2026 Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos: 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	67	5151	4983	80	75	312	15032

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Overview

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans across materials science and engineering, with a primary focus on polymers and plastics, fluid flow and transfer processes, biomaterials, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Polymer crystallization and properties
Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
Polymer Foaming and Composites
Polymer composites and self-healing
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos are:

Tanja Tomković
Ziyue Zhang
Laurel L. Schafer
Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
Marziyeh Danesh

Key venues where the scientist has published include:

Physics of Fluids
Journal of Rheology
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Representative recent papers by Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos are:

"Adsorptive removal of Congo red by surfactant modified cellulose nanocrystals: a kinetic, equilibrium, and mechanistic investigation" (2020) in Cellulose
"Rheological characterization of CNC-CTAB network below and above critical micelle concentration (CMC)" (2021) in Carbohydrate Polymers
"Yield stress and wall slip of kaolinite networks" (2021) in Physics of Fluids
"Toward Biodegradable Electronics: Ionic Diodes Based on a Cellulose Nanocrystal-Agarose Hydrogel" (2020) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Apparent slip in colloidal suspensions" (2021) in Journal of Rheology

Best Publications

Patterned Superhydrophobic Metallic Surfaces

Anne-Marie Kietzig;Savvas G Hatzikiriakos;Peter Englezos

924
Citations
Wall slip of molten high density polyethylene. I. Sliding plate rheometer studies

S. G. Hatzikiriakos;J. M. Dealy

526
Citations
Wall slip of molten high density polyethylenes. II. Capillary rheometer studies

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;John M. Dealy

519
Citations
Nonlinear rheological response of phase separating polymer blends: Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)/poly(methyl methacrylate)

Divya Chopra;Dimitris Vlassopoulos;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

413
Citations
Rheology of nanocrystalline cellulose aqueous suspensions.

Sadaf Shafiei-Sabet;Wadood Y. Hamad;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

387
Citations
Wall slip of molten polymers

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

386
Citations
Synthesis, Characterization, and Viscoelastic Properties of High Molecular Weight Hyperbranched Polyglycerols

Rajesh Kumar Kainthan;Edward B. Muliawan;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;Donald E. Brooks

315
Citations
Role of slip and fracture in the oscillating flow of HDPE in a capillary

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;John M. Dealy

269
Citations
Physics of ice friction

Anne-Marie Kietzig;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;Peter Englezos

264
Citations
Femtosecond laser irradiation of metallic surfaces: effects of laser parameters on superhydrophobicity.

Sona Moradi;Saeid Kamal;Peter Englezos;Savvas G Hatzikiriakos

255
Citations
Ionic strength effects on the microstructure and shear rheology of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

S. Shafiei-Sabet;W. Y. Hamad;S. G. Hatzikiriakos

217
Citations
Polymer Processing Instabilities : Control and Understanding

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;Kalman B. Migler

214
Citations
Long chain branching and polydispersity effects on the rheological properties of polyethylenes

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

204
Citations
Laser-Patterned Super-Hydrophobic Pure Metallic Substrates: Cassie to Wenzel Wetting Transitions

Anne-Marie Kietzig;Mehr Negar Mirvakili;Saeid Kamal;Peter Englezos

196
Citations
Rheology of pulp fibre suspensions: A critical review

B. Derakhshandeh;R.J. Kerekes;S.G. Hatzikiriakos;C.P.J. Bennington

193
Citations
Effect of maleic anhydride content on the rheology and phase behavior of poly(styrene-co -maleic anhydride)/ poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

Divya Chopra;Marianna Kontopoulou;Dimitris Vlassopoulos;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

169
Citations
Influence of degree of sulfation on the rheology of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

Sadaf Shafeiei-Sabet;Wadood Y. Hamad;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

162
Citations
Slip mechanisms in complex fluid flows

Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

148
Citations
Hydrothermal Gelation of Aqueous Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions.

Lev Lewis;Maziar Derakhshandeh;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;Wadood Y. Hamad

140
Citations
Ice friction: The effects of surface roughness, structure, and hydrophobicity

Anne-Marie Kietzig;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos;Peter Englezos

130
Citations
The work of adhesion of polymer/wall interfaces and its association with the onset of wall slip

Spiros H. Anastasiadis;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

124
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