2026 Cherie R. Kagan: 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	71	4157	4024	1112	1046	245	35796

Cherie R. Kagan 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 Cherie R. Kagan sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 245 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cherie R. Kagan 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 Cherie R. Kagan sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For innovative work in manipulating chemically and exploring physically the properties of inorganic and organic solid state materials, from colloidal nanocrystals and organic and organicinorganic hybrid materials, and in exploiting these materials in electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices

Overview

Cherie R. Kagan is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with notable contributions to materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering. The scientist's work spans atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's major research topics include:

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Photonic Crystals and Applications
2D Materials and Applications

Among the frequent co-authors associated with the scientist are Christopher B. Murray, Daniel B. Straus, Shengsong Yang, M. Copel, and Todd Osman.

The scientist has published regularly in several venues, with a strong presence in:

The Cambridge Structural Database
ACS Nano
Journal of Materials Research/Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources
Nano Letters
arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers include:

"Colloidal Quantum Dots as Platforms for Quantum Information Science," published in 2020 in Chemical Reviews
"Reproducibility in Nanocrystal Synthesis? Watch Out for Impurities!" published in 2020 in ACS Nano
"Tailoring Hot Exciton Dynamics in 2D Hybrid Perovskites through Cation Modification," published in 2020 in ACS Nano
"Chemical and Physical Properties of Photonic Noble-Metal Nanomaterials," published in 2021 in Advanced Materials
"Photophysics of Two-Dimensional Semiconducting Organic-Inorganic Metal-Halide Perovskites," published in 2022 in Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Cherie R. Kagan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013. The citation for this award notes innovative work in manipulating chemically and exploring physically the properties of inorganic and organic solid-state materials, spanning colloidal nanocrystals and organic-inorganic hybrid materials, and exploiting these materials in electronic, optical, and optoelectronic devices.

Best Publications

Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Nanocrystals and Close-Packed Nanocrystal Assemblies

C B Murray;C R Kagan;M G Bawendi

5856
Citations
Self-organization of CdSe nanocrystallites into three-dimensional quantum dot superlattices

C. B. Murray;C. R. Kagan;M. G. Bawendi

2979
Citations
Organic-inorganic hybrid materials as semiconducting channels in thin-film field-effect transistors

C. R. Kagan;D. B. Mitzi;C. D. Dimitrakopoulos

2541
Citations
Colloidal synthesis of nanocrystals and nanocrystal superlattices

C. B. Murray;Shouheng Sun;W. Gaschler;H. Doyle

1389
Citations
Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals

Maksym V. Kovalenko;Liberato Manna;Liberato Manna;Andreu Cabot;Zeger Hens

1308
Citations
Building devices from colloidal quantum dots.

Cherie R. Kagan;Efrat Lifshitz;Edward H. Sargent;Dmitri V. Talapin;Dmitri V. Talapin

1295
Citations
Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale: Current Status

David M. Adams;Louis Brus;Christopher E. D. Chidsey;Stephen Creager

1289
Citations
Electronic Energy Transfer in CdSe Quantum Dot Solids

C. R. Kagan;C. B. Murray;M. Nirmal;M. G. Bawendi

1136
Citations
Improved Size-Tunable Synthesis of Monodisperse Gold Nanorods through the Use of Aromatic Additives

Xingchen Ye;Linghua Jin;Humeyra Caglayan;Jun Chen

970
Citations
Long-range resonance transfer of electronic excitations in close-packed CdSe quantum-dot solids.

C. R. Kagan;C. B. Murray;M. G. Bawendi

958
Citations
Organic-inorganic electronics

D. B. Mitzi;K. Chondroudis;C. R. Kagan

883
Citations
Charge transport in strongly coupled quantum dot solids

Cherie R. Kagan;Christopher B. Murray

649
Citations
Synergism in binary nanocrystal superlattices leads to enhanced p-type conductivity in self-assembled PbTe/Ag2Te thin films

Jeffrey J. Urban;Dmitri V. Talapin;Elena V. Shevchenko;Cherie R. Kagan

635
Citations
Bandlike transport in strongly coupled and doped quantum dot solids: a route to high-performance thin-film electronics.

Ji Hyuk Choi;Aaron T. Fafarman;Soong Ju Oh;Dong Kyun Ko

441
Citations
Photoconductivity in CdSe quantum dot solids

C. A. Leatherdale;C. R. Kagan;N. Y. Morgan;S. A. Empedocles

433
Citations
Wrinkles and deep folds as photonic structures in photovoltaics

Jong Bok Kim;Pilnam Kim;Pilnam Kim;Nicolas C. Pégard;Soong Ju Oh

429
Citations
Design, Structure, and Optical Properties of Organic−Inorganic Perovskites Containing an Oligothiophene Chromophore

David B. Mitzi;Konstantinos Chondroudis;Cherie R. Kagan

400
Citations
Thiocyanate-Capped Nanocrystal Colloids: Vibrational Reporter of Surface Chemistry and Solution-Based Route to Enhanced Coupling in Nanocrystal Solids

Aaron T. Fafarman;Weon Kyu Koh;Benjamin T. Diroll;David K. Kim

396
Citations
Electrons, Excitons, and Phonons in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskites: Connecting Structural, Optical, and Electronic Properties.

Daniel B Straus;Cherie R Kagan

384
Citations
Competition of shape and interaction patchiness for self-assembling nanoplates

Xingchen Ye;Jun Chen;Michael Engel;Jaime A. Millan

342
Citations
Thin-Film Transistors

Cherie R. Kagan;Paul Andry

208
Citations