2026 Marvin L. Cohen: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	171	824	755	495	443	1150	138660
Physics	173	129	125	85	82	1123	144779

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Scientists

171

824

755

495

443

1150

138660

Physics

173

129

125

1123

144779

Best Scientists

D-Index

171

Citations

138660

World Ranking

824

National Ranking

495

Physics

D-Index

173

Citations

144779

World Ranking

129

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Marvin L. Cohen is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science and physics, focusing extensively on the properties and applications of advanced materials.

The main fields of study associated with Marvin L. Cohen include:

Materials Science
Physics and Astronomy

Within these, notable subfields of study are:

Materials Chemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Geophysics
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics of research covered in their work include:

2D Materials and Applications
Graphene research and applications
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Recent papers authored by or involving Marvin L. Cohen are as follows:

"Anomalous behavior in high-pressure carbonaceous sulfur hydride", 2021, Physica C Superconductivity
"Stabilization of NbTe₃, VTe₃, and TiTe₃ via Nanotube Encapsulation", 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"High-Performance Atomically-Thin Room-Temperature NO₂ Sensor", 2020, Nano Letters
"Emergence of Topologically Nontrivial Spin-Polarized States in a Segmented Linear Chain", 2020, Physical Review Letters
"Ultranarrow TaS₂ Nanoribbons", 2021, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Marvin L. Cohen include:

Alex Zettl
Mehmet Dogan
Jeffrey D. Cain
Peter Ercius
Amin Azizi

The scientist publishes regularly in a number of well-known venues, including:

Physical Review Letters
ACS Nano
Physical Review B
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nano Letters

Throughout their career, Marvin L. Cohen has been recognized by several prestigious organizations. Their awards include:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1995
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1980

Best Publications

Scaling Theory of Localization: Absence of Quantum Diffusion in Two Dimensions

E. Abrahams;P. W. Anderson;D. C. Licciardello;T. V. Ramakrishnan

6842
Citations
Energy Gaps in Graphene Nanoribbons

Young-Woo Son;Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

5953
Citations
Half-metallic graphene nanoribbons

Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

4856
Citations
Prediction of new low compressibility solids.

Amy Y. Liu;Marvin L. Cohen

4051
Citations
Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Nasreen G. Chopra;R. J. Luyken;K. Cherrey;Vincent Henry Crespi

3753
Citations
Electronic Shell Structure and Abundances of Sodium Clusters

W. D. Knight;Keith Clemenger;Walt A. de Heer;Winston A. Saunders

2893
Citations
Relaxation of Crystals with the Quasi-Newton Method

Bernd G. Pfrommer;Michel Côté;Steven G. Louie;Marvin L. Cohen

2804
Citations
Nonlinear ionic pseudopotentials in spin-density-functional calculations

Steven G. Louie;Sverre Froyen;Marvin L. Cohen

2723
Citations
Nonlocal pseudopotential calculations for the electronic structure of eleven diamond and zinc-blende semiconductors

James R. Chelikowsky;Marvin L. Cohen

2721
Citations
THEORY OF GRAPHITIC BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES

Angel Rubio;Angel Rubio;Jennifer L. Corkill;Jennifer L. Corkill;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

2098
Citations
Electronic structure of solids

Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

1958
Citations
Special Points in the Brillouin Zone

D. J. Chadi;Marvin L. Cohen

1919
Citations
Stability and Band Gap Constancy of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

X. Blase;A. Rubio;S. G. Louie;M. L. Cohen

1907
Citations
Momentum-space formalism for the total energy of solids

J Ihm;A Zunger;M L Cohen

1850
Citations
First-principles study of metal adatom adsorption on graphene

Kevin T. Chan;Kevin T. Chan;J. B. Neaton;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

1697
Citations
Band Structures and Pseudopotential Form Factors for Fourteen Semiconductors of the Diamond and Zinc-blende Structures

Marvin L. Cohen;T. K. Bergstresser

1678
Citations
Quasiparticle energies and band gaps in graphene nanoribbons.

Li Yang;Li Yang;Cheol-Hwan Park;Cheol-Hwan Park;Young-Woo Son;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

1458
Citations
Graphene at the edge: stability and dynamics.

Çağlar Ö. Girit;Çağlar Ö. Girit;Çağlar Ö. Girit;Jannik C. Meyer;Jannik C. Meyer;Jannik C. Meyer;Rolf Erni;Rolf Erni;Rolf Erni;Marta D. Rossell;Marta D. Rossell;Marta D. Rossell

1458
Citations
Calculation of bulk moduli of diamond and zinc-blende solids.

Marvin L. Cohen

1372
Citations
Structural properties and electronic structure of low-compressibility materials: β- Si 3 N 4 and hypothetical β- C 3 N 4

Amy Y. Liu;Amy Y. Liu;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

1354
Citations