2026 Nikos Hadjichristidis: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	95	1311	1259	11	11	730	38226
Chemistry	95	1600	1424	16	16	722	38057

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Nikos Hadjichristidis is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with extensive contributions to organic chemistry and polymer-related fields.

The main fields of study for Nikos Hadjichristidis include:

Materials Science
Chemistry

More specific subfields consist of:

Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Biomaterials
Materials Chemistry
Process Chemistry and Technology

Nikos Hadjichristidis' research addresses various significant topics such as:

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
Polymer Composites and Self-Healing
Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

Κωνσταντίνος Ντέτσικας
Viko Ladelta
George Zapsas
Saibal Bhaumik
Alejandro J. Müller

The scientist has published extensively in several prominent journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

Macromolecules
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie
Journal of the American Chemical Society
ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Notable recent papers by Nikos Hadjichristidis include:

Lithium-Ion Desolvation Induced by Nitrate Additives Reveals New Insights into High Performance Lithium Batteries (2021), Advanced Functional Materials
Hitherto Unknown Solvent and Anion Pairs in Solvation Structures Reveal New Insights into High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries (2022), Advanced Science
All-Polycarbonate Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Triblock Copolymers Derived from Triethylborane-Mediated Sequential Copolymerization of CO₂ with Various Epoxides (2020), Macromolecules
Triethylborane-Assisted Synthesis of Random and Block Poly(ester-carbonate)s through One-Pot Terpolymerization of Epoxides, CO₂, and Cyclic Anhydrides (2021), Macromolecules
Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-based complex macromolecular architectures: From synthesis to properties and applications (2020), Progress in Polymer Science

Best Publications

Polymers with Complex Architecture by Living Anionic Polymerization

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Marinos Pitsikalis;Stergios Pispas;Hermis Iatrou

1595
Citations
Block Copolymers: Synthetic Strategies, Physical Properties, and Applications

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Stergios Pispas;George Floudas

1309
Citations
Anionic polymerization: High vacuum techniques

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Hermis Iatrou;Stergios Pispas;Marinos Pitsikalis

784
Citations
Macromolecular Architectures by Living and Controlled/Living Polymerizations

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Hermis Iatrou;Marinos Pitsikalis;Jimmy Mays;Jimmy Mays

766
Citations
Effect of molecular weight on the mechanical and electrical properties of block copolymer electrolytes

Mohit Singh;Omolola Odusanya;Gregg M. Wilmes;Hany B. Eitouni

614
Citations
Synthesis of Well-Defined Polypeptide-Based Materials via the Ring-Opening Polymerization of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Hermis Iatrou;Marinos Pitsikalis;Georgios Sakellariou

592
Citations
Polymer‐Based Photonic Crystals

Alexander C. Edrington;Augustine M. Urbas;Peter DeRege;Cinti X. Chen

575
Citations
Synthesis of miktoarm star (?-star) polymers

Nikos Hadjichristidis

531
Citations
Linear and non-linear triblock terpolymers. Synthesis, self-assembly in selective solvents and in bulk

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Hermis Iatrou;Marinos Pitsikalis;Stergios Pispas

488
Citations
Regular star polymers with 64 and 128 arms. Models for polymeric micelles

Jacques Roovers;Lin Lin Zhou;Paul M. Toporowski;Mark van der Zwan

474
Citations
Ordered bicontinuous nanoporous and nanorelief ceramic films from self assembling polymer precursors

Vanessa Z.-H. Chan;James Hoffman;Victor Y. Lee;Hermis Iatrou

465
Citations
Well-Defined, Model Long Chain Branched Polyethylene. 2. Melt Rheological Behavior

D. J. Lohse;S. T. Milner;L. J. Fetters;L. J. Fetters;M. Xenidou

421
Citations
50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymers with Complex Architectures

George Polymeropoulos;Georgios Zapsas;Konstantinos Ntetsikas;Panagiotis Bilalis

400
Citations
Metal-Free Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 with Epoxides: Fulfilling "Green" Synthesis and Activity

Dongyue Zhang;Senthil K. Boopathi;Nikos Hadjichristidis;Yves Gnanou

340
Citations
Nonlinear Block Copolymer Architectures

Marinos Pitsikalis;Marinos Pitsikalis;Stergios Pispas;Stergios Pispas;Jimmy W. Mays;Nikos Hadjichristidis

329
Citations
Synthesis of a model 3-miktoarm star terpolymer

Hermis Iatrou;Nikos Hadjichristidis

328
Citations
Molecular Weight Dependence of Hydrodynamic and Thermodynamic Properties for Well‐Defined Linear Polymers in Solution

L. J. Fetters;N. Hadjichristidis;J. S. Lindner;J. W. Mays

326
Citations
Effect of Architecture on the Micellization Properties of Block Copolymers: A2B Miktoarm Stars vs AB Diblocks

S. Pispas;N. Hadjichristidis;I. Potemkin;A. Khokhlov

265
Citations
The Strength of the Macromonomer Strategy for Complex Macromolecular Architecture: Molecular Characterization, Properties and Applications of Polymacromonomers

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Marinos Pitsikalis;Hermis Iatrou;Stergios Pispas

254
Citations
Asymmetric Star Polymers: Synthesis and Properties

Nikos Hadjichristidis;Stergios Pispas;Marinos Pitsikalis;Hermis Iatrou

251
Citations
Living polypeptides.

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112
Citations