2026 Rafael Verduzco: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	57	7889	7628	1959	1819	213	13951

Overview

Rafael Verduzco is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and focuses on research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The research topics covered by Verduzco consistently relate to advanced materials and separation technologies. Key areas of interest include Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Metal-Organic Frameworks synthesis and applications, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport.

Verduzco's recent publications reflect these interests and include:

"Covalent Organic Frameworks for Batteries" (2021) published in Advanced Functional Materials
"Multifunctional Bio-Nanocomposite Coatings for Perishable Fruits" (2020) published in Advanced Materials
"Membrane Materials for Selective Ion Separations at the Water-Energy Nexus" (2021) published in Advanced Materials
"3D Covalent Organic Frameworks with Interpenetrated pcb Topology Based on 8-Connected Cubic Nodes" (2022) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
"Consensus statement: Standardized reporting of power-producing luminescent solar concentrator performance" (2022) published in Joule

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Verduzco include Dongyang Zhu, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Morgan Barnes, Yilin Li, and Muhammad M. Rahman, with collaboration counts ranging from 13 to 16 joint works.

They have consistently published in a range of scientific journals, with multiple contributions appearing in Chemistry of Materials, Macromolecules, Advanced Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

High-efficiency two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite solar cells

Hsinhan Tsai;Hsinhan Tsai;Wanyi Nie;Jean Christophe Blancon;Constantinos C. Stoumpos

3376
Citations
Light-induced lattice expansion leads to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

Hsinhan Tsai;Hsinhan Tsai;Reza Asadpour;Jean Christophe Blancon;Constantinos C. Stoumpos

773
Citations
Structure, function, self-assembly, and applications of bottlebrush copolymers

Rafael Verduzco;Xianyu Li;Stacy L. Pesek;Gila E. Stein

696
Citations
Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Hadi ShamsiJazeyi;Clarence A. Miller;Michael S. Wong;James M. Tour

456
Citations
Soft Ultrathin Electronics Innervated Adaptive Fully Soft Robots.

Chengjun Wang;Chengjun Wang;Kyoseung Sim;Jin Chen;Hojin Kim

419
Citations
Conjugated Block Copolymer Photovoltaics with near 3% Efficiency through Microphase Separation

Changhe Guo;Yen-Hao Lin;Matthew D. Witman;Kendall A. Smith

313
Citations
Selective removal of divalent cations by polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membrane: Role of polyelectrolyte charge, ion size, and ionic strength

Wei Cheng;Wei Cheng;Caihong Liu;Tiezheng Tong;Razi Epsztein

313
Citations
Covalent Organic Frameworks for Batteries

Dongyang Zhu;Guiyin Xu;Morgan Barnes;Yilin Li

286
Citations
Multifunctional Bio‐Nanocomposite Coatings for Perishable Fruits

Seohui Jung;Yufei Cui;Morgan Barnes;Chinmay Satam

264
Citations
Membrane Materials for Selective Ion Separations at the Water-Energy Nexus.

Ryan M DuChanois;Cassandra J Porter;Camille Violet;Rafael Verduzco

207
Citations
3D Covalent Organic Frameworks with Interpenetrated pcb Topology Based on 8-Connected Cubic Nodes.

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201
Citations
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Analysis of Bottlebrush Polymers Prepared via Grafting-Through Polymerization

Stacy L. Pesek;Xianyu Li;Boualem Hammouda;Kunlun Hong

187
Citations
Reducing adsorption of anionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery: Part I. Competitive adsorption mechanism

Hadi ShamsiJazeyi;Rafael Verduzco;George J. Hirasaki

173
Citations
Designing polymeric membranes with coordination chemistry for high-precision ion separations

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168
Citations
Surface Properties of Bottlebrush Polymer Thin Films

Xianyu Li;Stacy L. Prukop;Sibani Lisa Biswal;Rafael Verduzco

144
Citations
Polythiophene-block-polyfluorene and Polythiophene-block-poly(fluorene-co-benzothiadiazole): Insights into the Self-Assembly of All-Conjugated Block Copolymers

Rafael Verduzco;Ioan Botiz;Deanna L. Pickel;S. Michael Kilbey;S. Michael Kilbey

124
Citations
Novel Composite Electrodes for Selective Removal of Sulfate by the Capacitive Deionization Process.

Kuichang Zuo;Jun Kim;Amit Jain;Tianxiao Wang

122
Citations
Pure Crystalline Covalent Organic Framework Aerogels

Dongyang Zhu;Yifan Zhu;Qianqian Yan;Morgan Barnes

121
Citations
Thermoresponsive PNIPAAM bottlebrush polymers with tailored side-chain length and end-group structure.

Xianyu Li;Hadi ShamsiJazeyi;Stacy L. Pesek;Aditya Agrawal

119
Citations
Direct shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers

Morgan Barnes;Rafael Verduzco

117
Citations
A Hybrid Metal-Organic Framework-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanomaterial for Selective Removal of Chromate from Water in an Electrochemical Process.

Kuichang Zuo;Xiaochuan Huang;Xingchen Liu;Xingchen Liu;Eva Maria Gil Garcia;Eva Maria Gil Garcia

116
Citations
Well-Defined Liquid Crystal Gels from Telechelic Polymers

Yan Xia;Rafael Verduzco;Robert H. Grubbs;Julia A. Kornfield

111
Citations
Reducing adsorption of anionic surfactant for enhanced oil recovery: Part II. Applied aspects

Hadi ShamsiJazeyi;Rafael Verduzco;George J. Hirasaki

109
Citations
Vertically Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Low-cost and High Electrocatalytic Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Pei Dong;Cary L. Pint;Mel Hainey;Francesca Mirri

108
Citations
Dynamic self-stiffening in liquid crystal elastomers

Aditya Agrawal;Alin C. Chipara;Yousif Shamoo;Prabir K. Patra

86
Citations
Conjugated block copolymer photovoltaics with near 3\% efficiency

Changhe Guo;Yen-Hao Lin;Matthew Witman;Kendall Smith

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