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Robert N. Muller

Robert N. Muller

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
26083
World Ranking
4372
National Ranking
57

Robert N. Muller 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 N. Muller sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 499 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert N. Muller 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 N. Muller sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 1956 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1953 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert N. Muller is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium, where they focus their research in the fields of Materials Science and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Muller has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanoscale
  • Applied Magnetic Resonance
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPION): From Fundamentals to State-of-the-Art Innovative Applications for Cancer Therapy," 2023, Pharmaceutics
  • "Mn2+ Complexes with Pyclen-Based Derivatives as Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Synthesis and Relaxometry Characterization," 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Influence of Experimental Parameters of a Continuous Flow Process on the Properties of Very Small Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (VSION) Designed for T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)," 2020, Nanomaterials
  • "Development of an LDL Receptor-Targeted Peptide Susceptible to Facilitate the Brain Access of Diagnostic or Therapeutic Agents," 2020, Biology
  • "Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles' Radiosensitizing Properties," 2023, Nanomaterials

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists, including Sophie Laurent, Dimitri Stanicki, Céline Henoumont, Lionel Larbanoix, and Thomas Vangijzegem.

Robert N. Muller has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), receiving this distinction twice, once in 1953 and again in 1956.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, Vectorization, Physicochemical Characterizations, and Biological Applications

    Sophie Laurent;Delphine Forge;Marc Port;Alain Roch

  • Hybrid Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles: Multimodal Contrast Agents for in Vivo Imaging

    Jean-Luc Bridot;Anne-Charlotte Faure;Sophie Laurent;Charlotte Rivière

  • Comparative study of the physicochemical properties of six clinical low molecular weight gadolinium contrast agents

    Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Robert N. Muller

  • Theory of proton relaxation induced by superparamagnetic particles

    Alain Roch;Robert N. Muller;Pierre Gillis

  • Superparamagnetic colloid suspensions: Water magnetic relaxation and clustering

    Alain Roch;Yves Gossuin;Robert N. Muller;Pierre Gillis

  • Relaxometric and magnetic characterization of ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles with high magnetization. Evaluation as potential T1 magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents for molecular imaging.

    Elena Taboada;Elisenda Rodríguez;Anna Roig;Judit Oró

  • A High‐Performance Magnetic Resonance Imaging T2 Contrast Agent

    Jian Qin;Sophie Laurent;Yun Suk Jo;Alain Roch

  • Stability of MRI paramagnetic contrast media: a proton relaxometric protocol for transmetallation assessment.

    Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Frédéric Copoix;Robert N. Muller

  • Dual anticancer drug/superparamagnetic iron oxide-loaded PLGA-based nanoparticles for cancer therapy and magnetic resonance imaging

    Nathalie Schleich;Pierre Sibret;Pierre Danhier;Bernard Ucakar

  • Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications.

    Sophie Laurent;Jean-Luc Bridot;Luce Vander Elst;Robert N Muller

  • Transverse relaxivity of particulate MRI contrast media: from theories to experiments.

    Robert N. Muller;Pierre Gillis;Francis Moiny;Alain Roch

  • Ultrasmall rigid particles as multimodal probes for medical applications

    François Lux;Anna Mignot;Pierre Mowat;Cédric Louis

  • Spin transition molecular materials: intelligent contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.

    Robert N Muller;Luce Vander Elst;Sophie Laurent

  • Paramagnetic liposomes as MRI contrast agents: influence of liposomal physicochemical properties on the in vitro relaxivity.

    Sigrid L. Fossheim;Anne Kjersti Fahlvik;Jo Klaveness;Robert N. Muller

  • Injectable Superparamagnetic Ferrogels for Controlled Release of Hydrophobic Drugs

    Jian Qin;Isaac Asempah;Sophie Laurent;Andrea Fornara

  • A Bisphosphonate Monoamide Analogue of DOTA: A Potential Agent for Bone Targeting

    Vojtech Kubícek;Jakub Rudovský;Jan Kotek;Petr Hermann

  • Nuclear relaxation of human brain gray and white matter: Analysis of field dependence and implications for MRI

    H W Fischer;P A Rinck;P A Rinck;Y Van Haverbeke;R N Muller

  • Hydrogels Incorporating GdDOTA: Towards Highly Efficient Dual T1/T2 MRI Contrast Agents†

    Thomas Courant;Valérie Gaëlle Roullin;Cyril Cadiou;Maïté Callewaert

  • Blocked-micropores, surface functionalized, bio-compatible and silica-coated iron oxide nanocomposites as advanced MRI contrast agent

    Masih Darbandi;Masih Darbandi;Sophie Laurent;Martin Busch;Zi-An Li

  • Macromolecular Ligands for Gadolinium MRI Contrast Agents

    Yang Li;Mariana Beija;Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst

  • Physicochemical Characterization of MS‐325, a New Gadolinium Complex, by Multinuclear Relaxometry

    Robert N. Muller;Bernd Radüchel;Sophie Laurent;Johannes Platzek

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie Laurent
Sophie Laurent University of Mons
Luce Vander Elst
Luce Vander Elst University of Mons
Luce Vander Elst
Luce Vander Elst University of Mons
Joop A. Peters
Joop A. Peters Delft University of Technology
Ivan Lukeš
Ivan Lukeš Charles University
Petr Hermann
Petr Hermann Charles University
Mamoun Muhammed
Mamoun Muhammed Royal Institute of Technology
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes University of Coimbra

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