2026 Charles L. Melcher: 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	47	11047	10674	2600	2416	254	9756

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Overview

Charles L. Melcher is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research activity spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry, Radiation, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Nuclear materials and radiation effects
Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography

Melcher has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, most notably:

Mariya Zhuravleva
Luis Stand
Merry Koschan
Daniel Rutstrom
Edgar van Loef

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in a number of scholarly venues, including:

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
The Cambridge Structural Database
Crystal Growth & Design
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Optical Materials

Recent papers published by Melcher include:

Needs, Trends, and Advances in Scintillators for Radiographic Imaging and Tomography, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Crystal growth and scintillation properties of pure and Tl-doped Cs3Cu2I5, 2020, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Improved light yield and growth of large-volume ultrafast single crystal scintillators Cs2ZnCl4 and Cs3ZnCl5, 2022, Optical Materials
Crystal Growth and Elemental Homogeneity of the Multicomponent Rare-Earth Garnet (Lu_1/6Y_1/6Ho_1/6Dy_1/6Tb_1/6Gd_1/6)₃Al₅O₁₂, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
Tuning the melting point and phase stability of rare-earth oxides to facilitate their crystal growth from the melt, 2022, Journal of Advanced Ceramics

This body of work indicates a consistent focus on scintillator materials, crystal growth, and the luminescent and radiation detection properties of advanced materials. The combination of experimental and applied research reflects engagement with both fundamental physical chemistry and practical applications in radiation detection technologies.

Best Publications

Cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate: a fast, efficient new scintillator

C.L. Melcher;J.S. Schweitzer

1166
Citations
Scintillation crystals for PET.

Charles L. Melcher

400
Citations
A promising new scintillator: cerium-doped lutetium oxyorthosilicate

C.L. Melcher;J.S. Schweitzer

391
Citations
UV and gamma-ray excited luminescence of cerium-doped rare-earth oxyorthosilicates

H. Suzuki;T. A. Tombrello;C. L. Melcher;J. S. Schweitzer

340
Citations
Effects of $\hbox {Ca}^{2+}$ Co-Doping on the Scintillation Properties of LSO:Ce

M.A. Spurrier;P. Szupryczynski;Kan Yang;A.A. Carey

331
Citations
Measuring metamorphic history of unequilibrated ordinary chondrites

D. W. Sears;J. N. Grossman;C. L. Melcher;C. L. Melcher;L. M. Ross

321
Citations
Properties of LYSO and recent LSO scintillators for phoswich PET detectors

C.M. Pepin;P. Berard;A.-L. Perrot;C. Pepin

266
Citations
YSO, LSO, CSO and LGSO. A study of energy resolution and nonproportionality

M. Balcerzyk;M. Moszynski;M. Kapusta;D. Wolski

222
Citations
Afterglow and thermoluminescence properties of Lu2SiO5:Ce scintillation crystals

P Dorenbos;C W E van Eijk;A J J Bos;C L Melcher

213
Citations
Light emission mechanism of Lu/sub 2/(SiO/sub 4/)O:Ce

H. Suzuki;T.A. Tombrello;C.L. Melcher;J.S. Schweitzer

210
Citations
Perspectives on the future development of new scintillators

C.L. Melcher

178
Citations
Role of Ce 4+ in the Scintillation Mechanism of Codoped Gd 3 Ga 3 Al 2 O 12 ∶Ce

Yuntao Wu;Yuntao Wu;Fang Meng;Qi Li;Merry Koschan

163
Citations
Effect of codoping on scintillation and optical properties of a Ce-doped Gd 3 Ga 3 Al 2 O 12 scintillator

Mohit Tyagi;Fang Meng;Merry Koschan;Samuel B Donnald

161
Citations
Czochralski growth of rare earth oxyorthosilicate single crystals

C.L. Melcher;R.A. Manente;C.A. Peterson;J.S. Schweitzer

146
Citations
Lutetium orthosilicate single crystal scintillator detector

Charles L. Melcher

139
Citations
Non-proportionality and thermoluminescence of LSO:Ce

M. Kapusta;P. Szupryczynski;C.L. Melcher;M. Moszynski

130
Citations
Scintillation properties of LSO:Ce boules

C.L. Melcher;M. Schmand;M. Eriksson;L. Eriksson

129
Citations
Effects of Calcium Codoping on Charge Traps in LSO:Ce Crystals

Kan Yang;C.L. Melcher;P.D. Rack;L.A. Eriksson

107
Citations
Scintillation properties of GSO

C.L. Melcher;J.S. Schweitzer;T. Utsu;S. Akiyama

106
Citations
Non-linear Response In The Scintillation Yield Of Lu/sub 2/ SiO/sub 5/ O:Ce/sup 3+/

P. Dorenbos;J.T.M. de Haas;C.W.E. van Eijk;C.L. Melcher

106
Citations
Comparison of Fast Scintillators With TOF PET Potential

M. Conti;L. Eriksson;H. Rothfuss;C.L. Melcher

105
Citations
The role of cerium sites in the scintillation mechanism of LSO

J.D. Naud;T.A. Tombrello;C.L. Melcher;J.S. Schweitzer

104
Citations