2026 Kevin Sivula: 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	71	4163	4031	69	65	199	29707

Overview

Kevin Sivula is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research focuses on several areas within materials science, engineering, and energy. More specifically, Sivula's work concentrates on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's principal research topics include:

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Conducting polymers and applications
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Their publication record includes a significant number of papers in venues such as:

ACS Energy Letters
ECS Meeting Abstracts
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Selected recent papers by Kevin Sivula include:

MIL-101(Fe)/g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis toward simultaneous reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of bisphenol A in aqueous media (2020) in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Mott-Schottky Analysis of Photoelectrodes: Sanity Checks Are Needed (2021) in ACS Energy Letters
Bifunctional hole-shuttle molecule for improved interfacial energy level alignment and defect passivation in perovskite solar cells (2023) in Nature Energy
Cu2O photocathodes with band-tail states assisted hole transport for standalone solar water splitting (2020) in Nature Communications
Crown Ether Modulation Enables over 23% Efficient Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Solar Cells (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Kevin Sivula has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

Jun-Ho Yum
Yongpeng Liu
Néstor Guijarro
Michaël Grätzel
Liang Yao

Best Publications

Solar Water Splitting: Progress Using Hematite (α‐Fe2O3) Photoelectrodes

Kevin Sivula;Florian Le Formal;Michael Grätzel

2909
Citations
Highly active oxide photocathode for photoelectrochemical water reduction

Adriana Paracchino;Vincent Laporte;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

2298
Citations
Semiconducting materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion

Kevin Sivula;Roel van de Krol

1649
Citations
Light-Induced Water Splitting with Hematite: Improved Nanostructure and Iridium Oxide Catalysis†

S. David Tilley;Maurin Cornuz;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

1196
Citations
Probing the photoelectrochemical properties of hematite (α-Fe2O3) electrodes using hydrogen peroxide as a hole scavenger

Hen Dotan;Hen Dotan;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel;Avner Rothschild

1083
Citations
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Mesoporous Hematite Prepared by a Solution-Based Colloidal Approach

Kevin Sivula;Radek Zboril;Florian Le Formal;Rosa Robert

1057
Citations
Passivating surface states on water splitting hematite photoanodes with alumina overlayers

Florian Le Formal;Nicolas Tétreault;Maurin Cornuz;Thomas Moehl

883
Citations
Influence of Feature Size, Film Thickness, and Silicon Doping on the Performance of Nanostructured Hematite Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

Ilkay Cesar;Kevin Sivula;Andreas Kay;Radek Zboril

743
Citations
Photo-assisted electrodeposition of cobalt–phosphate (Co–Pi) catalyst on hematite photoanodes for solar water oxidation

Diane K. Zhong;Maurin Cornuz;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

734
Citations
Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cells for Solar Water Splitting

Mathieu S. Prévot;Kevin Sivula

618
Citations
Employing end-functional polythiophene to control the morphology of nanocrystal-polymer composites in hybrid solar cells.

Jinsong Liu;Toru Tanaka;Kevin Sivula;and A. Paul Alivisatos

603
Citations
WO3-Fe2O3 Photoanodes for Water Splitting: A Host Scaffold, Guest Absorber Approach

Kevin Sivula;Florian Le Formal;Michael Grätzel

586
Citations
Highly efficient water splitting by a dual-absorber tandem cell

Jeremie Brillet;Jun-Ho Yum;Maurin Cornuz;Takashi Hisatomi

529
Citations
Dynamics of photogenerated holes in surface modified α-Fe2O3 photoanodes for solar water splitting

Monica Barroso;Camilo A. Mesa;Stephanie R. Pendlebury;Alexander J. Cowan

490
Citations
Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer Compatibilizers and Their Effect on the Morphology and Performance of Polythiophene:Fullerene Solar Cells

Kevin Sivula;Zachary T. Ball;Nobuhiro Watanabe;Jean M. J. Frechet;Jean M. J. Frechet

489
Citations
MIL-101(Fe)/g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis toward simultaneous reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of bisphenol A in aqueous media

Feiping Zhao;Feiping Zhao;Yongpeng Liu;Samia Ben Hammouda;Bhairavi Doshi

466
Citations
Controlling Photoactivity in Ultrathin Hematite Films for Solar Water-Splitting

Florian Le Formal;Michael Grätzel;Kevin Sivula

433
Citations
The Transient Photocurrent and Photovoltage Behavior of a Hematite Photoanode under Working Conditions and the Influence of Surface Treatments

Florian Le Formal;Kevin Sivula;Michael Grätzel

405
Citations
Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production, Surface Traps, and Catalysis

Kevin Sivula

349
Citations
Decoupling feature size and functionality in solution-processed, porous hematite electrodes for solar water splitting.

Jeremie Brillet;Michael Grätzel;Kevin Sivula

342
Citations