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Michael F. Rubner

Michael F. Rubner

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
101
Citations
40946
World Ranking
1008
National Ranking
332

Michael F. Rubner 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 Michael F. Rubner sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 319 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael F. Rubner 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 Michael F. Rubner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Overview

Michael F. Rubner is affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with specific focus areas including Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging.

Michael F. Rubner's recent publication record includes the following paper: Tracking Sulfonated Polystyrene Diffusion in a Chitosan/Carboxymethyl Cellulose Layer-by-Layer Film: Exploring the Internal Architecture of Nanocoatings, published in 2020 in the journal Langmuir with 21 citations.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thiago B. Taketa
  • João Batista Maia Rocha Neto
  • Danilo M. dos Santos
  • Anderson Fiamingo
  • Marisa Masumi Beppu

Michael F. Rubner has published at least one paper in Langmuir, indicating a focus on surface chemistry and materials interfaces within that venue.

In recognition of contributions to their field, Michael F. Rubner was named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2014.

Best Publications

  • pH-Dependent Thickness Behavior of Sequentially Adsorbed Layers of Weak Polyelectrolytes

    S. S. Shiratori;M. F. Rubner

  • Electroluminescence from CdSe quantum‐dot/polymer composites

    B. O. Dabbousi;M. G. Bawendi;O. Onitsuka;M. F. Rubner

  • Controlling Bilayer Composition and Surface Wettability of Sequentially Adsorbed Multilayers of Weak Polyelectrolytes

    Dongsik Yoo;Seimei S. Shiratori;Michael F. Rubner

  • Stable Superhydrophobic Coatings from Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

    Lei Zhai;Fevzi C. Cebeci;Robert E. Cohen;Michael F. Rubner

  • Molecular-Level Processing of Conjugated Polymers. 4. Layer-by-Layer Manipulation of Polyaniline via Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions

    W. B. Stockton;M. F. Rubner

  • Reversibly erasable nanoporous anti-reflection coatings from polyelectrolyte multilayers

    Jeri'Ann Hiller;Jonas D. Mendelsohn;Michael F. Rubner

  • Influence of the Degree of Ionization on Weak Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Assembly

    Jeeyoung Choi and;Michael F. Rubner

  • Patterned superhydrophobic surfaces: toward a synthetic mimic of the Namib Desert beetle.

    Lei Zhai;Michael C Berg;Fevzi C Cebeci;Yushan Kim

  • Fabrication of Microporous Thin Films from Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

    J. D. Mendelsohn;C. J. Barrett;V. V. Chan;A. J. Pal

  • All-nanoparticle thin-film coatings.

    Daeyeon Lee;Michael F. Rubner;Robert E. Cohen

  • Electroluminescence from heterostructures of poly(phenylene vinylene) and inorganic CdSe nanocrystals

    Hedi Mattoussi;Leonard H. Radzilowski;Bashir O. Dabbousi;Edwin L. Thomas

  • Transparent superhydrophobic films based on silica nanoparticles

    Javier Bravo;Lei Zhai;Zhizhong Wu;Robert E Cohen

  • Nanoporosity-driven superhydrophilicity: a means to create multifunctional antifogging coatings

    Fevzi C Cebeci;Zhizhong Wu;Lei Zhai;Robert E Cohen

  • Rational design of cytophilic and cytophobic polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films

    Jonas D. Mendelsohn;Sung Yun Yang;Jeri'Ann Hiller;and Allon I. Hochbaum

  • Antibacterial properties of Ag nanoparticle loaded multilayers and formation of magnetically directed antibacterial microparticles.

    Daeyeon Lee;Robert E Cohen;Michael F Rubner

  • Design of Antibacterial Surfaces and Interfaces: Polyelectrolyte Multilayers as a Multifunctional Platform

    Jenny A. Lichter;Krystyn J. Van Vliet;Michael F. Rubner

  • Two-level antibacterial coating with both release-killing and contact-killing capabilities.

    Zhi Li;Daeyeon Lee;Xiaoxia Sheng;Robert E Cohen

  • Molecular-Level Processing of Conjugated Polymers. 1. Layer-by-Layer Manipulation of Conjugated Polyions

    M. Ferreira;M. F. Rubner

  • Micropatterning of Polymer Thin Films with pH-Sensitive and Cross-linkable Hydrogen-Bonded Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

    Sung Yun Yang;Michael F Rubner

  • Fabrication and properties of light‐emitting diodes based on self‐assembled multilayers of poly(phenylene vinylene)

    A. C. Fou;O. Onitsuka;M. Ferreira;M. F. Rubner

Frequent Co-Authors

Sukant K. Tripathy
Sukant K. Tripathy University of Massachusetts Lowell
Daeyeon Lee
Daeyeon Lee University of Pennsylvania
Lei Zhai
Lei Zhai University of Central Florida
Darrell J. Irvine
Darrell J. Irvine Scripps Research Institute
Jayant Kumar
Jayant Kumar University of Massachusetts Lowell

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