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Alexander A. Balandin publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander A. Balandin sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 620 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Alexander A. Balandin D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander A. Balandin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

  • Thermal properties of graphene and nanostructured carbon materials

    Alexander A. Balandin

  • Thermal Properties of Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes and Nanostructured Carbon Materials

    Alexander A. Balandin

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

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

  • Graphene–Multilayer Graphene Nanocomposites as Highly Efficient Thermal Interface Materials

    Khan M. F. Shahil;Alexander A. Balandin

  • Dimensional crossover of thermal transport in few-layer graphene

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

  • Temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of graphene and graphene multilayers

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

  • Graphene -- Based Nanocomposites as Highly Efficient Thermal Interface Materials

    Khan M. F. Shahil;Alexander A. Balandin

  • Dimensional crossover of thermal transport in few-layer graphene materials

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Thermal conductivity of isotopically modified graphene

    Shanshan Chen;Qingzhi Wu;Columbia Mishra;Junyong Kang

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

    Khan M.F. Shahil;Alexander A. Balandin

  • Thermal Properties of Isotopically Engineered Graphene

    Shanshan Chen;Qingzhi Wu;Columbia Mishra;Hengji Zhang

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

    Alexander Balandin;Kang L. Wang

  • Phonon heat conduction in a semiconductor nanowire

    Jie Zou;Alexander Balandin

  • Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

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

  • Micro-Raman investigation of optical phonons in ZnO nanocrystals

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

  • Low-frequency 1/ f noise in graphene devices

    Alexander A. Balandin

  • Lattice thermal conductivity of graphene flakes: Comparison with bulk graphite

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergey Rumyantsev
Sergey Rumyantsev University of California, Riverside
Michael Shur
Michael Shur Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Roger K. Lake
Roger K. Lake University of California, Riverside
Kang L. Wang
Kang L. Wang University of California, Los Angeles
Javier E. Garay
Javier E. Garay University of California, San Diego
Wenzhong Bao
Wenzhong Bao Fudan University
Chun Ning Lau
Chun Ning Lau The Ohio State University
Feng Miao
Feng Miao Nanjing University
Jianlin Liu
Jianlin Liu University of California, Riverside
Anirudha V. Sumant
Anirudha V. Sumant Argonne National Laboratory

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