2026 Roger J. Narayan: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	75	3512	3393	966	907	411	16909

Roger J. Narayan 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 Roger J. Narayan sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 411 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger J. Narayan 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 Roger J. Narayan sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
2009 - ASM Fellow For pioneering contributions in biomaterials at the interface of materials and medicine specifically related to laser processing of novel functional biomaterial and applications of lasers in biomedical engineering.
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Roger J. Narayan is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Recent publications illustrate the diversity and focus of their research. Notable papers include:

"Gradient scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering and regeneration," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
"Electrospun Aligned PCL/Gelatin Scaffolds Mimicking the Skin ECM for Effective Antimicrobial Wound Dressings," 2022, Advanced Fiber Materials
"Recent advances in carbon nanomaterials for biomedical applications: A review," 2021, Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering
"Solvent-based Extrusion 3D Printing for the Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds," 2020, International Journal of Bioprinting
"Biosensing applications of carbon-based materials," 2021, Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

P.C. Pándey
Shubhangi Shukla
J. Narayan
Pratik Joshi
Parand R. Riley

Roger J. Narayan publishes regularly in a range of venues. Some of the most frequent publication venues are:

UNC Libraries
MRS Communications
Medical Devices & Sensors
SSRN Electronic Journal
MRS Advances

Throughout their career, Roger J. Narayan has received several notable recognitions, including:

Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2012
ASM Fellow, 2009, for contributions related to laser processing of novel functional biomaterials and applications of lasers in biomedical engineering
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007

Best Publications

Nanoceria as Antioxidant: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications.

A. S. Karakoti;N. A. Monteiro-Riviere;R. Aggarwal;J. P. Davis

476
Citations
Nanoporous membranes for medical and biological applications.

Shashishekar P. Adiga;Chunmin Jin;Larry A. Curtiss;Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere

352
Citations
Stereolithography in tissue engineering.

Shelby A. Skoog;Peter L. Goering;Roger J. Narayan

351
Citations
Wearable Electrochemical Microneedle Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Levodopa: Toward Parkinson Management

K. Yugender Goud;Chochanon Moonla;Rupesh K. Mishra;Chunmei Yu

329
Citations
Gelatin-based hydrogels for biomedical applications

Panupong Jaipan;Alexander Nguyen;Roger J. Narayan

302
Citations
Two Photon Polymerization of Polymer–Ceramic Hybrid Materials for Transdermal Drug Delivery

A. Ovsianikov;B. Chichkov;P. Mente;N. A. Monteiro-Riviere

285
Citations
Two-photon polymerization for biological applications

Alexander K. Nguyen;Roger J. Narayan

267
Citations
Two photon induced polymerization of organic-inorganic hybrid biomaterials for microstructured medical devices.

Doraiswamy A;Jin C;Narayan Rj;Narayan Rj;Mageswaran P

263
Citations
Three-dimensional laser micro- and nano-structuring of acrylated poly(ethylene glycol) materials and evaluation of their cytoxicity for tissue engineering applications.

A. Ovsianikov;M. Malinauskas;S. Schlie;B. Chichkov

258
Citations
Physical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Polymers

Kantesh Balani;Vivek Verma;Arvind Agarwal;Roger Narayan

230
Citations
Fabrication of microscale medical devices by two-photon polymerization with multiple foci via a spatial light modulator

Shaun D. Gittard;Alexander Nguyen;Kotaro Obata;Anastasia Koroleva

203
Citations
The effects of geometry on skin penetration and failure of polymer microneedles

Shaun D. Gittard;Bo Chen;Huadong Xu;Aleksandr Ovsianikov

198
Citations
Inkjet printing for pharmaceutical applications

Ryan D. Boehm;Philip R. Miller;Justin Daniels;Shane Stafslien

198
Citations
Microneedle-based self-powered glucose sensor

Gabriela Valdés-Ramírez;Ya-Chieh Li;Ya-Chieh Li;Jayoung Kim;Wenzhao Jia

197
Citations
Semiconductor-metal transition characteristics of VO2 thin films grown on c- and r-sapphire substrates

Tsung-Han Yang;Ravi Aggarwal;Alok Gupta;Honghui Zhou

190
Citations
Two-photon polymerization of microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

Shaun D Gittard;Aleksandr Ovsianikov;Boris N Chichkov;Anand Doraiswamy

187
Citations
Laser 3D Printing with Sub‐Microscale Resolution of Porous Elastomeric Scaffolds for Supporting Human Bone Stem Cells

Peter E. Petrochenko;Jan Torgersen;Peter Gruber;Lucas A. Hicks

182
Citations
Microneedle-based transdermal sensor for on-chip potentiometric determination of K(+).

Philip R. Miller;Philip R. Miller;Xiaoyin Xiao;Igal Brener;D. Bruce Burckel

180
Citations
Pulsed Laser Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Thin Films

C.F. Koch;S. Johnson;D. Kumar;M. Jelinek

173
Citations
Electrospun composite poly(L-lactic acid)/tricalcium phosphate scaffolds induce proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells.

S D McCullen;Y Zhu;S H Bernacki;R J Narayan

173
Citations
Electrochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Diamondlike Carbon-Metal Composite Films

M. L. Morrison;R. A. Buchanan;P. K. Liaw;C. J. Berry

168
Citations
Gradient scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering and regeneration

Bin Zhang;Jie Huang;Roger J Narayan

158
Citations