2026 Carla Bittencourt: 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	58	7801	7542	90	88	292	10195

Overview

Carla Bittencourt is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research spans over 116 publications in materials science and 91 in engineering, reflecting a substantial focus on these disciplines.

Bittencourt's main subfields of study include:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Bioengineering

The principal research topics explored are:

Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
2D Materials and Applications
Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
ZnO Doping and Properties
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Bittencourt has contributed to multiple recent papers, including the following:

"Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles by Ecofriendly Routes: Adsorbent for Copper Removal From Wastewater" (2020), published in Frontiers in Chemistry
"CVD growth of self-assembled 2D and 1D WS2 nanomaterials for the ultrasensitive detection of NO2" (2020), published in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
"Regenerated cellulose/chitosan composite aerogel with highly efficient adsorption for anionic dyes" (2023), published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
"Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Crystalline Vertically Aligned WSe2 Nanosheets" (2020), published in Applied Sciences
"Behavior of epoxy resin filled with nano-SiO2 treated with a Eugenol epoxy silane" (2020), published in Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Frequent publication venues where Bittencourt has contributed significantly include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Materials
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials
Molecules

Collaborations with other researchers form an important part of Bittencourt's scholarly activity, with frequent co-authors being:

Fauze Jacó Anaissi
Wenjiang Li
Julia de O. Primo
Eduard Llobet
Selene Acosta

Best Publications

Radio-frequency plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes surface O2, NH3, and CF4 treatments

Alexandre Felten;C. Bittencourt;Jean-Jacques Pireaux;G. Van Lier

544
Citations
Au nanoparticle-functionalised WO3 nanoneedles and their application in high sensitivity gas sensor devices

Stella Vallejos;Toni Stoycheva;Polona Umek;Cristina Navio

245
Citations
Influence of the annealing and operating temperatures on the gas-sensing properties of rf sputtered WO3 thin-film sensors

M. Stankova;X. Vilanova;E. Llobet;J. Calderer

238
Citations
Single‐Step Deposition of Au‐ and Pt‐Nanoparticle‐Functionalized Tungsten Oxide Nanoneedles Synthesized Via Aerosol‐Assisted CVD, and Used for Fabrication of Selective Gas Microsensor Arrays

Stella Vallejos;Polona Umek;Toni Stoycheva;Fatima Annanouch

214
Citations
Oxygen functionalisation of MWNT and their use as gas sensitive thick-film layers

R. Ionescu;E.H. Espinosa;E. Sotter;E. Llobet

200
Citations
Aerosol-Assisted CVD-Grown WO3 Nanoneedles Decorated with Copper Oxide Nanoparticles for the Selective and Humidity-Resilient Detection of H2S

Fatima E Annanouch;Zouhair Haddi;Stella Vallejos;Polona Umek

199
Citations
Biobased Epoxy Resin with Low Electrical Permissivity and Flame Retardancy: From Environmental Friendly High-Throughput Synthesis to Properties

Cheng Li;Hong Fan;Tariq Aziz;Carla Bittencourt

193
Citations
Exfoliated semiconducting pure 2H-MoS2 and 2H-WS2 assisted by chlorosulfonic acid

Georgia Pagona;Carla Bittencourt;Raul Arenal;Nikos Tagmatarchis

182
Citations
WO3 films modified with functionalised multi-wall carbon nanotubes: Morphological, compositional and gas response studies

C. Bittencourt;A. Felten;E.H. Espinosa;R. Ionescu

177
Citations
The Kirkendall effect and nanoscience: hollow nanospheres and nanotubes.

Abdel Aziz El Mel;Ryusuke Nakamura;Carla Bittencourt

158
Citations
Ultrasonication Induces Oxygenated Species and Defects onto Exfoliated Graphene

Theodosis Skaltsas;Xiaoxing Ke;Carla Bittencourt;Nikos Tagmatarchis

152
Citations
Hybrid metal oxide and multiwall carbon nanotube films for low temperature gas sensing

E.H. Espinosa;R. Ionescu;B. Chambon;G. Bedis

150
Citations
Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles by Ecofriendly Routes: Adsorbent for Copper Removal From Wastewater.

Julia de O. Primo;Carla Bittencourt;Selene Acosta;Ayrton Sierra-Castillo

144
Citations
Metal-decorated multi-wall carbon nanotubes for low temperature gas sensing

E.H. Espinosa;R. Ionescu;C. Bittencourt;A. Felten

142
Citations
Nanoscale spectroscopy with polarized X-rays by NEXAFS-TXM

Peter Guttmann;Carla Bittencourt;Stefan Rehbein;Polona Umek

131
Citations
Gold clusters on oxygen plasma functionalized carbon nanotubes: XPS and TEM studies

A Felten;C Bittencourt;J J Pireaux

126
Citations
Low-energy yield spectroscopy as a novel technique for determining band offsets: Application to the c-Si(100)/a-Si:H-heterostructure.

M Sebastiani;L Di Gaspare;Giovanni Capellini;C Bittencourt

123
Citations
Selective organic functionalization of graphene bulk or graphene edges.

Mildred Quintana;Alejandro Montellano;Antonio Esau del Rio Castillo;Gustaaf Van Tendeloo

120
Citations
Decorating carbon nanotubes with nickel nanoparticles

C. Bittencourt;Alexandre Felten;Jacques Ghijsen;Jean-Jacques Pireaux

118
Citations
Aerosol-Assisted CVD-Grown PdO Nanoparticle-Decorated Tungsten Oxide Nanoneedles Extremely Sensitive and Selective to Hydrogen.

Fatima E. Annanouch;Z. Haddi;M. Ling;F. Di Maggio

118
Citations