2026 Joseph E Greene: 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	89	1767	1701	541	506	549	31473

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
2003 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering studies in the synthesis and characterization of epitaxial and highly ordered polycrystalline materials.
1999 - David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society "For contributions to the use of non-thermal methods in the growth of thin films and the engineering of their phase, composition, and microstructure; and for excellence in teaching and writing."
1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For original contributions to the experimental development, modeling, and understanding of Si, Ge, and Si1xGex atomiclayer epitaxy and gassource molecularbeam epitaxy
1956 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph E Greene is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work includes subfields such as Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation, and Materials Chemistry. Key research topics they engage in include:

Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
Semiconductor materials and devices
Digital Holography and Microscopy
Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Frequent coauthors of Joseph E Greene include:

Lei Tian
Guorong Hu
Yujia Xue
Jeffrey Alido
Ruipeng Guo

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Optics Express
Biomedical Optics Express
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Light Science & Applications

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Joseph E Greene include:

"3D-to-2D Morphology Manipulation of Sputter-Deposited Nanoscale Silver Films on Weakly Interacting Substrates via Selective Nitrogen Deployment for Multifunctional Metal Contacts," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
"Fourier ptychographic topography," 2023, Optics Express
"EventLFM: event camera integrated Fourier light field microscopy for ultrafast 3D imaging," 2024, Light Science & Applications
"Design of a high-resolution light field miniscope for volumetric imaging in scattering tissue," 2020, Biomedical Optics Express
"Pupil engineering for extended depth-of-field imaging in a fluorescence miniscope," 2023, Neurophotonics

Joseph E Greene has received notable distinctions including:

Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2003) for pioneering studies in the synthesis and characterization of epitaxial and highly ordered polycrystalline materials
Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2013)
David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society (1999), for contributions to non-thermal growth methods and teaching
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1998), recognized for experimental development and modeling of atomic-layer epitaxy
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1956)

Best Publications

Microstructural evolution during film growth

I. Petrov;P.B. Barna;Lars Hultman;J.E. Greene

2176
Citations
Growth of single-crystal TiN/VN strained-layer superlattices with extremely high mechanical hardness

U. Helmersson;S. Todorova;S. A. Barnett;J.‐E. Sundgren

981
Citations
Oxidation of metastable single‐phase polycrystalline Ti0.5Al0.5N films: Kinetics and mechanisms

D. McIntyre;J. E. Greene;G. Håkansson;J.‐E. Sundgren

682
Citations
Heteroepitaxial wurtzite and zinc‐blende structure GaN grown by reactive‐ion molecular‐beam epitaxy: Growth kinetics, microstructure, and properties

R. C. Powell;N.‐E. Lee;Y.‐W. Kim;J. E. Greene

603
Citations
Size-dependent melting point depression of nanostructures: Nanocalorimetric measurements

M. Zhang;M. Yu. Efremov;F. Schiettekatte;E. A. Olson

586
Citations
Development of preferred orientation in polycrystalline TiN layers grown by ultrahigh vacuum reactive magnetron sputtering

J. E. Greene;J.‐E. Sundgren;L. Hultman;I. Petrov

452
Citations
Pathways of atomistic processes on TiN(001) and (111) surfaces during film growth: An ab initio study

D. Gall;S. Kodambaka;M. A. Wall;I. Petrov

400
Citations
Microstructure modification of TiN by ion bombardment during reactive sputter deposition

I. Petrov;L. Hultman;U. Helmersson;J.-E. Sundgren

380
Citations
Microstructure and physical properties of polycrystalline metastable Ti0.5Al0.5N alloys grown by d.c. magnetron sputter deposition

G. Håkansson;J.-E. Sundgren;D. McIntyre;J.E. Greene

334
Citations
Review Article: Tracing the recorded history of thin-film sputter deposition: From the 1800s to 2017

Joseph E Greene

328
Citations
Growth of poly- and single-crystal ScN on MgO(001): Role of low-energy N2+ irradiation in determining texture, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties

D. Gall;I. Petrov;N. Hellgren;L. Hultman

319
Citations
Nanoindentation studies of single‐crystal (001)‐, (011)‐, and (111)‐oriented TiN layers on MgO

H. Ljungcrantz;M. Odén;L. Hultman;J. E. Greene

296
Citations
Polycrystalline TiN films deposited by reactive bias magnetron sputtering: Effects of ion bombardment on resputtering rates, film composition, and microstructure

I. Petrov;L. Hultman;J.‐E. Sundgren;J. E. Greene

294
Citations
High‐flux low‐energy (≂20 eV) N+2 ion irradiation during TiN deposition by reactive magnetron sputtering: Effects on microstructure and preferred orientation

L. Hultman;J.‐E. Sundgren;J. E. Greene;D. B. Bergstrom

293
Citations
Temperature-dependent optical band gap of the metastable zinc-blende structure beta -GaN.

G. Ramírez-Flores;H. Navarro-Contreras;A. Lastras-Martínez;R. C. Powell

289
Citations
Crystal growth and microstructure of polycrystalline Ti1−xAlxN alloy films deposited by ultra-high-vacuum dual-target magnetron sputtering

U. Wahlström;L. Hultman;J.-E. Sundgren;F. Adibi

288
Citations
Average energy deposited per atom : a universal parameter for describing ion-assisted film growth ?

I. Petrov;F. Adibi;J. E. Greene;L. Hultman

277
Citations
Self-organized nanocolumnar structure in superhard TiB2 thin films

P. H. Mayrhofer;C. Mitterer;J. G. Wen;J. E. Greene

275
Citations
Synthesis of metastable epitaxial zinc‐blende‐structure AlN by solid‐state reaction

I. Petrov;E. Mojab;R. C. Powell;J. E. Greene

270
Citations
Use of an externally applied axial magnetic field to control ion/neutral flux ratios incident at the substrate during magnetron sputter deposition

I. Petrov;F. Adibi;J. E. Greene;W. D. Sproul

259
Citations
Growth and properties of single crystal TiN films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering

B. O. Johansson;J.‐E. Sundgren;J. E. Greene;A. Rockett

258
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