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Materials Science

D-Index
103
Citations
37445
World Ranking
924
National Ranking
305

Chemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
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World Ranking
1062
National Ranking
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Ayusman Sen 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 Ayusman Sen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 459 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ayusman Sen 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 Ayusman Sen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ayusman Sen is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Their scientific work spans several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Ayusman Sen's research include:

  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Ayusman Sen has published extensively in several key scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms are:

  • Langmuir
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Ayusman Sen include:

  • "Enzymes as Active Matter" (2020), Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics
  • "Chemical design of self-propelled Janus droplets" (2022), Matter
  • "Light-Powered, Fuel-Free Oscillation, Migration, and Reversible Manipulation of Multiple Cargo Types by Micromotor Swarms" (2022), ACS Nano
  • "Chemically Propelled Nano and Micromotors in the Body: Quo Vadis?" (2021), Small
  • "Chemically Powered Synthetic "Living" Systems" (2020), Chem

Frequent collaborators in their publications consist of:

  • Jianhua Zhang
  • Jiaqi Song
  • Aditya Sapre
  • Oleg E. Shklyaev
  • Anna C. Balazs

Among the professional recognitions received by Ayusman Sen are the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2005 and a Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation granted in 1984.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Nanomotors: Autonomous Movement of Striped Nanorods

    Walter F. Paxton;Kevin C. Kistler;Christine C. Olmeda;Ayusman Sen

  • Catalysis Research of Relevance to Carbon Management: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Hironori Arakawa;Michele Aresta;John N. Armor;Mark A. Barteau

  • Silver Bromide Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites: Dual Action Tunable Antimicrobial Materials

    Varun Sambhy;Megan M. MacBride;Blake R. Peterson;Ayusman Sen

  • Small power: Autonomous nano- and micromotors propelled by self-generated gradients

    Wei Wang;Wentao Duan;Suzanne Ahmed;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Cluster-Assembled Materials

    Shelley A. Claridge;A. W. Castleman;Shiv N. Khanna;Christopher B. Murray

  • Bipolar Electrochemical Mechanism for the Propulsion of Catalytic Nanomotors in Hydrogen Peroxide Solutions

    Yang Wang;Rose M. Hernandez;David J. Bartlett;Julia M. Bingham

  • Catalytic Nanomotors: Remote‐Controlled Autonomous Movement of Striped Metallic Nanorods

    Timothy R. Kline;Walter F. Paxton;Thomas E. Mallouk;Ayusman Sen

  • Mechanistic aspects of metal-catalyzed alternating copolymerization of olefins with carbon monoxide

    Ayusman Sen

  • Schooling behavior of light-powered autonomous micromotors in water.

    Michael Ibele;Thomas E. Mallouk;Ayusman Sen

  • Ortho-phosphinobenzenesulfonate: a superb ligand for palladium-catalyzed coordination-insertion copolymerization of polar vinyl monomers.

    Akifumi Nakamura;Timo M. J. Anselment;Jerome Claverie;Brian Goodall

  • Catalytically Induced Electrokinetics for Motors and Micropumps.

    Walter F. Paxton;Paul T. Baker;Timothy R. Kline;Yang Wang

  • Motility of Catalytic Nanoparticles through Self-Generated Forces

    Walter F. Paxton;Ayusman Sen;Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Chemotaxis of nonbiological colloidal rods.

    Yiying Hong;Nicole M. K. Blackman;Nathaniel D. Kopp;Ayusman Sen

  • Intelligent, self-powered, drug delivery systems

    Debabrata Patra;Samudra Sengupta;Wentao Duan;Hua Zhang

  • Catalytic Motors for Transport of Colloidal Cargo

    Shakuntala Sundararajan;Paul E. Lammert;Andrew W. Zudans;Vincent H. Crespi

  • Boundaries can steer active Janus spheres.

    Sambeeta Das;Astha Garg;Andrew I. Campbell;Jonathan Howse

  • CATALYTIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON-HYDROGEN AND CARBON-CARBON BONDS IN PROTIC MEDIA

    Ayusman Sen

  • Powering nanorobots: Catalytic engines enable tiny swimmers to harness fuel from their environment and overcome the weird physics of the microscopic world

    Thomas E. Mallouk;Ayusman Sen

  • Light‐Driven Titanium‐Dioxide‐Based Reversible Microfireworks and Micromotor/Micropump Systems

    Yiying Hong;Misael Diaz;Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa;Ayusman Sen

  • Chemical conversion pathways for carbohydrates

    Chandrani Chatterjee;Frances Pong;Ayusman Sen

  • Fantastic Voyage: Designing Self‐Powered Nanorobots

    Samudra Sengupta;Michael E. Ibele;Ayusman Sen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Mallouk
Thomas E. Mallouk University of Pennsylvania
Shiv N. Khanna
Shiv N. Khanna Virginia Commonwealth University
Anna C. Balazs
Anna C. Balazs University of Pittsburgh
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Vincent H. Crespi
Vincent H. Crespi Pennsylvania State University
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Wei Wang
Wei Wang Harbin Institute of Technology
John V. Badding
John V. Badding Pennsylvania State University
Do Y. Yoon
Do Y. Yoon Stanford University
Jack Halpern
Jack Halpern University of Chicago

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