2026 Craig L. Perkins: 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	45	11591	11202	2700	2507	140	14098

Craig L. Perkins 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 Craig L. Perkins sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 140 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig L. Perkins 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 Craig L. Perkins sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Craig L. Perkins is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's publications cover various topics related to semiconductor materials and their applications. Key research themes include:

Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
ZnO doping and properties

Craig L. Perkins has published extensively, with 52 works related to materials science and 49 in engineering. Subfields of particular focus include materials chemistry with 49 publications, electrical and electronic engineering with 42, inorganic chemistry with 8, as well as atomic and molecular physics and condensed matter physics with several contributions in each.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Perkins are:

Andriy Zakutayev
Sage R. Bauers
Matthew O. Reese
Christopher P. Muzzillo
Rebecca W. Smaha

They have contributed to multiple publication venues, most notably:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Solar RRL
Joule
Applied Physics Letters
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Selected recent papers include:

Thin-Film Solar Cells with 19% Efficiency by Thermal Evaporation of CdSe and CdTe, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
Synthesis of LaWN ₃ nitride perovskite with polar symmetry, 2021, Science
3D/2D passivation as a secret to success for polycrystalline thin-film solar cells, 2021, Joule
Improving the barrier properties of tin oxide in metal halide perovskite solar cells using ozone to enhance nucleation, 2023, Joule
High-Throughput Selection and Experimental Realization of Two New Ce-Based Nitride Perovskites: CeMoN₃ and CeWN₃, 2022, Chemistry of Materials

Best Publications

19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81·2% fill factor

Ingrid Repins;Miguel A. Contreras;Brian Egaas;Clay DeHart

2733
Citations
Properties of 19.2% efficiency ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 thin‐film solar cells

Kannan Ramanathan;Miguel A. Contreras;Craig L. Perkins;Sally Asher

1407
Citations
Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Self-Assembled Films of PbSe Nanocrystals Treated with 1,2-Ethanedithiol

Joseph M. Luther;Matt Law;Qing Song;Craig L. Perkins

905
Citations
Interaction of Molecular Oxygen with the Vacuum-Annealed TiO2(110) Surface: Molecular and Dissociative Channels

Michael A. Henderson;William S. Epling;Craig L. Perkins;Charles H. F. Peden

582
Citations
Structural, optical, and electrical properties of PbSe nanocrystal solids treated thermally or with simple amines.

Matt Law;Joseph M. Luther;Qing Song;Barbara K. Hughes

533
Citations
Insights into Photoexcited Electron Scavenging Processes on TiO2 Obtained from Studies of the Reaction of O2 with OH Groups Adsorbed at Electronic Defects on TiO2 (110)

Michael A. Henderson;William S. Epling;Charles H. F. Peden;Craig L. Perkins

495
Citations
Redox properties of water on the oxidized and reduced surfaces of CeO2

Michael A. Henderson;C. L. Perkins;Mark H. Engelhard;Suntharampillai Thevuthasan

482
Citations
Microstructure and pseudocapacitive properties of electrodes constructed of oriented NiO-TiO2 nanotube arrays.

Jae-Hun Kim;Kai Zhu;Yanfa Yan;Craig L. Perkins

478
Citations
n-Type transition metal oxide as a hole extraction layer in PbS quantum dot solar cells.

Jianbo Gao;Jianbo Gao;Craig L. Perkins;Joseph M. Luther;Mark C. Hanna

342
Citations
Identification of nitrogen chemical states in N-doped ZnO via x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Craig L. Perkins;Se-Hee Lee;Xiaonan Li;Sally E. Asher

332
Citations
Exceeding 20% efficiency with in situ group V doping in polycrystalline CdTe solar cells

W. K. Metzger;S. Grover;D. Lu;E. Colegrove

329
Citations
PbSe quantum dot field-effect transistors with air-stable electron mobilities above 7 cm2 V(-1) s(-1).

Yao Liu;Jason Tolentino;Markelle Gibbs;Rachelle Ihly

288
Citations
Substrate-controlled band positions in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films

Elisa M. Miller;Yixin Zhao;Candy C. Mercado;Sudip K. Saha

225
Citations
Robust, functional nanocrystal solids by infilling with atomic layer deposition.

Yao Liu;Markelle Gibbs;Craig L. Perkins;Jason Tolentino

198
Citations
Textured nanoporous Mo:BiVO4 photoanodes with high charge transport and charge transfer quantum efficiencies for oxygen evolution

