2026 Eugene J. Mele: 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	61	6628	6405	1674	1555	244	44335

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

9574
Citations
Z-2 Topological Order and the Quantum Spin Hall Effect

C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

7771
Citations
Topological insulators in three dimensions.

Liang Fu;Charles L Kane;Eugene J Mele

5601
Citations
Weyl and Dirac semimetals in three-dimensional solids

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

4575
Citations
Dirac semimetal in three dimensions.

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

1938
Citations
Size, Shape, and Low Energy Electronic Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

1327
Citations
Self-consistent effective-mass theory for intralayer screening in graphite intercalation compounds

D. P. DiVincenzo;E. J. Mele

932
Citations
ELEMENTARY EXCITATIONS OF A LINEARLY CONJUGATED DIATOMIC POLYMER

M.J. Rice;E.J. Melé

842
Citations
Photoluminescence and band gap modulation in graphene oxide

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

702
Citations
Commensuration and interlayer coherence in twisted bilayer graphene

Eugene J Mele

597
Citations
Mapping the one-dimensional electronic States of nanotube peapod structures.

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

500
Citations
Valley Chern numbers and boundary modes in gapped bilayer graphene

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

445
Citations
Temperature-dependent resistivity of single-wall carbon nanotubes

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

360
Citations
Time-reversal-invariant topological superconductivity and Majorana Kramers pairs.

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

329
Citations
Ratio problem in single carbon nanotube fluorescence spectroscopy

C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

314
Citations
Surface potentials and layer charge distributions in few-layer graphene films.

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

300
Citations
Surface State Magnetization and Chiral Edge States on Topological Insulators

Fan Zhang;Charles L Kane;Eugene J. Mele

278
Citations
Vibrational Excitations of Charged Solitons in Polyacetylene

Eugene J. Mele;Michael J. Rice

267
Citations
Electric polarization of heteropolar nanotubes as a geometric phase.

E. J. Mele;Petr Král

257
Citations
Electron interactions and scaling relations for optical excitations in carbon nanotubes.

C. L. Kane;E. J. Mele

253
Citations
Semiconductor-metal transition in doped polyacetylene

Eugene J. Mele;Michael J. Rice

235
Citations
Topological mirror superconductivity.

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

225
Citations
Electronic structure of carbon nanotube ropes

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

214
Citations
Fermi-Level Lowering and the Core Exciton Spectrum of Intercalated Graphite

Eugene J. Mele;John J. Ritsko

200
Citations
Cohesion and structure in stage-1 graphite intercalation compounds

D. P. DiVincenzo;E. J. Mele

197
Citations
Microscopic theory for nanotube piezoelectricity

Na Sai;E. J. Mele

165
Citations
Topological Insulators in Thr ee Dimensions

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

0
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