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Robert D. Short 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 Robert D. Short sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 239 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert D. Short 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 Robert D. Short sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert D. Short is a researcher affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with notable contributions in specialized subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomaterials, and Surgery.

The main topics of research undertaken by Robert D. Short focus significantly on plasma science and its applications. These include Plasma Applications and Diagnostics, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity, Wound Healing and Treatments, and Bacterial Biofilms and Quorum Sensing.

Several recent publications highlight different aspects of their research:

  • Enhancement of hydrogen peroxide production from an atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet and implications to the antibacterial activity of plasma activated water, 2021, Plasma Sources Science and Technology
  • On cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jet induced DNA damage in cells, 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Assessing the inflammatory response to in vitro polymicrobial wound biofilms in a skin epidermis model, 2022, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • On-demand cold plasma activation of acetyl donors for bacteria and virus decontamination, 2021, Applied Physics Letters
  • The influence of a second ground electrode on hydrogen peroxide production from an atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet and correlation to antibacterial efficacy and mammalian cell cytotoxicity, 2021, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Robert D. Short has frequently collaborated with several colleagues, with repeated coauthorships including Endre J. Szili, Bhagirath Ghimire, A. Toby A. Jenkins, Bethany L. Patenall, and Nishtha Gaur. These collaborators have contributed to overlapping research areas that intersect plasma technology and biomedical applications.

Their work is regularly published in reputable scientific journals, with multiple contributions to the following venues:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Plasma Processes and Polymers
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Biofilm

Best Publications

  • A study of HMDSO/O2 plasma deposits using a high-sensitivity and -energy resolution XPS instrument: curve fitting of the Si 2p core level

    M.R. Alexander;R.D. Short;F.R. Jones;W. Michaeli

  • Plasma Treatment of Polymers: The Effects of Energy Transfer from an Argon Plasma on the Surface Chemistry of Polystyrene, and Polypropylene. A High-Energy Resolution X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study

    Robert D. Short

  • ARXPS characterisation of plasma polymerised surface chemical gradients

    K. L. Parry;A. G. Shard;R. D. Short;R. G. White

  • Polymeric material with metal-like conductivity for next generation organic electronic devices

    Manrico V. Fabretto;Drew R. Evans;Michael Mueller;Kamil Zuber

  • Plasma treatment of polymers Effects of energy transfer from an argon plasma on the surface chemistry of poly(styrene), low density poly(ethylene), poly(propylene) and poly(ethylene terephthalate)

    Robert D. Short

  • Plasma copolymer surfaces of acrylic acid/1,7 octadiene: surface characterisation and the attachment of ROS 17/2.8 osteoblast-like cells.

    R Daw;S Candan;A J Beck;A J Devlin

  • A 'tissue model' to study the plasma delivery of reactive oxygen species

    Endre J Szili;James W Bradley;Robert D Short

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes and polyaniline composites for capacitive deionization

    Caijuan Yan;Linda Zou;Rob Short

  • Attachment of human keratinocytes to plasma co-polymers of acrylic acid/octa-1,7-diene and allyl amine/octa-1,7-diene

    Robert D. Short;Rebecca A. Dawson;Sheila Macneil

  • How to assess the plasma delivery of RONS into tissue fluid and tissue

    Jun-Seok Oh;Endre J Szili;Endre J Szili;Nishtha Gaur;Nishtha Gaur;Sung-Ha Hong;Sung-Ha Hong

  • An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic investigation into the chemical structure of deposits formed from hexamethyldisiloxane/oxygen plasmas

    M. R. Alexander;R. D. Short;F. R. Jones;M. Stollenwerk

  • Tracking the Penetration of Plasma Reactive Species in Tissue Models

    Endre J. Szili;Sung-Ha Hong;Jun-Seok Oh;Nishtha Gaur

  • Plasma polymerisation for molecular engineering of carbon-fibre surfaces for optimised composites

    A.P. Kettle;A.J. Beck;L. O'Toole;F.R. Jones

  • Polyaniline-modified activated carbon electrodes for capacitive deionisation

    Caijuan Yan;Linda Zou;Rob Short

  • Probing the transport of plasma-generated RONS in an agarose target as surrogate for real tissue: dependency on time, distance and material composition

    Endre J Szili;Endre J Szili;Jun-Seok Oh;Sung-Ha Hong;Sung-Ha Hong;Akimitsu Hatta

  • A method for the deposition of controllable chemical gradients

    Jason D. Whittle;David Barton;Morgan R. Alexander;Robert D. Short

  • Differences in the Aging of Allyl Alcohol, Acrylic Acid, Allylamine, and Octa-1,7-diene Plasma Polymers As Studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    J. D. Whittle;R. D. Short;and C. W. I. Douglas;J. Davies

  • Plasma-polymerized surfaces for culture of human keratinocytes and transfer of cells to an in vitro wound-bed model

    D. B. Haddow;D. A. Steele;R. D. Short;R. A. Dawson

  • Nanoscale deposition of chemically functionalised films via plasma polymerisation

    Andrew Michelmore;David A. Steele;Jason D. Whittle;James W. Bradley

  • Surface Analysis of Wool by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

    R.J. Ward;H.A. Willis;G.A. George;G.B. Guise

  • A new autologous keratinocyte dressing treatment for non-healing diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers.

    M. Moustafa;C. Simpson;M. Glover;R. A. Dawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sheila MacNeil
Sheila MacNeil University of Sheffield
Hans J. Griesser
Hans J. Griesser University of South Australia
Krasimir Vasilev
Krasimir Vasilev University of South Australia
Nicolas H. Voelcker
Nicolas H. Voelcker Monash University
Morgan R. Alexander
Morgan R. Alexander University of Nottingham
David J. Buttle
David J. Buttle University of Sheffield
Anthony J. Day
Anthony J. Day University of Manchester
Linda Zou
Linda Zou Victoria University
David Edgar
David Edgar University of Liverpool
Hardy S. O. Chan
Hardy S. O. Chan National University of Singapore

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