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Michael L. Steigerwald

Michael L. Steigerwald

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
34620
World Ranking
1689
National Ranking
640

Michael L. Steigerwald publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael L. Steigerwald sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 295 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Michael L. Steigerwald D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael L. Steigerwald sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael L. Steigerwald is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Materials Science, with particular attention to Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry. Subfields of study also include Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Michael L. Steigerwald has coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators, including Colin Nuckolls, Xavier Roy, Daniel W. Paley, Anouck M. Champsaur, and Amymarie K. Bartholomew.

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a diverse range of topics in chemistry and materials science. Some notable publications include:

  • "A few-layer covalent network of fullerenes," 2023, published in Nature
  • "High-performance organic pseudocapacitors via molecular contortion," 2021, published in Nature Materials
  • "Chirality Amplified: Long, Discrete Helicene Nanoribbons," 2020, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "High-Performance Organic Electronic Materials by Contorting Perylene Diimides," 2021, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Highly conducting single-molecule topological insulators based on mono- and di-radical cations," 2022, published in Nature Chemistry

Key venues that frequently feature Michael L. Steigerwald's work include The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters, Chemical Science, and European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Dependence of single-molecule junction conductance on molecular conformation

    Latha Venkataraman;Jennifer E. Klare;Colin Nuckolls;Mark S. Hybertsen

  • The Quantum Mechanics of Larger Semiconductor Clusters ("Quantum Dots")

    Moungi G. Bawendi;Michael L. Steigerwald;Louis E. Brus

  • Semiconductor crystallites: a class of large molecules

    Michael L. Steigerwald;Louis E. Brus

  • Nucleation and Growth of CdSe on ZnS Quantum Crystallite Seeds and Vice Versa, in Inverse Micelle Media

    A. R. Kortan;R. Hull;R. L. Opila;M. G. Bawendi

  • Biosynthesis of cadmium sulphide quantum semiconductor crystallites

    C. T. Dameron;R. N. Reese;R. K. Mehra;A. R. Kortan

  • Graphene Oxidation: Thickness-Dependent Etching and Strong Chemical Doping

    Li Liu;Sunmin Ryu;Michelle R. Tomasik;Elena Stolyarova

  • Electronic structure and photoexcited-carrier dynamics in nanometer-size CdSe clusters.

    M. G. Bawendi;W. L. Wilson;L. Rothberg;P. J. Carroll

  • Mechanically controlled binary conductance switching of a single-molecule junction.

    Su Ying Quek;Maria Kamenetska;Michael L. Steigerwald;Hyoung Joon Choi

  • Crystal structure and the paraelectric-to-ferroelectric phase transition of nanoscale BaTiO3.

    Millicent B. Smith;Katharine Page;Theo Siegrist;Peter L. Redmond

  • Reversible basal plane hydrogenation of graphene.

    Sunmin Ryu;Melinda Y. Han;Janina Maultzsch;Tony F. Heinz

  • Chemical principles of single-molecule electronics

    Timothy A. Su;Madhav Neupane;Michael L. Steigerwald;Latha Venkataraman

  • Molecular helices as electron acceptors in high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

    Yu Zhong;M. Tuan Trinh;Rongsheng Chen;Rongsheng Chen;Geoffrey E. Purdum

  • Efficient organic solar cells with helical perylene diimide electron acceptors.

    Yu Zhong;M. Tuan Trinh;Rongsheng Chen;Rongsheng Chen;Wei Wang

  • Contact Chemistry and Single-Molecule Conductance : A Comparison of Phosphines, Methyl Sulfides, and Amines

    Young S Park;Adam C Whalley;Maria Kamenetska;Michael L Steigerwald

  • SYNTHESIS, STABILIZATION, AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF QUANTUM SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCLUSTERS

    Michael L. Steigerwald;Louis E. Brus

  • Photochemical reactivity of graphene.

    Haitao Liu;Sunmin Ryu;Zheyuan Chen;Michael L. Steigerwald

  • X‐ray structural characterization of larger CdSe semiconductor clusters

    M. G. Bawendi;A. R. Kortan;M. L. Steigerwald;L. E. Brus

  • Contorted polycyclic aromatics.

    Melissa Ball;Yu Zhong;Ying Wu;Christine Schenck

  • Electronics and Chemistry: Varying Single-Molecule Junction Conductance Using Chemical Substituents

    Latha Venkataraman;Young S. Park;Adam C. Whalley;Colin Nuckolls

  • Quantitative Intramolecular Singlet Fission in Bipentacenes.

    Samuel N. Sanders;Elango Kumarasamy;Andrew B. Pun;M. Tuan Trinh

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Nuckolls
Colin Nuckolls Columbia University
Latha Venkataraman
Latha Venkataraman Columbia University
Louis E. Brus
Louis E. Brus Columbia University
Xavier Roy
Xavier Roy Columbia University
Mark S. Hybertsen
Mark S. Hybertsen Brookhaven National Laboratory
Xiaoyang Zhu
Xiaoyang Zhu Columbia University
Theo Siegrist
Theo Siegrist Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering
Matthew Y. Sfeir
Matthew Y. Sfeir City University of New York
Irving P. Herman
Irving P. Herman Columbia University
Xuefeng Guo
Xuefeng Guo Peking University

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