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D-Index
155
Citations
166148
World Ranking
127
National Ranking
56

James Hone 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 James Hone sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 911 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Hone 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 James Hone sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 155 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

James Hone is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a substantial record of research output in the fields of Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's research topics reflect a focus on advanced material systems and phenomena, prominently featuring:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by James Hone include:

  • "Correlated electronic phases in twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides," 2020, Nature Materials
  • "Interfacial ferroelectricity in rhombohedral-stacked bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides," 2022, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Disassembling 2D van der Waals crystals into macroscopic monolayers and reassembling into artificial lattices," 2020, Science
  • "Visualization of moiré superlattices," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Quantum criticality in twisted transition metal dichalcogenides," 2021, Nature

James Hone frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Cory R. Dean, Daniel Rhodes, and D. N. Basov.

Their publications are commonly found in high-impact and specialized research venues, with most frequent publications appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nano Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Nano
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Best Publications

  • Measurement of the Elastic Properties and Intrinsic Strength of Monolayer Graphene

    Changgu Lee;Xiaoding Wei;Jeffrey W. Kysar;James Hone;James Hone

  • Atomically thin MoS2: a new direct-gap semiconductor

    Kin Fai Mak;Changgu Lee;James Hone;Jie Shan

  • Ultrahigh electron mobility in suspended graphene

    K.I. Bolotin;K.J. Sikes;Z. Jiang;M. Klima

  • Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics

    C. R. Dean;A. F. Young;I. Meric;C. Lee

  • Anomalous lattice vibrations of single- and few-layer MoS2.

    Changgu Lee;Hugen Yan;Louis E. Brus;Tony F. Heinz

  • One-dimensional electrical contact to a two-dimensional material.

    L. Wang;I. Meric;P. Y. Huang;Q. Gao

  • Tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS2

    Kin Fai Mak;Keliang He;Changgu Lee;Gwan Hyoung Lee

  • Observation of tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS2

    Kin Fai Mak;Keliang He;Changgu Lee;Gwan Hyoung Lee

  • Atomically thin p–n junctions with van der Waals heterointerfaces

    Chul Ho Lee;Chul Ho Lee;Gwan Hyoung Lee;Arend M. Van Der Zande;Wenchao Chen

  • Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulphide

    Arend M. Van Der Zande;Pinshane Y. Huang;Daniel A. Chenet;Timothy C. Berkelbach

  • Piezoelectricity of single-atomic-layer MoS2 for energy conversion and piezotronics.

    Wenzhuo Wu;Lei Wang;Yilei Li;Fan Zhang

  • Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulfide

    Arend M. van der Zande;Pinshane Y. Huang;Daniel A. Chenet;Timothy C. Berkelbach

  • Two-dimensional flexible nanoelectronics.

    Deji Akinwande;Nicholas Petrone;James Hone

  • Frictional Characteristics of Atomically Thin Sheets

    Changgu Lee;Qunyang Li;William Kalb;Xin-Zhou Liu

  • THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

    J. Hone;J. Hone;M. Whitney;M. Whitney;C. Piskoti;C. Piskoti;A. Zettl;A. Zettl

  • Hofstadter’s butterfly and the fractal quantum Hall effect in moiré superlattices

    C. R. Dean;L. Wang;P. Maher;C. Forsythe

  • Temperature-dependent transport in suspended graphene.

    K. I. Bolotin;K. J. Sikes;J. Hone;H. L. Stormer;H. L. Stormer

  • Thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes

    J. Hone;M. Whitney;A. Zettl

  • Multi-terminal transport measurements of MoS2 using a van der Waals heterostructure device platform.

    Xu Cui;Gwan-Hyoung Lee;Young Duck Kim;Ghidewon Arefe

  • The Role of Surface Oxygen in the Growth of Large Single-Crystal Graphene on Copper

    Yufeng Hao;M. S. Bharathi;Lei Wang;Yuanyue Liu

  • Flexible and Transparent MoS2 Field-Effect Transistors on Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Graphene Heterostructures

    Gwan Hyoung Lee;Young Jun Yu;Young Jun Yu;Xu Cui;Nicholas Petrone

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony F. Heinz
Tony F. Heinz Stanford University
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe National Institute for Materials Science
Cory Dean
Cory Dean Columbia University
Takashi Taniguchi
Takashi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science
Philip Kim
Philip Kim Harvard University
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Cornell University
Daniel Rhodes
Daniel Rhodes Columbia University
Kenneth L. Shepard
Kenneth L. Shepard Columbia University
Gwan Hyoung Lee
Gwan Hyoung Lee Seoul National University
Michael P. Sheetz
Michael P. Sheetz The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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