2026 Byron D. Gates: 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	44	11889	11495	204	193	189	30295

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Materials Science

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Overview

Byron D. Gates is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and specializes in the field of engineering. Their research primarily focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, and optics, as well as electrochemistry.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
Fuel cells and related materials
Electrochemical analysis and applications
Advancements in battery materials
Photonic and optical devices
Advanced battery technologies research
Advancements in solid oxide fuel cells

Byron D. Gates has published extensively, contributing to several journals and conference proceedings. Frequent publication venues include:

ECS Meeting Abstracts
ACS Applied Energy Materials
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
RSC Applied Interfaces

Notable papers published in recent years are:

"Review-Surface Coatings for Cathodes in Lithium Ion Batteries: From Crystal Structures to Electrochemical Performance" (2022), Journal of The Electrochemical Society
"Arrays of Microscale Linear Ridges with Self-Cleaning Functionality for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction" (2021), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Patterning Catalyst Layers with Microscale Features by Soft Lithography Techniques for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells" (2020), ACS Applied Energy Materials
"Direct Photolithographic Deposition of Color-Coded Anti-Counterfeit Patterns with Titania Encapsulated Upconverting Nanoparticles" (2020), Advanced Optical Materials
"Near-field enhancement of optical second harmonic generation in hybrid gold-lithium niobate nanostructures" (2023), Light Science & Applications

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Rana Faryad Ali
A. Taylor
Sakshi Gautam
Merissa Schneider-Coppolino
Gurbinder Kaur

Best Publications

One‐Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

Younan Xia;Peidong Yang;Yugang Sun;Yiying Wu

10782
Citations
Monodispersed Colloidal Spheres: Old Materials with New Applications

Xia Yn;Gates B;Yin Yd;Lu Y

2911
Citations
New approaches to nanofabrication: molding, printing, and other techniques.

Byron D. Gates;Qiaobing Xu;Michael Stewart;Declan Ryan

2588
Citations
Crystalline Silver Nanowires by Soft Solution Processing

Yugang Sun;Byron Gates;Brian Mayers;Younan Xia

1995
Citations
Template-assisted self-assembly: a practical route to complex aggregates of monodispersed colloids with well-defined sizes, shapes, and structures.

Yadong Yin;Yu Lu;Byron Gates;Younan Xia

1153
Citations
Preparation of Mesoscale Hollow Spheres of TiO2 and SnO2 by Templating Against Crystalline Arrays of Polystyrene Beads

Zhong Zy;Yin Yd;Gates B;Xia Yn

1017
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of stable aqueous dispersions of silver nanoparticles through the Tollens process

Yadong Yin;Zhi-Yuan Li;Ziyi Zhong;Byron Gates

629
Citations
Synthesis and Characterization of Uniform Nanowires of Trigonal Selenium

Byron Gates;Brian Mayers;Bryan Cattle;Younan Xia

567
Citations
Self‐Assembly Approaches to Three‐Dimensional Photonic Crystals

Y. Xia;B. Gates;Z.-Y. Li

563
Citations
Single-Crystalline Nanowires of Ag2Se Can Be Synthesized by Templating against Nanowires of Trigonal Se

Byron Gates;Yiying Wu;Yadong Yin;Peidong Yang

553
Citations
Fabrication and Wetting Properties of Metallic Half-Shells with Submicron Diameters

J. Christopher Love;Byron D. Gates;Daniel B. Wolfe;Kateri E. Paul

454
Citations
A Solution-Phase Approach to the Synthesis of Uniform Nanowires of Crystalline Selenium with Lateral Dimensions in the Range of 10−30 nm

Byron Gates;and Yadong Yin;Younan Xia

427
Citations
Water‐Soluble Sacrificial Layers for Surface Micromachining

Vincent Linder;Byron D. Gates;Declan Ryan;Babak A. Parviz

374
Citations
Materials science. Flexible electronics.

Byron D Gates

362
Citations
Two-Way Photoswitching Using One Type of Near-Infrared Light, Upconverting Nanoparticles, and Changing Only the Light Intensity

John-Christopher Boyer;Carl-Johan Carling;Byron D. Gates;Neil R. Branda

348
Citations
Fabrication and characterization of porous membranes with highly ordered three-dimensional periodic structures

Byron Gates;Yadong Yin;Younan Xia

315
Citations
A Sonochemical Approach to the Synthesis of Crystalline Selenium Nanowires in Solutions and on Solid Supports

Byron Gates;Brian Mayers;Andrew Grossman;Younan Xia

289
Citations
Directed assembly of nanowires

Michael C.P. Wang;Byron D. Gates

240
Citations
Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoscopic Hollow Spheres of Ceramic Materials with Functionalized Interior Surfaces

Yadong Yin;Yu Lu;Byron Gates;Younan Xia

218
Citations
Assembly of Nanoparticles into Opaline Structures over Large Areas

Byron Gates;Dong Qin;Younan Xia

212
Citations