2026 Brent S. Sumerlin: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	93	1462	1403	461	431	300	31598
Chemistry	92	1875	1672	692	571	275	31222

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

1462

1403

461

431

300

31598

Chemistry

1875

1672

692

571

275

31222

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

31598

World Ranking

1462

National Ranking

461

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

31222

World Ranking

1875

National Ranking

692

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Brent S. Sumerlin is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with extensive work in Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. Their expertise extends into several subfields including Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's main research topics include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Photopolymerization Techniques and Applications, Polymer Composites and Self-Healing, Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties, Conducting Polymers and Applications, and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry.

Frequent publication venues for Brent S. Sumerlin include:

Journal of Polymer Science
Macromolecules
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Polymer Chemistry
ACS Macro Letters

Collaborators who have frequently co-authored publications with them include:

Adam S. Veige
Rhys W. Hughes
Cyrille Boyer
Georg M. Scheutz
Stephen Z. D. Cheng

Among their recent scholarly articles are:

"Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Hydrophobic Acrylic and Styrenic Polymers through Organic-Phase Photoiniferter-Mediated Polymerization" (2020), published in ACS Macro Letters
"Nano-enabled agriculture: from nanoparticles to smart nanodelivery systems" (2020), published in Environmental Chemistry
"Photoassisted Radical Depolymerization" (2022), published in ACS Macro Letters
"Bulk depolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer" (2023), published in Chem
"The Next 100 Years of Polymer Science" (2020), published in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Brent S. Sumerlin was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2010.

Best Publications

Future perspectives and recent advances in stimuli-responsive materials

Debashish Roy;Jennifer N. Cambre;Brent S. Sumerlin

1645
Citations
New directions in thermoresponsive polymers.

Debashish Roy;William L A Brooks;Brent S Sumerlin

1348
Citations
Cylindrical molecular brushes: Synthesis, characterization, and properties

Sergei S. Sheiko;Brent S. Sumerlin;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

1294
Citations
Synthesis and Applications of Boronic Acid-Containing Polymers: From Materials to Medicine.

William L. A. Brooks;Brent S. Sumerlin

947
Citations
Progress in controlled radical polymerization : mechanisms and techniques

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Brent S. Sumerlin;Nicolay V. Tsarevsky

923
Citations
Adaptable Crosslinks in Polymeric Materials: Resolving the Intersection of Thermoplastics and Thermosets.

Georg M. Scheutz;Jacob J. Lessard;Michael B. Sims;Brent S. Sumerlin

834
Citations
Macromolecular Engineering through Click Chemistry and Other Efficient Transformations

Brent S. Sumerlin;Andrew P. Vogt

796
Citations
Room-Temperature Self-Healing Polymers Based on Dynamic-Covalent Boronic Esters

Jessica J. Cash;Tomohiro Kubo;Abhijeet P. Bapat;Brent S. Sumerlin

687
Citations
Smart hybrid materials by conjugation of responsive polymers to biomacromolecules

Isidro Cobo;Ming Li;Brent S. Sumerlin;Sébastien Perrier

607
Citations
Highly Efficient “Click” Functionalization of Poly(3-azidopropyl methacrylate) Prepared by ATRP

Brent S. Sumerlin;Nicolay V. Tsarevsky;Guillaume Louche;Robert Y. Lee

554
Citations
Step-Growth “Click” Coupling of Telechelic Polymers Prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Nicolay V. Tsarevsky;Brent S. Sumerlin;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

548
Citations
Expanding the Scope of RAFT Polymerization: Recent Advances and New Horizons

Megan R. Hill;R. Nicholas Carmean;Brent S. Sumerlin

520
Citations
Stimuli responsive materials

Patrick Theato;Brent S. Sumerlin;Rachel K. O'Reilly;Thomas H. Epps

485
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
Temperature-Regulated Activity of Responsive Polymer−Protein Conjugates Prepared by Grafting-from via RAFT Polymerization

Priyadarsi De;Ming Li;Sudershan R. Gondi;Brent S. Sumerlin

463
Citations
Biomedical applications of boronic acid polymers

Jennifer N. Cambre;Brent S. Sumerlin

463
Citations
Boronic Acid-Based Hydrogels Undergo Self-Healing at Neutral and Acidic pH

Christopher C. Deng;William L.A. Brooks;Khalil A. Abboud;Brent S. Sumerlin

430
Citations
50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Functionalization

Eva Blasco;Michael B. Sims;Anja S. Goldmann;Anja S. Goldmann;Brent S. Sumerlin

430
Citations
Photo-PISA: Shedding Light on Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

Jianbo Tan;Hao Sun;Mingguang Yu;Brent S. Sumerlin

367
Citations
Polymerization-induced thermal self-assembly (PITSA)

C. Adrian Figg;Alexandre Simula;Kalkidan A. Gebre;Bryan S. Tucker

337
Citations
Catalyst Performance in “Click” Coupling Reactions of Polymers Prepared by ATRP: Ligand and Metal Effects

Patricia L. Golas;Nicolay V. Tsarevsky;Brent S. Sumerlin;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

318
Citations