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Materials Science

D-Index
89
Citations
54482
World Ranking
1737
National Ranking
528

Physics

D-Index
88
Citations
54117
World Ranking
2351
National Ranking
1181

David Tománek 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 Tománek sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 365 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Tománek 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 Tománek sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions towards theoretical understanding of structural and electronic properties of atomic clusters and lowdimensional systems

Overview

David Tománek is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their publication record demonstrates a focus on both fundamental and applied aspects within these disciplines, particularly touching on Materials Chemistry and subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including graphene research and applications, 2D materials and their uses, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, MXene and MAX phase materials, diamond and carbon-based materials research, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and metal and thin film mechanics. These topics reflect their multidisciplinary research interests that integrate chemistry, physics, and engineering approaches.

Frequent co-authors in their research efforts include Dan Liu, Andrii Kyrylchuk, Jie Guan, Shixin Song, and Alexander Quandt. Collaborations with these researchers have contributed to the diversity and depth of their scientific output.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Changing the Phosphorus Allotrope from a Square Columnar Structure to a Planar Zigzag Nanoribbon by Increasing the Diameter of Carbon Nanotube Nanoreactors," 2020, Nano Letters
  • "Giant nanomechanical energy storage capacity in twisted single-walled carbon nanotube ropes," 2024, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Efficient growth and characterization of one-dimensional transition metal tellurides inside carbon nanotubes," 2020, Nanoscale
  • "Superior hardness and stiffness of diamond nanoparticles," 2020, Carbon
  • "Unusual electric polarization behavior in elemental quasi-two-dimensional allotropes of selenium," 2022, Physical Review Materials

These publications span high-impact journals and cover advanced materials concepts related to nanostructures, energy storage, and mechanical properties of novel materials. The papers have received citations indicating engagement by the scientific community.

David Tománek's frequent publication venues include Physical Review Materials, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Applied, Carbon, and Nature Nanotechnology. These venues align with the thematic focus on condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, and nanotechnology.

An award recognizing their contributions is the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), granted in 2004. The citation highlights their theoretical work on structural and electronic properties of atomic clusters and low-dimensional systems.

Best Publications

  • Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes

    Andreas Thess;Roland Lee;Pavel Nikolaev;Hongjie Dai

  • Phosphorene: An Unexplored 2D Semiconductor with a High Hole Mobility

    Han Liu;Adam T. Neal;Zhen Zhu;Zhe Luo

  • Phosphorene: A New 2D Material with High Carrier Mobility

    Han Liu;Adam T. Neal;Zhen Zhu;David Tomanek

  • Unusually High Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes

    Savas Berber;Young Kyun Kwon;David Tománek

  • Unraveling Nanotubes: Field Emission from an Atomic Wire

    A. G. Rinzler;J. H. Hafner;P. Nikolaev;P. Nordlander

  • Semiconducting layered blue phosphorus: a computational study

    Zhen Zhu;David Tománek

  • Self-assembly of tubular fullerenes

    Ting Guo;Pavel Nikolaev;Andrew G. Rinzler;David Tomanek

  • Designing electrical contacts to MoS2 monolayers: a computational study.

    Igor Popov;Gotthard Seifert;David Tománek

  • Phase coexistence and metal-insulator transition in few-layer phosphorene: a computational study.

    Jie Guan;Zhen Zhu;David Tománek

  • Structural rigidity and low frequency vibrational modes of long carbon tubules

    G. Overney;W. Zhong;D. Tománek

  • High Mobility WSe2 p- and n-Type Field-Effect Transistors Contacted by Highly Doped Graphene for Low-Resistance Contacts

    Hsun Jen Chuang;Xuebin Tan;Nirmal Jeevi Ghimire;Meeghage Madusanka Perera

  • Electron-phonon coupling and superconductivity in alkali-intercalated C60 solid.

    M. Schluter;M. Lannoo;M. Needels;G. A. Baraff

  • A novel hybrid carbon material

    Albert G. Nasibulin;Peter V. Pikhitsa;Hua Jiang;David P. Brown

  • Effect of van der Waals Interactions on the Raman Modes in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    A. M. Rao;J. Chen;E. Richter;U. Schlecht

  • Low-Resistance 2D/2D Ohmic Contacts: A Universal Approach to High-Performance WSe2, MoS2, and MoSe2 Transistors

    Hsun Jen Chuang;Bhim Chamlagain;Michael Koehler;Meeghage Madusanka Perera

  • Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes: An Ab Initio Study

    Young Hee Lee;Young Hee Lee;Seong Gon Kim;David Tománek

  • Simple theory for the electronic and atomic structure of small clusters

    D. Tománek;S. Mukherjee;K. H. Bennemann

  • Collective plasmon excitations in C60 clusters.

    George F. Bertsch;Aurel Bulgac;David Tománek;Yang Wang

  • Theory and observation of highly asymmetric atomic structure in scanning-tunneling-microscopy images of graphite

    David Tománek;Steven G. Louie;H. Jonathon Mamin;David W. Abraham

  • Effect of SOCl2 treatment on electrical and mechanical properties of single-wall carbon nanotube networks.

    Urszula Dettlaff-Weglikowska;Viera Skákalová;Ralf Graupner;Sung Ho Jhang

  • Phosphorene: An Unexplored 2D Semiconductor with a High Hole

    Mobility Liu;Adam T. Neal;Zhen Zhu;Zhe Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Steven G. Louie
Steven G. Louie University of California, Berkeley
Marvin L. Cohen
Marvin L. Cohen University of California, Berkeley
Angel Rubio
Angel Rubio Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
George F. Bertsch
George F. Bertsch University of Washington
Morinobu Endo
Morinobu Endo Shinshu University
Young Hee Lee
Young Hee Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Yasumitsu Miyata
Yasumitsu Miyata Tokyo Metropolitan University
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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