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Francesca M. Toma 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 Francesca M. Toma sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 130 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesca M. Toma 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 Francesca M. Toma sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesca M. Toma is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research is principally focused on energy and materials science, with notable contributions to the fields of renewable energy, sustainability, and materials chemistry.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including advanced photocatalysis techniques, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion. Additional research areas include Ga2O3 and related materials, ionic liquids properties and applications, copper-based nanomaterials, and perovskite materials and their applications.

Francesca M. Toma's research has appeared frequently in the following venues:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Their recent papers include:

  • Effects of Surface Roughness on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 over Cu, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • Best practices for experiments and reporting in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, 2023, Nature Catalysis
  • Investigation and mitigation of degradation mechanisms in Cu2O photoelectrodes for CO2 reduction to ethylene, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Cu/Cu2O Interconnected Porous Aerogel Catalyst for Highly Productive Electrosynthesis of Ethanol from CO2, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Integrated halide perovskite photoelectrochemical cells with solar-driven water-splitting efficiency of 20.8%, 2023, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francesca M. Toma include:

  • Guosong Zeng
  • Guiji Liu
  • David M. Larson
  • Srinivas Vanka
  • Zetian Mi

Best Publications

  • Efficient water oxidation at carbon nanotube–polyoxometalate electrocatalytic interfaces

    Francesca M. Toma;Andrea Sartorel;Matteo Iurlo;Mauro Carraro

  • Electronic Structure of Monoclinic BiVO4

    Jason K. Cooper;Sheraz Gul;Francesca M. Toma;Le Chen

  • Facet-dependent photovoltaic efficiency variations in single grains of hybrid halide perovskite

    Sibel Y. Leblebici;Sibel Y. Leblebici;Linn Leppert;Linn Leppert;Yanbo Li;Sebastian E. Reyes-Lillo;Sebastian E. Reyes-Lillo

  • High Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in Band Gap Tunable Bromide Containing Mixed Halide Perovskites

    Carolin M. Sutter-Fella;Yanbo Li;Matin Amani;Joel W. Ager

  • Tunable electrical conductivity in oriented thin films of tetrathiafulvalene-based covalent organic framework

    Song-Liang Cai;Song-Liang Cai;Yue-Biao Zhang;Yue-Biao Zhang;Andrew B. Pun;Bo He

  • Mechanistic insights into chemical and photochemical transformations of bismuth vanadate photoanodes

    Francesca M. Toma;Jason K. Cooper;Viktoria Kunzelmann;Viktoria Kunzelmann;Matthew T. McDowell;Matthew T. McDowell

  • Understanding the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Mechanism on CoOx using Operando Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    Marco Favaro;Jinhui Yang;Silvia Nappini;Elena Magnano

  • Indirect Bandgap and Optical Properties of Monoclinic Bismuth Vanadate

    Jason K. Cooper;Sheraz Gul;Francesca M. Toma;Le Chen

  • Effects of Surface Roughness on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 over Cu

    Kun Jiang;Kun Jiang;Kun Jiang;Yufeng Huang;Guosong Zeng;Francesca M. Toma

  • Carbon Nanotubes Promote Growth and Spontaneous Electrical Activity in Cultured Cardiac Myocytes

    Valentina Martinelli;Giada Cellot;Francesca Maria Toma;Carlin S. Long

  • A multifunctional biphasic water splitting catalyst tailored for integration with high-performance semiconductor photoanodes

    Jinhui Yang;Jason K. Cooper;Francesca M. Toma;Karl A. Walczak

  • Efficient and sustained photoelectrochemical water oxidation by cobalt oxide/silicon photoanodes with nanotextured interfaces.

    Jinhui Yang;Karl Walczak;Eitan Anzenberg;Francesca M. Toma

  • Synthesis and characterization of a carbon nanotube-dendron series for efficient siRNA delivery.

    M. Antonia Herrero;Francesca M. Toma;Khuloud T. Al-Jamal;Kostas Kostarelos

  • Electrocatalysis at Organic-Metal Interfaces: Identification of Structure-Reactivity Relationships for CO2 Reduction at Modified Cu Surfaces.

    Aya K. Buckley;Michelle Lee;Tao Cheng;Tao Cheng;Roman V. Kazantsev

  • Carbon Nanotube Scaffolds Tune Synaptic Strength in Cultured Neural Circuits: Novel Frontiers in Nanomaterial–Tissue Interactions

    Giada Cellot;Francesca Maria Toma;Zeynep Kasap Varley;Jummi Laishram

  • Defective TiO2 with high photoconductive gain for efficient and stable planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells.

    Yanbo Li;Jason K. Cooper;Wenjun Liu;Carolin M. Sutter-Fella

  • Enhanced anticancer activity of multi-walled carbon nanotube-methotrexate conjugates using cleavable linkers

    Cristian Samorì;Hanene Ali-Boucetta;Raquel Sainz;Chang Guo

  • Bottom-Up Synthesis of N = 13 Sulfur-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons

    Giang D. Nguyen;Giang D. Nguyen;Francesca M. Toma;Francesca M. Toma;Ting Cao;Ting Cao;Zahra Pedramrazi;Zahra Pedramrazi

  • Spinal Cord Explants Use Carbon Nanotube Interfaces To Enhance Neurite Outgrowth and To Fortify Synaptic Inputs

    Alessandra Fabbro;Ambra Villari;Jummi Laishram;Denis Scaini

  • Investigation and mitigation of degradation mechanisms in Cu2O photoelectrodes for CO2 reduction to ethylene

    Guiji Liu;Fan Zheng;Junrui Li;Junrui Li;Guosong Zeng

  • Degree of Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Determines Tissue Distribution and Excretion Profile

    Khuloud T. Al-Jamal;Antonio Nunes;Laura Methven;Hanene Ali-Boucetta

  • Fabrication of Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells by Controlled Low-Pressure Vapor Annealing

    Yanbo Li;Jason K. Cooper;Raffaella Buonsanti;Cinzia Giannini

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D. Sharp
Ian D. Sharp Technical University of Munich
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste
Joel W. Ager
Joel W. Ager Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Alberto Bianco
Alberto Bianco University of Strasbourg
Ali Javey
Ali Javey University of California, Berkeley
Adam M. Schwartzberg
Adam M. Schwartzberg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Laura Ballerini
Laura Ballerini University of Trieste
John M. Gregoire
John M. Gregoire California Institute of Technology
Andrea Sartorel
Andrea Sartorel University of Padua
Marcella Bonchio
Marcella Bonchio University of Padua

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