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D-Index
86
Citations
24606
World Ranking
2089
National Ranking
623

Franky So 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 Franky So sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 404 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franky So 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 Franky So sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Society for Information Display Fellow
  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For contributions to the development of organic light emitting diodes and organic photovoltaics.
  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to organic light emitting diodes
  • 2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2009 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Franky So is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with substantial contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Solar Cell Performance Optimization
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Solid State Laser Technologies

Franky So has published extensively in several major journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Photonics
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers

Among the recent papers associated with their research are:

  • "Metal Halide Perovskites for Laser Applications," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Efficient Energy Funneling in Quasi-2D Perovskites: From Light Emission to Lasing," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Consensus statement: Standardized reporting of power-producing luminescent solar concentrator performance," 2022, Joule
  • "Room-temperature superfluorescence in hybrid perovskites and its origins," 2022, Nature Photonics
  • "High-temperature superfluorescence in methyl ammonium lead iodide," 2021, Nature Photonics

Franky So has collaborated frequently with various researchers, including:

  • Qi Dong
  • Kenan Gündoğdu
  • Hyeonggeun Yu
  • Harald Ade
  • Carr Hoi Yi Ho

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications. Notably, they have participated in multiple editions of the "World Scientific Handbook of Organic Optoelectronic Devices" published by World Scientific.

Their career has been recognized by several professional organizations. Awards include:

  • Society for Information Display Fellow, 2020
  • OSA Fellow, 2013, for contributions to the development of organic light-emitting diodes and organic photovoltaics
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2012
  • IEEE Fellow, 2012, for contributions to organic light-emitting diodes
  • SPIE Fellow, 2009

Best Publications

  • High-efficiency inverted dithienogermole–thienopyrrolodione-based polymer solar cells

    Cephas E. Small;Song Chen;Jegadesan Subbiah;Chad M. Amb

  • Dithienogermole As a Fused Electron Donor in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Chad M. Amb;Song Chen;Kenneth R. Graham;Jegadesan Subbiah

  • Solution‐Processed Nickel Oxide Hole Transport Layers in High Efficiency Polymer Photovoltaic Cells

    Jesse R. Manders;Sai-Wing Tsang;Michael J. Hartel;Tzung-Han Lai

  • Degradation Mechanisms in Small-Molecule and Polymer Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

    Franky So;Denis Kondakov

  • Low-Voltage, Low-Power, Organic Light-Emitting Transistors for Active Matrix Displays

    M. A. McCarthy;B. Liu;E. P. Donoghue;I. Kravchenko

  • Recent Advances in OLED Optical Design

    Amin Salehi;Xiangyu Fu;Dong‐Hun Shin;Franky So

  • Organic Light-Emitting Devices for Solid-State Lighting

    Franky So;Junji Kido;Paul Burrows

  • Passivation of organic devices

    Iii Thomas B Harvey;Song Q Shi;Franky So

  • Passivated organic device having alternating layers of polymer and dielectric

    Thomas B. Harvey;Song Q. Shi;Franky So

  • Metal oxides for interface engineering in polymer solar cells

    Song Chen;Jesse R. Manders;Sai-Wing Tsang;Franky So

  • High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with a Polymer Hole Transport Layer

    Dewei Zhao;Michael Sexton;Hye-Yun Park;George Baure

  • Passivation of electroluminescent organic devices

    Song Q. Shi;Franky So;Thomas B. Harvey

  • Metal Halide Perovskites for Laser Applications

    Lei Lei;Qi Dong;Kenan Gundogdu;Franky So

  • Quasi-epitaxial growth of organic multiple quantum well structures by organic molecular beam deposition

    F. F. So;S. R. Forrest;Y. Q. Shi;W. H. Steier

  • Evidence for exciton confinement in crystalline organic multiple quantum wells.

    F. F. So;S. R. Forrest

  • A systematic study on efficiency enhancements in phosphorescent green, red and blue microcavity organic light emitting devices

    Chaoyu Xiang;Wonhoe Koo;Franky So;Hisahiro Sasabe

  • Energy level evolution of air and oxygen exposed molybdenum trioxide films

    Irfan;Huanjun Ding;Yongli Gao;Cephas Small

  • Electroluminescence from light-emitting polymer/ZnO nanoparticle heterojunctions at sub-bandgap voltages

    Lei Qian;Ying Zheng;Kaushik R. Choudhury;Debasis Bera

  • Organic light-emitting diodes with a bipolar transport layer

    Vi-En Choong;Song Shi;Jay Curless;Chan-Long Shieh

  • Effects of triplet energies and transporting properties of carrier transporting materials on blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices

    Jaewon Lee;Neetu Chopra;Sang-Hyun Eom;Ying Zheng

  • Highly efficient white organic light-emitting diode

    Benjamin C. Krummacher;Vi-En Choong;Mathew K. Mathai;Stelios A. Choulis

  • Low-Voltage, Low-Power, Organic Light-Emitting Transistors for

    M. A. McCarthy;B. Liu;E. P. Donoghue;I. Kravchenko

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Reynolds
John R. Reynolds Georgia Institute of Technology
Sai-Wing Tsang
Sai-Wing Tsang City University of Hong Kong
Chihaya Adachi
Chihaya Adachi Kyushu University
Jang-Joo Kim
Jang-Joo Kim Seoul National University
Jiangeng Xue
Jiangeng Xue University of Florida
Harald Ade
Harald Ade North Carolina State University
Stephen R. Forrest
Stephen R. Forrest University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yongli Gao
Yongli Gao University of Rochester
Kirk S. Schanze
Kirk S. Schanze The University of Texas at San Antonio
Andrew G. Rinzler
Andrew G. Rinzler University of Florida

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