2026 Alexander A. Balandin: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	120	479	459	177	162	620	87958
Physics	119	825	781	443	413	566	86502

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
2013 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For discovery of the extraordinary high intrinsic thermal conductivity of graphene, development of an original optothermal measurement technique for investigation of thermal properties of graphene, and theoretical explanation of the unique features of the phonon transport in graphene”
2011 - OSA Fellows For outstanding contributions to understanding optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures and pioneering work on the opto-thermal metrology of graphene.
2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering optothermal studies of phonon transport in graphene and outstanding contributions to investigation of spatially confined phonons and excitons in semiconductor nanostructures
2011 - SPIE Fellow
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alexander A. Balandin is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a substantial contribution to the study of two-dimensional materials and their applications.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including 2D materials and applications, graphene research and applications, thermal properties of materials, quantum and electron transport phenomena, organic and molecular conductors research, topological materials and phenomena, and electromagnetic wave absorption materials.

Key recent papers authored by Alexander A. Balandin include:

Phononics of Graphene and Related Materials, 2020, ACS Nano
One-dimensional van der Waals quantum materials, 2022, Materials Today

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Balandin include Fariborz Kargar, Zahra Barani, Sergey Rumyantsev, Tina T. Salguero, and Roger K. Lake.

Alexander A. Balandin has contributed to multiple publications in various venues. The most common publication venues are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Applied Physics Letters
Advanced Electronic Materials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Nano

The main fields of study where Balandin's work is concentrated include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Subfields of study encompass:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

Awards received by Alexander A. Balandin are as follows:

Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2014)
MRS Medal, Materials Research Society (2013) for discovering the high intrinsic thermal conductivity of graphene and related measurement techniques
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2011) for pioneering optothermal studies of phonon transport in graphene
SPIE Fellow (2011)
OSA Fellow (2011) for contributions to optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2007)

Best Publications

Superior Thermal Conductivity of Single-Layer Graphene

Alexander A. Balandin;Suchismita Ghosh;Wenzhong Bao;Irene Calizo

17229
Citations
Thermal properties of graphene and nanostructured carbon materials

Alexander A. Balandin

6975
Citations
Thermal Properties of Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes and Nanostructured Carbon Materials

Alexander A. Balandin

6009
Citations
Extremely high thermal conductivity of graphene: Prospects for thermal management applications in nanoelectronic circuits

S. Ghosh;I. Calizo;D. Teweldebrhan;E. P. Pokatilov

2568
Citations
Graphene–Multilayer Graphene Nanocomposites as Highly Efficient Thermal Interface Materials

Khan M. F. Shahil;Alexander A. Balandin

1654
Citations
Dimensional crossover of thermal transport in few-layer graphene

Suchismita Ghosh;Wenzhong Bao;Denis L. Nika;Samia Subrina

1647
Citations
Temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of graphene and graphene multilayers

I. Calizo;A. A. Balandin;W. Bao;F. Miao

1429
Citations
Graphene -- Based Nanocomposites as Highly Efficient Thermal Interface Materials

Khan M. F. Shahil;Alexander A. Balandin

1409
Citations
Dimensional crossover of thermal transport in few-layer graphene materials

Suchismita Ghosh;Wenzhong Bao;Denis L. Nika;Samia Subrina

1394
Citations
Phonon thermal conduction in graphene: Role of Umklapp and edge roughness scattering

D. L. Nika;D. L. Nika;E. P. Pokatilov;E. P. Pokatilov;A. S. Askerov;A. A. Balandin

1219
Citations
Electron-spin-resonance transistors for quantum computing in silicon-germanium heterostructures

Rutger Vrijen;Eli Yablonovitch;Kang Wang;Hong Wen Jiang

1182
Citations
Thermal conductivity of isotopically modified graphene

Shanshan Chen;Qingzhi Wu;Columbia Mishra;Junyong Kang

1133
Citations
Thermal properties of graphene and multilayer graphene: Applications in thermal interface materials

Khan M.F. Shahil;Alexander A. Balandin

947
Citations
Thermal Properties of Isotopically Engineered Graphene

Shanshan Chen;Qingzhi Wu;Columbia Mishra;Hengji Zhang

920
Citations
Significant decrease of the lattice thermal conductivity due to phonon confinement in a free-standing semiconductor quantum well

Alexander Balandin;Kang L. Wang

893
Citations
Phonon heat conduction in a semiconductor nanowire

Jie Zou;Alexander Balandin

834
Citations
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Alexander A. Balandin;Andre Geim;Jiaxing Huang;Dan Li

768
Citations
Micro-Raman investigation of optical phonons in ZnO nanocrystals

Khan A. Alim;Vladimir A. Fonoberov;Manu Shamsa;Alexander A. Balandin

743
Citations
Low-frequency 1/ f noise in graphene devices

Alexander A. Balandin

716
Citations
Lattice thermal conductivity of graphene flakes: Comparison with bulk graphite

D. L. Nika;S. Ghosh;E. P. Pokatilov;A. A. Balandin

686
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