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Ramanan Krishnamoorti

Ramanan Krishnamoorti

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
70
Citations
19603
World Ranking
4387
National Ranking
1172

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
19252
World Ranking
5802
National Ranking
1783

Ramanan Krishnamoorti 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 Ramanan Krishnamoorti sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 243 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ramanan Krishnamoorti 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 Ramanan Krishnamoorti sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to polymer thermodynamics, and structure and properties of polymer nanocomposites

Overview

Ramanan Krishnamoorti is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science and engineering, focusing on polymers, environmental technologies, and energy systems. The main fields of study associated with their work are Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant number of publications contributing to these areas.

The subfields of study for Krishnamoorti's research include Polymers and Plastics, Ocean Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change. Key topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Polymer nanocomposites and properties
  • Carbon dioxide capture technologies
  • Oil and gas production techniques
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Tribology and wear analysis
  • Silicone and siloxane chemistry

Their frequent coauthors provide additional context to their collaborative efforts and research network, including:

  • Aparajita Datta
  • Anil K. Bhowmick
  • Kapil Surve
  • Megan L. Robertson
  • Amy N. Le

Krishnamoorti has contributed to a number of scholarly publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Macromolecules, Frontiers in Climate, Polymer Degradation and Stability, Offshore Technology Conference, and the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Krishnamoorti include:

  • "Technological Options for Direct Air Capture: A Comparative Process Engineering Review" (2022), Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • "Analysis of Direct Air Capture Integrated with Wind Energy and Enhanced Oil Recovery" (2023), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Thermal and Rheological Analysis of Polystyrene-Grafted Silica Nanocomposites" (2020), Macromolecules
  • "Understanding the Greenhouse Gas Impact of Deforestation Fires in Indonesia and Brazil in 2019 and 2020" (2022), Frontiers in Climate
  • "Advancing carbon management through the global commoditization of CO2: the case for dual-use LNG-CO2 shipping" (2020), Carbon Management

Krishnamoorti has received recognition for contributions to the field, including the award of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2008, cited for outstanding contributions to polymer thermodynamics and the structure and properties of polymer nanocomposites.

Best Publications

  • Polymer-silicate nanocomposites : Model systems for confined polymers and polymer brushes

    E. P. Giannelis;R. Krishnamoorti;E. Manias

  • Structure and Dynamics of Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

    Ramanan Krishnamoorti;and Richard A. Vaia;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Rheology of End-Tethered Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

    Ramanan Krishnamoorti;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Dispersion of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in Polystyrene

    Cynthia A. Mitchell;Jeffrey L. Bahr;Sivaram Arepalli;James M. Tour

  • Linear Viscoelasticity of Disordered Polystyrene−Polyisoprene Block Copolymer Based Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites

    Jiaxiang Ren;and Adriana S. Silva;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Nanocomposites: Structure, Phase Behavior, and Properties

    Sanat K. Kumar;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Small-angle neutron scattering from surfactant-assisted aqueous dispersions of carbon nanotubes.

    Koray Yurekli;Cynthia A. Mitchell;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Rheology of polymer layered silicate nanocomposites

    Ramanan Krishnamoorti;Koray Yurekli

  • Polymer nanocomposites : synthesis, characterization, and modeling

    Ramanan Krishnamoorti;Richard A. Vaia

  • Self-Assembly of Alkylammonium Chains on Montmorillonite: Effect of Chain Length, Head Group Structure, and Cation Exchange Capacity

    Hendrik Heinz;R. A. Vaia;R. Krishnamoorti;B. L. Farmer

  • Temperature dependence of polymer crystalline morphology in nylon 6/montmorillonite nanocomposites

    Derek M Lincoln;Richard A Vaia;Zhi-Gang Wang;Benjamin S Hsiao

  • Strategies for Dispersing Nanoparticles in Polymers

    Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Shear response of layered silicate nanocomposites

    Ramanan Krishnamoorti;Jiaxiang Ren;Adriana S. Silva

  • Thermodynamic interactions in model polyolefin blends obtained by small-angle neutron scattering

    N. P. Balsara;L. J. Fetters;N. Hadjichristidis;D. J. Lohse

  • Intercalation Kinetics of Long Polymers in 2 nm Confinements

    E. Manias;H. Chen;R. Krishnamoorti;J. Genzer

  • Nonlinear viscoelastic properties of layered-silicate-based intercalated nanocomposites

    Jiaxiang Ren;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Injectable nanocomposites of single-walled carbon nanotubes and biodegradable polymers for bone tissue engineering.

    Xinfeng Shi;Jared L. Hudson;Patrick P. Spicer;James M. Tour

  • Understanding surfactant aided aqueous dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Michael D. Clark;Sachin Subramanian;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

  • Conformations and Structures of Poly(oxyethylene) Melts from Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Experiments

    Grant D. Smith;Do Y. Yoon;Richard L. Jaffe;Ralph H. Colby

  • Partitioning of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in lipid membranes: a molecular dynamics simulation study.

    Mohan Babu Boggara;Ramanan Krishnamoorti

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Lohse
David J. Lohse ExxonMobil (United States)
Nitash P. Balsara
Nitash P. Balsara University of California, Berkeley
William W. Graessley
William W. Graessley Princeton University
Lewis J. Fetters
Lewis J. Fetters Cornell University
Paul D. Butler
Paul D. Butler National Institute of Standards and Technology
Richard A. Vaia
Richard A. Vaia United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Anil K. Bhowmick
Anil K. Bhowmick University of Houston
James M. Tour
James M. Tour Rice University
Alamgir Karim
Alamgir Karim University of Houston
Julia A. Kornfield
Julia A. Kornfield California Institute of Technology

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