2026 Wadood Y. Hamad: 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	62	6482	6268	107	102	171	13749

Overview

Wadood Y. Hamad is affiliated with FPInnovations in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant contribution to biomaterials, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including advanced cellulose research studies, liquid crystal research advancements, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, nanocomposite films for food packaging, advanced materials and mechanics, lignin and wood chemistry, and photonic crystals and applications.

Wadood Y. Hamad has published extensively in well-known venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Advanced Materials
Biomacromolecules
Chemical Engineering Journal
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Hamad include:

Thermal Degradation of Cellulose Filaments and Nanocrystals, 2020, Biomacromolecules
Iridescent Cellulose Nanocrystal Films Modified with Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, 2020, Biomacromolecules
Mechanically Responsive Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Cellulose-Nanocrystal-Based Shape-Memory Polymers, 2023, Advanced Materials
Tunable Diffraction Gratings from Biosourced Lyotropic Liquid Crystals, 2020, Advanced Materials
A rheological investigation of oil-in-water Pickering emulsions stabilized by cellulose nanocrystals, 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Frequent collaborators in Hamad's research include:

Mark J. MacLachlan
Miguel A. Soto
Chuanwei Miao
Christopher M. Walters
Francesco D'Acierno

Hamad's research integrates knowledge from materials chemistry and engineering disciplines to advance understanding and application of cellulose nanocrystals, biomaterials, and liquid crystal technologies. This interdisciplinary approach supports studies on structural, optical, and mechanical properties of novel materials and their functional responses.

The scientist's contributions highlight key areas such as the degradation and modification of cellulose filaments, design of stimuli-responsive polymers, and stabilization mechanisms in emulsions using bio-derived nanoparticles. These studies provide insights relevant for the development of sustainable materials and advanced functional films.

Best Publications

Free-standing mesoporous silica films with tunable chiral nematic structures

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Hao Qi;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

1039
Citations
Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials

E. Johan Foster;Robert J. Moon;Umesh P. Agarwal;Michael J. Bortner

1015
Citations
Cellulose reinforced polymer composites and nanocomposites: a critical review

Chuanwei Miao;Wadood Y. Hamad

701
Citations
The use of nanocrystalline cellulose for the binding and controlled release of drugs

John K Jackson;Kevin Letchford;Benjamin Z Wasserman;Lucy Ye

434
Citations
Structure–process–yield interrelations in nanocrystalline cellulose extraction

Wadood Y. Hamad;Thomas Q. Hu

413
Citations
Rheology of nanocrystalline cellulose aqueous suspensions.

Sadaf Shafiei-Sabet;Wadood Y. Hamad;Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos

387
Citations
Responsive Photonic Hydrogels Based on Nanocrystalline Cellulose

Joel A. Kelly;Amber M. Shukaliak;Clement C. Y. Cheung;Kevin E. Shopsowitz

357
Citations
The development of chiral nematic mesoporous materials.

Joel A. Kelly;Michael Giese;Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad

314
Citations
Unwinding a spiral of cellulose nanocrystals for stimuli-responsive stretchable optics

Osamu Kose;Andy Tran;Lev Lewis;Wadood Y. Hamad

297
Citations
Structure and transformation of tactoids in cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

Pei-Xi Wang;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

294
Citations
Parameters Affecting the Chiral Nematic Phase of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Films

Jinhe Pan;Wadood Hamad;Suzana K. Straus

274
Citations
Flexible Photonic Cellulose Nanocrystal Films.

Giulia Guidetti;Siham Atifi;Silvia Vignolini;Wadood Y. Hamad

263
Citations
Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Carbon Derived From Nanocrystalline Cellulose

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

261
Citations
Flexible and Iridescent Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Organosilica Films

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

224
Citations
Ionic strength effects on the microstructure and shear rheology of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions

S. Shafiei-Sabet;W. Y. Hamad;S. G. Hatzikiriakos

217
Citations
On the Development and Applications of Cellulosic Nanofibrillar and Nanocrystalline Materials

Wadood Hamad

207
Citations
Antimicrobial nanocomposite films made of poly(lactic acid)-cellulose nanocrystals (PLA-CNC) in food applications-part B: effect of oregano essential oil release on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in mixed vegetables

Stephane Salmieri;Farhana Islam;Ruhul A. Khan;Farah M. Hossain

192
Citations
Responsive Mesoporous Photonic Cellulose Films by Supramolecular Cotemplating

Michael Giese;Lina K. Blusch;Mostofa K. Khan;Wadood Y. Hamad

189
Citations
Hard Templating of Nanocrystalline Titanium Dioxide with Chiral Nematic Ordering

Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Alexander Stahl;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

183
Citations
Chiral Nematic Assemblies of Silver Nanoparticles in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films

Hao Qi;Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Wadood Y. Hamad;Mark J. MacLachlan

170
Citations