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D-Index
58
Citations
11701
World Ranking
10638
National Ranking
368

Alfonso Muñoz publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfonso Muñoz sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 299 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Alfonso Muñoz D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfonso Muñoz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfonso Muñoz is affiliated with the University of La Laguna in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science. Their research predominantly focuses on Materials Chemistry, with significant involvement in Geophysics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics including crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, high-pressure geophysics and materials, crystal structures and properties, luminescence properties of advanced materials, advanced condensed matter physics, as well as solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography.

Muñoz has authored several recent papers, among which are:

  • "Giant Pressure-Induced Spectral Shift in Cyan-Emitting Eu2+-Activated Sr8Si4O12Cl8 Microspheres for Ultrasensitive Visual Manometry", 2023, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Accurate Determination of the Bandgap Energy of the Rare-Earth Niobate Series", 2023, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Anomalous Raman modes in tellurides", 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "Characterization and Decomposition of the Natural van der Waals SnSb2Te4 under Compression", 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Structural and Lattice-Dynamical Properties of Tb2O3 under Compression: A Comparative Study with Rare Earth and Related Sesquioxides", 2020, Inorganic Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Muñoz include:

  • P. Rodríguez-Hernández
  • Daniel Errandonea
  • Cătălin Popescu
  • Robin Turnbull
  • Javier González-Platas

The primary publication venues where Muñoz has published most frequently are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Physical Review B
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

In addition to journal articles, Alfonso Muñoz has contributed to book publications, including the title No Caminho das Letras: Veredas Literárias, published in 2024 by Editora Schreiben eBooks.

Best Publications

  • High-pressure phases of group-IV, III–V, and II–VI compounds

    A. Mujica;Angel Rubio;A. Muñoz;R. J. Needs

  • Theoretical study of the relative stability of structural phases in group-III nitrides at high pressures

    Jorge Serrano;Angel Rubio;Eduardo Hernández;Alfonso Muñoz

  • Optical properties and electronic structure of rock-salt ZnO under pressure

    A. Segura;J. A. Sans;F. J. Manjón;A. Muñoz

  • High-pressure structural study of the scheelite tungstates CaWO 4 and SrWO 4

    D. Errandonea;J. Pellicer-Porres;F. J. Manjón;A. Segura

  • Comment on “High-pressure x-ray diffraction study of YBO3/Eu3+, GdBO3, and EuBO3: Pressure-induced amorphization in GdBO3” [J. Appl. Phys. 115, 043507 (2014)]

    D. Errandonea;A. Muñoz;J. Gonzalez-Platas;J. Gonzalez-Platas

  • Structural and vibrational study of Bi 2 Se 3 under high pressure

    Rosario Vilaplana;D. Santamaría-Pérez;O. Gomis;F. J. Manjón

  • The electronic structure of zircon-type orthovanadates: Effects of high-pressure and cation substitution

    V. Panchal;D. Errandonea;A. Segura;P. Rodríguez-Hernandez

  • Temperature dependence of band gaps in semiconductors: Electron-phonon interaction

    J. Bhosale;A. K. Ramdas;A. Burger;A. Muñoz

  • Lattice dynamics of Sb 2 Te 3 at high pressures

    O. Gomis;R. Vilaplana;F. J. Manjón;P. Rodríguez-Hernández

  • Elastic constants and electronic structure of beryllium chalcogenides BeS, BeSe, and BeTefrom first-principles calculations

    M. González-Díaz;P. Rodríguez-Hernández;A. Muñoz

  • Pressure effects on the electronic and optical properties of A WO 4 wolframites ( A = Cd, Mg, Mn, and Zn): The distinctive behavior of multiferroic MnWO 4

    J. Ruiz-Fuertes;S. López-Moreno;J. López-Solano;D. Errandonea

  • ELECTRONIC AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CUBIC BN AND BP

    P. Rodríguez-Hernández;M. González-Diaz;A. Muñoz

  • Determination of the high-pressure crystal structure of Ba W O 4 and Pb W O 4

    D. Errandonea;J. Pellicer-Porres;F. J. Manjón;A. Segura

  • Lattice dynamics study of scheelite tungstates under high pressure II. PbWO4

    F. J. Manjón;F. J. Manjón;D. Errandonea;N. Garro;J. Pellicer-Porres

  • On the band gap of CuAlO2 delafossite

    J. Pellicer-Porres;A. Segura;A. S. Gilliland;A. Muñoz

  • High-pressure vibrational and optical study of Bi2Te3

    R. Vilaplana;O. Gomis;F. J. Manjón;A. Segura

  • High-pressure x-ray diffraction and ab initio study of Ni 2 Mo 3 N , Pd 2 Mo 3 N , Pt 2 Mo 3 N , Co 3 Mo 3 N , and Fe 3 Mo 3 N : Two families of ultra-incompressible bimetallic interstitial nitrides

    D. Errandonea;Ch. Ferrer-Roca;D. Martínez-Garcia;A. Segura

  • First-principles pseudopotential study of the phase stability of the III-V semiconductors GaAs and AlAs.

    A. Mujica;R. J. Needs;A. Muñoz

  • Pressure and temperature dependence of the lattice dynamics of Cu Al O 2 investigated by Raman scattering experiments and ab initio calculations

    J. Pellicer-Porres;D. Martínez-García;A. Segura;P. Rodríguez-Hernández

  • Electronic, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of metacinnabar β -HgS , HgSe, and HgTe

    M. Cardona;R. K. Kremer;R. Lauck;G. Siegle

Frequent Co-Authors

Plácida Rodríguez-Hernández
Plácida Rodríguez-Hernández University of La Laguna
Francisco Javier Manjón
Francisco Javier Manjón Universitat Politècnica de València
Daniel Errandonea
Daniel Errandonea University of Valencia
Alfredo Segura
Alfredo Segura University of Valencia
Fernando Flores
Fernando Flores Autonomous University of Madrid
Marco Bettinelli
Marco Bettinelli University of Verona
Ion Tiginyanu
Ion Tiginyanu Technical University of Moldova
Richard J. Needs
Richard J. Needs University of Cambridge
Alain Polian
Alain Polian Sorbonne University
Manuel Cardona
Manuel Cardona Max Planck Society

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