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Peter Van Puyvelde

Peter Van Puyvelde

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
48
Citations
7034
World Ranking
10936
National Ranking
126

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.

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50 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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