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Materials Science

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74
Citations
20458
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3617
National Ranking
994

Chemistry

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Dieter M. Gruen 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 Dieter M. Gruen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 440 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dieter M. Gruen 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 Dieter M. Gruen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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

  • 2000 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For the development and characterization of low-pressure synthesis of nanocrystalline diamond films from fullerene precursors.

Overview

Dieter M. Gruen is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Medicine, with notable work in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas including:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
  • Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

The following recent papers authored or co-authored by Dieter M. Gruen illustrate the scope of their scientific contributions:

  • "Organophilicity of Graphene Oxide for Enhanced Wettability of ZnO Nanorods," 2020, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Spectrometric Characterization of Purified C60 and C70," 2024, published in OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "A Rare Case of Follicular Lymphoma Causing Plastic Bronchitis," 2025, published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dieter M. Gruen include:

  • Pavan S. Emani
  • Hisham A. Maddah
  • Arjun Rangoonwala
  • Songwei Che
  • Aditya Prajapati

The scientist's publications are often found in these venues:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Dieter M. Gruen was awarded the MRS Medal by the Materials Research Society in 2000 for work related to the development and characterization of low-pressure synthesis of nanocrystalline diamond films from fullerene precursors.

Best Publications

  • DNA-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin-films as stable, biologically active substrates.

    Wensha Yang;Orlando Auciello;James E. Butler;Wei Cai

  • NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS1

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  • Synthesis and characterization of highly-conducting nitrogen-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond films

    S. Bhattacharyya;O. Auciello;J. Birrell;J. A. Carlisle

  • Ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films for MEMS and moving mechanical assembly devices

    A.R. Krauss;O. Auciello;D.M. Gruen;A. Jayatissa

  • Control of diamond film microstructure by Ar additions to CH4/H2 microwave plasmas

    D. Zhou;D. Zhou;D. M. Gruen;L. C. Qin;T. G. McCauley

  • Triplet states of fullerenes C60 and C70 : electron paramagnetic resonance spectra, photophysics, and electronic structures

    Michael R. Wasielewski;Michael P. O'Neil;Keith R. Lykke;Michael J. Pellin

  • Fullerenes as precursors for diamond film growth without hydrogen or oxygen additions

    Dieter M. Gruen;Shengzhong Liu;Alan R. Krauss;Jianshu Luo

  • Tight-binding molecular-dynamics simulation of impurities in ultrananocrystalline diamond grain boundaries

    Peter Zapol;Michael Sternberg;Larry A. Curtiss;Thomas Frauenheim

  • LaNi 5-x Al x is a versatile alloy system for metal hydride applications

    Marshall H. Mendelsohn;Dieter M. Gruen;Austin E. Dwight

  • Synthesis of nanocrystalline diamond thin films from an Ar–CH4 microwave plasma

    D. Zhou;D. Zhou;T. G. McCauley;Lu-Chang Q Qin;A. R. Krauss

  • Bonding structure in nitrogen doped ultrananocrystalline diamond

    James Birrell;J. E. Gerbi;O. Auciello;J. M. Gibson

  • High-yield synthesis, separation, and mass-spectrometric characterization of fullerenes C60 to C266

    Deborah Holmes Parker;Peter Wurz;Kuntal Chatterjee;Keith R. Lykke

  • Synthesis and electron field emission of nanocrystalline diamond thin films grown from N2/CH4 microwave plasmas

    D. Zhou;D. Zhou;A. R. Krauss;L. C. Qin;T. G. McCauley

  • Growing carbon nanotubes by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

    Lu-Chang Q Qin;D. Zhou;A. R. Krauss;D. M. Gruen

  • Electron field emission for ultrananocrystalline diamond films

    A. R. Krauss;O. Auciello;M. Q. Ding;D. M. Gruen

  • Microstructure of ultrananocrystalline diamond films grown by microwave Ar–CH4 plasma chemical vapor deposition with or without added H2

    S. Jiao;A. Sumant;M. A. Kirk;D. M. Gruen

  • Morphology and electronic structure in nitrogen-doped ultrananocrystalline diamond

    James Birrell;J. A. Carlisle;O. Auciello;D. M. Gruen

  • Buckyball microwave plasmas: Fragmentation and diamond‐film growth

    Dieter M. Gruen;Shengzhong Liu;Alan R. Krauss;Xianzheng Pan

  • Tribological properties of nanocrystalline diamond films

    A. Erdemir;G.R. Fenske;A.R. Krauss;D.M. Gruen

  • Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond

    Oliver Williams;Michael Daenen;Jan D'haen;Jan D'haen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

  • Excimer laser phototherapy for the dissolution of abnormal growth

    Dieter M. Gruen;Charles E. Young;Michael J. Pellin

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan R. Krauss
Alan R. Krauss Argonne National Laboratory
Michael J. Pellin
Michael J. Pellin Argonne National Laboratory
Orlando Auciello
Orlando Auciello The University of Texas at Dallas
Robert P. H. Chang
Robert P. H. Chang Northwestern University
Oliver Aneurin Williams
Oliver Aneurin Williams Cardiff University
Larry A. Curtiss
Larry A. Curtiss Argonne National Laboratory
Peter Wurz
Peter Wurz University of Bern
Ali Erdemir
Ali Erdemir Texas A&M University
Anirudha V. Sumant
Anirudha V. Sumant Argonne National Laboratory
Peter Zapol
Peter Zapol Argonne National Laboratory

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