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D-Index
73
Citations
18194
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3869
National Ranking
1052

Seth B. Darling 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 Seth B. Darling sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 198 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Seth B. Darling 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 Seth B. Darling sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Seth B. Darling is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on engineering and environmental science. Their work spans multiple subfields including water science and technology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and materials chemistry.

The main topics of research conducted by Seth B. Darling revolve around membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, and solar-powered water purification methods. Additional focus areas include semiconductor materials and devices, membrane separation and gas transport, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, and nanopore and nanochannel transport studies.

Seth B. Darling has made contributions to numerous peer-reviewed journals with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • ACS Nano

Among the recent published papers are:

  • "Sharpening Nanofiltration: Strategies for Enhanced Membrane Selectivity," published in 2020 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Porous Janus materials with unique asymmetries and functionality," published in 2021 in Materials Today
  • "Solar-driven evaporators for water treatment: challenges and opportunities," published in 2020 in Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • "Covalent Organic Frameworks for Water Treatment," published in 2020 in Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • "Versatile coating with multifunctional performance for solar steam generation," published in 2020 in Nano Energy

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research approach. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jeffrey W. Elam
  • Zijing Xia
  • Anil U. Mane
  • Xiaobin Yang
  • Hao-Cheng Yang

Best Publications

  • Directing the self-assembly of block copolymers

    Seth B. Darling

  • Membrane materials for water purification: design, development, and application

    Anna Lee;Jeffrey W. Elam;Seth B. Darling;Seth B. Darling

  • Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts

    Jian Gong;Seth B. Darling;Seth B. Darling;Fengqi You

  • The case for organic photovoltaics

    Seth B. Darling;Seth B. Darling;Fengqi You

  • Additives for morphology control in high-efficiency organic solar cells

    Hsueh Chung Liao;Chun Chih Ho;Chih Yu Chang;Meng Huan Jao

  • Hierarchical nanomorphologies promote exciton dissociation in polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.

    Wei Chen;Tao Xu;Feng He;Wei Wang

  • Morphology characterization in organic and hybrid solar cells

    Wei Chen;Maxim P. Nikiforov;Seth B. Darling;Seth B. Darling

  • Guiding Polymers to Perfection: Macroscopic Alignment of Nanoscale Domains

    Deepak Sundrani;S. B. Darling;S. J. Sibener

  • Sharpening Nanofiltration: Strategies for Enhanced Membrane Selectivity.

    Huiru Zhang;Qiming He;Qiming He;Jianquan Luo;Yinhua Wan

  • Sequential Infiltration Synthesis for Advanced Lithography

    Seth B. Darling;Jeffrey W. Elam;Yu-Chih Tseng;Qing Peng

  • Mussel-Inspired Surface Engineering for Water-Remediation Materials

    Zhenxing Wang;Hao Cheng Yang;Fang He;Shaoqin Peng

  • Dopamine: Just the Right Medicine for Membranes

    Hao Cheng Yang;Ruben Z. Waldman;Ming Bang Wu;Jingwei Hou;Jingwei Hou

  • Vacuum-Deposited Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with High Power Conversion Efficiencies by Judicious Molecular Design and Device Optimization

    Yi-Hong Chen;Li-Yen Lin;Chih-Wei Lu;Francis Lin

  • Janus Membranes: Creating Asymmetry for Energy Efficiency.

    Hao‐Cheng Yang;Yunsong Xie;Jingwei Hou;Anthony K. Cheetham

  • Nanoscopic Patterned Materials with Tunable Dimensions via Atomic Layer Deposition on Block Copolymers

    Qing Peng;Yu-Chih Tseng;Seth B. Darling;Jeffrey W. Elam

  • Photocatalytic Nanofiltration Membranes with Self‐Cleaning Property for Wastewater Treatment

    Yan Lv;Chao Zhang;Ai He;Shang-Jin Yang

  • A Route to Nanoscopic Materials via Sequential Infiltration Synthesis on Block Copolymer Templates

    Qing Peng;Yu-Chih Tseng;Seth B. Darling;Jeffrey W. Elam

  • Block copolymers for photovoltaics

    Seth B. Darling

  • Hierarchical assembly and compliance of aligned nanoscale polymer cylinders in confinement.

    Deepak Sundrani;S B Darling;S J Sibener

  • Enhanced Block Copolymer Lithography Using Sequential Infiltration Synthesis

    Yu-Chih Tseng;Qing Peng;Leonidas E. Ocola;Jeffrey W. Elam

  • Ordered nanoscale domains by infiltration of block copolymers

    Seth B. Darling;Jeffrey W. Elam;Yu-Chih Tseng;Qing Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey W. Elam
Jeffrey W. Elam Argonne National Laboratory
Hao-Cheng Yang
Hao-Cheng Yang Zhejiang University
Richard D. Schaller
Richard D. Schaller Argonne National Laboratory
Jingwei Hou
Jingwei Hou University of Queensland
Rafael Verduzco
Rafael Verduzco Rice University
Fengqi You
Fengqi You Cornell University
Paul F. Nealey
Paul F. Nealey University of Chicago
Alex B. F. Martinson
Alex B. F. Martinson Argonne National Laboratory
Lin X. Chen
Lin X. Chen Northwestern University
Matthew Tirrell
Matthew Tirrell University of Chicago

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