2026 Eugene R. Zubarev: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	49	10480	10122	2487	2308	108	9512
Chemistry	49	14745	13279	3764	3082	101	9482

Eugene R. Zubarev 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 Eugene R. Zubarev sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 108 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eugene R. Zubarev 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 Eugene R. Zubarev sits on this spectrum.

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

Eugene R. Zubarev is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with particular attention to subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies, Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, and Extracellular vesicles in disease.

Frequently published venues for their research include Langmuir, Science Advances, Biomaterials, and Chemical Communications. Their most cited papers showcase studies on gold nanorods and nanowires, with notable publications as follows:

"Gold Nanorod Synthesis with Small Thiolated Molecules," 2020, Langmuir
"Pancreatic tumor microenvironmental acidosis and hypoxia transform gold nanorods into cell-penetrant particles for potent radiosensitization," 2022, Science Advances
"Gold Nanowires from Nanorods," 2020, Langmuir
"Uncloaking cell-impermeant gold nanorods via tumor microenvironmental cathepsin B facilitates cancer cell penetration and potent radiosensitization," 2022, Biomaterials
"Synthesis of Asymmetric One-Dimensional Pd on Au Bimetallic Nanostructures," 2021, Langmuir

Collaborations form an active part of their research output. Frequent coauthors include Bishnu P. Khanal, Anton V. Liopo, Katherinne I. Requejo, Yuri Mackeyev, and Valeria Gonzalez.

Best Publications

Functional Gold Nanorods: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Sensing Applications

Leonid Vigderman;Bishnu P. Khanal;Eugene R. Zubarev

896
Citations
Paclitaxel-functionalized gold nanoparticles.

Jacob D. Gibson;Bishnu P. Khanal;Eugene R. Zubarev

606
Citations
Gold nanorods 3D-supercrystals as surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy substrates for the rapid detection of scrambled prions

Ramón A. Alvarez-Puebla;Ashish Agarwal;Pramit Manna;Bishnu P. Khanal

488
Citations
High-Yield Synthesis of Gold Nanorods with Longitudinal SPR Peak Greater than 1200 nm Using Hydroquinone as a Reducing Agent

Leonid Vigderman;Eugene R. Zubarev

463
Citations
Therapeutic platforms based on gold nanoparticles and their covalent conjugates with drug molecules

Leonid Vigderman;Eugene R. Zubarev

374
Citations
Semiconductor nanohelices templated by supramolecular ribbons.

Eli D. Sone;Eugene R. Zubarev;Samuel I. Stupp

361
Citations
Rings of Nanorods

Bishnu P. Khanal;Eugene R. Zubarev

350
Citations
Self-assembly of dendron rodcoil molecules into nanoribbons

Eugene R. Zubarev;Martin U. Pralle;Eli D. Sone;Samuel I. Stupp

325
Citations
Quantitative Replacement of Cetyl Trimethylammonium Bromide by Cationic Thiol Ligands on the Surface of Gold Nanorods and Their Extremely Large Uptake by Cancer Cells

Leonid Vigderman;Pramit Manna;Eugene R. Zubarev

261
Citations
Conversion of supramolecular clusters to macromolecular objects

Eugene R. Zubarev;Martin U. Pralle;Leiming Li;Samuel I. Stupp

251
Citations
Purification of high aspect ratio gold nanorods: complete removal of platelets.

Bishnu P. Khanal;Eugene R. Zubarev

232
Citations
Adsorption and Unfolding of a Single Protein Triggers Nanoparticle Aggregation.

Sergio Dominguez-Medina;Lydia Kisley;Lawrence J. Tauzin;Anneli Hoggard

230
Citations
Amphiphilicity-Driven Organization of Nanoparticles into Discrete Assemblies

Eugene R. Zubarev;Jun Xu;and Arshad Sayyad;Jacob D. Gibson

214
Citations
Amphiphilic gold nanoparticles with V-shaped arms.

Eugene R. Zubarev;Jun Xu;and Arshad Sayyad;Jacob D. Gibson

188
Citations
Ultrathin Layer-by-Layer Hydrogels with Incorporated Gold Nanorods as pH-Sensitive Optical Materials

Veronika Kozlovskaya;Eugenia Kharlampieva;Bishnu P. Khanal;Pramit Manna

187
Citations
Propagation lengths and group velocities of plasmons in chemically synthesized gold and silver nanowires.

Barbara Wild;Lina Cao;Lina Cao;Yugang Sun;Bishnu P. Khanal

179
Citations
Y-shaped polymer brushes: Nanoscale switchable surfaces

Duangrut Julthongpiput;Yen-Hsi Lin;Jing Teng;Eugene R. Zubarev

156
Citations
Y-shaped amphiphilic brushes with switchable micellar surface structures.

Duangrut Julthongpiput;Yen-Hsi Lin;Jing Teng;Eugene R. Zubarev

155
Citations
Plasmonic Nanoparticles−Liquid Crystal Composites†

Saumyakanti Khatua;Pramit Manna;Wei-Shun Chang;Alexei Tcherniak

147
Citations
Shape-Dependent Oriented Trapping and Scaffolding of Plasmonic Nanoparticles by Topological Defects for Self-Assembly of Colloidal Dimers in Liquid Crystals

Bohdan Senyuk;Julian S. Evans;Julian S. Evans;Paul J. Ackerman;Taewoo Lee

145
Citations