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David Beljonne

David Beljonne

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Chemistry
Belgium
2026
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Materials Science
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
121
Citations
65236
World Ranking
461
National Ranking
3

Chemistry

D-Index
121
Citations
64960
World Ranking
469
National Ranking
8

David Beljonne 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 David Beljonne sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 618 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Beljonne 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 David Beljonne sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

David Beljonne is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant emphasis on Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering as subfields.

The scientist's main research areas include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials.

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yoann Olivier
  • Eli Zysman-Colman
  • Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
  • David Hall
  • Claudio Quarti

Beljonne has published extensively in several key venues, among which are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Chemistry of Materials

Notable recent publications include:

  • Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on Heteroatom-Doped Nanographenes: Recent Advances and Prospects for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • The role of charge recombination to triplet excitons in organic solar cells, 2021, Nature
  • A Deep Blue B,N-Doped Heptacene Emitter That Shows Both Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and Delayed Fluorescence by Triplet-Triplet Annihilation, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Hypsochromic Shift of Multiple-Resonance-Induced Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence by Oxygen Atom Incorporation, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles turn molecular triplet excitons bright, 2020, Nature

Best Publications

  • The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment

    K. Lance Kelly;Eduardo A. Coronado;Lin-lin Zhao;George C Schatz

  • Charge-Transfer and Energy-Transfer Processes in π-Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers: A Molecular Picture

    Jean-Luc Brédas;David Beljonne;Veaceslav Coropceanu;Jérôme Cornil

  • Design of organic molecules with large two-photon absorption cross sections

    Marius Albota;David Beljonne;Jean-Luc Bredas;Jeffrey E. Ehrlich

  • The Role of Driving Energy and Delocalized States for Charge Separation in Organic Semiconductors

    Artem A. Bakulin;Akshay Rao;Vlad G. Pavelyev;Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht

  • Interchain Interactions in Organic π-Conjugated Materials: Impact on Electronic Structure, Optical Response, and Charge Transport

    J. Cornil;J. Cornil;D. Beljonne;D. Beljonne;J. P. Calbert;Jean-Luc Bredas;Jean-Luc Bredas

  • Approaching disorder-free transport in high-mobility conjugated polymers

    Deepak Venkateshvaran;Mark Nikolka;Aditya Sadhanala;Vincent Lemaur

  • Structure−Property Relationships for Two-Photon Absorbing Chromophores: Bis-Donor Diphenylpolyene and Bis(styryl)benzene Derivatives

    Mariacristina Rumi;Jeffrey E. Ehrlich;Ahmed A. Heikal;Joseph W. Perry

  • Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Based on Heteroatom-Doped Nanographenes: Recent Advances and Prospects for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

    Subeesh Madayanad Suresh;David Hall;David Hall;David Beljonne;Yoann Olivier;Yoann Olivier

  • Singlet exciton fission in solution

    Brian J. Walker;Andrew J. Musser;David Beljonne;Richard H. Friend

  • Intermolecular interactions in the molecular ferromagnetic NH4Ni(mnt)(2)center dot H2O

    AT Coomber;D. Beljonne;RH Friend;Jean-Luc Bredas

  • Beyond Förster resonance energy transfer in biological and nanoscale systems.

    David Beljonne;Carles Curutchet;Gregory D. Scholes;Robert J. Silbey

  • Highly emissive excitons with reduced exchange energy in thermally activated delayed fluorescent molecules.

    Anton Pershin;David Hall;David Hall;Vincent Lemaur;Juan-Carlos Sancho-Garcia

  • Role of dimensionality on the two-photon absorption response of conjugated molecules: The case of octupolar compounds

    D. Beljonne;W. Wenseleers;Egbert Zojer;Z. Shuai

  • Interchain vs. intrachain energy transfer in acceptor-capped conjugated polymers

    D. Beljonne;G. Pourtois;C. Silva;E. Hennebicq

  • Spin-Orbit Coupling and Intersystem Crossing in Conjugated Polymers: A Configuration Interaction Description

    D. Beljonne;Z. Shuai;G. Pourtois;J. L. Bredas

  • Mechanisms for enhancement of two-photon absorption in donor–acceptor conjugated chromophores

    T. Kogej;T. Kogej;D. Beljonne;F. Meyers;J.W. Perry

  • The role of charge recombination to triplet excitons in organic solar cells.

    Alexander J. Gillett;Alberto Privitera;Rishat Dilmurat;Akchheta Karki

  • Photoinduced charge generation and recombination dynamics in model donor/acceptor pairs for organic solar cell applications: a full quantum-chemical treatment.

    Vincent Lemaur;Michelle Steel;David Beljonne;Jean-Luc Brédas,†,‡ and

  • Charge separation in localized and delocalized electronic states in polymeric semiconductors

    Anna Köhler;D. A. dos Santos;David Beljonne;Z. Shuai

  • Excited-State Electronic Structure of Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers: A Quantum-Chemical Approach to Optical Phenomena

    Jean-Luc Brédas;Jérôme Cornil;David Beljonne;Donizetti A. dos Santos

  • The Impact of Molecular Orientation on the Photovoltaic Properties of a Phthalocyanine/Fullerene Heterojunction

    Barry P. Rand;David Cheyns;Karolien Vasseur;Noel C. Giebink

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Luc Brédas
Jean-Luc Brédas University of Arizona
Jérôme Cornil
Jérôme Cornil University of Mons
Yoann Olivier
Yoann Olivier University of Namur
Roberto Lazzaroni
Roberto Lazzaroni University of Mons
Zhigang Shuai
Zhigang Shuai Tsinghua University
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Vincent Lemaur
Vincent Lemaur University of Mons
Paolo Samorì
Paolo Samorì University of Strasbourg
Frédéric Castet
Frédéric Castet University of Bordeaux

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