Ray H. Baughman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ray H. Baughman between 1962 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ray H. Baughman published across 65 years, from 1962 to 2026, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2016. 13 of the 755 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1962 2026

755 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ray H. Baughman: publications per year, 1962 to 2026
Year	Publications
1962	1
1963	1
1964	1
1965	0
1966	0
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	1
1971	3
1972	2
1973	4
1974	6
1975	3
1976	11
1977	11
1978	11
1979	10
1980	10
1981	8
1982	13
1983	9
1984	9
1985	13
1986	4
1987	8
1988	7
1989	11
1990	6
1991	16
1992	5
1993	5
1994	1
1995	1
1996	7
1997	6
1998	10
1999	10
2000	21
2001	21
2002	30
2003	27
2004	23
2005	26
2006	21
2007	29
2008	13
2009	20
2010	15
2011	20
2012	23
2013	23
2014	19
2015	22
2016	34
2017	19
2018	19
2019	22
2020	20
2021	12
2022	11
2023	11
2024	17
2025	12
2026	1
Total	755

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Ray H. Baughman 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 Ray H. Baughman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 705 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
50–69	28
70–89	152
90–109	356
110–129	487
130–149	723
150–169	835
170–189	850
190–209	891
210–229	862
230–249	766
250–269	726
270–289	665
290–309	593
310–329	537
330–349	477
350–369	440
370–389	356
390–409	321
410–429	256
430–449	246
450–469	216
470–489	212
490–509	174
510–529	194
530–549	162
550–569	131
570–589	111
590–609	103
610–629	99
630–649	77
650–669	92
670–689	56
690–709	53	705
710–729	53
730–749	38
750–769	52
770–789	43
790–809	38
810–829	34
830–849	25
850–869	18
870–889	20
890–909	24
910–929	27
930–949	20
950–969	17
970–989	10
990–1,009	16
1,010–1,029	13
1,030–1,049	12
1,050–1,069	9
1,070–1,089	8
1,090–1,109	7
1,110–1,129	9
1,130–1,149	2
1,150–1,162	5
1,163+	100

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Ray H. Baughman 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 Ray H. Baughman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	211
42–43	450
44–45	612
46–47	612
48–49	598
50–51	657
52–53	667
54–55	621
56–57	597
58–59	610
60–61	587
62–63	606
64–65	533
66–67	490
68–69	469
70–71	378
72–73	421
74–75	359
76–77	323
78–79	299
80–81	230
82–83	210
84–85	195
86–87	203
88–89	175
90–91	175
92–93	142
94–95	121
96–97	117
98–99	107
100–101	88
102–103	85
104–105	68
106–107	62
108–109	57
110–111	45
112–113	49
114–115	50
116–117	34
118–119	38
120–121	37
122–123	29
124–125	28
126–127	24
128–129	33
130–131	28
132–133	21
134–135	20
136–137	23	136
138–139	17
140–141	12
142–143	17
144–145	21
146–147	13
148–149	11
150–151	14
152–153	13
154–155	9
156–157	10
158–159	7
160–161	4
162–163	4
164	3
165+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering novel applications of conjugated polymers and related nanomaterials.

Overview

Ray H. Baughman is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily in Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics covered in their work focus on advanced materials and their applications, featuring:

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Graphene research and applications
Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Dielectric materials and actuators

Baughman has authored several recent papers published in high-impact journals. Notable recent publications include:

"Super-tough MXene-functionalized graphene sheets" (2020, Nature Communications)
"High-strength scalable graphene sheets by freezing stretch-induced alignment" (2021, Nature Materials)
"Unipolar stroke, electroosmotic pump carbon nanotube yarn muscles" (2021, Science)
"Water-induced strong isotropic MXene-bridged graphene sheets for electrochemical energy storage" (2024, Science)
"Scalable Synthesis and Characterization of Multilayer γ-Graphyne, New Carbon Crystals with a Small Direct Band Gap" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Baughman include:

Shaoli Fang
Zhong Wang
Seon Jeong Kim
Mengmeng Zhang
Oleg V. Kulikov

Publication venues where their work frequently appears include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Advanced Functional Materials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Science
Advanced Materials

The scientist has received several recognitions, such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2015, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering since 2008 for pioneering applications of conjugated polymers and related nanomaterials.

