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Materials Science

D-Index
79
Citations
30646
World Ranking
2763
National Ranking
778

Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
30476
World Ranking
3539
National Ranking
1149

Stuart J. Rowan 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 Stuart J. Rowan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 236 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stuart J. Rowan 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 Stuart J. Rowan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stuart J. Rowan is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans several interrelated fields with a focus on polymers, biomaterials, and materials chemistry, contributing broadly to the understanding and development of advanced materials.

Their recent publications highlight a range of topics in polymer science and materials research. Notable papers include:

  • Material properties and applications of mechanically interlocked polymers, 2021, published in Nature Reviews Materials
  • Development, processing and applications of bio-sourced cellulose nanocrystal composites, 2020, published in Progress in Polymer Science
  • Polycatenanes: synthesis, characterization, and physical understanding, 2022, published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • Accessing pluripotent materials through tempering of dynamic covalent polymer networks, 2024, published in Science
  • Immunostimulatory Polymers as Adjuvants, Immunotherapies, and Delivery Systems, 2022, published in Macromolecules

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jodie L. Lutkenhaus
  • Shu Wang
  • Kirk S. Schanze
  • David L. Kaplan
  • Deqing Zhang

Their work appears regularly in key scientific journals, particularly those focused on polymer science and materials chemistry. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Macromolecules
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Chemical Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Rowan's research addresses several specialized subfields and topics within material science and chemistry. Their subfields of study include:

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Key topics in their research portfolio encompass:

  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

This comprehensive research scope situates Stuart J. Rowan as an active contributor to the development of polymer sciences, biomaterials, and their applications across advanced technological fields.

Best Publications

  • Dynamic covalent chemistry.

    Stuart J. Rowan;Stuart J. Cantrill;Graham R. L. Cousins;Jeremy K. M. Sanders

  • Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites

    S. J. Eichhorn;A. Dufresne;M. Aranguren;N. E. Marcovich

  • Optically healable supramolecular polymers

    Mark Burnworth;Liming Tang;Justin R. Kumpfer;Andrew J. Duncan

  • Using the dynamic bond to access macroscopically responsive structurally dynamic polymers

    Rudy J. Wojtecki;Michael A. Meador;Stuart J. Rowan

  • Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Nanocomposites Inspired by the Sea Cucumber Dermis

    Jeffrey R. Capadona;Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan;Dustin J. Tyler;Stuart J. Rowan

  • A healable supramolecular polymer blend based on aromatic π-π stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions

    Stefano Burattini;Barnaby W. Greenland;Daniel Hermida Merino;Wengui Weng

  • Multistimuli, multiresponsive metallo-supramolecular polymers.

    J. Benjamin Beck;Stuart J. Rowan

  • Supramolecular gels formed from multi-component low molecular weight species

    Lauren E. Buerkle;Stuart J. Rowan

  • Nucleobases as supramolecular motifs

    Sona Sivakova;Stuart J. Rowan

  • Understanding the Mechanism of Gelation and Stimuli-Responsive Nature of a Class of Metallo-Supramolecular Gels

    Wengui Weng;J. Benjamin Beck;and Alex M. Jamieson;Stuart J. Rowan

  • Thermo-, Photo-, and Chemo-Responsive Shape-Memory Properties from Photo-Cross-Linked Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers

    Justin R. Kumpfer;Stuart J. Rowan

  • A self-repairing, supramolecular polymer system: healability as a consequence of donor–acceptor π–π stacking interactions

    Stefano Burattini;Howard M. Colquhoun;Justin D. Fox;Donia Friedmann

  • A versatile approach for the processing of polymer nanocomposites with self-assembled nanofibre templates

    Jeffrey R. Capadona;Otto Van Den Berg;Lynn A. Capadona;Michael Schroeter

  • Inherently Photohealable and Thermal Shape-Memory Polydisulfide Networks

    Brian T. Michal;Colin A. Jaye;Emily J. Spencer;Stuart J. Rowan

  • Dynamische kovalente Chemie

    Stuart J. Rowan;Stuart J. Cantrill;Graham R. L. Cousins;Jeremy K. M. Sanders

  • Supramolecular Polymerizations and Main-Chain Supramolecular Polymers

    Justin D. Fox;Stuart J. Rowan

  • High-Strength, Healable, Supramolecular Polymer Nanocomposites

    Justin Fox;Jeong J. Wie;Barnaby W. Greenland;Stefano Burattini

  • Bioinspired Mechanically Adaptive Polymer Nanocomposites with Water-Activated Shape-Memory Effect

    Julie Mendez;Pratheep K. Annamalai;Stephen J. Eichhorn;Rafeadah Rusli

  • Fluorescent Sensors for the Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents

    Mark Burnworth;Stuart J. Rowan;Christoph Weder

  • Utilization of a combination of weak hydrogen-bonding interactions and phase segregation to yield highly thermosensitive supramolecular polymers.

    Sona Sivakova;David A. Bohnsack;Michael E. Mackay;Phiriyatorn Suwanmala

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert C. Walker University of Toronto
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
J. Justin Gooding
J. Justin Gooding University of New South Wales

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