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Robin L. McCarley

Robin L. McCarley

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
8010
World Ranking
12842
National Ranking
3398

Robin L. McCarley 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 Robin L. McCarley sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 129 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robin L. McCarley 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 Robin L. McCarley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robin L. McCarley is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, physics, and astronomy, with a particular focus on the intersection of these fields as applied to molecular and cellular systems.

The main fields of study for Robin L. McCarley include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Physics and Astronomy

Their work extends into several subfields, highlighting diverse interdisciplinary research interests:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Biophysics

Robin L. McCarley's research covers key scientific topics such as:

  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Their publication record includes papers in several specialized journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Influence of Temperature on Molecular Adsorption and Transport at Liposome Surfaces Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Second Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Redox-responsive liposomes aimed at nitroreductase for contents release, 2025, Journal of Liposome Research
  • Monitoring Molecular Interactions with Cell Membranes Using Time-Dependent Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy, 2025, Biochemistry

Robin L. McCarley frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Prakash Hamal
  • Louis H. Haber
  • Visal Subasinghege Don
  • Huy Nguyenhuu
  • Jeewan Ranasinghe

Their work is published primarily in venues focused on physical chemistry and biochemistry, such as:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Journal of Liposome Research
  • Biochemistry

In recognition of professional contributions, Robin L. McCarley was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Highly Efficient Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation from Whole Blood and Label-Free Enumeration Using Polymer-Based Microfluidics with an Integrated Conductivity Sensor

    André A. Adams;Paul I. Okagbare;Juan Feng;Matuesz L. Hupert

  • Surface Modification of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Used in the Fabrication of Microanalytical Devices

    A. C. Henry;T. J. Tutt;M. Galloway;Y. Y. Davidson

  • Polymeric microelectromechanical systems

    Steven A. Soper;Sean M. Ford;Shize Qi;Robin L. McCarley

  • Contact Conductivity Detection in Poly(methyl methacylate)-Based Microfluidic Devices for Analysis of Mono- and Polyanionic Molecules

    Michelle Galloway;Wieslaw Stryjewski;Alyssa Henry;Sean M. Ford

  • Redox-triggered contents release from liposomes.

    Winston Ong;Yuming Yang;Angela C Cruciano;Robin L McCarley

  • Surface modification of polymer-based microfluidic devices

    Steven A Soper;Alyssa C Henry;Bikas Vaidya;Michelle Galloway

  • Microarrays assembled in microfluidic chips fabricated from poly(methyl methacrylate) for the detection of low-abundant DNA mutations.

    Yun Wang;Bikas Vaidya;Hannah D. Farquar;Wieslaw Stryjewski

  • Mobility of the alkanethiol-gold (111) interface studied by scanning probe microscopy

    Robin L. McCarley;David J. Dunaway;Robert J. Willicut

  • Detection and cellular imaging of human cancer enzyme using a turn-on, wavelength-shiftable, self-immolative profluorophore

    Suraj U Hettiarachchi;Bijeta Prasai;Robin L McCarley

  • Observation of n-octadecanethiol multilayer formation from solution onto gold

    Yeon Taik Kim;Robin L. McCarley;Allen J. Bard

  • Resist-Free Patterning of Surface Architectures in Polymer-Based Microanalytical Devices

    Robin L. McCarley;Bikas Vaidya;Suying Wei;Alison F. Smith

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy studies of Au(111) derivatized with organothiols

    Yeon Taik Kim;Robin L. McCarley;Allen J. Bard

  • Profluorogenic Reductase Substrate for Rapid, Selective, and Sensitive Visualization and Detection of Human Cancer Cells that Overexpress NQO1

    William C. Silvers;Bijeta Prasai;David H. Burk;Matthew L. Brown

  • Redox-responsive delivery systems.

    Robin L. McCarley

  • Electron-transfer ionization in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

    Tracy Donovan McCarley;Robin L. McCarley;Patrick A. Limbach

  • Surface-Confined Monomers on Electrode Surfaces. 1. Electrochemical and Microscopic Characterization of .omega.-(N-Pyrrolyl)alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au

    Robert J. Willicut;Robin L. McCarley

  • Electrochemical Polymerization of Pyrrole-Containing Self-Assembled Alkanethiol Monolayers on Au

    Robert J. Willicut;Robin L. McCarley

  • Effect of linker structure on surface density of aptamer monolayers and their corresponding protein binding efficiency.

    Subramanian Balamurugan;Anne Obubuafo;Robin L. McCarley;Steven A. Soper

  • Designing highly specific biosensing surfaces using aptamer monolayers on gold.

    Subramanian Balamurugan;Anne Obubuafo;Steven A. Soper;Robin L. McCarley

  • Highly water-soluble thermally responsive poly(thiophene)-based brushes.

    Sreelatha S. Balamurugan;Grigor B. Bantchev;Yuming Yang;Robin L. McCarley

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Soper
Steven A. Soper University of Kansas
Allen J. Bard
Allen J. Bard The University of Texas at Austin
Royce W. Murray
Royce W. Murray University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John T. McDevitt
John T. McDevitt New York University
Francis Barany
Francis Barany Cornell University
Hisataka Kobayashi
Hisataka Kobayashi National Institutes of Health
Barry Dellinger
Barry Dellinger Louisiana State University
Darwin J. Prockop
Darwin J. Prockop Texas A&M University
Eugene A. Irene
Eugene A. Irene University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nobuo Ueno
Nobuo Ueno Chiba University

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