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Frank A. Hegmann

Frank A. Hegmann

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8597
World Ranking
10269
National Ranking
182

Frank A. Hegmann 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 Frank A. Hegmann sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 213 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank A. Hegmann 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 Frank A. Hegmann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank A. Hegmann is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada, focusing on research within engineering and physics and astronomy. Their work predominantly spans electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics, with contributions also in materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The primary topics of Hegmann's research include terahertz technology and applications, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, microbial inactivation methods, advanced semiconductor detectors and materials, semiconductor quantum structures and devices, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and quantum dots synthesis and properties.

Frequent co-authors in their research work include David N. Purschke, Charles E. Jensen, Cameron M. Hough, Chenxi Huang, and Brad Warkentin.

Published research by Frank A. Hegmann has appeared in several scientific venues, reflecting a focus on terahertz science and technology. These venues include IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, the 2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Nature Photonics, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Nanoscale terahertz scanning probe microscopy, 2021, Nature Photonics
  • The 2021 ultrafast spectroscopic probes of condensed matter roadmap, 2021, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • Photocatalytic Mechanism Control and Study of Carrier Dynamics in CdS@C3N5 Core-Shell Nanowires, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Nanoscale terahertz STM imaging of a metal surface, 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Terahertz Excitonics in Carbon Nanotubes: Exciton Autoionization and Multiplication, 2020, Nano Letters

Best Publications

  • An ultrafast terahertz scanning tunnelling microscope

    Tyler L. Cocker;Vedran Jelic;Manisha Gupta;Sean J. Molesky

  • Terahertz conductivity of thin gold films at the metal-insulator percolation transition

    M. Walther;David Cooke;C. Sherstan;M. Hajar

  • Polyynes as a model for carbyne: synthesis, physical properties, and nonlinear optical response.

    Sara Eisler;Aaron D. Slepkov;Erin Elliott;Thanh Luu

  • Generation of 1.5 microJ single-cycle terahertz pulses by optical rectification from a large aperture ZnTe crystal.

    F. Blanchard;L. Razzari;H. C. Bandulet;G. Sharma

  • Size vs surface: tuning the photoluminescence of freestanding silicon nanocrystals across the visible spectrum via surface groups.

    Mita Dasog;Glenda B. De los Reyes;Lyubov V. Titova;Frank A. Hegmann

  • Microscopic origin of the Drude-Smith model

    T. L. Cocker;T. L. Cocker;D. Baillie;M. Buruma;L. V. Titova

  • Phase diagram of the ultrafast photoinduced insulator-metal transition in vanadium dioxide

    T. L. Cocker;L. V. Titova;S. Fourmaux;G. Holloway

  • Nanoscale terahertz scanning probe microscopy

    T. L. Cocker;V. Jelic;R. Hillenbrand;R. Hillenbrand;F. A. Hegmann

  • Transient terahertz conductivity in photoexcited silicon nanocrystal films

    David Cooke;A. N. MacDonald;A. Hryciw;J. Wang

  • Bandlike transport in pentacene and functionalized pentacene thin films revealed by subpicosecond transient photoconductivity measurements

    O. Ostroverkhova;David Cooke;S. Shcherbyna;R. F. Egerton

  • Ultrafast terahertz control of extreme tunnel currents through single atoms on a silicon surface

    Vedran Jelic;Krzysztof Iwaszczuk;Peter H. Nguyen;Christopher Rathje

  • Ultrafast carrier relaxation in radiation-damaged silicon on sapphire studied by optical-pump–terahertz-probe experiments

    K. P. H. Lui;F. A. Hegmann

  • The surprising nonlinear optical properties of conjugated polyyne oligomers

    Aaron D. Slepkov;Frank A. Hegmann;Sara Eisler;Erin Elliott

  • Intense THz pulses cause H2AX phosphorylation and activate DNA damage response in human skin tissue

    Lyubov V. Titova;Ayesheshim K. Ayesheshim;Andrey Golubov;Dawson Fogen

  • Optical and transient photoconductive properties of pentacene and functionalized pentacene thin films: Dependence on film morphology

    Oksana Ostroverkhova;Svitlana Shcherbyna;David G. Cooke;Ray F. Egerton

  • Nonlinear ultrafast modulation of the optical absorption of intense few-cycle terahertz pulses in n -doped semiconductors

    L. Razzari;L. Razzari;F. H. Su;G. Sharma;F. Blanchard

  • Electron mobility in dilute GaAs bismide and nitride alloys measured by time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

    David Cooke;F. A. Hegmann;E. C. Young;T. Tiedje

  • Ultrafast carrier dynamics in pentacene, functionalized pentacene, tetracene, and rubrene single crystals

    O. Ostroverkhova;David Cooke;F. A. Hegmann;J. E. Anthony

  • Picosecond transient photoconductivity in functionalized pentacene molecular crystals probed by terahertz pulse spectroscopy.

    F. A. Hegmann;R. R. Tykwinski;K. P. H. Lui;J. E. Bullock

  • Intense THz pulses down-regulate genes associated with skin cancer and psoriasis: a new therapeutic avenue?

    Lyubov V. Titova;Ayesheshim K. Ayesheshim;Andrey Golubov;Rocio Rodriguez-Juarez

  • Intrinsic picosecond response times of Y–Ba–Cu–O superconducting photodetectors

    M. Lindgren;M. Currie;C. Williams;T. Y. Hsiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Rik R. Tykwinski
Rik R. Tykwinski University of Alberta
Luca Razzari
Luca Razzari Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Roberto Morandotti
Roberto Morandotti Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
John E. Anthony
John E. Anthony University of Kentucky
Olga Kovalchuk
Olga Kovalchuk University of Lethbridge
Roman Sobolewski
Roman Sobolewski University of Rochester
Kenji Kamada
Kenji Kamada National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Markus Walther
Markus Walther Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jonathan G. C. Veinot
Jonathan G. C. Veinot University of Alberta
Bernhard Rieger
Bernhard Rieger Technical University of Munich

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