2026 Raoul Kopelman: 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	89	1765	1699	539	504	558	31740
Chemistry	85	2634	2376	915	768	544	30483

Research.com Recognitions

1995 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1985 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to understanding exciton interactions, energy transport and excitation recombination kinetics in ordered and disordered molecular aggregates

Overview

Raoul Kopelman is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on biomedical engineering and related subfields.

The scientist's work is concentrated on topics including:

Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
Photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging
Nanocluster synthesis and applications
Analytical chemistry and sensors
Photodynamic therapy research studies
Thermography and photoacoustic techniques
Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications

Kopelman has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Alan McLean, Jeff Folz, Xueding Wang, Natalie S. Potter, and Janggun Jo, engaging in multiple joint publications.

Significant venues for their research publications include:

ACS Applied Nano Materials
Biosensors
Entropy
The Analyst
Biomedical Optics Express

Examples of recent papers authored by Kopelman feature a range of experimental and applied studies.

"Synthesis and Optical Properties of Two-Photon-Absorbing Au₂₅(Captopril)₁₈-Embedded Polyacrylamide Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy", 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
"Intracellular detection of singlet oxygen using fluorescent nanosensors", 2021, The Analyst
"In vivo photoacoustic potassium imaging of the tumor microenvironment", 2020, Biomedical Optics Express
"Personalized Oncology by In Vivo Chemical Imaging: Photoacoustic Mapping of Tumor Oxygen Predicts Radiotherapy Efficacy", 2023, ACS Nano
"Au Nanobead Chains with Tunable Plasmon Resonance and Intense Optical Scattering: Scalable Green Synthesis, Monte Carlo Assembly Kinetics, Discrete Dipole Approximation Modeling, and Nano-Biophotonic Application", 2021, Chemistry of Materials

Their research contributions often explore novel nanomaterial synthesis, optical properties of nanoclusters, nanosensor design, and imaging techniques related to cancer therapy and diagnostics.

Kopelman's scientific achievements have been recognized by several awards, including:

Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1995
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1994
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1985 - Citation for contributions to understanding exciton interactions, energy transport, and excitation recombination kinetics in ordered and disordered molecular aggregates

Best Publications

Percolation and cluster distribution. I. Cluster multiple labeling technique and critical concentration algorithm

J. Hoshen;R. Kopelman

4815
Citations
Fractal reaction kinetics.

Raoul Kopelman

1161
Citations
Targeted gold nanoparticles enable molecular CT imaging of cancer.

Rachela Popovtzer;Ashish Agrawal;Nicholas A. Kotov;Aron Popovtzer

957
Citations
Fluorescent fiber-optic calcium sensor for physiological measurements.

Michael Shortreed;Raoul Kopelman;Michael Kuhn;Brian Hoyland

743
Citations
Vascular targeted nanoparticles for imaging and treatment of brain tumors.

G. Ramachandra Reddy;Mahaveer S. Bhojani;Patrick McConville;Jonathan Moody

608
Citations
Optical nanosensors for chemical analysis inside single living cells. 1. Fabrication, characterization, and methods for intracellular delivery of PEBBLE sensors.

Heather A. Clark;Marion Hoyer;Martin A. Philbert;Raoul Kopelman

499
Citations
Optical nanosensors for chemical analysis inside single living cells. 2. Sensors for pH and calcium and the intracellular application of PEBBLE sensors.

Heather A. Clark;Raoul Kopelman;Ron Tjalkens;Martin A. Philbert

477
Citations
A real-time ratiometric method for the determination of molecular oxygen inside living cells using sol-gel-based spherical optical nanosensors with applications to rat C6 glioma.

Hao Xu;Jonathan W. Aylott;Raoul Kopelman;Terry J. Miller

431
Citations
Submicrometer intracellular chemical optical fiber sensors

Weihong Tan;Zhong-You Shi;Steve Smith;Duane Birnbaum

425
Citations
Rate processes on fractals: Theory, simulations, and experiments

Raoul Kopelman

420
Citations
Brain cancer diagnosis and therapy with nanoplatforms.

Yong Eun Lee Koo;G. Ramachandra Reddy;Mahaveer Bhojani;Randy Schneider

409
Citations
Real-Time Measurements of Dissolved Oxygen Inside Live Cells by Organically Modified Silicate Fluorescent Nanosensors

Yong Eun Lee Koo;Youfu Cao;Raoul Kopelman;Sang Man Koo

385
Citations
Directed Energy Transfer Funnels in Dendrimeric Antenna Supermolecules

Michael R. Shortreed;Stephen F. Swallen;Zhong You Shi;Weihong Tan

362
Citations
Spectroscopic Evidence for Excitonic Localization in Fractal Antenna Supermolecules

Raoul Kopelman;Michael Shortreed;Zhong You Shi;Weihong Tan

356
Citations
Photodynamic Characterization and In Vitro Application of Methylene Blue‐containing Nanoparticle Platforms¶

Wei Tang;Hao Xu;Raoul Kopelman;Martin A. Philbert

326
Citations
Dendrimers as Controlled Artificial Energy Antennae

Arie Bar-Haim;Joseph Klafter;Raoul Kopelman

324
Citations
Fluorescent nanosensors for intracellular chemical analysis: decyl methacrylate liquid polymer matrix and ion-exchange-based potassium PEBBLE sensors with real-time application to viable rat C6 glioma cells.

Murphy Brasuel;Raoul Kopelman;Terry J. Miller;Ron Tjalkens

280
Citations
Room-temperature preparation and characterization of poly (ethylene glycol)-coated silica nanoparticles for biomedical applications

Hao Xu;Fei Yan;Eric E. Monson;Raoul Kopelman

264
Citations
Development of submicron chemical fiber optic sensors

Weihong. Tan;Zhong You. Shi;Raoul. Kopelman

264
Citations
Nanoparticle PEBBLE sensors in live cells and in vivo.

Yong Eun Koo Lee;Ron Smith;Raoul Kopelman

259
Citations
Nanoparticles for two-photon photodynamic therapy in living cells.

De Gao;Rodney R. Agayan;Hao Xu;Martin A. Philbert

248
Citations