World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Daniel Sánchez-Portal

Daniel Sánchez-Portal

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
33905
World Ranking
6327
National Ranking
99

Daniel Sánchez-Portal 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 Daniel Sánchez-Portal sits on this spectrum.

50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 224 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel Sánchez-Portal 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 Daniel Sánchez-Portal sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the development and use of electronic structure methods, especially SIESTA and its timedependent version, which has enabled the simulation of systems of unprecedented complexity

Overview

Daniel Sánchez-Portal is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering, with subfields focused on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including Graphene research and applications, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, 2D Materials and Applications, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Recent publications highlight their focus on graphene nanoribbons and related phenomena. Selected papers include:

  • Probing the Magnetism of Topological End States in 5-Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Magnetism of Topological Boundary States Induced by Boron Substitution in Graphene Nanoribbons, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Addressing Electron Spins Embedded in Metallic Graphene Nanoribbons, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Band Depopulation of Graphene Nanoribbons Induced by Chemical Gating with Amino Groups, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Catalytic Oxidation of CO on a Curved Pt(111) Surface: Simultaneous Ignition at All Facets through a Transient CO-O Complex, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Sánchez-Portal has published frequently in venues such as ACS Nano, arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, and Physical Review Letters.

  • ACS Nano
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Physical Review Letters

Frequent co-authors in Sánchez-Portal's publications include Thomas Frederiksen, Aran García-Lekue, Sofía Sanz, Pedro Brandimarte, and G. Giedke.

  • Thomas Frederiksen
  • Aran García-Lekue
  • Sofía Sanz
  • Pedro Brandimarte
  • G. Giedke

In recognition of contributions to the development and use of electronic structure methods, particularly the SIESTA approach and its time-dependent variant, Daniel Sánchez-Portal was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The SIESTA method for ab initio order-N materials simulation

    José M Soler;Emilio Artacho;Julian D Gale;Alberto García

  • Density-functional method for very large systems with LCAO basis sets

    Daniel Sánchez‐Portal;Pablo Ordejón;Emilio Artacho;José M. Soler

  • LINEAR-SCALING AB-INITIO CALCULATIONS FOR LARGE AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS

    E. Artacho;D. Sánchez-Portal;P. Ordejón;A. García

  • Numerical atomic orbitals for linear-scaling calculations

    Javier Junquera;Óscar Paz;Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Emilio Artacho

  • AB INITIO STRUCTURAL, ELASTIC, AND VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES

    Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Emilio Artacho;José M. Soler;Angel Rubio

  • The SIESTA method; developments and applicability.

    Emilio Artacho;Emilio Artacho;E Anglada;O Diéguez;J D Gale

  • Siesta: Recent developments and applications

    Alberto García;Nick Rübner Papior;Arsalan Akhtar;Emilio Artacho

  • Projection of plane-wave calculations into atomic orbitals

    Daniel Sanchez-Portal;Emilio Artacho;Jose M Soler

  • Lowest Energy Structures of Gold Nanoclusters

    I. L. Garzón;K. Michaelian;M. R. Beltrán;A. Posada-Amarillas

  • Direct observation of electron dynamics in the attosecond domain

    A. Föhlisch;P. Feulner;F. Hennies;A. Fink

  • Atomistic near-field nanoplasmonics: reaching atomic-scale resolution in nanooptics.

    Marc Barbry;P. Koval;Federico Marchesin;Ruben Esteban

  • Stiff Monatomic Gold Wires with a Spinning Zigzag Geometry

    Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Emilio Artacho;Javier Junquera;Pablo Ordejón

  • Electronic Excitations in Metals and at Metal Surfaces

    Eugene V. Chulkov;Andrei G. Borisov;J. P. Gauyacq;Daniel Sánchez-Portal

  • First-principles study of substitutional metal impurities in graphene: structural, electronic and magnetic properties

    Elton Jose Gomes Santos;Elton Jose Gomes Santos;Andrés Ayuela;Daniel Sánchez-Portal

  • Analysis of atomic orbital basis sets from the projection of plane-wave results

    Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Emilio Artacho;José M Soler

  • Ab initio calculations of the optical properties of 4-Å-diameter single-walled nanotubes

    M. Machón;Stephanie Reich;C. Thomsen;Daniel Sánchez-Portal

  • Atomic-Scale Lightning Rod Effect in Plasmonic Picocavities: a Classical View to a Quantum Effect

    Mattin Urbieta;Marc Barbry;Yao Zhang;Peter Koval

  • Calculation of the optical response of atomic clusters using time-dependent density functional theory and local orbitals

    Argyrios Tsolakidis;Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Richard M. Martin

  • ELECTRONIC STATES IN A FINITE CARBON NANOTUBE : A ONE-DIMENSIONAL QUANTUM BOX

    Angel Rubio;Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Emilio Artacho;Pablo Ordejón

  • Magnetism of substitutional Co impurities in graphene: Realization of single π vacancies

    Elton Jose Gomes Santos;Daniel Sánchez-Portal;Andrés Ayuela

  • Metallic bonding and cluster structure

    José M. Soler;José M. Soler;Marcela R. Beltrán;Karo Michaelian;Ignacio L. Garzón;Ignacio L. Garzón

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Arnau
Andrés Arnau University of the Basque Country
Emilio Artacho
Emilio Artacho University of Cambridge
José M. Soler
José M. Soler Autonomous University of Madrid
Pablo Ordejón
Pablo Ordejón Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia
Pedro M. Echenique
Pedro M. Echenique Donostia International Physics Center
Andrés Ayuela
Andrés Ayuela Spanish National Research Council
Richard M. Martin
Richard M. Martin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rodolfo Miranda
Rodolfo Miranda Autonomous University of Madrid
Javier Aizpurua
Javier Aizpurua University of the Basque Country

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Daniel Sánchez-Portal

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles