2026 James Hone: 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	155	127	122	56	52	911	166148

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Materials Science

155

127

122

911

166148

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

24630
Citations
Atomically thin MoS2: a new direct-gap semiconductor

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

14402
Citations
Ultrahigh electron mobility in suspended graphene

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

9978
Citations
Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics

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

8059
Citations
Anomalous lattice vibrations of single- and few-layer MoS2.

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

4136
Citations
One-dimensional electrical contact to a two-dimensional material.

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

3364
Citations
Tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS2

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

3153
Citations
Observation of tightly bound trions in monolayer MoS2

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

2739
Citations
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

2424
Citations
Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulphide

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

2423
Citations
Piezoelectricity of single-atomic-layer MoS2 for energy conversion and piezotronics.

Wenzhuo Wu;Lei Wang;Yilei Li;Fan Zhang

2309
Citations
Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulfide

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

2287
Citations
Two-dimensional flexible nanoelectronics.

Deji Akinwande;Nicholas Petrone;James Hone

2069
Citations
Frictional Characteristics of Atomically Thin Sheets

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

2034
Citations
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

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

1966
Citations
Hofstadter’s butterfly and the fractal quantum Hall effect in moiré superlattices

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

1925
Citations
Temperature-dependent transport in suspended graphene.

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

1557
Citations
Thermal conductivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes

J. Hone;M. Whitney;A. Zettl

1424
Citations
Multi-terminal transport measurements of MoS2 using a van der Waals heterostructure device platform.

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

1401
Citations
The Role of Surface Oxygen in the Growth of Large Single-Crystal Graphene on Copper

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

1286
Citations
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

1240
Citations