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Reginald M. Penner 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 Reginald M. Penner sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 248 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Reginald M. Penner 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 Reginald M. Penner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Reginald M. Penner is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans several areas within engineering and medicine, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, bioengineering, and polymers and plastics. The scientist's work covers applied and fundamental topics related to sensor technologies and battery materials.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Reginald M. Penner are:

  • "Electrode Degradation in Lithium-Ion Batteries", 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Chemiresistive Hydrogen Sensors: Fundamentals, Recent Advances, and Challenges", 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Selectivity in Chemiresistive Gas Sensors: Strategies and Challenges", 2025, Chemical Reviews
  • "Sensors Based Upon Nanowires, Nanotubes, and Nanoribbons: 2016-2020", 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • "Electrodeposition-enabled, electrically-transduced sensors and biosensors", 2022, Materials Today

Frequently publishing in venues such as ACS Nano, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Reviews, Materials Today, and One Earth, Reginald's research is disseminated within well-recognized scientific journals specializing in nanomaterials, sensors, chemistry, and materials science.

Collaborations have been established with several frequent coauthors, including Nicholas P. Drago, Eric J. Choi, Il-Doo Kim, Joshua Ziegler, and Ilektra Andoni, contributing to multiple publications and research projects.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow by notable organizations: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1995.

Best Publications

  • Hydrogen Sensors and Switches from Electrodeposited Palladium Mesowire Arrays

    Frédéric Favier;Erich C. Walter;Michael P. Zach;Thorsten Benter

  • Energy Storage in Nanomaterials - Capacitive, Pseudocapacitive, or Battery-like?

    Yury Gogotsi;Reginald M. Penner

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Molybdenum Nanowires by Electrodeposition

    Michael P. Zach;Kwok H. Ng;Reginald M. Penner

  • Best Practices for Reporting Electrocatalytic Performance of Nanomaterials

    Damien Voiry;Manish Chhowalla;Yury Gogotsi;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Electrode Degradation in Lithium-Ion Batteries.

    Joshua P. Pender;Gaurav Jha;Duck Hyun Youn;Joshua M. Ziegler

  • Mesoscopic Metal Particles and Wires by Electrodeposition

    Reginald M. Penner

  • Fabrication and Use of Nanometer-Sized Electrodes in Electrochemistry

    Reginald M. Penner;Michael J. Heben;Teresa L. Longin;Nathan S. Lewis

  • Photoluminescence and polarized photodetection of single ZnO nanowires

    Zhiyong Fan;Paichun Chang;Jia Grac Lu;Erich C. Walter

  • Preparation and electrochemical characterization of ultramicroelectrode ensembles

    Reginald M. Penner;Charles R. Martin

  • Electrochemical Preparation of Platinum Nanocrystallites with Size Selectivity on Basal Plane Oriented Graphite Surfaces

    J. V. Zoval;J. Lee;S. Gorer;R. M. Penner

  • NANOMETER-SCALE SURFACE MODIFICATION USING THE SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE: PROGRESS SINCE 1991

    R M Nyffenegger;R M Penner

  • Electrochemically Grown Wires for Individually Addressable Sensor Arrays

    Minhee Yun;Nosang V. Myung;Richard P. Vasquez;Choonsup Lee

  • Lithographically patterned nanowire electrodeposition

    Reginald M. Penner;Erik J. Menke;Michael A. Thompson;Chengxiang Xiang

  • Palladium mesowire arrays for fast hydrogen sensors and hydrogen-actuated switches.

    Walter Ec;Favier F;Penner Rm

  • Chemiresistive Hydrogen Sensors: Fundamentals, Recent Advances, and Challenges.

    Won-Tae Koo;Hee-Jin Cho;Dong-Ha Kim;Yoon Hwa Kim

  • The nature of water on surfaces of laboratory systems and implications for heterogeneous chemistry in the troposphere

    Ann Louise Sumner;Erik J. Menke;Yael Dubowski;John T. Newberg

  • Electrochemical Deposition of Silver Nanocrystallites on the Atomically Smooth Graphite Basal Plane

    Jim V. Zoval;Rebecca M. Stiger;Peter R. Biernacki;Reginald M. Penner

  • Noble and Coinage Metal Nanowires by Electrochemical Step Edge Decoration

    E. C. Walter;B. J. Murray;F. Favier;G. Kaltenpoth

  • Smaller is faster and more sensitive: the effect of wire size on the detection of hydrogen by single palladium nanowires.

    Fan Yang;Sheng-Chin Kung;Ming Cheng;John C. Hemminger

  • Fast, sensitive hydrogen gas detection using single palladium nanowires that resist fracture.

    Fan Yang;David K. Taggart;Reginald M. Penner

  • Lithographically Patterned Nanowire Electrodeposition

    Reginald M. Penner;Eric Menke;Michael Thompson;Chengxiang Xiang

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Hemminger
John C. Hemminger University of California, Irvine
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yury Gogotsi
Yury Gogotsi Drexel University
Molly M. Stevens
Molly M. Stevens University of Oxford
Raymond E. Schaak
Raymond E. Schaak Pennsylvania State University
Nathan S. Lewis
Nathan S. Lewis California Institute of Technology

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