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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 74 3558 3438 977 917 363 26346
Chemistry 72 5162 4689 1603 1336 337 25090

Edward T. Samulski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Edward T. Samulski between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Edward T. Samulski published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2004. 7 of the 403 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2004. 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 6 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 12 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1967 2025

403 publications in total across all disciplines

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Edward T. Samulski: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 2
1968 2
1969 1
1970 3
1971 2
1972 2
1973 5
1974 3
1975 1
1976 2
1977 5
1978 4
1979 3
1980 3
1981 4
1982 2
1983 6
1984 5
1985 6
1986 6
1987 5
1988 5
1989 1
1990 6
1991 9
1992 11
1993 11
1994 11
1995 11
1996 11
1997 13
1998 8
1999 1
2000 12
2001 3
2002 4
2003 11
2004 23
2005 5
2006 20
2007 11
2008 15
2009 12
2010 15
2011 12
2012 10
2013 9
2014 14
2015 17
2016 12
2017 3
2018 3
2019 3
2020 8
2021 1
2022 1
2023 2
2024 4
2025 3
Total 403
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Edward T. Samulski 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 Edward T. Samulski sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 350–369 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 363 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 363
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Edward T. Samulski 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 Edward T. Samulski sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 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.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359 74
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing methodology to quantify molecular order in polymer fluids and liquid crystals
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Edward T. Samulski is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science, with a notable emphasis on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Additional areas of study include Mechanical Engineering, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

Their scholarly output comprises investigations in various niche fields such as Liquid Crystal Research Advancements, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality, Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties, Applications, Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, and Material Dynamics and Properties.

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Alexandros G. Vanakaras
  • Demetri J. Photinos
  • M. S. Hegde
  • Theo J. Dingemans
  • Francesco Vita

Among the publication venues where their research has appeared are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Nanomaterials

Notable recent papers authored by Edward T. Samulski include:

  • "All Structures Great and Small: Nanoscale Modulations in Nematic Liquid Crystals," 2021, Nanomaterials
  • "Strong graphene oxide nanocomposites from aqueous hybrid liquid crystals," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Probing molecular ordering in the nematic phases of para-linked bimesogen dimers through NMR studies of flexible prochiral solutes," 2020, Liquid Crystals
  • "Irreversible Shear-Activated Gelation of a Liquid Crystalline Polyelectrolyte," 2020, ACS Macro Letters
  • "The Ever Elusive, Yet-to-Be-Discovered Twist-Bend Nematic Phase," 2023, Crystals

Edward T. Samulski has received several fellowships throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1995)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (1992), noted for developing methodology to quantify molecular order in polymer fluids and liquid crystals

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of water soluble graphene.

    Yongchao Si;Edward T. Samulski

  • Continuous liquid interface production of 3D objects

    John R. Tumbleston;David Shirvanyants;Nikita Ermoshkin;Rima Janusziewicz

  • Exfoliated Graphene Separated by Platinum Nanoparticles

    Yongchao Si;Edward T. Samulski

  • Physical Properties of Polymers

    James Mark;Kia Ngai;William Graessley;Leo Mandelkern

  • Thermotropic biaxial nematic liquid crystals.

    L. A. Madsen;T. J. Dingemans;M. Nakata;E. T. Samulski

  • Large-Scale, Solution-Phase Growth of Single-Crystalline SnO2 Nanorods

    Bin Cheng;Joette M Russell;Wensheng Shi;Lei Zhang

  • The measurement of cross-relaxation effects in the proton NMR spin-lattice relaxation of water in biological systems: Hydrated collagen and muscle☆

    Hommo T Edzes;Edward T Samulski

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of one-dimensional ZnO nanostructures with different aspect ratios.

    Bin Cheng;Edward T. Samulski

  • Design of Nonionic Surfactants for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    J. B. McClain;D. E. Betts;D. A. Canelas;E. T. Samulski

  • Extraction of a hydrophilic compound from water into liquid CO2 using dendritic surfactants

    A. I. Cooper;J. D. Londono;J. D. Londono;G. Wignall;J. B. McClain

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATION BY SUPPLYING THROUGH CARRIER

    Desimone Joseph M;Alexander Ermoshkin;Nikita Ermoshkin;Edward T Samulski

  • Cross relaxation and spin diffusion in the proton NMR of hydrated collagen

    Hommo T. Edzes;Hommo T. Edzes;Edward T. Samulski

  • Continuous liquid interphase printing

    Joseph M. Desimone;Alexander Ermoshkin;Nikita Ermoshkin;Edward T. Samulski

  • Method and apparatus for three-dimensional fabrication

    Joseph M. DeSimone;Alexander Ermoshkin;Edward T. Samulski

  • Short-range nematic-like orientational order in strained elastomers: a deuterium magnetic resonance study

    Bertrand Deloche;Edward T. Samulski

  • Photonic Crystal Geometry for Organic Solar Cells

    Doo Hyun Ko;John R. Tumbleston;Lei Zhang;Stuart Williams

  • Superhydrophobic Behavior of a Perfluoropolyether Lotus-Leaf-like Topography

    Lei Zhang;Zhilian Zhou;Bin Cheng;Joseph M. DeSimone

  • Nanoparticle fabrication methods, systems, and materials

    Joseph M. Desimone;Jason P. Rolland;Ansley E. Exner;Edward T. Samulski

  • Fluorocarbons Dissolved in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. NMR Evidence for Specific Solute−Solvent Interactions

    Alexander Dardin;Joseph M. DeSimone;Edward T. Samulski

  • Fabrication and characterization of nanotubular semiconductor oxides In2O3 and Ga2O3

    Bin Cheng;Edward T. Samulski

  • Liquid crystal elastomers

    Heino Finkelmann;W. Gleim;K. Hammerschmidt;J. Schätzle

  • Photonic Crystal Geometry for Organic Solar Cells

    Edward Samulski;Rene Lopez;Doo-Hyun Ko;John Tumbleston

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph M. DeSimone
Joseph M. DeSimone Stanford University
George D. Wignall
George D. Wignall Oak Ridge National Laboratory
James E. Mark
James E. Mark University of Cincinnati
William W. Graessley
William W. Graessley Princeton University
K. L. Ngai
K. L. Ngai University of Pisa
Leo Mandelkern
Leo Mandelkern Florida State University
Jack L. Koenig
Jack L. Koenig Case Western Reserve University
Wenbin Lin
Wenbin Lin Westlake University
Stephen J. Picken
Stephen J. Picken Delft University of Technology
Zeev Luz
Zeev Luz Weizmann Institute of Science

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