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Materials Science

D-Index
46
Citations
7160
World Ranking
11499
National Ranking
136

Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
6536
World Ranking
17253
National Ranking
204

Bruno Van Mele 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 Bruno Van Mele sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 334 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruno Van Mele 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 Bruno Van Mele sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bruno Van Mele is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research spans various fields primarily within Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on polymers and electronic materials.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Van Mele's work covers several subfields, notably:

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Bioengineering
  • Materials Chemistry

The core research topics involve:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Van Mele's publication record includes frequent contributions to several scientific journals. These venues reflect their interdisciplinary approach and include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer
  • Polymers
  • Journal of Controlled Release

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Van Mele include:

  • Tuning Electronic and Morphological Properties for High-Performance Wavelength-Selective Organic Near-Infrared Cavity Photodetectors, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Self-healing UV-curable polymer network with reversible Diels-Alder bonds for applications in ambient conditions, 2020, Polymer
  • Self-Healing in Mobility-Restricted Conditions Maintaining Mechanical Robustness: Furan-Maleimide Diels-Alder Cycloadditions in Polymer Networks for Ambient Applications, 2020, Polymers
  • Time-Temperature-Transformation, Temperature-Conversion-Transformation, and Continuous-Heating-Transformation Diagrams of Reversible Covalent Polymer Networks, 2020, Macromolecules
  • From Slow to Fast Self-Healing at Ambient Temperature of High-Modulus Reversible Poly(methacrylate) Networks. Single- and Dual-Dynamics and the Effect of Phase Separation, 2021, Macromolecules

Collaborations are an important part of Van Mele's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Niko Van den Brande
  • Wouter Maes
  • Jessica Mangialetto
  • Jochen Vanderspikken
  • Zhen Liu

Best Publications

  • Phase diagram of P3HT/PCBM blends and its implication for the stability of morphology.

    Jun Zhao;Ann Swinnen;Guy Van Assche;Jean Manca

  • Low-temperature synthesized aluminosilicate glasses

    H. Rahier;B. Van Mele;M. Biesemans;J. Wastiels

  • Reaction mechanism, kinetics and high temperature transformations of geopolymers

    H. Rahier;J. Wastiels;M. Biesemans;R. Willlem

  • Carbon Nanotube/Isotactic Polypropylene Composites Prepared by Latex Technology : Morphology Analysis of CNT-Induced Nucleation

    Kangbo Lu;Nadia Grossiord;Cor E. Koning;Hans E. Miltner

  • Isotactic polypropylene/carbon nanotube composites prepared by latex technology. Thermal analysis of carbon nanotube-induced nucleation

    Hans E. Miltner;Nadia Grossiord;Kangbo Lu;Joachim Loos

  • The thermal degradation of poly(vinyl acetate) and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate): Part I: Experimental study of the degradation mechanism

    B. Rimez;H. Rahier;G. Van Assche;T. Artoos

  • Kinetics of Demixing and Remixing in Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Water Studied by Modulated Temperature DSC

    Kurt Van Durme;Guy Van Assche;Bruno Van Mele

  • Influence of Additives on the Thermoresponsive Behavior of Polymers in Aqueous Solution

    Kurt Van Durme;Hubert Rahier;Bruno Van Mele

  • Low-temperature synthesized aluminosilicate glasses

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  • SECM study of defect repair in self-healing polymer coatings on metals

    Y. González-García;J.M.C Mol;T. Muselle;I. De Graeve

  • Influence of Poly(ethylene oxide) Grafts on Kinetics of LCST Behavior in Aqueous Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Solutions and Networks Studied by Modulated Temperature DSC

    Kurt Van Durme;Sam Verbrugghe;Filip E. Du Prez;Bruno Van Mele

  • Restricted chain segment mobility in poly(amide) 6/clay nanocomposites evidenced by quasi-isothermal crystallization

    Hans E. Miltner;Guy Van Assche;András Pozsgay;Béla Pukánszky

  • Introduction of silica into thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) hydrogels : A novel approach to improve response rates

    Kurt Van Durme;Bruno Van Mele;Wouter Loos;Filip E. Du Prez

  • Demixing and remixing kinetics of poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (PIPOZ) aqueous solutions studied by modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry

    Jun Zhao;Richard Hoogenboom;Richard Hoogenboom;Guy Van Assche;Bruno Van Mele

  • Novel synthetic strategy toward shape memory polyurethanes with a well-defined switching temperature

    S. D'hollander;G. Van Assche;B. Van Mele;F. Du Prez

  • Self-healing property characterization of reversible thermoset coatings

    G. Scheltjens;J. Brancart;I. De Graeve;B. Van Mele

  • Anthracene-Based Thiol–Ene Networks with Thermo-Degradable and Photo-Reversible Properties

    Jonas Van Damme;Otto van den Berg;Otto van den Berg;Joost Brancart;Laetitia Vlaminck

  • Investigation of the self-healing properties of shape memory polyurethane coatings with the ‘odd random phase multisine’ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    Jean-Baptiste Jorcin;Gill Scheltjens;Yves Van Ingelgem;Els Tourwé

  • A combined mechanical, microscopic and local electrochemical evaluation of self-healing properties of shape-memory polyurethane coatings

    Y. González-García;J.M.C. Mol;T. Muselle;I. De Graeve

  • Role of Complex Formation in the Polymerization Kinetics of Modified Epoxy−Amine Systems

    Steven Swier;Guy Van Assche;Wendy Vuchelen;Bruno Van Mele

  • Modulated‐temperature differential scanning calorimetry study of temperature‐induced mixing and demixing in poly(vinylmethylether)/water

    Steven Swier;Kurt Van Durme;Bruno Van Mele

  • Thermal Stability of Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-phenylethoxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MPE-PPV):Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    J Joke Vandenbergh;Bst Bert Conings;S Sabine Bertho;J Kesters

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Vanderzande
Dirk Vanderzande Hasselt University
Wouter Maes
Wouter Maes Hasselt University
Jean Manca
Jean Manca Hasselt University
Filip Du Prez
Filip Du Prez Ghent University
Monique Biesemans
Monique Biesemans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Laurence Lutsen
Laurence Lutsen Hasselt University
CE Cor Koning
CE Cor Koning University of Groningen
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons
Richard Hoogenboom
Richard Hoogenboom Ghent University
Paul Geerlings
Paul Geerlings Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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