Brian C. Benicewicz

15.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
202 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Brian C. Benicewicz is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian C. Benicewicz has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 68 papers in Materials Chemistry and 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Brian C. Benicewicz's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (52 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (41 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (30 papers). Brian C. Benicewicz is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (52 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (41 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (30 papers). Brian C. Benicewicz collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Brian C. Benicewicz's co-authors include Sanat K. Kumar, Linda S. Schadler, Chunzhao Li, Seonghan Yu, Yu Li, Nicolas Jouault, Richard A. Vaia, Pinar Akcora, J. A. Mader and Atri Rungta and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Chemical Society Reviews and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Brian C. Benicewicz

201 papers receiving 12.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles

2009 911 citations Pinar Akcora, Hongjun Liu et al. Nature Materials profile →
Nanocomposites with Polymer Grafted Nanoparticles

2013 650 citations Sanat K. Kumar, Brian C. Benicewicz et al. Macromolecules profile →
Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films

2005 612 citations Brian C. Benicewicz, Sanat K. Kumar et al. Nature Materials profile →
50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications?

2017 510 citations Sanat K. Kumar, Brian C. Benicewicz et al. Macromolecules profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Particle Dispersion Controls the Gas-Separation Properties of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Membranes 2025 ·ACS Macro Letters ·(unknown), Maninderjeet Singh, (unknown), Sanat K. Kumar, Brian C. Benicewicz	2
2	Development of an Experimentally Validated Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for a PBI Membrane-Based Anhydrous HCl Electrolyzer 2024 ·Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Benicewicz, Sirivatch Shimpalee, Benjamin H. Meekins	1
3	NMR investigation of proton transport in polybenzimidazole/polyphosphoric acid membranes prepared via novel synthesis route 2023 ·Journal of Power Sources ·Mounesha N. Garaga, (unknown), (unknown), Sophia Suarez, Brian C. Benicewicz, Steve Greenbaum	2
4	Activated Gas Transport in Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Membranes 2023 ·Macromolecules ·Robert Tannenbaum, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zachary P. Smith, Brian C. Benicewicz, Sanat K. Kumar	9
5	Anisotropic Polybenzimidazole Ion‐Solvating Membranes Composed of Aligned Nano‐Sheets for Efficient Acid‐Alkaline Amphoteric Water Electrolysis 2023 ·Advanced Energy Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Benicewicz, Tianyu Zhu, Jiazhen Liang, (unknown), Liang Zhang, Mengjiao Liu, Congjie Gao, Fei Huang, Lixin Xue	14
6	Understanding Gas Transport in Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Assemblies 2022 ·Macromolecules ·Connor R. Bilchak, (unknown), (unknown), Jiarul Midya, Yucheng Huang, Zaid M. Abbas, Arash Nikoubashman, Brian C. Benicewicz, Michael Rubinstein, Sanat K. Kumar	19
7	Fully anhydrous HCl electrolysis using polybenzimidazole membranes 2022 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Benicewicz, Sirivatch Shimpalee, Benjamin H. Meekins	7
8	Unusual High-Frequency Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Melts 2022 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), Yu Cang, Yucheng Huang, Brian C. Benicewicz, Sanat K. Kumar, George Fytas	17
9	Nanotargeting of Resistant Infections with a Special Emphasis on the Biofilm Landscape 2021 ·Bioconjugate Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Benicewicz, Alan W. Decho	20
10	Tuning Selectivities in Gas Separation Membranes Based on Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles 2020 ·ACS Nano ·Connor R. Bilchak, (unknown), Yucheng Huang, Zaid M. Abbas, Jiarul Midya, Francesco M. Benedetti, Daniele Parisi, Werner Egger, Marcel Dickmann, Matteo Minelli, Ferruccio Doghieri, Arash Nikoubashman, C. J. Durning, Dimitris Vlassopoulos, Jacques Jestin, Zachary P. Smith, Brian C. Benicewicz, Michael Rubinstein, Ludwik Leibler, Sanat K. Kumar	72
11	Compatibilizing Immiscible Polymer Blends with Sparsely Grafted Nanoparticles 2020 ·Macromolecules ·(unknown), (unknown), Julia Pribyl, Brian C. Benicewicz, Sanat K. Kumar	48
12	Thermal and Rheological Analysis of Polystyrene-Grafted Silica Nanocomposites 2020 ·Macromolecules ·(unknown), Yung P. Koh, Yucheng Huang, Katrina Irene S. Mongcopa, (unknown), Brian C. Benicewicz, Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Sindee L. Simon	24
13	Nanoparticles as antibiotic-delivery vehicles (ADVs) overcome resistance by MRSA and other MDR bacterial pathogens: The grenade hypothesis 2020 ·Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance ·(unknown), Yung Pin Chen, (unknown), Jamie R. Lead, Brian C. Benicewicz, Alan W. Decho	11
14	Implementing PGM-free electrocatalysts in high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells 2018 ·Electrochemistry Communications ·Rohan Gokhale, Tristan Asset, Guoqing Qian, Alexey Serov, Kateryna Artyushkova, Brian C. Benicewicz, Plamen Atanassov	25
15	pH and Thermal Dual-Responsive Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery with High Loading Content 2017 ·ACS Omega ·Yang Zheng, Lei Wang, (unknown), Qian Wang, Brian C. Benicewicz	64
16	Engineering nanoparticles to silence bacterial communication 2015 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Kristen P. Miller, Lei Wang, Yung-Pin Chen, Perry J. Pellechia, Brian C. Benicewicz, Alan W. Decho	52
17	Functionalised nanoparticles complexed with antibiotic efficiently kill MRSA and other bacteria 2014 ·Chemical Communications ·Lei Wang, Yung Pin Chen, Kristen P. Miller, Brandon Cash, (unknown), (unknown), Brian C. Benicewicz, Alan W. Decho	47
18	Mechanical Properties of Thin Glassy Polymer Films Filled with Spherical Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles 2012 ·Nano Letters ·Damien Maillard, Sanat K. Kumar, Benjamin Fragneaud, Jeffrey W. Kysar, Atri Rungta, Brian C. Benicewicz, Hua Deng, L. Catherine Brinson, Jack F. Douglas	139
19	Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles breakdown → 2009 ·Nature Materials ·Pinar Akcora, Hongjun Liu, Sanat K. Kumar, Joseph Moll, Yu Li, Brian C. Benicewicz, Linda S. Schadler, Devrim Acehan, Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Victor Pryamitsyn, Venkat Ganesan, Ján Ilavský, P. Thiyagarajan, Ralph H. Colby, Jack F. Douglas	911
20	Magnetic Field Orientation of Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Thermosets 1998 ·Macromolecules ·Brian C. Benicewicz, Mark E. Smith, Jim D. Earls, Ralph D. Priester, (unknown), Randolph S. Duran, Elliot P. Douglas	69

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