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Materials Science

D-Index
66
Citations
17609
World Ranking
5287
National Ranking
1382

Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
17283
World Ranking
7582
National Ranking
2220

Brian C. Benicewicz 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 Brian C. Benicewicz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 299 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian C. Benicewicz 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 Brian C. Benicewicz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Brian C. Benicewicz is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research focuses on engineering and materials science, with a notable specialization in electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's primary research topics include fuel cells and related materials, polymer nanocomposites and properties, membrane separation and gas transport, membrane-based ion separation techniques, polymer crystallization and properties, membrane separation technologies, and advanced battery materials and technologies.

Among recent publications are the following papers:

  • Designing exceptional gas-separation polymer membranes using machine learning, 2020, Science Advances
  • Tuning Selectivities in Gas Separation Membranes Based on Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation from Reformate Using High-Temperature Polybenzimidazole (PBI) Membranes: The Role of Chemistry, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Compatibilizing Immiscible Polymer Blends with Sparsely Grafted Nanoparticles, 2020, Macromolecules
  • Rational design and demonstration of a high-performance flexible Zn/V2O5 battery with thin-film electrodes and para-polybenzimidazole electrolyte membrane, 2020, Energy Storage Materials

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sanat K. Kumar
  • Laura Murdock
  • Kris Likit-anurak
  • Eric Ruzicka
  • Sirivatch Shimpalee

Brian C. Benicewicz has published extensively in several venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Macromolecules
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Macro Letters

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles

    Pinar Akcora;Hongjun Liu;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll

  • Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films

    Amitabh Bansal;Amitabh Bansal;Hoichang Yang;Hoichang Yang;Chunzhao Li;Kilwon Cho

  • Nanocomposites with Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles

    Sanat K. Kumar;Nicolas Jouault;Brian Benicewicz;Tony Neely

  • High-Temperature Polybenzimidazole Fuel Cell Membranes via a Sol-Gel Process

    Lixiang Xiao;Haifeng Zhang;Eugene Scanlon;L. S. Ramanathan

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications?

    Sanat K. Kumar;Brian C. Benicewicz;Richard A. Vaia;Karen I. Winey

  • Synthesis of Well-Defined Polymer Brushes Grafted onto Silica Nanoparticles via Surface Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

    Chunzhao Li;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridine-Based Polybenzimidazoles for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Applications

    L. Xiao;H. Zhang;T. Jana;E. Scanlon

  • A Versatile Method To Prepare RAFT Agent Anchored Substrates and the Preparation of PMMA Grafted Nanoparticles

    Chunzhao Li;Junwon Han;Chang Y. Ryu;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Durability Studies of PBI‐based High Temperature PEMFCs

    S. Yu;L. Xiao;B. C. Benicewicz;B. C. Benicewicz

  • Designed interfaces in polymer nanocomposites : A fundamental viewpoint

    Linda S. Schadler;Sanat K. Kumar;Brian C. Benicewicz;Sarah L. Lewis

  • Conformational Transitions of Spherical Polymer Brushes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory

    Douglas Dukes;Yu Li;Sarah Lewis;Brian Benicewicz

  • TiO2 nanocomposites with high refractive index and transparency

    Peng Tao;Yu Li;Atri Rungta;Anand Viswanath

  • Inorganic nanoparticles engineered to attack bacteria

    Kristen P. Miller;Lei Wang;Brian C. Benicewicz;Alan W. Decho

  • Polybenzimidazole/Acid Complexes as High-Temperature Membranes

    Jordan Mader;Lixiang Xiao;Thomas J. Schmidt;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Mechanical properties of Al2O3/polymethylmethacrylate nanocomposites

    Benjamin J. Ash;Diana F. Rogers;Christopher J. Wiegand;Linda S. Schadler

  • “Gel-like” Mechanical Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposite Melts

    Pinar Akcora;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll;Sarah Lewis

  • Controlling the thermomechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites by tailoring the polymer–particle interface

    Amitabh Bansal;Hoichang Yang;Chunzhao Li;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Sulfonated Polybenzimidazoles for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells

    Jordan A. Mader;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Designing exceptional gas-separation polymer membranes using machine learning.

    J. Wesley Barnett;Connor R. Bilchak;Yiwen Wang;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Mechanical Reinforcement in Polymer Melts Filled with Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles

    Joseph F. Moll;Pinar Akcora;Atri Rungta;Shushan Gong

  • Synthesis and Properties of Functionalized Polybenzimidazoles for High-Temperature PEMFCs

    Seonghan Yu;Brian C. Benicewicz

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanat K. Kumar
Sanat K. Kumar Columbia University
Linda S. Schadler
Linda S. Schadler University of Vermont
John W. Weidner
John W. Weidner University of Cincinnati
Alan W. Decho
Alan W. Decho University of South Carolina
Richard W. Siegel
Richard W. Siegel Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Xiao-Ming Chen
Xiao-Ming Chen Sun Yat-sen University
Chuanbing Tang
Chuanbing Tang University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Colby
Ralph H. Colby Pennsylvania State University
Jack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas National Institute of Standards and Technology
Alejandro J. Müller
Alejandro J. Müller University of the Basque Country

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