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Richard Hoogenboom

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Materials Science
Belgium
2026
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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
96
Citations
41633
World Ranking
1249
National Ranking
8

Chemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
41404
World Ranking
1595
National Ranking
21

Richard Hoogenboom 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 Hoogenboom sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 666 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Hoogenboom 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 Hoogenboom sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Richard Hoogenboom is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions to Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research focus includes advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, hydrogels in terms of synthesis, properties, and applications, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical contexts, synthesis and properties of polymers, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, and synthetic organic chemistry methods.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Valentin Victor Jerca, Joachim F. R. Van Guyse, Ondřej Sedláček, Somdeb Jana, and Karen De Clerck.

The prominent publication venues where Richard Hoogenboom has contributed frequently are:

  • European Polymer Journal
  • Macromolecules
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Chemistry of Materials

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard Hoogenboom cover a range of topics in polymer science and materials chemistry:

  • Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogels via hybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels, 2020, Materials Horizons
  • Advances and opportunities in the exciting world of azobenzenes, 2021, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • The Next 100 Years of Polymer Science, 2020, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
  • The future of poly(2-oxazoline)s, 2022, European Polymer Journal
  • Supramolecular polymer materials based on ureidopyrimidinone quadruple hydrogen bonding units, 2023, Progress in Polymer Science

Best Publications

  • Poly(ethylene glycol) in Drug Delivery: Pros and Cons as Well as Potential Alternatives

    Katrin Knop;Richard Hoogenboom;Dagmar Fischer;Ulrich S. Schubert;Ulrich S. Schubert

  • Click Chemistry beyond Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition

    CR Remzi Becer;R Richard Hoogenboom;US Ulrich Schubert;US Ulrich Schubert

  • Poly(2‐oxazoline)s: A Polymer Class with Numerous Potential Applications

    Richard Hoogenboom

  • Clicking polymers: a straightforward approach to novel macromolecular architectures

    Djr David Fournier;R Richard Hoogenboom;US Ulrich Schubert

  • Microwave-Assisted Polymer Synthesis: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

    FD Frank Wiesbrock;R Richard Hoogenboom;US Ulrich Schubert

  • Responsive biomimetic networks from polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels

    Paul H. J. Kouwer;Matthieu Koepf;Vincent A. A. Le Sage;Maarten Jaspers

  • Temperature responsive bio-compatible polymers based on poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(2-oxazoline)s

    Christine Weber;Richard Hoogenboom;Ulrich S. Schubert

  • Supramolecular polymer networks: hydrogels and bulk materials

    Lenny Voorhaar;Richard Hoogenboom

  • Thermoresponsive polymers with lower critical solution temperature: from fundamental aspects and measuring techniques to recommended turbidimetry conditions

    Qilu Zhang;Qilu Zhang;Christine Weber;Ulrich S. Schubert;Richard Hoogenboom

  • Tuning the LCST of poly(2-oxazoline)s by varying composition and molecular weight: alternatives to poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)?

    Richard Hoogenboom;Hanneke M. L. Thijs;Mark J. H. C. Jochems;Bart M. van Lankvelt

  • Microwave‐Assisted Polymer Synthesis: Recent Developments in a Rapidly Expanding Field of Research

    R Richard Hoogenboom;US Ulrich Schubert

  • Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogels via hybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels

    Xiaowen Xu;Valentin Victor Jerca;Richard Hoogenboom

  • The chemistry of tissue adhesive materials

    Petra J.M. Bouten;Petra J.M. Bouten;Marleen Zonjee;Johan Bender;Simon T.K. Yauw

  • Thiol-yne chemistry: a powerful tool for creating highly functional materials.

    Richard Hoogenboom

  • Advances and opportunities in the exciting world of azobenzenes

    Florica Adriana Jerca;Valentin Victor Jerca;Richard Hoogenboom

  • Polymeric multilayer capsules for drug delivery.

    Stefaan De Koker;Richard Hoogenboom;Bruno G. De Geest

  • Layer-by-layer preparation of polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes for separation

    Nithya Joseph;Pejman Ahmadiannamini;Richard Hoogenboom;Ivo. F. J. Vankelecom

  • Thermoresponsive poly(oligo ethylene glycol acrylates)

    Gertjan Vancoillie;Daniel Frank;Richard Hoogenboom

  • Tunable pH- and Temperature-Sensitive Copolymer Libraries by Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer Copolymerizations of Methacrylates

    David Fournier;Richard Hoogenboom;Hanneke M. L. Thijs;Renzo M. Paulus

  • Poly(2-Oxazoline)s – Are They More Advantageous for Biomedical Applications Than Other Polymers?

    Ondrej Sedlacek;Bryn D. Monnery;Sergey K. Filippov;Richard Hoogenboom

  • Investigation of the Living Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of 2-Methyl-, 2-Ethyl-, 2-Nonyl-, and 2-Phenyl-2-oxazoline in a Single-Mode Microwave Reactor†

    FD Frank Wiesbrock;R Richard Hoogenboom;Mam Mark Leenen;Mar Michael Meier

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich S. Schubert
Ulrich S. Schubert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
C. Remzi Becer
C. Remzi Becer University of Warwick
Bruno G. De Geest
Bruno G. De Geest Ghent University
Kristian Kempe
Kristian Kempe Monash University
Jean-François Gohy
Jean-François Gohy Université Catholique de Louvain
Stephanie Hoeppener
Stephanie Hoeppener Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Charles-André Fustin
Charles-André Fustin Université Catholique de Louvain
Filip Du Prez
Filip Du Prez Ghent University
Guido Kickelbick
Guido Kickelbick Saarland University

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