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D-Index
61
Citations
44335
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6626
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1672

Eugene J. Mele 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 Eugene J. Mele sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 244 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eugene J. Mele 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 Eugene J. Mele sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eugene J. Mele is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has a research portfolio spanning several fields related to physics and materials science. Their work predominantly focuses on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and materials chemistry, with significant contributions also in biomedical engineering, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The main fields of study addressed in Mele's research include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Materials Science

Their subfields of study highlight a strong emphasis on:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

A range of key research topics emerges from Mele's body of work, reflecting contributions to:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions

Eugene J. Mele has authored numerous papers, frequently publishing in notable venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Nature Communications, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Among recent publications are:

  • Giant topological longitudinal circular photo-galvanic effect in the chiral multifold semimetal CoSi, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Optical signatures of multifold fermions in the chiral topological semimetal CoSi, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Direct Imaging of Antiferromagnetic Domains and Anomalous Layer-Dependent Mirror Symmetry Breaking in Atomically Thin MnPS3, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Three-dimensional nonlinear optical materials from twisted two-dimensional van der Waals interfaces, 2023, Nature Photonics
  • Intrinsic Fermi-surface contribution to the bulk photovoltaic effect, 2021, Physical Review Research

The scientist collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors including Bo Zhen, Christophe De Beule, Võ Tiến Phong, Jicheng Jin, and Spenser Talkington, underscoring a pattern of cooperative research efforts in their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • Quantum spin Hall effect in graphene

    C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Z-2 Topological Order and the Quantum Spin Hall Effect

    C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Topological insulators in three dimensions.

    Liang Fu;Charles L Kane;Eugene J Mele

  • Weyl and Dirac semimetals in three-dimensional solids

    N. P. Armitage;E. J. Mele;Ashvin Vishwanath

  • Dirac semimetal in three dimensions.

    Steve M Young;Saad Zaheer;Jeffrey C Teo;Charles L Kane

  • Size, Shape, and Low Energy Electronic Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

    C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Self-consistent effective-mass theory for intralayer screening in graphite intercalation compounds

    D. P. DiVincenzo;E. J. Mele

  • ELEMENTARY EXCITATIONS OF A LINEARLY CONJUGATED DIATOMIC POLYMER

    M.J. Rice;E.J. Melé

  • Photoluminescence and band gap modulation in graphene oxide

    Zhengtang Luo;Patrick M. Vora;Eugene J. Mele;A. T. Charlie Johnson

  • Commensuration and interlayer coherence in twisted bilayer graphene

    Eugene J Mele

  • Mapping the one-dimensional electronic States of nanotube peapod structures.

    D. J. Hornbaker;S. J. Kahng;S. Misra;B. W. Smith

  • Valley Chern numbers and boundary modes in gapped bilayer graphene

    Fan Zhang;Allan H. MacDonald;Eugene J. Mele

  • Temperature-dependent resistivity of single-wall carbon nanotubes

    C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele;R. S. Lee;J. E. Fischer

  • Time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity and Majorana Kramers pairs.

    Fan Zhang;C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Ratio problem in single carbon nanotube fluorescence spectroscopy

    C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Surface potentials and layer charge distributions in few-layer graphene films.

    Sujit S. Datta;Douglas R. Strachan;E. J. Mele;A. T. Charlie Johnson

  • Surface State Magnetization and Chiral Edge States on Topological Insulators

    Fan Zhang;Charles L Kane;Eugene J. Mele

  • Vibrational Excitations of Charged Solitons in Polyacetylene

    Eugene J. Mele;Michael J. Rice

  • Electric polarization of heteropolar nanotubes as a geometric phase.

    E. J. Mele;Petr Král

  • Electron interactions and scaling relations for optical excitations in carbon nanotubes.

    C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Semiconductor-metal transition in doped polyacetylene

    Eugene J. Mele;Michael J. Rice

  • Topological mirror superconductivity.

    Fan Zhang;C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Electronic structure of carbon nanotube ropes

    A. A. Maarouf;C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

  • Fermi-Level Lowering and the Core Exciton Spectrum of Intercalated Graphite

    Eugene J. Mele;John J. Ritsko

  • Cohesion and structure in stage-1 graphite intercalation compounds

    D. P. DiVincenzo;E. J. Mele

  • Microscopic theory for nanotube piezoelectricity

    Na Sai;E. J. Mele

  • Topological Insulators in Thr ee Dimensions

    Liang Fu;Charles L. Kane;Eugene J. Mele

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Kane
Charles L. Kane University of Pennsylvania
Andrew M. Rappe
Andrew M. Rappe University of Pennsylvania
Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal University of Pennsylvania
Claudia Felser
Claudia Felser Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Johnpierre Paglione
Johnpierre Paglione University of Maryland, College Park
Michael M. Fogler
Michael M. Fogler University of California, San Diego
Zhengtang Luo
Zhengtang Luo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Petr Král
Petr Král University of Illinois at Chicago
Dimitri Basov
Dimitri Basov Columbia University

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