2026 Jérôme Cornil: 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	92	1494	1434	13	13	412	42923
Chemistry	92	1840	1641	23	22	426	43123

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Jérôme Cornil is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses notably on Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with further attention to Spectroscopy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Atomic and Molecular Physics as well as Optics.

The main subjects of their scientific work encompass:

Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research

Jérôme Cornil has published in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Advanced Science

Some of their recent papers include:

"Tuning the Electronic Bandgap of Graphdiyne by H-Substitution to Promote Interfacial Charge Carrier Separation for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
"[4]Cyclo-N-alkyl-2,7-carbazoles: Influence of the Alkyl Chain Length on the Structural, Electronic, and Charge Transport Properties," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"Pure Hydrocarbon Materials as Highly Efficient Host for White Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes: A New Molecular Design Approach," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
"Photoluminescence and electrochemiluminescence of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters containing diphenylphosphine chalcogenide-substituted carbazole donors," 2022, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
"Tuning Spin Current Injection at Ferromagnet-Nonmagnet Interfaces by Molecular Design," 2020, Physical Review Letters

Their collaboration network features frequent coauthors including:

David Cornil
Nemo McIntosh
Julien De Winter
Pascal Gerbaux
Cassandre Quinton

Best Publications

Charge transport in organic semiconductors.

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

5240
Citations
Charge-Transfer and Energy-Transfer Processes in π-Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers: A Molecular Picture

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

3333
Citations
Molecular Understanding of Organic Solar Cells: The Challenges

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

1779
Citations
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

1565
Citations
The Role of Driving Energy and Delocalized States for Charge Separation in Organic Semiconductors

Artem A. Bakulin;Akshay Rao;Vlad G. Pavelyev;Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht

1328
Citations
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

1210
Citations
Approaching disorder-free transport in high-mobility conjugated polymers

Deepak Venkateshvaran;Mark Nikolka;Aditya Sadhanala;Vincent Lemaur

1107
Citations
Single-electron transistor of a single organic molecule with access to several redox states

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

1043
Citations
Optical Bandgaps of π‐Conjugated Organic Materials at the Polymer Limit: Experiment and Theory

Johannes Gierschner;Johannes Gierschner;Jérome Cornil;Hans-Joachim Egelhaaf

706
Citations
Characterization of the Interface Dipole at Organic/ Metal Interfaces

Xavier Crispin;Victor Geskin;Annica Crispin;Jérome Cornil

665
Citations
Influence of Interchain Interactions on the Absorption and Luminescence of Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers: A Quantum-Chemical Characterization

J Cornil;DA dos Santos;X Crispin;R Silbey

637
Citations
Charge transport properties in discotic liquid crystals: a quantum-chemical insight into structure-property relationships.

Vincent Lemaur;Demetrio A da Silva Filho;Veaceslav Coropceanu;Matthias Lehmann

583
Citations
Three-dimensional band structure and bandlike mobility in oligoacene single crystals: A theoretical investigation

Y. C. Cheng;R. J. Silbey;Demetrio A. da Silva Filho;J. P. Calbert

490
Citations
The exciton binding energy in luminescent conjugated polymers

Jean-Luc Brédas;Jean-Luc Brédas;Jérôme Cornil;Alan J. Heeger

458
Citations
CHARGE- AND ENERGY-TRANSFER PROCESSES AT POLYMER/POLYMER INTERFACES : A JOINT EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY

J. J. M. Halls;J. Cornil;D. A. dos Santos;R. Silbey;R. Silbey

407
Citations
Photoinduced charge generation and recombination dynamics in model donor/acceptor pairs for organic solar cell applications: a full quantum-chemical treatment.

Vincent Lemaur;Michelle Steel;David Beljonne;Jean-Luc Brédas,†,‡ and

404
Citations
Excited-State Electronic Structure of Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers: A Quantum-Chemical Approach to Optical Phenomena

Jean-Luc Brédas;Jérôme Cornil;David Beljonne;Donizetti A. dos Santos

396
Citations
The Impact of Molecular Orientation on the Photovoltaic Properties of a Phthalocyanine/Fullerene Heterojunction

Barry P. Rand;David Cheyns;Karolien Vasseur;Noel C. Giebink

373
Citations
Intersystem crossing processes in nonplanar aromatic heterocyclic molecules.

Karin Schmidt;Sergio Brovelli;Veaceslav Coropceanu;David Beljonne

363
Citations
Redox States of Long Oligothiophenes: Two Polarons on a Single Chain

John A. E. H. van Haare;Edsko E. Havinga;Joost L. J. van Dongen;René A. J. Janssen

329
Citations
Influence of substituents on the energy and nature of the lowest excited states of heteroleptic phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes: a joint theoretical and experimental study.

Igor Avilov;Payam Minoofar;Jérôme Cornil, ,† and;Luisa De Cola

328
Citations
Interchain interactions in conjugated materials: The exciton model versus the supermolecular approach

D. Beljonne;J. Cornil;R. Silbey;P. Millié

324
Citations