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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 90 1654 1589 1 1 428 46290
Chemistry 88 2236 2008 2 1 430 44728

François Béguin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by François Béguin between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. François Béguin published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2013. 9 of the 461 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2013. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 1 publication
1971 2025

461 publications in total across all disciplines

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François Béguin: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 2
1978 0
1979 1
1980 2
1981 1
1982 3
1983 5
1984 2
1985 2
1986 3
1987 0
1988 7
1989 4
1990 0
1991 8
1992 7
1993 8
1994 13
1995 7
1996 9
1997 4
1998 14
1999 13
2000 8
2001 14
2002 19
2003 7
2004 21
2005 14
2006 27
2007 9
2008 8
2009 17
2010 7
2011 8
2012 10
2013 35
2014 22
2015 33
2016 12
2017 12
2018 12
2019 7
2020 11
2021 7
2022 8
2023 6
2024 8
2025 1
Total 461
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François Béguin 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 François Béguin 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, 410–429 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: 428 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256 428
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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François Béguin 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 François Béguin 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, 90–91 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: 90 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.

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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
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175 90
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Poland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Poland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Poland Leader Award

Overview

François Béguin is affiliated with Poznań University of Technology in Poland and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on materials science and engineering. Their research contributions emphasize the development and characterization of advanced materials for energy storage and conversion technologies.

The scientist's work spans the following main fields of study:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, Béguin's subfield expertise includes:

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Catalysis
  • Materials Chemistry

The research topics most frequently addressed in their publications are:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals

Béguin has contributed to multiple prominent publication venues, with frequent appearances in journals related to energy storage and materials:

  • Energy storage materials
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Carbon
  • ChemSusChem
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

The following list includes recent papers authored or co-authored by François Béguin, demonstrating a focus on carbon-based materials and their electrochemical applications:

  • A dual shape pore model to analyze the gas adsorption data of hierarchical micro-mesoporous carbons, 2021, Carbon
  • Engaging nanoporous carbons in "beyond adsorption" applications: Characterization, challenges and performance, 2020, Carbon
  • Advantageous carbon deposition during the irreversible electrochemical oxidation of Na2C4O4 used as a presodiation source for the anode of sodium-ion systems, 2021, Energy storage materials
  • Sustainable production of self-activated bio-derived carbons through solar pyrolysis for their use in supercapacitors, 2020, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Effect of salt concentration in aqueous LiTFSI electrolytes on the performance of carbon-based electrochemical capacitors, 2021, Electrochimica Acta

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Béguin include:

  • Paula Ratajczak
  • A. Chojnacka
  • S.E.M. Pourhosseini
  • Emmanuel Pameté
  • Zhuanpei Wang

Best Publications

  • Carbon materials for the electrochemical storage of energy in capacitors

    Elzbieta Frackowiak;François Béguin

  • Carbons and Electrolytes for Advanced Supercapacitors

    François Béguin;Volker Presser;Andrea Balducci;Elzbieta Frackowiak

  • Electrochemical storage of energy in carbon nanotubes and nanostructured carbons

    Elzbieta Frackowiak;François Béguin

  • Supercapacitors based on conducting polymers/nanotubes composites

    E. Frackowiak;V. Khomenko;K. Jurewicz;K. Lota

  • Relationship between the nanoporous texture of activated carbons and their capacitance properties in different electrolytes

    E. Raymundo-Piñero;K. Kierzek;J. Machnikowski;F. Béguin

  • Supercapacitor electrodes from multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    E. Frackowiak;K. Metenier;V. Bertagna;F. Beguin

  • KOH and NaOH activation mechanisms of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with different structural organisation

    E. Raymundo-Piñero;E. Raymundo-Piñero;P. Azaïs;T. Cacciaguerra;D. Cazorla-Amorós

  • A High-Performance Carbon for Supercapacitors Obtained by Carbonization of a Seaweed Biopolymer

    Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero;Fabrice Leroux;Francois Beguin

  • Determination of the specific capacitance of conducting polymer/nanotubes composite electrodes using different cell configurations

    V. Khomenko;E. Frackowiak;F. Béguin

  • Electrochemical energy storage in ordered porous carbon materials

    Cathie Vix-Guterl;Elzbieta Frackowiak;Krzysztof Jurewicz;Marcin Friebe;Marcin Friebe

  • Optimisation of an asymmetric manganese oxide/activated carbon capacitor working at 2 V in aqueous medium

    V. Khomenko;E. Raymundo-Piñero;F. Béguin

  • Supercapacitors : materials, systems, and applications

    François Béguin;Elżbieta Frąckowiak

  • Elastic Modulus of Ordered and Disordered Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    Jean-Paul Salvetat;Andrzej J. Kulik;Jean-Marc Bonard;G. Andrew D. Briggs

  • Supercapacitors from nanotubes/polypyrrole composites

    K Jurewicz;S Delpeux;V Bertagna;F Béguin

  • Appropriate methods for evaluating the efficiency and capacitive behavior of different types of supercapacitors

    Ann Laheäär;Patryk Przygocki;Qamar Abbas;Francois Beguin

  • Tuning Carbon Materials for Supercapacitors by Direct Pyrolysis of Seaweeds

    Encarnación Raymundo-Piñero;Martin Cadek;François Béguin

  • Electrochemical storage of lithium in multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    E. Frackowiak;S. Gautier;H. Gaucher;S. Bonnamy

  • Reinforcement of polymers with carbon nanotubes: The role of nanotube surface area

    M. Cadek;J. N. Coleman;K. P. Ryan;V. Nicolosi

  • The Large Electrochemical Capacitance of Microporous Doped Carbon Obtained by Using a Zeolite Template

    Conchi O. Ania;Volodymyr Khomenko;Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero;José B. Parra

  • High voltage supercapacitor built with seaweed carbons in neutral aqueous electrolyte

    M.P. Bichat;E. Raymundo-Piñero;F. Béguin

  • High-energy density graphite/AC capacitor in organic electrolyte

    V. Khomenko;E. Raymundo-Piñero;F. Béguin

Frequent Co-Authors

Elzbieta Frackowiak
Elzbieta Frackowiak Poznań University of Technology
Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero
Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero University of Orléans
Jean-Noël Rouzaud
Jean-Noël Rouzaud École Normale Supérieure
Thierry Brousse
Thierry Brousse University of Nantes
Juliusz Pernak
Juliusz Pernak Poznań University of Technology
Cathie Vix-Guterl
Cathie Vix-Guterl Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Conchi O. Ania
Conchi O. Ania University of Orléans
Dominique Massiot
Dominique Massiot Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux Haute Température et Irradiation
Fabrice Leroux
Fabrice Leroux University of Clermont Auvergne
Daniel Lemordant
Daniel Lemordant François Rabelais University

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