2026 Jean-Christophe Charlier: 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	95	1325	1272	9	9	322	33839

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jean-Christophe Charlier is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research spans key areas in materials science, physics, and engineering with a specific focus on materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, and electronic engineering subfields.

The scientist's work explores various main topics including:

Graphene research and applications
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
2D materials and applications
MXene and MAX phase materials
Magnetic properties of thin films
Advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design
Carbon nanotubes in composites

Among recently published papers are:

Localization of lattice dynamics in low-angle twisted bilayer graphene, 2021, Nature
Electronic and Transport Properties in Defective MoS₂: Impact of Sulfur Vacancies, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Spin filtering by proximity effects at hybridized interfaces in spin-valves with 2D graphene barriers, 2020, Nature Communications
Band-Gap Landscape Engineering in Large-Scale 2D Semiconductor van der Waals Heterostructures, 2021, ACS Nano
h-MBenes (M/B = 1:1) as Promising Electrocatalysts for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction: A Theoretical Study, 2023, Chemistry of Materials

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

Việt Hùng Nguyễn
Stephan Roche
Simon M.-M. Dubois
Luis E. F. Foa Torres
Kenji Watanabe

Their work appears often in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The Cambridge Structural Database
ACS Nano
Physical Review Materials

Jean-Christophe Charlier has contributed to academic books, including a publication through Cambridge University Press titled Introduction to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials (2020).

In recognition of contributions to science, the scientist was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

Electronic and transport properties of nanotubes

Jean-Christophe Charlier;Xavier Blase;Stephan Roche

2069
Citations
Identification of individual and few layers of WS2 using Raman Spectroscopy

Ayse Berkdemir;Humberto R. Gutiérrez;Humberto R. Gutiérrez;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Néstor Perea-López

1726
Citations
Graphene and graphite nanoribbons: Morphology, properties, synthesis, defects and applications

Mauricio Terrones;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Jessica Campos-Delgado;Florentino López-Urías

1121
Citations
Identification of electron donor states in N-doped carbon nanotubes

R Czerw;Mauricio Terrones;Jean-Christophe Charlier;X Blase

926
Citations
Molecular Junctions by Joining Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

M. Terrones;F. Banhart;N. Grobert;Jean-Christophe Charlier

920
Citations
Defects in carbon nanotubes.

Jean-Christophe Charlier

888
Citations
Identification of Electron Donor States in N-doped Carbon Nanotubes

R. Czerw;M. Terrones;J. C. Charlier;X. Blase

882
Citations
Electronic, thermal and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes

M. S. Dresselhaus;G. Dresselhaus;J. C. Charlier;E. Hernández

800
Citations
Nitrogen-doped graphene: beyond single substitution and enhanced molecular sensing

Ruitao Lv;Qing Li;Andrés R. Botello-Méndez;Takuya Hayashi

734
Citations
New metallic allotropes of planar and tubular carbon

Humberto Terrones;Humberto Terrones;Mauricio Terrones;Mauricio Terrones;E Hernandez;E Hernandez;N. Grobert

620
Citations
Coalescence of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Mauricio Terrones;Humberto Terrones;Humberto Terrones;F. Banhart;Jean-Christophe Charlier

605
Citations
N-doping and coalescence of carbon nanotubes: synthesis and electronic properties

Mauricio Terrones;P.M. Ajayan;F. Banhart;X Blase

550
Citations
Radio-frequency plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes surface O2, NH3, and CF4 treatments

Alexandre Felten;C. Bittencourt;Jean-Jacques Pireaux;G. Van Lier

544
Citations
Surface Reconstructions and Dimensional Changes in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

P. M. Ajayan;V. Ravikumar;J.-C. Charlier

540
Citations
Root-growth mechanism for single-wall carbon nanotubes

J Gavillet;Anne-Françoise Loiseau;C Journet;F Willaime

534
Citations
STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF PENTAGON-HEPTAGON PAIR DEFECTS IN CARBON NANOTUBES

Jean-Christophe Charlier;TW Ebbesen;Philippe Lambin

520
Citations
Electronic structure and localized states at carbon nanotube tips

D. L. Carroll;P. Redlich;P. M. Ajayan;J. C. Charlier

471
Citations
π -stacking interaction between carbon nanotubes and organic molecules

F Tournus;S. Latil;S. Latil;MI Heggie;Jean-Christophe Charlier

405
Citations
Effects of nanodomain formation on the electronic structure of doped carbon nanotubes

DL Carroll;P Redlich;X Blase;Jean-Christophe Charlier

397
Citations
First-principles study of the electronic properties of graphite

Jean-Christophe Charlier;Xavier Gonze;Jean-Pierre Michenaud

395
Citations