2026 Humberto Terrones: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pioneering work on the introduction of negative Gaussian curvature in graphitic systems, and unifying different kinds of graphenic nanostructures under the concept of curvature, leading to the prediction of new materials and advances in the field of defects engineering in 2D materials
2004 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Humberto Terrones is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of materials science and engineering. Their work covers multiple subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, polymers and plastics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research extensively focuses on topics related to 2D materials and applications, perovskite materials and applications, MXene and MAX phase materials, graphene research and applications, quantum dots synthesis and properties, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, and conducting polymers and applications.

Recent publications by Humberto Terrones include:

Single-atom doping of MoS ₂ with manganese enables ultrasensitive detection of dopamine: Experimental and computational approach, 2020, Science Advances
Universal In Situ Substitutional Doping of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Liquid-Phase Precursor-Assisted Synthesis, 2020, ACS Nano
Bandgap Tuning in BaZrS₃ Perovskite Thin Films, 2021, ACS Applied Electronic Materials
Machine Learning-Aided Band Gap Engineering of BaZrS₃ Chalcogenide Perovskite, 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Catalyst-free synthesis of sub-5 nm silicon nanowire arrays with massive lattice contraction and wide bandgap, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Terrones have included Mauricio Terrones, Zachary D. Ward, David Sánchez, Mingzu Liu, and Zhuohang Yu.

Publications have appeared repeatedly in venues such as Small, arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. These indicate a consistent contribution to journals specialized in nanotechnology, materials chemistry, and applied materials science.

Humberto Terrones was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016 for pioneering work related to the introduction of negative Gaussian curvature in graphitic systems and unifying different kinds of graphenic nanostructures under curvature concepts. They were also made a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2004.

Best Publications

Recent Advances in Two-Dimensional Materials beyond Graphene

Ganesh R. Bhimanapati;Zhenqiu Lin;Vincent Meunier;Vincent Meunier;Yeonwoong Jung

2760
Citations
Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers.

Yongji Gong;Junhao Lin;Xingli Wang;Gang Shi

2431
Citations
Extraordinary room-temperature photoluminescence in triangular WS2 monolayers.

Humberto R. Gutiérrez;Nestor Perea-López;Ana Laura Elías;Ayse Berkdemir

1818
Citations
Identification of individual and few layers of WS2 using Raman Spectroscopy

Ayse Berkdemir;Humberto R. Gutiérrez;Humberto R. Gutiérrez;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Néstor Perea-López

1726
Citations
Extraordinary room-temperature photoluminescence in WS2 monolayers

Humberto R. Gutiérrez;Nestor Perea-López;Ana Laura Elías;Ayse Berkdemir

1618
Citations
Controlled production of aligned-nanotube bundles

M. Terrones;N. Grobert;J. Olivares;J. P. Zhang

1124
Citations
Graphene and graphite nanoribbons: Morphology, properties, synthesis, defects and applications

Mauricio Terrones;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Jessica Campos-Delgado;Florentino López-Urías

1121
Citations
Defect engineering of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

Zhong Lin;Bruno R Carvalho;Bruno R Carvalho;Ethan Kahn;Ruitao Lv

1050
Citations
Three-dimensionally bonded spongy graphene material with super compressive elasticity and near-zero Poisson’s ratio

Yingpeng Wu;Ningbo Yi;Lu Huang;Tengfei Zhang

937
Citations
Identification of electron donor states in N-doped carbon nanotubes

R Czerw;Mauricio Terrones;Jean-Christophe Charlier;X Blase

926
Citations
Molecular Junctions by Joining Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

M. Terrones;F. Banhart;N. Grobert;Jean-Christophe Charlier

920
Citations
Identification of Electron Donor States in N-doped Carbon Nanotubes

R. Czerw;M. Terrones;J. C. Charlier;X. Blase

882
Citations
Nitrogen-doped graphene: beyond single substitution and enhanced molecular sensing

Ruitao Lv;Qing Li;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Takuya Hayashi

734
Citations
Structure and electronic properties of MoS2 nanotubes

Gotthard Seifert;Humberto Terrones;Humberto Terrones;Mauricio Terrones;Gerd Jungnickel

729
Citations
Bulk production of a new form of sp(2) carbon: crystalline graphene nanoribbons.

Jessica Campos-Delgado;José Manuel Romo-Herrera;Xiaoting Jia;David A. Cullen

717
Citations
Controlled synthesis and transfer of large-area WS2 sheets: from single layer to few layers.

Ana Laura Elías;Néstor Perea-López;Andrés Castro-Beltrán;Andrés Castro-Beltrán;Ayse Berkdemir

697
Citations
Photosensor Device Based on Few-Layered WS2 Films

Néstor Perea-López;Ana Laura Elías;Ayse Berkdemir;Andres Castro-Beltran

686
Citations
Beyond Graphene: Progress in Novel Two-Dimensional Materials and van der Waals Solids

Saptarshi Das;Joshua A. Robinson;Madan Dubey;Humberto Terrones

684
Citations
The role of defects and doping in 2D graphene sheets and 1D nanoribbons

Humberto Terrones;Humberto Terrones;Ruitao Lv;Mauricio Terrones;Mauricio Terrones;Mildred S Dresselhaus

663
Citations
Selective Attachment of Gold Nanoparticles to Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes

Kuiyang Jiang;Ami Eitan;Linda S. Schadler;Pulickel M. Ajayan

657
Citations