2026 Meyya Meyyappan: 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	104	885	844	294	270	661	38902

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - MRS Impact Award, Materials Research Society “For his lifelong dedication toward creating significant and outstanding impact to understanding nanotechnology through global outreach initiatives and for unwavering mentorship
2015 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2009 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Meyya Meyyappan is affiliated with the Ames Research Center in the United States and has a research focus spanning engineering and materials science, with specific contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Their research work investigates areas such as advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, nanowire synthesis and applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, semiconductor materials and devices, MXene and MAX phase materials, and supercapacitor materials and fabrication.

Frequent collaborators include Jin-Woo Han, P. K. Giri, Myeong-Lok Seol, Jessica E. Koehne, and Kihyun Kim.

Meyyappan has published extensively in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Biosensors, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Nanoscale, and IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.

Recent publications include:

Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Biosensors: From Fundamentals to Healthcare Applications, 2023, Biosensors
Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sulfur Corrosion Inhibition, 2020, ACS Nano
Graphene-Based Field-Effect Transistors in Biosensing and Neural Interfacing Applications: Recent Advances and Prospects, 2023, Analytical Chemistry
Trends in Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Core in the X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanomaterials: A Guide for the Perplexed, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
All-Printed In-Plane Supercapacitors by Sequential Additive Manufacturing Process, 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials

Their recognitions include the MRS Impact Award from the Materials Research Society in 2019 for contributions to nanotechnology and mentorship. They are also a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2015), the National Academy of Inventors (2015), the Materials Research Society (2009), the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and a member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

Carbon Nanotube Sensors for Gas and Organic Vapor Detection

Jing Li;Yijiang Lu;Qi Ye;Martin Cinke

2183
Citations
Carbon Nanotubes: Science and Applications

M. Meyyappan

1415
Citations
Carbon nanotube growth by PECVD: a review

M Meyyappan;Lance Delzeit;Alan Cassell;David Hash

1105
Citations
Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Array for Ultrasensitive DNA Detection

Jun Li;Hou Tee Ng;Alan Cassell;Wendy Fan

898
Citations
Single Crystal Nanowire Vertical Surround-Gate Field-Effect Transistor

Hou T. Ng;J. Han;Toshishige Yamada;P. Nguyen

865
Citations
Modeling gas flow through microchannels and nanopores

Subrata Roy;Reni Raju;Helen F. Chuang;Brett A. Cruden

834
Citations
Flexible Graphene-Based Wearable Gas and Chemical Sensors

Eric Singh;M. Meyyappan;Hari Singh Nalwa

772
Citations
Bottom-up approach for carbon nanotube interconnects

Jun Li;Qi Ye;Alan Cassell;Hou Tee Ng

741
Citations
A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors

Siva Kumar Krishnan;Eric Singh;Pragya Singh;Meyya Meyyappan

740
Citations
Plasma nanoscience: from nano-solids in plasmas to nano-plasmas in solids

K. Ostrikov;E.C. Neyts;M. Meyyappan

597
Citations
Growth of Epitaxial Nanowires at the Junctions of Nanowalls

Hou T. Ng;Hou T. Ng;Jun Li;Jun Li;Michael K. Smith;Michael K. Smith;Pho Nguyen;Pho Nguyen

494
Citations
Preparation of Nucleic Acid Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Arrays

Cattien V. Nguyen;Lance Delzeit;Alan M. Cassell;Jun Li

476
Citations
Room temperature methane detection using palladium loaded single-walled carbon nanotube sensors

Yijiang Lu;Jing Li;Jie Han;H.-T. Ng

465
Citations
Dense Vertically Aligned Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Arrays as Thermal Interface Materials

Tao Tong;Yang Zhao;L. Delzeit;A. Kashani

444
Citations
CO2 adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes

Martin Cinke;Jing Li;Charles W. Bauschlicher;Alessandra Ricca

430
Citations
Novel Three-Dimensional Electrodes: Electrochemical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Ensembles

Jun Li;Alan Cassell;Lance Delzeit;Jie Han

413
Citations
Optical properties of single-crystalline ZnO nanowires on m-sapphire

Hou Tee Ng;Bin Chen;Jun Li;Jie Han

379
Citations
Highly selective CO2 capture on N-doped carbon produced by chemical activation of polypyrrole functionalized graphene sheets

Vimlesh Chandra;Seong Uk Yu;Seon Ho Kim;Yo Seob Yoon

371
Citations
Multilayered metal catalysts for controlling the density of single-walled carbon nanotube growth

Lance Delzeit;Bin Chen;Alan Cassell;Ramsey Stevens

360
Citations
Growth of multiwall carbon nanotubes in an inductively coupled plasma reactor

Lance Delzeit;Ian McAninch;Brett A. Cruden;David Hash

360
Citations