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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 170 865 793 516 462 1400 132860
Materials Science 173 73 70 34 31 1328 139494
Chemistry 174 53 45 30 23 1316 139973

Jean-Luc Brédas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jean-Luc Brédas between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jean-Luc Brédas published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 29.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 1994. 49 of the 1,429 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 1994. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 13 publications 1985: 18 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 19 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 30 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 27 publications 1992: 19 publications 1993: 41 publications 1994: 57 publications 1995: 33 publications 1996: 44 publications 1997: 52 publications 1998: 36 publications 1999: 39 publications 2000: 42 publications 2001: 33 publications 2002: 36 publications 2003: 41 publications 2004: 46 publications 2005: 31 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 46 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 47 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 51 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 26 publications
1977 2025

1,429 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jean-Luc Brédas: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 4
1981 5
1982 8
1983 10
1984 13
1985 18
1986 7
1987 19
1988 11
1989 30
1990 18
1991 27
1992 19
1993 41
1994 57
1995 33
1996 44
1997 52
1998 36
1999 39
2000 42
2001 33
2002 36
2003 41
2004 46
2005 31
2006 40
2007 32
2008 31
2009 35
2010 29
2011 29
2012 39
2013 40
2014 46
2015 31
2016 42
2017 44
2018 47
2019 32
2020 51
2021 35
2022 33
2023 22
2024 23
2025 26
Total 1,429
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Jean-Luc Brédas publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Luc Brédas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,295+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,316 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100 1,316
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Jean-Luc Brédas D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jean-Luc Brédas sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 159+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 174 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98 174
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry 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
  • 2021 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2020 - Materials Theory Award, Materials Research Society “for seminal theoretical contributions to the design and understanding of novel molecules and materials in thefields of organic electronics and photonics
  • 2014 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics
  • 2013 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, American Physical Society
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2004 - OSA Fellows For contributions to the quantum-chemical description of nonlinear optical properties of molecules and molecular systems.
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For theoretical studies of electronic structure of conjugated polymers, their conductivity when doped and their nonlinear optical polarizabilities

Overview

Jean-Luc Brédas is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. Other subfields in their work include Polymers and Plastics, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Materials Letters
  • Nature Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jean-Luc Brédas include:

  • "Delocalization of exciton and electron wavefunction in non-fullerene acceptor molecules enables efficient organic solar cells," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Fast spin-flip enables efficient and stable organic electroluminescence from charge-transfer states," 2020, Nature Photonics
  • "A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells," 2021, Nature Energy
  • "Ion-modulated radical doping of spiro-OMeTAD for more efficient and stable perovskite solar cells," 2022, Science
  • "Thermally conductive ultra-low-k dielectric layers based on two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks," 2021, Nature Materials

Frequent co-authors working with Jean-Luc Brédas include:

  • Veaceslav Coropceanu
  • Hong Li
  • Seth R. Marder
  • Eunkyung Cho
  • Xiaojuan Ni

Jean-Luc Brédas has received various awards throughout their career, including:

  • Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2021
  • Materials Theory Award, Materials Research Society, 2020, for seminal theoretical contributions to the design and understanding of novel molecules and materials in the fields of organic electronics and photonics
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, American Physical Society, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2009
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2008
  • OSA Fellow, 2004, for contributions to the quantum-chemical description of nonlinear optical properties of molecules and molecular systems
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1993, for theoretical studies of electronic structure of conjugated polymers, their conductivity when doped and their nonlinear optical polarizabilities

Best Publications

  • Electroluminescence in conjugated polymers

    R. H. Friend;R. W. Gymer;A. B. Holmes;J. H. Burroughes

  • Charge transport in organic semiconductors.

