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D-Index
72
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21149
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3994
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1075

Alexander Star publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Star sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 187 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Alexander Star D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander Star sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alexander Star is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bioengineering, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics covered by Alexander Star involve Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, Carbon Nanotubes in Composites, Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, and Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications.

Alexander Star has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Sensors

Their recent papers include:

  • Luminescence "Turn-On" Detection of Gossypol Using Ln3+-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks and Ln3+ Salts, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antigens Using High-Purity Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistors, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Machine learning-assisted calibration of Hg2+ sensors based on carbon nanotube field-effect transistors, 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Breath Acetone Sensing Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Titanium Dioxide Hybrids Enabled by a Custom-Built Dehumidifier, 2021, ACS Sensors
  • Size Discrimination of Carbohydrates via Conductive Carbon Nanotube@Metal Organic Framework Composites, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors in Alexander Star's research collaborations include Wenting Shao, Zidao Zeng, Nathaniel L. Rosi, Xiaoyun He, and Zhengru Liu.

Best Publications

  • Preparation and Properties of Polymer-Wrapped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Alexander Star;J. Fraser Stoddart;David Steuerman;Mike Diehl

  • Electronic Detection of Specific Protein Binding Using Nanotube FET Devices

    Alexander Star;Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel;Keith Bradley;George Gruner

  • Carbon nanotube gas and vapor sensors.

    Douglas R. Kauffman;Alexander Star

  • Label-free detection of DNA hybridization using carbon nanotube network field-effect transistors

    Alexander Star;Eugene Tu;Joseph Niemann;Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel

  • Carbon nanotubes degraded by neutrophil myeloperoxidase induce less pulmonary inflammation

    Valerian E. Kagan;Nagarjun V. Konduru;Weihong Feng;Brett L. Allen

  • Starched carbon nanotubes.

    Alexander Star;David W. Steuerman;James R. Heath;J. Fraser Stoddart

  • Gas sensor array based on metal-decorated carbon nanotubes.

    Alexander Star;Vikram Joshi;Sergei Skarupo;David Thomas

  • Electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube cups.

    Yifan Tang;Brett L. Allen;Douglas R. Kauffman;Alexander Star

  • Biodegradation of single-walled carbon nanotubes through enzymatic catalysis.

    Brett L. Allen;Padmakar D. Kichambare;Pingping Gou;Irina I. Vlasova

  • The Enzymatic Oxidation of Graphene Oxide

    Gregg P. Kotchey;Brett L. Allen;Harindra Vedala;Naveena Yanamala

  • Biological interactions of carbon-based nanomaterials: From coronation to degradation

    Kunal Bhattacharya;Sourav P. Mukherjee;Audrey Gallud;Seth C. Burkert

  • Noncovalent Side-Wall Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Alexander Star;Yi Liu;Kevin Grant;Ludek Ridvan

  • Nanotube optoelectronic memory devices

    Alexander Star

  • Mechanistic investigations of horseradish peroxidase-catalyzed degradation of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Brett L. Allen;Gregg P. Kotchey;Yanan Chen;Naveena V. K. Yanamala

  • Interactions between Conjugated Polymers and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    David W. Steuerman;Alexander Star;Riccardo Narizzano;Hyeon Choi

  • Interaction of Aromatic Compounds with Carbon Nanotubes: Correlation to the Hammett Parameter of the Substituent and Measured Carbon Nanotube FET Response

    Alexander Star;Tzong-Ru Han;Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel;Keith Bradley

  • Charge transfer from ammonia physisorbed on nanotubes.

    Keith Bradley;Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel;Mikhail Briman;Alexander Star

  • Enzymatic Degradation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    Yong Zhao;Brett L. Allen;Alexander Star

  • Chemical sensitivity of graphene edges decorated with metal nanoparticles.

    Harindra Vedala;Dan C. Sorescu;Gregg P. Kotchey;Alexander Star;Alexander Star

  • Sensitivity control for nanotube sensors

    Keith Bradley;Philip G. Collins;Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel;George Gruner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel
Jean-Christophe P. Gabriel University of Paris-Saclay
Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Anna A. Shvedova
Anna A. Shvedova National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
George Grüner
George Grüner University of California, Los Angeles
Bengt Fadeel
Bengt Fadeel Karolinska Institute
Yanan Chen
Yanan Chen Tianjin University
Dan C. Sorescu
Dan C. Sorescu United States Department of Energy
Michael R. Shurin
Michael R. Shurin University of Pittsburgh
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Judith Klein-Seetharaman
Judith Klein-Seetharaman Arizona State University

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