2026 Andrew B. Lowe: 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	72	3972	3845	132	131	161	22785
Chemistry	72	5176	4699	132	128	160	22785

Andrew B. Lowe 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 Andrew B. Lowe sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 161 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew B. Lowe 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 Andrew B. Lowe sits on this spectrum.

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

Andrew B. Lowe is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields including Chemistry, Engineering, and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Organic Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry. The scientist has contributed to the subfields of Polymers and Plastics as well as Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in Lowe's research include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Epoxy Resin Curing Processes, Synthesis of Tetrazole Derivatives, Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry, Polymer composites and self-healing, and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization.

Recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

Self-healing hydrophobic POSS-functionalized fluorinated copolymers via RAFT polymerization and dynamic Diels-Alder reaction (2020) published in Polymer Chemistry
POSS and fluorine containing nanostructured block copolymer; Synthesis via RAFT polymerization and its application as hydrophobic coating material (2020) published in European Polymer Journal
(η⁴-Tetrafluorobenzobarrelene)-η¹-((tri-4-fluorophenyl)phosphine)-η¹-(2-phenylphenyl)rhodium(I): A Catalyst for the Living Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes (2021) published in Macromolecules
Tetrazole functional copolymers: Facile access to well-defined Rhenium(I)-Polymeric luminescent materials (2020) published in Polymer
Mechanisms of gill-clogging by hagfish slime (2023) published in Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Lowe's frequent collaborators include Douglas S. Fudge, Massimiliano Massi, Elena Dallerba, Randy H. Ewoldt, and Siva Ponnupandian.

The researcher frequently publishes in specific venues such as European Polymer Journal, Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Polymer Chemistry, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

Thiol-click chemistry: a multifaceted toolbox for small molecule and polymer synthesis

Charles E. Hoyle;Andrew B. Lowe;Christopher N. Bowman

1854
Citations
Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis

Andrew B. Lowe

1802
Citations
Synthesis and solution properties of zwitterionic polymers.

and Andrew B. Lowe;Charles L. McCormick

1109
Citations
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization and the synthesis of water-soluble (co)polymers under homogeneous conditions in organic and aqueous media

Andrew B. Lowe;Charles L. McCormick

1018
Citations
Water-Soluble Polymers. 81. Direct Synthesis of Hydrophilic Styrenic-Based Homopolymers and Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution via RAFT

Yoshiro Mitsukami;Michael S. Donovan;and Andrew B. Lowe;Charles L. McCormick

887
Citations
Thiol–ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis: a first update

Andrew B. Lowe

779
Citations
Aqueous RAFT polymerization: recent developments in synthesis of functional water-soluble (co)polymers with controlled structures.

Charles L. Mccormick;Andrew B. Lowe

673
Citations
Thiol-yne click chemistry: A powerful and versatile methodology for materials synthesis

Andrew B. Lowe;Charles E. Hoyle;Christopher N. Bowman

618
Citations
Mechanism and kinetics of dithiobenzoate-mediated RAFT polymerization. I. The current situation

Christopher Barner-Kowollik;Michael Buback;Bernadette Charleux;Michelle L. Coote

554
Citations
Facile preparation of transition metal nanoparticles stabilized by well-defined (co)polymers synthesized via aqueous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization.

Andrew B. Lowe;Brent S. Sumerlin;Michael S. Donovan;Charles L. McCormick

482
Citations
Nucleophile-Initiated Thiol-Michael Reactions: Effect of Organocatalyst, Thiol, and Ene

Justin W. Chan;Charles E. Hoyle;Andrew B. Lowe;Mark Bowman

450
Citations
Direct Synthesis of Thermally Responsive DMA/NIPAM Diblock and DMA/NIPAM/DMA Triblock Copolymers via Aqueous, Room Temperature RAFT Polymerization†

Anthony J. Convertine;Brad S. Lokitz;Yuliya Vasileva;Leslie J. Myrick

398
Citations
Water-Soluble Polymers

Charles L. McCormick;Andrew B. Lowe;Neil Ayres

376
Citations
Convergent synthesis of 3-arm star polymers from RAFT-prepared poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) via a thiol–ene click reaction

Justin W. Chan;Bing Yu;Charles E. Hoyle;Andrew B. Lowe

344
Citations
Sequential phosphine-catalyzed, nucleophilic thiol-ene/radical-mediated thiol-yne reactions and the facile orthogonal synthesis of polyfunctional materials.

