2026 Jay A. Switzer: 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	54	8967	8661	2191	2032	161	9538
Chemistry	54	12701	11434	3365	2752	151	9500

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For pioneering and sustained contributions to the electrodeposition of ceramic films and epitaxial nanostructures, and for service to the Materials Research Society.
2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jay A. Switzer is affiliated with Missouri University of Science and Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a concentration on materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, inorganic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their body of work encompasses several main topics including:

Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
ZnO doping and properties
Quantum dots synthesis and properties
Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
Perovskite materials and applications
Advanced photocatalysis techniques
Metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications

Switzer's recent publications illustrate a range of contributions to the field. Notable papers include:

"Epitaxial Electrodeposition of BiI₃ and Topotactic Conversion to Highly Ordered Solar Light-Absorbing Perovskite (CH₃NH₃)₃Bi₂I₉", 2020, Chemistry of Materials
"Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Cu(111) onto an l-Cysteine Self-Assembled Monolayer on Au(111) and Epitaxial Lift-Off of Single-Crystal-like Cu Foils for Flexible Electronics", 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
"Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Optically Transparent Hole-Conducting CuI on n-Si(111)", 2021, Chemistry of Materials
"Epitaxial Single-Domain Cu-BTC Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films and Foils by Electrochemical Conversion of Cuprous Oxide", 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Ordered Inorganic Materials", 2023, Accounts of Chemical Research

Frequent collaborators in Switzer's research include:

Avishek Banik
Bin Luo
John Z. Tubbesing
Eric W. Bohannan
Xiaoting Zhang

Switzer's research has been published primarily in venues such as:

Chemistry of Materials
ECS Meeting Abstracts
Accounts of Chemical Research
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Throughout their career, Switzer has received recognition including being named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2015 for contributions to the electrodeposition of ceramic films and epitaxial nanostructures and service to the society. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

Electrodeposition of Crystalline Co3O4—A Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Jakub A. Koza;Zhen He;Andrew S. Miller;Jay A. Switzer

573
Citations
Electrochemical Deposition of Copper(I) Oxide Films

Teresa D. Golden;Mark G. Shumsky;Yanchun Zhou;Rachel A. VanderWerf

528
Citations
Conversion of electrodeposited Co(OH)2 to CoOOH and Co3O4, and comparison of their catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction

Yingchau Liu;Jakub Adam Koza;Jay A. Switzer

438
Citations
Enantiospecific electrodeposition of a chiral catalyst

Jay A. Switzer;Hiten M. Kothari;Philippe Poizot;Shuji Nakanishi

400
Citations
Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Zinc Oxide Nanopillars on Single-Crystal Gold

Run Liu;Alexey A. Vertegel;Eric W. Bohannan;Thomas A. Sorenson

352
Citations
Electrodeposited ceramic single crystals

Jay A. Switzer;Mark G. Shumsky;Eric W. Bohannan

265
Citations
An electrodeposited inhomogeneous metal-insulator-semiconductor junction for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation

James C. Hill;Alan T. Landers;Jay A. Switzer

251
Citations
Electrochemical Synthesis and Sintering of Nanocrystalline Cerium(IV) Oxide Powders

Yanchun Zhou;Richard J. Phillips;Jay A. Switzer

246
Citations
Deposition of β-Co(OH)2 Films by Electrochemical Reduction of Tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) in Alkaline Solution

Jakub A. Koza;Caleb M. Hull;Ying-Chau Liu;Jay A. Switzer

225
Citations
Electrodeposited Ceramic Superlattices

Jay A. Switzer;Michael J. Shane;Richard J. Phillips

208
Citations
Spin coating epitaxial films.

Meagan V. Kelso;Naveen K. Mahenderkar;Qingzhi Chen;John Z. Tubbesing

204
Citations
Electrochemical synthesis of ceramic films and powders

R. Tom Coyle;Jay A. Switzer

190
Citations
Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Copper(I) Oxide on Single-Crystal Gold(100)

Julie K. Barton;Alexey A. Vertegel;Eric W. Bohannan;Jay A. Switzer

176
Citations
Shape Control in Epitaxial Electrodeposition: Cu2O Nanocubes on InP(001)

Run Liu;Fumiyasu Oba;Eric W. Bohannan;Frank Ernst

165
Citations
In Situ Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study of Potential Oscillations during the Electrodeposition of Cu/Cu2O Layered Nanostructures

Eric W. Bohannan;Ling-Yuang Huang;F. Scott Miller;Mark G. Shumsky

163
Citations
ELECTROCHEMICAL SELF-ASSEMBLY OF COPPER/CUPROUS OXIDE LAYERED NANOSTRUCTURES

Jay A. Switzer;Chen-Jen Hung;Ling-Yuang Huang;Eric R. Switzer

161
Citations
Molybdenum disulfide nanowires and nanoribbons by electrochemical/chemical synthesis.

Q. Li;E. C. Walter;W. E. Van Der Veer;B. J. Murray

154
Citations
Electrochemical Deposition and Microstructure of Copper (I) Oxide Films

Yanchun Zhou;Jay A. Switzer

150
Citations
Epitaxial lift-off of electrodeposited single-crystal gold foils for flexible electronics

Naveen K. Mahenderkar;Qingzhi Chen;Ying-Chau Liu;Alexander R. Duchild

138
Citations
Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Fe3O4 Thin Films on the Low-Index Planes of Gold

Thomas A. Sorenson;Simon A. Morton;and G. Dan Waddill;Jay A. Switzer

137
Citations
Potential oscillations during the electrochemical self-assembly of copper/cuprous oxide layered nanostructures

Jay A. Switzer;Chen-Jen Hung;Ling-Yuang Huang;F. Scott Miller

110
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