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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 73 3788 3664 1037 975 250 22409
Chemistry 73 4893 4444 1533 1279 264 22552

Rein V. Ulijn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rein V. Ulijn between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rein V. Ulijn published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2009. 21 of the 298 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2009. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 11 publications
2000 2025

298 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rein V. Ulijn: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 10
2004 4
2005 2
2006 13
2007 8
2008 10
2009 20
2010 13
2011 15
2012 20
2013 18
2014 19
2015 14
2016 15
2017 19
2018 9
2019 11
2020 13
2021 12
2022 13
2023 11
2024 10
2025 11
Total 298
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Rein V. Ulijn 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 Rein V. Ulijn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 250–269 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 250 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
250–269 726 250
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
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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Rein V. Ulijn 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 Rein V. Ulijn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 73
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
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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Rein V. Ulijn is affiliated with City University of New York in the United States. The scientist's research spans multiple fields, with primary focus on Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work frequently engages with subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics commonly explored by Ulijn include:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

A selection of recent papers illustrates the scope of Ulijn's scientific contributions:

  • Peptide-Based Supramolecular Systems Chemistry, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Mechanistic insights of evaporation-induced actuation in supramolecular crystals, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Carbohydrate amphiphiles for supramolecular biomaterials: Design, self-assembly, and applications, 2021, Chem
  • Connected Peptide Modules Enable Controlled Co-Existence of Self-Assembled Fibers Inside Liquid Condensates, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Proton-Conductive Melanin-Like Fibers through Enzymatic Oxidation of a Self-Assembling Peptide, 2020, Advanced Materials

Ulijn has published frequently in certain scientific venues, indicating an active presence in these journals:

  • ChemSystemsChem
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science

Frequent co-authors contributing jointly with Ulijn include:

  • Deborah Sementa
  • Tong Wang
  • Tell Tuttle
  • Scott A. McPhee
  • Xi Chen

In 2014, Ulijn was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Best Publications

  • Designing peptide based nanomaterials

    Rein V. Ulijn;Andrew M. Smith

  • Nanostructured hydrogels for three-dimensional cell culture through self-assembly of fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-dipeptides

    Vineetha Jayawarna;Murtza Ali;Thomas A. Jowitt;Aline F. Miller

  • Fmoc-diphenylalanine self assembles to a hydrogel via a novel architecture based on π–π interlocked β-sheets

    Andrew M. Smith;Richard J. Williams;Claire Tang;Paolo Coppo

  • Design of nanostructures based on aromatic peptide amphiphiles

    Scott Fleming;Rein V. Ulijn;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Exploring the sequence space for (tri-)peptide self-assembly to design and discover new hydrogels

    Pim W. J. M. Frederix;Gary G. Scott;Yousef M. Abul-Haija;Daniela Kalafatovic

  • Self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels as scaffolds for anchorage-dependent cells

    Mi Zhou;Andrew M. Smith;Apurba K. Das;Apurba K. Das;Nigel W. Hodson

  • Peptide-based stimuli-responsive biomaterials

    Robert J. Mart;Rachel D. Osborne;Molly M. Stevens;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Enzyme-Triggered Self-Assembly of Peptide Hydrogels via Reversed Hydrolysis

    Sophie Toledano;Richard J. Williams;Vineetha Jayawarna;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Enzyme-assisted self-assembly under thermodynamic control.

    Richard J. Williams;Andrew M. Smith;Richard Collins;Nigel Hodson

  • Enzyme-responsive materials: a new class of smart biomaterials

    Rein V. Ulijn

  • Fmoc-Diphenylalanine Self-Assembly Mechanism Induces Apparent pKa Shifts

    Claire Tang;Andrew M. Smith;Richard F. Collins;Rein V. Ulijn;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Biocatalytic induction of supramolecular order

    Andrew R Hirst;Sangita Roy;Meenakshi Arora;Apurba K Das

  • Peptide-Based Supramolecular Systems Chemistry.

    Fahmeed Sheehan;Deborah Sementa;Ankit Jain;Mohit Kumar

  • Introducing chemical functionality in Fmoc-peptide gels for cell culture.

    Vineetha Jayawarna;Stephen M. Richardson;Andrew R. Hirst;Nigel W. Hodson

  • Next-generation peptide nanomaterials: molecular networks, interfaces and supramolecular functionality.

    Mischa Zelzer;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Peptide Nanofibers with Dynamic Instability through Nonequilibrium Biocatalytic Assembly

    Sisir Debnath;Sangita Roy;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Enzyme responsive materials: design strategies and future developments

    Mischa Zelzer;Simon J. Todd;Andrew R. Hirst;Tom O. McDonald

  • Enzyme-responsive polymer hydrogel particles for controlled release

    Paul D. Thornton;Robert J. Mart;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Protease-triggered dispersion of nanoparticle assemblies

    Anna Laromaine;Liling Koh;Muthu Murugesan;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Polymeric peptide pigments with sequence-encoded properties

    Ayala Lampel;Scott A. McPhee;Hang-Ah Park;Gary G. Scott

  • Controlling Cancer Cell Fate Using Localized Biocatalytic Self-Assembly of an Aromatic Carbohydrate Amphiphile

    Ricardo A. Pires;Yousef M. Abul-Haija;Diana S. Costa;Ramon Novoa-Carballal

Frequent Co-Authors

Tell Tuttle
Tell Tuttle University of Strathclyde
Peter J. Halling
Peter J. Halling University of Strathclyde
Sabine L. Flitsch
Sabine L. Flitsch University of Manchester
Matthew J. Dalby
Matthew J. Dalby University of Glasgow
Morgan R. Alexander
Morgan R. Alexander University of Nottingham
Bruno Péault
Bruno Péault University of California, Los Angeles
Alberto Saiani
Alberto Saiani University of Manchester
Richard F. Collins
Richard F. Collins University of Manchester
Richard J. Williams
Richard J. Williams Deakin University
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho

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