2026 David C. Look: 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	92	1495	1434	470	438	596	40223

David C. Look 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 C. Look sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 596 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David C. Look 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 C. Look sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David C. Look is affiliated with Wright State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as electrical and electronic engineering. Their work also intersects with renewable energy, sustainability, the environment, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

ZnO doping and properties
Ga2O3 and related materials
Electronic and structural properties of oxides
Semiconductor materials and devices
Advanced photocatalysis techniques
Acoustic wave resonator technologies
Luminescence properties of advanced materials

David C. Look has published articles in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
Applied Physics Letters
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena
APL Materials
Semiconductor Science and Technology

Recent notable papers cover a range of topics on oxide materials and device properties:

"Homoepitaxial β-Ga2O3 transparent conducting oxide with conductivity σ = 2323 S cm−1," 2021, APL Materials
"Neutron irradiation and forming gas anneal impact on β-Ga₂O₃ deep level defects," 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
"Optical and electrical properties of Ti-doped β-Ga₂O₃ (Ti³⁺:β-Ga₂O₃) bulk crystals grown by floating zone method," 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
"Properties of bulk scandium nitride crystals grown by physical vapor transport," 2020, Applied Physics Letters
"Depth-resolved cathodoluminescence and surface photovoltage spectroscopies of gallium vacancies in β-Ga2O3 with neutron irradiation and forming gas anneals," 2021, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena

Collaborations are a part of their research activity; frequent co-authors include Kevin Leedy, Ştefan C. Bǎdescu, Marco D. Santia, Buguo Wang, and Hantian Gao.

Best Publications

Recent Advances in ZnO Materials and Devices

David C. Look

3790
Citations
Characterization of homoepitaxial p-type ZnO grown by molecular beam epitaxy

David C. Look;D. C. Reynolds;C. W. Litton;R. L. Jones

1703
Citations
Residual Native Shallow Donor in ZnO

David C. Look;Joseph W. Hemsky;J. R. Sizelove

1485
Citations
Electrical properties of bulk ZnO

David C. Look;Donald C. Reynolds;J. R. Sizelove;R. L. Jones

1195
Citations
ZnO diode fabricated by excimer-laser doping

Toru Aoki;Yoshinori Hatanaka;David C. Look

1033
Citations
Time Saving in Measurement of NMR and EPR Relaxation Times

David C. Look;Donald R. Locker

1030
Citations
Electrical Characterization of GaAs Materials and Devices

David C. Look

769
Citations
Optically pumped ultraviolet lasing from ZnO

Donald C. Reynolds;David C. Look;B. Jogai

730
Citations
Valence-band ordering in ZnO

D. C. Reynolds;David C. Look;B. Jogai;C. W. Litton

724
Citations
P‐type doping and devices based on ZnO

David C. Look;David C. Look;Bruce Claflin;Bruce Claflin

699
Citations
Fabrication and characterization of n-ZnO/p-AlGaN heterojunction light-emitting diodes on 6H-SiC substrates

Y. I. Alivov;E. V. Kalinina;A. E. Cherenkov;David C. Look

678
Citations
Synthesis of p-type ZnO films

Y. R. Ryu;S. Zhu;David C. Look;J. M. Wrobel

670
Citations
The Future Of ZnO Light Emitters

David C. Look;David C. Look;Bruce Claflin;Bruce Claflin;Y. I. Alivov;Seong-Ju Park

627
Citations
Dislocation Scattering in GaN

David C. Look;J. R. Sizelove

580
Citations
Evidence of the Zn vacancy acting as the dominant acceptor in n-type ZnO.

F. Tuomisto;V. Ranki;K. Saarinen;David C. Look

577
Citations
Neutral-donor–bound-exciton complexes in ZnO crystals

D. C. Reynolds;David C. Look;B. Jogai;C. W. Litton

571
Citations
Defect Donor and Acceptor in GaN

David C. Look;D. C. Reynolds;Joseph W. Hemsky;J. R. Sizelove

561
Citations
Observation of 430 nm Electroluminescence from ZnO/GaN Heterojunction Light-Emitting Diodes

Y. I. Alivov;J. E. Van Nostrand;David C. Look;M. V. Chukichev

543
Citations
Ga-Doped ZnO Films Grown on GaN Templates by Plasma-Assisted Molecular-Beam Epitaxy

H. J. Ko;Yanfang F. Chen;S. K. Hong;H. Wenisch

508
Citations
Evidence for native-defect donors in n-type ZnO.

David C. Look;David C. Look;Gary C. Farlow;Pakpoom Reunchan;Sukit Limpijumnong

507
Citations
Degenerate layer at GaN/sapphire interface: Influence on Hall-effect measurements

David C. Look;Richard J. Molnar

501
Citations