2026 Stéphane Marais: 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	42	12547	12137	399	384	156	7122

Overview

Stéphane Marais is affiliated with the University of Rouen in France. They have a research focus primarily in the fields of materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to biomaterials, polymers and plastics, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their research topics span several key areas, including:

Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Fuel cells and related materials
Extraction and separation processes
Membrane separation technologies
Ionic liquids properties and applications
Polymer crystallization and properties
Membrane separation and gas transport

Marais has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

Progress in hybrid composite Nafion®-based membranes for proton exchange fuel cell application, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
Enhanced removal of Cr(VI) by polymer inclusion membrane based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Aliquat 336, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology
Polyimide/Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes for Middle and High Temperature Fuel Cell Application: Water Sorption Behavior and Proton Conductivity, 2020, Membranes
Recyclability of poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBH) for food packaging applications, 2023, Food Packaging and Shelf Life
PVC/EVA-based polymer inclusion membranes with improved stability and Cr(VI) extraction capacity: Water plasticization effect, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Their research appears regularly in several prominent journals with multiple publications in:

Chemical Engineering Journal
Membranes
Polymer
Polymers
Journal of Membrane Science

Stéphane Marais has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

Kateryna Fatyeyeva
Yaroslav L. Kobzar
Nadège Follain
Corinne Chappey
Louise Hespel

Best Publications

Water sorption behavior and gas barrier properties of cellulose whiskers and microfibrils films

Sabrina Belbekhouche;Julien Bras;Gilberto Siqueira;Corinne Chappey

438
Citations
Effect of chemical treatments of Alfa (Stipa tenacissima) fibres on water-sorption properties

A. Bessadok;Stéphane Marais;Fabrice Gouanvé;L. Colasse

317
Citations
Effect of chemical treatments on water sorption and mechanical properties of flax fibres

S. Alix;E. Philippe;A. Bessadok;L. Lebrun

304
Citations
Water barrier properties of polyamide 12/montmorillonite nanocomposite membranes : Structure and volume fraction effects

B. Alexandre;D. Langevin;P. Médéric;T. Aubry

245
Citations
Progress in hybrid composite Nafion®-based membranes for proton exchange fuel cell application

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239
Citations
Unsaturated polyester composites reinforced with flax fibers: effect of cold plasma and autoclave treatments on mechanical and permeation properties

S. Marais;F. Gouanvé;A. Bonnesoeur;J. Grenet

213
Citations
Influence of chemical modifications on water-sorption and mechanical properties of Agave fibres

A. Bessadok;S. Marais;S. Roudesli;C. Lixon

186
Citations
Alfa fibres for unsaturated polyester composites reinforcement: Effects of chemical treatments on mechanical and permeation properties

A. Bessadok;S. Roudesli;S. Marais;N. Follain

170
Citations
Thermal and mechanical properties of bio-nanocomposites reinforced by Luffa cylindrica cellulose nanocrystals.

Gilberto Siqueira;Julien Bras;Nadège Follain;Sabrina Belbekhouche

167
Citations
Study of water sorption on modified Agave fibres

A. Bessadok;D. Langevin;F. Gouanvé;C. Chappey

148
Citations
Chemically and Thermally Crosslinked PVA-Based Membranes: Effect on Swelling and Transport Behavior.

Edyta Rynkowska;Edyta Rynkowska;Kateryna Fatyeyeva;Stéphane Marais;Joanna Kujawa

146
Citations
Water transport properties of bio-nanocomposites reinforced by Luffa cylindrica cellulose nanocrystals

Nadège Follain;Sabrina Belbekhouche;Julien Bras;Gilberto Siqueira

143
Citations
Water barrier properties in biaxially drawn poly(lactic acid) films.

Nicolas Delpouve;Grégory Stoclet;Allisson Saiter;Eric Dargent

137
Citations
Kinetics of water sorption in flax and PET fibers

F. Gouanvé;S. Marais;A. Bessadok;D. Langevin

125
Citations
Pectinase treatments on technical fibres of flax: Effects on water sorption and mechanical properties.

S. Alix;L. Lebrun;S. Marais;E. Philippe

121
Citations
Effect of Nanoclay Hydration on Barrier Properties of PLA/Montmorillonite Based Nanocomposites

Nadine Tenn;Nadège Follain;Jérémie Soulestin;Jérémie Soulestin;Raphaël Crétois

119
Citations
Characterization of unsaturated polyester resin cured with styrene

N. Delahaye;S. Marais;J. M. Saiter;M. Metayer

112
Citations
Polymer inclusion membranes based on CTA/PBAT blend containing Aliquat 336 as extractant for removal of Cr(VI): Efficiency, stability and selectivity

Ferhat Sellami;Ounissa Kebiche-Senhadji;Stéphane Marais;Nicolas Couvrat

108
Citations
Diffusion of water through various polymer films: a new high performance method of characterization

M. Métayer;M. Labbé;S. Marais;D. Langevin

107
Citations
Biodegradable PLA/PBS multinanolayer membrane with enhanced barrier performances

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105
Citations
Biocomposite materials from flax plants: Preparation and properties

S. Alix;S. Marais;C. Morvan;L. Lebrun

103
Citations
Polyepichlorhydrin Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells: Sorption and Conduction Properties

Daniela Stoica;Fannie Alloin;Stephane Marais;Dominique Langevin

91
Citations