2026 Igor Muševič: 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	10494	10136	14	11	251	9376

Igor Muševič 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 Igor Muševič sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 251 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Igor Muševič 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 Igor Muševič 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.

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Slovenia Leader Award

Overview

Igor Muševič is affiliated with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia. Their main fields of study encompass Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering. Within these broader fields, their research focuses significantly on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas related to liquid crystals and optical materials. Key topics include:

Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Photonic Crystals and Applications
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Micro and Nano Robotics
Photonic and Optical Devices
Theoretical and Computational Physics
Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies

Muševič has published extensively, with notable recent papers such as:

Self-shaping liquid crystal droplets by balancing bulk elasticity and interfacial tension, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Topological liquid crystal superstructures as structured light lasers, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Blue Phase III: Topological Fluid of Skyrmions, 2022, Physical Review X
Surface alignment of nematic liquid crystals by direct laser writing of photopolymer alignment layers, 2023, Liquid Crystals
Time-resolved in situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy imaging of the corrosion dynamics of AA2024-T3 using a new design of cell, 2021, Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources

Their publications appear frequently in specialized venues, including:

Liquid Crystals
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources
Annalen der Physik

Collaborations are a significant feature of Muševič's scientific output with frequent co-authors such as Miha Ravnik, Miha Škarabot, Urban Mur, Jaka Pišljar, and A. Nych contributing to multiple joint papers.

Best Publications

Two-Dimensional Nematic Colloidal Crystals Self-Assembled by Topological Defects

Igor Muševič;Igor Muševič;Miha Škarabot;Miha Škarabot;Uroš Tkalec;Uroš Tkalec;Miha Ravnik;Miha Ravnik

904
Citations
Reconfigurable Knots and Links in Chiral Nematic Colloids

Uroš Tkalec;Miha Ravnik;Miha Ravnik;Simon Čopar;Slobodan Žumer

479
Citations
Electrically tunable liquid crystal optical microresonators

M. Humar;M. Ravnik;S. Pajk;I. Muševič;I. Muševič

450
Citations
3D microlasers from self-assembled cholesteric liquid-crystal microdroplets.

M. Humar;I. Muševič

355
Citations
The Physics of Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals

I. Muševič;R. Blinc;B. Žekš

329
Citations
Entangled nematic colloidal dimers and wires.

M. Ravnik;M. Škarabot;S. Žumer;S. Žumer;U. Tkalec

253
Citations
Assembly and control of 3D nematic dipolar colloidal crystals

A. Nych;U. Ognysta;M. Škarabot;M. Ravnik

240
Citations
Interactions of quadrupolar nematic colloids.

Skarabot M;Ravnik M;Zumer S;Zumer S;Tkalec U

188
Citations
2D interactions and binary crystals of dipolar and quadrupolar nematic colloids.

U. Ognysta;A. Nych;V. Nazarenko;I. Muševič;I. Muševič

143
Citations
Spontaneous formation and dynamics of half-skyrmions in a chiral liquid-crystal film

Andriy Nych;Jun-ichi Fukuda;Jun-ichi Fukuda;Jun-ichi Fukuda;Uliana Ognysta;Slobodan Žumer

141
Citations
Birefringence and tilt angle in the antiferroelectric, ferroelectric, and intermediate phases of chiral smectic liquid crystals

M. Škarabot;Mojca Čepič;B. Žekš;R. Blinc;R. Blinc

139
Citations
Laser Trapping of Small Colloidal Particles in a Nematic Liquid Crystal: Clouds and Ghosts

I. Muševič;I. Muševič;M. Škarabot;D. Babič;N. Osterman

135
Citations
Two-dimensional dipolar nematic colloidal crystals.

M. Škarabot;M. Ravnik;S. Žumer;S. Žumer;U. Tkalec

135
Citations
Hierarchical self-assembly of nematic colloidal superstructures.

M. Škarabot;M. Ravnik;S. Žumer;S. Žumer;U. Tkalec

131
Citations
Self-assembly of nematic colloids

Igor Muševič;Igor Muševič;Miha Škarabot

128
Citations
Surfactant sensing based on whispering-gallery-mode lasing in liquid-crystal microdroplets

M Humar;I Muševič

126
Citations
Interactions of micro-rods in a thin layer of a nematic liquid crystal

Uroš Tkalec;Miha Škarabot;Igor Muševič

122
Citations
Palladium-copper and palladium-tin catalysts in the liquid phase nitrate hydrogenation in a batch-recycle reactor

Albin Pintar;Jurka Batista;Igor Muševič

116
Citations
Surfaces and Interfaces of Liquid Crystals

Theo Rasing;Igor Muševič

109
Citations
Coexistence of two colloidal crystals at the nematic-liquid-crystal-air interface.

A. B. Nych;U. M. Ognysta;V. M. Pergamenshchik;B. I. Lev

105
Citations