2026 Ken Haenen: 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	45	11655	11265	137	134	330	9260

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Overview

Ken Haenen is affiliated with Hasselt University in Belgium and specializes primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their body of work includes extensive research in Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with additional contributions to Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

The scientist's research focuses predominantly on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials, covering various aspects such as Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Ion-Surface Interactions and Analysis, and High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials.

Recent publications by Ken Haenen include the following:

Standardizing OER Electrocatalyst Benchmarking in Aqueous Electrolytes: Comprehensive Guidelines for Accelerated Stress Tests and Backing Electrodes, 2023, ACS Catalysis
Evaluating the stability of Ir single atom and Ru atomic cluster oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts, 2023, Electrochimica Acta
Impact of methane concentration on surface morphology and boron incorporation of heavily boron-doped single crystal diamond layers, 2020, Carbon
Lithium nitrate mediated dynamic formation of solid electrolyte interphase revealed by in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 2023, Electrochimica Acta
Single-step grown boron doped nanocrystalline diamond-carbon nanograss hybrid as an efficient supercapacitor electrode, 2020, Nanoscale

Ken Haenen's frequent co-authors include Paulius Pobedinskas, Rozita Rouzbahani, Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Rani Mary Joy, and A.K. Mallik. These collaborations have contributed to a significant portion of their scientific output.

Their publications are commonly found in venues such as Diamond and Related Materials, Carbon, SSRN Electronic Journal, Electrochimica Acta, and Nanoscale, indicating a focus on materials related to carbon and electrochemical applications.

Best Publications

Enhanced diamond nucleation on monodispersed nanocrystalline diamond

Oliver A. Williams;Olivier Douheret;Olivier Douheret;Michael Daenen;Michael Daenen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

424
Citations
Growth, electronic properties and applications of nanodiamond

Oliver Williams;Oliver Williams;Milos Nesladek;Milos Nesladek;Michael Daenen;S. Michaelson

378
Citations
Electronic and optical properties of boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond films

Wojciech Gajewski;Philipp Achatz;O. A. Williams;Ken Haenen

303
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Formation of a Ground‐State Charge‐Transfer Complex in Polyfluorene//[6,6]‐Phenyl‐C61 Butyric Acid Methyl Ester (PCBM) Blend Films and Its Role in the Function of Polymer/PCBM Solar Cells

Jessica J. Benson-Smith;Ludwig Goris;Koen Vandewal;Ken Haenen

258
Citations
Comparison of the growth and properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond and nanocrystalline diamond

Oliver Williams;Michael Daenen;Jan D'haen;Jan D'haen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

227
Citations
Absorption phenomena in organic thin films for solar cell applications investigated by photothermal deflection spectroscopy

L Goris;K Haenen;M Nesladek;Patrick Hermann Wagner

209
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Observation of the subgap optical absorption in polymer-fullerene blend solar cells

L. Goris;A. Poruba;L. Hod’ákova;M. Vaněček

209
Citations
Hall hole mobility in boron-doped homoepitaxial diamond

Julien Pernot;Pierre-Nicolas Volpe;Franck Omnès;Pierre Muret

192
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Thermionic electron emission from low work-function phosphorus doped diamond films

Franz A.M. Koeck;Robert J. Nemanich;Andrada Lazea;Andrada Lazea;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

173
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CVD diamond—Research, applications, and challenges

Robert J. Nemanich;John A. Carlisle;Atsushi Hirata;Ken Haenen

170
Citations
Catalyst Stability Benchmarking for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: The Importance of Backing Electrode Material and Dissolution in Accelerated Aging Studies

Simon Geiger;Olga Kasian;Andrea M. Mingers;Shannon S. Nicley

169
Citations
Influence of the boron doping level on the electrochemical oxidation of the azo dyes at Si/BDD thin film electrodes

R. Bogdanowicz;A. Fabianska;L. Golunski;M. Sobaszek

147
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Thermal characterization of polycrystalline diamond thin film heat spreaders grown on GaN HEMTs

Yan Zhou;Rajesh Ramaneti;Rajesh Ramaneti;Julian Anaya;Svetlana Korneychuk

144
Citations
Recent developments of wide-bandgap semiconductor based UV sensors

A. BenMoussa;A. Soltani;U. Schühle;K. Haenen

123
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Toward deep blue nano hope diamonds : heavily boron-doped diamond nanoparticles

Steffen Heyer;Wiebke Janssen;Wiebke Janssen;Stuart Turner;Ying-Gang Lu

103
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LYRA, a solar UV radiometer on Proba2

Jean-Francois Hochedez;W. Schmutz;Y. Stockman;U. Schühle

102
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Heat-transfer resistance at solid-liquid interfaces: a tool for the detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in DNA.

Bart van Grinsven;Natalie Vanden Bon;Hannelore Strauven;Lars Grieten

100
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Seeding, growth and characterization of nanocrystalline diamond films on various substrates

Michael Daenen;Oliver Williams;Jan D'haen;Jan D'haen;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen

100
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EDC-mediated DNA attachment to nanocrystalline CVD diamond films.

P. Christiaens;V. Vermeeren;S. Wenmackers;M. Daenen

90
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Diamond surface functionalization: from gemstone to photoelectrochemical applications

Jorne Raymakers;Jorne Raymakers;Ken Haenen;Ken Haenen;Wouter Maes;Wouter Maes

89
Citations
Fourier-Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy for a fast and highly sensitive spectral characterization of organic and hybrid solar cells

Koen Vandewal;Ludwig Goris;Ilse Haeldermans;Milos Nesladek

88
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