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Rint P. Sijbesma 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 Rint P. Sijbesma sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 281 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rint P. Sijbesma 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 Rint P. Sijbesma sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Rint P. Sijbesma is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on subfields including Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

Their work covers key topics such as polymer composites and self-healing, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, luminescence and fluorescent materials, synthetic organic chemistry methods, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Frequent collaborators of Rint P. Sijbesma include Johan P. A. Heuts, Željko Tomović, Soumabrata Majumdar, Anna Cristadoro, and Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem.

They have published in several journals regularly, including Macromolecules, Polymer Chemistry, Journal of Polymer Science, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, and Chemical Society Reviews.

Among recent publications are the following:

  • Mechanochemical tools for polymer materials, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Polymer Mechanochromism from Force-Tuned Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Intramolecularly Catalyzed Dynamic Polyester Networks Using Neighboring Carboxylic and Sulfonic Acid Groups, 2020, ACS Macro Letters
  • Phosphate Triester Dynamic Covalent Networks, 2020, ACS Macro Letters
  • Dynamic Polyamide Networks via Amide-Imide Exchange, 2021, Macromolecules

Best Publications

  • Reversible Polymers Formed from Self-Complementary Monomers Using Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding

    Rint P. Sijbesma;Felix H. Beijer;Felix H. Beijer;Luc Brunsveld;Luc Brunsveld;Brigitte J. B. Folmer;Brigitte J. B. Folmer

  • Inhibition of the HIV-1 protease by fullerene derivatives: model building studies and experimental verification

    Simon H. Friedman;Dianne L. DeCamp;Rint P. Sijbesma;Gordana Srdanov

  • Supramolecular polymerization.

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  • Toughening Elastomers with Sacrificial Bonds and Watching Them Break

    Etienne Ducrot;Yulan Chen;Markus Bulters;Rint P. Sijbesma

  • STRONG DIMERIZATION OF UREIDOPYRIMIDONES VIA QUADRUPLE HYDROGEN BONDING

    Felix H. Beijer;Rint P. Sijbesma;Huub Kooijman;and Anthony L. Spek

  • Supramolecular Polymer Materials: Chain Extension of Telechelic Polymers Using a Reactive Hydrogen-Bonding Synthon**

    B. J. B. Folmer;R. P. Sijbesma;R. M. Versteegen;J. A. J. van der Rijt

  • Helical self-assembled polymers from cooperative stacking of hydrogen-bonded pairs

    J.H.K.K. Hirschberg;L. Brunsveld;A. Ramzi;J.A.J.M. Vekemans

  • Mechanically induced chemiluminescence from polymers incorporating a 1,2-dioxetane unit in the main chain

    Yulan Chen;A. J. H. Spiering;S. Karthikeyan;Gerrit W. M. Peters

  • Stability and Lifetime of Quadruply Hydrogen Bonded 2-Ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidinone Dimers

    S.H.M. Sontjens;R.P. Sijbesma;M.H.P. van Genderen;E.W. Meijer

  • Synthesis of a fullerene derivative for the inhibition of HIV enzymes

    R. Sijbesma;G. Srdanov;F. Wudl;J. A. Castoro

  • Activating catalysts with mechanical force

    A Alessio Piermattei;S Karthikeyan;RP Rint Sijbesma

  • Supramolecular polymers.

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  • Self-Complementarity Achieved through Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding

    Felix H. Beijer;Huub Kooijman;Anthony L. Spek;Rint P. Sijbesma

  • Mechanochemical tools for polymer materials.

    Yinjun Chen;Gaëlle Mellot;Diederik van Luijk;Costantino Creton

  • White-light emitting hydrogen-bonded supramolecular copolymers based on π-conjugated oligomers

    Robert Abbel;Christophe Grenier;Maarten J Pouderoijen;Jan W Stouwdam

  • Quadruple hydrogen bonded systems

    Rint P. Sijbesma;E. W. Meijer

  • Synthesis and virucidal activity of a water-soluble, configurationally stable, derivatized C60 fullerene.

    R. F. Schinazi;Rint Sijbesma;G. Srdanov;C. L. Hill

  • Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes of Diaminopyridines and Diaminotriazines: Opposite Effect of Acylation on Complex Stabilities.

    Felix H. Beijer;Rint P. Sijbesma;Jef A. J. M. Vekemans;E. W. Meijer

  • Supramolecular polymers at work

    Anton W Bosman;Rint P Sijbesma;E.W Meijer

  • Supramolecular polymers from linear telechelic siloxanes with quadruple- hydrogen- bonded units

    J.H.K.K. Hirschberg;F.H. Beijer;H.A.M. van Aert;P.C.M.M. Magusin

  • Complementary Quadruple Hydrogen Bonding in Supramolecular Copolymers

    G. B. W. L. Ligthart;Haruki Ohkawa;Rint P. Sijbesma;E. W. Meijer

  • Cooperative End-to-End and Lateral Hydrogen-Bonding Motifs in Supramolecular Thermoplastic Elastomers

    Holger Kautz;D. J. M. van Beek;Rint P. Sijbesma;E. W. Meijer

Frequent Co-Authors

E. W. Meijer
E. W. Meijer Eindhoven University of Technology
Anthony L. Spek
Anthony L. Spek Utrecht University
Huub Kooijman
Huub Kooijman Utrecht University
Martijn Kemerink
Martijn Kemerink Heidelberg University
Luc Brunsveld
Luc Brunsveld Eindhoven University of Technology
Roeland J. M. Nolte
Roeland J. M. Nolte Radboud University
Fred Wudl
Fred Wudl University of California, Santa Barbara
Oren A. Scherman
Oren A. Scherman University of Cambridge

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