2026 Jef Poortmans: 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	61	6738	6511	69	67	589	14337

Overview

Jef Poortmans is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a significant research footprint in engineering and materials science, particularly focusing on electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry.

Their recent publications demonstrate a broad engagement with various aspects of solar cell technology and photovoltaic materials. Notable papers include:

Minimizing the Interface-Driven Losses in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules, 2023, ACS Energy Letters
Stress and strain within photovoltaic modules using the finite element method: A critical review, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Improving the Morphology Stability of Spiro-OMeTAD Films for Enhanced Thermal Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Perovskite modules with 99% geometrical fill factor using point contact interconnections design, 2020, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
Innovative and industrially viable approach to fabricate AlOx rear passivated ultra-thin Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells, 2020, Solar Energy

The primary research fields of Poortmans are engineering with 123 publications and materials science with 44 publications. The subfields within these areas emphasize electrical and electronic engineering (115 publications), materials chemistry (33 publications), renewable energy, sustainability and the environment (15 publications), atomic and molecular physics and optics (15 publications), and polymers and plastics (10 publications).

Poortmans's published work covers a number of research topics broadly linked to semiconductor and photovoltaic technologies. These topics include:

Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Semiconductor materials and interfaces
Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques

The scientist has published frequently in key venues for photovoltaic and solar energy research. These publication venues include:

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (12 publications)
Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications (8 publications)
Solar RRL (6 publications)
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (5 publications)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (4 publications)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Poortmans's research. The most frequent co-authors include:

Bart Vermang (24 collaborations)
Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan Radhakrishnan (20 collaborations)
Guy Brammertz (17 collaborations)
Marc Meuris (17 collaborations)
Jonathan Govaerts (15 collaborations)

Best Publications

Solar cells utilizing small molecular weight organic semiconductors

Barry P. Rand;Jan Genoe;Paul Heremans;Jef Poortmans

915
Citations
P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction solar cells: Relation between morphology and electro-optical characteristics

Peter Vanlaeke;A Swinnen;I Haeldermans;G Vanhoyland

497
Citations
Printable anodes for flexible organic solar cell modules

Tom Aernouts;Peter Vanlaeke;Wim Geens;Jef Poortmans

318
Citations
Pinhole-free perovskite films for efficient solar modules

Weiming Qiu;Weiming Qiu;T. Merckx;Manoj Jaysankar;Manoj Jaysankar;C. Masse de la Huerta

309
Citations
Improved anisotropic etching process for industrial texturing of silicon solar cells

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286
Citations
Characterization of defects in 9.7% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4-CdS-ZnO solar cells

G. Brammertz;Marie Buffiere;S. Oueslati;S. Oueslati;S. Oueslati;H. Elanzeery;H. Elanzeery;H. Elanzeery

260
Citations
Nonhazardous Solvent Systems for Processing Perovskite Photovoltaics

Kira L. Gardner;Kira L. Gardner;Jeffrey G. Tait;Tamara Merckx;Weiming Qiu

227
Citations
On the Role of Bathocuproine in Organic Photovoltaic Cells

Hans Gommans;Bregt Verreet;Barry P. Rand;Robert Muller

226
Citations
Trap density in conducting organic semiconductors determined from temperature dependence of J−V characteristics

Vikram Kumar;Suresh Jain;A.K Kapoor;Jef Poortmans

226
Citations
Minimizing voltage loss in wide-bandgap perovskites for tandem solar cells

Manoj Jaysankar;Manoj Jaysankar;Benedito A. L. Raul;João Pedro Bastos;João Pedro Bastos;Claire H. Burgess

179
Citations
8% Efficient thin-film polycrystalline-silicon solar cells based on aluminum-induced crystallization and thermal CVD

I. Gordon;L. Carnel;D. Van Gestel;G. Beaucarne

175
Citations
Extraction of bulk and contact components of the series resistance in organic bulk donor-acceptor-heterojunctions

Tom Aernouts;Wim Geens;Jef Poortmans;Paul Heremans

158
Citations
Dependence of field-effect hole mobility of PPV-based polymer films on the spin-casting solvent

Wim Geens;Sean E Shaheen;Bernhard Wessling;Christoph J Brabec

154
Citations
Polythiophene based bulk heterojunction solar cells: morphology and its implications

Peter Vanlaeke;G Vanhoyland;Tom Aernouts;David Cheyns

152
Citations
Perovskite–silicon tandem solar modules with optimised light harvesting

Manoj Jaysankar;Miha Filipič;Bartosz Zielinski;Raphael Schmager

145
Citations
Stress-induced large-area lift-off of crystalline Si films

F. Dross;J. Robbelein;B. Vandevelde;E. Van Kerschaver

143
Citations
Multicrystalline silicon solar cells with porous silicon emitter

Renat Bilyalov;R Lüdemann;W Wettling;Lieven Stalmans

133
Citations
Injection- and space charge limited-currents in doped conducting organic materials

Suresh Jain;Wim Geens;Anupama Mehra;Vikram Kumar

124
Citations
Epitaxial thin-film Si solar cells

G. Beaucarne;F. Duerinckx;I. Kuzma;K. Van Nieuwenhuysen

122
Citations
Optimization of morphology of P3HT/PCBM films for organic solar cells: effects of thermal treatments and spin coating solvents

G. Janssen;A. Aguirre;E. Goovaerts;P. Vanlaeke;P. Vanlaeke

116
Citations
Porous silicon in crystalline silicon solar cells: a review and the effect on the internal quantum efficiency

Lieven Stalmans;Jef Poortmans;Hugo Bender;Matty Caymax

111
Citations