Prof. Jon M. Matxain

Profesor Pleno. Pol-KT Group Leader.
📍 Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) PK 1072, 20080, Donostia, Basque Country
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  • Twitter: @TxoniMatxain

Main Research Interest

  • Polymeric Materials
  • Homogeneous Catalysis
  • Photochemistry

Scientific Career

  • 2016-present: Permanent Senior Researcher at the University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Basque Country.
  • 2014-2016: Senior Researcher at the University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Basque Country.
  • 2009-2013:   Ramon y Cajal Fellowship granted at the University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Basque Country.
  • 2007-2008:   Postdoc position in the Theoretical Chemistry Group at the University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Basque Country.
  • 2005-2006: Postdoc position in the Biophysical Chemistry Group at the University of Orebro, Sweden.
  • 2003-2004: Postdoc position in the Theoretical Chemistry Group at the University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Basque Country.
  • 1998-2002.: PhD position in the Theoretical Chemistry Group at the University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Basque Country.
  • 1996-1998: Undergraduate student in the Theoretical Chemistry Group, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

General Quality Indicators (01-08-2023)

  •  Research Periods (1 period = 6 years): 4
  • Supervised PhD Thesis: 7
  • Supervised Master Thesis: 9
  • Supervised Final Year Works: 22
  • H index: 32 (WOS); 33 (Scopus)
  • i50 Index: 21 (WOS); 22 (Scopus)
  • i10 Index: 74 (WOS); 75 (Scopus)

Publication List

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Gastearena, Xuban; Ruipérez, Fernando; Barroso-Bujans, Fabienne; Lam, Anabel; Matxain, Jon M.

An insight into the monomeric isomerism in the polymerization of glycidol with B(C6F5)3: A DFT study of the initiation, propagation and cyclization steps (Journal Article)

In: Polymer, vol. 350, no. 129792, 2026, ISSN: 0032-3861.

(Links | BibTeX | Tags: IT2067, POL-KT)

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Calvo, Unai; Matxain, Jon M.; Egurrola, Jose Javier; Burgoa, Aizeti; Ruipérez, Fernando

Polymer-metal oxide interfaces in XHNBR/PA6 blends: computational insights toward sustainable crosslinking (Journal Article)

In: RSC Adv., vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 9167–9179, 2026, ISSN: 2046-2069.

(Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IT2067, POL-KT)