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Igor Žutić 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 Igor Žutić sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 219 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Igor Žutić 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 Igor Žutić sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to the theory of spindependent transport, magnetism in semiconductor nanostructures, and novel spintronic devices

Overview

Igor Žutić is affiliated with the State University of New York in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Materials Science. Their research spans several subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main research topics covered by Žutić include:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Magnetic properties of thin films

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Igor Žutić include:

  • "Phase Signature of Topological Transition in Josephson Junctions," 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • "Large Tunneling Magnetoresistance in van der Waals Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Heterojunctions," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Cubic spin-orbit coupling and anomalous Josephson effect in planar junctions," 2021, Physical Review B
  • "Large and tunable magnetoresistance in van der Waals ferromagnet/semiconductor junctions," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Fusion of Majorana bound states with mini-gate control in two-dimensional systems," 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors working with Žutić include Tong Zhou, Chenghao Shen, Jong E. Han, Gaofeng Xu, and Alex Matos-Abiague.

The scientist often publishes in journals and venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Nature Communications

Igor Žutić received the recognition of Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2016, with citation noting contributions to the theory of spin-dependent transport, magnetism in semiconductor nanostructures, and novel spintronic devices.

Best Publications

  • Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications

    Igor Žutić;Jaroslav Fabian;S. Das Sarma

  • Semiconductor Spintronics

    J. Fabian;A. Matos-Abiague;C. Ertler;P. Stano

  • New moves of the spintronics tango

    Jairo Sinova;Igor Žutić

  • Spin-polarized transport in inhomogeneous magnetic semiconductors: theory of magnetic/nonmagnetic p-n junctions.

    Igor Zutic;Jaroslav Fabian;S. Das Sarma

  • Ultrafast spin-lasers.

    Markus Lindemann;Gaofeng Xu;Tobias Pusch;Rainer Michalzik

  • Roadmap for Emerging Materials for Spintronic Device Applications

    Atsufumi Hirohata;Hiroaki Sukegawa;Hideto Yanagihara;Igor Zutic

  • Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites.

    Steven C. Erwin;Igor Žutić

  • Spin Injection and Detection in Silicon

    Igor Žutić;Igor Žutić;Jaroslav Fabian;Steven C. Erwin

  • Tunneling spectroscopy for ferromagnet/superconductor junctions

    Igor Žutić;Oriol T. Valls

  • Spin-polarized tunneling in ferromagnet/unconventional superconductor junctions

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  • Magnetic Proximity Effects in Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Converting Excitons.

    Benedikt Scharf;Benedikt Scharf;Benedikt Scharf;Gaofeng Xu;Alex Matos-Abiague;Igor Žutić

  • Magnetic bipolar transistor

    Jaroslav Fabian;Igor Žutić;S. Das Sarma

  • Spin injection through the depletion layer: A theory of spin-polarized p-n junctions and solar cells

    Igor Žutić;Jaroslav Fabian;S. Das Sarma

  • Large Tunneling Magnetoresistance in van der Waals Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Heterojunctions.

    Wenkai Zhu;Hailong Lin;Faguang Yan;Ce Hu

  • Theory of spin-polarized bipolar transport in magnetic p-n junctions

    Jaroslav Fabian;Igor Žutić;S. Das Sarma

  • Effective gating and tunable magnetic proximity effects in two-dimensional heterostructures

    Predrag Lazić;K. D. Belashchenko;Igor Žutić

  • Proposal for a spin-polarized solar battery

    Igor Žutić;Jaroslav Fabian;S. Das Sarma

  • Determination of interface atomic structure and its impact on spin transport using Z-contrast microscopy and density-functional theory.

    Thomas J. Zega;Aubrey T. Hanbicki;Steven C. Erwin;Igor Žutić;Igor Žutić

  • Spin modulation in semiconductor lasers

    Jeongsu Lee;William Falls;Rafal Oszwałdowski;Igor Žutić

  • Phase-sensitive tests of the pairing state symmetry in Sr(2)RuO(4).

    Igor Zutić;Igor Mazin

  • Spintronics: Taming spin currents

    Igor Žutić;Hanan Dery

  • Spin-polarized transport and Andreev reflection in semiconductor/superconductor hybrid structures

    Igor Žutić;S. Das Sarma

  • Spin-polarized transport across a La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 / YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 − x interface: Role of Andreev bound states

    Z. Y. Chen;Amlan Biswas;Igor Žutić;T. Wu

  • Wireless Majorana Bound States: From Magnetic Tunability to Braiding

    Geoffrey L. Fatin;Alex Matos-Abiague;Benedikt Scharf;Igor Žutić

  • Mapping between quantum dot and quantum well lasers: From conventional to spin lasers

    Jeongsu Lee;Rafał Oszwałdowski;Christian Gøthgen;Igor Žutić

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Das Sarma
S. Das Sarma University of Maryland, College Park
Roland Kawakami
Roland Kawakami The Ohio State University
Steven C. Erwin
Steven C. Erwin United States Naval Research Laboratory
Martin R. Hofmann
Martin R. Hofmann Ruhr University Bochum
Rainer Michalzik
Rainer Michalzik University of Ulm
L. J. Sham
L. J. Sham University of California, San Diego
Igor Mazin
Igor Mazin George Mason University
Jing Shi
Jing Shi University of California, Riverside
Michel Hehn
Michel Hehn University of Lorraine
Vasili Perebeinos
Vasili Perebeinos University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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