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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 67 5153 4983 1352 1266 156 14924
Chemistry 67 6946 6292 2070 1713 166 15062

Heather D. Maynard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heather D. Maynard between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heather D. Maynard published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2024. 6 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2024. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heather D. Maynard: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 0
1999 4
2000 1
2001 2
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 7
2006 4
2007 10
2008 4
2009 13
2010 6
2011 8
2012 9
2013 10
2014 8
2015 9
2016 14
2017 12
2018 10
2019 6
2020 9
2021 4
2022 10
2023 7
2024 19
2025 5
2026 1
Total 204
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Heather D. Maynard 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 Heather D. Maynard 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, 150–169 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: 156 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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
150–169 835 156
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
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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Heather D. Maynard 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 Heather D. Maynard 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 67
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Heather D. Maynard is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, as well as chemistry.

Their research spans various subfields including organic chemistry, molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, polymers and plastics, and biomaterials. Key topics addressed in their work involve chemical synthesis and analysis, click chemistry and applications, protein purification and stability, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors, pancreatic function and diabetes, conducting polymers and applications, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Maynard include Tae-Lim Choi, Craig J. Hawker, Herman Mark, Takuzo Aida, and Pinar Akcora.

Their recent publications include:

  • Synthesis and Application of Trehalose Materials, 2022, JACS Au
  • Self-Immolative Hydroxybenzylamine Linkers for Traceless Protein Modification, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Modification of proteins using olefin metathesis, 2020, Materials Chemistry Frontiers
  • Ultrafast Au(III)-Mediated Arylation of Cysteine, 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Synthesis of Zwitterionic and Trehalose Polymers with Variable Degradation Rates and Stabilization of Insulin, 2020, Biomacromolecules

Maynard has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Chemical Science

They have received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2018 and as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2006.

Best Publications

  • FDA-approved poly(ethylene glycol)–protein conjugate drugs

    Steevens N. S. Alconcel;Arnold S. Baas;Heather D. Maynard

  • Therapeutic protein-polymer conjugates: advancing beyond PEGylation.

    Emma M. Pelegri-O’Day;En-Wei Lin;Heather D. Maynard

  • In situ preparation of protein-"smart" polymer conjugates with retention of bioactivity.

    Karina L. Heredia;Debora Bontempo;Tiffany Ly;Joshua T. Byers

  • Tuning Molecular Interactions for Highly Reproducible and Efficient Formamidinium Perovskite Solar Cells via Adduct Approach

    Jin Wook Lee;Zhenghong Dai;Changsoo Lee;Hyuck Mo Lee

  • Streptavidin as a macroinitiator for polymerization: in situ protein-polymer conjugate formation.

    Debora Bontempo;Heather D. Maynard

  • Synthesis of protein–polymer conjugates

    Karina L. Heredia;Heather D. Maynard

  • Cysteine-reactive polymers synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization for conjugation to proteins.

    Debora Bontempo;Karina L Heredia;Benjamin A Fish;Heather D Maynard

  • Purification technique for the removal of ruthenium from olefin metathesis reaction products

    Heather D. Maynard;Robert H. Grubbs

  • Synthesis of Norbornenyl Polymers with Bioactive Oligopeptides by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

    Heather D. Maynard;Sheldon Y. Okada;Robert H. Grubbs

  • A heparin-mimicking polymer conjugate stabilizes basic fibroblast growth factor

    Thi H. Nguyen;Sung-Hye Kim;Caitlin G. Decker;Darice Y. Wong

  • Trehalose glycopolymers for stabilization of protein conjugates to environmental stressors.

    Rock J. Mancini;Juneyoung Lee;Heather D. Maynard

  • Emerging synthetic approaches for protein-polymer conjugations.

    Rebecca M. Broyer;Gregory N. Grover;Heather D. Maynard

  • Biocompatible Hydrogels by Oxime Click Chemistry

    Gregory N. Grover;Jonathan Lam;Thi H. Nguyen;Tatiana Segura

  • Nanopatterning proteins and peptides

    Karen L. Christman;Vanessa D. Enriquez-Rios;Heather D. Maynard

  • Inhibition of cell adhesion to fibronectin by oligopeptide-substituted polynorbornenes.

    Heather D. Maynard;Sheldon Y. Okada;Robert H. Grubbs

  • Aminooxy End-Functionalized Polymers Synthesized by ATRP for Chemoselective Conjugation to Proteins

    Karina L. Heredia;Zachary P. Tolstyka;Heather D. Maynard

  • Protein-polymer conjugates: synthetic approaches by controlled radical polymerizations and interesting applications.

    Gregory N Grover;Heather D Maynard

  • Template-Directed Ring-Closing Metathesis: Synthesis and Polymerization of Unsaturated Crown Ether Analogs†

    Michael J. Marsella;Heather D. Maynard;Robert H. Grubbs

  • Heparin-Mimicking Polymers: Synthesis and Biological Applications

    Samantha J. Paluck;Thi H. Nguyen;Heather D. Maynard

  • Atomically precise organomimetic cluster nanomolecules assembled via perfluoroaryl-thiol SNAr chemistry

    Elaine A. Qian;Alex I. Wixtrom;Jonathan C. Axtell;Azin Saebi

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs California Institute of Technology
Lei Tao
Lei Tao Tsinghua University
Alexander M. Spokoyny
Alexander M. Spokoyny University of California, Los Angeles
Yong Chen
Yong Chen University of California, Los Angeles
Mitsuo Sawamoto
Mitsuo Sawamoto Chubu University
Volga Bulmus
Volga Bulmus Izmir Institute of Technology
Leonard H. Rome
Leonard H. Rome University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph A. Loo
Joseph A. Loo University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Kenneth B. Wagener
Kenneth B. Wagener University of Florida

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