2026 Raquel Verdejo: 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	8534	8243	153	151	144	12098

Overview

Raquel Verdejo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans across materials science and engineering, with a focus on polymers and related subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these fields, Verdejo's work delves into several subfields such as:

Polymers and Plastics
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Process Chemistry and Technology

Their research topics notably cover:

Polymer composites and self-healing
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Dielectric materials and actuators
Lignin and Wood Chemistry
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Raquel Verdejo has published extensively in several journals and venues, including:

Polymers
European Polymer Journal
Polymer
Journal of Composites Science
Materials Horizons

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Verdejo are:

"Evolution of self-healing elastomers, from extrinsic to combined intrinsic mechanisms: a review" (2020), Materials Horizons
"Sustainable mobility: The route of tires through the circular economy model" (2021), Waste Management
"Design of Rubber Composites with Autonomous Self-Healing Capability" (2020), ACS Omega
"Self-Healing Elastomers: A sustainable solution for automotive applications" (2023), European Polymer Journal
"An effective and sustainable approach for achieving self-healing in nitrile rubber" (2020), European Polymer Journal

Frequent coauthors contributing to many collaborative works with Verdejo include:

Miguel A. López-Manchado
Marianella Hernández Santana
Saul Utrera-Barrios
Suman Thakur
Héctor Aguilar-Bolados

Best Publications

Graphene filled polymer nanocomposites

Raquel Verdejo;M. Mar Bernal;Laura J. Romasanta;Miguel A. Lopez-Manchado

908
Citations
Multifunctional nanostructured PLA materials for packaging and tissue engineering

I. Armentano;N. Bitinis;E. Fortunati;S. Mattioli

697
Citations
Increasing the performance of dielectric elastomer actuators: A review from the materials perspective

Laura J. Romasanta;Miguel A. López-Manchado;Raquel Verdejo

489
Citations
Graphene materials with different structures prepared from the same graphite by the Hummers and Brodie methods

Cristina Botas;Patricia Álvarez;Patricia Blanco;Marcos Granda

481
Citations
Functionalized graphene sheet filled silicone foam nanocomposites

Raquel Verdejo;Fabienne Barroso-Bujans;Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Perez;Jose Antonio de Saja

453
Citations
Evolution of self-healing elastomers, from extrinsic to combined intrinsic mechanisms: a review

Saul Utrera-Barrios;Raquel Verdejo;Miguel A. López-Manchado;Marianella Hernández Santana

439
Citations
Enhanced acoustic damping in flexible polyurethane foams filled with carbon nanotubes

R. Verdejo;R. Stämpfli;M. Alvarez-Lainez;S. Mourad

384
Citations
Structure and properties of polylactide/natural rubber blends

N. Bitinis;R. Verdejo;Philippe Cassagnau;Philippe Cassagnau;M.A. Lopez-Manchado

333
Citations
Comparison of filler percolation and mechanical properties in graphene and carbon nanotubes filled epoxy nanocomposites

Mario Martin-Gallego;M. Mar Bernal;M. Hernandez;Raquel Verdejo

306
Citations
Recent advances in clay/polymer nanocomposites.

Natacha Bitinis;Marianella Hernández;Raquel Verdejo;José M. Kenny

305
Citations
Epoxy-Graphene UV-cured nanocomposites

Mario Martin-Gallego;Raquel Verdejo;Miguel A. López-Manchado;Marco Sangermano

272
Citations
Overall performance of natural rubber/graphene nanocomposites

Marianella Hernández;María del Mar Bernal;Raquel Verdejo;Tiberio A. Ezquerra

266
Citations
Heel-shoe interactions and the durability of EVA foam running-shoe midsoles.

R Verdejo;N.J Mills

258
Citations
Particle-Stabilized Surfactant-Free Medium Internal Phase Emulsions as Templates for Porous Nanocomposite Materials: poly-Pickering-Foams

Angelika Menner;Raquel Verdejo;Milo Shaffer;Alexander Bismarck

225
Citations
Removal of oxidation debris from multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Raquel Verdejo;Steven Lamoriniere;Ben Cottam;Alexander Bismarck

217
Citations
Plasma Fluorination of Chemically Derived Graphene Sheets and Subsequent Modification With Butylamine

Silvia Bittolo Bon;Luca Valentini;Raquel Verdejo;Jose L. Garcia Fierro

198
Citations
Polymer foams for personal protection: cushions, shoes and helmets

N.J. Mills;C. Fitzgerald;A. Gilchrist;R. Verdejo

195
Citations
Effect of nanoclay on natural rubber microstructure

Javier Carretero-González;Haris Retsos;Raquel Verdejo;Shigeyuki Toki

190
Citations
All‐Polystyrene 3D‐Printed Electrochemical Device with Embedded Carbon Nanofiber‐Graphite‐Polystyrene Composite Conductor

Zuhayr Rymansaib;Pejman Iravani;Edward Emslie;Martina Medvidović-Kosanović

177
Citations
Physicochemical properties of organoclay filled polylactic acid/natural rubber blend bionanocomposites

N. Bitinis;R. Verdejo;E.M. Maya;E. Espuche

176
Citations
Physical properties of silicone foams filled with carbon nanotubes and functionalized graphene sheets

Raquel Verdejo;Cristina Saiz-Arroyo;Javier Carretero-Gonzalez;Fabienne Barroso-Bujans

170
Citations