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Robert M. Richardson

Robert M. Richardson

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
10736
World Ranking
12136
National Ranking
3251

Robert M. Richardson publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert M. Richardson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 262 publications — 53rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Robert M. Richardson D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert M. Richardson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert M. Richardson is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research is primarily focused on the field of Materials Science, with particular attention to subfields such as Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Solid-State Donor-Acceptor Coaxial Heterojunction Nanowires via Living Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Dendritic Micelles with Controlled Branching and Sensor Applications," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Continuous and sustainable cellulose filaments from ionic liquid dissolved paper sludge nanofibres," 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Structural changes in lipid mesophases due to intercalation of dendritic polymer nanoparticles: Swollen lamellae, suppressed curvature, and augmented structural disorder," 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Interactions between PAMAM dendrimers and DOPC lipid multilayers: Membrane thinning and structural disorder," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert M. Richardson include:

  • Robert L. Harniman
  • Ian Manners
  • Yifan Zhang
  • Samuel Pearce
  • Jean-Charles Eloi

The venues where Richardson commonly publishes are:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • Review of Scientific Instruments

Best Publications

  • Phase behavior and properties of the liquid-crystal dimer 1′′,7′′-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl) heptane: A twist-bend nematic liquid crystal

    M. Cestari;M. Cestari;S. Diez-Berart;D. A. Dunmur;A. Ferrarini

  • Monodisperse cylindrical micelles by crystallization-driven living self-assembly

    Joe B. Gilroy;Torben Gädt;George R. Whittell;Laurent Chabanne

  • Recent advances in the study of chemical surfaces and interfaces by specular neutron reflection

    J. Penfold;R. M. Richardson;A. Zarbakhsh;J. R. P. Webster

  • THE STRUCTURE OF A NUMBER OF NEMATOGENS

    Alan J. Leadbetter;Robert Richardson;CN Colling

  • Neutron reflectivity of adsorbed β-casein and β-lactoglobulin at the air/water interface

    Peter J. Atkinson;Eric Dickinson;David S. Horne;Robert M. Richardson

  • PAMAM dendrimer - cell membrane interactions.

    Laura J Fox;Robert M Richardson;Wuge H Briscoe

  • Chemically induced twist-bend nematic liquid crystals, liquid crystal dimers, and negative elastic constants

    K. Adlem;M. Čopič;G. R. Luckhurst;A. Mertelj

  • Anionic Surfactant Ionic Liquids with 1-Butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium Cations: Characterization and Application

    Paul Brown;Craig P Butts;Julian Eastoe;David J Fermin

  • A neutron reflectivity study of the adsorption of .beta.-casein at fluid interfaces

    E Dickinson;DS Horne;JS Phipps;Robert M Richardson

  • Carbosilane Liquid Crystalline Dendrimers: From Molecular Architecture to Supramolecular Nanostructures

    Sergey A. Ponomarenko;Natalia I. Boiko;Valery P. Shibaev;Robert M. Richardson

  • A liquid-crystalline silsesquioxane dendrimer exhibiting chiral nematic and columnar mesophases.

    Isabel M. Saez;John W. Goodby;Robert M. Richardson

  • The Urine Anion Gap: A Clinically Useful Index of Ammonium Excretion

    M.B. Goldstein;R. Bear;R.M.A. Richardson;P.A. Marsden

  • Uniform Biodegradable Fiber-Like Micelles and Block Comicelles via "Living" Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Poly(l-lactide) Block Copolymers: The Importance of Reducing Unimer Self-Nucleation via Hydrogen Bond Disruption.

    Yunxiang He;Jean Charles Eloi;Robert L. Harniman;Robert M. Richardson

  • On the twist-bend nematic phase formed directly from the isotropic phase

    Alya A. Dawood;Martin C. Grossel;Geoffrey R. Luckhurst;Robert M. Richardson

  • Neutron reflectivity studies of polymers adsorbed on mica from solution

    Terence Cosgrove;Timothy G. Heath;Jonathan S. Phipps;Robert M. Richardson

  • Probing the structure of the crystalline core of field-aligned, monodisperse, cylindrical polyisoprene-block-polyferrocenylsilane micelles in solution using synchrotron small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering.

    Joe B. Gilroy;Paul A. Rupar;George R. Whittell;Laurent Chabanne

  • Organization and mobility of water in amorphous and crystalline trehalose

    Duncan Kilburn;Sam Townrow;Vincent Meunier;Robert Richardson

  • LIQUID CRYSTALLINE DENDRIMER OF THE FIFTH GENERATION : FROM LAMELLAR TO COLUMNAR STRUCTURE IN THERMOTROPIC MESOPHASES

    Robert M Richardson;SA Ponomarenko;NI Boiko;VP Shibaev

  • Mesogenic Behaviour of some 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-Octa-alkylphthalocyanines

    A. S. Cherodian;A. N. Davies;R. M. Richardson;M. J. Cook

  • Monodisperse Cylindrical Micelles and Block Comicelles of Controlled Length in Aqueous Media

    Ali Nazemi;Charlotte E. Boott;Charlotte E. Boott;David J. Lunn;Jessica Gwyther

  • Molecular adsorbent recirculating system is ineffective in the management of type 1 hepatorenal syndrome in patients with cirrhosis with ascites who have failed vasoconstrictor treatment

    Florence Wong;Nilima Raina;Robert Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Terence Cosgrove
Terence Cosgrove University of Bristol
Ian Manners
Ian Manners University of Victoria
Valery Shibaev
Valery Shibaev Lomonosov Moscow State University
George R. Whittell
George R. Whittell University of Bristol
Marc Goldstein
Marc Goldstein Cornell University
Michael J. Cook
Michael J. Cook University of East Anglia
Neill K. J. Adhikari
Neill K. J. Adhikari University of Toronto
Robert Turner
Robert Turner Max Planck Society
John W. Goodby
John W. Goodby University of York
Neil B. McKeown
Neil B. McKeown University of Edinburgh

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