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Detlef-M. Smilgies

Detlef-M. Smilgies

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 84 2300 2223 663 622 339 20809

Detlef-M. Smilgies publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Detlef-M. Smilgies between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Detlef-M. Smilgies published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2018. 12 of the 371 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2018. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1988 2025

371 publications in total across all disciplines

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Detlef-M. Smilgies: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 7
1997 6
1998 5
1999 6
2000 9
2001 10
2002 8
2003 5
2004 7
2005 6
2006 10
2007 14
2008 10
2009 18
2010 16
2011 12
2012 16
2013 17
2014 15
2015 20
2016 18
2017 14
2018 34
2019 23
2020 20
2021 11
2022 8
2023 7
2024 6
2025 6
Total 371
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Detlef-M. Smilgies 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 Detlef-M. Smilgies sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 330–349 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 339 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477 339
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Detlef-M. Smilgies 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 Detlef-M. Smilgies sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195 84
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Detlef-M. Smilgies is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research broadly spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant focus on several specialized subfields. These include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, such as:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography

Detlef-M. Smilgies has published numerous papers, with several appearing in frequently chosen venues. The publication venues include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Solar RRL
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Macromolecules

Recent notable papers highlight research in perovskite solar cells, hybrid perovskites, and nanoparticle dynamics. Some of these papers are:

  • Room-Temperature Partial Conversion of α-FAPbI3 Perovskite Phase via PbI2 Solvation Enables High-Performance Solar Cells (2020), published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • Wide and Tunable Bandgap MAPbBr3−xClx Hybrid Perovskites with Enhanced Phase Stability: In Situ Investigation and Photovoltaic Devices (2021), published in Solar RRL
  • In situ study of the film formation mechanism of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells: controlling the solvate phase using an additive system (2020), published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Coupled Dynamics of Colloidal Nanoparticle Spreading and Self-Assembly at a Fluid-Fluid Interface (2020), published in Langmuir
  • Perovskite Solar Cells toward Eco-Friendly Printing (2021), published in Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Ruipeng Li
  • Ming-Chun Tang
  • Aram Amassian
  • Dounya Barrit
  • Mark D. Poliks

Best Publications

  • Scherrer grain-size analysis adapted to grazing-incidence scattering with area detectors.

    Detlef-M. Smilgies

  • Stable high efficiency two-dimensional perovskite solar cells via cesium doping

    Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Xiaodong Ren;Bin Liu;Rahim Munir

  • A bicontinuous double gyroid hybrid solar cell.

    Edward J. W. Crossland;Marleen Kamperman;Mihaela Nedelcu;Caterina Ducati

  • Induction of Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence from an Achiral Light-Emitting Polymer via a Chiral Small-Molecule Dopant

    Ying Yang;Rosenildo Correa da Costa;Detlef‐M. Smilgies;Alasdair J. Campbell

  • Origin of vertical orientation in two-dimensional metal halide perovskites and its effect on photovoltaic performance.

    Alexander Z. Chen;Michelle Shiu;Jennifer H. Ma;Matthew R. Alpert

  • Crystallization Kinetics of Organic–Inorganic Trihalide Perovskites and the Role of the Lead Anion in Crystal Growth

    David T. Moore;Hiroaki Sai;Kwan W. Tan;Detlef-M. Smilgies

  • High-Lamellar Ordering and Amorphous-Like π-Network in Short-Chain Thiazolothiazole−Thiophene Copolymers Lead to High Mobilities

    Itaru Osaka;Rui Zhang;Geneviève Sauvé;Detlef-M. Smilgies

  • Reduction in the surface energy of liquid interfaces at short length scales

    C. Fradin;A. Braslau;D. Luzet;D. Smilgies

  • Multi-inch single-crystalline perovskite membrane for high-detectivity flexible photosensors

    Yucheng Liu;Yunxia Zhang;Zhou Yang;Haochen Ye

  • High performance ambient-air-stable FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells with molecule-passivated Ruddlesden–Popper/3D heterostructured film

    Tianqi Niu;Jing Lu;Ming-Chun Tang;Dounya Barrit

  • Kinetics of the self-assembly of nanocrystal superlattices measured by real-time in situ X-ray scattering

    Mark C. Weidman;Detlef-M. Smilgies;William A. Tisdale

  • Phase Transition Control for High Performance Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Solar Cells

    Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Rahim Munir;Zhuo Xu;Yucheng Liu

  • Preparation, Structure, and Optical Properties of Nanoporous Gold Thin Films

    Matthew C. Dixon;Thomas A. Daniel;Mitsunori Hieda;Detlef M. Smilgies

  • Solution-printed organic semiconductor blends exhibiting transport properties on par with single crystals

    Muhammad R. Niazi;Ruipeng Li;Er Qiang Li;Ahmad R. Kirmani

  • Controlling nanocrystal superlattice symmetry and shape-anisotropic interactions through variable ligand surface coverage.

    Joshua J. Choi;Clive R. Bealing;Kaifu Bian;Kevin J. Hughes

  • Shape-anisotropy driven symmetry transformations in nanocrystal superlattice polymorphs.

    Kaifu Bian;Joshua J. Choi;Ananth Kaushik;Paulette Clancy

  • Phase Transition Control for High-Performance Blade-Coated Perovskite Solar Cells

    Jianbo Li;Rahim Munir;Yuanyuan Fan;Tianqi Niu

  • Order parameters and areas in fluid-phase oriented lipid membranes using wide angle X-ray scattering.

    Thalia T. Mills;Thalia T. Mills;Gilman E.S. Toombes;Gilman E.S. Toombes;Stephanie Tristram-Nagle;Detlef-M. Smilgies

  • Dynamical Transformation of Two-Dimensional Perovskites with Alternating Cations in the Interlayer Space for High-Performance Photovoltaics

    Yalan Zhang;Peijun Wang;Ming Chun Tang;Dounya Barrit

  • Multi-cation Synergy Suppresses Phase Segregation in Mixed-Halide Perovskites

    Hoang X. Dang;Hoang X. Dang;Kai Wang;Masoud Ghasemi;Ming-Chun Tang

  • Tetrathienoacene Copolymers As High Mobility, Soluble Organic Semiconductors

    Hon Hang Fong;Vladimir A. Pozdin;Aram Amassian;George G. Malliaras

Frequent Co-Authors

Aram Amassian
Aram Amassian North Carolina State University
Christine M. Papadakis
Christine M. Papadakis Technical University of Munich
Kui Zhao
Kui Zhao Shaanxi Normal University
Brian A. Korgel
Brian A. Korgel The University of Texas at Austin
Roland Resel
Roland Resel Graz University of Technology
Rahim Munir
Rahim Munir ATB Financial
Tobias Hanrath
Tobias Hanrath Cornell University
John E. Anthony
John E. Anthony University of Kentucky
Suzana Pereira Nunes
Suzana Pereira Nunes King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Shengzhong Frank Liu
Shengzhong Frank Liu Shaanxi Normal University

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