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Rafael Verduzco

Rafael Verduzco

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
13951
World Ranking
7887
National Ranking
1957

Rafael Verduzco 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 Rafael Verduzco sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 213 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rafael Verduzco 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 Rafael Verduzco sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

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

  • Structure, function, self-assembly, and applications of bottlebrush copolymers

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

  • Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery

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

  • Soft Ultrathin Electronics Innervated Adaptive Fully Soft Robots.

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Covalent Organic Frameworks for Batteries

    Dongyang Zhu;Guiyin Xu;Morgan Barnes;Yilin Li

  • Multifunctional Bio‐Nanocomposite Coatings for Perishable Fruits

    Seohui Jung;Yufei Cui;Morgan Barnes;Chinmay Satam

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Hadi ShamsiJazeyi;Rafael Verduzco;George J. Hirasaki

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

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  • Surface Properties of Bottlebrush Polymer Thin Films

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

  • 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

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

    Kuichang Zuo;Jun Kim;Amit Jain;Tianxiao Wang

  • Pure Crystalline Covalent Organic Framework Aerogels

    Dongyang Zhu;Yifan Zhu;Qianqian Yan;Morgan Barnes

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

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

  • Direct shape programming of liquid crystal elastomers

    Morgan Barnes;Rafael Verduzco

  • 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

  • Well-Defined Liquid Crystal Gels from Telechelic Polymers

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

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

    Hadi ShamsiJazeyi;Rafael Verduzco;George J. Hirasaki

  • 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

  • Dynamic self-stiffening in liquid crystal elastomers

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

  • Conjugated block copolymer photovoltaics with near 3\% efficiency

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Jodie L. Lutkenhaus
Jodie L. Lutkenhaus Texas A&M University
Aditya D. Mohite
Aditya D. Mohite Rice University
Antal Jakli
Antal Jakli Kent State University
Julia A. Kornfield
Julia A. Kornfield California Institute of Technology
Seth B. Darling
Seth B. Darling Argonne National Laboratory
Wanyi Nie
Wanyi Nie Los Alamos National Laboratory
Hsinhan Tsai
Hsinhan Tsai University of California, Berkeley
Kevin G. Yager
Kevin G. Yager Brookhaven National Laboratory
George J. Hirasaki
George J. Hirasaki Rice University

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