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120
Citations
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World Ranking
480
National Ranking
177

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Louis E. Brus 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 Louis E. Brus sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 360 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Louis E. Brus 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 Louis E. Brus sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation
  • 2012 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2011 - Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2010 - NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (US) For his leading role in the development of a fundamental building block for nanoscience, colloidial semiconductor nanocrystals, and for his contributions to our understanding of the quantum effects that control their optical properties.
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Irving Langmuir Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Louis E. Brus is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of materials science, with a particular focus on materials chemistry.

Their research spans several subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and biophysics.

Key topics in their work include:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Louis E. Brus has authored several recent papers, among which are:

  • "Nanocrystal Quantum Dots: From Discovery to Modern Development" (2021, ACS Nano)
  • "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective" (2024, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • "Non-local dielectric effects in nanoscience" (2023, The Journal of Chemical Physics)
  • "The Rise of Computation" (2020, Nano Letters)
  • "Chemical Quantum Dots in Bell Laboratories" (2024, Accounts of Chemical Research)

Among frequent co-authors with whom Louis E. Brus has collaborated are:

  • Alexander L. Efros
  • Jun Yi
  • En-Ming You
  • Ren Hu
  • De-Yin Wu

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, including:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • ACS Nano
  • Chemical Society Reviews
  • Nano Letters
  • Accounts of Chemical Research

Louis E. Brus has been recognized with multiple awards throughout their career, such as:

  • Welch Award in Chemistry, Robert A. Welch Foundation (2013)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2012)
  • Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2011)
  • NAS Award in Chemical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (US) (2010), for leadership in developing fundamental building blocks for nanoscience and contributions to understanding quantum effects controlling optical properties
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)
  • Irving Langmuir Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2001)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)

Best Publications

  • Electron-electron and electron-hole interactions in small semiconductor crystallites : The size dependence of the lowest excited electronic state

    L. E. Brus

  • Electronic wave functions in semiconductor clusters: experiment and theory

    Louis Brus

  • Anomalous lattice vibrations of single- and few-layer MoS2.

    Changgu Lee;Hugen Yan;Louis E. Brus;Tony F. Heinz

  • Fluorescence intermittency in single cadmium selenide nanocrystals

    M. Nirmal;B. O. Dabbousi;M. G. Bawendi;J. J. Macklin

  • A simple model for the ionization potential, electron affinity, and aqueous redox potentials of small semiconductor crystallites

    L. E. Brus

  • Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Individual Rhodamine 6G Molecules on Large Ag Nanocrystals

    Amy M. Michaels;M. Nirmal;L. E. Brus

  • The Quantum Mechanics of Larger Semiconductor Clusters ("Quantum Dots")

    Moungi G. Bawendi;Michael L. Steigerwald;Louis E. Brus

  • Tuning the graphene work function by electric field effect.

    Young-Jun Yu;Yue Zhao;Sunmin Ryu;Louis E Brus

  • Quantum crystallites and nonlinear optics

    L. Brus

  • The optical resonances in carbon nanotubes arise from excitons

    Feng Wang;Gordana Dukovic;Louis E. Brus;Tony F. Heinz

  • Quantum size effects in the redox potentials, resonance raman spectra, and electronic spectra of CdS crystallites in aqueous solution

    R. Rossetti;S. Nakahara;L. E. Brus

  • Semiconductor crystallites: a class of large molecules

    Michael L. Steigerwald;Louis E. Brus

  • Ag Nanocrystal Junctions as the Site for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Single Rhodamine 6G Molecules

    Amy M. Michaels;and Jiang Jiang;Louis Brus

  • Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale: Current Status

    David M. Adams;Louis Brus;Christopher E. D. Chidsey;Stephen Creager

  • Luminescence Photophysics in Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Manoj Nirmal;Louis Brus

  • Nucleation and Growth of CdSe on ZnS Quantum Crystallite Seeds and Vice Versa, in Inverse Micelle Media

    A. R. Kortan;R. Hull;R. L. Opila;M. G. Bawendi

  • Quantum confinement in size-selected, surface-oxidized silicon nanocrystals.

    William L. Wilson;P. F. Szajowski;L. E. Brus

  • Drying-mediated self-assembly of nanoparticles.

    Eran Rabani;David R. Reichman;Phillip L. Geissler;Phillip L. Geissler;Louis E. Brus

  • Surface derivatization and isolation of semiconductor cluster molecules

    M. L. Steigerwald;A. P. Alivisatos;J. M. Gibson;T. D. Harris

  • Luminescence properties of CdSe quantum crystallites: Resonance between interior and surface localized states

    M. G. Bawendi;P. J. Carroll;William L. Wilson;L. E. Brus

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony F. Heinz
Tony F. Heinz Stanford University
Michael L. Steigerwald
Michael L. Steigerwald Columbia University
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley
James Hone
James Hone Columbia University
Philip Kim
Philip Kim Harvard University
Matthew Y. Sfeir
Matthew Y. Sfeir City University of New York
Stephen O'Brien
Stephen O'Brien City College of New York
Colin Nuckolls
Colin Nuckolls Columbia University
Stéphane Berciaud
Stéphane Berciaud University of Strasbourg
Limin Huang
Limin Huang Southern University of Science and Technology

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