2026 Bluma G. Soares: 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	53	9202	8887	46	44	371	10575

Overview

Bluma G. Soares is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a strong focus on several related subfields including Polymers and Plastics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main areas of study addressed in Soares' work include:

Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Dielectric materials and actuators
Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
Conducting polymers and applications
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Polymer composites and self-healing

Soares has contributed to multiple publication venues, with frequent publications in:

Journal of Applied Polymer Science
SSRN Electronic Journal
Progress in Organic Coatings
Polymer Composites
Synthetic Metals

Among their recent papers are:

Conducting Polymeric Composites Based on Intrinsically Conducting Polymers as Electromagnetic Interference Shielding/Microwave Absorbing Materials-A Review, 2021, Journal of Composites Science
Epoxidized cardanol-based prepolymer as promising biobased compatibilizing agent for PLA/PBAT blends, 2020, Polymer Testing
Polyaniline/carbon nanotube hybrids modified with ionic liquids as anticorrosive additive in epoxy coatings, 2020, Progress in Organic Coatings
Hybrid Composites Based on Thermoplastic Polyurethane With a Mixture of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Black Modified With Polypyrrole for Electromagnetic Shielding, 2020, Frontiers in Materials
Sepiolite modified with phosphonium ionic liquids as anticorrosive pigment for epoxy coatings, 2020, Applied Clay Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Soares include:

Ruan R. Henriques
Tamara Indrusiak
Adriana A. Silva
Guilherme Mariz de Oliveira Barra
Débora P. Schmitz

Best Publications

Electrically conductive polyaniline-coated electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) mats

Claudia Merlini;Guilherme Mariz de Oliveira Barra;Sílvia Daniela Araújo da Silva Ramôa;Giseli Contri

465
Citations
Mechanical properties of epoxy networks based on DGEBA and aliphatic amines

Filiberto González Garcia;Filiberto González Garcia;Bluma G. Soares;Victor J. R. R. Pita;Rubén Sánchez

205
Citations
Dielectric behavior of polyaniline synthesized by different techniques

Bluma G. Soares;Maria Elena Leyva;Guilherme M.O. Barra;Dipak Khastgir

198
Citations
Performance of radar absorbing materials by waveguide measurements for X- and Ku-band frequencies

Magali Silveira Pinho;Maria Luisa Gregori;Regina Célia Reis Nunes;Bluma Guenther Soares

190
Citations
Synthesis and properties of epoxy resin modified with epoxy-terminated liquid polybutadiene

Fabio L. Barcia;Thiago P. Amaral;Bluma G. Soares

173
Citations
Electrically conducting nanocomposites: preparation and properties of polyaniline (PAni)-coated bacterial cellulose nanofibers (BC)

D. Müller;J. S. Mandelli;J. A. Marins;B. G. Soares

159
Citations
Processing and characterization of conductive composites based on poly(styrene-b-ethylene-ran-butylene-b-styrene) (SEBS) and carbon additives: A comparative study of expanded graphite and carbon black

Scheyla Kuester;Claudia Merlini;Guilherme M.O. Barra;José Carlos Ferreira

154
Citations
Structure and properties of conducting bacterial cellulose-polyaniline nanocomposites

Jessica A. Marins;Bluma G. Soares;Karim Dahmouche;Sidney José Lima Ribeiro

151
Citations
Electrical, rheological and electromagnetic interference shielding properties of thermoplastic polyurethane/carbon nanotube composites

Sílvia Das Ramôa;Guilherme Mo Barra;Ricardo Vb Oliveira;Márcia G de Oliveira

138
Citations
Nanostructure and dynamic mechanical properties of silane-functionalized montmorillonite/epoxy nanocomposites

Adriana A. Silva;Karim Dahmouche;Bluma G. Soares

122
Citations
Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of ABS carbon-based composites manufactured via fused deposition modelling

D.P. Schmitz;L.G. Ecco;L.G. Ecco;S. Dul;E.C.L. Pereira

117
Citations
Hybrid composites based on polypropylene and carbon fiber and epoxy matrix

R.C.L. Dutra;B.G. Soares;E.A. Campos;J.L.G. Silva

116
Citations
Development of conducting polyaniline/poly(lactic acid) nanofibers by electrospinning

Paulo H. S. Picciani;Eliton S. Medeiros;Eliton S. Medeiros;Zhongli Pan;Zhongli Pan;William J. Orts

113
Citations
Synthesis and Characterization of Epoxy/MCDEA Networks Modified with Imidazolium‐Based Ionic Liquids

Bluma Guenther Soares;Bluma Guenther Soares;Sebastien Livi;Jannick Duchet-Rumeau;Jean-François Gerard

106
Citations
Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Clay‐Based Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Swelling Behavior and Characterization

Caio M. Paranhos;Bluma G. Soares;Renata N. Oliveira;Luiz A. Pessan

104
Citations
The effect of dynamic vulcanization on the mechanical, dynamic mechanical and fatigue properties of TPV based on polypropylene and ground tire rubber

Matheus Magioli;Alex S. Sirqueira;Bluma G. Soares

104
Citations
New epoxy systems based on ionic liquid

Adriana A. Silva;Sébastien Livi;Sébastien Livi;Debora B. Netto;Bluma G. Soares

104
Citations
Conducting Polymeric Composites Based on Intrinsically Conducting Polymers as Electromagnetic Interference Shielding/Microwave Absorbing Materials—A Review

Bluma Guenther Soares;Guilherme M. O. Barra;Tamara Indrusiak

101
Citations
Electric, dielectric, and dynamic mechanical behavior of carbon black/styrene-butadiene-styrene composites

María Elena Leyva;Guilherme M. O. Barra;Ana C. F. Moreira;Bluma G. Soares

95
Citations
Electromagnetic interference shielding and electrical properties of nanocomposites based on poly (styrene-b-ethylene-ran-butylene-b-styrene) and carbon nanotubes

Scheyla Kuester;Scheyla Kuester;Guilherme M.O. Barra;José Carlos Ferreira;Bluma G. Soares

92
Citations
The in situ polymerization of aniline in nitrile rubber

Bluma G. Soares;Gabriel S. Amorim;Fernando G. Souza;Marcia G. Oliveira

89
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