2026 Peggy Cebe: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	65	5576	5393	1453	1360	297	16797
Chemistry	65	7599	6894	2224	1840	275	16646

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Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Materials Science

5576

5393

1453

1360

297

16797

Chemistry

7599

6894

2224

1840

275

16646

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

16797

World Ranking

5576

National Ranking

1453

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

16646

World Ranking

7599

National Ranking

2224

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For use of heat capacity, dielectric relaxation, and Xray scattering to study semicrystalline polymer and biopolymer materials, and for work with Deaf and hard of hearing students

Overview

Peggy Cebe is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a notable emphasis on biomaterials, polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

Their work encompasses various topics within materials science, including:

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Conducting Polymers and Applications
Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Material Dynamics and Properties
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Peggy Cebe has contributed to academic publications in several journals, with frequent appearances in:

Polymers
Polymer
Thermochimica Acta
Progress in Polymer Science
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among their recent papers are:

"Recent advances in 3D printing with protein-based inks" (2021), published in Progress in Polymer Science
"Photo-Crosslinked Silk Fibroin for 3D Printing" (2020), published in Polymers
"Conformation-driven strategy for resilient and functional protein materials" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Glass-Forming Ability of Polyzwitterions" (2021), published in Macromolecules
"3D Printing of Monolithic Proteinaceous Cantilevers Using Regenerated Silk Fibroin" (2022), published in Molecules

Collaborations have included frequent co-authors such as Ayşe Asatekin, Xuan Mu, David L. Kaplan, Andrew Clark, and Anuja S Jayasekara, indicating multidisciplinary research efforts.

Peggy Cebe has been recognized by professional societies, holding the distinction of Fellow of the American Chemical Society since 2015. Earlier, in 2008, they were awarded Fellow status by the American Physical Society for contributions involving heat capacity, dielectric relaxation, and X-ray scattering techniques applied to semicrystalline polymer and biopolymer materials, along with efforts in education for Deaf and hard of hearing students.

Best Publications

Determining Beta Sheet Crystallinity in Fibrous Proteins by Thermal Analysis and Infrared Spectroscopy

Xiao Hu;David Kaplan;Peggy Cebe

1329
Citations
Crystallization behaviour of poly(ether-ether-ketone)

Peggy Cebe;Su-Don Hong

979
Citations
Water‐Stable Silk Films with Reduced β‐Sheet Content

Hyoung-Joon Jin;Jaehyung Park;Vassilis Karageorgiou;Ung-Jin Kim

827
Citations
Regulation of Silk Material Structure by Temperature-Controlled Water Vapor Annealing

Xiao Hu;Karen Shmelev;Lin Sun;Eun-Seok Gil

731
Citations
Mechanisms of silk fibroin sol-gel transitions.

Akira Matsumoto;Jingsong Chen;Adam L. Collette;Ung Jin Kim

729
Citations
Water-insoluble silk films with silk I structure.

Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu;Xiaoqin Wang;Jonathan A. Kluge

724
Citations
Vortex-Induced Injectable Silk Fibroin Hydrogels

Tuna Yucel;Peggy Cebe;David L. Kaplan

473
Citations
Biomaterial films of Bombyx mori silk fibroin with poly(ethylene oxide).

Hyoung-Joon Jin;Jaehyung Park;Regina Valluzzi;Peggy Cebe

353
Citations
Dynamic Protein−Water Relationships during β-Sheet Formation

Xiao Hu;David Kaplan;Peggy Cebe

350
Citations
Protein-based composite materials

Xiao Hu;Peggy Cebe;Anthony S. Weiss;Fiorenzo Omenetto

328
Citations
Impact of Nanosilicates on Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Crystal Polymorphism: Part 1. Melt-crystallization at High Supercooling

B. Seyhan Ince-Gunduz;Robert Alpern;Debeshu Amare;Jennifer Crawford

300
Citations
Mechanism of enzymatic degradation of beta-sheet crystals

Keiji Numata;Peggy Cebe;David L. Kaplan

284
Citations
Collagen Structural Hierarchy and Susceptibility to Degradation by Ultraviolet Radiation

Olena S. Rabotyagova;Peggy Cebe;David L. Kaplan

265
Citations
Nanocomposites of poly(vinylidene fluoride) with organically modified silicate

Jennifer Buckley;Peggy Cebe;Daniel Cherdack;Jennifer Crawford

252
Citations
Crystal polymorphism in electrospun composite nanofibers of poly(vinylidene fluoride) with nanoclay

Lei Yu;Peggy Cebe

252
Citations
Temperature-dependent relaxation of the crystal-amorphous interphase in poly(ether ether ketone)

Pengtao Huo;Peggy Cebe

236
Citations
Nanolayer Biomaterial Coatings of Silk Fibroin for Controlled Release

Xianyan Wang;Xiao Hu;Andrea Daley;Olena Rabotyagova

233
Citations
Effect of water on the thermal properties of silk fibroin

Xiao Hu;David Kaplan;Peggy Cebe

231
Citations
Biomaterials from Ultrasonication-Induced Silk Fibroin−Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels

Xiao Hu;Qiang Lu;Lin Sun;Peggy Cebe

220
Citations
Structural Origins of Silk Piezoelectricity

Tuna Yucel;Peggy Cebe;David L. Kaplan

213
Citations
Heat Capacity Study of Isotactic Polystyrene: Dual Reversible Crystal Melting and Relaxation of Rigid Amorphous Fraction

Hui Xu;Peggy Cebe

195
Citations