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Sayan Basak

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1984Rising activity

Publications

20

Citations

236

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1984

Research summary
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Sayan Basak's publicly listed research spans a mix of topics including materials science themes like transition metal oxides and superconductivity, alongside published work on machine learning applications in astronomy (classifying stars vs. quasars, and assessing exoplanet habitability) and a conceptual piece on bio-inspired soft robotics (artificial jellyfish actuators). The available record suggests a broad, interdisciplinary set of interests rather than a single narrow specialty, drawing on computational and data-driven methods across different fields.

Materials science and quantum phenomenaMachine learning applicationsAstronomical data classificationBio-inspired roboticsComputational physics

Publication output over the last decade has been irregular, with sporadic active years (e.g., 2019, 2023) interspersed with years of no recorded output, and a modest average of about 1.4 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications17182019: 5 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication21222023: 6 publications623242025: 1 publication2526
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • Astronomy and Computing×2
  • Advanced Electronic Materials×2
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B×2
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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