. and Modak, J..  Enzymatic Synthesis of Ethyl Palmitate in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43 , 1568-1573, (2004). DOI | 57 | 
				
				
					| 14 | Modak, J. M. and Lim, H. C..  Feedback optimization of fed\u8208?batch fermentation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 30 , 528-540, (1987). DOI | 57 | 
				
				
					| 15 | Sarkar, D. and Modak, J. M..  Optimization of fed-batch bioreactors using genetic algorithm: Multiple control variables. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 28 , 789-798, (2004). DOI | 54 | 
				
				
					| 16 | Rajagopalan, S. and Modak, J. M..  Modeling of heat and mass transfer for solid state fermentation process in tray bioreactor. Bioprocess Engineering, 13 , 161-169, (1995). DOI | 52 | 
				
				
					| 17 | Sontakke, S., Modak, J. and Madras, G..  Effect of inorganic ions, H2O2 and pH on the photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli with silver impregnated combustion synthesized TiO2 catalyst. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 106 , 453-459, (2011). DOI | 51 | 
				
				
					| 18 | Gupta, R., Eswar, N. K., Modak, J. M. and Madras, G..  Effect of morphology of zinc oxide in ZnO-CdS-Ag ternary nanocomposite towards photocatalytic inactivation of E. coli under UV and visible light. Chemical Engineering Journal, 307 , 966-980, (2017). DOI | 49 | 
				
				
					| 19 | Das, A., Modak, J. M. and Natarajan, K. A..  Technical note studies on multi-metal ion tolerance of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. Minerals Engineering, 10 , 743-749, (1997). DOI | 48 | 
				
				
					| 20 | Sarkar, D. and Modak, J. M..  ANNSA: A hybrid artificial neural network/simulated annealing algorithm for optimal control problems. Chemical Engineering Science, 58 , 3131-3142, (2003). DOI | 47 | 
				
				
					| 21 | Chanakya, H. N., Srikumar, K. G., Anand, V., Modak, J. and Jagadish, K. S..  Fermentation properties of agro-residues, leaf biomass and urban market garbage in a solid phase biogas fermenter. Biomass and Bioenergy, 16 , 417-429, (1999). DOI | 45 | 
				
				
					| 22 | Chanakya, H. N., Venkatsubramaniyam, R. and Modak, J..  Fermentation and methanogenic characteristics of leafy biomass feedstocks in a solid phase biogas fermentor. Bioresource Technology, 62 , 71-78, (1997). DOI | 44 | 
				
				
					| 23 | Shrihari, Modak, J. M., Kumar, R. and Gandhi, K. S..  Dissolution of particles of pyrite mineral by direct attachment of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. Hydrometallurgy, 38 , 175-187, (1995). DOI | 42 | 
				
				
					| 24 | Modak, J. M. and Lim, H. C..  Simple nonsingular control approach to fed\u8208?batch fermentation optimization. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 33 , 11-15, (1989). DOI | 41 | 
				
				
					| 25 | Srivastava, S., Madras, G. and Modak, J..  Esterification of myristic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 27 , 55-64, (2003). DOI | 41 | 
				
				
					| 26 | Madras, G., Kulkarni, C. and Modak, J..  Modeling the solubilities of fatty acids in supercritical carbon dioxide. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 209 , 207-213, (2003). DOI | 40 | 
				
				
					| 27 | Vasan, S. S., Modak, J. M. and Natarajan, K. A..  Some recent advances in the bioprocessing of bauxite. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 62 , 173-186, (2001). DOI | 40 | 
				
				
					| 28 | Kumar, R., Modak, J., Madras, G.  Effect of the chain length of the acid on the enzymatic synthesis of flavors in supercritical carbon dioxide Biochemical Engineering Journal, 23 , 199-202, (2005). DOI | 40 | 
				
				
					| 29 | Rajagopalan, S. and Modak, J. M..  Heat and mass transfer simulation studies for solid-state fermentation processes. Chemical Engineering Science, 49 , 2187-2193, (1994). DOI | 39 | 
				
				
					| 30 | Sontakke, S., Modak, J. and Madras, G..  Photocatalytic inactivation of Escherischia coli and Pichia pastoris with combustion synthesized titanium dioxide. Chemical Engineering Journal, 165 , 225-233, (2010). DOI | 39 | 
				
				
					| 31 | Natarajan, K. A., Modak, J. M. and Anand, P..  Some microbiological aspects of bauxite mineralization and beneficiation. Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 14 , 47-53, (1997). DOI | 37 | 
				
				
					| 32 | Srivastava, S., Modak, J. and Madras, G..  Enzymatic synthesis of flavors in supercritical carbon dioxide. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 41 , 1940-1945, (2002). DOI | 37 | 
				
				
					| 33 | Shrihari, Bhavaraju, S. R., Modak, J. M., Kumar, R. and Gandhi, K. S..  Dissolution of sulphur particles by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans: Substrate for unattached cells. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 41 , 612-616, (1993). DOI | 36 | 
				
				
					| 34 | Priya, D. N., Modak, J. M., Trebse, P., Zabar, R. and Raichur, A. M..  Photocatalytic degradation of dimethoate using LbL fabricated TiO 2/polymer hybrid films. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 195 , 214-222, (2011). DOI | 35 |