2026 Jeffrey J. Urban: 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	69	4546	4400	1206	1135	261	23024

Overview

Jeffrey J. Urban is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science and engineering.

The main fields of study in which they have published include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Subfields of study that characterize their work include:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Water Science and Technology
Inorganic Chemistry

Key research topics covered in their publications are:

MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Graphene research and applications
Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Covalent Organic Framework Applications
Membrane Separation Technologies
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Advancements in Battery Materials

Recently published papers by Jeffrey J. Urban include:

"Dynamic Covalent Synthesis of Crystalline Porous Graphitic Frameworks" (2020, Chem)
"Interfacial Solar Evaporation by a 3D Graphene Oxide Stalk for Highly Concentrated Brine Treatment" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
"Superselective Removal of Lead from Water by Two-Dimensional MoS₂ Nanosheets and Layer-Stacked Membranes" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
"Insights into the Mechanism of Methanol Steam Reforming Tandem Reaction over CeO₂ Supported Single-Site Catalysts" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
"Correlating Interlayer Spacing and Separation Capability of Graphene Oxide Membranes in Organic Solvents" (2020, ACS Nano)

Their frequent co-authors are:

Chaochao Dun
Madeleine P. Gordon
Baoxia Mi
Jinghua Guo
Michael Naguib

Jeffrey J. Urban has published multiple articles in the following venues repeatedly:

Environmental Science & Technology
Chemistry of Materials
Advanced Materials Interfaces
Journal of the American Chemical Society
ACS Nano

Best Publications

Organic thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting and temperature control

Boris Russ;Anne Glaudell;Jeffrey J. Urban;Michael L. Chabinyc

1273
Citations
Insight into the Ligand-Mediated Synthesis of Colloidal CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals: The Role of Organic Acid, Base, and Cesium Precursors

Aizhao Pan;Bo He;Xiaoyun Fan;Zeke Liu

875
Citations
Air-stable magnesium nanocomposites provide rapid and high-capacity hydrogen storage without using heavy-metal catalysts

Ki-Joon Jeon;Hoi Ri Moon;Hoi Ri Moon;Anne M. Ruminski;Bin Jiang

768
Citations
Nanostructured Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage.

Andreas Schneemann;James L. White;ShinYoung Kang;Sohee Jeong

748
Citations
Swelling of Graphene Oxide Membranes in Aqueous Solution: Characterization of Interlayer Spacing and Insight into Water Transport Mechanisms

Sunxiang Zheng;Qingsong Tu;Jeffrey J. Urban;Shaofan Li

743
Citations
Synthesis of Single-Crystalline Perovskite Nanorods Composed of Barium Titanate and Strontium Titanate

Jeffrey J. Urban;Wan Soo Yun;Qian Gu;Hongkun Park

670
Citations
Synergism in binary nanocrystal superlattices leads to enhanced p-type conductivity in self-assembled PbTe/Ag2Te thin films

Jeffrey J. Urban;Dmitri V. Talapin;Elena V. Shevchenko;Cherie R. Kagan

635
Citations
Engineering Bright Sub-10-nm Upconverting Nanocrystals for Single-Molecule Imaging

Bruce E. Cohen;James P. Schuck;Daniel J. Gargas;Emory M. Chan

611
Citations
Optically- and thermally-responsive programmable materials based on carbon nanotube-hydrogel polymer composites

Xiaobo Zhang;Xiaobo Zhang;Cary L. Pint;Cary L. Pint;Min Hyung Lee;Min Hyung Lee;Bryan Edward Schubert;Bryan Edward Schubert

583
Citations
Water-processable polymer-nanocrystal hybrids for thermoelectrics.

Kevin C. See;Joseph P. Feser;Cynthia E. Chen;Arun Majumdar;Arun Majumdar;Arun Majumdar

540
Citations
Facile transformation of imine covalent organic frameworks into ultrastable crystalline porous aromatic frameworks.

Xinle Li;Changlin Zhang;Songliang Cai;Xiaohe Lei;Xiaohe Lei

525
Citations
Ferroelectric Properties of Individual Barium Titanate Nanowires Investigated by Scanned Probe Microscopy

Wan Soo Yun;Jeffrey J. Urban;Qian Gu;Hongkun Park

485
Citations
Ferroelectric Phase Transition in Individual Single-Crystalline BaTiO3 Nanowires

Jonathan E. Spanier;Alexie M. Kolpak;Jeffrey J. Urban;Ilya Grinberg

474
Citations
Anomalously low electronic thermal conductivity in metallic vanadium dioxide

Sangwook Lee;Sangwook Lee;Kedar Hippalgaonkar;Kedar Hippalgaonkar;Fan Yang;Fan Yang;Jiawang Hong;Jiawang Hong

459
Citations
Block Copolymers for Organic Optoelectronics

Rachel A. Segalman;Rachel A. Segalman;Bryan McCulloch;Saar Kirmayer;Jeffrey J. Urban

454
Citations
Anisotropic in-plane thermal conductivity of black phosphorus nanoribbons at temperatures higher than 100 K

Sangwook Lee;Fan Yang;Joonki Suh;Sijie Yang

411
Citations
Self-Assembly of PbTe Quantum Dots into Nanocrystal Superlattices and Glassy Films

Jeffrey J. Urban;Dmitri V. Talapin;Elena V. Shevchenko;Christopher B. Murray

408
Citations
Ultralow thermal conductivity in all-inorganic halide perovskites

Woochul Lee;Huashan Li;Andrew B. Wong;Andrew B. Wong;Dandan Zhang;Dandan Zhang

373
Citations
Understanding the Aqueous Stability and Filtration Capability of MoS2 Membranes

Zhongying Wang;Qingsong Tu;Sunxiang Zheng;Jeffrey J. Urban

370
Citations
Ion-capture electrodialysis using multifunctional adsorptive membranes.

Adam A. Uliana;Adam A. Uliana;Ngoc T. Bui;Jovan Kamcev;Mercedes K. Taylor;Mercedes K. Taylor;Mercedes K. Taylor

298
Citations
Effect of Interfacial Properties on Polymer–Nanocrystal Thermoelectric Transport

Nelson E. Coates;Shannon K. Yee;Bryan McCulloch;Kevin C. See

275
Citations