2026 Carlos Zaldo: 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	46	11561	11175	226	224	253	6159

Overview

Carlos Zaldo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of materials science, engineering, and physics, with significant contributions in materials chemistry and optics.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

Materials Science
Engineering
Physics and Astronomy

Their subfields of study highlight specialization in:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Catalysis
Ceramics and Composites

Carlos Zaldo's research topics cover several specialized areas, notably:

Solid State Laser Technologies
Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Catalysts for Methane Reforming
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies

Their publication record is concentrated in several key scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Advanced Materials Interfaces

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Carlos Zaldo include:

A roadmap for laser optimization of Yb:Ca₃(NbGa)₅O₁₂-CNGG-type single crystal garnets, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Laser floating zone growth of Yb, or Nd, doped (Lu_0.3Gd_0.7)₂SiO₅ oxyorthosilicate single-crystal rods with efficient laser performance, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Multifunctional materials for catalyst-specific heating and thermometry in tandem catalysis, 2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Yb3+, Er3+, Tm3+ co-doped β'Gd2(MoO4)3 for high sensitivity luminescence thermometry spanning from 300 to 890 K, 2022, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
A probe of the radiation field magnetic component based on octahedral Yb³⁺ in the CaNbGa garnet - CNGG - single crystal, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Carlos Zaldo frequently collaborates with a group of researchers including:

C. Cascales
J. O. Álvarez-Pérez
José María Cano-Torres
M. D. Serrano
A. Ruiz

Best Publications

Crystalline structure and optical spectroscopy of Er3+-doped KGd(WO4)2 single crystals

M.C. Pujol;M. Rico;C. Zaldo;R. Solé

333
Citations
Structural, spectroscopic, and tunable laser properties of Yb3+-doped NaGd(WO4)2

Concepción Cascales;María Dolores Serrano;Fátima Esteban-Betegón;Carlos Zaldo

190
Citations
Spectroscopy and Lasing of Yb-Doped ${\hbox {NaY}}{({\hbox {WO}}_{4})}_{2}$ : Tunable and Femtosecond Mode-Locked Laser Operation

A. Garcia-Cortes;J.M. Cano-Torres;M. Serrano;C. Cascales

149
Citations
Structural study of monoclinic KGd(WO4)2 and effects of lanthanide substitution

M.C. Pujol;R. Solé;J. Massons;Jna. Gavaldà

130
Citations
Growth of KNbO3 thin films on MgO by pulsed laser deposition

C. Zaldo;D. S. Gill;R. W. Eason;J. Mendiola

120
Citations
The optical spectroscopy of lanthanides R3+ in ABi(XO4)2 (A = Li, Na; X = Mo, W) and LiYb(MoO4)2 multifunctional single crystals: Relationship with the structural local disorder

C. Cascales;A. Méndez Blas;M. Rico;V. Volkov

119
Citations
Preparation and properties of disordered NaBi(XO4)2, X = W or Mo, crystals doped with rare earths

Vladimir Volkov;Mauricio Rico;Antonio Méndez-Blas;Carlos Zaldo

104
Citations
Femtosecond (191 fs) NaY(WO4)2 Tm,Ho-codoped laser at 2060 nm.

A. A. Lagatsky;X. Han;M. D. Serrano;C. Cascales

103
Citations
Tunable laser operation of ytterbium in disordered single crystals of Yb:NaGd(WO4)2.

Mauricio Rico;Junhai Liu;Uwe Griebner;Valentín Petrov

100
Citations
Control of random texture of monocrystalline silicon cells by angle-resolved optical reflectance

E. Forniés;C. Zaldo;J.M. Albella

99
Citations
Broadly tunable laser operation near 2μm in a locally disordered crystal of Tm 3+ -doped NaGd(WO 4 ) 2

José M. Cano-Torres;María Dolores Serrano;Carlos Zaldo;Mauricio Rico

94
Citations
Optical spectroscopy of Pr3+ in M+Bi(XO4)2, M+ = Li or Na and X = W or Mo, locally disordered single crystals

Antonio Méndez-Blas;Mauricio Rico;Vladimir Volkov;Concepción Cascales

93
Citations
Double Tungstate and Molybdate Crystals for Laser and Nonlinear Optical Applications

E. V. Zharikov;C. Zaldo;F. Díaz

89
Citations
Charge Transport and Sensitized 1.5 μm Electroluminescence Properties of Full Solution-Processed NIR-OLED based on Novel Er(III) Fluorinated β-Diketonate Ternary Complex

Pablo Martín-Ramos;Carmen Coya;Ángel L. Álvarez;Manuela Ramos Silva

85
Citations
Influence of stoichiometry on defect-related phenomena in LiNbO3.

A. García-Cabaes;J. A. Sanz-García;J. M. Cabrera;F. Agulló-López

85
Citations
Optical characterization and laser gain modeling of a NdAl3(BO3)4 (NAB) microchip laser crystal

D. Jaque;O. Enguita;M. O. Ramı́rez

83
Citations
Growth and ultraviolet optical properties of KGd1–xREx(WO4)2 single crystals

M. C. Pujol;R. Solé;Jna. Gavaldà;J. Massons

83
Citations
Tunable continuous wave and femtosecond mode-locked Yb3+ laser operation in NaLu(WO4)2

A. García-Cortés;J. M. Cano-Torres;X. Han;C. Cascales

82
Citations
Growth, Structure, and Evaluation of Laser Properties of LiYb(MoO4)2 Single Crystal

V. Volkov;C. Cascales;and A. Kling;C. Zaldo

81
Citations
Nonlinear local piezoelectric deformation in ferroelectric thin films studied by scanning force microscopy

V. V. Shvartsman;N. A. Pertsev;J. M. Herrero;C. Zaldo

77
Citations