Rodney Andrews

17.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
111 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Rodney Andrews is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodney Andrews has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Materials Chemistry, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rodney Andrews's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (55 papers), Graphene research and applications (25 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (14 papers). Rodney Andrews is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (55 papers), Graphene research and applications (25 papers) and Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (14 papers). Rodney Andrews collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Rodney Andrews's co-authors include Terry D. Rantell, Elizabeth C. Dickey, Dong Qian, Bruce J. Hinds, Nitin Chopra, David A. Jacques, Mainak Majumder, Matthew C. Weisenberger, Susan B. Sinnott and Dali Qian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rodney Andrews

107 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

Load transfer and deformation mechanisms in carbon nanotu... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2000 2005 2003 1999 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Load transfer and deformation mechanisms in carbon nanotube-polystyrene composites
    2000 2.0k citations Elizabeth C. Dickey, Rodney Andrews et al. profile →
  2. Enhanced flow in carbon nanotubes
    2005 1.4k citations Rodney Andrews et al. profile →
  3. Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Membranes
    2003 1.1k citations Terry D. Rantell, Rodney Andrews et al. profile →
  4. Continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes: a step closer to commercial realization
    1999 746 citations Rodney Andrews, David A. Jacques et al. profile →
  5. Carbon nanotube polymer composites
    2003 729 citations Rodney Andrews, Matthew C. Weisenberger profile →
  6. Nanoscale hydrodynamics: Enhanced flow in carbon nanotubes
    2005 676 citations Rodney Andrews et al. profile →
  7. Fabrication of Carbon Multiwall Nanotube/Polymer Composites by Shear Mixing
    2002 560 citations Rodney Andrews, David A. Jacques et al. profile →
  8. Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes:  Synthesis and Application
    2002 532 citations Rodney Andrews, David A. Jacques et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rodney Andrews United States 44 9.4k 5.4k 3.4k 2.0k 1.9k 111 14.0k
J.B. Nagy Belgium 65 11.4k 1.2× 3.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 347 15.7k
Konstantinos Papagelis Greece 34 6.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 939 0.5× 2.1k 1.1× 154 9.0k
Marc A. Hillmyer United States 110 15.4k 1.6× 5.7k 1.1× 13.0k 3.9× 3.0k 1.5× 3.9k 2.0× 499 42.2k
Jinquan Wei China 65 9.9k 1.1× 6.6k 1.2× 2.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 6.1k 3.1× 269 16.4k
Mark C. Biesinger Canada 35 13.3k 1.4× 3.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 3.3k 1.7× 9.5k 4.9× 90 26.3k
Yoong Ahm Kim Japan 68 12.0k 1.3× 4.3k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 6.1k 3.1× 386 18.6k
Dehai Wu China 73 13.1k 1.4× 9.8k 1.8× 3.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 5.9k 3.1× 251 22.6k
Toshiya Watanabe Japan 41 8.2k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 927 0.3× 496 0.3× 3.8k 1.9× 151 17.5k
Guojun Liu Canada 58 4.7k 0.5× 2.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 689 0.3× 1.5k 0.8× 375 11.4k
N. S. McIntyre Canada 50 7.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 956 0.3× 2.2k 1.1× 5.0k 2.6× 187 15.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gottfried, Michael A., et al.. (2025). Who's matched up? Access to same-race instructors in higher education. Economics of Education Review. 102619–102619.
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Thompson, Christina M., Michela Martinelli, Frédéric Vautard, et al.. (2024). Mesophase pitch-based high performance carbon fiber production using coal extracts from mild direct coal liquefaction. Carbon. 226. 119212–119212. 13 indexed citations
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Andrews, Rodney, Scott Imberman, Michael Lovenheim, & Kevin Stange. (2024). The Returns to College Major Choice: Average and Distributional Effects, Career Trajectories, and Earnings Variability. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1–45.
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Martinelli, Michela, et al.. (2023). Isotropic pitch-derived carbon fiber from waste coal. Carbon. 216. 118590–118590. 10 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuanfu, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and Characterization of High-Iron Alite-Calcium Sulfoaluminate-Ferrite Cements Produced from Industrial By-Products. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 6(1). 29–34. 7 indexed citations
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Wilson, Michael, John Groppo, S. A. Morton, et al.. (2014). CO2 recycling using microalgae for the production of fuels. Applied Petrochemical Research. 4(1). 41–53. 50 indexed citations
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Andrews, Rodney, Jing Li, & Michael Lovenheim. (2012). Quantile Treatment Effects of College Quality on Earnings: Evidence from Administrative Data in Texas. NBER Working Paper No. 18068.. National Bureau of Economic Research. 19 indexed citations
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Andrews, Rodney, et al.. (2012). The Effects of Texas's Targeted Pre-Kindergarten Program on Academic Performance. NBER Working Paper No. 18598.. National Bureau of Economic Research. 7 indexed citations
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Andrews, Rodney, Stephen L. DesJardins, & Vimal Ranchhod. (2010). The effects of the Kalamazoo Promise on college choice. Economics of Education Review. 29(5). 722–737. 48 indexed citations
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Rajaputra, Suresh, et al.. (2008). Multi-walled carbon nanotube arrays for gas sensing applications. Nanotechnology. 19(34). 345502–345502. 36 indexed citations
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Santos, Ricardo M., Cátia F. Lourenço, Ana P. Piedade, et al.. (2008). A comparative study of carbon fiber-based microelectrodes for the measurement of nitric oxide in brain tissue. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 24(4). 704–709. 47 indexed citations
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Rajaputra, Suresh, et al.. (2007). Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Room Temperature Gas Sensors. MRS Proceedings. 1057. 1 indexed citations
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Andrews, Rodney, et al.. (2006). Augmentation of acrylic bone cement with multiwall carbon nanotubes. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 77A(2). 269–276. 81 indexed citations
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Gavalas, Vasilis G., et al.. (2004). Carbon nanotube aqueous sol-gel composites: enzyme-friendly platforms for the development of stable biosensors. Analytical Biochemistry. 329(2). 247–252. 85 indexed citations
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Gavalas, Vasilis G., et al.. (2004). Protein Immobilization on Carbon Nanotubes Through a Molecular Adapter. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 4(6). 600–604. 17 indexed citations
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Qian, Dali, Rodney Andrews, David A. Jacques, et al.. (2003). Low-Temperature Synthesis of Large-Area CN<SUB><I>x</I></SUB> Nanotube Arrays. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 3(1). 93–97. 15 indexed citations
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Sinnott, Susan B. & Rodney Andrews. (2001). Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences. 26(3). 145–249. 434 indexed citations
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Derbyshire, F.J., et al.. (2001). Synthesis of isotropic carbon fibers and activated carbon fibers from pitch precursors. Fuel. 80(3). 345–356. 56 indexed citations
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Andrews, Rodney, et al.. (1996). Mechanical properties of carbon fiber composites for environmental applications. 41(1). 4 indexed citations

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