2026 Jan Ilavsky: 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	61	6710	6483	1693	1573	401	15007

Overview

Jan Ilavsky is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in several specialized subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, and food science.

The main topics that Ilavsky has worked on include:

Proteins in Food Systems
Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
Material Dynamics and Properties
Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Ilavsky's notable recent publications include:

"Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering," 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
"In situ mechanical reinforcement of polymer hydrogels via metal-coordinated crosslink mineralization," 2021, Nature Communications
"Polyphenols Weaken Pea Protein Gel by Formation of Large Aggregates with Diminished Noncovalent Interactions," 2021, Biomacromolecules
"Unraveling the core of fuel cell performance: engineering the ionomer/catalyst interface," 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
"Effects of Ink Formulation on Construction of Catalyst Layers for High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

They have also frequently published in several venues, including:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Applied Crystallography
Food Hydrocolloids
IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
arXiv (Cornell University)

Ilavsky has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors include:

Ivan Kuzmenko
Lawrence M. Anovitz
Da Chen
Michal Marton
Kenneth C. Littrell

Best Publications

Irena: tool suite for modeling and analysis of small-angle scattering

Jan Ilavsky;Peter R. Jemian

1852
Citations
Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles

Pinar Akcora;Hongjun Liu;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll

1181
Citations
Glassy Carbon as an Absolute Intensity Calibration Standard for Small-Angle Scattering

Fan Zhang;Jan Ilavsky;Gabrielle G. Long;John P. G. Quintana

471
Citations
Comprehensive microstructural characterization and predictive property modeling of plasma-sprayed zirconia coatings

A. Kulkarni;Z. Wang;T. Nakamura;S. Sampath

308
Citations
Column Formation in Suspension Plasma-Sprayed Coatings and Resultant Thermal Properties

Kent VanEvery;Matthew J. M. Krane;Rodney W. Trice;Hsin Wang

281
Citations
“Gel-like” Mechanical Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposite Melts

Pinar Akcora;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll;Sarah Lewis

272
Citations
Protection of organic carbon in soil microaggregates via restructuring of aggregate porosity and filling of pores with accumulating organic matter

John F. McCarthy;Jan Ilavsky;Julie D. Jastrow;Lawrence M. Mayer

216
Citations
Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering

Cy M. Jeffries;Jan Ilavsky;Anne Martel;Stephan Hinrichs

214
Citations
Phase composition and its changes during annealing of plasma-sprayed YSZ ☆

Jan Ilavsky;Jan Ilavsky;Judith K. Stalick

202
Citations
Mitigation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation with Porous Carbon Supports

Elliot Padgett;Venkata Yarlagadda;Megan E. Holtz;Matthew Ko

201
Citations
SAXS Study of the Nucleation of Glycine Crystals from a Supersaturated Solution

Soma Chattopadhyay;Deniz Erdemir;James M. B. Evans;Jan Ilavsky

186
Citations
Development of combined microstructure and structure characterization facility for in situ and operando studies at the Advanced Photon Source

Jan Ilavsky;Fan Zhang;Ross N. Andrews;Ross N. Andrews;Ivan Kuzmenko

180
Citations
Ultra-Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument at the Advanced Photon Source: History, Recent Development, and Current Status

J. Ilavsky;F. Zhang;F. Zhang;A. J. Allen;L. E. Levine

180
Citations
A Phase Diagram for Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles in Homopolymer Matrices

Daniel Sunday;Jan Ilavsky;David L. Green

179
Citations
Microstructural characterization of yttria-stabilized zirconia plasma-sprayed deposits using multiple small-angle neutron scattering

Andrew J. Allen;Jan Ilavsky;Jan Ilavsky;Gabrielle G. Long;Jay S. Wallace

168
Citations
Influence of Spray Angle on the Pore and Crack Microstructure of Plasma-Sprayed Deposits

Jan Ilavsky;Andrew J. Allen;Gabrielle G. Long;Susan Krueger

151
Citations
Monitoring simultaneously the growth of nanoparticles and aggregates by in situ ultra-small-angle x-ray scattering

Hendrik K. Kammler;Gregory Beaucage;Douglas J. Kohls;Nikhil Agashe

140
Citations
In situ mechanical reinforcement of polymer hydrogels via metal-coordinated crosslink mineralization.

Sungjin Kim;Abigail U. Regitsky;Jake Song;Jan Ilavsky

139
Citations
Investigation of the Interaction between Nafion Ionomer and Surface Functionalized Carbon Black Using Both Ultrasmall Angle X-ray Scattering and Cryo-TEM.

Fan Yang;Le Xin;Aytekin Uzunoglu;Yang Qiu

128
Citations
Evolution of the void structure in plasma-sprayed YSZ deposits during heating

Jan Ilavsky;Gabrielle G Long;Andrew J Allen;Christopher C Berndt

123
Citations
Structure and dispersion of carbon nanotubes

Dale W. Schaefer;Janis M. Brown;David P. Anderson;Jian Zhao

115
Citations
Comprehensive Microstructural Characterization and Predictive Property Modeling of Plasma-Sprayed Zirconia Coatings | NIST

A Kulkarni;Z G. Wang;T Nakamura;S Sampath

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