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D-Index
52
Citations
12971
World Ranking
3557
National Ranking
1045

Chris Dames publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris Dames sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 140 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Chris Dames D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris Dames sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chris Dames is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as subfields of study.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
  • Phase Change Materials Research

Chris Dames has published extensively, with notable recurring venues for their research including arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Applied Physics, Joule, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, and Nature Communications. These venues represent outlets that frequently feature their work on fundamental and applied thermal phenomena in materials and devices.

Recent significant papers authored by or associated with Chris Dames include:

  • A Thermal Radiation Modulation Platform by Emissivity Engineering with Graded Metal-Insulator Transition, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Analysis and improvement of the hot disk transient plane source method for low thermal conductivity materials, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Extreme fast charging of commercial Li-ion batteries via combined thermal switching and self-heating approaches, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Advances in thermal conductivity for energy applications: a review, 2020, Progress in Energy
  • Heat source and application-dependent levelized cost of decarbonized heat, 2022, Joule

Their frequent coauthors indicate collaborative ties with researchers such as Ravi Prasher, Sumanjeet Kaur, Lei Tang, Qiye Zheng, and Yuqiang Zeng. These collaborations suggest interdisciplinary work combining expertise in thermal sciences, materials engineering, and energy systems.

Best Publications

  • Controlled ripple texturing of suspended graphene and ultrathin graphite membranes

    Wenzhong Bao;Feng Miao;Zhen Chen;Hang Zhang

  • Double-negative-index ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation

    Xiang Xu;Xiang Xu;Qiangqiang Zhang;Menglong Hao;Menglong Hao;Yuan Hu

  • Material and manufacturing cost considerations for thermoelectrics

    Saniya LeBlanc;Saniya LeBlanc;Shannon K. Yee;Shannon K. Yee;Matthew L. Scullin;Chris Dames

  • Theoretical phonon thermal conductivity of Si/Ge superlattice nanowires

    C. Dames;G. Chen

  • Correspondence: Reply to ‘The experimental requirements for a photon thermal diode’

    Zhen Chen;Carlaton Wong;Sean Lubner;Shannon Yee

  • Thermal Conductivity of Nanocrystalline Silicon: Importance of Grain Size and Frequency-Dependent Mean Free Paths

    Zhaojie Wang;Joseph E. Alaniz;Wanyoung Jang;Javier E. Garay

  • Thermal diodes, regulators, and switches: Physical mechanisms and potential applications

    Geoff Wehmeyer;Tomohide Yabuki;Tomohide Yabuki;Christian Monachon;Junqiao Wu;Junqiao Wu

  • Anomalously low electronic thermal conductivity in metallic vanadium dioxide

    Sangwook Lee;Sangwook Lee;Kedar Hippalgaonkar;Kedar Hippalgaonkar;Fan Yang;Fan Yang;Jiawang Hong;Jiawang Hong

  • Thermal contact resistance between graphene and silicon dioxide

    Z. Chen;W. Jang;W. Bao;C. N. Lau

  • Thickness-Dependent Thermal Conductivity of Encased Graphene and Ultrathin Graphite

    Wanyoung Jang;Zhen Chen;Wenzhong Bao;Chun Ning Lau

  • Advances in Thermal Conductivity

    Eric S. Toberer;Lauryn L. Baranowski;Chris Dames

  • 1ω,2ω, and 3ω methods for measurements of thermal properties

    Chris Dames;Gang Chen

  • Mean free path spectra as a tool to understand thermal conductivity in bulk and nanostructures

    Fan Yang;Chris Dames

  • Thermal Boundary Conductance: A Materials Science Perspective

    Christian Monachon;Ludger Weber;Chris Dames

  • $ per W metrics for thermoelectric power generation: beyond ZT

    Shannon K. Yee;Saniya LeBlanc;Kenneth E. Goodson;Chris Dames

  • Pyroelectric energy conversion with large energy and power density in relaxor ferroelectric thin films.

    Shishir Pandya;Joshua Wilbur;Jieun Kim;Ran Gao

  • Efficient thermal management of Li-ion batteries with a passive interfacial thermal regulator based on a shape memory alloy

    Menglong Hao;Jian Li;Jian Li;Saehong Park;Scott Moura

  • MEASURING THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THIN FILMS: 3 OMEGA AND RELATED ELECTROTHERMAL METHODS

    Chris Dames

  • Solid-State Thermal Rectification With Existing Bulk Materials

    C. Dames

  • Formation of crystallized titania nanotubes and their transformation into nanowires

    B Poudel;W Z Wang;C Dames;J Y Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Junqiao Wu
Junqiao Wu University of California, Berkeley
Ravi Prasher
Ravi Prasher Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lane W. Martin
Lane W. Martin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chun Ning Lau
Chun Ning Lau The Ohio State University
Wenzhong Bao
Wenzhong Bao Fudan University
Javier E. Garay
Javier E. Garay University of California, San Diego
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Yunfei Chen
Yunfei Chen University of Warwick
Jian Yu Huang
Jian Yu Huang Yanshan University
Andrew M. Minor
Andrew M. Minor University of California, Berkeley

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