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Laurence Lutsen

Laurence Lutsen

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
11784
World Ranking
7955
National Ranking
91

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
11703
World Ranking
11073
National Ranking
140

Laurence Lutsen publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurence Lutsen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 296 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Laurence Lutsen D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurence Lutsen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Laurence Lutsen is affiliated with Hasselt University in Belgium and has a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans various interconnected subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, prominently including:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Laurence Lutsen has contributed to numerous publications, some of the recent papers include:

  • "Efficient and readily tuneable near-infrared photodetection up to 1500 nm enabled by thiadiazoloquinoxaline-based push-pull type conjugated polymers," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "Inducing Charge Separation in Solid-State Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskites through the Incorporation of Organic Charge-Transfer Complexes," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Tailoring Interlayer Charge Transfer Dynamics in 2D Perovskites with Electroactive Spacer Molecules," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "2D layered perovskite containing functionalised benzothieno-benzothiophene molecules: formation, degradation, optical properties and photoconductivity," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "Tin-lead-metal halide perovskite solar cells with enhanced crystallinity and efficiency by addition of fluorinated long organic cation," 2022, Applied Physics Reviews

Their collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Wouter Van Gompel, Dirk Vanderzande, Kristof Van Hecke, Wouter Maes, and Bart Ruttens, indicating extensive joint research activities.

Lutsen's work is published predominantly in well-known venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Effect of Temperature and Illumination on the Electrical Characteristics of Polymer-Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

    I. Riedel;J. Parisi;V. Dyakonov;L. Lutsen

  • The Relation Between Open‐Circuit Voltage and the Onset of Photocurrent Generation by Charge‐Transfer Absorption in Polymer : Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Koen Vandewal;Abay Gadisa;Wibren D. Oosterbaan;Sabine Bertho

  • Effect of temperature on the morphological and photovoltaic stability of bulk heterojunction polymer: fullerene solar cells

    Sabine Bertho;Griet Janssen;Thomas J. Cleij;Bert Conings

  • Low Band Gap Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers toward Organic Solar Cells Applications

    Kristof Colladet;Sofie Fourier;Thomas J. Cleij;Laurence Lutsen

  • Charge transport and recombination in bulk heterojunction solar cells studied by the photoinduced charge extraction in linearly increasing voltage technique

    A. J. Mozer;N. S. Sariciftci;L. Lutsen;D. Vanderzande

  • Low-band gap polymers for photovoltaic applications

    Kristof Colladet;Mael Nicolas;Ludwig Goris;Laurence Lutsen

  • A round robin study of flexible large-area roll-to-roll processed polymer solar cell modules

    Frederik C. Krebs;Suren A. Gevorgyan;Bobak Gholamkhass;Steven Holdcroft

  • Strategy for Enhancing the Dielectric Constant of Organic Semiconductors Without Sacrificing Charge Carrier Mobility and Solubility

    Solmaz Torabi;Fatemeh Jahani;Ineke Van Severen;Catherine Kanimozhi

  • Life cycle analyses of organic photovoltaics: a review

    Sebastien Lizin;Steven Van Passel;Ellen De Schepper;Wouter Maes

  • The Claims Demonstrated

    T. Ghoos;J. Brassinne;C. A. Fustin;J. F. Gohy

  • Influence of thermal ageing on the stability of polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells

    Sabine Bertho;Ilse Haeldermans;Ann Swinnen;Wouter Moons

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

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

  • Porphyrin‐Based Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics: The Rise of the Colors of Life

    Jurgen Kesters;Pieter Verstappen;Mathias Kelchtermans;Laurence Lutsen;Laurence Lutsen

  • Investigation of the degradation mechanisms of a variety of organic photovoltaic devices by combination of imaging techniques—the ISOS-3 inter-laboratory collaboration

    Roland Rösch;David Tanenbaum;David Tanenbaum;Mikkel Jørgensen;Marco Seeland

  • High dielectric constant conjugated materials for organic photovoltaics

    Jeroen Brebels;Jean V. Manca;Laurence Lutsen;Dirk Vanderzande;Dirk Vanderzande

  • Polymer Field‐Effect Transistors Fabricated by the Sequential Gravure Printing of Polythiophene, Two Insulator Layers, and a Metal Ink Gate

    Monika M. Voigt;Alexander Guite;Dae-Young Chung;Rizwan U. A. Khan

  • Effect of Alkyl Side-Chain Length on Photovoltaic Properties of Poly(3-alkylthiophene)/PCBM Bulk Heterojunctions

    Abay Gadisa;Wibren D. Oosterbaan;Koen Vandewal;Jean-Christophe Bolsée

  • Novel Regiospecific MDMO−PPV Copolymer with Improved Charge Transport for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Attila J. Mozer;Patrick Denk;Markus C. Scharber;Helmut Neugebauer

  • Efficient formation, isolation and characterization of poly(3-alkylthiophene) nanofibres: probing order as a function of side-chain length

    Wibren D. Oosterbaan;Veerle Vrindts;Solenn Berson;Stéphane Guillerez

  • Nanoscale electrical characterization of organic photovoltaic blends by conductive atomic force microscopy

    Olivier Douhéret;Laurence Lutsen;Ann Swinnen;Martin Breselge

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Vanderzande
Dirk Vanderzande Hasselt University
Wouter Maes
Wouter Maes Hasselt University
Jean Manca
Jean Manca Hasselt University
Jan D'Haen
Jan D'Haen Hasselt University
Tanja Junkers
Tanja Junkers Monash University
Benoît Champagne
Benoît Champagne University of Namur
Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci
Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Bruno Van Mele
Bruno Van Mele Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Agnès Rivaton
Agnès Rivaton University of Clermont Auvergne
Koen Vandewal
Koen Vandewal Hasselt University

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