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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 44 16884 15250 4173 3427 133 6857

Sylvio May publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sylvio May between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sylvio May published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2018. 6 of the 139 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2018. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 8 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1994 2025

139 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sylvio May: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 8
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 5
2005 6
2006 6
2007 4
2008 5
2009 8
2010 1
2011 8
2012 4
2013 7
2014 4
2015 8
2016 7
2017 6
2018 9
2019 8
2020 5
2021 4
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
2025 4
Total 139
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Sylvio May publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sylvio May sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 133 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918 133
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Sylvio May D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sylvio May sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808 44
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Sylvio May is affiliated with North Dakota State University in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, focusing particularly on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications

Frequent publication venues for Sylvio May include:

  • Molecules
  • Physical Review E
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Membranes
  • Physical Review Research

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Sylvio May are:

  • "Silicon-Carbide Nanocrystals from Nonthermal Plasma: Surface Chemistry and Quantum Confinement", 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Debye-Hückel Free Energy of an Electric Double Layer with Discrete Charges Located at a Dielectric Interface", 2021, Membranes
  • "Stability of ionic liquid modeled by composite Coulomb-Yukawa potentials", 2020, Physical Review Research
  • "Saddle-curvature instability of lipid bilayer induced by amphipathic peptides: a molecular model", 2020, Soft Matter
  • "Integral Representation of Electrostatic Interactions inside a Lipid Membrane", 2020, Molecules

Sylvio May frequently collaborates with these coauthors:

  • Guilherme Volpe Bossa
  • Rachel Downing
  • Erik K. Hobbie
  • Sidney J. de Carvalho
  • Faruk Hossain

The scientist's interdisciplinary approach integrates experimental and theoretical techniques across multiple subfields to explore the behavior and interactions of materials at molecular and nanoscale levels. This work contributes to understanding material properties, electrostatics in complex systems, and surface chemistry relevant to bioengineering and nanotechnology applications.

Best Publications

  • Determination of surface potential and electrical double-layer structure at the aqueous electrolyte-nanoparticle interface

    Matthew A. Brown;Zareen Abbas;Armin Kleibert;Richard G. Green

  • Fraction of Condensed Counterions around a Charged Rod: Comparison of Poisson−Boltzmann Theory and Computer Simulations

    Markus Deserno;Christian Holm;Sylvio May

  • The fraction of condensed counterions around a charged rod: Comparison of Poisson-Boltzmann theory and computer simulations

    Markus Deserno;Christian Holm;Sylvio May

  • Structure, Stability, and Thermodynamics of Lamellar DNA-Lipid Complexes

    Daniel Harries;Sylvio May;William M. Gelbart;Avinoam Ben-Shaul

  • Transfer of lipophilic drugs between liposomal membranes and biological interfaces: consequences for drug delivery.

    Alfred Fahr;Peter van Hoogevest;Sylvio May;Nill Bergstrand

  • Direct Evidence for Counterion Release upon Cationic Lipid−DNA Condensation

    K. Wagner;D. Harries;S. May;V. Kahl

  • Lipid demixing and protein-protein interactions in the adsorption of charged proteins on mixed membranes.

    Sylvio May;Daniel Harries;Avinoam Ben-Shaul

  • Molecular Theory of the Sphere-to-Rod Transition and the Second CMC in Aqueous Micellar Solutions

    Sylvio May;Avinoam Ben-Shaul

  • The phase behavior of cationic lipid-DNA complexes

    Sylvio May;Daniel Harries;Avinoam Ben-Shaul

  • Molecular Theory of Lipid-Protein Interaction and the Lα-HII Transition

    Sylvio May;Avinoam Ben-Shaul

  • Interactions of Cholesterol with Lipid Bilayers: The Preferred Configuration and Fluctuations

    Amit Kessel;Nir Ben-Tal;Sylvio May

  • Trans-monolayer coupling of fluid domains in lipid bilayers

    Sylvio May

  • Domain formation induced by the adsorption of charged proteins on mixed lipid membranes.

    Emmanuel C. Mbamala;Avinoam Ben-Shaul;Sylvio May

  • Release of cationic polymer-DNA complexes from the endosome: A theoretical investigation of the proton sponge hypothesis

    Shuang Yang;Sylvio May

  • DNA-lipid complexes: stability of honeycomb-like and spaghetti-like structures.

    S. May;A. Ben-Shaul

  • Modulation of the spontaneous curvature and bending rigidity of lipid membranes by interfacially adsorbed amphipathic peptides.

    Assaf Zemel;Assaf Zemel;Avinoam Ben-Shaul;Avinoam Ben-Shaul;Sylvio May;Sylvio May

  • Interaction between two cylindrical inclusions in a symmetric lipid bilayer

    Klemen Bohinc;Veronika Kralj-Iglič;Sylvio May

  • Emergence of a Stern Layer from the Incorporation of Hydration Interactions into the Gouy-Chapman Model of the Electrical Double Layer.

    Matthew A. Brown;Guilherme Volpe Bossa;Sylvio May

  • Molecular Theory of Bending Elasticity and Branching of Cylindrical Micelles

    Sylvio May;Yardena Bohbot;Avinoam Ben-Shaul

  • A molecular model for the line tension of lipid membranes

    S. May

Frequent Co-Authors

Avinoam Ben-Shaul
Avinoam Ben-Shaul Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Erik K. Hobbie
Erik K. Hobbie North Dakota State University
Christian Holm
Christian Holm University of Stuttgart
Benjamin Dietzek
Benjamin Dietzek Friedrich Schiller University Jena
William M. Gelbart
William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles
Franjo Pernuš
Franjo Pernuš University of Ljubljana
Er-Qiang Chen
Er-Qiang Chen Peking University
Jianjun Cheng
Jianjun Cheng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nir Ben-Tal
Nir Ben-Tal Tel Aviv University

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