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Materials Science

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68
Citations
20527
World Ranking
4775
National Ranking
1261

Chemistry

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68
Citations
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John F. Rabolt 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 John F. Rabolt sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 247 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Rabolt 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 John F. Rabolt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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

  • 2013 - Innovation in Materials Characterization Award, Materials Research Society For the development of Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy and the demonstration of its utility for examining the chemical structure and properties of organic molecules and polymers in solids, thin films and solutions. 

Overview

John F. Rabolt is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist has contributed to various research topics, including:

  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis

Among their recent publications are:

  • Preparation of a double-layer bionic bamboo structure absorber based on CB/PLA-TPU composites and its broadband microwave absorption characteristics, 2024, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Enhanced SiC/NFG/Ni ternary composite microwave absorbing materials with micro-network structures produced by selective laser sintering, 2024, Materials Science and Engineering B
  • Enhanced Sic/Nfg/Ni Ternary Composite Microwave Absorbing Materials with Micro-Network Structures Produced by Selective Laser Sintering, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Engineering of lattice defects in supported Cu-Mn-Ce composite oxide catalysts through ultra-low Pd doping and plasma treatment for catalytic oxidation of hexane, 2024, Environmental Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with John F. Rabolt include Haihua Wu, Shixiong Deng, Kaixin Deng, Jian-Tang Jiang, and Shaokang Liu.

The primary publication venues in which the scientist has appeared include the Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Materials Science and Engineering B, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Environmental Research.

John F. Rabolt received the Innovation in Materials Characterization Award from the Materials Research Society in 2013. This award recognized the development of Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy and its utility in examining the chemical structure and properties of organic molecules and polymers across various forms such as solids, thin films, and solutions.

Best Publications

  • Micro- and Nanostructured Surface Morphology on Electrospun Polymer Fibers

    Silke Megelski;Jean S. Stephens;D. Bruce Chase;John F. Rabolt

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Nanometer-Size Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3 Particles

    Young Soo Kang;Subhash Risbud;John F. Rabolt;Pieter Stroeve

  • Controlling Surface Morphology of Electrospun Polystyrene Fibers: Effect of Humidity and Molecular Weight in the Electrospinning Process

    Cheryl L. Casper;Jean S. Stephens;Nancy G. Tassi;D. Bruce Chase

  • Molecular monolayers and films. A panel report for the Materials Sciences Division of the Department of Energy

    J. D. Swalen;D. L. Allara;D. L. Allara;J. D. Andrade;E. A. Chandross

  • AFM-IR: Combining Atomic Force Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy for Nanoscale Chemical Characterization

    Alexandre Dazzi;Craig B. Prater;Qichi Hu;D. Bruce Chase

  • Structure in Thin and Ultrathin Spin-Cast Polymer Films

    C. W. Frank;V. Rao;M. M. Despotopoulou;R. F. W. Pease

  • ‘Organic metals’: polypyrrole, a stable synthetic ‘metallic’ polymer

    K. Keiji Kanazawa;A. F. Diaz;Roy H. Geiss;William D. Gill

  • Electric field induced orientation of polymer chains in macroscopically aligned electrospun polymer nanofibers.

    Meghana V. Kakade;Steven Givens;Kenncorwin Gardner;Keun Hyung Lee

  • Assembly of Gold Nanostructured Films Templated by Colloidal Crystals and Use in Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Peter M. Tessier;Orlin D. Velev;Anand T. Kalambur;John F. Rabolt

  • Evaluation of Cross-Linking Methods for Electrospun Gelatin on Cell Growth and Viability

    Kristin Sisson;Chu Zhang;Mary C. Farach-Carson;D. Bruce Chase

  • Structural studies of semifluorinated n-alkanes. 1. Synthesis and characterization of F(CF2)n(CH2)mH in the solid state

    John F. Rabolt;T. P. Russell;R. J. Twieg

  • Structured Metallic Films for Optical and Spectroscopic Applications via Colloidal Crystal Templating

    P. M. Tessier;O. D. Velev;A. T. Kalambur;A. M. Lenhoff

  • Anisotropic orientation in molecular monolayers by infrared spectroscopy

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  • Effect of the Electrospinning Process on Polymer Crystallization Chain Conformation in Nylon-6 and Nylon-12

    Jean S. Stephens;and D. Bruce Chase;John F. Rabolt

  • Functionalizing electrospun fibers with biologically relevant macromolecules.

    Cheryl L Casper;Nori Yamaguchi;Kristi L Kiick;John F Rabolt

  • Studies of chain conformational kinetics in poly(di-n-alkylsilanes) by spectroscopic methods. 1. Poly(di-n-hexylsilane), poly(di-n-heptylsilane), and poly(di-n-octylsilane)

    J. F. Rabolt;D. Hofer;R. D. Miller;G. N. Fickes

  • Structural investigation of molecular organization in self-assembled monolayers of a semifluorinated amidethiol

    T. J. Lenk;V. M. Hallmark;C. L. Hoffmann;J. F. Rabolt

  • Kinetics of Chain Organization in Ultrathin Poly(di-n-hexylsilane) Films†

    M. M. Despotopoulou;C. W. Frank;R. D. Miller;J. F. Rabolt

  • Fiber diameters control osteoblastic cell migration and differentiation in electrospun gelatin.

    Kristin Sisson;Chu Zhang;Mary C. Farach-Carson;D. Bruce Chase

  • Anomalously long-wavelength electronic transition in conformationally locked organosilane high polymers

    Robert D. Miller;D. Hofer;J. Rabolt;G. N. Fickes

  • Structural characterization of semifluorinated n-alkanes. 2. Solid-solid transition behavior

    Thomas P. Russell;John F. Rabolt;Robert J. Twieg;Richard L. Siemens

Frequent Co-Authors

Isao Noda
Isao Noda University of Delaware
Mary C. Farach-Carson
Mary C. Farach-Carson The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chaoying Ni
Chaoying Ni University of Delaware
Robert D. Miller
Robert D. Miller Stanford University
Kristi L. Kiick
Kristi L. Kiick University of Delaware
David C. Martin
David C. Martin University of Delaware
Donald L. Sparks
Donald L. Sparks University of Delaware
Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell University of Massachusetts Amherst
Giuseppe Zerbi
Giuseppe Zerbi Polytechnic University of Milan
Robert J. Twieg
Robert J. Twieg Kent State University

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