Justin W. Chan;Charles E. Hoyle;Andrew B. Lowe

327
Citations
Thiol-yne ‘click’/coupling chemistry and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis and modification

Andrew B. Lowe

325
Citations
Sequential thiol‐ene/thiol‐ene and thiol‐ene/thiol‐yne reactions as a route to well‐defined mono and bis end‐functionalized poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)

Bing Yu;Justin W. Chan;Charles E. Hoyle;Andrew B. Lowe

302
Citations
Facile, controlled, room-temperature RAFT polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide.

Anthony J. Convertine;Neil Ayres;Charles W. Scales;and Andrew B. Lowe

295
Citations
Hydrolytic Susceptibility of Dithioester Chain Transfer Agents and Implications in Aqueous RAFT Polymerizations

David B. Thomas;Anthony J. Convertine;Roger D. Hester;and Andrew B. Lowe

289
Citations
Synthesis of Zwitterionic Shell Cross-Linked Micelles

V. Bütün;A. B. Lowe;and N. C. Billingham;S. P. Armes

286
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. McCormick University of Southern Mississippi

Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland

Brent S. Sumerlin University of Florida

Charles E. Hoyle University of Southern Mississippi

Cyrille Boyer University of New South Wales

Steven P. Armes University of Sheffield

Norman C. Billingham University of Sussex

Christopher N. Bowman University of Colorado Boulder

Sophie Laurent University of Mons

Robert N. Muller University of Mons

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Andrew B. Lowe publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

Andrew B. Lowe D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

Overview

Best Publications

Thiol-click chemistry: a multifaceted toolbox for small molecule and polymer synthesis

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis

Synthesis and solution properties of zwitterionic polymers.

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization and the synthesis of water-soluble (co)polymers under homogeneous conditions in organic and aqueous media

Water-Soluble Polymers. 81. Direct Synthesis of Hydrophilic Styrenic-Based Homopolymers and Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution via RAFT

Thiol–ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis: a first update

Aqueous RAFT polymerization: recent developments in synthesis of functional water-soluble (co)polymers with controlled structures.

Thiol-yne click chemistry: A powerful and versatile methodology for materials synthesis

Mechanism and kinetics of dithiobenzoate-mediated RAFT polymerization. I. The current situation

Facile preparation of transition metal nanoparticles stabilized by well-defined (co)polymers synthesized via aqueous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization.

Nucleophile-Initiated Thiol-Michael Reactions: Effect of Organocatalyst, Thiol, and Ene

Direct Synthesis of Thermally Responsive DMA/NIPAM Diblock and DMA/NIPAM/DMA Triblock Copolymers via Aqueous, Room Temperature RAFT Polymerization†

Water-Soluble Polymers

Convergent synthesis of 3-arm star polymers from RAFT-prepared poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) via a thiol–ene click reaction

Sequential phosphine-catalyzed, nucleophilic thiol-ene/radical-mediated thiol-yne reactions and the facile orthogonal synthesis of polyfunctional materials.

Thiol-yne ‘click’/coupling chemistry and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis and modification

Sequential thiol‐ene/thiol‐ene and thiol‐ene/thiol‐yne reactions as a route to well‐defined mono and bis end‐functionalized poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)

Facile, controlled, room-temperature RAFT polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide.

Hydrolytic Susceptibility of Dithioester Chain Transfer Agents and Implications in Aqueous RAFT Polymerizations

Synthesis of Zwitterionic Shell Cross-Linked Micelles

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