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Peter Van Puyvelde

Peter Van Puyvelde

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 48 10934 10564 126 123 330 7034

Peter Van Puyvelde publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Van Puyvelde between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Van Puyvelde published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 12.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 7 of the 360 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2015. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1997 2025

360 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Van Puyvelde: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 7
1999 6
2000 4
2001 11
2002 12
2003 7
2004 17
2005 19
2006 16
2007 19
2008 19
2009 15
2010 13
2011 17
2012 16
2013 24
2014 12
2015 25
2016 24
2017 15
2018 12
2019 10
2020 7
2021 10
2022 8
2023 6
2024 3
2025 4
Total 360
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Peter Van Puyvelde publications per year - data summary

  • Peter Van Puyvelde, a Materials Science scholar from KU Leuven, has 360 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1997, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.4 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 31 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 101 publications (10.1 per year); 2007-2016: 184 publications (18.4 per year); 2017-2025: 75 publications (8.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Peter Van Puyvelde 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 Peter Van Puyvelde 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, 330–349 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: 330 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
330–349 477 330
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
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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Peter Van Puyvelde publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Peter Van Puyvelde, a Materials Science scholar from KU Leuven, records 330 publications - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter Van Puyvelde, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Peter Van Puyvelde ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Peter Van Puyvelde 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 Peter Van Puyvelde 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% 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 48
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
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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Peter Van Puyvelde D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Peter Van Puyvelde, a Materials Science scholar from KU Leuven, records 48 D-Index - the 17th percentile of the discipline.
  • 17% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter Van Puyvelde, and about 83% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Peter Van Puyvelde ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Peter Van Puyvelde is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a notable focus on subfields such as Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Automotive Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work centers on various topics including:

  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Van Puyvelde has contributed to multiple recent papers. Among these are:

  • Semi-crystalline feedstock for filament-based 3D printing of polymers, 2021, Progress in Polymer Science
  • Insights on shear rheology of inks for extrusion-based 3D bioprinting, 2021, Bioprinting
  • Hydrogel assisted interfacial polymerization for advanced nanofiltration membranes, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • A practical development of engineering simulation-assisted educational AR environments, 2021, Education for Chemical Engineers
  • Renewable and safer bisphenol A substitutes enabled by selective zeolite alkylation, 2023, Nature Sustainability

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Van Puyvelde include Kenneth Cérdan, Bert F. Sels, Jessica Lizeth Domínguez Alfaro, Joost Brancart, and Laura Trullemans.

The most common venues for Van Puyvelde's publications are:

  • Polymers
  • Green Chemistry
  • Macromolecules
  • Soft Matter
  • Progress in Polymer Science

Best Publications

  • Covalent organic frameworks for membrane separation.

    Shushan Yuan;Shushan Yuan;Xin Li;Junyong Zhu;Gang Zhang

  • Rheology and morphology of compatibilized polymer blends

    Peter Van Puyvelde;Sachin Velankar;Paula Moldenaers

  • Characterization of polyamide powders for determination of laser sintering processability

    Leander Verbelen;Sasan Dadbakhsh;Michael Van den Eynde;Jean-Pierre Kruth

  • Semi-crystalline feedstock for filament-based 3D printing of polymers

    Dries Vaes;Peter Van Puyvelde

  • Effect of PA12 powder reuse on coalescence behaviour and microstructure of SLS parts

    Sasan Dadbakhsh;Leander Verbelen;Olivier Verkinderen;Dieter Strobbe

  • Interfacial elasticity and coalescence suppression in compatibilized polymer blends

    Ellen Van Hemelrijck;Peter Van Puyvelde;Sachin Velankar;Sachin Velankar;Christopher W. Macosko

  • Insights on shear rheology of inks for extrusion-based 3D bioprinting

    P.A. Amorim;M.A. d’Ávila;R. Anand;P. Moldenaers

  • Hydrogel assisted interfacial polymerization for advanced nanofiltration membranes

    Shushan Yuan;Shushan Yuan;Gang Zhang;Junyong Zhu;Natalie Mamrol

  • Sustainable bisphenols from renewable softwood lignin feedstock for polycarbonates and cyanate ester resins

    S.-F. Koelewijn;S. Van den Bosch;T. Renders;W. Schutyser

  • Super-hydrophobic 3D printed polysulfone membranes with a switchable wettability by self-assembled candle soot for efficient gravity-driven oil/water separation

    Shushan Yuan;Dieter Strobbe;Jean-Pierre Kruth;Peter Van Puyvelde

  • Toward Functional Polyester Building Blocks from Renewable Glycolaldehyde with Sn Cascade Catalysis

    Michiel Dusselier;Pieter Van Wouwe;Sanne De Smet;Rik De Clercq

  • Review on morphology development of immiscible blends in confined shear flow

    P Van Puyvelde;A Vananroye;RM Ruth Cardinaels;P Paula Moldenaers

  • Methyl methacrylate as a healing agent for self-healing cementitious materials

    K Van Tittelboom;K Adesanya;P Dubruel;P Van Puyvelde

  • Influence of Carbon Nanoparticle Addition (and Impurities) on Selective Laser Melting of Pure Copper

    Suraj Dinkar Jadhav;Sasan Dadbakhsh;Jozef Vleugels;Johan Hofkens

  • The effect of block copolymer architecture on the coalescence and interfacial elasticity in compatibilized polymer blends

    Ellen Van Hemelrijck;Peter Van Puyvelde;Christopher W. Macosko;Paula Moldenaers

  • Structure architecture of micro/nanoscale ZIF-L on a 3D printed membrane for a superhydrophobic and underwater superoleophobic surface

    Shushan Yuan;Junyong Zhu;Yi Li;Yan Zhao

  • Effect of Powder Size and Shape on the SLS Processability and Mechanical Properties of a TPU Elastomer

    Sasan Dadbakhsh;Leander Verbelen;Tom Vandeputte;Dieter Strobbe

  • Effect of confinement on the steady-state behavior of single droplets during shear flow

    Anja Vananroye;Peter Van Puyvelde;Paula Moldenaers

  • Flow-Induced Crystallization of PB-1: From the Low Shear Rate Region up to Processing Rates

    Jimmy Baert;Peter Van Puyvelde;Florentin Langouche

  • Facile synthesis of Kevlar nanofibrous membranes via regeneration of hydrogen bonds for organic solvent nanofiltration

    Shushan Yuan;Jasper Swartenbroekx;Yi Li;Junyong Zhu

  • Effect of compatibilization on the breakup of polymeric drops in shear flow

    Sachin Velankar;Peter Van Puyvelde;Joannes Mewis;Paula Moldenaers

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