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Marc R. Knecht 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 Marc R. Knecht sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 132 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc R. Knecht 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 Marc R. Knecht sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marc R. Knecht is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Materials Science. Their work frequently intersects several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research spans multiple topics with a focus on supramolecular self-assembly in materials, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and studies involving diatoms and algae. Additional areas of investigation include advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, chemical synthesis and analysis, as well as graphene and nanomaterials applications.

Marc R. Knecht has a significant presence in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B
  • ACS Nano
  • Langmuir

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Knecht include:

  • Halide Effects in BiVO4/BiOX Heterostructures Decorated with Pd Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B as a Model Organic Pollutant (2021) published in ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Size-Controlled SrTiO3 Nanoparticles Photodecorated with Pd Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Organic Dye Degradation (2020) published in ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Tuning Materials-Binding Peptide Sequences toward Gold- and Silver-Binding Selectivity with Bayesian Optimization (2021) published in ACS Nano
  • Molecular-Level Insights into Biologically Driven Graphite Exfoliation for the Generation of Graphene in Aqueous Media (2020) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Hierarchical Core-Shell ACOF-1@BiOBr as an Efficient Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Emerging Organic Contaminants (2022) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Collaborations form an important aspect of Knecht's research, with frequent coauthors including Tiffany R. Walsh, Leonidas G. Bachas, Joseph M. Slocik, Anatoly I. Frenkel, and Nermina Brljak. These recurring partnerships indicate an interdisciplinary approach and sustained research activities over time.

Best Publications

  • Effect of Pd nanoparticle size on the catalytic hydrogenation of allyl alcohol.

    Orla M. Wilson;Marc R. Knecht;Joaquin C. Garcia-Martinez;Richard M. Crooks

  • Bio-inspired colorimetric detection of Hg2+ and Pb2+ heavy metal ions using Au nanoparticles

    Marc R. Knecht;Manish Sethi

  • Structural Rearrangement of Bimetallic Alloy PdAu Nanoparticles within Dendrimer Templates to Yield Core/Shell Configurations†

    Marc R. Knecht;Michael G. Weir;Anatoly I. Frenkel;Richard M. Crooks

  • Functional analysis of the biomimetic silica precipitating activity of the R5 peptide from Cylindrotheca fusiformis

    Marc R. Knecht;David W. Wright

  • Biointerface Structural Effects on the Properties and Applications of Bioinspired Peptide-Based Nanomaterials

    Tiffany R. Walsh;Marc R. Knecht

  • Biomimetic Synthesis of Pd Nanocatalysts for the Stille Coupling Reaction

    Dennis B. Pacardo;Manish Sethi;Sharon E. Jones;Rajesh R. Naik

  • Comparative study of materials-binding peptide interactions with gold and silver surfaces and nanostructures: A thermodynamic basis for biological selectivity of inorganic materials

    J. Pablo Palafox-Hernandez;Zhenghua Tang;Zak E. Hughes;Yue Li

  • Biomolecular Recognition Principles for Bionanocombinatorics: An Integrated Approach To Elucidate Enthalpic and Entropic Factors

    Zhenghua Tang;J. Pablo Palafox-Hernandez;Wing Cheung Law;Zak E. Hughes

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Pt Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nanoparticles: Effect of the Template on Nanoparticle Formation

    Marc R. Knecht;Michael G. Weir;V. Sue Myers;William D. Pyrz

  • Nanotechnology Meets Biology: Peptide-based Methods for the Fabrication of Functional Materials

    Beverly D. Briggs;Marc R. Knecht

  • Effects of the Material Structure on the Catalytic Activity of Peptide-Templated Pd Nanomaterials

    Rohit Bhandari;Marc R. Knecht

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetic Properties of Dendrimer-Encapsulated Nickel Nanoparticles Containing <150 Atoms

    Marc R. Knecht;Joaquin C. Garcia-Martinez;Richard M. Crooks

  • Structural analysis of PdAu dendrimer-encapsulated bimetallic nanoparticles.

    Michael G. Weir;Marc R. Knecht;Anatoly I. Frenkel;Richard M. Crooks

  • Peptide-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles: effects of peptide sequence and nature of binding on physicochemical properties

    Yue Li;Zhenghua Tang;Paras N. Prasad;Paras N. Prasad;Marc R. Knecht

  • Crystallographic Recognition Controls Peptide Binding for Bio-Based Nanomaterials

    Ryan Coppage;Joseph M. Slocik;Beverly D. Briggs;Anatoly I. Frenkel

  • Light-activated tandem catalysis driven by multicomponent nanomaterials.

    Elsayed M. Zahran;Nicholas M. Bedford;Nicholas M. Bedford;Michelle A. Nguyen;Yao Jen Chang

  • Elucidation of peptide-directed palladium surface structure for biologically tunable nanocatalysts.

    Nicholas M. Bedford;Nicholas M. Bedford;Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel;Joseph M. Slocik;Beverly D. Briggs

  • Exploiting localized surface binding effects to enhance the catalytic reactivity of peptide-capped nanoparticles.

    Ryan Coppage;Joseph M. Slocik;Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel;Nicholas M. Bedford;Nicholas M. Bedford

  • Determining peptide sequence effects that control the size, structure, and function of nanoparticles.

    Ryan Coppage;Joseph M. Slocik;Beverly D. Briggs;Anatoly I. Frenkel

  • Pd-decorated m-BiVO4/BiOBr ternary composite with dual heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic activity

    Marcell Pálmai;Marcell Pálmai;Elsayed M. Zahran;Santiago Angaramo;Szabolcs Bálint

  • Elucidation of Peptide Effects that Control the Activity of Nanoparticles

    Ryan Coppage;Joseph M. Slocik;Manish Sethi;Dennis B. Pacardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Tiffany R. Walsh
Tiffany R. Walsh Deakin University
Rajesh R. Naik
Rajesh R. Naik United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Mark T. Swihart
Mark T. Swihart University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Paras N. Prasad
Paras N. Prasad University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Leonidas G. Bachas
Leonidas G. Bachas University of Miami
Anatoly I. Frenkel
Anatoly I. Frenkel Stony Brook University
Zhenghua Tang
Zhenghua Tang South China University of Technology
Richard M. Crooks
Richard M. Crooks The University of Texas at Austin
Hendrik Heinz
Hendrik Heinz University of Colorado Boulder
Yang Ren
Yang Ren City University of Hong Kong

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