2026 Karen I. Winey: 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	90	1670	1606	514	481	507	34045

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For exquisite application of electron microscopy and xray scattering to the determination of the microstructure of polymers and to elucidating the role of microdomain geometry on polymer properties

Overview

Karen I. Winey is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and specializes in research areas spanning materials science and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on polymers and related materials, with significant contributions in polymers and plastics, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these fields, their subfield expertise covers:

Polymers and Plastics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering

The research topics extensively explored by Karen I. Winey feature:

Polymer crystallization and properties
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Conducting polymers and applications
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Material Dynamics and Properties
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Their publication record indicates frequent contributions to journals such as:

Macromolecules
Journal of Polymer Science
ACS Macro Letters
JACS Au
ACS Nano

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen I. Winey include:

Russell J. Composto (18 publications)
Brent S. Sumerlin (15 publications)
Tae-Lim Choi (13 publications)
Craig J. Hawker (13 publications)
Herman Mark (13 publications)

Notable recent scientific papers authored by Karen I. Winey include:

"Dynamics of polymer segments, polymer chains, and nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite melts: A review," 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
"Superionic Li-Ion Transport in a Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Blend Electrolyte," 2022, Macromolecules
"Percolated Ionic Aggregate Morphologies and Decoupled Ion Transport in Precise Sulfonated Polymers Synthesized by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization," 2020, Macromolecules
"Fluorine-Free Precise Polymer Electrolyte for Efficient Proton Transport: Experiments and Simulations," 2021, Chemistry of Materials
"Hydronium ion diffusion in model proton exchange membranes at low hydration: insights from ab initio molecular dynamics," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Karen I. Winey has been recognized with distinctions including:

Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2013
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2003, with a citation highlighting the application of electron microscopy and X-ray scattering to determine polymer microstructure and elucidate the role of microdomain geometry on polymer properties

Best Publications

Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Carbon Nanotubes

Mohammad Moniruzzaman;Karen I. Winey

4321
Citations
Nanotube Networks in Polymer Nanocomposites: Rheology and Electrical Conductivity

Fangming Du;Robert C. Scogna;Wei Zhou;Stijn Brand

1590
Citations
ALIGNED SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES IN COMPOSITES BY MELT PROCESSING METHODS

R. Haggenmueller;H.H. Gommans;A.G. Rinzler;J.E. Fischer

1513
Citations
Nanoparticle networks reduce the flammability of polymer nanocomposites.

Takashi Kashiwagi;Fangming Du;Jack F. Douglas;Karen I. Winey

1144
Citations
Effect of nanotube alignment on percolation conductivity in carbon nanotube/polymer composites

Fangming Du;John E. Fischer;Karen I. Winey

864
Citations
Coagulation method for preparing single‐walled carbon nanotube/poly(methyl methacrylate) composites and their modulus, electrical conductivity, and thermal stability

Fangming Du;John E. Fischer;Karen I. Winey

668
Citations
50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications?

Sanat K. Kumar;Brian C. Benicewicz;Richard A. Vaia;Karen I. Winey

646
Citations
Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Nanotube Dispersion and Concentration

Takashi Kashiwagi;F Du;K Winey;K M. Groth

559
Citations
Haloperidol-loaded PLGA nanoparticles: systematic study of particle size and drug content.

Avinash Budhian;Steven J. Siegel;Karen I. Winey

490
Citations
Single Wall Carbon Nanotube/Polyethylene Nanocomposites: Thermal and Electrical Conductivity

Reto Haggenmueller;Csaba Guthy;Jennifer R. Lukes;John E. Fischer

468
Citations
Integrating simulations and experiments to predict sheet resistance and optical transmittance in nanowire films for transparent conductors.

Rose M. Mutiso;Michelle C. Sherrott;Aaron R. Rathmell;Benjamin J. Wiley

422
Citations
Dispersing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Surfactants: A Small Angle Neutron Scattering Study

Howard Wang;Wei Zhou;Derek L. Ho;Karen I. Winey

404
Citations
Single Wall Carbon Nanotube/Polyethylene Nanocomposites: Nucleating and Templating Polyethylene Crystallites

Reto Haggenmueller;John E. Fischer;Karen I. Winey

379
Citations
Swelling of lamellar diblock copolymer by homopolymer: influences of homopolymer concentration and molecular weight

Karen I. Winey;Edwin L. Thomas;Lewis J. Fetters

339
Citations
Dynamics of polymer segments, polymer chains, and nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposite melts: A review

Eric J. Bailey;Karen I. Winey

325
Citations
Super Proton Conductive High-Purity Nafion Nanofibers

Bin Dong;Liang Gwee;David Salas-de la Cruz;Karen I. Winey

311
Citations
Electrical properties of polymer nanocomposites containing rod-like nanofillers

Rose M. Mutiso;Karen I. Winey

295
Citations
Isothermal morphology diagrams for binary blends of diblock copolymer and homopolymer

Karen I. Winey;Edwin L. Thomas;Lewis J. Fetters

295
Citations
Improving Electrical Conductivity and Thermal Properties of Polymers by the Addition of Carbon Nanotubes as Fillers

Karen I. Winey;Takashi Kashiwagi;Minfang Mu

279
Citations
Effect of drug type on the degradation rate of PLGA matrices.

Steven J Siegel;Jonathan B Kahn;Kayla Metzger;Karen I Winey

268
Citations
Polymer Nanocomposites

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186
Citations