2026 Robert A. Shanks: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	60	7117	6881	220	219	397	11941
Chemistry	60	9769	8841	228	219	386	11809

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

7117

6881

220

219

397

11941

Chemistry

9769

8841

228

219

386

11809

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

11941

World Ranking

7117

National Ranking

220

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

11809

World Ranking

9769

National Ranking

228

Overview

Robert A. Shanks is a researcher affiliated with RMIT University in Australia, specializing in materials science and engineering. Their work spans several interdisciplinary fields with a focus on material properties, additive manufacturing, and biomedical applications.

The main fields of study associated with Shanks include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Shanks has contributed to multiple subfields, particularly:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Surgery
Materials Chemistry

The topics frequently addressed in their research cover:

Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Polymer crystallization and properties
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Nerve injury and regeneration
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Shanks' publication record includes the following recent papers:

Polypropylene-nanodiamond composite for hernia mesh, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering C
Electromagnetic interference shielding of 3D-printed graphene-polyamide-6 composites with 3D-printed morphology, 2021, Additive manufacturing
Electrospun polyacrylonitrile-silica aerogel coating on viscose nonwoven fabric for versatile protection and thermal comfort, 2020, Cellulose
Rheology and 3D Printability of Percolated Graphene-Polyamide-6 Composites, 2020, Polymers
Three-dimensional directional nerve guide conduits fabricated by dopamine-functionalized conductive carbon nanofibre-based nanocomposite ink printing, 2020, RSC Advances

Frequent coauthors in Shanks' work include:

Shadi Houshyar
Amitava Bhattacharyya
Tanushree Saha
Kok Peng Marcian Lee
Fügen Daver

Shanks has published multiple articles in well-known scientific journals and venues such as:

RSC Advances
Materials Science and Engineering C
Additive manufacturing
Cellulose
Polymers

Best Publications

Composition, structure and thermal degradation of hemp cellulose after chemical treatments

S. Ouajai;R.A. Shanks

723
Citations
Kinetics of polymer crystallisation

Yu Long;Robert A. Shanks;Zbigniew H. Stachurski

302
Citations
Crystallinity and structure of starch using wide angle X-ray scattering

Kris Frost;Daniel Kaminski;Gemma Kirwan;Edmond Lascaris

257
Citations
Polypropylene–microcrystalline cellulose composites with enhanced compatibility and properties

Steven Spoljaric;Antonietta Genovese;Robert A. Shanks

234
Citations
Properties of cementitious mortar and concrete containing micro-encapsulated phase change materials

Amitha Jayalath;Rackel San Nicolas;Massoud Sofi;Robert Shanks

233
Citations
Mechanical reprocessing of polyolefin waste: A review

Shi Yin;Rabin Tuladhar;Feng Shi;Robert A. Shanks

230
Citations
Peripheral Nerve Conduit: Materials and Structures.

Shadi Houshyar;Amitava Bhattacharyya;Robert Shanks

198
Citations
PP–elastomer–filler hybrids. I. Processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties

Yu Long;Robert A. Shanks

190
Citations
Multiple melting behaviour of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) using step-scan DSC

L.M.W.K. Gunaratne;R.A. Shanks

188
Citations
Mechanism of phase separation in a weakly interacting system with strong dynamic asymmetry

C. Sarath Chandran;C. Sarath Chandran;Frank Antolasic;Robert A. Shanks;Sabu Thomas

187
Citations
Cork–PLA composite filaments for fused deposition modelling

Fugen Daver;Kok Peng Marcian Lee;Milan Brandt;Robert Shanks

170
Citations
Interfacial improvements in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-flax fibre composites with hydrogen bonding additives

Susan Wong;Robert Shanks;Alma Hodzic

159
Citations
Composites of poly(lactic acid) with flax fibers modified by interstitial polymerization

R. A. Shanks;A. Hodzic;D. Ridderhof

159
Citations
Thermal history effects on crystallisation and melting of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

L.M.W.K. Gunaratne;R.A. Shanks;G. Amarasinghe

157
Citations
Structural and thermal interpretation of the synergy and interactions between the fire retardants magnesium hydroxide and zinc borate

Antonietta Genovese;Robert A. Shanks

155
Citations
Fiber preparation and mechanical properties of recycled polypropylene for reinforcing concrete

Shi Yin;Rabin Tuladhar;Robert A. Shanks;Tony Collister

145
Citations
A Gallium-Based Magnetocaloric Liquid Metal Ferrofluid

Isabela Alves de Castro;Adam F Chrimes;Ali Zavabeti;Kyle J. Berean

143
Citations
Polypropylene–polyethylene blend morphology controlled by time–temperature–miscibility

R.A. Shanks;J. Li;L. Yu

135
Citations
Developing gelatin-starch blends for use as capsule materials.

Nuozi Zhang;Hongsheng Liu;Long Yu;Long Yu;Xingxun Liu

131
Citations
Interlayer self-healing and toughening of carbon fibre/epoxy composites using copolymer films

Chun H. Wang;Komal Sidhu;Tao Yang;Jin Zhang

128
Citations
Miscibility and isothermal crystallisation of polypropylene in polyethylene melts

Jun Li;Robert A Shanks;Robert H Olley;Giles R Greenway

126
Citations