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Carter Kittrell

Carter Kittrell

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
51
Citations
23770
World Ranking
9712
National Ranking
2339

Carter Kittrell 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 Carter Kittrell sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 108 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carter Kittrell 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 Carter Kittrell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carter Kittrell is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of engineering and materials science, contributing extensively to the advancement of materials and their applications. Within these broader fields, their work spans subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their scientific output is characterized by a concentration on topics including advancements in battery materials, graphene research and applications, recycling and waste management techniques, extraction and separation processes, electrokinetic soil remediation techniques, graphene and nanomaterials applications, and supercapacitor materials and fabrication.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis, 2020, Nature
  • Flash Graphene from Plastic Waste, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Flash Recycling of Graphite Anodes, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Heteroatom-Doped Flash Graphene, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Urban mining by flash Joule heating, 2021, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors comprise a group of researchers with whom they have maintained ongoing collaborations. These scientists include James M. Tour, Duy Xuan Luong, Bing Deng, Weiyin Chen, and Lucas Eddy.

Kittrell's work has been published extensively in specialized venues associated with materials and nanotechnology research. These publication venues feature prominently: ACS Nano, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Nature.

The emphasis of their research on materials innovation is evident in the substantial engagement with battery materials and graphene, where their contributions address both synthesis and novel applications. Techniques related to recycling and waste management also constitute a significant part of their portfolio, reflecting interests in sustainable processes within material sciences and engineering.

Best Publications

  • Band gap fluorescence from individual single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Michael J. O'Connell;Sergei M. Bachilo;Chad B. Huffman;Valerie C. Moore

  • Structure-Assigned Optical Spectra of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Sergei M. Bachilo;Michael S. Strano;Carter Kittrell;Robert H. Hauge

  • Electronic structure control of single-walled carbon nanotube functionalization.

    Michael S. Strano;Christopher A. Dyke;Monica L. Usrey;Paul W. Barone

  • Macroscopic, Neat, Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fibers

    Lars M. Ericson;Hua Fan;Haiqing Peng;Virginia A. Davis

  • Gram-scale bottom-up flash graphene synthesis

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

  • Toward the synthesis of wafer-scale single-crystal graphene on copper foils.

    Zheng Yan;Jian Lin;Zhiwei Peng;Zhengzong Sun

  • Large-Scale Growth and Characterizations of Nitrogen-Doped Monolayer Graphene Sheets

    Zhong Jin;Jun Yao;Carter Kittrell;James M Tour

  • The role of surfactant adsorption during ultrasonication in the dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Michael S. Strano;Valerie C. Moore;Michael K. Miller;Mathew J. Allen

  • A seamless three-dimensional carbon nanotube graphene hybrid material

    Yu Zhu;Lei Li;Chenguang Zhang;Chenguang Zhang;Gilberto Casillas

  • Laser-Induced Graphene Formation on Wood.

    Ruquan Ye;Yieu Chyan;Jibo Zhang;Yilun Li

  • Carbon nanotube-enhanced thermal destruction of cancer cells in a noninvasive radiofrequency field

    Christopher J. Gannon;Paul Cherukuri;Boris I. Yakobson;Laurent Cognet

  • Phase Behavior and Rheology of SWNTs in Superacids

    Virginia A. Davis;Lars M. Ericson;A. Nicholas G. Parra-Vasquez;Hua Fan

  • A method for laser induced fluorescence of tissue.

    Carter Kittrell;Robert M. Cothren;Michael S. Feld;Joseph J. Baraga

  • Reversible, Band-Gap-Selective Protonation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Solution

    Michael S. Strano;Chad B. Huffman;Valerie C. Moore;† Michael J. O'Connell

  • Laser-Induced Graphene in Controlled Atmospheres: From Superhydrophilic to Superhydrophobic Surfaces.

    Yilun Li;Duy Xuan Luong;Jibo Zhang;Yash R. Tarkunde

  • Dissolution of Pristine Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Superacids by Direct Protonation

    Sivarajan Ramesh;Lars M. Ericson;Virginia A. Davis;Rajesh K. Saini

  • Laser-Induced Graphene for Flexible and Embeddable Gas Sensors

    Michael G Stanford;Kaichun Yang;Yieu Chyan;Carter Kittrell

  • Assignment of (n, m) Raman and Optical Features of Metallic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Michael S. Strano;Stephen K. Doorn;Erik H. Haroz;Carter Kittrell

  • Laser ablation process and apparatus

    Carter Kittrell;Robert M. Cothren;Michael S. Feld

  • Flash Graphene from Plastic Waste.

    Wala A Algozeeb;Paul E Savas;Duy Xuan Luong;Weiyin Chen

  • Three-dimensional metal-graphene-nanotube multifunctional hybrid materials.

    Zheng Yan;Lulu Ma;Yu Zhu;Indranil Lahiri

  • Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Fibers Extruded from Super-Acid Suspensions: Preferred Orientation, Electrical and Thermal Transport

    W. Zhou;J. Vavro;C. Guthy;K. I. Winey

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Tour
James M. Tour Rice University
Robert H. Hauge
Robert H. Hauge Rice University
Richard E. Smalley
Richard E. Smalley Rice University
YuHuang Wang
YuHuang Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Matteo Pasquali
Matteo Pasquali Rice University
Yu Zhu
Yu Zhu University of Akron
James L. Kinsey
James L. Kinsey Rice University

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