2026 Joel W. Ager: 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	119	504	481	185	168	564	50525

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Materials Science

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Overview

Joel W. Ager is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on energy, materials science, and engineering, contributing extensively to several subfields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and electrochemistry.

The scientist has published notable papers across various prestigious journals and venues. Some of the recent significant publications include:

Spin pinning effect to reconstructed oxyhydroxide layer on ferromagnetic oxides for enhanced water oxidation, 2021, Nature Communications
Surface Composition Dependent Ligand Effect in Tuning the Activity of Nickel-Copper Bimetallic Electrocatalysts toward Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Investigation and mitigation of degradation mechanisms in Cu2O photoelectrodes for CO2 reduction to ethylene, 2021, Nature Energy
Wetting-regulated gas-involving (photo)electrocatalysis: biomimetics in energy conversion, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
The 2022 solar fuels roadmap, 2022, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Their frequent co-authors include Alexei A. Lapkin, Rajiv Ramanujam Prabhakar, Mikhail Kovalev, Nripan Mathews, and Marsha Zakir Muhamad.

Joel W. Ager has contributed to a range of research topics, covering:

CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Ionic liquids properties and applications
Advanced battery technologies research
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

The scientist's work is also frequently published in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Energy Letters, and Advanced Functional Materials.

Best Publications

Band Anticrossing in GaInNAs Alloys

W. Shan;W. Walukiewicz;J. W. Ager;E. E. Haller

2068
Citations
Unusual properties of the fundamental band gap of InN

J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;K. M. Yu;J. W. Ager

1997
Citations
Above-bandgap voltages from ferroelectric photovoltaic devices

S. Y. Yang;J. Seidel;J. Seidel;S. J. Byrnes;S. J. Byrnes;P. Shafer

1895
Citations
Three-dimensional nanopillar-array photovoltaics on low-cost and flexible substrates

Zhiyong Fan;Haleh Razavi;Haleh Razavi;Jae Won Do;Jae Won Do;Aimee Moriwaki;Aimee Moriwaki

1215
Citations
Strain-related phenomena in GaN thin films

C. Kisielowski;J. Krüger;S. Ruvimov;T. Suski

1067
Citations
Hydrolysis of Electrolyte Cations Enhances the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 over Ag and Cu

Meenesh R. Singh;Meenesh R. Singh;Youngkook Kwon;Yanwei Lum;Joel W. Ager

961
Citations
Tailoring Copper Nanocrystals towards C2 Products in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Anna Loiudice;Peter Lobaccaro;Peter Lobaccaro;Esmail A Kamali;Timothy Thao

892
Citations
Small band gap bowing in In1−xGaxN alloys

J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;K. M. Yu;J. W. Ager

869
Citations
Strain-induced indirect to direct bandgap transition in multilayer WSe2.

Sujay B. Desai;Gyungseon Seol;Jeong Seuk Kang;Jeong Seuk Kang;Hui Fang;Hui Fang

770
Citations
Superior radiation resistance of In1-xGaxN alloys: Full-solar-spectrum photovoltaic material system

J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;K. M. Yu;W. Shan

712
Citations
Experimental demonstrations of spontaneous, solar-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting

Joel W. Ager;Matthew R. Shaner;Karl A. Walczak;Ian D. Sharp

663
Citations
The true toughness of human cortical bone measured with realistically short cracks

K. J. Koester;J. W. Ager;R. O. Ritchie;R. O. Ritchie

613
Citations
Solid-state quantum memory using the 31 P nuclear spin

John J. L. Morton;Alexei M. Tyryshkin;Richard M. Brown;Shyam Shankar

560
Citations
Effects of the narrow band gap on the properties of InN

J. Wu;J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;W. Shan;K. M. Yu

559
Citations
Photovoltaic effects in BiFeO3

S. Y. Yang;L. W. Martin;S. J. Byrnes;S. J. Byrnes;T. E. Conry;T. E. Conry

531
Citations
Quantitative measurement of residual biaxial stress by Raman spectroscopy in diamond grown on a Ti alloy by chemical vapor deposition

Joel W. Ager;Michael D. Drory

516
Citations
Temperature dependence of the fundamental band gap of InN

J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;W. Shan;K. M. Yu

504
Citations
Gold-Mediated Exfoliation of Ultralarge Optoelectronically-Perfect Monolayers

Sujay B. Desai;Sujay B. Desai;Surabhi R. Madhvapathy;Surabhi R. Madhvapathy;Matin Amani;Matin Amani;Daisuke Kiriya;Daisuke Kiriya

480
Citations
Efficient photovoltaic current generation at ferroelectric domain walls.

Jan Seidel;Jan Seidel;Deyi Fu;Deyi Fu;Seung-Yeul Yang;Esther Alarcón-Lladó;Esther Alarcón-Lladó

465
Citations
Electronic Structure of Monoclinic BiVO4

Jason K. Cooper;Sheraz Gul;Francesca M. Toma;Le Chen

464
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