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Materials Science

D-Index
122
Citations
49979
World Ranking
457
National Ranking
169

Chemistry

D-Index
122
Citations
49103
World Ranking
464
National Ranking
198

James L. Hedrick 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 James L. Hedrick sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 613 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James L. Hedrick 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 James L. Hedrick sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James L. Hedrick is a researcher affiliated with IBM in the United States, whose work spans multiple areas within materials science and chemistry. Their research contributions primarily focus on polymer science, organic chemistry, biomaterials, process chemistry and technology, molecular biology, and materials chemistry.

Their publication record highlights a consistent focus on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, antimicrobial agents and applications, conducting polymers and applications, antimicrobial peptides and activities, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, and click chemistry and applications.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James L. Hedrick include Yi Yan Yang, Nathaniel H. Park, Robert M. Waymouth, Chuan Yang, and Jeffrey Pyun.

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, with notable frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Macromolecules
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Advanced Science

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Selective Chemical Upcycling of Mixed Plastics Guided by a Thermally Stable Organocatalyst" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Synthetic macromolecules as therapeutics that overcome resistance in cancer and microbial infection" (2020, Biomaterials)
  • "Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclic Carbonates through Commodity Polymer Upcycling" (2020, ACS Macro Letters)
  • "A Macromolecule Reversing Antibiotic Resistance Phenotype and Repurposing Drugs as Potent Antibiotics" (2020, Advanced Science)
  • "Combination of guanidinium and quaternary ammonium polymers with distinctive antimicrobial mechanisms achieving a synergistic antimicrobial effect" (2020, Biomaterials Science)

James L. Hedrick's work integrates chemical innovation and applied materials science to explore new possibilities in polymer chemistry and its real-world applications, including addressing antibiotic resistance and enhancing sustainable polymer utilization.

Best Publications

  • Organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization.

    Nahrain E. Kamber;and Wonhee Jeong;Robert M. Waymouth;Russell C. Pratt

  • Controlled Synthesis of Polymer Brushes by “Living” Free Radical Polymerization Techniques

    Marc Husseman;Eva E. Malmström;Molly McNamara;Mathew Mate

  • Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer Synthesis

    Matthew K. Kiesewetter;Eun Ji Shin;James L. Hedrick;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Guanidine and Amidine Organocatalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;Russell C. Pratt;Frank Leibfarth;John W. Logan

  • Triazabicyclodecene: A Simple Bifunctional Organocatalyst for Acyl Transfer and Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

    Russell C. Pratt;Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;David A. Long;Robert M. Waymouth, ,§ and

  • Biodegradable nanostructures with selective lysis of microbial membranes

    Fredrik Nederberg;Ying Zhang;Jeremy P. K. Tan;Kaijin Xu

  • First example of N-heterocyclic carbenes as catalysts for living polymerization: organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters.

    Eric F. Connor;Gregory W. Nyce;Matthew Myers;and Andreas Möck

  • New Paradigms for Organic Catalysts: The First Organocatalytic Living Polymerization

    Fredrik Nederberg;Eric F. Connor;Michael Möller;Thierry Glauser

  • The effects of polymeric nanostructure shape on drug delivery.

    Shrinivas Venkataraman;James L. Hedrick;Zhan Yuin Ong;Chuan Yang

  • Recyclable, strong thermosets and organogels via paraformaldehyde condensation with diamines

    Jeannette M. García;Gavin O. Jones;Kumar Virwani;Bryan D. McCloskey;Bryan D. McCloskey

  • Synthesis of well-defined hydrogel networks using Click chemistry

    Michael Malkoch;Robert Vestberg;Nalini Gupta;Laetitia Mespouille;Laetitia Mespouille

  • Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization To Amplify Monolayers of Initiators Patterned by Microcontact Printing into Polymer Brushes for Pattern Transfer

    Rahul R. Shah;David Merreceyes;Marc Husemann;Ian Rees

  • Thiourea-Based Bifunctional Organocatalysis: Supramolecular Recognition for Living Polymerization

    Andrew P. Dove;Russell C. Pratt;Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;Robert M. Waymouth

  • Exploration, Optimization, and Application of Supramolecular Thiourea−Amine Catalysts for the Synthesis of Lactide (Co)polymers

    Russell C. Pratt;Bas G. G. Lohmeijer;David A. Long;P. N. Pontus Lundberg

  • From controlled ring-opening polymerization to biodegradable aliphatic polyester: Especially poly(β-malic acid) derivatives

    Olivier Coulembier;Philippe Degée;James L. Hedrick;Philippe Dubois

  • Polyelemental nanoparticle libraries

    Peng Cheng Chen;Xiaolong Liu;James L. Hedrick;Zhuang Xie

  • Zwitterionic polymerization of lactide to cyclic poly(lactide) by using N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts

    Darcy A. Culkin;Wonhee Jeong;Szilárd Csihony;Enrique Daniel Gomez

  • Expanding the Catalytic Activity of Nucleophilic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Transesterification Reactions

    Gregory W Nyce;Jorge A Lamboy;Eric F Connor;Robert M Waymouth

  • Rapid, large-volume, thermally controlled 3D printing using a mobile liquid interface.

    David A. Walker;James L. Hedrick;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Templating Nanoporosity in Thin‐Film Dielectric Insulators

    James L. Hedrick;Robert D. Miller;Craig J. Hawker;Kenneth R. Carter

  • In situ generation of carbenes: a general and versatile platform for organocatalytic living polymerization.

    Gregory W. Nyce;Thierry Glauser;Eric F. Connor;Andreas Möck

  • Dendrimer-like Star Polymers

    Mikael Trollsås;James L. Hedrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Yan Yang
Yi Yan Yang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Robert D. Miller
Robert D. Miller Stanford University
Robert M. Waymouth
Robert M. Waymouth Stanford University
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Willi Volksen
Willi Volksen IBM (United States)
David Mecerreyes
David Mecerreyes University of the Basque Country
Haritz Sardon
Haritz Sardon University of the Basque Country
Ho-Cheol Kim
Ho-Cheol Kim IBM (United States)
Alshakim Nelson
Alshakim Nelson University of Washington
Julia E. Rice
Julia E. Rice IBM (United States)

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