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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
85
Citations
21682
World Ranking
2196
National Ranking
95

Chemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
21608
World Ranking
2730
National Ranking
144

Rachel K. O'Reilly 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 K. O'Reilly sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 263 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Rachel K. O'Reilly 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 K. O'Reilly sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Rachel K. O'Reilly is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant portion of their work concentrated in subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics that include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Synthesis and applications of anisotropic nanoparticles with precisely defined dimensions," 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "Exploiting the role of nanoparticle shape in enhancing hydrogel adhesive and mechanical properties," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Recent Trends in Advanced Polymer Materials in Agriculture Related Applications," 2021, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • "Self-assembled nanostructures from amphiphilic block copolymers prepared via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP)," 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Uniform segmented platelet micelles with compositionally distinct and selectively degradable cores," 2023, Nature Chemistry

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Andrew P. Dove, Yujie Xie, Amanda K. Pearce, Jeffrey C. Foster, and Thomas R. Wilks.

O'Reilly's research has been published repeatedly in multiple scientific venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Nature Communications

The scope of work involves multidisciplinary approaches intersecting chemistry and materials science to explore polymer synthesis, nanoscale materials, and their applications in various domains including agriculture and biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Cross-linked block copolymer micelles: functional nanostructures of great potential and versatility

    Rachel K. O'Reilly;Craig J. Hawker;Karen L. Wooley

  • End group removal and modification of RAFT polymers

    Helen Willcock;Rachel K. O'Reilly

  • Advances and challenges in smart and functional polymer vesicles

    Jianzhong Du;Rachel K. O'Reilly;Rachel K. O'Reilly

  • Anisotropic particles with patchy, multicompartment and Janus architectures: preparation and application.

    Jianzhong Du;Rachel K. O'Reilly

  • Stimuli responsive materials

    Patrick Theato;Brent S. Sumerlin;Rachel K. O'Reilly;Thomas H. Epps

  • Shell click-crosslinked (SCC) nanoparticles: a new methodology for synthesis and orthogonal functionalization.

    Maisie J Joralemon;Rachel K O'Reilly;Craig J Hawker;Karen L Wooley

  • Cylindrical micelles from the living crystallization-driven self-assembly of poly(lactide)-containing block copolymers

    Nikos Petzetakis;Andrew P. Dove;Rachel K. O'Reilly

  • Synthesis and applications of anisotropic nanoparticles with precisely defined dimensions

    Amanda K. Pearce;Thomas Wilks;Maria Chiara Arno;Rachel O'Reilly

  • Functionalization of Micelles and Shell Cross-linked Nanoparticles Using Click Chemistry

    Rachel K. O'Reilly,†,‡;Maisie J. Joralemon;Karen L. Wooley, ,† and;Craig J. Hawker

  • Dendrimers Clicked Together Divergently

    Maisie J. Joralemon;Rachel K. O'reilly;John B. Matson;Anne K. Nugent

  • Additive-free clicking for polymer functionalization and coupling by tetrazine-norbornene chemistry

    Claire F. Hansell;Pieter Espeel;Milan M. Stamenović;Ian A. Barker

  • Facile syntheses of surface‐functionalized micelles and shell cross‐linked nanoparticles

    Rachel K. O'Reilly;Rachel K. O'Reilly;Maisie J. Joralemon;Craig J. Hawker;Craig J. Hawker;Karen L. Wooley

  • Chemically programmed self-sorting of gelator networks

    Kyle L. Morris;Lin Chen;Jaclyn Raeburn;Owen Rhys Sellick

  • Exploiting the role of nanoparticle shape in enhancing hydrogel adhesive and mechanical properties

    Maria C Arno;Maria Inam;Andrew C Weems;Zehua Li;Zehua Li

  • Insights into Active Targeting of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: Advances in Clinical Studies and Design Considerations for Cancer Nanomedicine

    Amanda K Pearce;Rachel K O'Reilly

  • Getting into Shape: Reflections on a New Generation of Cylindrical Nanostructures’ Self-Assembly Using Polymer Building Blocks

    Jeffrey C Foster;Spyridon Varlas;Benoit Couturaud;Zachary Coe

  • Permeable Protein-Loaded Polymersome Cascade Nanoreactors by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

    Lewis D. Blackman;Spyridon Varlas;Maria Chiara Arno;Alice Fayter

  • To aggregate, or not to aggregate? considerations in the design and application of polymeric thermally-responsive nanoparticles

    Matthew I. Gibson;Rachel K. O'Reilly

  • Confinement of Therapeutic Enzymes in Selectively Permeable Polymer Vesicles by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) Reduces Antibody Binding and Proteolytic Susceptibility.

    Lewis D. Blackman;Spyridon Varlas;Spyridon Varlas;Maria Chiara Arno;Maria Chiara Arno;Zachary H. Houston

  • The analysis of solution self-assembled polymeric nanomaterials

    Joseph P. Patterson;Mathew P. Robin;Christophe Chassenieux;Olivier Colombani

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove University of Birmingham
Nigel Kirby
Nigel Kirby Australian Synchrotron
Matthew I. Gibson
Matthew I. Gibson University of Warwick
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Filip Du Prez
Filip Du Prez Ghent University
Daniel Taton
Daniel Taton University of Bordeaux
Thomas H. Epps
Thomas H. Epps University of Delaware
Vernon C. Gibson
Vernon C. Gibson Imperial College London
Karen L. Wooley
Karen L. Wooley Texas A&M University
Jianzhong Du
Jianzhong Du Tongji University

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