2026 George S. Nolas: 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	64	5795	5607	1489	1393	334	18770

George S. Nolas 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 George S. Nolas sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 334 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George S. Nolas 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 George S. Nolas sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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

2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering studies of novel thermoelectric materials, especially cagelike compounds with low thermal conductivity
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George S. Nolas is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with specific attention to materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. The work encompasses several subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and condensed matter physics.

The scientist's research interests extend to advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, quantum dots synthesis and properties, phase-change materials and chalcogenides, crystal structures and properties, optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials, and solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography.

Recent publications by George S. Nolas include:

Nano- and Micro-Structures Formed during Laser Processing of Selenium Doped Bismuth Telluride, 2021, Advanced Materials Interfaces
Synthesis, transport properties and electronic structure of p-type Cu_1+xMn_2−xInTe₄ (x = 0, 0.2, 0.3), 2020, Dalton Transactions
Grain orientation and transport properties of textured Bi2Te3 alloys, 2021, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn₂InS₄, 2021, Dalton Transactions
Synthesis, Bottom up Assembly and Thermoelectric Properties of Sb-Doped PbS Nanocrystal Building Blocks, 2021, Materials

Frequent co-authors include Wilarachchige D. C. B. Gunatilleke, Oluwagbemiga P. Ojo, Hsin Wang, W. Wong-Ng, and Adam J. Biacchi.

Publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as Dalton Transactions, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, SSRN Electronic Journal, Scripta Materialia, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Recognized achievements include being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2013 for pioneering studies of novel thermoelectric materials, especially cagelike compounds with low thermal conductivity, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.

Best Publications

Thermoelectrics: Basic Principles and New Materials Developments

G.S. Nolas;J Sharp;H.J. Goldsmid

2642
Citations
SKUTTERUDITES : A phonon-glass-electron crystal approach to advanced thermoelectric energy conversion applications

G. S. Nolas;D. T. Morelli;Terry M. Tritt

1239
Citations
Semiconducting Ge clathrates: Promising candidates for thermoelectric applications

G. S. Nolas;J. L. Cohn;G. A. Slack;S. B. Schujman

1206
Citations
Glasslike Heat Conduction in High-Mobility Crystalline Semiconductors

J. L. Cohn;G. S. Nolas;V. Fessatidis;T. H. Metcalf

800
Citations
Effect of partial void filling on the lattice thermal conductivity of skutterudites

G. S. Nolas;J. L. Cohn;G. A. Slack

729
Citations
High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials

G. S. Nolas;M. Kaeser;R. T. Littleton;T. M. Tritt

693
Citations
Recent developments in bulk thermoelectric materials

George S. Nolas;Joe Poon;Mercouri Kanatzidis

636
Citations
The effect of rare‐earth filling on the lattice thermal conductivity of skutterudites

G. S. Nolas;G. A. Slack;D. T. Morelli;T. M. Tritt

590
Citations
Enhanced Seebeck coefficient through energy-barrier scattering in PbTe nanocomposites

J. Martin;Li Wang;Lidong Chen;G. S. Nolas

538
Citations
Structural properties and thermal conductivity of crystalline Ge clathrates

G. S. Nolas;T. J. R. Weakley;J. L. Cohn;R. Sharma

293
Citations
Better thermoelectrics through glass-like crystals

Matt Beekman;Donald T. Morelli;George S. Nolas

286
Citations
High figure of merit in Eu-filled CoSb3-based skutterudites

G. A. Lamberton;S. Bhattacharya;R. T. Littleton;M. A. Kaeser

281
Citations
Structural disorder and thermal conductivity of the semiconducting clathrate Sr8Ga16Ge30

B.C. Chakoumakos;B.C. Sales;D.G. Mandrus;G.S. Nolas

245
Citations
Model of transport properties of thermoelectric nanocomposite materials

A. Popescu;L. M. Woods;J. Martin;G. S. Nolas

237
Citations
Chapter 6 Semiconductor clathrates: A phonon glass electron crystal material with potential for thermoelectric applications

George S. Nolas;Glen A. Slack;Sandra B. Schujman

235
Citations
Inorganic clathrate-II materials of group 14: synthetic routes and physical properties

M. Beekman;G. S. Nolas

211
Citations
Thermoelectric properties of Sn-filled skutterudites

G. S. Nolas;H. Takizawa;T. Endo;H. Sellinschegg

189
Citations
Thermal and Electrical Conductivity of Size‐Tuned Bismuth Telluride Nanoparticles

Matthew R. Dirmyer;Joshua Martin;George S. Nolas;Ayusman Sen

182
Citations
PbTe nanocomposites synthesized from PbTe nanocrystals

J. Martin;G. S. Nolas;W. Zhang;L. Chen

179
Citations
Why are Clathrates Good Candidates for Thermoelectric Materials

Bo B. Iversen;Anders E.C. Palmqvist;David E. Cox;George S. Nolas

178
Citations