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Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jingran Guo
Harbin Institute of Technology
2
Taeheon Lee
Seoul National University
3
Zehuan Huang
Ministry of Education
4
Weifeng Peng
South China University of Technology
5
Zi-Hao Wang
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
6
Jinfei Wei
Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
Tapas Debsharma
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
8
Zhaoqi Niu
Northwestern Polytechnical University
9
Jing Tian
Taiyuan University of Technology
10
Gang Ge
University of Connecticut

Rising Stars Papers

1
Multifunctional Integrated Organic–Inorganic-Metal Hybrid Aerogel for Excellent Thermal Insulation and Electromagnetic Shielding Performance
Nano-Micro Letters|2024
58 cit.
2
Rapidly Gelling, Highly Adhesive, and Mechanically Robust Ionogels for Stretchable and Wireless Electronics
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
31 cit.
3
Fluorine atom substituted aromatic polyimides: Unlocking extraordinary dielectric performance and comprehensive advantages
Giant|2024
28 cit.
4
EpiDiff: Enhancing Multi-View Synthesis via Localized Epipolar-Constrained Diffusion
Unknown Journal|2024
23 cit.
5
BiTEMPS methacrylate dynamic covalent cross-linker providing rapid reprocessability and extrudability of covalent adaptable networks: high-yield synthesis with strong selectivity for disulfide linkages
Polymer Chemistry|2024
18 cit.
6
Facile Preparation of Impalement Resistant, Mechanically Robust and Weather Resistant Photothermal Superhydrophobic Coatings for Anti‐/De‐icing
Chemistry - An Asian Journal|2024
12 cit.
7
Biomimetic Entropy-Dominant Molecular Hinges with Picomolar Affinity
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
7 cit.
8
Highly transparent and environment-friendly flame-retardant coating for cotton and silk fabrics
Industrial Crops and Products|2024
7 cit.
9
Eliminating creep in vitrimers using temperature-resilient siloxane exchange chemistry and N-heterocyclic carbenes
Chemical Science|2025
7 cit.
10
MIDI: Multi-Instance Diffusion for Single Image to 3D Scene Generation
Unknown Journal|2025
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Tom Hasell
University of Liverpool
2
Wim J. Malfait
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
3
Changqing Hong
Harbin Institute of Technology
4
Zhenghai Tang
South China University of Technology
5
Zheng-Xue Zhao
Jilin University
6
Ye‐Tang Pan
Beijing Institute of Technology
7
Jie Dong
Xi'an Polytechnic University
8
Tongyi Wu
South China University of Technology
9
Shengtai Zhou
Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeres
10
Yajun Huang
Shanghai Electric (China)

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Stretchable and Durable Inverse Vulcanized Polymers with Chemical and Thermal Recycling
Chemistry of Materials|2022
108 cit.
2
Mechanochemical synthesis of inverse vulcanized polymers
Nature Communications|2022
108 cit.
3
Self-assembly cellulose nanocrystals/SiO2 composite aerogel under freeze-drying: Adsorption towards dye contaminant
Applied Surface Science|2022
66 cit.
4
Mechanism of heat transfer suppression and safety evaluation of high-performance aerogel insulation materials in the thermal runaway propagation of lithium-ion batteries
Energy|2025
65 cit.
5
Preparation and properties of thermal insulation coating based on silica aerogel
Energy and Buildings|2023
58 cit.
6
CD47 masks pro-phagocytic ligands in cis on tumor cells to suppress antitumor immunity
Nature Immunology|2023
57 cit.
7
Nature‐Inspired, Heat & Noise‐Insulation, Highly Robust MOFs‐Based Hybrid Fire‐Retardant Coatings with Easy‐Recycling Feature
Advanced Functional Materials|2025
53 cit.
8
Water-assisted synthesis of phenolic aerogel with superior compression and thermal insulation performance enabled by thick-united nano-structure
Chemical Engineering Journal|2023
50 cit.
9
Superinsulating nanocellulose aerogels: Effect of density and nanofiber alignment
Carbohydrate Polymers|2022
49 cit.
10
Mechanically flexible polyimide foams with different chain structures for high temperature thermal insulation purposes
Materials Today Physics|2022
46 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Philippe Dúbois
Materia Nova
2
Yuan Hu
China General Nuclear Power Corporation (China)
3
Richard M. Laine
University of Michigan
4
Mitsuru Ueda
Yamagata University
5
Chang‐Sik Ha
Pusan National University
6
Yoshiki Chujo
Kyoto University
7
Sixun Zheng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
8
Feng‐Chih Chang
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
9
Toshiya Watanabe
The University of Tokyo
10
Ludwik Leibler
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: preparation, properties and uses of a new class of materials
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2000
6.3k cit.
2
Theory of Microphase Separation in Block Copolymers
Macromolecules|1980
3.9k cit.
3
Silica-Like Malleable Materials from Permanent Organic Networks
Science|2011
3.4k cit.
4
Light-induced amphiphilic surfaces
Nature|1997
3.4k cit.
5
Self-healing and thermoreversible rubber from supramolecular assembly
Nature|2008
2.9k cit.
6
Advanced polyimide materials: Syntheses, physical properties and applications
Progress in Polymer Science|2012
2.1k cit.
7
Bio-nanocomposites for food packaging applications
Progress in Polymer Science|2013
1.9k cit.
8
New prospects in flame retardant polymer materials: From fundamentals to nanocomposites
Materials Science and Engineering R Reports|2008
1.6k cit.
9
A Plasmonic Photocatalyst Consisting of Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in Titanium Dioxide
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2008
1.5k cit.
10
High-performance vitrimers from commodity thermoplastics through dioxaborolane metathesis
Science|2017
1.3k cit.

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