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D-Index
65
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15508
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5620
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1458

Kenneth R. Shull 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 Kenneth R. Shull sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 329 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth R. Shull 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 Kenneth R. Shull sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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

  • 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

  • Contact mechanics and the adhesion of soft solids

    Kenneth R. Shull

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

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

  • Ionically Cross-Linked Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels with High Strength

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

  • Segregation of block copolymers to interfaces between immiscible homopolymers

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

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

    Kenneth R. Shull;Edward J. Kramer

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

    Kenneth R. Shull

  • Deformation and Failure Modes of Adhesively Bonded Elastic Layers

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

  • Axisymmetric adhesion tests of soft materials

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

  • Theory of end-adsorbed polymer brushes in polymeric matrices

    Kenneth R. Shull

  • 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

  • Adhesive failure analysis of pressure-sensitive adhesives

    Alfred J. Crosby;Kenneth R. Shull

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

    Kenneth R. Shull;Costantino Creton

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

    Costantino Creton;Jacob Hooker;Kenneth R. Shull

  • Strain Stiffening in Synthetic and Biopolymer Networks

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

  • Segment distributions in lamellar diblock copolymers

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

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

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

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

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

  • Neurotrophin releasing single and multiple lumen nerve conduits

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

  • Fingering instabilities of confined elastic layers in tension

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred J. Crosby
Alfred J. Crosby University of Massachusetts Amherst
Monica Olvera de la Cruz
Monica Olvera de la Cruz Northwestern University
L. Catherine Brinson
L. Catherine Brinson Duke University
Phillip B. Messersmith
Phillip B. Messersmith University of California, Berkeley
Chung-Yuen Hui
Chung-Yuen Hui Cornell University
SonBinh T. Nguyen
SonBinh T. Nguyen Northwestern University
Mathew T. Mathew
Mathew T. Mathew University of Illinois at Chicago
Georges Hadziioannou
Georges Hadziioannou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Samuel I. Stupp
Samuel I. Stupp Northwestern University

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