2026 Isabel Van Driessche: 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	43	12246	11844	144	140	480	8724
Chemistry	43	17102	15457	200	185	432	8503

Overview

Isabel Van Driessche is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed to the study of various topics within their main fields of research. Key themes in their work include:

Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
ZnO doping and properties
Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Van Driessche's frequent co-authors include:

Hannes Rijckaert
Klaartje De Buysser
Anna M. Kaczmarek
H. Huhtinen
P. Paturi

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in venues such as:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Superconductor Science and Technology
Crystal Growth & Design
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Van Driessche include:

Development of Stable Oxygen Carrier Materials for Chemical Looping Processes-A Review (2020, Catalysts)
Visible and NIR Upconverting Er³⁺-Yb³⁺ Luminescent Nanorattles and Other Hybrid PMO-Inorganic Structures for In Vivo Nanothermometry (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
High temperature (nano)thermometers based on LiLuF₄:Er³⁺,Yb³⁺ nano- and microcrystals. Confounded results for core-shell nanocrystals (2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C)
High Critical Current Density and Enhanced Pinning in Superconducting Films of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ Nanocomposites with Embedded BaZrO₃, BaHfO₃, BaTiO₃, and SrZrO₃ Nanocrystals (2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials)
Hybrid Nanocomposites Formed by Lanthanide Nanoparticles in Zr-MOF for Local Temperature Measurements during Catalytic Reactions (2021, Chemistry of Materials)

Best Publications

Highly Dynamic Ligand Binding and Light Absorption Coefficient of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals

Jonathan De Roo;Maria Ibáñez;Maria Ibáñez;Pieter Geiregat;Georgian Nedelcu

1910
Citations
Periodic mesoporous organosilicas : from simple to complex bridges : a comprehensive overview of functions, morphologies and applications

Pascal Van Der Voort;Dolores Esquivel;Els De Canck;Frederik Goethals

525
Citations
Life Cycle Assessment of Completely Recyclable Concrete

Mieke De Schepper;Philip Van den Heede;Isabel Van Driessche;Nele De Belie

203
Citations
Synthesis, crystal structures, and luminescence properties of carboxylate based rare-earth coordination polymers.

Roel Decadt;Kristof Van Hecke;Diederik Depla;Karen Leus

202
Citations
Simultaneously excited downshifting/upconversion luminescence from lanthanide-doped core/shell fluoride nanoparticles for multimode anticounterfeiting

Jing Liu;Hannes Rijckaert;Min Zeng;Katrien Haustraete

192
Citations
Effect of limestone fillers on microstructure and permeability due to carbonation of cement pastes under controlled CO2 pressure conditions

Quoc Tri Phung;Norbert Maes;Diederik Jacques;Els Bruneel

189
Citations
Fines extracted from recycled concrete as alternative raw material for Portland cement clinker production

Joris Schoon;Klaartje De Buysser;Isabel Van Driessche;Nele De Belie

182
Citations
Probing Solvent-Ligand Interactions in Colloidal Nanocrystals by the NMR Line Broadening

Jonathan De Roo;Jonathan De Roo;Nuri Yazdani;Emile Drijvers;Alessandro Lauria

180
Citations
Catalytic CO Oxidation over Well-Defined Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles: Size-Reactivity Correlation

Viacheslav Iablokov;Roland Barbosa;Roland Barbosa;Glenn Pollefeyt;Isabel Van Driessche

156
Citations
Quantification of silanol sites for the most common mesoporous ordered silicas and organosilicas: total versus accessible silanols.

Matthias Ide;Mohamad El-Roz;Els De Canck;Aurélie Vicente

151
Citations
Aliovalent doping of CeO2: DFT study of oxidation state and vacancy effects

Danny E. P. Vanpoucke;Patrick Bultinck;Stefaan Cottenier;Veronique Van Speybroeck

142
Citations
Unravelling the Surface Chemistry of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals, the Role of Acids and Bases

Jonathan De Roo;Freya Van den Broeck;Katrien De Keukeleere;José C. Martins

137
Citations
Development of Stable Oxygen Carrier Materials for Chemical Looping Processes—A Review

Yoran De Vos;Marijke Jacobs;Pascal Van Der Voort;Isabel Van Driessche

135
Citations
Colloidal metal oxide nanocrystal catalysis by sustained chemically driven ligand displacement.

Jonathan De Roo;Isabel Van Driessche;José C. Martins;Zeger Hens

125
Citations
Visible and NIR Upconverting Er3+–Yb3+ Luminescent Nanorattles and Other Hybrid PMO-Inorganic Structures for In Vivo Nanothermometry

Anna M. Kaczmarek;Markus Suta;Hannes Rijckaert;Anatolii Abalymov

120
Citations
Extending Hirshfeld‐I to bulk and periodic materials

Danny E. P. Vanpoucke;Patrick Bultinck;Isabel Van Driessche

107
Citations
Carboxylic-Acid-Passivated Metal Oxide Nanocrystals: Ligand Exchange Characteristics of a New Binding Motif†

Jonathan De Roo;Yolanda Justo;Katrien De Keukeleere;Freya Van den Broeck

106
Citations
Solution-based synthesis of BaZrO3 nanoparticles: conventional versus microwave synthesis

Katrien De Keukeleere;Jonas Feys;Mieke Meire;Jonathan De Roo

89
Citations
The trouble with ODE : polymerization during nanocrystal synthesis

Evert Dhaene;Jonas Billet;Ellie Bennett;Isabel Van Driessche

87
Citations
Friction, wear and transfer of pure and internally lubricated cast polyamides at various testing scales

Pieter Samyn;Patrick De Baets;Gustaaf Schoukens;Isabel Van Driessche

83
Citations
Inkjet printing of photocatalytically active TiO2 thin films from water based precursor solutions

Melis Arin;Petra Lommens;Nursen Avci;Simon C. Hopkins

78
Citations