| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 96 | 1238 | 1185 | 399 | 371 | 240 | 51977 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Phillip B. Messersmith between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Phillip B. Messersmith published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 13 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.
281 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| Total | 281 |
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 Phillip B. Messersmith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 240 publications — 43rd percentile
43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
| 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 | 240 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Phillip B. Messersmith sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 96 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 96 |
| 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 |
Phillip B. Messersmith is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily revolves around materials science, with a particular focus on surfaces, coatings, and films. The work extends into subfields such as biomaterials, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, and molecular biology.
The main topics of interest in Messersmith's research include polymer surface interaction studies, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, adhesion, friction, and surface interactions, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, and force microscopy techniques and applications.
Messersmith has co-authored research with several frequent collaborators, including Jing Cheng, Kelsey G. DeFrates, Ellen Heber-Katz, Katerina G. Malollari, and Peyman Delparastan.
Publications by Messersmith have appeared in a range of academic journals, with frequent contributions to:
Some recent research papers include:
Phillip B. Messersmith has received recognition in their field, including the Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering award in 2012 and the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2006.
Haeshin Lee;Shara M. Dellatore;William M. Miller;Phillip B. Messersmith
Haeshin Lee;Norbert F. Scherer;Phillip B. Messersmith
Haeshin Lee;Bruce P. Lee;Phillip B. Messersmith
Bruce P. Lee;P.B. Messersmith;J.N. Israelachvili;J.H. Waite
Phillip B. Messersmith;Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Ji Hyun Ryu;Phillip B. Messersmith;Phillip B. Messersmith;Haeshin Lee
N. Holten-Andersen;M. J. Harrington;H. Birkedal;B. P. Lee
Haeshin Lee;Junsung Rho;Phillip B. Messersmith
Phillip B. Messersmith;Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Tadas S. Sileika;Devin G. Barrett;Ran Zhang;King Hang Aaron Lau
Bruce P. Lee;Jeffrey L. Dalsin;Phillip B. Messersmith
Jeffrey L Dalsin;Bi-Huang Hu;Bruce P Lee;Phillip B Messersmith
Phillip B. Messersmith;Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Jeffrey L. Dalsin;Lijun Lin;Samuele Tosatti;Janos Vörös
Xiaowu Fan;Lijun Lin;Jeffrey L Dalsin;Phillip B Messersmith
Sung Min Kang;Nathaniel S. Hwang;Jihyeon Yeom;Sung Young Park
Phillip B. Messersmith;Annelise E. Barron;Andrea Statz;Robert Meagher
Haeshin Lee;Yuhan Lee;Andrea R. Statz;Junsung Rho
Scott C. Grindy;Robert Learsch;Davoud Mozhdehi;Jing Cheng
Jing Su;Feng Chen;Vincent L. Cryns;Phillip B. Messersmith
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