2026 Luís D. Carlos: 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	93	1446	1388	7	7	567	34582
Chemistry	93	1773	1578	13	13	535	34216

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Portugal Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Portugal Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Portugal Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Luís D. Carlos is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their primary research focus lies within Materials Science, with significant contributions to various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their body of work addresses numerous important topics in the field of advanced materials, particularly emphasizing:

Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Magnetism in Coordination Complexes
Optical Properties and Cooling Technologies in Crystalline Materials
Perovskite Materials and Applications

Luís D. Carlos has an extensive publication record in several venues known for research in materials and chemistry. The most frequent publication venues include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Nanoscale
Advanced Optical Materials

Their recent papers reflect a focus on luminescence thermometry and advanced materials applications:

"Standardizing luminescence nanothermometry for biomedical applications", 2020, Nanoscale
"Spotlight on Luminescence Thermometry: Basics, Challenges, and Cutting-Edge Applications", 2023, Advanced Materials
"Room temperature magnetoelectric coupling in a molecular ferroelectric ytterbium(III) complex", 2020, Science
"Engineering of Mixed Eu³⁺/Tb³⁺ Metal-Organic Frameworks Luminescent Thermometers with Tunable Sensitivity", 2021, Advanced Optical Materials
"Real-Time Intracellular Temperature Imaging Using Lanthanide-Bearing Polymeric Micelles", 2020, Nano Letters

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including:

Rute A. S. Ferreira
Carlos D. S. Brites
Albano N. Carneiro Neto
Joulia Larionova
Yannick Guari

Best Publications

Luminescent multifunctional lanthanides-based metal–organic frameworks

João Rocha;Luís D. Carlos;Filipe A. Almeida Paz;Duarte Ananias

1698
Citations
Thermometry at the nanoscale

Carlos D. S. Brites;Patricia P. Lima;Nuno J. O. Silva;Angel Millán

1666
Citations
Lanthanide-based thermometers: At the cutting-edge of luminescence thermometry

Carlos D. S. Brites;Sangeetha Balabhadra;Luís D. Carlos

1082
Citations
Lanthanide-Containing Light-Emitting Organic-Inorganic Hybrids: A Bet on the Future

Luis D. Carlos;Rute A. S. Ferreira;Veronica de Zea Bermudez;Sidney José Lima Ribeiro

1039
Citations
Progress on lanthanide-based organic–inorganic hybrid phosphors

Luís D. Carlos;Rute A. S. Ferreira;Verónica de Zea Bermudez;Beatriz Julián-López

611
Citations
Lanthanides in Luminescent Thermometry

C.D.S. Brites;A. Millán;L.D. Carlos

584
Citations
A luminescent molecular thermometer for long-term absolute temperature measurements at the nanoscale

Carlos D. S. Brites;Patricia P. Lima;Nuno J. O. Silva;Angel Millán

515
Citations
Lanthanide Organic Framework Luminescent Thermometers.

João Rocha;Carlos D. S. Brites;Luís D. Carlos

499
Citations
Metal–Organic Nanoporous Structures with Anisotropic Photoluminescence and Magnetic Properties and Their Use as Sensors

Bogdan V. Harbuzaru;Avelino Corma;Fernando Rey;Pedro Atienzar

483
Citations
Ratiometric nanothermometer based on an emissive Ln3+-organic framework.

Amandine Cadiau;Carlos D. S. Brites;Pedro M. F. J. Costa;Rute A. S. Ferreira

400
Citations
A Miniaturized Linear pH Sensor Based on a Highly Photoluminescent Self-Assembled Europium(III) Metal–Organic Framework†

Bogdan V. Harbuzaru;Avelino Corma;Fernando Rey;Jose L. Jordá

394
Citations
Standardizing luminescence nanothermometry for biomedical applications

Artur Bednarkiewicz;Lukasz Marciniak;Luís D Carlos;Daniel Jaque

370
Citations
Full‐Color Phosphors from Europium(III)‐Based Organosilicates

L. D. Carlos;Y. Messaddeq;H. F. Brito;R. A. Sá Ferreira

360
Citations
Instantaneous ballistic velocity of suspended Brownian nanocrystals measured by upconversion nanothermometry

Carlos D. S. Brites;Xiaoji Xie;Mengistie L. Debasu;Xian Qin

359
Citations
All-in-one optical heater-thermometer nanoplatform operative from 300 to 2000 k based on Er(3+) emission and blackbody radiation.

Mengistie L. Debasu;Duarte Ananias;Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos;Luis M. Liz‐Marzán;Luis M. Liz‐Marzán

336
Citations
Unveiling in Vivo Subcutaneous Thermal Dynamics by Infrared Luminescent Nanothermometers

Erving Clayton Ximendes;Erving Clayton Ximendes;Weslley Queiroz Santos;Uéslen Rocha;Upendra Kumar Kagola

335
Citations
Lanthanide-based luminescent molecular thermometers

Carlos D. S. Brites;Patricia P. Lima;Nuno J. O. Silva;Angel Millán

326
Citations
Optical Properties of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials and their Applications

Stephane Parola;Beatriz Julián-López;Luís D. Carlos;Clément Sanchez

326
Citations
Lanthanide–Organic Framework Nanothermometers Prepared by Spray‐Drying

Zhuopeng Wang;Duarte Ananias;Arnau Carné-Sánchez;Carlos D. S. Brites

304
Citations
Recent advances in luminescent lanthanide based Single-Molecule Magnets

Jérôme Long;Yannick Guari;Rute A.S. Ferreira;Luis D. Carlos

298
Citations
Sol−Gel Derived Urea Cross-Linked Organically Modified Silicates. 2. Blue-Light Emission

L. D. Carlos;V. de Zea Bermudez;R. A. Sá Ferreira;and L. Marques

291
Citations
White-Light Emission of Amine-Functionalized Organic/Inorganic Hybrids: Emitting Centers and Recombination Mechanisms

L. D. Carlos;R. A. Sá Ferreira;R. N. Pereira;and M. Assunção

270
Citations