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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 72 3977 3850 221 213 365 22409
Chemistry 71 5452 4950 397 362 342 22214

Seema Agarwal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Seema Agarwal between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Seema Agarwal published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 14.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2023. 23 of the 520 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2023. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 40 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

520 publications in total across all disciplines

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Seema Agarwal: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 3
1999 8
2000 2
2001 2
2002 9
2003 3
2004 2
2005 6
2006 5
2007 8
2008 10
2009 19
2010 20
2011 29
2012 40
2013 15
2014 24
2015 26
2016 34
2017 21
2018 16
2019 25
2020 28
2021 36
2022 29
2023 45
2024 18
2025 22
2026 1
Total 520
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Seema Agarwal 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 Seema Agarwal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 350–369 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 365 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 365
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Seema Agarwal 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 Seema Agarwal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421 72
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Seema Agarwal is a researcher affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany, specializing in fields related to materials science and engineering. Their body of work centers on materials with applications in environmental sustainability, biomaterials, and advanced engineering solutions.

The main fields of study for their research include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these broader areas, their work focuses on several subfields such as:

  • Biomaterials
  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Seema Agarwal's research topics highlight expertise in:

  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

The researcher has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with frequent venues including:

  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Macromolecules
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of the recent papers authored by Seema Agarwal are:

  • Biodegradable Polymers: Present Opportunities and Challenges in Providing a Microplastic-Free Environment (2020, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics)

Other notable papers in related areas (not authored by Agarwal but appearing in recent relevant research) include:

  • Plastic Pollution: A Material Problem? (2021, Macromolecules)
  • Compressible Carbon Sponges from Delignified Wood for Fast Cleanup and Enhanced Recovery of Crude Oil Spills by Joule Heat and Photothermal Effect (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Wood-Inspired Anisotropic Cellulose Nanofibril Composite Sponges for Multifunctional Applications (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • A review of smart electrospun fibers toward textiles (2020, Composites Communications)

Collaborations form a significant part of their research, working frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Andreas Greiner
  • Christian Laforsch
  • Elmar Sehl
  • Chenhui Ding
  • Haoqing Hou

Best Publications

  • Use of electrospinning technique for biomedical applications

    Seema Agarwal;Joachim H. Wendorff;Andreas Greiner

  • Functional materials by electrospinning of polymers

    Seema Agarwal;Andreas Greiner;Joachim H. Wendorff

  • Polymers with Upper Critical Solution Temperature in Aqueous Solution

    Jan Seuring;Seema Agarwal

  • Progress in the field of electrospinning for tissue engineering applications.

    Seema Agarwal;Joachim H. Wendorff;Andreas Greiner

  • Antibody validation.

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  • Electrospun nanofiber reinforced composites: a review

    Shaohua Jiang;Yiming Chen;Gaigai Duan;Changtong Mei

  • Electrospinning: Materials, Processing, and Applications

    Joachim H. Wendorff;Seema Agarwal;Andreas Greiner

  • Fate of So-Called Biodegradable Polymers in Seawater and Freshwater

    Amir Reza Bagheri;Christian Laforsch;Andreas Greiner;Shivani Agarwal

  • PDMAEMA based gene delivery materials

    Seema Agarwal;Yi Zhang;Samarendra Maji;Andreas Greiner

  • Electrospun and solution blown three-dimensional carbon fiber nonwovens for application as electrodes in microbial fuel cells

    Shuiliang Chen;Haoqing Hou;Falk Harnisch;Sunil A. Patil

  • Bio-based polycarbonate from limonene oxide and CO2 with high molecular weight, excellent thermal resistance, hardness and transparency

    Oliver Hauenstein;M. Reiter;Seema Agarwal;B. Rieger

  • Biocompatible, Thermoresponsive, and Biodegradable: Simple Preparation of “All-in-One” Biorelevant Polymers

    Jean-François Lutz;Julien Andrieu;Senta Üzgün;Carsten Rudolph

  • Electrospinning of Manmade and Biopolymer Nanofibers : Progress in Techniques, Materials, and Applications

    Seema Agarwal;Andreas Greiner;Joachin H. Wendorff

  • First Example of a Universal and Cost-Effective Approach: Polymers with Tunable Upper Critical Solution Temperature in Water and Electrolyte Solution

    Jan Seuring;Seema Agarwal

  • Unusual and Superfast Temperature-Triggered Actuators

    Shaohua Jiang;Fangyao Liu;Arne Lerch;Leonid Ionov

  • Bio-based polycarbonate as synthetic toolbox

    Oliver Hauenstein;Seema Agarwal;Andreas Greiner

  • Upper Critical Solution Temperature of Poly(N-acryloyl glycinamide) in Water: A Concealed Property

    Jan Seuring;Frank M. Bayer;Klaus Huber;Seema Agarwal

  • High strength in combination with high toughness in robust and sustainable polymeric materials

    Xiaojian Liao;Martin Dulle;Juliana Martins de Souza e Silva;Ralf B. Wehrspohn;Ralf B. Wehrspohn

  • Chemistry, chances and limitations of the radical ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals for the synthesis of degradable polyesters

    Seema Agarwal

  • Humidity sensing properties of (Ba, Sr) TiO3 thin films grown by hydrothermal- electrochemical method

    Seema Agarwal;G.L. Sharma

  • Controlled antibody/(bio-) conjugation of inorganic nanoparticles for targeted delivery.

    Jose-Maria Montenegro;Valeria Grazu;Alyona Sukhanova;Seema Agarwal

  • Polymers with Upper Critical Solution Temperature in Aqueous Solution: Unexpected Properties from Known Building Blocks

    Jan Seuring;Seema Agarwal

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Greiner
Andreas Greiner University of Bayreuth
Shaohua Jiang
Shaohua Jiang Nanjing Forestry University
Joachim H. Wendorff
Joachim H. Wendorff Philipp University of Marburg
Holger Schmalz
Holger Schmalz University of Bayreuth
Haoqing Hou
Haoqing Hou Jiangxi Normal University
Ruth Freitag
Ruth Freitag University of Bayreuth
Gaigai Duan
Gaigai Duan Nanjing Forestry University
Jian Ji
Jian Ji Zhejiang University
Josef Breu
Josef Breu University of Bayreuth
Veena Choudhary
Veena Choudhary Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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