Vineet Nair;Craig L. Perkins;Qiyin Lin;Matt Law

196
Citations
Atmospheric‐Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Iron Pyrite Thin Films

Nicholas Berry;Ming Cheng;Craig L. Perkins;Moritz Limpinsel

194
Citations
Revisiting the Valence and Conduction Band Size Dependence of PbS Quantum Dot Thin Films.

Elisa M. Miller;Daniel M. Kroupa;Daniel M. Kroupa;Jianbing Zhang;Philip Schulz

185
Citations
Chemical vapor deposition-formed p-type ZnO thin films

X. Li;Y. Yan;T. A. Gessert;C. L. Perkins

184
Citations
Iron Pyrite Thin Films Synthesized from an Fe(acac)3 Ink

Sean Seefeld;Moritz Limpinsel;Yu Liu;Nima Farhi

180
Citations
Thin-Film Solar Cells with 19% Efficiency by Thermal Evaporation of CdSe and CdTe

Tursun Ablekim;Joel N. Duenow;Xin Zheng;Helio Moutinho

156
Citations
Improved performance in ZnO/CdS/CuGaSe2 thin-film solar cells

David L. Young;James Keane;Anna Duda;Jehad A. M. AbuShama

144
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Wyatt K. Metzger National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Matthew O. Reese National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mowafak Al-Jassim National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Glenn Teeter National Renewable Energy Laboratory

David L. Young National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Yanfa Yan University of Toledo

Chun-Sheng Jiang National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Matt Law University of California, Irvine

Andriy Zakutayev National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Rommel Noufi National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Craig L. Perkins

D-Index & Metrics

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Materials Science

Craig L. Perkins publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

Craig L. Perkins D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

Overview

Best Publications

19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81·2% fill factor

Properties of 19.2% efficiency ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 thin‐film solar cells

Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Self-Assembled Films of PbSe Nanocrystals Treated with 1,2-Ethanedithiol

Interaction of Molecular Oxygen with the Vacuum-Annealed TiO2(110) Surface: Molecular and Dissociative Channels

Structural, optical, and electrical properties of PbSe nanocrystal solids treated thermally or with simple amines.

Insights into Photoexcited Electron Scavenging Processes on TiO2 Obtained from Studies of the Reaction of O2 with OH Groups Adsorbed at Electronic Defects on TiO2 (110)

Redox properties of water on the oxidized and reduced surfaces of CeO2

Microstructure and pseudocapacitive properties of electrodes constructed of oriented NiO-TiO2 nanotube arrays.

n-Type transition metal oxide as a hole extraction layer in PbS quantum dot solar cells.

Identification of nitrogen chemical states in N-doped ZnO via x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Exceeding 20% efficiency with in situ group V doping in polycrystalline CdTe solar cells

PbSe quantum dot field-effect transistors with air-stable electron mobilities above 7 cm2 V(-1) s(-1).

Substrate-controlled band positions in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films

Robust, functional nanocrystal solids by infilling with atomic layer deposition.

Textured nanoporous Mo:BiVO4 photoanodes with high charge transport and charge transfer quantum efficiencies for oxygen evolution

Atmospheric‐Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Iron Pyrite Thin Films

Revisiting the Valence and Conduction Band Size Dependence of PbS Quantum Dot Thin Films.

Chemical vapor deposition-formed p-type ZnO thin films

Iron Pyrite Thin Films Synthesized from an Fe(acac)3 Ink

Thin-Film Solar Cells with 19% Efficiency by Thermal Evaporation of CdSe and CdTe

Improved performance in ZnO/CdS/CuGaSe2 thin-film solar cells

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