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D-Index
92
Citations
39733
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1496
National Ranking
471

Richard A. Vaia 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 Richard A. Vaia sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 495 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. Vaia 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 Richard A. Vaia sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For aerospace applications of polymeric nanomaterials and for technical leadership in materials for national defense applications.
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Overview

Richard A. Vaia is affiliated with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within materials science and engineering, focusing on the development and understanding of advanced materials for various applications.

The main fields of study for Richard A. Vaia include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Their work covers a range of subfields, notably:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Key research topics in their portfolio are:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Richard A. Vaia has contributed to several notable publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Halogen Etch of Ti3AlC2 MAX Phase for MXene Fabrication," 2021, ACS Nano
  • "Mechanical computing," 2021, Nature
  • "Surface Functionalization of Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets with Catechols: Implication for Colloidal Processing," 2021, Langmuir
  • "Divergent Properties in Structural Isomers of Triphenylamine-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks," 2022, Chemistry of Materials
  • "Predicting Phase Behavior of Linear Polymers in Solution Using Machine Learning," 2022, Macromolecules

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ali M. Jawaid
  • Robert Busch
  • Anderson S. L. Gomes
  • Kyoungweon Park
  • Cid B. de Araújo

Among the journals where Richard A. Vaia frequently publishes are:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Nano
  • Nature
  • ACS Photonics
  • MRS Bulletin

Richard A. Vaia has been recognized by professional organizations. They became a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2012. In 2020, they were inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for their contributions to aerospace applications of polymeric nanomaterials and technical leadership in materials for national defense applications.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and properties of two-dimensional nanostructures by direct intercalation of polymer melts in layered silicates

    Richard A. Vaia;Hope Ishii;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Polymer Melt Intercalation in Organically-Modified Layered Silicates: Model Predictions and Experiment

    Richard A. Vaia;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Thermal Degradation Chemistry of Alkyl Quaternary Ammonium Montmorillonite

    Wei Xie;Zongming Gao;Wei-Ping Pan, ,†;Doug Hunter

  • Interlayer Structure and Molecular Environment of Alkylammonium Layered Silicates

    Richard A. Vaia;Rachel K. Teukolsky;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Lattice Model of Polymer Melt Intercalation in Organically-Modified Layered Silicates

    Richard A. Vaia;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • REMOTELY ACTUATED POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES-STRESS-RECOVERY OF CARBON-NANOTUBE-FILLED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS

    H. Koerner;G. Price;N. Pearce;M. Alexander

  • Accurate Simulation of Surfaces and Interfaces of Face-Centered Cubic Metals Using 12−6 and 9−6 Lennard-Jones Potentials

    Hendrik Heinz;R. A. Vaia;B. L. Farmer;R. R. Naik

  • New polymer electrolyte nanocomposites: Melt intercalation of poly(ethylene oxide) in mica‐type silicates

    Richard A. Vaia;S. Vasudevan;Wlodzimierz Krawiec;Lawrence G. Scanlon

  • Kinetics of polymer melt intercalation

    Richard A. Vaia;Klaus D. Jandt;Edward J. Kramer;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Microstructural Evolution of Melt Intercalated Polymer−Organically Modified Layered Silicates Nanocomposites

    Richard A. Vaia;Klaus D. Jandt;Edward J. Kramer;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites as high performance ablative materials

    Richard A Vaia;Gary Price;Patrick N Ruth;Hieu T Nguyen

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications?

    Sanat K. Kumar;Brian C. Benicewicz;Richard A. Vaia;Karen I. Winey

  • Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of PBO/SWNT Composites &

    Satish Kumar;Thuy D. Dang;Fred E. Arnold;Arup R. Bhattacharyya

  • Generation of electrospun fibers of nylon 6 and nylon 6-montmorillonite nanocomposite

    Hao Fong;Weidong Liu;Chyi-Shan Wang;Richard A. Vaia

  • Polymer Nanocomposites: Status and Opportunities

    Richard A. Vaia;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • A high frequency photodriven polymer oscillator

    Timothy J. White;Timothy J. White;Nelson V. Tabiryan;Svetlana V. Serak;Uladzimir A. Hrozhyk

  • Relaxations of confined chains in polymer nanocomposites: Glass transition properties of poly(ethylene oxide) intercalated in montmorillonite

    Richard A. Vaia;Bryan B. Sauer;Oliver K. Tse;Emmanuel P. Giannelis

  • Thermal Stability of Quaternary Phosphonium Modified Montmorillonites

    Wei Xie;Rongcai Xie;Wei-Ping Pan;Doug Hunter

  • Thermal characterization of organically modified montmorillonite

    Wei Xie;Zongming Gao;Kunlei Liu;Wei-Ping Pan

  • Deformation–morphology correlations in electrically conductive carbon nanotube—thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites

    Hilmar Koerner;Weidong Liu;Max Alexander;Peter Mirau

  • Polymer Nanocomposites

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilmar Koerner
Hilmar Koerner United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Loon-Seng Tan
Loon-Seng Tan United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Timothy J. White
Timothy J. White University of Colorado Boulder
Timothy J. Bunning
Timothy J. Bunning United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Emmanuel P. Giannelis Cornell University
Vincent P. Tondiglia
Vincent P. Tondiglia United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Michael F. Durstock
Michael F. Durstock United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Lalgudi V. Natarajan
Lalgudi V. Natarajan Science Applications International Corporation (United States)
Rajesh R. Naik
Rajesh R. Naik United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Dhriti Nepal
Dhriti Nepal United States Air Force Research Laboratory

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