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S. Scott Saavedra

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
5986
World Ranking
16982
National Ranking
4183

S. Scott Saavedra 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 S. Scott Saavedra sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

S. Scott Saavedra 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 S. Scott Saavedra sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

S. Scott Saavedra is a researcher affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their primary fields of study encompass Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research covers multiple topics including Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Platelet Disorders and Treatments, and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases.

Notable recent publications by Saavedra include:

  • "Examining the Influence of Bilayer Structure on Energy Transfer and Molecular Photon Upconversion in Metal Ion Linked Multilayers," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Nanomechanical Properties of Artificial Lipid Bilayers Composed of Fluid and Polymerizable Lipids," 2021, Langmuir
  • "Molecular Orientation of −PO3H2 and −COOH Functionalized Dyes on TiO2, Al2O3, ZrO2, and ITO: A Comparative Study," 2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Waveguide-Based Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of Band Edge Energies in Submonolayers of CdSe Quantum Dots Tethered to Indium-Tin Oxide Electrodes," 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Increasing excited state lifetimes of Cu(i) coordination complexes via strategic surface binding," 2024, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Saavedra include:

  • Dhruba K. Pattadar
  • Kenneth Hanson
  • Ashley Arcidiacono
  • Fernando Terán Arce
  • Kyle J. Carothers

Saavedra's publications are often found in journals such as:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Langmuir
  • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Best Publications

  • Effect of the conformation and orientation of adsorbed fibronectin on endothelial cell spreading and the strength of adhesion.

    Denise J. Iuliano;Steven S. Saavedra;George A. Truskey

  • Chemical Sensing Using Sol-Gel Derived Planar Waveguides and Indicator Phases

    Lin. Yang;S. Scott. Saavedra

  • Molecular orientation distributions in protein films. 1. Cytochrome c adsorbed to substrates of variable surface chemistry

    Paul L. Edmiston;John E. Lee;and Shih-Song Cheng;S. Scott Saavedra

  • Fabrication and characterization of low-loss, sol-gel planar waveguides.

    Lin. Yang;S. Scott. Saavedra;Neal R. Armstrong;John. Hayes

  • Air plasma treatment of submicron thick PDMS polymer films: effect of oxidation time and storage conditions

    Renée A. Lawton;Colin R. Price;Anne F. Runge;Walter J. Doherty

  • Spectroscopic characterization of albumin and myoglobin entrapped in bulk sol-gel glasses

    Paul L. Edmiston;Carol L. Wambolt;Marianne K. Smith;S.Scott Saavedra

  • Adsorptive immobilization of cytochrome c on indium/tin oxide (ITO): electrochemical evidence for electron transfer-induced conformational changes

    Asma El Kasmi;Michael C. Leopold;Ryan Galligan;Rebecca T. Robertson

  • Synthesis and colloidal polymerization of ferromagnetic Au-Co nanoparticles into Au-Co3O4 nanowires.

    Bo Yun Kim;In Bo Shim;Zeynep O. Araci;S. Scott Saavedra

  • Exploring the Emissive States of Heteroatom-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots

    Guancao Yang;Chuanli Wu;Xiaojun Luo;Xiaoyan Liu

  • Planar Supported Lipid Bilayer Polymers Formed by Vesicle Fusion. 1. Influence of Diene Monomer Structure and Polymerization Method on Film Properties

    Eric E. Ross;Lynn J. Rozanski;Tony Spratt;Sanchao Liu

  • Evanescent sensing in doped sol-gel glass films

    John E. Lee;S.Scott Saavedra

  • Formation of Self-Assembled, Air-Stable Lipid Bilayer Membranes on Solid Supports

    Eric E. Ross;Bruce Bondurant;Tony Spratt;John C. Conboy

  • The Electroactive Integrated Optical Waveguide: Ultrasensitive Spectroelectrochemistry of Submonolayer Adsorbates

    Darren R. Dunphy;Sergio B. Mendes;S. Scott Saavedra;Neal R. Armstrong

  • Conformational Changes in a Soil Fulvic Acid Measured by Time-Dependent Fluorescence Depolarization

    Charles H. Lochmueller;Steven S. Saavedra

  • Dipole Orientation Distributions in Langmuir−Blodgett Films by Planar Waveguide Linear Dichroism and Fluorescence Anisotropy

    Paul L. Edmiston;John E. Lee;Laurie L. Wood;S. Scott Saavedra

  • Molecular Orientation in Heme Protein Films Adsorbed to Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Glass Surfaces

    John E. Lee;S. Scott Saavedra

  • Measurements of single-molecule bond-rupture forces between self-assembled monolayers of organosilanes with the atomic force microscope

    L. A. Wenzler;G. L. Moyes;G. N. Raikar;R. L. Hansen

  • Molecular Orientation Distributions in Protein Films. 2. Site-Directed Immobilization of Yeast Cytochrome c on Thiol-Capped, Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Laurie L. Wood;Shih-Song Cheng;and Paul L. Edmiston;S. Scott Saavedra

  • Planar integrated optical waveguide spectroscopy

    John Thomas Bradshaw;Sergio B. Mendes;S. Scott Saavedra

  • pH-sensing properties of poly(aniline) ultrathin films self-assembled on indium-tin oxide.

    Chenhao Ge;Neal R. Armstrong;S. Scott Saavedra

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal R. Armstrong
Neal R. Armstrong University of Arizona
Jeffrey Pyun
Jeffrey Pyun University of Arizona
Daniel A. Buttry
Daniel A. Buttry Arizona State University
David F. O'Brien
David F. O'Brien University of Arizona
Seth R. Marder
Seth R. Marder University of Colorado Boulder
Danny Bluestein
Danny Bluestein Stony Brook University
Michael F. Brown
Michael F. Brown University of Arizona
Vicki H. Wysocki
Vicki H. Wysocki The Ohio State University
Stephen Barlow
Stephen Barlow Georgia Institute of Technology
Dennis Nordlund
Dennis Nordlund SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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