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D-Index
49
Citations
7501
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10648
National Ranking
2515

Dennis W. Smith 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 Dennis W. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 225 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis W. Smith 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 Dennis W. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dennis W. Smith is a researcher affiliated with Mississippi State University in the United States, with a focus on materials science. Their work predominantly covers the synthesis and properties of polymers, with notable contributions across related fields such as materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, pharmaceutical science, organic chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Organic and Inorganic Chemical Reactions

Smith has published several scientific papers with a focus on material durability, chemical coatings, and polymer synthesis. Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored include:

  • Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic medium by simple azole-based aromatic compounds, 2020, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic Surfaces by Electroless Nanoparticle Deposition and Perfluorinated Polymer Modification, 2021, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Triphenylene-Enchained Perfluorocyclobutyl Aryl Ether Polymers: A Modular Synthetic Route to Processable Thermoplastics Approaching Upper Limit Tg and Photostability, 2021, Macromolecules
  • Triphenylene containing blue-light emitting semi-fluorinated aryl ether polymers with excellent thermal and photostability, 2022, Materials Chemistry Frontiers
  • High carbon yielding and melt processable bis-ortho-diynylarene (BODA)-derived resins for rapid processing of dense carbon/carbon composites, 2022, Composites Part B Engineering

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Smith include:

  • Behzad Farajidizaji
  • Sumudu Athukorale
  • Charles U. Pittman
  • Ketki E. Shelar
  • Karl M. Mukeba

Many publications are found in specialized venues associated with materials science and chemistry, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications
  • Polymer
  • VideoGIE
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Dennis W. Smith's multidisciplinary research spans both the chemical synthesis of advanced polymeric materials and practical applications targeting material performance, supported by an extensive record of collaborations and publications in relevant scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Carbon Nanotube Doped Polyaniline

    Huseyin Zengin;Wensheng Zhou;Jianyong Jin;Richard Czerw

  • Perfluorocyclobutane Aromatic Polyethers. Synthesis and Characterization of New Siloxane-Containing Fluoropolymers†

    D. W. Smith;D. A. Babb

  • Handbook of fluoropolymer science and technology

    Dennis W. Smith;Scott T. Iacono;Suresh S. Iyer

  • Perfluorocyclobutyl Copolymers for Microphotonics

    Dennis W. Smith;Shengrong Chen;Suresh M. Kumar;John Ballato

  • Mechanochromic Response of Poly(ethylene glycol) Methacrylate Hydrogel Encapsulated Crystalline Colloidal Arrays

    Stephen H. Foulger;Ping Jiang;Amanda C. Lattam;Dennis W. Smith

  • Photonic crystal composites with reversible high-frequency stop band shifts

    Stephen H. Foulger;Ping Jiang;Amanda Lattam;Dennis W. Smith

  • Photonic Bandgap Composites

    Stephen H. Foulger;Ping Jiang;Yurong Ying;Amanda C. Lattam

  • Polyphenylene oligomers and polymers

    James P. Godschalx;Duane R. Romer;Ying Hung So;Zenon Lysenko

  • Solvent-Free Cyclization of Linear Dienes Using Olefin Metathesis and the Thorpe-Ingold Effect

    Malcolm D. E. Forbes;Jasson T. Patton;Tanya L. Myers;Heather D. Maynard

  • Perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB) polyaryl ethers: versatile coatings materials

    Dennis W Smith;David A Babb;Hiren V Shah;Adrienne Hoeglund

  • Acyclic diene metathesis polymerization: synthesis and characterization of unsaturated poly[carbo(dimethyl)silanes]

    K. B. Wagener;D. W. Smith

  • Science and technology of perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether polymers

    Scott T. Iacono;Stephen M. Budy;Jianyong Jin;Dennis W. Smith

  • Optical properties of perfluorocyclobutyl polymers

    John Ballato;Stephen Foulger;Dennis W. Smith

  • Halogen containing-polymer nanocomposite compositions, methods, and products employing such compositions

    David Carroll;John Ballato;Stephen Foulger;Richard Czerw

  • Acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization. Design and synthesis of unsaturated poly(carbosiloxanes)

    D. W. Smith;K. B. Wagener

  • Radical Addition of a Conjugated Polymer to Multilayer Fullerenes (Carbon Nano-onions)

    Arno S. Rettenbacher;Mark W. Perpall;Luis A Echegoyen;JoAn Hudson

  • Synthesis and electronic factors in thermal cyclodimerization of functionalized aromatic trifluorovinyl ethers.

    Bryan K. Spraul;S. Suresh;Jianyong Jin;Dennis W. Smith

  • Synthesis and characterization of high molecular weight perfluorocyclobutyl-containing polybenzimidazoles (PFCB–PBI) for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

    Guoqing Qian;Dennis W. Smith;Brian C. Benicewicz

  • Surface modified ground rubber tire by grafting acrylic acid for paving applications

    Saso Kocevski;Sriram Yagneswaran;Feipeng Xiao;V.S. Punith

  • Silk Polymer Coating with Low Dielectric Constant and High Thermal Stability for Ulsi Interlayer Dielectric

    P. H. Townsend;S. J. Martin;J. Godschalx;D. R. Romer

  • Ethynyl substituted aromatic compounds, synthesis, polymers and uses thereof

    David A. Babb;Dennis W. Smith;Steven J. Martin;James P. Godschalx

Frequent Co-Authors

John Ballato
John Ballato Clemson University
Kenneth B. Wagener
Kenneth B. Wagener University of Florida
Joseph M. Mabry
Joseph M. Mabry United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Luis Echegoyen
Luis Echegoyen The University of Texas at El Paso
Graeme Moad
Graeme Moad Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Christopher K. Ober
Christopher K. Ober Cornell University
Stephen E. Creager
Stephen E. Creager Clemson University
David L. Carroll
David L. Carroll Wake Forest University
John P. Ferraris
John P. Ferraris The University of Texas at Dallas
Khalil A. Abboud
Khalil A. Abboud University of Florida

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