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Iskender Yilgor

Iskender Yilgor

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
12207
World Ranking
7942
National Ranking
15

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
12173
World Ranking
11040
National Ranking
30

Iskender Yilgor 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 Iskender Yilgor sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Iskender Yilgor 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 Iskender Yilgor sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Iskender Yilgor is affiliated with Koç University in Turkey and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research is focused on polymers, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering, with significant work on polymer composites and self-healing, bone tissue engineering materials, and polymer nanocomposites and properties.

The scientist maintains an active research profile with publications predominantly in Polymer and Macromolecules, alongside contributions to Advanced Materials Technologies, Materials Today Communications, and Nature Food.

Notable recent publications include:

  • 3D printed poly(lactic acid) scaffolds modified with chitosan and hydroxyapatite for bone repair applications (2020, Materials Today Communications)
  • Miniaturized wireless sensor enables real-time monitoring of food spoilage (2023, Nature Food)
  • Mechanical reinforcement and memory effect of strain-induced soft segment crystals in thermoplastic polyurethane-urea elastomers (2021, Polymer)
  • High-Performance White Light-Emitting Diodes over 150 lm/W Using Near-Unity-Emitting Quantum Dots in a Liquid Matrix (2022, ACS Photonics)
  • 3D Printed Biodegradable Polyurethaneurea Elastomer Recapitulates Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function (2021, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering)

The research topics covered by Iskender Yilgor include:

  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Iskender Yilgor are Emel Yılgör, Levent Beker, Nicolas Candau, Yusuf́ Z. Menceloǵlu, and Oğuzhan Oğuz. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth of research output in both polymer science and biomedical applications.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Subfields of particular interest include:

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Iskender Yilgor's work spans interdisciplinary areas combining material chemistry and engineering principles aimed at the development of functional polymers tailored for biomedical and technological applications.

Best Publications

  • Electrospinning of polyurethane fibers

    Mustafa Muammer Demir;I. Yilgor;E. Yilgor;Burak Erman

  • Critical parameters in designing segmented polyurethanes and their effect on morphology and properties: A comprehensive review

    Iskender Yilgör;Emel Yilgör;Garth L. Wilkes

  • Silicone containing copolymers: Synthesis, properties and applications

    Emel Yilgör;Iskender Yilgör

  • Polysiloxane containing copolymers: A survey of recent developments

    İskender Yilgör;James E. McGrath

  • FTIR investigation of the influence of diisocyanate symmetry on the morphology development in model segmented polyurethanes

    Iskender Yilgor;Emel Yilgor;I. Guclu Guler;Thomas C. Ward

  • Hydrogen bonding and polyurethane morphology. I. Quantum mechanical calculations of hydrogen bond energies and vibrational spectroscopy of model compounds

    Emel Yılgör;İskender Yılgör;Ersin Yurtsever

  • Chemical Modification of Matrix Resin Networks with Engineering Thermoplastics. 1. Phenolic Hydroxyl Terminated Poly(Aryl Ether Sulfone)-Epoxy Systems,

    James L Hedrick;I Yilgor;Garth L Wilkes;James E McGrath

  • Chemical modification of matrix resin networks with engineering thermoplastics: 1. Synthesis, morphology, physical behaviour and toughening mechanisms of poly(arylene ether sulphone) modified epoxy networks

    J.L Hedrick;I Yilgor;M Jurek;J.C Hedrick

  • Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(acrylene ether sulfones)

    B. C. Johnson;I. Yilgör;C. Tran;M. Iqbal

  • Comparison of hydrogen bonding in polydimethylsiloxane and polyether based urethane and urea copolymers

    E. Yilgör;E. Burgaz;E. Yurtsever;İ. Yilgör

  • Influence of system variables on the morphological and dynamic mechanical behavior of polydimethylsiloxane based segmented polyurethane and polyurea copolymers: a comparative perspective

    Jignesh P. Sheth;Ashish Aneja;Garth L. Wilkes;Emel Yilgor

  • Role of chain symmetry and hydrogen bonding in segmented copolymers with monodisperse hard segments

    Jignesh P. Sheth;Derek B. Klinedinst;Garth L. Wilkes;Iskender Yilgor

  • Segmented organosiloxane copolymers: 2 Thermal and mechanical properties of siloxane—urea copolymers

    D. Tyagi;I. Yílgör;J.E. McGrath;G.L. Wilkes

  • The effect of varying soft and hard segment length on the structure–property relationships of segmented polyurethanes based on a linear symmetric diisocyanate, 1,4-butanediol and PTMO soft segments

    Derek B. Klinedinst;Iskender Yilgör;Emel Yilgör;Mingqiang Zhang

  • Understanding the influence of hydrogen bonding and diisocyanate symmetry on the morphology and properties of segmented polyurethanes and polyureas: Computational and experimental study

    Selim Sami;Erol Yildirim;Mine Yurtsever;Ersin Yurtsever

  • Molecular weight dependence and end-group effects on the surface tension of poly(dimethylsiloxane)

    Claire Jalbert;Jeffrey T. Koberstein;Iskender Yilgor;Paula Gallagher

  • Intercalated chitosan/hydroxyapatite nanocomposites: Promising materials for bone tissue engineering applications

    Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer;Emel Yilgör;Iskender Yilgör

  • Structure‐Morphology‐Property Behavior of Segmented Thermoplastic Polyurethanes and Polyureas Prepared without Chain Extenders

    Iskender Yilgor;Emel Yilgor

  • Hydrogen bonding: a critical parameter in designing silicone copolymers

    Emel Yılgör;İskender Yılgör

  • Structure–property relationships and melt rheology of segmented, non-chain extended polyureas: Effect of soft segment molecular weight

    Sudipto Das;Iskender Yilgor;Emel Yilgor;Bora Inci

  • Siloxane-urea segmented copolymers

    I. Yilgör;J. S. Riffle;G. L. Wilkes;J. E. McGrath

Frequent Co-Authors

Emel Yilgor
Emel Yilgor Koç University
Garth L. Wilkes
Garth L. Wilkes Virginia Tech
James E. McGrath
James E. McGrath Virginia Tech
Timothy E. Long
Timothy E. Long Arizona State University
Frederick L. Beyer
Frederick L. Beyer United States Army Research Laboratory
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy University of Akron
Burak Erman
Burak Erman Koç University
Jeffrey T. Koberstein
Jeffrey T. Koberstein Columbia University
Dilhan M. Kalyon
Dilhan M. Kalyon Stevens Institute of Technology
Joseph M. DeSimone
Joseph M. DeSimone Stanford University

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