2026 George P. Simon: 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	92	1546	1485	57	57	493	27154

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

George P. Simon is a researcher affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines with a focus on engineering and materials science, contributing extensively to the subfields of biomedical engineering, biomaterials, electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics including:

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Conducting Polymers and Applications
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Membrane Separation Technologies
Dielectric Materials and Actuators
Perovskite Materials and Applications

Simon has published frequently in a number of scientific journals, with multiple papers appearing in:

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Journal of Membrane Science
ChemSusChem
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent selected papers highlight the scope of their research and include:

A sunlight-responsive metal-organic framework system for sustainable water desalination, 2020, Nature Sustainability
Vertically Aligned Gold Nanowires as Stretchable and Wearable Epidermal Ion-Selective Electrode for Noninvasive Multiplexed Sweat Analysis, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
A Review on Emerging Barrier Materials and Encapsulation Strategies for Flexible Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
Electrolyte gating in graphene-based supercapacitors and its use for probing nanoconfined charging dynamics, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
ASSURED-compliant point-of-care diagnostics for the detection of human viral infections, 2021, Reviews in Medical Virology

Frequent collaborators in Simon's research include:

Vikram Singh Raghuwanshi
Gil Garnier
Huanting Wang
David Joram Mendoza
Christine Browne

Best Publications

Water absorption and states of water in semicrystalline poly(vinyl alcohol) films

R.M. Hodge;Graham H. Edward;George P. Simon

907
Citations
Morphology, thermal relaxations and mechanical properties of layered silicate nanocomposites based upon high-functionality epoxy resins

Ole Becker;Russell Varley;George Simon

574
Citations
Thermoplastic toughening of epoxy resins: a critical review

J H Hodgkin;George P Simon;Russell J Varley

525
Citations
Preparation and characterization of slow-release fertilizer encapsulated by starch-based superabsorbent polymer

Dongling Qiao;Hongsheng Liu;Long Yu;Long Yu;Xianyang Bao

439
Citations
Nitrogen-doped nanoporous carbon/graphene nano-sandwiches: Synthesis and application for efficient oxygen reduction

Jing Wei;Yaoxin Hu;Yan Liang;Biao Kong

419
Citations
Free Volume and the Mechanism of Plasticization in Water-Swollen Poly(vinyl alcohol)

R. M. Hodge;T. J. Bastow;G. H. Edward;G. P. Simon

394
Citations
Scalable production of graphene via wet chemistry: progress and challenges

Yu Lin Zhong;Zhiming Tian;George Philip Simon;Dan Li

384
Citations
Comparison of Solution Intercalation and Melt Intercalation of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites

Zhiqi Shen;George P Simon;Yi Bing Cheng

384
Citations
Controllable corrugation of chemically converted graphene sheets in water and potential application for nanofiltration

Ling Qiu;Xuehua Zhang;Wenrong Yang;Yufei Wang

380
Citations
Electrochemical exfoliation of graphite and production of functional graphene

Pei Yu;Sean E. Lowe;George P. Simon;Yu Lin Zhong

380
Citations
Stimuli-responsive polymer hydrogels as a new class of draw agent for forward osmosis desalination

Dan Li;Xinyi Zhang;Jianfeng Yao;George P. Simon

370
Citations
Thermal stability and water uptake of high performance epoxy layered silicate nanocomposites

Ole Becker;Russell J. Varley;George P. Simon

337
Citations
Rheological and Viscoelastic Behavior of HDPE/Octamethyl-POSS Nanocomposites

Mangala Joshi;Bhupinder S Butola;George Philip Simon;Natalia Kukaleva

329
Citations
On the Interpretation of X-Ray Diffraction Powder Patterns in Terms of the Nanostructure of Cellulose I Fibres

Christopher J Garvey;Christopher J Garvey;Ian Hedley Parker;George Philip Simon

325
Citations
Altering the growth conditions of Gluconacetobacter xylinus to maximize the yield of bacterial cellulose

Dianne Ruka;George Philip Simon;Katherine Dean

303
Citations
DSC studies of the curing mechanisms and kinetics of DGEBA using imidazole curing agents

Soo K Ooi;Wayne D Cook;George P Simon;Chris Such

290
Citations
A versatile iron-tannin-framework ink coating strategy to fabricate biomass-derived iron carbide/Fe-N-carbon catalysts for efficient oxygen reduction

Jing Wei;Yan Liang;Yaoxin Hu;Biao Kong

286
Citations
Gold nanoparticle-paper as a three-dimensional surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate.

Ying Hui Ngo;Dan Li;George Philip Simon;Gil Garnier

272
Citations
Layered Silicate Nanocomposites Based on Various High-Functionality Epoxy Resins: The Influence of Cure Temperature on Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Free Volume

Ole Becker;Yi-Bing Cheng;Russell J. Varley;George P. Simon

258
Citations
Ion transport in complex layered graphene-based membranes with tuneable interlayer spacing

Chi Cheng;Gengping Jiang;Christopher J. Garvey;Yuanyuan Wang

254
Citations
Low-voltage electrostatic modulation of ion diffusion through layered graphene-based nanoporous membranes.

Chi Cheng;Chi Cheng;Gengping Jiang;George Philip Simon;Jefferson Zhe Liu;Jefferson Zhe Liu

251
Citations