2026 Boris I. Yakobson: 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	130	332	318	130	119	546	74948

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Overview

Boris I. Yakobson is a researcher affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their body of work primarily focuses on materials science, including extensive contributions in related subfields such as materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, as well as condensed matter physics.

The main thematic areas of research for this scientist encompass advanced topics in nanomaterials and two-dimensional materials. Specific topics include graphene research and applications, 2D materials and their practical uses, research on boron and carbon nanomaterials, studies on MXene and MAX phase materials, investigation of topological materials and phenomena, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and carbon nanotubes within composite materials.

The publication record of Boris I. Yakobson spans a range of renowned scientific journals and platforms. Frequent venues for publishing their work include ACS Nano, arXiv (Cornell University), Nano Letters, Nature Communications, and Advanced Materials.

Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis, 2020, Nature
Wafer-scale single-crystal hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on Cu (111), 2020, Nature
Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites, 2022, Nature Materials
Borophene synthesis beyond the single-atomic-layer limit, 2021, Nature Materials
Engineering grain boundaries at the 2D limit for the hydrogen evolution reaction, 2020, Nature Communications

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as James M. Tour, Tariq Altalhi, Ksenia V. Bets, Weiyin Chen, and Jun-Jie Zhang, reflecting sustained partnerships on numerous publications over time.

Best Publications

Nanomechanics of carbon tubes: Instabilities beyond linear response.

B. I. Yakobson;C. J. Brabec;J. Bernholc

3570
Citations
Large Scale Growth and Characterization of Atomic Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers

Li Song;Lijie Ci;Hao Lu;Pavel B. Sorokin

2953
Citations
Laser-induced porous graphene films from commercial polymers

Jian Lin;Zhiwei Peng;Yuanyue Liu;Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda

2758
Citations
Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers.

Yongji Gong;Junhao Lin;Xingli Wang;Gang Shi

2431
Citations
Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide

Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou;Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu

2308
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Vapour phase growth and grain boundary structure of molybdenum disulphide atomic layers

Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou

2066
Citations
Vapor Phase Growth and Grain Boundary Structure of Molybdenum Disulfide Atomic Layers

Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu;Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou

1977
Citations
A library of atomically thin metal chalcogenides

Jiadong Zhou;Junhao Lin;Xiangwei Huang;Yao Zhou

1660
Citations
A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond

Deji Akinwande;Christopher J. Brennan;J. Scott Bunch;Philip Egberts

1374
Citations
C 2 F , BN, and C nanoshell elasticity from ab initio computations

Konstantin N. Kudin;Gustavo E. Scuseria;Boris I. Yakobson

1321
Citations
The Role of Surface Oxygen in the Growth of Large Single-Crystal Graphene on Copper

Yufeng Hao;M. S. Bharathi;Lei Wang;Yuanyue Liu

1286
Citations
FULLERENE NANOTUBES : C1,000,000 AND BEYOND

Boris I. Yakobson;Richard E. Smalley

1041
Citations
Quasiparticle band structures and optical properties of strained monolayer MoS 2 and WS 2

Hongliang Shi;Hui Pan;Yong-Wei Zhang;Boris I. Yakobson

1015
Citations
Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis

Duy X. Luong;Ksenia V. Bets;Wala Ali Algozeeb;Michael G. Stanford

827
Citations
High strain rate fracture and C-chain unraveling in carbon nanotubes

B.I. Yakobson;M.P. Campbell;C.J. Brabec;J. Bernholc

700
Citations
Brittle and Ductile Behavior in Carbon Nanotubes

Marco Buongiorno Nardelli;Boris I. Yakobson;Jerry Bernholc

671
Citations
Achieving Highly Efficient, Selective, and Stable CO2 Reduction on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes.

Jingjie Wu;Ram Manohar Yadav;Mingjie Liu;Pranav P Sharma

671
Citations
MECHANISM OF STRAIN RELEASE IN CARBON NANOTUBES

Marco Buongiorno Nardelli;Boris I. Yakobson;Jerry Bernholc

668
Citations
Polymorphism of two-dimensional boron.

Evgeni S. Penev;Somnath Bhowmick;Arta Sadrzadeh;Boris I. Yakobson

656
Citations
Wafer-scale single-crystal hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on Cu (111)

Tse An Chen;Chih Piao Chuu;Chien Chih Tseng;Chao Kai Wen

640
Citations
Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Boris I. Yakobson;Phaedon Avouris

630
Citations