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Gregory C. Rutledge

Gregory C. Rutledge

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 81 2532 2443 728 684 330 31823

Gregory C. Rutledge publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gregory C. Rutledge between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gregory C. Rutledge published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2013. 9 of the 358 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2013. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

358 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gregory C. Rutledge: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 5
1992 4
1993 4
1994 6
1995 5
1996 5
1997 5
1998 6
1999 6
2000 3
2001 13
2002 10
2003 18
2004 16
2005 16
2006 12
2007 17
2008 18
2009 18
2010 13
2011 10
2012 16
2013 21
2014 7
2015 14
2016 19
2017 11
2018 12
2019 8
2020 8
2021 10
2022 5
2023 7
2024 8
2025 1
Total 358
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Gregory C. Rutledge publications per year - data summary

  • Gregory C. Rutledge, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, has 358 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 9.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.9 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 31 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 63 publications (5.3 per year); 2002-2013: 185 publications (15.4 per year); 2014-2025: 110 publications (9.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Gregory C. Rutledge 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 Gregory C. Rutledge 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, 330–349 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: 330 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
330–349 477 330
350–369 440
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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Gregory C. Rutledge publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Gregory C. Rutledge, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, records 330 publications - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Gregory C. Rutledge, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Gregory C. Rutledge ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Gregory C. Rutledge 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 Gregory C. Rutledge 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230 81
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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Gregory C. Rutledge D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Gregory C. Rutledge, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, records 81 D-Index - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Gregory C. Rutledge, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Gregory C. Rutledge ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development and application of theoretical, modeling, and experimental methods to develop quantitative relationships between the chemical architecture and the materials properties of macromolecules

Overview

Gregory C. Rutledge is affiliated with MIT in the United States and works primarily within the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research output comprises a total of 54 publications in materials science and 19 in engineering, with a particular focus on polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and fluid flow and transfer processes.

The scientist's main research topics include polymer crystallization and properties, rheology and fluid dynamics studies, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, material dynamics and properties, and elasticity and material modeling.

Frequent collaborators include David A. Nicholson, Marat Andreev, Junli Hao, Jaehee Lee, and Hansohl Cho. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing collaborative research activities.

Rutledge has published in prominent scientific venues, with frequent contributions to arXiv (Cornell University), Macromolecules, Polymer, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Separation and Purification Technology.

Recent papers include:

  • Atomistic Modeling of Plastic Deformation in Semicrystalline Polyethylene: Role of Interphase Topology, Entanglements, and Chain Dynamics, 2020, Macromolecules
  • Electrospun polyimide fiber membranes for separation of oil-in-water emulsions, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Flow-induced inhomogeneity and enhanced nucleation in a long alkane melt, 2020, Polymer
  • Aerosol filtration performance of electrospun membranes comprising polyacrylonitrile and cellulose nanocrystals, 2022, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Bottom-up design toward dynamically robust polyurethane elastomers, 2021, Polymer

In recognition of their contributions, Rutledge was made a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2005. The citation highlighted their development and application of theoretical, modeling, and experimental methods to establish quantitative relationships between chemical architecture and the material properties of macromolecules.

Best Publications

  • Designing Superoleophobic Surfaces

    Anish Tuteja;Wonjae Choi;Minglin Ma;Joseph M. Mabry

  • Experimental characterization of electrospinning: the electrically forced jet and instabilities

    Y.M. Shin;M.M. Hohman;M.P. Brenner;G.C. Rutledge

  • Electrospinning and electrically forced jets. I. Stability theory

    Moses M. Hohman;Michael Shin;Gregory Rutledge;Michael P. Brenner

  • Controlling the fiber diameter during electrospinning.

    Sergey V. Fridrikh;Jian H. Yu;Michael P. Brenner;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • Electrospinning and electrically forced jets. II. Applications

    Moses M. Hohman;Michael Shin;Gregory Rutledge;Michael P. Brenner

  • Electrospinning: A whipping fluid jet generates submicron polymer fibers

    Y. M. Shin;M. M. Hohman;M. P. Brenner;G. C. Rutledge

  • Electrospinning Bombyx mori silk with poly(ethylene oxide).

    Hyoung-Joon Jin;Sergey V Fridrikh;Gregory C Rutledge;David L Kaplan

  • Multiscale micromechanical modeling of polymer/clay nanocomposites and the effective clay particle

    N. Sheng;M.C. Boyce;D.M. Parks;G.C. Rutledge

  • Superhydrophobic fibers produced by electrospinning and chemical vapor deposition

    Karen K. Gleason;Gregory C. Rutledge;Malancha Gupta;Minglin Ma

  • Formation of fibers by electrospinning.

    Gregory C. Rutledge;Sergey V. Fridrikh

  • Electrospun poly(styrene-block-dimethylsiloxane) block copolymer fibers exhibiting superhydrophobicity.

    Minglin Ma;Randal M Hill;Joseph L Lowery;Sergey V Fridrikh

  • Production of Submicrometer Diameter Fibers by Two‐Fluid Electrospinning

    Jian H. Yu;Sergey V. Fridrikh;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • The role of elasticity in the formation of electrospun fibers

    Jian H. Yu;Sergey V. Fridrikh;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • Effect of fiber diameter, pore size and seeding method on growth of human dermal fibroblasts in electrospun poly(epsilon-caprolactone) fibrous mats.

    Joseph L. Lowery;Néha Datta;Néha Datta;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • Chemical protection fabrics via surface oximation of electrospun polyacrylonitrile fiber mats

    Liang Chen;Lev Bromberg;Heidi Schreuder-Gibson;John Walker

  • Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Silk Fibers

    Mao Wang;Hyoung-Joon Jin;David L. Kaplan;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • Decorated electrospun fibers exhibiting superhydrophobicity

    Minglin Ma;Malancha Gupta;Zhi Li;Lei Zhai

  • Spraying asymmetry into functional membranes layer-by-layer.

    Kevin C. Krogman;Joseph L. Lowery;Nicole S. Zacharia;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • Morphology of Porous and Wrinkled Fibers of Polystyrene Electrospun from Dimethylformamide

    Chia-Ling Pai;Mary C. Boyce;Gregory C. Rutledge

  • Silk biomaterials and methods of use thereof

    David L. Kaplan;Hyoung-Joon Jin;Gregory Rutledge;Sergei Fridrikh

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