2026 Gerald D. Mahan: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	81	2891	2746	1410	1313	364	46712

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Physics

2891

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1410

1313

364

46712

Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1974 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
1968 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gerald D. Mahan is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The scientist's recent publications address topics related to thermal properties and energy technologies. They have contributed to research centered on thermal properties of materials, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, and advanced thermoelectric materials and devices.

Recent papers include:
• Achieving Minimal Heat Conductivity by Ballistic Confinement in Phononic Metalattices, published in 2020 in ACS Nano.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gerald D. Mahan include:
• Weinan Chen
• Disha Talreja
• Devon Eichfeld
• Pratibha Mahale
• Nabila Nabi Nova

The main venues where the scientist's work has appeared include:
• ACS Nano

Awards and honors received by Gerald D. Mahan consist of:
• Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1968)
• Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1974)
• Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995)
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005)

Best Publications

Many-Particle Physics

Gerald D. Mahan

9830
Citations
Scaling Theory of Localization: Absence of Quantum Diffusion in Two Dimensions

E. Abrahams;P. W. Anderson;D. C. Licciardello;T. V. Ramakrishnan

6842
Citations
Nanoscale thermal transport

David G. Cahill;Wayne K. Ford;Kenneth E. Goodson;Gerald D. Mahan

3801
Citations
Nanoscale thermal transport. II. 2003–2012

David G. Cahill;Paul V. Braun;Gang Chen;David R. Clarke

1955
Citations
The best thermoelectric.

G D Mahan;J O Sofo

1918
Citations
Thermoelectric Materials: New Approaches to an Old Problem

Gerald Mahan;Brian Sales;Jeff Sharp

1135
Citations
Excitons in Metals: Infinite Hole Mass

G. D. Mahan

726
Citations
Theory of conduction in ZnO varistors

G. D. Mahan;Lionel M. Levinson;H. R. Philipp

660
Citations
Mott's formula for the thermopower and the Wiedemann-Franz law

M. Jonson;G. D. Mahan

618
Citations
Minimum Thermal Conductivity of Superlattices

M. V. Simkin;M. V. Simkin;G. D. Mahan;G. D. Mahan

609
Citations
Theory of Photoemission in Simple Metals

G. D. Mahan

504
Citations
Collective vibrational modes of adsorbed CO

G. D. Mahan;A. A. Lucas

461
Citations
Multilayer Thermionic Refrigeration

G. D. Mahan;G. D. Mahan;L. M. Woods;L. M. Woods

423
Citations
Local density theory of polarizability

Gerald D. Mahan;K. R. Subbaswamy

417
Citations
Intrinsic defects in ZnO varistors

G. D. Mahan

364
Citations
Energy gap in Si and Ge: Impurity dependence

G. D. Mahan

352
Citations
Excitons in Degenerate Semiconductors

G. D. Mahan

349
Citations
Dynamical simulations of nonequilibrium processes — Heat flow and the Kapitza resistance across grain boundaries

A. Maiti;A. Maiti;G.D. Mahan;G.D. Mahan;S.T. Pantelides;S.T. Pantelides

333
Citations
Phonon superlattice transport

Per Hyldgaard;Per Hyldgaard;G. D. Mahan;G. D. Mahan

322
Citations
Figure of merit for thermoelectrics

G. D. Mahan

319
Citations