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Jay Whitacre publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jay Whitacre sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 239 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Jay Whitacre D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jay Whitacre sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jay Whitacre is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their research concentrates on various aspects of battery technology and energy storage systems. Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Jay Whitacre has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Charging sustainable batteries," 2022, Nature Sustainability
  • "Autonomous Discovery of Battery Electrolytes with Robotic Experimentation and Machine Learning," 2020, Cell Reports Physical Science
  • "Autonomous optimization of non-aqueous Li-ion battery electrolytes via robotic experimentation and machine learning coupling," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Utility-Scale Portable Energy Storage Systems," 2020, Joule
  • "Avoiding thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries using ultrasound detection of early failure mechanisms," 2022, Journal of Power Sources

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
  • Sven Burke
  • Xinsheng Wu
  • Tong Liu
  • Young-Geun Lee

Jay Whitacre's publications are often found in venues such as:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Lithium-ion battery cell degradation resulting from realistic vehicle and vehicle-to-grid utilization

    Scott B. Peterson;Jay Apt;J.F. Whitacre

  • Examining different recycling processes for lithium-ion batteries

    Rebecca E. Ciez;Rebecca E. Ciez;J. F. Whitacre

  • The economics of using plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery packs for grid storage

    Scott B. Peterson;J.F. Whitacre;Jay Apt

  • Na4Mn9O18 as a positive electrode material for an aqueous electrolyte sodium-ion energy storage device

    J.F. Whitacre;A. Tevar;S. Sharma

  • Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar

    Christopher T. M. Clack;Christopher T. M. Clack;Staffan A. Qvist;Jay Apt;Morgan Bazilian

  • Electrochemically active nitrogen-enriched nanocarbons with well-defined morphology synthesized by pyrolysis of self-assembled block copolymer.

    Mingjiang Zhong;Eun Kyung Kim;John P McGann;Sang-Eun Chun

  • Biologically derived melanin electrodes in aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices

    Young Jo Kim;Wei Wu;Sang-Eun Chun;Jay F. Whitacre

  • Charging sustainable batteries

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  • A techno-economic analysis and optimization of Li-ion batteries for light-duty passenger vehicle electrification

    Apurba Sakti;Jeremy J. Michalek;Erica R.H. Fuchs;Jay F. Whitacre

  • An aqueous electrolyte, sodium ion functional, large format energy storage device for stationary applications

    J.F. Whitacre;T. Wiley;S. Shanbhag;Y. Wenzhuo

  • Neural prosthetic micro system

    Mohammad M. Mojarradi;Erik J. Brandon;Jay F. Whitacre;Linda Y. Del Castillo

  • Catechol-mediated reversible binding of multivalent cations in eumelanin half-cells

    Young Jo Kim;Wei Wu;Sang-Eun Chun;Jay F. Whitacre

  • Method for manufacturing thin-film lithium microbatteries

    Jay F. Whitacre;Ratnakumar V. Bugga;William C. West

  • Autonomous optimization of non-aqueous Li-ion battery electrolytes via robotic experimentation and machine learning coupling

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  • Expert assessments of the cost and expected future performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells for vehicles.

    Michael M Whiston;Inês L Azevedo;Shawn Litster;Kate S Whitefoot

  • Chemical stability enhancement of lithium conducting solid electrolyte plates using sputtered LiPON thin films

    W. C. West;J. F. Whitacre;J. R. Lim

  • Optimal Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Design and Allocation for Minimum Life Cycle Cost, Petroleum Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Ching-Shin Norman Shiau;Nikhil Kaushal;Chris T. Hendrickson;Scott B. Peterson

  • Autonomous Discovery of Battery Electrolytes with Robotic Experimentation and Machine Learning

    Adarsh Dave;Jared Mitchell;Kirthevasan Kandasamy;Han Wang

  • Comparison between cylindrical and prismatic lithium-ion cell costs using a process based cost model

    Rebecca E. Ciez;J.F. Whitacre

  • Fabrication and testing of all solid-state microscale lithium batteries for microspacecraft applications

    W C West;J F Whitacre;V White;B V Ratnakumar

  • What properties of grid energy storage are most valuable

    Eric Hittinger;J.F. Whitacre;Jay Apt

  • Electrochemical performance and kinetics of Li1+x(Co1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3)1−xO2 cathodes and graphite anodes in low-temperature electrolytes

    M.C. Smart;J.F. Whitacre;B.V. Ratnakumar;K. Amine

  • Evaluating the value of batteries in microgrid electricity systems using an improved Energy Systems Model

    Eric Hittinger;Ted Wiley;John Kluza;Jay Whitacre

  • Microwave Synthesized NaTi2(PO4)3 as an Aqueous Sodium-Ion Negative Electrode

    Wei Wu;Alex Mohamed;J. F. Whitacre

Frequent Co-Authors

Shawn Litster
Shawn Litster Carnegie Mellon University
Wei Wu
Wei Wu Wuhan University
Soummya Kar
Soummya Kar Carnegie Mellon University
Jay Apt
Jay Apt Carnegie Mellon University
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon University
Jeremy J. Michalek
Jeremy J. Michalek Carnegie Mellon University
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan University of Southern California
Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan
Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan Carnegie Mellon University
Steve Greenbaum
Steve Greenbaum City University of New York
Inês L. Azevedo
Inês L. Azevedo Stanford University

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