Best Publications

Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications

Ray H. Baughman;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Walt A. de Heer

13213
Citations
Carbon Nanotubes: Present and Future Commercial Applications

Michael F. L. De Volder;Michael F. L. De Volder;Michael F. L. De Volder;Sameh H. Tawfick;Sameh H. Tawfick;Ray H. Baughman;A. John Hart;A. John Hart

6488
Citations
Carbon Nanotube Actuators

Ray H. Baughman;Changxing Cui;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Zafar Iqbal

3272
Citations
Strong, Transparent, Multifunctional, Carbon Nanotube Sheets

Mei Zhang;Mei Zhang;Shaoli Fang;Shaoli Fang;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Sergey B. Lee;Sergey B. Lee

2204
Citations
Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns by Downsizing an Ancient Technology

Mei Zhang;Ken R. Atkinson;Ray H. Baughman

2125
Citations
Super-tough carbon-nanotube fibres

Alan B. Dalton;Steve Collins;Edgar Muñoz;Joselito M. Razal

2011
Citations
Structure‐property predictions for new planar forms of carbon: Layered phases containing sp2 and sp atoms

R. H. Baughman;H. Eckhardt;M. Kertesz

1801
Citations
Carbon Structures with Three-Dimensional Periodicity at Optical Wavelengths

Anvar A Zakhidov;Ray Henry Baughman;Zafar Iqbal;Changxing Cui

1526
Citations
Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

Carter S. Haines;Márcio D. Lima;Na Li;Geoffrey M. Spinks

1429
Citations
Fabrication and application of nanofiber ribbons and sheets and twisted and non-twisted nanofiber yarns

Mei Zhang;Shaoli Fang;Ray H. Baughman;Anvar A. Zakhidov

1414
Citations
Conducting polymer artificial muscles

R.H. Baughman

1190
Citations
Polymer artificial muscles

Tissaphern Mirfakhrai;John D.W. Madden;Ray H. Baughman

1069
Citations
Three-dimensionally bonded spongy graphene material with super compressive elasticity and near-zero Poisson’s ratio

Yingpeng Wu;Ningbo Yi;Lu Huang;Tengfei Zhang

937
Citations
Negative Poisson's ratios as a common feature of cubic metals

Ray H. Baughman;Justin M. Shacklette;Anvar A. Zakhidov;Sven Stafström

904
Citations
Optical Nonlinearities in One-Dimensional-Conjugated Polymer Crystals.

C. Sauteret;J. P. Hermann;R. Frey;F. Pradère

897
Citations
Direct electron transfer of glucose oxidase on carbon nanotubes

Anthony Guiseppi-Elie;Chenghong Lei;Ray H Baughman

802
Citations
Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles

Marcio D. Lima;Na Li;Na Li;Monica Jung de Andrade;Shaoli Fang

776
Citations
Giant-Stroke, Superelastic Carbon Nanotube Aerogel Muscles

Ali E. Aliev;Jiyoung Oh;Mikhail E. Kozlov;Alexander A. Kuznetsov

687
Citations
Controlled assembly of carbon nanotubes by designed amphiphilic Peptide helices.

Gregg R. Dieckmann;Alan B. Dalton;Paul A. Johnson;Joselito Razal

643
Citations
Torsional Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles

Javad Foroughi;Geoffrey M. Spinks;Gordon G. Wallace;Jiyoung Oh

640
Citations
Highly conducting charge‐transfer complexes of poly(p‐phenylene)

D. M. Ivory;G. G. Miller;J. M. Sowa;L. W. Shacklette

626
Citations