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D-Index
82
Citations
20567
World Ranking
2506
National Ranking
723

Chemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
19274
World Ranking
3865
National Ranking
1232

C. M. Roland 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 C. M. Roland sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 380 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. M. Roland 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 C. M. Roland sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental contributions to computational materials physics and statistical mechanics, his insights into the understanding of growth phenomena for complex and nanostructured materials, and his ground breaking work on surfaces and interfaces

Overview

C. M. Roland is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with key involvement in fields such as materials chemistry, catalysis, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrochemistry, and civil and structural engineering. The scientist's work encompasses several notable topics related to material behavior and applications.

The main topics covered by C. M. Roland include:

  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications
  • Structural response to dynamic loads
  • High-velocity impact and material behavior
  • Automotive and human injury biomechanics
  • Material dynamics and properties

Within their recent publications, C. M. Roland has contributed to several scientific papers between 2020 and 2024. These include:

  • "Structurally Related Scaling Behavior in Ionic Systems" (2020) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "DEFORMATION INDEX APPLIED TO IMPACT" (2020) published in Rubber Chemistry and Technology
  • "Dynamic Properties of Supercooled Chlorinated Biphenyls" (2020) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "IMMISCIBLE POLYMER-FILLER SYSTEMS FOR TUNABLE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES" (2024) published in Rubber Chemistry and Technology

C. M. Roland has frequently published in the following venues:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Rubber Chemistry and Technology

The scientist has collaborated multiple times with several coauthors, including:

  • Adam P. Holt
  • Brian P. Mason
  • Shinian Cheng
  • Małgorzata Musiał
  • Ż. Wojnarowska

In recognition of their contributions, C. M. Roland was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2012. The citation highlighted their fundamental contributions to computational materials physics and statistical mechanics, insights into growth phenomena for complex and nanostructured materials, and pioneering work on surfaces and interfaces.

Best Publications

  • Supercooled dynamics of glass-forming liquids and polymers under hydrostatic pressure

    C M Roland;S Hensel-Bielowka;M Paluch;R Casalini;R Casalini

  • Chemical structure and intermolecular cooperativity: dielectric relaxation results

    K. L. Ngai;C. M. Roland

  • High strain rate mechanical behavior of polyurea

    C.M. Roland;J.N. Twigg;Y. Vu;P.H. Mott

  • The bulk modulus and Poisson's ratio of “incompressible” materials

    P.H. Mott;J.R. Dorgan;C.M. Roland

  • Influence of Particle Size and Polymer−Filler Coupling on Viscoelastic Glass Transition of Particle-Reinforced Polymers

    C. G. Robertson;C. J. Lin;M. Rackaitis;C. M. Roland

  • Thermodynamical scaling of the glass transition dynamics.

    R. Casalini;R. Casalini;C. M. Roland

  • Molecular Weight Dependence of Fragility in Polystyrene

    P. G. Santangelo;C. M. Roland

  • Thermodynamic scaling of the viscosity of van der Waals, H-bonded, and ionic liquids

    C. M. Roland;S. Bair;R. Casalini

  • Limits to Poisson’s ratio in isotropic materials

    P. H. Mott;C. M. Roland

  • Observation of the Component Dynamics in a Miscible Polymer Blend by Dielectric and Mechanical Spectroscopies

    A. Alegria;J. Colmenero;K. L. Ngai;C. M. Roland

  • Do theories of the glass transition, in which the structural relaxation time does not define the dispersion of the structural relaxation, need revision?

    K L Ngai;R Casalini;S Capaccioli;M Paluch

  • Viscoelastic properties of polymers. 4. Thermorheological complexity of the softening dispersion in polyisobutylene

    D. J. Plazek;I.-C. Chay;K. L. Ngai;C. M. Roland

  • Dynamical heterogeneity in a miscible polymer blend

    C. M. Roland;K. L. Ngai

  • Elastomer–steel laminate armor

    C.M. Roland;D. Fragiadakis;R.M. Gamache

  • Relationship between the primary and secondary dielectric relaxation processes in propylene glycol and its oligomers

    C. León;K. L. Ngai;C. M. Roland

  • Impact-induced glass transition in elastomeric coatings

    R. B. Bogoslovov;C. M. Roland;R. M. Gamache

  • Does the Arrhenius Temperature Dependence of the Johari-Goldstein Relaxation Persist above T g ?

    M Paluch;C M Roland;S Pawlus;J Zioło

  • Thermodynamic interpretation of the scaling of the dynamics of supercooled liquids.

    R. Casalini;U. Mohanty;C. M. Roland

  • Segmental relaxation and the correlation of time and temperature dependencies in poly (vinyl methyl ether)/polystyrene mixtures

    C. M. Roland;K. L. Ngai

  • Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on the Local Segmental Dynamics in Poly(vinyl acetate)

    R. B. Bogoslovov;C. M. Roland;A. R. Ellis;and A. M. Randall

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Casalini
Riccardo Casalini United States Naval Research Laboratory
Marian Paluch
Marian Paluch University of Silesia
K. L. Ngai
K. L. Ngai University of Pisa
Scott Bair
Scott Bair Georgia Institute of Technology
Alexei P. Sokolov
Alexei P. Sokolov University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Thomas H. Epps
Thomas H. Epps University of Delaware
Eric Baer
Eric Baer Case Western Reserve University
Angel Alegría
Angel Alegría University of the Basque Country
Tadeusz Pakula
Tadeusz Pakula Max Planck Society
Juan Colmenero
Juan Colmenero University of the Basque Country

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