Kevin Golovin

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Kevin Golovin is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Mechanics of Materials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Golovin has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 33 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kevin Golovin's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (54 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (30 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (26 papers). Kevin Golovin is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (54 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (30 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (26 papers). Kevin Golovin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Kevin Golovin's co-authors include Anish Tuteja, Joseph M. Mabry, Abhishek Dhyani, M.D. Thouless, Mohammad H. Zarifi, Mathew Boban, Edward DiLoreto, Sai P. R. Kobaku, Duck Hyun Lee and Mohammad Soltani and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Golovin

91 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Designing durable icephobic surfaces

2016 536 citations Kevin Golovin, Anish Tuteja et al. profile →
Low–interfacial toughness materials for effective large-scale deicing

2019 461 citations Kevin Golovin, Anish Tuteja et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Golovin Canada	31	2.5k	1.3k	1.2k	871	677	99	3.7k
Jack Alvarenga United States	18	3.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	586 0.9×	38	4.4k
Michael J. Kreder United States	8	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	895 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	462 0.7×	12	3.4k
Yizhou Shen China	32	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	596 0.5×	786 0.9×	430 0.6×	87	2.8k
Gelareh Momen Canada	29	2.0k 0.8×	807 0.6×	878 0.7×	601 0.7×	456 0.7×	108	3.1k
Alexandre M. Emelyanenko Russia	38	3.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	802 1.2×	152	4.9k
Thomas M. Schutzius Switzerland	33	2.4k 1.0×	703 0.5×	977 0.8×	581 0.7×	780 1.2×	53	3.5k
Alidad Amirfazli Canada	41	3.9k 1.6×	862 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	1.5k 2.2×	190	6.4k
Konrad Rykaczewski United States	32	2.4k 1.0×	701 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	698 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	103	4.0k
Vaibhav Bahadur United States	29	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	700 0.6×	646 0.7×	929 1.4×	91	3.5k
Arun K. Kota United States	32	4.1k 1.6×	390 0.3×	2.3k 2.0×	954 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	68	5.7k

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Soltani, Mohammad, Araz Rajabi‐Abhari, Behrooz Khatir, et al.. (2025). Triboelectric Nanogenerators Enable Multifunctional Ice Accretion, Melting, and Interfacial Fracture Detection. Advanced Materials. 37(37). e2505793–e2505793.

Cho, Jae Hyung, Behrooz Khatir, Gary G. Wells, et al.. (2025). Comparing methods for preparing slippery liquid-like polydimethylsiloxane coatings. Nature Protocols. 1 indexed citations

Au, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Reducing microplastic fiber shedding from hand-washed polyester. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 39539–39539.

Khatir, Behrooz, Peter Serles, Tao Wen, et al.. (2024). Autophobic polydimethylsiloxane nanodroplets enable abrasion-tolerant omniphobic surfaces. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 157718–157718. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaoxiao, Mohammad Soltani, & Kevin Golovin. (2024). Residue‐Free Droplet Transport Against Gravity via Wettability‐Patterned Liquid‐Like Surfaces. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(39). 15 indexed citations

Islam, Md. Rashedul, et al.. (2024). Thermal Effusivity Assessment of Sportswear Fabrics in the Dry State: Stacked and Air-Hoop Methods. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 52(4). 2468–2482. 3 indexed citations

Mohseni, Majid, et al.. (2024). Advancing Antimicrobial Textiles: A Comprehensive Study on Combating ESKAPE Pathogens and Ensuring User Safety. Materials. 17(2). 383–383. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaoxiao, et al.. (2024). Sustainable design of non-fluorinated yet oleophobic fibrous surfaces. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(26). 15716–15730. 8 indexed citations

Khatir, Behrooz, Thu V. Vuong, Peter Serles, et al.. (2024). Molecular Structure of Omniphobic, Surface‐Grafted Polydimethylsiloxane Chains. Small. 21(8). e2406089–e2406089. 4 indexed citations

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Lahiri, Sudip Kumar, et al.. (2023). Durable water- and oil-repellent textiles without long- or short-chain perfluoroalkylated substances. Materials Today Chemistry. 34. 101786–101786. 13 indexed citations

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Niksan, Omid, et al.. (2023). Non-destructive erosive wear monitoring of multi-layer coatings using AI-enabled differential split ring resonator based system. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4916–4916. 28 indexed citations

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Rajabi‐Abhari, Araz, Mohammad Soltani, Kevin Golovin, & Ning Yan. (2023). Nature-inspired surface for simultaneously harvesting water and triboelectric energy from ambient humidity using polymer brush coatings. Nano Energy. 115. 108752–108752. 40 indexed citations

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Lahiri, Sudip Kumar, Zahra Azimi Dijvejin, & Kevin Golovin. (2023). Polydimethylsiloxane-coated textiles with minimized microplastic pollution. Nature Sustainability. 6(5). 559–567. 47 indexed citations

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Yang, Qimeng, Ali Dolatabadi, & Kevin Golovin. (2023). Erosion-resistant materials demonstrate low interfacial toughness with ice and superior durability. Materials Horizons. 10(10). 4541–4550. 12 indexed citations

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Khatir, Behrooz & Kevin Golovin. (2023). Comment on “Vapor Lubrication for Reducing Water and Ice Adhesion on Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Brushes”: Vapor Alteration Alone Reduces Water Droplet Adhesion. Advanced Materials. 35(17). e2208783–e2208783. 2 indexed citations

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Lahiri, Sudip Kumar, et al.. (2023). Skin‐Inspired Nanofluid‐Filled Surfaces with Tunable Icephobic, Photothermal, and Energy Absorption Properties. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(46). 9 indexed citations

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Başar, İbrahim Alper, et al.. (2023). An improved plastination method for strengthening bamboo culms, without compromising biodegradability. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 5640–5640. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Hitendra, et al.. (2022). A kinetic model for predicting imperfections in bioink photopolymerization during visible-light stereolithography printing. Additive manufacturing. 55. 102808–102808. 10 indexed citations

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Golovin, Kevin, et al.. (2022). Polydimethylsiloxane brushes and the search for extraterrestrial life. Surface Topography Metrology and Properties. 10(2). 24002–24002. 6 indexed citations

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Rajappan, Anoop, et al.. (2019). Influence of textural statistics on drag reduction by scalable, randomly rough superhydrophobic surfaces in turbulent flow. Physics of Fluids. 31(4). 67 indexed citations

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