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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
79
Citations
20650
World Ranking
2848
National Ranking
38

Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
20560
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Juan Colmenero 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 Juan Colmenero sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 481 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Juan Colmenero 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 Juan Colmenero sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Juan Colmenero is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and has an extensive research record in materials science, with a particular focus on polymers and their dynamic properties. Their scholarly output spans several subfields, including materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, organic chemistry, and nuclear and high energy physics.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Material dynamics and properties
  • Polymer nanocomposites and properties
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced polymer synthesis and characterization
  • Thermodynamic properties of mixtures
  • Polymer crystallization and properties

Colmenero has contributed to a range of scientific journals with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Macromolecules
  • Polymers
  • EPJ Web of Conferences
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by individuals in their network include:

  • Single-chain nanoparticles: opportunities provided by internal and external confinement, 2020, Materials Horizons
  • Coherent structural relaxation of water from meso- to intermolecular scales measured using neutron spectroscopy with polarization analysis, 2020, Physical Review Research
  • Reaching the Ideal Glass in Polymer Spheres: Thermodynamics and Vibrational Density of States, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Microscopic Evidence for the Topological Transition in Model Vitrimers, 2023, ACS Macro Letters
  • Insight into the Structure and Dynamics of Polymers by Neutron Scattering Combined with Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations, 2020, Polymers

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include:

  • Arantxa Arbe
  • Tae-Lim Choi
  • Craig J. Hawker
  • Herman Mark
  • Takuzo Aida

Their multidisciplinary approach integrates experimental techniques such as neutron scattering and NMR spectroscopy with atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to explore polymer dynamics and thermodynamics at varying length and time scales. The timeline of publications shows continuity in research from at least 2020 through 2023, indicating ongoing contributions to the field.

Best Publications

  • Relationship between the time-domain Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts and frequency-domain Havriliak-Negami relaxation functions

    F. Alvarez;A. Alegra;J. Colmenero

  • Neutron Spin Echo in Polymer Systems

    Dieter Richter;Michael Monkenbusch;Arantxa Arbe;Juan Colmenero;Juan Colmenero

  • Merging of the alpha and beta relaxations in polybutadiene: A neutron spin echo and dielectric study.

    A. Arbe;D. Richter;J. Colmenero;B. Farago

  • Physical aging in polymers and polymer nanocomposites: recent results and open questions

    Daniele Cangialosi;Virginie M. Boucher;Angel Alegría;Angel Alegría;Juan Colmenero;Juan Colmenero;Juan Colmenero

  • Interconnection between frequency-domain Havriliak-Negami and time-domain Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts relaxation functions.

    F. Alvarez;A. Alegría;J. Colmenero

  • Dynamics of Water Intercalated in Graphite Oxide

    Silvina Cerveny;Fabienne Barroso-Bujans;Ángel Alegría;Juan Colmenero

  • Neutron scattering study of the picosecond dynamics of polybutadiene and polyisoprene.

    R. Zorn;R. Zorn;A. Arbe;A. Arbe;J. Colmenero;J. Colmenero;B. Frick;B. Frick

  • Crossover from debye to non-debye dynamical behavior of the α relaxation observed by quasielastic neutron scattering in a glass-forming polymer

    Colmenero J;Arbe A;Alegría A

  • Observation of the Component Dynamics in a Miscible Polymer Blend by Dielectric and Mechanical Spectroscopies

    A. Alegria;J. Colmenero;K. L. Ngai;C. M. Roland

  • The merging of the dielectric α- and β-relaxations in poly-(methyl methacrylate)

    R. Bergman;F. Alvarez;A. Alegrı́a;J. Colmenero

  • Effect of Nanoconfinement on Polymer Dynamics: Surface Layers and Interphases

    M. Krutyeva;A. Wischnewski;M. Monkenbusch;L. Willner

  • DYNAMICS OF GLASS-FORMING POLYMERS : HOMOGENEOUS VERSUS HETEROGENEOUS SCENARIO

    A. Arbe;J. Colmenero;M. Monkenbusch;D. Richter

  • Segmental dynamics in miscible polymer blends: recent results and open questions

    J. Colmenero;J. Colmenero;A. Arbe

  • Correlation between non-Debye behavior and Q behavior of the α relaxation in glass-forming polymeric systems

    Colmenero J;Alegría A;Arbe A;Frick B

  • Direct evidence of two equilibration mechanisms in glassy polymers.

    Daniele Cangialosi;Virginie M. Boucher;Angel Alegría;Angel Alegría;Juan Colmenero;Juan Colmenero;Juan Colmenero

  • Crystallization of Al23Te77 glasses

    J Colmenero;J.M Barandiaràn

  • T g depression and invariant segmental dynamics in polystyrene thin films

    Virginie M. Boucher;Virginie M. Boucher;Daniele Cangialosi;Huajie Yin;Andreas Schönhals

  • How Far Are Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles in Solution from the Globular State?

    José A. Pomposo;José A. Pomposo;Irma Perez-Baena;Federica Lo Verso;Federica Lo Verso;Angel J. Moreno

  • Effect of blending on the PVME dynamics. A dielectric, NMR, and QENS investigation

    I. Cendoya;A. Alegria;J. M. Alberdi;J. Colmenero

  • .alpha.-Relaxation in the Glass Transition Range of Amorphous Polymers. 1. Temperature Behavior across the Glass transition

    A. Alegria;E. Guerrica-Echevarria;L. Goitiandia;I. Telleria

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel Alegría
Angel Alegría University of the Basque Country
Arantxa Arbe
Arantxa Arbe Spanish National Research Council
José A. Pomposo
José A. Pomposo University of the Basque Country
Bernhard Frick
Bernhard Frick Institut Laue-Langevin
Lutz Willner
Lutz Willner Forschungszentrum Jülich
Dieter Richter
Dieter Richter Forschungszentrum Jülich
J.M. Barandiarán
J.M. Barandiarán University of the Basque Country
Carmen Mijangos
Carmen Mijangos Spanish National Research Council
Aurel Radulescu
Aurel Radulescu Forschungszentrum Jülich
Rudolf Faust
Rudolf Faust University of Massachusetts Lowell

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