2026 Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk: 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	44	12110	11709	493	474	139	6749

Overview

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research activity spans across the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions in Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Biomaterials.

The scientific work of Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk focuses on several main topics, including:

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
Plant Surface Properties and Treatments

Their recent publications illustrate diverse investigations within polymer chemistry and colloidal sciences. Recent papers include:

Role of Sheet-Edge Interactions in β-sheet Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels, 2020, Biomacromolecules
Flow-induced crystallisation of polymers from aqueous solution, 2020, Nature Communications
Effect of Salt on the Formation and Stability of Water-in-Oil Pickering Nanoemulsions Stabilized by Diblock Copolymer Nanoparticles, 2020, Langmuir
Synthesis of diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles via RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerization of hydroxybutyl methacrylate, 2021, Polymer Chemistry
Time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering studies of the thermally-induced exchange of copolymer chains between spherical diblock copolymer nanoparticles prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly, 2020, Soft Matter

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

Steven P. Armes (26 collaborations)
Anthony J. Ryan (11 collaborations)
Matthew J. Derry (9 collaborations)
Guoxing Liao (7 collaborations)
Saul J. Hunter (4 collaborations)

Their research findings are often published in key scientific venues including:

Langmuir
Macromolecules
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Polymer Chemistry
Soft Matter

Best Publications

Sterilizable Gels from Thermoresponsive Block Copolymer Worms

Adam Blanazs;Robert Verber;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Anthony J. Ryan

403
Citations
RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization Yields Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects with Predictable Single Phase Morphologies

Nicholas J. Warren;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Daniel Mahmood;Anthony J. Ryan

392
Citations
Thermo-responsive Diblock Copolymer Worm Gels in Non-polar Solvents

Lee A. Fielding;Jacob A. Lane;Matthew J. Derry;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk

318
Citations
Cross-Linking of Cationic Block Copolymer Micelles by Silica Deposition

Jian-Jun Yuan;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;and Anthony J. Ryan;Steven P. Armes

258
Citations
Transformation of nanodiamond into carbon onions: A comparative study by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, small-angle x-ray scattering, and ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Yurii M. Solonin;David N. Batchelder;Rik Brydson

241
Citations
The Specific Work of Flow as a Criterion for Orientation in Polymer Crystallization

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Pierre Chambon;Richard S. Graham;J. Patrick A. Fairclough

210
Citations
Control of Structural Morphology in Shear-Induced Crystallization of Polymers

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Pierre Chambon;Pierre Chambon;Ciro Impradice;Ciro Impradice;J. Patrick A. Fairclough

205
Citations
Testing the vesicular morphology to destruction: birth and death of diblock copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly.

Nicholas J. Warren;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Anthony J. Ryan;Mark Williams

198
Citations
Loading of Silica Nanoparticles in Block Copolymer Vesicles during Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly: Encapsulation Efficiency and Thermally Triggered Release.

Charlotte J. Mable;Rebecca R. Gibson;Sylvain Prevost;Beulah E. McKenzie

170
Citations
In situ small-angle X-ray scattering studies of sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles formed during polymerization-induced self-assembly in non-polar media

Matthew J. Derry;Lee A. Fielding;Nicholas J. Warren;Charlotte J. Mable

147
Citations
Nanoscale structure of poly(ethylene glycol) hybrid block copolymers containing amphiphilic β-strand peptide sequences

Annette Rösler;Harm-Anton Klok;Ian W. Hamley;Valeria Castelletto

145
Citations
Rational Synthesis of Low-Polydispersity Block Copolymer Vesicles in Concentrated Solution via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

Carlo Gonzato;Mona Semsarilar;Elizabeth R. Jones;Feng Li

140
Citations
Silk and Synthetic Polymers: Reconciling 100 Degrees of Separation

Chris Holland;Fritz Vollrath;Anthony J. Ryan;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk

133
Citations
In situ small-angle X‑ray scattering studies during reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer aqueous emulsion polymerization

Emma E. Brotherton;Fiona L. Hatton;Amy A. Cockram;Matthew J. Derry

132
Citations
Framboidal ABC triblock copolymer vesicles: a new class of efficient Pickering emulsifier.

C. J. Mable;N. J. Warren;K. L. Thompson;Oleksandr O Mykhaylyk

131
Citations
Vermicious thermo-responsive Pickering emulsifiers

K. L. Thompson;L. A. Fielding;O. O. Mykhaylyk;J. A. Lane

113
Citations
A Vesicle-to-Worm Transition Provides a New High-Temperature Oil Thickening Mechanism.

Matthew J. Derry;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Steven P. Armes

110
Citations
Nanoscale Phase Separation of P3HT PCBM Thick Films As Measured by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering

Andrew J. Parnell;Ashley J. Cadby;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Alan D. F. Dunbar

95
Citations
How Do Spherical Diblock Copolymer Nanoparticles Grow during RAFT Alcoholic Dispersion Polymerization

E. R. Jones;O. O. Mykhaylyk;M. Semsarilar;M. Boerakker

93
Citations
Determining the Effective Density and Stabilizer Layer Thickness of Sterically Stabilized Nanoparticles.

Bernice Akpinar;Lee A. Fielding;Victoria J. Cunningham;Yin Ning

87
Citations
Electrospinning pH‐Responsive Block Copolymer Nanofibers

Linge Wang;Paul D. Topham;Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk;Jonathan R. Howse

86
Citations