2026 Paul Mulvaney: 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	124	424	406	19	19	479	66194

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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

4829
Citations
Calibration of rectangular atomic force microscope cantilevers

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

2645
Citations
Gold nanorods: Synthesis, characterization and applications

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

2624
Citations
Synthesis of Nanosized Gold−Silica Core−Shell Particles

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

2473
Citations
Shape control in gold nanoparticle synthesis

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

2320
Citations
Drastic reduction of plasmon damping in gold nanorods.

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

2181
Citations
Modelling the optical response of gold nanoparticles

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

1431
Citations
Gold nanoparticles: past, present, and future.

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

1405
Citations
Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

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

1359
Citations
Method for the calibration of atomic force microscope cantilevers

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

1289
Citations
Plasmon coupling of gold nanorods at short distances and in different geometries.

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

931
Citations
Preparation of ordered colloid monolayers by electrophoretic deposition

Michael Giersig;Paul Mulvaney

854
Citations
Quantum measurement and orientation tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds inside living cells

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

758
Citations
Optical Properties of Thin Films of Au@SiO2 Particles

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

755
Citations
Electric-Field-Directed Growth of Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions

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

732
Citations
Re-examination of the Size-Dependent Absorption Properties of CdSe Quantum Dots

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

726
Citations
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

700
Citations
Normal and torsional spring constants of atomic force microscope cantilevers

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

662
Citations
Fermi Level Equilibration in Quantum Dot−Metal Nanojunctions†

Annabel Wood;Michael Giersig;Paul Mulvaney

640
Citations
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

634
Citations
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

590
Citations
Silica encapsulation of quantum dots and metal clusters

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

582
Citations