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Mikhail I. Katsnelson

Mikhail I. Katsnelson

Radboud University
Netherlands

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Physics
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 134 477 460 9 9 993 146566

Mikhail I. Katsnelson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mikhail I. Katsnelson between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mikhail I. Katsnelson published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 23.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2016. 52 of the 1,114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2016. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 41 publications 2009: 44 publications 2010: 49 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 54 publications 2016: 60 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 52 publications 2019: 43 publications 2020: 54 publications 2021: 50 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 17 publications
1979 2025

1,114 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mikhail I. Katsnelson: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 3
1981 4
1982 5
1983 2
1984 6
1985 5
1986 6
1987 5
1988 11
1989 14
1990 11
1991 14
1992 8
1993 2
1994 5
1995 7
1996 12
1997 9
1998 8
1999 13
2000 17
2001 15
2002 17
2003 18
2004 22
2005 25
2006 28
2007 33
2008 41
2009 44
2010 49
2011 40
2012 44
2013 45
2014 32
2015 54
2016 60
2017 47
2018 52
2019 43
2020 54
2021 50
2022 32
2023 48
2024 35
2025 17
Total 1,114
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Mikhail I. Katsnelson publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mikhail I. Katsnelson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 983–1,002 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 993 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21 993
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Mikhail I. Katsnelson D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mikhail I. Katsnelson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 134–135 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45 134
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2013 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council

Overview

Mikhail I. Katsnelson is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans fields primarily within Physics and Astronomy, as well as Materials Science. Subfields where they have substantial publication records include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics such as Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, 2D Materials and Applications, Graphene research and applications, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, and Magnetic properties of thin films.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Katsnelson include:

  • А. Н. Руденко
  • Malte Rösner
  • Swagata Acharya
  • Dimitar Pashov
  • Mark van Schilfgaarde

The scientist has published extensively across several venues. Prominent venues for their publications are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • npj Computational Materials

Selected recent papers by Mikhail I. Katsnelson include:

  • "Magnetic Two-Dimensional Chromium Trihalides: A Theoretical Perspective" (2020) published in Nano Letters
  • "Generalization properties of neural network approximations to frustrated magnet ground states" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Toward a theory of evolution as multilevel learning" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Large-area, periodic, and tunable intrinsic pseudo-magnetic fields in low-angle twisted bilayer graphene" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Relativistic exchange interactions in CrX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) monolayers" (2020) published in Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Katsnelson has also contributed to book publications, including the title The Physics of Graphene (2020) published by Cambridge University Press.

Awards and recognitions received by the scientist include membership in Academia Europaea since 2013 and the Spinoza Prize awarded by the Dutch Research Council in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Two-dimensional gas of massless Dirac fermions in graphene

    K. S. Novoselov;A. K. Geim;S. V. Morozov;D. Jiang

  • Detection of individual gas molecules adsorbed on graphene

    F. Schedin;A. K. Geim;S. V. Morozov;E. W. Hill

  • The structure of suspended graphene sheets

    Jannik C. Meyer;A. K. Geim;M. I. Katsnelson;K. S. Novoselov

  • Chiral tunnelling and the Klein paradox in graphene

    M. I. Katsnelson;K. S. Novoselov;A. K. Geim

  • Control of graphene's properties by reversible hydrogenation: Evidence for graphane

    D. C. Elias;R. R. Nair;T. M. G. Mohiuddin;S. V. Morozov

  • Giant intrinsic carrier mobilities in graphene and its bilayer

    S. V. Morozov;K. S. Novoselov;M. I. Katsnelson;F. Schedin

  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

    Andrea C. Ferrari;Francesco Bonaccorso;Francesco Bonaccorso;Vladimir Fal'ko;Konstantin S. Novoselov

  • Field-effect tunneling transistor based on vertical graphene heterostructures.

    L. Britnell;R. V. Gorbachev;R. Jalil;B. D. Belle

  • Chaotic Dirac billiard in graphene quantum dots.

    L. A. Ponomarenko;F. Schedin;M. I. Katsnelson;R. Yang

  • Unconventional quantum Hall effect and Berry’s phase of 2π in bilayer graphene

    K. S. Novoselov;Edward McCann;S. V. Morozov;Vladimir I. Fal’ko

  • Graphene: Carbon in Two Dimensions

    Mikhail I. Katsnelson

  • Energy gaps and a zero-field quantum Hall effect in graphene by strain engineering

    F. Guinea;M. I. Katsnelson;A. K. Geim

  • Local spin density functional approach to the theory of exchange interactions in ferromagnetic metals and alloys

    A.I. Liechtenstein;M.I. Katsnelson;V.P. Antropov;V.A. Gubanov

  • Intrinsic ripples in graphene

    A. Fasolino;J. H. Los;M. I. Katsnelson

  • Molecular doping of graphene

    T. O. Wehling;K. S. Novoselov;S. V. Morozov;E. E. Vdovin

  • Fluorographene: Two Dimensional Counterpart of Teflon

    R. R. Nair;W. C. Ren;R. Jalil;I. Riaz

  • Strong suppression of weak localization in graphene.

    S. V. Morozov;K. S. Novoselov;M. I. Katsnelson;F. Schedin

  • Half-metallic ferromagnets: From band structure to many-body effects

    M. I. Katsnelson;V. Yu. Irkhin;L. Chioncel;A. I. Lichtenstein

  • Electron Tunneling through Ultrathin Boron Nitride Crystalline Barriers

    Liam Britnell;Roman V. Gorbachev;Rashid Jalil;Branson D. Belle

  • Hydrogen on graphene: Electronic structure, total energy, structural distortions and magnetism from first-principles calculations

    D. W. Boukhvalov;M. I. Katsnelson;A. I. Lichtenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander I. Lichtenstein
Alexander I. Lichtenstein Universität Hamburg
Olle Eriksson
Olle Eriksson Uppsala University
Annalisa Fasolino
Annalisa Fasolino Radboud University
Tim O. Wehling
Tim O. Wehling Universität Hamburg
Andre K. Geim
Andre K. Geim University of Manchester
Francisco Guinea
Francisco Guinea IMDEA Nanoscience Institute
Kostya S. Novoselov
Kostya S. Novoselov National University of Singapore
Danil W. Boukhvalov
Danil W. Boukhvalov Nanjing Forestry University
Marco Polini
Marco Polini University of Pisa
Eugene V. Koonin
Eugene V. Koonin National Institutes of Health

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