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Mahalingam Balasubramanian

Mahalingam Balasubramanian

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
76
Citations
21023
World Ranking
3276
National Ranking
917

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
21101
World Ranking
4014
National Ranking
1273

Mahalingam Balasubramanian 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 Mahalingam Balasubramanian sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 306 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mahalingam Balasubramanian 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 Mahalingam Balasubramanian sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mahalingam Balasubramanian is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and materials science, with specific expertise in electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry.

The scientist's contributions include work in automotive engineering, inorganic chemistry, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. Their research topics span advancements in battery materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, crystallization and solubility studies, and extraction and separation processes.

Balasubramanian has authored several notable papers, including:

  • "Cation-disordered rocksalt-type high-entropy cathodes for Li-ion batteries" (2020) published in Nature Materials
  • "Ultrahigh power and energy density in partially ordered lithium-ion cathode materials" (2020) published in Nature Energy
  • "Fast-charging aluminium-chalcogen batteries resistant to dendritic shorting" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Non-topotactic reactions enable high rate capability in Li-rich cathode materials" (2021) published in Nature Energy
  • "Inhibiting collective cation migration in Li-rich cathode materials as a strategy to mitigate voltage hysteresis" (2023) published in Nature Materials

Their frequent coauthors include Jianguo Wen, Xiuquan Zhou, Andrey A. Yakovenko, Duck Young Chung, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis.

Balasubramanian's publications appear often in scientific venues such as ECS Meeting Abstracts, The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Chemistry of Materials, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Amorphous TiO2 Nanotube Anode for Rechargeable Sodium Ion Batteries

    Hui Xiong;Michael D. Slater;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Christopher S. Johnson

  • Reversible Mn 2+ /Mn 4+ double redox in lithium-excess cathode materials

    Jinhyuk Lee;Jinhyuk Lee;Daniil A. Kitchaev;Deok-Hwang Kwon;Chang-Wook Lee

  • Investigation of the Charge Compensation Mechanism on the Electrochemically Li-Ion Deintercalated Li1-xCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 Electrode System by Combination of Soft and Hard X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

    Won-Sub Yoon;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Kyung Yoon Chung;Xiao-Qing Yang

  • Cation-disordered rocksalt-type high-entropy cathodes for Li-ion batteries

    Zhengyan Lun;Zhengyan Lun;Bin Ouyang;Bin Ouyang;Deok-Hwang Kwon;Deok-Hwang Kwon;Yang Ha

  • Sulfur Speciation in Li–S Batteries Determined by Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

    Marine Cuisinier;Pierre-Etienne Cabelguen;Scott Evers;Guang He

  • Enabling Sodium Batteries Using Lithium-Substituted Sodium Layered Transition Metal Oxide Cathodes

    Donghan Kim;Sun-Ho Kang;Michael Slater;Shawn Rood

  • Hollow iron oxide nanoparticles for application in lithium ion batteries.

    Bonil Koo;Hui Xiong;Michael D. Slater;Vitali B. Prakapenka

  • Unique behaviour of nonsolvents for polysulphides in lithium–sulphur batteries

    M. Cuisinier;P.-E. Cabelguen;B. D. Adams;A. Garsuch

  • Nanostructured bilayered vanadium oxide electrodes for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries.

    Sanja Tepavcevic;Hui Xiong;Vojislav R. Stamenkovic;Xiaobing Zuo

  • Countering the Voltage Decay in High Capacity xLi2MnO3•(1–x)LiMO2 Electrodes (M=Mn, Ni, Co) for Li+-Ion Batteries

    Jason R. Croy;Donghan Kim;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Kevin Gallagher

  • Surface changes on LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 particles during testing of high-power lithium-ion cells

    D.P Abraham;R.D Twesten;M Balasubramanian;I Petrov

  • Radical or Not Radical: Revisiting Lithium–Sulfur Electrochemistry in Nonaqueous Electrolytes

    Marine Cuisinier;Connor Hart;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Arnd Garsuch

  • Fe/N/C Composite in Li–O2 Battery: Studies of Catalytic Structure and Activity toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Jiang-Lan Shui;Naba K. Karan;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Shu-You Li

  • Review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Deep Dive” Effort to Understand Voltage Fade in Li- and Mn-Rich Cathodes

    Jason R. Croy;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Kevin G. Gallagher;Anthony K. Burrell

  • Examining Hysteresis in Composite xLi2MnO3·(1−x)LiMO2 Cathode Structures

    Jason R. Croy;Kevin G. Gallagher;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Zonghai Chen

  • Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Lithium Nickel Oxide-Based Particles Used in High Power Lithium-Ion Cells

    D Abraham;R D. Twesten;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;J Kropf

  • In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study on LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2 Cathode Material during Electrochemical Cycling

    Won-Sub Yoon;Clare P. Grey;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Xiao-Qing Yang

  • In situ X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption studies of high-rate lithium-ion batteries

    M Balasubramanian;X Sun;X.Q Yang;J McBreen

  • A new class of high capacity cation-disordered oxides for rechargeable lithium batteries: Li–Ni–Ti–Mo oxides

    Jinhyuk Lee;Dong-Hwa Seo;Mahalingam Balasubramanian;Nancy Twu

  • Ultrahigh power and energy density in partially ordered lithium-ion cathode materials

    Huiwen Ji;Huiwen Ji;Jinpeng Wu;Zijian Cai;Zijian Cai;Jue Liu

  • Investigation of the Local Structure of the LiNi0.5Mn0.5 O 2 Cathode Material during Electrochemical Cycling by X-Ray Absorption and NMR Spectroscopy

    Won-Sub Yoon;Won-Sub Yoon;Younkee Paik;Xiao-Qing Yang;Mahalingam Balasubramanian

Frequent Co-Authors

James McBreen
James McBreen Brookhaven National Laboratory
John L. Fulton
John L. Fulton Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Gerbrand Ceder
Gerbrand Ceder University of California, Berkeley
Jason R. Croy
Jason R. Croy Argonne National Laboratory
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Kevin G. Gallagher
Kevin G. Gallagher Argonne National Laboratory
Michael M. Thackeray
Michael M. Thackeray Argonne National Laboratory
Won-Sub Yoon
Won-Sub Yoon Sungkyunkwan University
Bryan D. McCloskey
Bryan D. McCloskey University of California, Berkeley
Christopher S. Johnson
Christopher S. Johnson Argonne National Laboratory

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