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Jani Kotakoski

Jani Kotakoski

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
56
Citations
16377
World Ranking
8133
National Ranking
36

Jani Kotakoski 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 Jani Kotakoski sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 194 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jani Kotakoski 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 Jani Kotakoski sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jani Kotakoski is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and specializes in materials science and engineering. Their research contributions primarily focus on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics, with substantial work in computational mechanics and surfaces, coatings, and films.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Their subfields of study reflect a focus on:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Computational Mechanics

Kotakoski's research topics encompass a broad range of advanced materials, particularly:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites

Notable recent publications include:

  • Toward Exotic Layered Materials: 2D Cuprous Iodide, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Atomic-Level Structural Engineering of Graphene on a Mesoscopic Scale, 2021, Nano Letters
  • Carbon Nano-onions: Potassium Intercalation and Reductive Covalent Functionalization, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Creation of Single Vacancies in hBN with Electron Irradiation, 2023, Small
  • Highly efficient bilateral doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Kotakoski frequently publishes in venues including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • 2D Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Nano

They collaborate regularly with several researchers, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Clemens Mangler
  • Toma Susi
  • Kimmo Mustonen
  • Alberto Trentino
  • Manuel Längle

Best Publications

  • Structural defects in graphene

    Florian Banhart;Jani Kotakoski;Arkady V. Krasheninnikov;Arkady V. Krasheninnikov

  • Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides under electron irradiation: defect production and doping.

    Hannu-Pekka Komsa;Jani Kotakoski;Jani Kotakoski;Simon Kurasch;Ossi Lehtinen

  • From point defects in graphene to two-dimensional amorphous carbon.

    J. Kotakoski;A. V. Krasheninnikov;A. V. Krasheninnikov;U. Kaiser;J. C. Meyer

  • Accurate measurement of electron beam induced displacement cross sections for single-layer graphene.

    Jannik C. Meyer;Jannik C. Meyer;Franz Eder;Simon Kurasch;Viera Skakalova;Viera Skakalova

  • Confined linear carbon chains as a route to bulk carbyne.

    Lei Shi;Philip Rohringer;Kazu Suenaga;Yoshiko Niimi

  • Effects of ion bombardment on a two-dimensional target: Atomistic simulations of graphene irradiation

    O. Lehtinen;J. Kotakoski;A. V. Krasheninnikov;A. V. Krasheninnikov;A. Tolvanen

  • High-Performance Hybrid Electronic Devices from Layered PtSe2 Films Grown at Low Temperature.

    Chanyoung Yim;Kangho Lee;Niall McEvoy;Maria O’Brien

  • Direct imaging of a two-dimensional silica glass on graphene.

    Pinshane Y. Huang;Simon Kurasch;Anchal Srivastava;Anchal Srivastava;Viera Skakalova;Viera Skakalova

  • Electron knock-on damage in hexagonal boron nitride monolayers

    Jani Kotakoski;Chuanhong H. Jin;Chuanhong H. Jin;Ossi Juhani Lehtinen;Kazu Suenaga

  • Novel High Pressure Structures of Polymeric Nitrogen

    Yanming Ma;Yanming Ma;Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Zhenwei Li;Yu Xie

  • Stone-Wales-type transformations in carbon nanostructures driven by electron irradiation

    Jani Kotakoski;Jannik C. Meyer;Simon Kurasch;David Santos-Cottin

  • Confined linear carbon chains: A route to bulk carbyne

    Lei Shi;Philip Rohringer;Kazu Suenaga;Yoshiko Niimi

  • Energetics, structure, and long-range interaction of vacancy-type defects in carbon nanotubes: Atomistic simulations

    J. Kotakoski;A. V. Krasheninnikov;A. V. Krasheninnikov;K. Nordlund

  • Raman characterization of platinum diselenide thin films

    Maria O’Brien;Niall McEvoy;Carlo Motta;Jian-Yao Zheng

  • Atom-by-atom observation of grain boundary migration in graphene.

    Simon Kurasch;Jani Kotakoski;Jani Kotakoski;Ossi Lehtinen;Viera Skákalová

  • Manipulating low-dimensional materials down to the level of single atoms with electron irradiation

    Toma Susi;Jannik C. Meyer;Jani Kotakoski

  • Mechanical properties of polycrystalline graphene based on a realistic atomistic model

    Jani Kotakoski;Jannik C. Meyer

  • Charge transport in polycrystalline graphene: challenges and opportunities.

    Aron W. Cummings;Dinh Loc Duong;Van Luan Nguyen;Dinh Van Tuan

  • Cutting and controlled modification of graphene with ion beams.

    O Lehtinen;J Kotakoski;A V Krasheninnikov;A V Krasheninnikov;J Keinonen

  • Silicon–Carbon Bond Inversions Driven by 60-keV Electrons in Graphene

    Toma Susi;Jani Kotakoski;Jani Kotakoski;Demie Kepaptsoglou;Clemens Mangler

Frequent Co-Authors

Jannik C. Meyer
Jannik C. Meyer University of Tübingen
Arkady V. Krasheninnikov
Arkady V. Krasheninnikov Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Ute Kaiser
Ute Kaiser University of Ulm
Kai Nordlund
Kai Nordlund University of Helsinki
Esko I. Kauppinen
Esko I. Kauppinen Aalto University
Niall McEvoy
Niall McEvoy Trinity College Dublin
Anchal Srivastava
Anchal Srivastava Banaras Hindu University
Hans Lischka
Hans Lischka Texas Tech University
Adelia J. A. Aquino
Adelia J. A. Aquino Texas Tech University
Albert G. Nasibulin
Albert G. Nasibulin Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

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