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Materials Science

D-Index
51
Citations
15575
World Ranking
9734
National Ranking
2350

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
49
Citations
15254
World Ranking
4214
National Ranking
1205

Miguel A. Contreras publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Miguel A. Contreras sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Miguel A. Contreras D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Miguel A. Contreras sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Miguel A. Contreras is affiliated with American Chemet Corporation in the United States and has contributed to the field of Medicine with specific emphasis on Artificial Intelligence, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences.

Their work includes a focus on major topics such as:

  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Topic Modeling

Miguel A. Contreras has published in several venues, with notable frequency in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis (English Edition)
  • Lab Animal
  • Revista Planeo

Recent publications include:

  • "Transformers and large language models in healthcare: A review" (2024) published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • "Transformers in Healthcare: A Survey" (2023) published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Statins in COVID-19: Is there any foundation?" (2020) published in Clínica e Investigación en Arteriosclerosis (English Edition)
  • "Nonhuman primate models for SARS-CoV-2 Research: Managing demand for specific-pathogen-free (SPF) animals" (2021) published in Lab Animal
  • ""Nosotros tomamos agua de mar" Injusticias hídricas asociadas al agua desalinizada para consumo humano en la ciudad de Antofagasta" (2023) published in Revista Planeo

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthors:

  • Parisa Rashidi
  • Yuanfang Ren
  • Azra Bihorac
  • Subhash Nerella
  • Ziyuan Guan

Miguel A. Contreras's research contributions are distributed across several key areas of medical science and technology, indicating comprehensive involvement in advancing healthcare knowledge through the integration of artificial intelligence and clinical research methods.

Best Publications

  • 19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81·2% fill factor

    Ingrid Repins;Miguel A. Contreras;Brian Egaas;Clay DeHart

  • Progress toward 20% efficiency in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 polycrystalline thin‐film solar cells

    Miguel A. Contreras;Brian Egaas;K. Ramanathan;J. Hiltner

  • Properties of 19.2% efficiency ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 thin‐film solar cells

    Kannan Ramanathan;Miguel A. Contreras;Craig L. Perkins;Sally Asher

  • HIGH-EFFICIENCY CUINXGA1-XSE2 SOLAR CELLS MADE FROM (INX,GA1-X)2SE3 PRECURSOR FILMS

    Andrew M. Gabor;John R. Tuttle;David S. Albin;Miguel A. Contreras

  • SHORT COMMUNICATION: ACCELERATED PUBLICATION: Diode characteristics in state‐of‐the‐art ZnO/CdS/Cu(In1−xGax)Se2 solar cells

    Miguel A. Contreras;K. Ramanathan;J. AbuShama;F. Hasoon

  • CIGS absorbers and processes

    Shigeru Niki;Miguel Contreras;Ingrid Repins;Michael Powalla

  • Optimization of CBD CdS process in high-efficiency Cu(In, Ga)Se2-based solar cells

    Miguel A. Contreras;Manuel J. Romero;Bobby To;F. Hasoon

  • Band-gap engineering in Cu(In,Ga) Se2 thin films grown from (In,Ga)2Se3 precursors

    Andrew M. Gabor;John R. Tuttle;Michael H. Bode;Amy Franz

  • Wide Bandgap Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells with Improved Energy Conversion Efficiency

    Miguel A. Contreras;Lorelle M. Mansfield;Brian Egaas;Jian Li

  • Long lifetimes in high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

    Wyatt K. Metzger;Ingrid L. Repins;Miguel A. Contreras

  • RECRYSTALLIZATION METHOD TO SELENIZATION OF THIN-FILM Cu(In,Ga)Se2 FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE APPLICATIONS

    David S. Albin;Jeffrey J. Carapella;John R. Tuttle;Miguel A. Contreras

  • Characterization of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 materials used in record performance solar cells

    Miguel A. Contreras;Manuel J. Romero;R. Noufi

  • Method of fabricating high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)(SeS)2 thin films for solar cells

    Rommel Noufi;Andrew M. Gabor;John R. Tuttle;Andrew L. Tennant

  • A 21.5% efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin‐film concentrator solar cell

    J.S. Ward;K. Ramanathan;F.S. Hasoon;T. J. Coutts

  • Recombination kinetics and stability in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

    W.K. Metzger;I.L. Repins;M. Romero;P. Dippo

  • 15.4% CuIn1−xGaxSe2-based photovoltaic cells from solution-based precursor films

    R.N. Bhattacharya;J.F. Hiltner;W. Batchelor;M.A. Contreras

  • Study of the effect of gallium grading in Cu(In,Ga)Se2

    T. Dullweber;G. Hanna;W. Shams-Kolahi;A. Schwartzlander

  • High efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se/sub 2/-based solar cells: processing of novel absorber structures

    M.A. Contreras;J. Tuttle;A. Gabor;A. Tennant

  • The Performance of Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 -Based Solar Cells in Conventional and Concentrator Applications

    J. R. Tuttle;J. S. Ward;A. Duda;T. A. Berens

  • On the role of Na and modifications to Cu(In,Ga)Se/sub 2/ absorber materials using thin-MF (M=Na, K, Cs) precursor layers [solar cells]

    M.A. Contreras;B. Egaas;P. Dippo;J. Webb

  • Direct observation of copper depletion and potential changes at copper indium gallium diselenide grain boundaries

    M. J. Hetzer;Y. M. Strzhemechny;M. Gao;M. A. Contreras

Frequent Co-Authors

Rommel Noufi
Rommel Noufi National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mowafak Al-Jassim
Mowafak Al-Jassim National Renewable Energy Laboratory
David L. Young
David L. Young National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wyatt K. Metzger
Wyatt K. Metzger National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chun-Sheng Jiang
Chun-Sheng Jiang National Renewable Energy Laboratory
James R. Sites
James R. Sites Colorado State University
Darius Kuciauskas
Darius Kuciauskas National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Glenn Teeter
Glenn Teeter National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lin-Wang Wang
Lin-Wang Wang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Craig L. Perkins
Craig L. Perkins National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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