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D-Index
76
Citations
17823
World Ranking
3343
National Ranking
930

Saad A. Khan 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 Saad A. Khan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 315 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Saad A. Khan 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 Saad A. Khan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Saad A. Khan is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

The research topics Saad A. Khan has worked on include:

  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Aerogels and thermal insulation
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications

Saad A. Khan has published frequently in several scientific journals. The top venues for their work include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Macromolecules

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • Cellulose-Based Hybrid Aerogels: Strategies toward Design and Functionality (2021) in Advanced Materials
  • Recent advances in biodegradable matrices for active ingredient release in crop protection: Towards attaining sustainability in agriculture (2020) in Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
  • Direct write printing of a self-encapsulating liquid metal-silicone composite (2020) in Soft Matter
  • Recent advances in seed coating technologies: transitioning toward sustainable agriculture (2022) in Green Chemistry
  • A Scalable Microstructure Photonic Coating Fabricated by Roll-to-Roll "Defects" for Daytime Subambient Passive Radiative Cooling (2023) in Nano Letters

Collaborations have played a role in their research output. Frequent coauthors include Tahira Pirzada, Charles Opperman, Orlando J. Rojas, Vahid Rahmanian, and Stefano Menegatti.

Best Publications

  • Rheology of Silica Dispersions in Organic Liquids: New Evidence for Solvation Forces Dictated by Hydrogen Bonding

    Srinivasa R. Raghavan;H. J. Walls and;Saad A. Khan

  • Foams: Theory: Measurements: Applications

    Robert K. Prud’homme;Saad A. Khan

  • Shear-thickening response of fumed silica suspensions under steady and oscillatory shear

    Srinivasa R. Raghavan;Saad A. Khan

  • Yield stress and wall slip phenomena in colloidal silica gels

    H. J. Walls;S. Brett Caines;Angelica M. Sanchez;Saad A. Khan

  • Electrospinning alginate-based nanofibers: From blends to crosslinked low molecular weight alginate-only systems

    Christopher A. Bonino;Melissa D. Krebs;Carl D. Saquing;Sung In Jeong

  • Fabrication of nanofiber meltblown membranes and their filtration properties

    Mohammad Abouelreesh Hassan;Bong Yeol Yeom;Arnold Wilkie;Behnam Pourdeyhimi

  • Foam Rheology: III. Measurement of Shear Flow Properties

    Saad A. Khan;Carol A. Schnepper;Robert C. Armstrong

  • Core–Shell Microneedle Gel for Self-Regulated Insulin Delivery

    Jinqiang Wang;Yanqi Ye;Jicheng Yu;Anna R. Kahkoska

  • Hybrid Silica–PVA Nanofibers via Sol–Gel Electrospinning

    Tahira Pirzada;Sara A. Arvidson;Carl D. Saquing;S. Sakhawat Shah

  • Real-Time FTIR and in Situ Rheological Studies on the UV Curing Kinetics of Thiol-ene Polymers

    Bor-Sen Chiou;Saad A. Khan

  • In Situ Cross-Linking of Electrospun Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nanofibers

    Christina Tang;Carl D. Saquing;Jonathon R. Harding;Saad A. Khan

  • Furin-mediated sequential delivery of anticancer cytokine and small-molecule drug shuttled by graphene.

    Tianyue Jiang;Tianyue Jiang;Wujin Sun;Qiuwen Zhu;Nancy A. Burns

  • Fumed silica-based composite polymer electrolytes: synthesis, rheology, and electrochemistry

    H.J Walls;Jian Zhou;Jeffrey A Yerian;Peter S Fedkiw

  • Dynamic rheological behavior of flocculated fumed silica suspensions

    Saad A. Khan;Nancy J. Zoeller

  • Cellulose-Based Hybrid Aerogels: Strategies toward Design and Functionality.

    Vahid Rahmanian;Tahira Pirzada;Siyao Wang;Saad A. Khan

  • Shear‐induced microstructural changes in flocculated suspensions of fumed silica

    Srinivasa R. Raghavan;Saad A. Khan

  • Colloidal Interactions between Particles with Tethered Nonpolar Chains Dispersed in Polar Media: Direct Correlation between Dynamic Rheology and Interaction Parameters

    Srinivasa R. Raghavan;Jun Hou;Gregory L. Baker;Saad A. Khan

  • Three-dimensional electrospun alginate nanofiber mats via tailored charge repulsions.

    Christopher A. Bonino;Kirill Efimenko;Sung In Jeong;Melissa D. Krebs

  • Rheology and Photo-Cross-Linking of Thiol-Ene Polymers

    Bor-Sen Chiou;Robert J. English;Saad A. Khan

  • Solution Rheology of Hyperbranched Polyesters and Their Blends with Linear Polymers

    Carlos M. Nunez;Bor-Sen Chiou;Anthony L. Andrady;Saad A. Khan

  • Electrospun carbon-tin oxide composite nanofibers for use as lithium ion battery anodes.

    Christopher A. Bonino;Liwen Ji;Zhan Lin;Toprakci Ozan

  • Electrospun Nanoparticle–Nanofiber Composites via a One‐Step Synthesis

    Carl D. Saquing;Joshua L. Manasco;Saad A. Khan

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Spontak
Richard J. Spontak North Carolina State University
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia
Joseph M. DeSimone
Joseph M. DeSimone Stanford University
Srinivasa R. Raghavan
Srinivasa R. Raghavan University of Maryland, College Park
Gregory N. Parsons
Gregory N. Parsons North Carolina State University
Robert K. Prud'homme
Robert K. Prud'homme Princeton University
Behnam Pourdeyhimi
Behnam Pourdeyhimi North Carolina State University
Xiangwu Zhang
Xiangwu Zhang North Carolina State University
Ahmed A. Abdala
Ahmed A. Abdala Texas A&M University at Qatar
Eben Alsberg
Eben Alsberg University of Illinois at Chicago

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