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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 59 7243 7005 1794 1668 356 18943
Chemistry 55 11958 10771 3209 2625 329 16965

Lucian A. Lucia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lucian A. Lucia between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lucian A. Lucia published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 13 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2017. 31 of the 443 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2017. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

443 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lucian A. Lucia: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 1
1998 6
1999 4
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 8
2004 9
2005 15
2006 12
2007 11
2008 14
2009 14
2010 9
2011 11
2012 16
2013 12
2014 15
2015 23
2016 27
2017 33
2018 22
2019 28
2020 32
2021 17
2022 19
2023 20
2024 14
2025 30
2026 1
Total 443
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Lucian A. Lucia 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 Lucian A. Lucia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 350–369 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 356 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 356
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Lucian A. Lucia 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 Lucian A. Lucia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610 59
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

Lucian A. Lucia is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States, where their research spans multiple areas within materials science and engineering. Their scholarly work extensively covers biomaterials, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, plant science, and molecular medicine as key subfields.

The scientist's publication record includes 141 works in materials science and 94 in engineering, with notable contributions to biomaterials (98 publications) and biomedical engineering (57 publications) among other fields.

Lucian A. Lucia's research addresses several focused topics, including:

  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties, Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Frequent publication venues where they have contributed include:

  • BioResources (20 publications)
  • Carbohydrate Polymers (8 publications)
  • TAPPI Journal (5 publications)
  • Industrial Crops and Products (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)

Lucian A. Lucia has collaborated regularly with a number of co-authors, including Lokendra Pal, Hasan Jameel, Khandoker Samaher Salem, Noureddine Abidi, and Guihua Yang.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Comparison and assessment of methods for cellulose crystallinity determination, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Hydrogel-Based Sensor Networks: Compositions, Properties, and Applications-A Review, 2020, ACS Applied Bio Materials
  • A Critical Review of the Performance and Soil Biodegradability Profiles of Biobased Natural and Chemically Synthesized Polymers in Industrial Applications, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Highly tunable bioadhesion and optics of 3D printable PNIPAm/cellulose nanofibrils hydrogels, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Cellulose/nanocellulose superabsorbent hydrogels as a sustainable platform for materials applications: A mini-review and perspective, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers

Lucia has been recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Cellulose nanocrystals: chemistry, self-assembly, and applications.

    Youssef Habibi;Lucian A. Lucia;Orlando J. Rojas

  • CELLULOSIC NANOCOMPOSITES: A REVIEW

    Martin A. Hubbe;Orlando J. Rojas;Lucian A. Lucia;Mohini Sain

  • One-pot polymerization, surface grafting, and processing of waterborne polyurethane-cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites

    Xiaodong Cao;Youssef Habibi;Lucian A. Lucia

  • Toward a better understanding of the lignin isolation process from wood.

    Anderson Guerra;Ilari Filpponen;Lucian A. Lucia;Carl Saquing

  • Comparative evaluation of three lignin isolation protocols for various wood species.

    Anderson Guerra;Ilari Filpponen;Lucian A Lucia;Dimitris S Argyropoulos

  • Hydrogel-Based Sensor Networks: Compositions, Properties, and Applications—A Review

    Xiaohang Sun;Xiaohang Sun;Sachin Agate;Khandoker Samaher Salem;Lucian Lucia

  • Hydrothermal Carbonization of Corncob Residues for Hydrochar Production

    Lei Zhang;Qiang Wang;Baobin Wang;Guihua Yang

  • ANALYSIS OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF BANANA PSEUDO-STEM

    Kun Li;Shiyu Fu;Huaiyu Zhan;Yao Zhan

  • Fabrication, characteristics and applications of carbon materials with different morphologies and porous structures produced from wood liquefaction: A review

    Xin Zhao;Honglei Chen;Fangong Kong;Yujie Zhang

  • Cellulose and nanocellulose-based flexible-hybrid printed electronics and conductive composites - A review.

    Sachin Agate;Michael Joyce;Lucian Lucia;Lokendra Pal

  • Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) for the Isolation of Willow Lignin (Salix matsudana cv. Zhuliu).

    Tengfei Li;Gaojin Lyu;Yu Liu;Rui Lou

  • Laccase-immobilized bacterial cellulose/TiO2 functionalized composite membranes: Evaluation for photo- and bio-catalytic dye degradation

    Guohui Li;Avinav G. Nandgaonkar;Qingqing Wang;Jinning Zhang

  • Nanocellulose-based multilayer barrier coatings for gas, oil, and grease resistance.

    Preeti Tyagi;Lucian A. Lucia;Martin A. Hubbe;Lokendra Pal

  • A Critical Review of the Performance and Soil Biodegradability Profiles of Biobased Natural and Chemically Synthesized Polymers in Industrial Applications.

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  • Cellulose/nanocellulose superabsorbent hydrogels as a sustainable platform for materials applications: A mini-review and perspective.

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  • The synthesis and absorption dynamics of a lignin-based hydrogel for remediation of cationic dye-contaminated effluent

    Chenghua Yu;Feng Wang;Chunhui Zhang;Shiyu Fu

  • Green Modification of Surface Characteristics of Cellulosic Materials at the Molecular or Nano Scale: A Review

    Martin A. Hubbe;Orlando J. Rojas;Lucian A. Lucia

  • Chemicals and energy from biomass

    Lucian A. Lucia;Dimitris S. Argyropoulos;Lambrini Adamopoulos;Armindo R. Gaspar

  • General Spectroscopic Protocol to Obtain the Concentration of the Superoxide Anion Radical

    Rui-heng Liu;Shi-yu Fu;Huai-yu Zhan;Lucian A. Lucia

  • On the propensity of lignin to associate: a size exclusion chromatography study with lignin derivatives isolated from different plant species.

    Anderson Guerra;Armindo R. Gaspar;Sofía Contreras;Lucian A. Lucia

  • The nanoscience and technology of renewable biomaterials.

    Lucian A. Lucia;Orlando J. Rojas

  • Soy protein–nanocellulose composite aerogels

    Julio C. Arboleda;Mark Hughes;Lucian A. Lucia;Janne Laine

Frequent Co-Authors

Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia
Hasan Jameel
Hasan Jameel North Carolina State University
Dimitris S. Argyropoulos
Dimitris S. Argyropoulos North Carolina State University
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Martin A. Hubbe
Martin A. Hubbe North Carolina State University
Youssef Habibi
Youssef Habibi Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Qufu Wei
Qufu Wei Jiangnan University
Xiaodong Cao
Xiaodong Cao South China University of Technology
Shuangfei Wang
Shuangfei Wang Guangxi University
Kirk S. Schanze
Kirk S. Schanze The University of Texas at San Antonio

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