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Christopher J. Bettinger

Christopher J. Bettinger

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
48
Citations
12765
World Ranking
10713
National Ranking
2530

Christopher J. Bettinger 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 Christopher J. Bettinger sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 120 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher J. Bettinger 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 Christopher J. Bettinger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Christopher J. Bettinger is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on engineering and neuroscience, contributing notably to biomedical engineering, cellular and molecular neuroscience, electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and neurology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, neuroscience and neural engineering, conducting polymers and their applications, vagus nerve stimulation research, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, advanced memory and neural computing, as well as advanced materials and mechanics.

Frequent collaborators of Bettinger include Gaurav Balakrishnan, Durva Naik, Chenchen Mou, Jiwoo Song, and Arnav Bhat. Publications are most commonly found in venues such as MRS Bulletin, Advanced Materials, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Advanced Science, and ACS Nano.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors (2023, ACS Nano)
  • Edible Electronics: The Vision and the Challenge (2020, Advanced Materials Technologies)
  • Recent Progress in Materials Chemistry to Advance Flexible Bioelectronics in Medicine (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Miniature battery-free bioelectronics (2023, Science)
  • The emergence of transient electronic devices (2020, MRS Bulletin)

Bettinger's work involves engineering approaches to develop flexible bioelectronic devices, transient electronic materials, and edible electronics, intersecting chemistry, materials science, and neural engineering. Through these multidisciplinary research efforts, their contributions address challenges in flexible sensors, bioelectronics, and neural interface technologies.

Bettinger has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Engineering substrate topography at the micro- and nanoscale to control cell function.

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Robert Langer;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Accordion-like honeycombs for tissue engineering of cardiac anisotropy.

    George C. Engelmayr;Mingyu Cheng;Christopher J. Bettinger;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Effects of Thermal Annealing Upon the Morphology of Polymer-Fullerene Blends

    Eric Verploegen;Rajib Mondal;Christopher J. Bettinger;Seihout Sok

  • A biodegradable and biocompatible gecko-inspired tissue adhesive

    Alborz Mahdavi;Lino Ferreira;Lino Ferreira;Cathryn Sundback;Jason W. Nichol

  • Organic Thin‐Film Transistors Fabricated on Resorbable Biomaterial Substrates

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Zhenan Bao

  • Biocompatibility of biodegradable semiconducting melanin films for nerve tissue engineering.

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Joost P. Bruggeman;Asish Misra;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Biologically derived melanin electrodes in aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices

    Young Jo Kim;Wei Wu;Sang-Eun Chun;Jay F. Whitacre

  • Chemical and engineering approaches to enable organic field-effect transistors for electronic skin applications.

    Anatoliy N. Sokolov;Benjamin C-K. Tee;Christopher J. Bettinger;Jeffrey B.-H. Tok

  • Electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices inspired by nature

    P Meredith;C J Bettinger;M Irimia-Vladu;M Irimia-Vladu;A B Mostert

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Photocurable Elastomers from Poly(glycerol-co-sebacate)

    Christiaan L. E. Nijst;Joost P. Bruggeman;Jeffrey M. Karp;Lino Ferreira

  • Three-dimensional microfluidic tissue-engineering scaffolds using a flexible biodegradable polymer

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Eli J. Weinberg;Eli J. Weinberg;Katherine M. Kulig;Joseph P. Vacanti

  • Polymeric peptide pigments with sequence-encoded properties

    Ayala Lampel;Scott A. McPhee;Hang-Ah Park;Gary G. Scott

  • Biodegradable poly(polyol sebacate) polymers.

    Joost P. Bruggeman;Berend-Jan de Bruin;Berend-Jan de Bruin;Christopher J. Bettinger;Christopher J. Bettinger;Robert Langer

  • Microfabrication of poly (glycerol–sebacate) for contact guidance applications

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Brian Orrick;Asish Misra;Robert Langer

  • The effect of actin disrupting agents on contact guidance of human embryonic stem cells

    Sharon Gerecht;Christopher J. Bettinger;Zhitong Zhang;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Silk Fibroin Microfluidic Devices

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Kathleen M. Cyr;Akira Matsumoto;Robert Langer

  • Enhancement of In Vitro Capillary Tube Formation by Substrate Nanotopography.

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Zhitong Zhang;Sharon Gerecht;Jeffrey T. Borenstein

  • Biomaterials-based electronics: polymers and interfaces for biology and medicine.

    Meredith Muskovich;Christopher J. Bettinger

  • Catechol-mediated reversible binding of multivalent cations in eumelanin half-cells

    Young Jo Kim;Wei Wu;Sang-Eun Chun;Jay F. Whitacre

  • Amino alcohol-based degradable poly(ester amide) elastomers

    Christopher J. Bettinger;Joost P. Bruggeman;Joost P. Bruggeman;Jeffrey T. Borenstein;Robert S. Langer

  • Edible Electronics: The Vision and the Challenge

    Alina S. Sharova;Alina S. Sharova;Filippo Melloni;Filippo Melloni;Guglielmo Lanzani;Guglielmo Lanzani;Christopher J. Bettinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey T. Borenstein
Jeffrey T. Borenstein Draper Laboratory
Jay Whitacre
Jay Whitacre Carnegie Mellon University
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Gary K. Fedder
Gary K. Fedder Carnegie Mellon University
Jeffrey M. Karp
Jeffrey M. Karp Brigham and Women's Hospital
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University
Lino Ferreira
Lino Ferreira University of Coimbra
Metin Sitti
Metin Sitti Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Wei Wu
Wei Wu Wuhan University

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