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D-Index
55
Citations
8443
World Ranking
8726
National Ranking
2135

Jerold M. Schultz 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 Jerold M. Schultz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 199 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jerold M. Schultz 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 Jerold M. Schultz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jerold M. Schultz was affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research predominantly focused on engineering, with notable work across subfields such as biomedical engineering, building and construction, mechanical engineering, control and systems engineering, and environmental engineering.

The scientist contributed significantly to several topics within the engineering field. Their main research areas included biofuel production and bioconversion, anaerobic digestion and biogas production, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, process optimization and integration, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, environmental impact and sustainability, and lignin and wood chemistry.

They authored multiple research papers, several of which were published in well-regarded venues within their fields of study. Selected recent publications included:

  • Deep eutectic solvent pretreatment of cork dust - Effects on biomass composition, phenolic extraction and anaerobic degradability, 2024, Waste Management
  • Influence of vapothermal and hydrothermal pre-treatment on anaerobic degradability of lignocellulosic biomass, 2025, Bioresource Technology
  • Deep eutectic solvent pre-treatment of residual biomass streams - Effects on anaerobic degradability, 2025, Renewable Energy
  • Long-Term Continuous Anaerobic Co-digestion of Residual Biomass-Model Validation and Model-Based Investigation of Different Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratios, 2025, BioEnergy Research

They also had contributions in works such as the prediction of anaerobic degradation kinetics based on substrate composition of lignocellulosic biomass, published in Bioresource Technology Reports in 2024.

Their frequent collaborators included Marvin Scherzinger, Martin Kaltschmitt, Asli Isci, Simel Bagder Elmaci, and Dicle Delal Aslanhan. Publication venues that often featured their research included Bioresource Technology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Waste Management, Renewable Energy, and BioEnergy Research.

Best Publications

  • Polymer spherulites: A critical review

    Buckley Crist;Jerold M. Schultz

  • Phases, morphology, and diffusion in CuInxGa1−xSe2 thin films

    M. Marudachalam;R. W. Birkmire;H. Hichri;J. M. Schultz

  • Direct AFM Observation of Crystal Twisting and Organization in Banded Spherulites of Chiral Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)

    Jun Xu;Bao-Hua Guo;Zeng-Min Zhang;Jian-Jun Zhou

  • Microstructural aspects of failure in semicrystalline polymers

    J. M. Schultz

  • PREPARATION OF HOMOGENEOUS CU(INGA)SE2 FILMS BY SELENIZATION OF METAL PRECURSORS IN H2SE ATMOSPHERE

    M. Marudachalam;H. Hichri;R. Klenk;R. W. Birkmire

  • In-Situ Simultaneous Synchrotron Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering Measurement of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Fibers under Deformation

    Jing Wu;Jerold M. Schultz;Fengji Yeh;Benjamin S. Hsiao

  • Structural development during the early stages of polymer melt spinning by in-situ synchrotron X-ray techniques

    J.M Schultz;B.S Hsiao;J.M Samon

  • Self-induced field model for crystal twisting in spherulites

    Jerold M. Schultz

  • Microfibrillar reinforced composite from drawn poly(ethylene terephthalate)/nylon-6 blend

    S. Fakirov;M. Evstatiev;J.M. Schultz

  • Atomic force microscopy study of the lamellar growth of isotactic polypropylene

    Jian-Jun Zhou;Ji-Guang Liu;Shou-Ke Yan;Jin-Yong Dong

  • Correct determination of crystal lamellar thickness in semicrystalline poly(ethylene terephthalate) by small-angle X-ray scattering

    Z.-G. Wang;B.S. Hsiao;B.X. Fu;L. Liu

  • In situ study of structure development in poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fibers during stretching by simultaneous synchrotron small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering

    J. Wu;J.M. Schultz;J.M. Samon;A.B. Pangelinan

  • Depletion-induced nonbirefringent banding in thin isotactic polystyrene thin films

    Yongxin Duan;Yong Jiang;Shidong Jiang;Lin Li

  • Study of the cold drawing of nylon 6 fiber by in-situ simultaneous small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering techniques

    J.M. Samon;J.M. Schultz;B.S. Hsiao

  • Lamellar and interlamellar structure in melt‐crystallized polyethylene. I. Degree of crystallinity, atomic positions, particle size, and lattice disorder of the first and second kinds

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  • Structure development during the melt spinning of polyethylene and poly(vinylidene fluoride) fibers by in situ synchrotron small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering techniques

    Joshua M. Samon;Jerold M. Schultz;Benjamin S. Hsiao;Sönke Seifert

  • Structure and property development in poly(p‐phenylene terephthalamide) during heat treatment under tension

    K.-G. Lee;R. Barton;J. M. Schultz

  • Study of the structure development during the melt spinning of nylon 6 fiber by on‐line wide‐angle synchrotron X‐ray scattering techniques

    Joshua M. Samon;Jerold M. Schultz;Jing Wu;Benjamin Hsiao

  • Microstructure and fracture behaviour of short and long fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites

    D. E. Spahr;K. Friedrich;J. M. Schultz;R. S. Bailey

  • Transverse screw dislocations: A source of twist in crystalline polymer ribbons

    J.M Schultz;D.R Kinloch

  • A morphological study of poly(butylene succinate)/poly(butylene adipate) blends with different blend ratios and crystallization processes

    Haijun Wang;Zhihua Gan;Jerold M. Schultz;Shouke Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin S. Hsiao
Benjamin S. Hsiao Stony Brook University
Shouke Yan
Shouke Yan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Stoyko Fakirov
Stoyko Fakirov University of Auckland
Chi Ming Chan
Chi Ming Chan Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Klaus Friedrich
Klaus Friedrich Technical University of Kaiserslautern
George D. Wignall
George D. Wignall Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Volker Altstädt
Volker Altstädt University of Bayreuth
Guo-Qiang Chen
Guo-Qiang Chen Tsinghua University
Benjamin Chu
Benjamin Chu Stony Brook University
Suresh G. Advani
Suresh G. Advani University of Delaware

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