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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 74 3598 3478 992 932 380 21364
Chemistry 74 4635 4208 1462 1220 361 21271

Rachel A. Segalman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rachel A. Segalman between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rachel A. Segalman published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 15.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2011. 24 of the 427 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2011. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 2 publications
1999 2026

427 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rachel A. Segalman: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 5
2004 1
2005 4
2006 6
2007 11
2008 15
2009 21
2010 21
2011 27
2012 26
2013 26
2014 22
2015 20
2016 22
2017 22
2018 25
2019 21
2020 21
2021 23
2022 27
2023 21
2024 14
2025 22
2026 2
Total 427
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Rachel A. Segalman 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 Rachel A. Segalman 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, 370–389 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: 380 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
350–369 440
370–389 356 380
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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Rachel A. Segalman 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 Rachel A. Segalman 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, 74–75 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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
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 74
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to the understanding of conjugated, polypeptoid, and ioncontaining polymers and copolymers
  • 2012 - John H. Dillon Medal, American Physical Society For fundamental and technological contributions to the field of polymer science and engineering, especially in the area of rod-coil block copolymers.
  • 2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • 2007 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Rachel A. Segalman is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, encompassing 127 and 105 publications respectively. The subfields of study they have contributed to include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

Their work focuses on various topics related to polymers and materials, particularly in areas involving conducting polymers and their applications, advanced battery materials and technologies, fuel cells and related materials, organic electronics and photovoltaics, polymer surface interaction studies, and advanced polymer synthesis and characterization.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rachel A. Segalman include Craig J. Hawker, Raphaële J. Clément, Michael L. Chabinyc, Seamus D. Jones, and Glenn H. Fredrickson.

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent venues of publication are:

  • Macromolecules
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Journal of Materials Research/Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Design of Polymeric Zwitterionic Solid Electrolytes with Superionic Lithium Transport" (2022, ACS Central Science)
  • "Where Biology and Traditional Polymers Meet: The Potential of Associating Sequence-Defined Polymers for Materials Science" (2021, JACS Au)
  • "The Role of Backbone Polarity on Aggregation and Conduction of Ions in Polymer Electrolytes" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Dihexyl-Substituted Poly(3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene) as a Dual Ionic and Electronic Conductive Cathode Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries" (2020, Chemistry of Materials)
  • "Chain Stiffness of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers in Solution" (2022, Macromolecules)

Rachel A. Segalman has received several awards recognizing their contributions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2015, awarded for pioneering contributions to the understanding of conjugated, polypeptoid, and ion-containing polymers and copolymers
  • John H. Dillon Medal, American Physical Society in 2012, for fundamental and technological contributions to polymer science and engineering, especially in rod-coil block copolymers
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2009
  • Hellman Fellow in 2007

Best Publications

  • Patterning with block copolymer thin films

    Rachel A. Segalman

  • Organic thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting and temperature control

    Boris Russ;Anne Glaudell;Jeffrey J. Urban;Michael L. Chabinyc

  • Thermoelectricity in Molecular Junctions

    Pramod Reddy;Sung Yeon Jang;Sung Yeon Jang;Rachel A. Segalman;Rachel A. Segalman;Arun Majumdar;Arun Majumdar

  • Graphoepitaxy of Spherical Domain Block Copolymer Films

    R.A. Segalman;H. Yokoyama;E.J. Kramer

  • Controlling inelastic light scattering quantum pathways in graphene

    Chi-Fan Chen;Cheol-Hwan Park;Bryan W. Boudouris;Bryan W. Boudouris;Jason Horng

  • Water-processable polymer-nanocrystal hybrids for thermoelectrics.

    Kevin C. See;Joseph P. Feser;Cynthia E. Chen;Arun Majumdar;Arun Majumdar;Arun Majumdar

  • Block Copolymers for Organic Optoelectronics

    Rachel A. Segalman;Rachel A. Segalman;Bryan McCulloch;Saar Kirmayer;Jeffrey J. Urban

  • Self-assembly of rod–coil block copolymers

    Bradley D. Olsen;Bradley D. Olsen;Rachel A. Segalman;Rachel A. Segalman

  • Thermal Conductivity of High-Modulus Polymer Fibers

    Xiaojia Wang;Victor Ho;Rachel A. Segalman;David G. Cahill

  • Probing the chemistry of molecular heterojunctions using thermoelectricity.

    Kanhayalal Baheti;Jonathan A. Malen;Peter Doak;Pramod Reddy

  • Thermal Conductivity and Elastic Constants of PEDOT:PSS with High Electrical Conductivity

    Jun Liu;Xiaojia Wang;Dongyao Li;Nelson E. Coates

  • Enhanced thermopower in PbSe nanocrystal quantum dot superlattices.

    Robert Y. Wang;Joseph P. Feser;Jong Soo Lee;Dmitri V. Talapin

  • Identifying the length dependence of orbital alignment and contact coupling in molecular heterojunctions.

    Jonathan A. Malen;Peter Doak;Kanhayalal Baheti;T. Don Tilley

  • Effect of Interfacial Properties on Polymer–Nanocrystal Thermoelectric Transport

    Nelson E. Coates;Shannon K. Yee;Bryan McCulloch;Kevin C. See

  • Self-Assembly and Transport Limitations in Confined Nafion Films

    Miguel A. Modestino;Miguel A. Modestino;Devproshad K. Paul;Shudipto Dishari;Stephanie A. Petrina

  • Polymer Chain Shape of Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) in Solution Using Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

    Bryan McCulloch;Bryan McCulloch;Victor Ho;Megan Hoarfrost;Chris Stanley

  • Molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage and release system

    Kasper Moth-Poulsen;Dušan Ćoso;Karl Börjesson;Nikolai Vinokurov

  • Power Factor Enhancement in Solution‐Processed Organic n‐Type Thermoelectrics Through Molecular Design

    Boris Russ;Maxwell J. Robb;Fulvio G. Brunetti;P. Levi Miller

  • Room temperature thermal conductance of alkanedithiol self-assembled monolayers

    Robert Y. Wang;Rachel A. Segalman;Rachel A. Segalman;Arun Majumdar;Arun Majumdar

  • Thermoelectric power factor optimization in PEDOT:PSS tellurium nanowire hybrid composites

    Shannon K. Yee;Shannon K. Yee;Nelson E. Coates;Nelson E. Coates;Arun Majumdar;Jeffrey J. Urban

  • Ordering and Melting of Block Copolymer Spherical Domains in 2 and 3 Dimensions

    Rachel A. Segalman;Alexander Hexemer;Ryan C. Hayward;Edward J. Kramer

  • Controlling Inelastic Light Scattering Quantum Pathways in Graphene

    Jason Horng;Chi-Fan Chen;Cheol-Hwan Park;Bryan W. Boudouris

Frequent Co-Authors

Arun Majumdar
Arun Majumdar Stanford University
Jeffrey J. Urban
Jeffrey J. Urban Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michael L. Chabinyc
Michael L. Chabinyc University of California, Santa Barbara
Ronald N. Zuckermann
Ronald N. Zuckermann Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Guillermo C. Bazan
Guillermo C. Bazan National University of Singapore
Glenn H. Fredrickson
Glenn H. Fredrickson University of California, Santa Barbara
Nitash P. Balsara
Nitash P. Balsara University of California, Berkeley
T. Don Tilley
T. Don Tilley University of California, Berkeley
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara

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