2026 Kenneth S. Suslick: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	121	472	419	204	165	458	60435

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering explorations of sonoluminescence and sonochemistry And for providing the first measurements of conditions created during cavitation as bubbles implosively collapse
2011 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
2009 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
2007 - Sir George Stokes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
1994 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For incisive studies of chemical effects of ultrasound and the use of sonochemistry in synthesis of unusual inorganic materials.
1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Kenneth S. Suslick is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Materials Science. Within these broader domains, Suslick's work concentrates on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Mechanics of Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover several areas, notably:

Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Biosensors and Analytical Detection
Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
Energetic Materials and Combustion
Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Suslick has authored papers in various scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

Accounts of Chemical Research
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
ACS Sensors
Analytical Chemistry
Analysis & Sensing

Recent publications include:

"The Optoelectronic Nose" (2020), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
"Ultrasensitive Monitoring of Museum Airborne Pollutants Using a Silver Nanoparticle Sensor Array" (2020), published in ACS Sensors
"Mechanochemistry of Metal-Organic Frameworks under Pressure and Shock" (2020), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
"Magnetically Levitated Plasma Proteins" (2020), published in Analytical Chemistry
"Nanoparticle Optical Sensor Arrays: Gas Sensing and Biomedical Diagnosis" (2022), published in Analysis & Sensing

The scientist frequently collaborates with co-authors including Zheng Li, Xuan Zhou, Yurun Miao, Dana D. Dlott, and Morteza Mahmoudi.

Throughout their career, Suslick has received several awards and fellowships, such as:

Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2016
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2016
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2015, cited for pioneering explorations of sonoluminescence and sonochemistry and providing the first measurements of conditions created during cavitation as bubbles implosively collapse
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2011
Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2010
Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2009
Sir George Stokes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2007
MRS Medal, Materials Research Society, 1994, for incisive studies of chemical effects of ultrasound and the use of sonochemistry in synthesis of unusual inorganic materials
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1985

Best Publications

Applications of ultrasound to materials chemistry

Kenneth S. Suslick;Gareth J. Price

2519
Citations
Applications of Ultrasound to the Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials

Jin Ho Bang;Kenneth S. Suslick

2194
Citations
A colorimetric sensor array for odour visualization

Neal A. Rakow;Kenneth S. Suslick

1815
Citations
ULTRASOUND: Its Chemical, Physical and Biological Effects

Kenneth S. Suslick;Wesley L. Nyborg

1813
Citations
The sonochemical hot spot

Kenneth S. Suslick;David A. Hammerton;Raymond E. Cline

1735
Citations
Sonochemical synthesis of amorphous iron

Kenneth S. Suslick;Seok Burm Choe;Andrzej A. Cichowlas;Mark W. Grinstaff

1623
Citations
The temperature of cavitation.

Edward B. Flint;Kenneth S. Suslick

1557
Citations
The Chemical Effects of Ultrasound

Kenneth S. Suslick

1418
Citations
Sonochemical synthesis of nanomaterials

Hangxun Xu;Brad W. Zeiger;Kenneth S. Suslick

1152
Citations
The Optoelectronic Nose: Colorimetric and Fluorometric Sensor Arrays.

Zheng Li;Jon R Askim;Kenneth S Suslick

1103
Citations
Acoustic cavitation and its chemical consequences

Kenneth S. Suslick;Yuri Didenko;Ming M. Fang;Taeghwan Hyeon

1006
Citations
Optical sensor arrays for chemical sensing: the optoelectronic nose

Jon R. Askim;Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi;Kenneth S. Suslick

936
Citations
Sonochemical Synthesis of Iron Colloids

Kenneth S. Suslick;Ming Ming Fang;Taeghwan Hyeon

824
Citations
Inside a Collapsing Bubble: Sonoluminescence and the Conditions During Cavitation

Kenneth S. Suslick;David J. Flannigan

808
Citations
Plasma formation and temperature measurement during single-bubble cavitation

David J. Flannigan;Kenneth S. Suslick

788
Citations
Sonoluminescence temperatures during multi-bubble cavitation

William B. McNamara;Yuri T. Didenko;Kenneth S. Suslick

670
Citations
One-dimensional coordination polymers: applications to material science

Chin Ti Chen;Kenneth S Suslick

661
Citations
Interparticle collisions driven by ultrasound

Stephen J. Doktycz;Kenneth S. Suslick

638
Citations
Nanotechnology, nanotoxicology, and neuroscience

Won Hyuk Suh;Kenneth S. Suslick;Galen D. Stucky;Yoo Hun Suh

592
Citations
Microporous Porphyrin Solids

Kenneth S Suslick;Puttaiah Bhyrappa;J. H. Chou;Margaret E. Kosal

573
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark W. Grinstaff Boston University

Stephen A. Boppart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dana D. Dlott University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Taeghwan Hyeon Seoul National University

Hangxun Xu University of Science and Technology of China

Gregory S. Girolami University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Morteza Mahmoudi Michigan State University

Scott R. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sara E. Skrabalak Indiana University

Jin Ho Bang Hanyang University

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