    Veaceslav Coropceanu;Jérôme Cornil;Demetrio A da Silva Filho;Yoann Olivier

  • Charge-Transfer and Energy-Transfer Processes in π-Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers: A Molecular Picture

    Jean-Luc Brédas;David Beljonne;Veaceslav Coropceanu;Jérôme Cornil

  • Design of organic molecules with large two-photon absorption cross sections

    Marius Albota;David Beljonne;Jean-Luc Bredas;Jeffrey E. Ehrlich

  • Polarons, bipolarons, and solitons in conducting polymers

    Jean Luc Bredas;G. Bryan Street

  • A Universal Method to Produce Low―Work Function Electrodes for Organic Electronics

    Yinhua Zhou;Canek Fuentes-Hernandez;Jaewon Shim;Jens Meyer

  • Molecular Understanding of Organic Solar Cells: The Challenges

    Jean-Luc Brédas;Jean-Luc Brédas;Joseph E. Norton;Jérôme Cornil;Jérôme Cornil;Veaceslav Coropceanu

  • THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE IN ORGANIC MATERIALS : THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS

    Jl Bredas;C Adant;P Tackx;Andre Persoons

  • Introduction to Organic Thin Film Transistors and Design of n-Channel Organic Semiconductors

    Christopher R. Newman;C. Daniel Frisbie;Demetrio A. da Silva Filho;§ Jean-Luc Brédas

  • Organic semiconductors: A theoretical characterization of the basic parameters governing charge transport

    J. L. Brédas;J. P. Calbert;D. A. da Silva Filho;J. Cornil

  • Chain-length dependence of electronic and electrochemical properties of conjugated systems: polyacetylene, polyphenylene, polythiophene, and polypyrrole

    Jean-Luc Bredas;R. Silbey;D. S. Boudreaux;R. R. Chance

  • Interchain Interactions in Organic π-Conjugated Materials: Impact on Electronic Structure, Optical Response, and Charge Transport

    J. Cornil;J. Cornil;D. Beljonne;D. Beljonne;J. P. Calbert;Jean-Luc Bredas;Jean-Luc Bredas

  • Polaron lattice in highly conducting polyaniline: Theoretical and optical studies.

    S. Stafström;J. L. Brédas;A. J. Epstein;H. S. Woo

  • Structure−Property Relationships for Two-Photon Absorbing Chromophores: Bis-Donor Diphenylpolyene and Bis(styryl)benzene Derivatives

    Mariacristina Rumi;Jeffrey E. Ehrlich;Ahmed A. Heikal;Joseph W. Perry

  • Single-electron transistor of a single organic molecule with access to several redox states

    Sergey Kubatkin;Andrey Danilov;Mattias Hjort;Jérôme Cornil;Jérôme Cornil

  • Up-Conversion Intersystem Crossing Rates in Organic Emitters for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: Impact of the Nature of Singlet vs Triplet Excited States

    Pralok Kumar Samanta;Dongwook Kim;Dongwook Kim;Veaceslav Coropceanu;Jean-Luc Bredas

  • Effect of electronic polarization on charge-transport parameters in molecular organic semiconductors.

    Edward F. Valeev;Veaceslav Coropceanu;Demetrio A. Da Silva Filho;Seyhan Salman

  • Design rules for minimizing voltage losses in high-efficiency organic solar cells.

    Deping Qian;Zilong Zheng;Huifeng Yao;Wolfgang Tress

  • Highly conducting polyparaphenylene, polypyrrole, and polythiophene chains: An ab initio study of the geometry and electronic-structure modifications upon doping

    J. L. Brédas;B. Thémans;J. G. Fripiat;J. M. André

  • Polarons and bipolarons in polypyrrole: Evolution of the band structure and optical spectrum upon doing

    J. L. Brédas;J. C. Scott;K. Yakushi;G. B. Street

  • Comparative theoretical study of the doping of conjugated polymers: Polarons in polyacetylene and polyparaphenylene

    Jean-Luc Bredas;R. R. Chance;R. Silbey

Frequent Co-Authors

David Beljonne
David Beljonne University of Mons
Jérôme Cornil
Jérôme Cornil University of Mons
Seth R. Marder
Seth R. Marder University of Colorado Boulder
Veaceslav Coropceanu
Veaceslav Coropceanu University of Arizona
Roberto Lazzaroni
Roberto Lazzaroni University of Mons
Egbert Zojer
Egbert Zojer Graz University of Technology
Chad Risko
Chad Risko University of Kentucky
Stephen Barlow
Stephen Barlow Georgia Institute of Technology
Zhigang Shuai
Zhigang Shuai Tsinghua University
Jean-Marie André
Jean-Marie André University of Namur

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