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Materials Science
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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 124 424 405 19 19 479 66194

Paul Mulvaney publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Mulvaney between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Mulvaney published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2008. 19 of the 527 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2008. 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 9 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

527 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Mulvaney: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 3
1988 3
1989 1
1990 9
1991 9
1992 8
1993 10
1994 7
1995 5
1996 10
1997 11
1998 12
1999 7
2000 10
2001 11
2002 13
2003 15
2004 14
2005 23
2006 12
2007 15
2008 24
2009 20
2010 12
2011 19
2012 17
2013 13
2014 23
2015 18
2016 19
2017 13
2018 20
2019 18
2020 19
2021 10
2022 14
2023 20
2024 21
2025 18
2026 1
Total 527
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Paul Mulvaney 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 Paul Mulvaney sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 470–489 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 479 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212 479
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Paul Mulvaney 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 Paul Mulvaney sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28 124
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Paul Mulvaney is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science with a strong focus on subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices

Paul Mulvaney has published extensively in several scientific venues. Among the most frequent are:

  • ACS Nano (15 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (11 publications)
  • Advanced Optical Materials (6 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (6 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (4 publications)

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Paul Mulvaney include:

  • Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts, 2023, ACS Nano
  • When Like Destabilizes Like: Inverted Solvent Effects in Apolar Nanoparticle Dispersions, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Detection of Halomethanes Using Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Surface Lattice Resonances in Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticle Arrays: Impact of Lattice Period, Structural Disorder, and Refractive Index on Resonance Quality, 2020, Langmuir
  • Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanodiamonds for Biological Applications: A Review, 2021, ACS Applied Nano Materials

The scientist collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Nicholas Kirkwood
  • Heyou Zhang
  • James A. Hutchison
  • Arun Ashokan
  • Yixiong Ji

Paul Mulvaney was recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Surface Plasmon Spectroscopy of Nanosized Metal Particles

    Paul Mulvaney

  • Calibration of rectangular atomic force microscope cantilevers

    John E. Sader;James W. M. Chon;Paul Mulvaney

  • Gold nanorods: Synthesis, characterization and applications

    Jorge Pérez-Juste;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Paul Mulvaney

  • Synthesis of Nanosized Gold−Silica Core−Shell Particles

    Luis M. Liz-Marzán, ,†;and Michael Giersig;Paul Mulvaney

  • Shape control in gold nanoparticle synthesis

    Marek Grzelczak;Jorge Pérez-Juste;Paul Mulvaney;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Drastic reduction of plasmon damping in gold nanorods.

    C. Sönnichsen;T. Franzl;T. Wilk;G. von Plessen

  • Modelling the optical response of gold nanoparticles

    Viktor Myroshnychenko;Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Alison M. Funston

  • Gold nanoparticles: past, present, and future.

    Rajesh Sardar;Alison May Funston;Paul Mulvaney;Royce W Murray

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Method for the calibration of atomic force microscope cantilevers

    John E. Sader;Ian Larson;Paul Mulvaney;Lee R. White

  • Plasmon coupling of gold nanorods at short distances and in different geometries.

    Alison May Funston;Carolina Novo;Timothy John Davis;Paul Mulvaney

  • Preparation of ordered colloid monolayers by electrophoretic deposition

    Michael Giersig;Paul Mulvaney

  • Quantum measurement and orientation tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds inside living cells

    L. P. McGuinness;Y. Yan;A. Stacey;D. A. Simpson

  • Optical Properties of Thin Films of Au@SiO2 Particles

    Thearith Ung;‡ and Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Paul Mulvaney

  • Electric-Field-Directed Growth of Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions

    Jorge Perez-Juste;Luis M. Liz-Marzan;Steven Carnie;Derek Y. C. Chan

  • Re-examination of the Size-Dependent Absorption Properties of CdSe Quantum Dots

    Jacek Jaroslaw Jasieniak;Lisa Smith;Joel van Embden;Paul C Mulvaney

  • Solvent Refractive Index and Core Charge Influences on the Surface Plasmon Absorbance of Alkanethiolate Monolayer-Protected Gold Clusters

    Allen C. Templeton;Jeremy J. Pietron;Royce W. Murray;Paul Mulvaney

  • Normal and torsional spring constants of atomic force microscope cantilevers

    Christopher P. Green;Hadi Lioe;Jason P. Cleveland;Roger Proksch

  • Fermi Level Equilibration in Quantum Dot−Metal Nanojunctions†

    Annabel Wood;Michael Giersig;Paul Mulvaney

  • Controlled method for silica coating of silver colloids. Influence of coating on the rate of chemical reactions

    Thearith Ung;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Paul Mulvaney

  • Dark-field microscopy studies of single metal nanoparticles: understanding the factors that influence the linewidth of the localized surface plasmon resonance

    Min Hu;Carolina Novo;Alison Funston;Haining Wang

  • Silica encapsulation of quantum dots and metal clusters

    P. Mulvaney;L. M. Liz-Marzán;M. Giersig;T. Ung

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Luis M. Liz-Marzán CIC biomaGUNE
Daniel E. Gómez
Daniel E. Gómez RMIT University
Franz Grieser
Franz Grieser University of Melbourne
John E. Sader
John E. Sader California Institute of Technology
Jorge Pérez-Juste
Jorge Pérez-Juste Universidade de Vigo
Arnim Henglein
Arnim Henglein University of Notre Dame
Alessandro Martucci
Alessandro Martucci University of Padua
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Timothy J. Davis
Timothy J. Davis University of Melbourne
Michael Giersig
Michael Giersig Freie Universität Berlin

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