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Gunnar A. Niklasson

Gunnar A. Niklasson

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
76
Citations
23707
World Ranking
3238
National Ranking
27

Gunnar A. Niklasson 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 Gunnar A. Niklasson sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 496 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gunnar A. Niklasson 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 Gunnar A. Niklasson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gunnar A. Niklasson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials and Conducting Polymers and Applications, with significant work also related to Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Photonic Crystals and Applications, Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Modern Optics
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Materials Today Proceedings
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Niklasson has collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, including Claes G. Granqvist, İlknur Bayrak Pehlivan, Junxin Wang, Gamze Atak, and Tomas Edvinsson.

Their recent scholarly articles feature research on electrochromic materials, solar water splitting, and optical properties of materials. Key publications include:

  • High-Contrast Switching of Plasmonic Structural Colors: Inorganic versus Organic Electrochromism (2020) published in ACS Photonics
  • Electrochromic solar water splitting using a cathodic WO3 electrocatalyst (2020) published in Nano Energy
  • Electrochromic tungsten oxide films prepared by sputtering: Optimizing cycling durability by judicious choice of deposition parameters (2020) published in Electrochimica Acta
  • An Electrochemical Impedance Study of Alkaline Water Splitting Using Fe Doped NiO Nanosheets (2021) published in Physchem
  • Scattering and absorption cross sections of light diffusing materials retrieved from reflectance and transmittance spectra of collimated radiation (2020) published in Journal of Modern Optics

The main areas of their scientific interest cover polymers and plastics within materials science and electrical and electronic engineering as subfields. Their research topics touch on properties and applications that intersect nanomaterials, energy conversion, and advanced photonics.

Best Publications

  • Electrochromics for smart windows: thin films of tungsten oxide and nickel oxide, and devices based on these

    Gunnar A. Niklasson;Claes G. Granqvist

  • Effective medium models for the optical properties of inhomogeneous materials

    G A Niklasson;C G Granqvist;O Hunderi

  • Eliminating degradation and uncovering ion-trapping dynamics in electrochromic WO3 thin films.

    Rui Tao Wen;Claes G. Granqvist;Gunnar A. Niklasson

  • Direct observation of active catalyst surface phases and the effect of dynamic self-optimization in NiFe-layered double hydroxides for alkaline water splitting

    Zhen Qiu;Cheuk-Wai Tai;Gunnar A. Niklasson;Tomas Edvinsson

  • Optical properties and solar selectivity of coevaporated Co‐Al2O3 composite films

    G. A. Niklasson;C. G. Granqvist

  • Electrochromic materials and devices for energy efficiency and human comfort in buildings: A critical review

    C.G. Granqvist;M.A. Arvizu;I. Bayrak Pehlivan;H.-Y. Qu;H.-Y. Qu

  • Recent advances in electrochromics for smart windows applications

    C.G Granqvist;A Azens;A Hjelm;L Kullman

  • Progress in chromogenics: New results for electrochromic and thermochromic materials and devices

    Claes-Göran Granqvist;Pia Lansåker;Nuru Mlyuka;Gunnar Niklasson

  • Mg doping of thermochromic VO2 films enhances the optical transmittance and decreases the metal-insulator transition temperature

    Nuru Mlyuka;Gunnar Niklasson;Claes-Göran Granqvist

  • Thermochromic VO2 films for energy-efficient windows

    S.M. Babulanam;T.S. Eriksson;G.A. Niklasson;C.G. Granqvist

  • Optical band-gap determination of nanostructured WO3 film

    P. P. González-Borrero;F. Sato;A. N. Medina;Mauro Luciano Baesso

  • Nanothermochromics: Calculations for VO2 nanoparticles in dielectric hosts show much improved luminous transmittance and solar energy transmittance modulation

    Shuyi Li;Gunnar A. Niklasson;Claes-Göran Granqvist

  • Thermochromic fenestration with VO2-based materials: Three challenges and how they can be met

    Shuyi Li;Gunnar A. Niklasson;Claes-Göran Granqvist

  • Thermochromic multilayer films of VO2 and TiO2 with enhanced transmittance

    Nuru Mlyuka;Gunnar Niklasson;Claes-Göran Granqvist

  • Applicability conditions of the Kubelka-Munk theory.

    William E. Vargas;Gunnar A. Niklasson

  • Towards Oxide Electronics: a Roadmap

    M. Coll;J. Fontcuberta;M. Althammer;M. Bibes

  • New approach to the origin of lognormal size distributions of nanoparticles

    L B Kiss;J Söderlund;G A Niklasson;C G Granqvist

  • LOGNORMAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN PARTICLE GROWTH PROCESSES WITHOUT COAGULATION

    J. Söderlund;L. B. Kiss;G. A. Niklasson;C. G. Granqvist

  • Advances in chromogenic materials and devices

    Claes-Göran Granqvist;Sara Green;Gunnar A. Niklasson;Nuru R. Mlyuka

  • Radiative cooling during the day: simulations and experiments on pigmented polyethylene cover foils

    Torbjörn M.J. Nilsson;Gunnar A. Niklasson

  • Thermochromic VO 2 Films for Energy-Efficient Windows

    S. M. Babulanam;T. S. Eriksson;G. A. Niklasson;C. G. Granqvist

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes-Göran Granqvist
Claes-Göran Granqvist Uppsala University
Maria Strømme
Maria Strømme Uppsala University
Tomas Edvinsson
Tomas Edvinsson Uppsala University
Laszlo B. Kish
Laszlo B. Kish Texas A&M University
Rajeev Ahuja
Rajeev Ahuja Uppsala University
Hans Arwin
Hans Arwin Linköping University
Harold G. Craighead
Harold G. Craighead Cornell University
Mats Nygren
Mats Nygren Stockholm University
Eva Olsson
Eva Olsson Chalmers University of Technology
Sten-Eric Lindquist
Sten-Eric Lindquist Uppsala University

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