2026 Rahul Nair: 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	55	8422	8137	332	314	99	48327

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Overview

Rahul Nair is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with particular attention to materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, inorganic chemistry, and nuclear and high energy physics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Graphene research and applications
Advancements in Battery Materials
Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Membrane Separation Technologies
2D Materials and Applications

Rahul Nair has published research in a variety of scientific venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Nature Communications
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

They have collaborated extensively with a number of co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

Amritroop Achari
Rajeh Alotaibi
Edmund Little
Adam Brookfield
Grigore A. Timco

Significant published papers include the following:

"Limits on gas impermeability of graphene," published in 2020 in Nature
"Cation-controlled wetting properties of vermiculite membranes and its promise for fouling resistant oil-water separation," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
"Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications," published in 2022 in Materials Today
"pH-dependent water permeability switching and its memory in MoS2 membranes," published in 2023 in Nature
"Apparent Ferromagnetism in Exfoliated Ultrathin Pyrite Sheets," published in 2021 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Best Publications

Fine Structure Constant Defines Visual Transparency of Graphene

R. R. Nair;P. Blake;P. Blake;A. N. Grigorenko;K. S. Novoselov

10989
Citations
Control of graphene's properties by reversible hydrogenation: Evidence for graphane

D. C. Elias;R. R. Nair;T. M. G. Mohiuddin;S. V. Morozov

5030
Citations
Unimpeded permeation of water through helium-leak-tight graphene-based membranes.

R. R. Nair;H. A. Wu;H. A. Wu;P. N. Jayaram;I. V. Grigorieva

3372
Citations
Precise and Ultrafast Molecular Sieving Through Graphene Oxide Membranes

R. K. Joshi;P. Carbone;F. C. Wang;V. G. Kravets

2683
Citations
Graphene-based liquid crystal device.

Peter Blake;Paul D. Brimicombe;Rahul R. Nair;Tim J. Booth

1981
Citations
Uniaxial strain in graphene by Raman spectroscopy: G peak splitting, Grüneisen parameters, and sample orientation

T. M. G. Mohiuddin;A. Lombardo;R. R. Nair;A. Bonetti

1861
Citations
Tunable sieving of ions using graphene oxide membranes

Jijo Abraham;Kalangi S. Vasu;Christopher D. Williams;Kalon Gopinadhan

1822
Citations
Fluorographene: A Two‐Dimensional Counterpart of Teflon

Rahul R. Nair;Wencai Ren;Rashid Jalil;Ibtsam Riaz

1602
Citations
Fluorographene: Two Dimensional Counterpart of Teflon

R. R. Nair;W. C. Ren;R. Jalil;I. Riaz

1345
Citations
Hunting for Monolayer Boron Nitride: Optical and Raman Signatures

Roman V. Gorbachev;Ibtsam Riaz;Rahul R. Nair;Rashid Jalil

1024
Citations
Spin-half paramagnetism in graphene induced by point defects

R. R. Nair;M. Sepioni;I-Ling Tsai;O. Lehtinen

953
Citations
Proton transport through one-atom-thick crystals

S. Hu;M. Lozada-Hidalgo;F. C. Wang;A. Mishchenko

906
Citations
Square ice in graphene nanocapillaries

G Algara-Siller;O Lehtinen;F C Wang;Rahul Raveendran Nair

835
Citations
Macroscopic graphene membranes and their extraordinary stiffness

Tim J. Booth;Peter Blake;Rahul R. Nair;Da Jiang

818
Citations
Free-standing graphene at atomic resolution

Mhairi H. Gass;Ursel Bangert;Andrew L. Bleloch;Peng Wang

813
Citations
Single-Layer Behavior and Its Breakdown in Twisted Graphene Layers

A. Luican;Guohong Li;A. Reina;J. Kong

756
Citations
Making graphene luminescent by oxygen plasma treatment.

Tobias Gokus;R. R. Nair;A. Bonetti;Miriam Böhmler

731
Citations
Ultrathin graphene-based membrane with precise molecular sieving and ultrafast solvent permeation

Qian Yang;Yang Su;Chenglong Chi;Christie Cherian

728
Citations
Impermeable barrier films and protective coatings based on reduced graphene oxide

Yang Su;V. G. Kravets;S. L. Wong;J. Waters

695
Citations
Spectroscopic ellipsometry of graphene and an exciton-shifted van Hove peak in absorption

V. G. Kravets;A. N. Grigorenko;R. R. Nair;P. Blake

689
Citations