2026 Chris Palmstrom: 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	55	8621	8327	2120	1967	408	10620

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics
2012 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Overview

Chris Palmstrom is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research portfolio covers a broad scope within physics and engineering, focusing on several specialized subfields.

The main fields of study for Palmstrom include:

Physics and Astronomy
Engineering

Within these fields, Palmstrom has made contributions to diverse subfields such as:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Their primary research topics are concentrated in:

Topological Materials and Phenomena
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
2D Materials and Applications
Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

Chris Palmstrom has a publication record in several notable venues, including:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical review. B./Physical review. B
Physical Review Materials
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Applied Physics

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Palmstrom include:

Gate-tunable superconducting diode effect in a three-terminal Josephson device, 2023, Nature Communications
Conductance-Matrix Symmetries of a Three-Terminal Hybrid Device, 2020, Physical Review Letters
Retraction Note: Quantized Majorana conductance, 2021, Nature
Parity-preserving and magnetic field-resilient superconductivity in InSb nanowires with Sn shells, 2021, Science
Transport studies in a gate-tunable three-terminal Josephson junction, 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

Connor P. Dempsey
Mihir Pendharkar
Jason T. Dong
Joon Sue Lee
Sergey Frolov

The scientist has been recognized with awards such as the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics in 2018 and was named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2012.

Best Publications

Planar superconducting resonators with internal quality factors above one million

A. Megrant;C. Neill;R. Barends;B. Chiaro

557
Citations
Interdiffusion and marker movements in concentrated polymer-polymer diffusion couples

Edward J. Kramer;Peter Green;Christopher J. Palmstrøm

439
Citations
Engineering shallow spins in diamond with nitrogen delta-doping

Kenichi Ohno;F. Joseph Heremans;Lee C. Bassett;Bryan A. Myers

364
Citations
Two-dimensional epitaxial superconductor-semiconductor heterostructures: A platform for topological superconducting networks

J. Shabani;J. Shabani;M. Kjaergaard;H. J. Suominen;Younghyun Kim

337
Citations
Epitaxy of advanced nanowire quantum devices

Sasa Gazibegovic;Sasa Gazibegovic;Diana Car;Diana Car;Hao Zhang;Stijn C. Balk

296
Citations
Electrical detection of spin accumulation at a ferromagnet-semiconductor interface.

X. Lou;C. Adelmann;M. Furis;S. A. Crooker

278
Citations
Zero-Energy Modes from Coalescing Andreev States in a Two-Dimensional Semiconductor-Superconductor Hybrid Platform.

Henri J. Suominen;Morten Kjaergaard;Alexander R. Hamilton;Alexander R. Hamilton;Javad Shabani;Javad Shabani

266
Citations
Marker displacement measurements of polymer-polymer interdiffusion

Peter F. Green;Christopher J. Palmstrom;James W. Mayer;Edward J. Kramer

235
Citations
Stable and epitaxial metal/III-V semiconductor heterostructures

T. Sands;C.J. Palmstrøm;J.P. Harbison;V.G. Keramidas

228
Citations
Molecular beam epitaxy growth of ferromagnetic single crystal (001) Ni2MnGa on (001) GaAs

J. W. Dong;L. C. Chen;C. J. Palmstrom;R. D. James

228
Citations
Spin injection from the Heusler alloy Co2MnGe into Al0.1Ga0.9As∕GaAs heterostructures

X. Y. Dong;C. Adelmann;J. Q. Xie;C. J. Palmstrøm

224
Citations
Transparent Semiconductor-Superconductor Interface and Induced Gap in an Epitaxial Heterostructure Josephson Junction

M. Kjaergaard;H. J. Suominen;M. P. Nowak;M. P. Nowak;A. R. Akhmerov

222
Citations
Limits of Reptation in Polymer Melts

Peter F. Green;Peter J. Mills;Christopher J. Palmstrøm;James W. Mayer

219
Citations
Quantized conductance doubling and hard gap in a two-dimensional semiconductor-superconductor heterostructure

M. Kjaergaard;F. Nichele;H. J. Suominen;M. P. Nowak

214
Citations
Spin injection and relaxation in ferromagnet-semiconductor heterostructures

C. Adelmann;X. Lou;J. Strand;C. J. Palmstrøm

206
Citations
Spin injection from the Heusler alloy Co_2MnGe into Al_0.1Ga_0.9As/GaAs heterostructures

X.Y. Dong;C. Adelmann;J.Q. Xie;C.J. Palmstrom

189
Citations
Self-assembled ErAs islands in GaAs: Growth and subpicosecond carrier dynamics

C. Kadow;S. B. Fleischer;J. P. Ibbetson;J. E. Bowers

183
Citations
Heusler compounds and spintronics

Chris J. Palmstrøm

169
Citations
Shape memory and ferromagnetic shape memory effects in single-crystal Ni2MnGa thin films

J. W. Dong;J. Q. Xie;J. Lu;J. Lu;C. Adelmann

164
Citations
Epitaxial Heusler Alloys: New Materials for Semiconductor Spintronics

Chris Palmstrøm

161
Citations