2026 Mark J. MacLachlan: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	81	2607	2517	43	40	300	22432
Chemistry	80	3430	3107	82	73	293	22092

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

2607

2517

300

22432

Chemistry

3430

3107

293

22092

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

22432

World Ranking

2607

National Ranking

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

22092

World Ranking

3430

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Mark J. MacLachlan is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has a prolific research record primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work encompasses significant contributions to Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Spectroscopy.

The research topics covered by MacLachlan include:

Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging

MacLachlan has authored numerous papers with considerable citation counts. Some recent notable publications include:

Understanding the Self-Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals-Toward Chiral Photonic Materials, 2020, Advanced Materials
Thermal Degradation of Cellulose Filaments and Nanocrystals, 2020, Biomacromolecules
Thermal Stability of Cellulose Nanomaterials, 2023, Chemical Reviews
Iridescent Cellulose Nanocrystal Films Modified with Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, 2020, Biomacromolecules
Adsorptive removal of Congo red by surfactant modified cellulose nanocrystals: a kinetic, equilibrium, and mechanistic investigation, 2020, Cellulose

Frequent co-authors associated with MacLachlan's research include Miguel A. Soto, Brian O. Patrick, Veronica Carta, Mohammad T. Chaudhry, and Wadood Y. Hamad.

Their research output is extensively published in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, and Small.

Among their recognitions, MacLachlan was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 for contributions acknowledged by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

Periodic mesoporous organosilicas with organic groups inside the channel walls

Tewodros Asefa;Mark J. MacLachlan;Neil Coombs;Geoffrey A. Ozin

2053
Citations
Sustainable carbon materials

Maria-Magdalena Titirici;Robin J. White;Nicolas Brun;Vitaliy L. Budarin

1274
Citations
Free-standing mesoporous silica films with tunable chiral nematic structures

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Hao Qi;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

1039
Citations
Functional materials from cellulose-derived liquid-crystal templates.

Michael Giese;Lina K. Blusch;Mostofa K. Khan;Mark J. MacLachlan

406
Citations
Periodic mesoporous organosilicas, PMOs: fusion of organic and inorganic chemistry ‘inside’ the channel walls of hexagonal mesoporous silica

Chiaki Yoshina-Ishii;Tewodros Asefa;Neil Coombs;Mark J. MacLachlan

377
Citations
Responsive Photonic Hydrogels Based on Nanocrystalline Cellulose

Joel A. Kelly;Amber M. Shukaliak;Clement C. Y. Cheung;Kevin E. Shopsowitz

357
Citations
Highly stable keto-enamine salicylideneanilines.

Jonathan H Chong;Marc Sauer;Brian O Patrick;Mark J MacLachlan

338
Citations
Shaped Ceramics with Tunable Magnetic Properties from Metal-Containing Polymers

Mark J. MacLachlan;Madlen Ginzburg;Neil Coombs;Thomas W. Coyle

336
Citations
The development of chiral nematic mesoporous materials.

Joel A. Kelly;Michael Giese;Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad

314
Citations
Novel bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilicas, BPMOs: synthesis, characterization, properties and in-situ selective hydroboration-alcoholysis reactions of functional groups.

Tewodros Asefa;Michal Kruk;Mark J. MacLachlan;Neil Coombs

314
Citations
Non-aqueous supramolecular assembly of mesostructured metal germanium sulphides from (Ge 4 S 10 ) 4- clusters

Mark J. MacLachlan;Neil Coombs;Geoffrey A. Ozin

310
Citations
Metamorphic Channels in Periodic Mesoporous Methylenesilica

Tewodros Asefa;Mark J. MacLachlan;Hiltrud Grondey;Neil Coombs

307
Citations
Unwinding a spiral of cellulose nanocrystals for stimuli-responsive stretchable optics

Osamu Kose;Andy Tran;Lev Lewis;Wadood Y. Hamad

297
Citations
Structure and transformation of tactoids in cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

Pei-Xi Wang;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

294
Citations
Understanding the Self-Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals-Toward Chiral Photonic Materials.

Andy Tran;Charlotte E. Boott;Mark J. MacLachlan;Mark J. MacLachlan

290
Citations
Iptycenes in supramolecular and materials chemistry.

Jonathan H. Chong;Mark J. MacLachlan

270
Citations
Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Carbon Derived From Nanocrystalline Cellulose

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

261
Citations
Flexible and Iridescent Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Organosilica Films

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

224
Citations
New nanocomposites: putting organic function 'inside' the channel walls of periodic mesoporous silica

Tewodros Asefa;Chiaki Yoshina-Ishii;Mark J. MacLachlan;Geoffrey A. Ozin

216
Citations
Ion‐Induced Tubular Assembly of Conjugated Schiff‐Base Macrocycles

Amanda J. Gallant;Mark J. MacLachlan

212
Citations