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D-Index
44
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30295
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204

Byron D. Gates 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 Byron D. Gates sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 189 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Byron D. Gates 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 Byron D. Gates sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Monodispersed Colloidal Spheres: Old Materials with New Applications

    Xia Yn;Gates B;Yin Yd;Lu Y

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

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

  • Crystalline Silver Nanowires by Soft Solution Processing

    Yugang Sun;Byron Gates;Brian Mayers;Younan Xia

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Uniform Nanowires of Trigonal Selenium

    Byron Gates;Brian Mayers;Bryan Cattle;Younan Xia

  • Self‐Assembly Approaches to Three‐Dimensional Photonic Crystals

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

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

    Byron Gates;Yiying Wu;Yadong Yin;Peidong Yang

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

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

  • 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

  • Water‐Soluble Sacrificial Layers for Surface Micromachining

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

  • Materials science. Flexible electronics.

    Byron D Gates

  • 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

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

    Byron Gates;Yadong Yin;Younan Xia

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

    Byron Gates;Brian Mayers;Andrew Grossman;Younan Xia

  • Directed assembly of nanowires

    Michael C.P. Wang;Byron D. Gates

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

    Yadong Yin;Yu Lu;Byron Gates;Younan Xia

  • Assembly of Nanoparticles into Opaline Structures over Large Areas

    Byron Gates;Dong Qin;Younan Xia

Frequent Co-Authors

Younan Xia
Younan Xia Johns Hopkins University
Yadong Yin
Yadong Yin University of California, Riverside
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Neil R. Branda
Neil R. Branda Simon Fraser University
Yugang Sun
Yugang Sun Temple University
Gregory Jerkiewicz
Gregory Jerkiewicz Queen's University
Carlo Menon
Carlo Menon ETH Zurich
Peidong Yang
Peidong Yang University of California, Berkeley
Yiying Wu
Yiying Wu The Ohio State University
Ziyi Zhong
Ziyi Zhong Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology

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