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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 49 10603 10242 311 299 176 7988

Thierry Delair publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thierry Delair between 1986 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thierry Delair published across 39 years, from 1986 to 2024, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2005. 12 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2005. 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 3 publications
1986 2024

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thierry Delair: publications per year, 1986 to 2024
Year Publications
1986 3
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 3
1995 3
1996 4
1997 6
1998 4
1999 6
2000 4
2001 4
2002 3
2003 9
2004 10
2005 13
2006 10
2007 9
2008 8
2009 8
2010 7
2011 7
2012 4
2013 9
2014 6
2015 3
2016 8
2017 13
2018 9
2019 9
2020 4
2021 5
2022 10
2023 9
2024 3
Total 216
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Thierry Delair 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 Thierry Delair 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, 170–189 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: 176 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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
170–189 850 176
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
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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Thierry Delair 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 Thierry Delair 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 49
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
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

Thierry Delair is affiliated with Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 in France, with a research focus situated primarily within Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans numerous subfields including Biomaterials, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Their research covers a broad range of topics such as Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, as well as Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques.

Delair has contributed to various scientific publications, with several papers noted for their focus on chitosan-based materials and hydrogels. Key recent papers include:

  • Chitosan-based Colloidal Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Drug Delivery: A Review (2020), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Efficacy of epicardial implantation of acellular chitosan hydrogels in ischemic and nonischemic heart failure: impact of the acetylation degree of chitosan (2020), published in Acta Biomaterialia
  • Chitosan Based MicroRNA Nanocarriers (2022), published in Pharmaceuticals
  • Chitosan-based hydrogels: Influence of crosslinking strategy on rheological properties (2024), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Fluorescent Polymer-AS1411-Aptamer Probe for dSTORM Super-Resolution Imaging of Endogenous Nucleolin (2022), published in Biomacromolecules

Delair frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Biomacromolecules
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Pharmaceuticals

The scientist has collaborated multiple times with various coauthors, including Stéphane Trombotto, Corinne Gablin, Didier Léonard, Agnès Crépet, and Alexandra Montembault. These collaborations reflect a consistent engagement with researchers specialized in related fields of biomaterials and polymer sciences.

Best Publications

  • Typical physicochemical behaviors of chitosan in aqueous solution.

    Christophe Schatz;Christophe Viton;Thierry Delair;Christian Pichot

  • Chitosan-based Colloidal Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Drug Delivery: A Review.

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  • Investigation of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems for Local Dermatotherapy

    Fiorenza Rancan;Dimitrios Papakostas;Sabrina Hadam;Steffen Hackbarth

  • Versatile and efficient formation of colloids of biopolymer-based polyelectrolyte complexes.

    Christophe Schatz;Alain Domard;Christophe Viton;Christian Pichot

  • Formation and properties of positively charged colloids based on polyelectrolyte complexes of biopolymers.

    Christophe Schatz;Jean-Michel Lucas;Christophe Viton;Alain Domard

  • Versatile precursors of functional RAFT agents. Application to the synthesis of bio-related end-functionalized polymers.

    Maël Bathfield;Franck D'Agosto;Roger Spitz;Marie-Thérèse Charreyre

  • Steric Stabilization of Lipid/Polymer Particle Assemblies by Poly(ethylene glycol)-Lipids

    Julie Thevenot;Anne-Lise Troutier;Laurent David;Thierry Delair

  • Surfactant-free anionic PLA nanoparticles coated with HIV-1 p24 protein induced enhanced cellular and humoral immune responses in various animal models.

    Yasemin Ataman-Önal;Séverine Munier;Arnaud Ganée;Céline Terrat

  • Static Light Scattering Studies on Chitosan Solutions: From Macromolecular Chains to Colloidal Dispersions

    Christophe Schatz;Christian Pichot;Thierry Delair;Christophe Viton

  • Colloidal polyelectrolyte complexes of chitosan and dextran sulfate towards versatile nanocarriers of bioactive molecules

    Thierry Delair

  • Toward intelligent polymers: DNA sensors based on oligonucleotide-functionalized polypyrroles

    Francis Garnier;Hafsa Korri-Youssoufi;Pratima Srivastava;Bernard Mandrand

  • Polyelectrolyte complexes from polysaccharides: formation and stoichiometry monitoring.

    Alexandre Drogoz;Laurent David;Cyrille Rochas;and Alain Domard

  • Cationic PLA nanoparticles for DNA delivery: comparison of three surface polycations for DNA binding, protection and transfection properties.

    Séverine Munier;Isabelle Messai;Thierry Delair;Bernard Verrier

  • Coadsorption of HIV-1 p24 and gp120 proteins to surfactant-free anionic PLA nanoparticles preserves antigenicity and immunogenicity.

    Delphine Lamalle-Bernard;Séverine Munier;Christelle Compagnon;Marie-Hélène Charles

  • Physicochemical and interfacial investigation of lipid/polymer particle assemblies.

    Anne-Lise Troutier;Thierry Delair;Christian Pichot;Catherine Ladavière

  • Synthesis of Polyallylamine Derivatives and Their Use as Gene Transfer Vectors in Vitro

    Otmane Boussif;Thierry Delair;Catherine Brua;Laurent Veron

  • A Novel Synthesis of Chitosan Nanoparticles in Reverse Emulsion

    Fabrice Brunel;Laurent Véron;Laurent David;Alain Domard

  • Processing and antibacterial properties of chitosan-coated alginate fibers.

    Mélanie Dumont;Régis Villet;Manon Guirand;Alexandra Montembault

  • Adsorption/desorption behavior and covalent grafting of an antibody onto cationic amino-functionalized poly(styrene-N-isopropylacrylamide) core-shell latex particles

    Tatsuo Taniguchi;David Duracher;Thierry Delair;Abdelhamid Elaı̈ssari

  • Synthetic and characterization aspects of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

    Medhi Sahnoun;Marie-Thérèse Charreyre;Laurent Veron;Thierry Delair

  • Mature Dendritic Cell Generation Promoted by Lysophosphatidylcholine

    Frédéric Coutant;Laure Perrin-Cocon;Sophie Agaugué;Thierry Delair

  • Polyester nanoparticles presenting mannose residues: toward the development of new vaccine delivery systems combining biodegradability and targeting properties.

    Jutta Rieger;Hélène Freichels;Anne Imberty;Jean-Luc Putaux

  • Synthesis and characterization of cationic amino functionalized polystyrene latexes

    T. Delair;V. Marguet;C. Pichot;B. Mandrand

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Verrier
Bernard Verrier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Christian Pichot
Christian Pichot Université Côte d'Azur
Alain Domard
Alain Domard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Abdelhamid Elaissari
Abdelhamid Elaissari Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Laurent David
Laurent David Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Franck D'Agosto
Franck D'Agosto Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Glaucia Paranhos-Baccala
Glaucia Paranhos-Baccala bioMérieux (United States)
Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault
Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Denis Bertin
Denis Bertin Aix-Marseille University
Stéphane Paul
Stéphane Paul Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne

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