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63
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14363
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6174
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Christian Rey 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 Christian Rey sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 190 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian Rey 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 Christian Rey sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Rey is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, focusing in particular on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their scholarly work concentrates on key topics such as Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty, Chemical Synthesis and Characterization, Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, and Dental Materials and Restorations.

Christian Rey has published extensively in several venues, including Biomaterials Advances and Journal of Materials Science, where they have multiple contributions. Other notable publication venues include CrystEngComm, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Acta Biomaterialia.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Christian Rey include the following:

  • Challenging applicability of ISO 10993-5 for calcium phosphate biomaterials evaluation: Towards more accurate in vitro cytotoxicity assessment (2024) published in Biomaterials Advances
  • Injectable bone cement containing carboxymethyl cellulose microparticles as a silver delivery system able to reduce implant-associated infection risk (2022) published in Acta Biomaterialia
  • Exploring the Formation Kinetics of Octacalcium Phosphate from Alpha-Tricalcium Phosphate: Synthesis Scale-Up, Determination of Transient Phases, Their Morphology and Biocompatibility (2023) published in Biomolecules
  • Spray-drying-derived amorphous calcium phosphate: a multi-scale characterization (2020) published in Journal of Materials Science
  • α-tricalcium phosphate synthesis from amorphous calcium phosphate: structural characterization and hydraulic reactivity (2021) published in Journal of Materials Science

Christian Rey frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Noteworthy frequent co-authors include Christèle Combes, Jérémy Soulié, Olivier Marsan, Cédric Charvillat, and Maximilien Desbord.

Best Publications

  • Amorphous calcium phosphates: Synthesis, properties and uses in biomaterials

    Christèle Combes;Christian Rey

  • MicroRaman Spectral Study of the PO4 and CO3 Vibrational Modes in Synthetic and Biological Apatites

    G. Penel;G. Leroy;C. Rey;E. Bres

  • Resolution-enhanced Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study of the environment of phosphate ion in the early deposits of a solid phase of calcium phosphate in bone and enamel and their evolution with age: 2. Investigations in the nu3PO4 domain.

    Christian Rey;M. Shimizu;B. Collins;Melvin J. Glimcher

  • Physico-chemical properties of nanocrystalline apatites: Implications for biominerals and biomaterials

    Christian Rey;Christèle Combes;Christophe Drouet;Hocine Sfihi

  • Resorbable calcium phosphate bone substitute

    David Knaack;M. E. P. Goad;Maria Aiolova;Christian Rey

  • Mineral maturity and crystallinity index are distinct characteristics of bone mineral

    Delphine Farlay;Gérard Panczer;Christian Rey;Pierre D. Delmas

  • Hydroxyl groups in bone mineral

    C. Rey;C. Rey;J.L. Miquel;L. Facchini;A.P. Legrand

  • Adsorption of proteins and calcium phosphate materials bioactivity

    C. Combes;C. Rey

  • Infrared and Raman microspectrometry study of fluor-fluor-hydroxy and hydroxy-apatite powders.

    G Penel;G Leroy;C Rey;B Sombret

  • Adaptative physico-chemistry of bio-related calcium phosphates

    Sophie Cazalbou;Christèle Combes;Diane Eichert;Christian Rey

  • A ROLE FOR OSTEOCALCIN IN OSTEOCLAST DIFFERENTIATION

    J. Glowacki;C. Rey;M. J. Glimcher;K. A. Cox

  • Ion exchanges in apatites for biomedical application.

    S. Cazalbou;D. Eichert;X. Ranz;C. Drouet

  • Characterization and Some Physicochemical Aspects of Pathological Microcalcifications

    Dominique Bazin;Michel Daudon;Christèle Combes;Christian Rey

  • New concepts in the composition, crystallization and growth of the mineral component of calcified tissues

    G. Montel;G. Bonel;J.C. Heughebaert;J.C. Trombe

  • Poorly crystalline apatites: evolution and maturation in vitro and in vivo.

    Sophie Cazalbou;Christèle Combes;Diane Eichert;Christian Rey

  • Biomimetic apatite-based biomaterials: on the critical impact of synthesis and post-synthesis parameters

    Nicolas Vandecandelaere;Christian Rey;Christophe Drouet

  • Solid state carbon-13 and proton NMR studies of carbonate-containing calcium phosphates and enamel

    K. Beshah;C. Rey;M.J. Glimcher;M. Schimizu

  • Surface characteristics of nanocrystalline apatites: effect of mg surface enrichment on morphology, surface hydration species, and cationic environments.

    Luca Bertinetti;Christophe Drouet;Christele Combes;Christian Rey

  • Isolation of calcium‐phosphate crystals of bone by non‐aqueous methods at low temperature

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  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spin‐Spin Relaxation of the Crystals of Bone, Dental Enamel, and Synthetic Hydroxyapatites

    Yaotang Wu;Yaotang Wu;Jerome L. Ackerman;Jerome L. Ackerman;Hyun-Man Kim;Hyun-Man Kim;Christian Rey

  • Evidence of hydroxyl-ion deficiency in bone apatites : an inelastic neutron scattering study.

    C.-K. Loong;C. Rey;L.T. Kuhn;C. Combes

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Estournès
Claude Estournès Paul Sabatier University
Eric Champion
Eric Champion Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Melvin J. Glimcher
Melvin J. Glimcher Harvard University
Marc D. Grynpas
Marc D. Grynpas University of Toronto
Rinaldo Poli
Rinaldo Poli Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
Mark E. Smith
Mark E. Smith University of Southampton
Pierre J. Marie
Pierre J. Marie Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Louis C. Gerstenfeld
Louis C. Gerstenfeld Boston University
Rachel Auzély-Velty
Rachel Auzély-Velty Grenoble Alpes University
Christel Gervais
Christel Gervais Sorbonne University

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