2026 Ray H. Baughman: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	136	265	111	705	92167

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.

50 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.

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.

40 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.

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