2026 Alexander Bismarck: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	96	1292	1240	4	4	450	30112

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Alexander Bismarck is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and conducts research primarily in materials science and engineering. Their scholarly output highlights a focus on biomaterials, polymers, and composites, with an emphasis on the synthesis, characterization, and application of novel polymer composites and biodegradable materials.

Their main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Subfields where they have contributed significantly are:

Biomaterials
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Bismarck's research covers several core topics, such as:

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Polymer composites and self-healing
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Among recent publications, key papers include:

"Leather-like material biofabrication using fungi", 2020, published in Nature Sustainability
"Crab vs. Mushroom: A Review of Crustacean and Fungal Chitin in Wound Treatment", 2020, published in Marine Drugs
"Recent progress of 3D printed continuous fiber reinforced polymer composites based on fused deposition modeling: a review", 2021, published in Journal of Materials Science
"Fungal chitin-glucan nanopapers with heavy metal adsorption properties for ultrafiltration of organic solvents and water", 2020, published in Carbohydrate Polymers
"Plastic to elastic: Fungi-derived composite nanopapers with tunable tensile properties", 2020, published in Composites Science and Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bismarck include:

Andreas Mautner
Qixiang Jiang
Mitchell P. Jones
Angelika Menner
Milo S. P. Shaffer

Bismarck's work is often published in specialized venues such as:

Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
Composites Science and Technology
Carbohydrate Polymers
Polymer
Advanced Energy Materials

Best Publications

Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites

S. J. Eichhorn;A. Dufresne;M. Aranguren;N. E. Marcovich

2210
Citations
On the use of nanocellulose as reinforcement in polymer matrix composites

Koon Yang Lee;Yvonne Aitomäki;Lars A. Berglund;Kristiina Oksman

909
Citations
Carbon nanotube-based hierarchical composites: a review

Hui Qian;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Milo S. P. Shaffer;Alexander Bismarck

877
Citations
Structure, morphology and thermal characteristics of banana nano fibers obtained by steam explosion

B. Deepa;Eldho Abraham;Bibin Mathew Cherian;Alexander Bismarck

674
Citations
Characterisation of a soft elastomer poly(glycerol sebacate) designed to match the mechanical properties of myocardial tissue

Qi-Zhi Chen;Qi-Zhi Chen;Alexander Bismarck;Ulrich Hansen;Sarah Junaid

616
Citations
Surface characterization of flax, hemp and cellulose fibers; Surface properties and the water uptake behavior

Alexander Bismarck;Ibon Aranberri‐Askargorta;Jürgen Springer;Thomas Lampke

562
Citations
More than meets the eye in bacterial cellulose: biosynthesis, bioprocessing, and applications in advanced fiber composites.

Koon-Yang Lee;Gizem Buldum;Athanasios Mantalaris;Alexander Bismarck;Alexander Bismarck

538
Citations
Engineered mycelium composite construction materials from fungal biorefineries: A critical review

Mitchell Jones;Mitchell Jones;Andreas Mautner;Stefano Luenco;Alexander Bismarck

529
Citations
Plant Fibers as Reinforcement for Green Composites

Alexander Bismarck;Supriya Mishra;Thomas Lampke

430
Citations
High Internal Phase Emulsions Stabilized Solely by Functionalized Silica Particles

Vivian O. Ikem;Angelika Menner;Alexander Bismarck

425
Citations
Hierarchical Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotube Grafted Fibers: The Potential Assessed at the Single Fiber Level

Hui Qian;Alexander Bismarck;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Gerhard Kalinka

423
Citations
Highly Permeable Macroporous Polymers Synthesized from Pickering Medium and High Internal Phase Emulsion Templates

Vivian O. Ikem;Angelika Menner;Tommy S. Horozov;Alexander Bismarck

328
Citations
Carbon nanotube grafted carbon fibres: A study of wetting and fibre fragmentation

Hui Qian;Alexander Bismarck;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Milo S.P. Shaffer

317
Citations
Multifunctional Structural Supercapacitor Composites Based on Carbon Aerogel Modified High Performance Carbon Fiber Fabric

Hui Qian;Anthony R. Kucernak;Emile S. Greenhalgh;Alexander Bismarck;Alexander Bismarck

306
Citations
Interfacial Tension Measurements of the (H2O + CO2) System at Elevated Pressures and Temperatures†

Apostolos Georgiadis;Geoffrey Maitland;J. P. Martin Trusler;Alexander Bismarck

306
Citations
Surface modification of natural fibers using bacteria:depositing bacterial cellulose onto natural fibers to create hierarchical fiber reinforced nanocomposites

Marion Pommet;Julasak Juntaro;Jerry Y.Y. Heng;Athanasios Mantalaris

299
Citations
Structural composite supercapacitors

Natasha Shirshova;Hui Qian;Milo S.P. Shaffer;Joachim H.G. Steinke

266
Citations
Surface characterization of natural fibers; surface properties and the water up-take behavior of modified sisal and coir fibers

Alexander Bismarck;Amar K. Mohanty;Ibon Aranberri-Askargorta;Syliva Czapla

254
Citations
High Performance Cellulose Nanocomposites: Comparing the Reinforcing Ability of Bacterial Cellulose and Nanofibrillated Cellulose

Koon Yang Lee;Tekla Tammelin;Kerstin Schulfter;Harri Kiiskinen

250
Citations
Surface functionalisation of bacterial cellulose as the route to produce green polylactide nanocomposites with improved properties

Koon-Yang Lee;Jonny J. Blaker;Alexander Bismarck

249
Citations