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Vicki L. Colvin 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 Vicki L. Colvin sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 221 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vicki L. Colvin 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 Vicki L. Colvin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Vicki L. Colvin is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research intersects multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, notably:

  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation

A selection of recent papers showcases a range of interdisciplinary efforts:

  • Recent progress in transition metal selenide electrocatalysts for water splitting, 2020, Nanoscale
  • Lead-Free Halide Perovskites for Light Emission: Recent Advances and Perspectives, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biology and Medicine: Past, Present, and Future Trends, 2021, Pharmaceutics
  • Synthesis of Tungsten Disulfide and Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots and Their Applications, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Subsecond multichannel magnetic control of select neural circuits in freely moving flies, 2022, Nature Materials

Vicki L. Colvin frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Zhen Xiao
  • Qingbo Zhang
  • William W. Yu
  • Jake Villanova
  • Linlin Zhang

Their publications appear regularly in scientific journals such as:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Nanoscale
  • Advanced Science

Throughout their career, Vicki L. Colvin has been recognized by several organizations, receiving fellowships from prestigious institutions including the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2012, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Light-emitting diodes made from cadmium selenide nanocrystals and a semiconducting polymer

    V. L. Colvin;M. C. Schlamp;A. P. Alivisatos

  • Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles

    Nastassja Lewinski;Vicki Colvin;Rebekah Drezek

  • The potential environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials

    Vicki L Colvin

  • Single-Crystal Colloidal Multilayers of Controlled Thickness

    P. Jiang;J. F. Bertone;K. S. Hwang;V. L. Colvin

  • Negligible Particle-Specific Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles

    Zong-ming Xiu;Qing-bo Zhang;Hema L. Puppala;Vicki L. Colvin

  • Safe handling of nanotechnology

    Andrew D. Maynard;Robert J. Aitken;Tilman Butz;Vicki Colvin

  • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of CdSe Nanocrystals with Applications to Studies of the Nanocrystal Surface

    J. E. Bowen Katari;V. L. Colvin;A. P. Alivisatos

  • Low-Field Magnetic Separation of Monodisperse Fe3O4 Nanocrystals

    Cafer T. Yavuz;J. T. Mayo;William W. Yu;Arjun Prakash

  • The Differential Cytotoxicity of Water-Soluble Fullerenes

    Christie M. Sayes;John D. Fortner;Wenh Guo;Delina Lyon

  • Functionalization density dependence of single-walled carbon nanotubes cytotoxicity in vitro

    Christie M. Sayes;Feng Liang;Jared L. Hudson;Joe Mendez

  • Correlating Nanoscale Titania Structure with Toxicity: A Cytotoxicity and Inflammatory Response Study with Human Dermal Fibroblasts and Human Lung Epithelial Cells

    Christie M. Sayes;Rajeev Wahi;Preetha A. Kurian;Yunping Liu

  • A Lost-Wax Approach to Monodisperse Colloids and Their Crystals

    Peng Jiang;Jane F. Bertone;Vicki L. Colvin

  • C60 in water: nanocrystal formation and microbial response.

    J D Fortner;D Y Lyon;C M Sayes;A M Boyd

  • Nano-C60 cytotoxicity is due to lipid peroxidation.

    Christie M. Sayes;Andre M. Gobin;Kevin D. Ausman;Joe Mendez

  • Semiconductor nanocrystals covalently bound to metal surfaces with self-assembled monolayers

    V. L. Colvin;A. N. Goldstein;A. P. Alivisatos

  • Hydrogen desorption kinetics from monohydride and dihydride species on silicon surfaces.

    P. Gupta;V. L. Colvin;S. M. George

  • Synthesis of monodisperse iron oxide nanocrystals by thermal decomposition of iron carboxylate salts

    William W. Yu;Joshua C. Falkner;Cafer T. Yavuz;Vicki L. Colvin

  • Pulmonary instillation studies with nanoscale TiO2 rods and dots in rats: toxicity is not dependent upon particle size and surface area

    David B. Warheit;Thomas R. Webb;Christie M. Sayes;Vicki L. Colvin

  • Forming biocompatible and nonaggregated nanocrystals in water using amphiphilic polymers

    William W Yu;Emmanuel Chang;Joshua C Falkner;Junyan Zhang

  • The effect of nanocrystalline magnetite size on arsenic removal

    JT Mayo;Cafer T Yavuz;S Yean;L Cong

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Yu
William W. Yu Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Daniel M. Mittleman
Daniel M. Mittleman Brown University
Peng Jiang
Peng Jiang University of Florida
Cafer T. Yavuz
Cafer T. Yavuz King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Rebekah A. Drezek
Rebekah A. Drezek Rice University
Jennifer L. West
Jennifer L. West University of Virginia
Pedro J. J. Alvarez
Pedro J. J. Alvarez Rice University
John D. Fortner
John D. Fortner Yale University
A. Paul Alivisatos
A. Paul Alivisatos University of Chicago
Michael S. Wong
Michael S. Wong Rice University

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