2026 Kenneth R. Shull: 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	65	5622	5438	1460	1366	329	15508

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Research.com Recognitions

2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For theoretical and experimental contributions leading to an enhanced understanding of polymer interfaces

Overview

Kenneth R. Shull is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within materials science and engineering, with a particular focus on polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry. The scientist's scholarly work includes areas such as polymer composites and self-healing, polymer nanocomposites and properties, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, polymer surface interaction studies, conducting polymers and applications, cultural heritage materials analysis, and epoxy resin curing processes.

Their publication record includes 44 papers in materials science and 35 in engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific investigation. Notable co-authors frequently collaborating with Shull include Muzhou Wang and Qifeng Wang, each with 11 joint publications, Anthony J. Silvaroli with 9, Tyler R. Heyl with 8, and Jeremy M. Beebe also with 8 publications.

Kenneth R. Shull has contributed to several leading academic journals, demonstrating a focus on polymer and applied materials research. Frequent publication venues include:

Macromolecules
Journal of Polymer Science
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Heritage Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Shull feature diverse topics related to polymers, materials chemistry, and heritage sciences. Examples are:

Tough, Transparent, Photocurable Hybrid Elastomers, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
After the paint has dried: a review of testing techniques for studying the mechanical properties of artists' paint, 2021, Heritage Science
Effects of Dynamic Disulfide Bonds on Mechanical Behavior in Glassy Epoxy Thermosets, 2023, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
New insights into the deterioration of TiO2 based oil paints: the effects of illumination conditions and surface interactions, 2022, Heritage Science
Control over electroless plating of silver on silica nanoparticles with sodium citrate, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Award recognition in Shull's career includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2002, cited for theoretical and experimental contributions leading to an enhanced understanding of polymer interfaces.

Best Publications

Graphene Oxide Sheets at Interfaces

Jaemyung Kim;Laura J. Cote;Franklin Kim;Wa Yuan

1970
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Contact mechanics and the adhesion of soft solids

Kenneth R. Shull

567
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Crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels: a strategy to functionalize and pattern.

Tatiana Segura;Brian C Anderson;Peter H Chung;Rebecca E Webber

497
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Ionically Cross-Linked Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels with High Strength

Kevin J. Henderson;Tian C. Zhou;Kathryn J. Otim;Kenneth R. Shull

454
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Segregation of block copolymers to interfaces between immiscible homopolymers

Kenneth R. Shull;Edward J. Kramer;Georges Hadziioannou;Wing Tang

342
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Mean-field theory of polymer interfaces in the presence of block copolymers

Kenneth R. Shull;Edward J. Kramer

295
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Mean-field theory of block copolymers: bulk melts, surfaces, and thin films

Kenneth R. Shull

292
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Deformation and Failure Modes of Adhesively Bonded Elastic Layers

Alfred J. Crosby;Kenneth R. Shull;Hamed Lakrout;Costantino Creton

278
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Axisymmetric adhesion tests of soft materials

Kenneth R Shull;Dongchan Ahn;Wan Lin Chen;Cynthia M. Flanigan

277
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Theory of end-adsorbed polymer brushes in polymeric matrices

Kenneth R. Shull

254
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Rapid Gel Formation and Adhesion in Photocurable and Biodegradable Block Copolymers with High DOPA Content

Bruce P. Lee;Chi Yang Chao;F. Nelson Nunalee;Emre Motan

252
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Adhesive failure analysis of pressure-sensitive adhesives

Alfred J. Crosby;Kenneth R. Shull

231
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Deformation behavior of thin, compliant layers under tensile loading conditions

Kenneth R. Shull;Costantino Creton

225
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Bulk and Interfacial Contributions to the Debonding Mechanisms of Soft Adhesives: Extension to Large Strains

Costantino Creton;Jacob Hooker;Kenneth R. Shull

214
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Strain Stiffening in Synthetic and Biopolymer Networks

Kendra A. Erk;Kevin J. Henderson;Kenneth R. Shull

214
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Segment distributions in lamellar diblock copolymers

Kenneth R. Shull;Anne M. Mayes;Thomas P. Russell

198
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Self-Assembly and Stress Relaxation in Acrylic Triblock Copolymer Gels

Michelle E. Seitz;Wesley R. Burghardt;K. T. Faber;Kenneth R. Shull

197
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Self-assembly and adhesion of DOPA-modified methacrylic triblock hydrogels.

Murat Guvendiren;Phillip B. Messersmith;Kenneth R. Shull

193
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Neurotrophin releasing single and multiple lumen nerve conduits

Yang Yang;Laura De Laporte;Christopher B. Rives;Jae Hyung Jang

187
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Fingering instabilities of confined elastic layers in tension

Kenneth R. Shull;Cynthia M. Flanigan;Alfred J. Crosby

185
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