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D-Index
63
Citations
20672
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6048
National Ranking
1543

Michael J. Heben 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 Michael J. Heben sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 374 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Heben 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 Michael J. Heben sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael J. Heben is affiliated with the University of Toledo in the United States. Their primary fields of study include Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. Subfields of relevance also include Polymers and Plastics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics related to semiconductor materials and energy applications. Main topics of work are:

  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Solar cell performance optimization
  • Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Frequent publication venues reflect a strong presence in conferences and journals focused on photovoltaic technologies and materials science, including:

  • 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC)
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Solar RRL
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Collaborations have been maintained with several frequent coauthors, indicating interdisciplinary engagement across the field:

  • Adam B. Phillips
  • Randy J. Ellingson
  • Yanfa Yan
  • Zhaoning Song
  • Ebin Bastola

Selected recent papers exemplify the thematic scope of Michael J. Heben's research:

  • "CdTe-based thin film photovoltaics: Recent advances, current challenges and future prospects," 2023, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • "Low-bandgap mixed tin-lead iodide perovskites with reduced methylammonium for simultaneous enhancement of solar cell efficiency and stability," 2020, Nature Energy
  • "Environmental impacts of recycling crystalline silicon (c-SI) and cadmium telluride (CDTE) solar panels," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Incorporating Potassium Citrate to Improve the Performance of Tin-Lead Perovskite Solar Cells," 2023, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "20%-efficient polycrystalline Cd(Se,Te) thin-film solar cells with compositional gradient near the front junction," 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Storage of hydrogen in single-walled carbon nanotubes

    A. C. Dillon;K. M. Jones;T. A. Bekkedahl;C. H. Kiang

  • Hydrogen storage using carbon adsorbents: past, present and future

    A.C. Dillon;M.J. Heben

  • Hydrogen storage in novel organometallic buckyballs.

    Yufeng Zhao;Yong-Hyun Kim;A. C. Dillon;M. J. Heben

  • A Simple and Complete Purification of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Materials

    Anne C. Dillon;Thomas Gennett;Kim M. Jones;Jeffrey L. Alleman

  • A technoeconomic analysis of perovskite solar module manufacturing with low-cost materials and techniques

    Zhaoning Song;Chad L. McElvany;Adam B. Phillips;Ilke Celik

  • Ultrasmooth, Large‐Area, High‐Uniformity, Conductive Transparent Single‐Walled‐Carbon‐Nanotube Films for Photovoltaics Produced by Ultrasonic Spraying

    Robert C. Tenent;Teresa M. Barnes;Jeremy D. Bergeson;Andrew J. Ferguson

  • Fabrication and Use of Nanometer-Sized Electrodes in Electrochemistry

    Reginald M. Penner;Michael J. Heben;Teresa L. Longin;Nathan S. Lewis

  • Perovskite Solar Cell Stability in Humid Air: Partially Reversible Phase Transitions in the PbI2-CH3NH3I-H2O System

    Zhaoning Song;Antonio Abate;Suneth C. Watthage;Geethika K. Liyanage

  • Transparent Conductive Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Networks with Precisely Tunable Ratios of Semiconducting and Metallic Nanotubes

    Jeffrey L. Blackburn;Teresa M. Barnes;Matthew C. Beard;Yong-Hyun Kim

  • Nondissociative Adsorption of H 2 Molecules in Light-Element-Doped Fullerenes

    Yong-Hyun Kim;Yufeng Zhao;Andrew Williamson;Michael J. Heben

  • Pathways toward high-performance perovskite solar cells: review of recent advances in organo-metal halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications

    Zhaoning Song;Suneth C. Watthage;Adam B. Phillips;Michael J. Heben

  • CdTe-based thin film photovoltaics: Recent advances, current challenges and future prospects

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  • Single Wall Carbon Nanotube−Nafion Composite Actuators

    Brian J. Landi;Ryne P. Raffaelle;Michael J. Heben;Jeffrey L. Alleman

  • Impact of Processing Temperature and Composition on the Formation of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites

    Zhaoning Song;Suneth C. Watthage;Adam B. Phillips;Brandon L. Tompkins

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of perovskite PV cells projected from lab to fab

    Ilke Celik;Zhaoning Song;Alexander J. Cimaroli;Yanfa Yan

  • Low-bandgap mixed tin–lead iodide perovskites with reduced methylammonium for simultaneous enhancement of solar cell efficiency and stability

    Chongwen Li;Zhaoning Song;Cong Chen;Chuanxiao Xiao

  • The first true inorganic fullerenes

    P. A. Parilla;A. C. Dillon;K. M. Jones;G. Riker

  • Quantum rotation of hydrogen in single-wall carbon nanotubes

    Craig M. Brown;Craig M. Brown;Taner Yildirim;Dan A. Neumann;M. J. Heben

  • High-energy, rechargeable Li-ion battery based on carbon nanotube technology

    R.Scott Morris;Brian G. Dixon;Thomas Gennett;Ryne Raffaelle

  • Analysis of photoluminescence from solubilized single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Marcus Jones;Chaiwat Engtrakul;Wyatt K. Metzger;Randy J. Ellingson

  • Reversibility, Dopant Desorption, and Tunneling in the Temperature-Dependent Conductivity of Type-Separated, Conductive Carbon Nanotube Networks

    Teresa M. Barnes;Jeffrey L. Blackburn;Jao van de Lagemaat;Timothy J. Coutts

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhaoning Song
Zhaoning Song University of Toledo
Randy J. Ellingson
Randy J. Ellingson University of Toledo
Jeffrey L. Blackburn
Jeffrey L. Blackburn National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Yanfa Yan
Yanfa Yan University of Toledo
Anne C. Dillon
Anne C. Dillon National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Kim M. Jones
Kim M. Jones National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Philip A. Parilla
Philip A. Parilla National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Yong-Hyun Kim
Yong-Hyun Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Garry Rumbles
Garry Rumbles National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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