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Nicholas A. Melosh

Nicholas A. Melosh

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
27680
World Ranking
7221
National Ranking
1787

Nicholas A. Melosh 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 Nicholas A. Melosh sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 217 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas A. Melosh 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 Nicholas A. Melosh sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas A. Melosh is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, including engineering and neuroscience, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as cognitive neuroscience. The work emphasizes areas such as neuroscience and neural engineering, diamond and carbon-based materials research, advanced memory and neural computing, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, advanced fiber laser technologies, neural dynamics and brain function, and conducting polymers and applications.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Synergistic enhancement of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 oxygenates at nitrogen-doped nanodiamonds/Cu interface, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Massively parallel microwire arrays integrated with CMOS chips for neural recording, 2020, Science Advances
  • Quantum Photonic Interface for Tin-Vacancy Centers in Diamond, 2021, Physical Review X
  • Generation of Tin-Vacancy Centers in Diamond via Shallow Ion Implantation and Subsequent Diamond Overgrowth, 2020, Nano Letters
  • On-Demand, Reversible, Ultrasensitive Polymer Membrane Based on Molecular Imprinting Polymer, 2023, ACS Nano

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nicholas A. Melosh include:

  • Zhi-Xun Shen
  • Eric T. Zhao
  • Haiyu Lu
  • Patrick J. McQuade
  • Jelena Vučković

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Science Advances, Small, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Best Publications

  • Triblock copolymer syntheses of mesoporous silica with periodic 50 to 300 angstrom pores

    Dongyuan Zhao;Jianglin Feng;Qisheng Huo;Nicholas Melosh

  • Ultrahigh-Density Nanowire Lattices and Circuits

    Nicholas A. Melosh;Nicholas A. Melosh;Akram Boukai;Akram Boukai;Frederic Diana;Brian Gerardot

  • Continuous Mesoporous Silica Films with Highly Ordered Large Pore Structures

    Dongyuan Zhao;Peidong Yang;Nick Melosh;Jianglin Feng

  • Photon-enhanced thermionic emission for solar concentrator systems

    Jared W. Schwede;Jared W. Schwede;Jared W. Schwede;Igor Bargatin;Daniel C. Riley;Daniel C. Riley;Daniel C. Riley;Brian E. Hardin;Brian E. Hardin

  • Molecular and Mesoscopic Structures of Transparent Block Copolymer-Silica Monoliths

    N. A. Melosh;P. Lipic;Frank S Bates;F. Wudl

  • Plasmonic Energy Collection through Hot Carrier Extraction

    Fuming Wang;Nicholas A. Melosh

  • Nanostraw–Electroporation System for Highly Efficient Intracellular Delivery and Transfection

    Xi Xie;Alexander M. Xu;Sergio Leal-Ortiz;Yuhong Cao

  • Monochromatic Electron Photoemission from Diamondoid Monolayers

    W. L. Yang;J. D. Fabbri;T. M. Willey;J. R. I. Lee

  • A Nonvolatile Plasmonic Switch Employing Photochromic Molecules

    Ragip A. Pala;Ken T. Shimizu;Nicholas A. Melosh;Mark L. Brongersma

  • Nanostraws for direct fluidic intracellular access.

    Jules J. VanDersarl;Alexander M. Xu;Nicholas A. Melosh

  • Synergistic enhancement of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to C2 oxygenates at nitrogen-doped nanodiamonds/Cu interface.

    Hongxia Wang;Hongxia Wang;Yan Kai Tzeng;Yongfei Ji;Yanbin Li

  • Shape matters: intravital microscopy reveals surprising geometrical dependence for nanoparticles in tumor models of extravasation.

    Bryan Ronain Smith;Paul Kempen;Donna Bouley;Alexander Xu

  • Direct synthesis of AlSBA mesoporous molecular sieves: characterization and catalytic activities

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  • Silicon chip-based patch-clamp electrodes integrated with PDMS microfluidics

    Rigo Pantoja;John M. Nagarah;Dorine M. Starace;Nicholas A. Melosh

  • Photon-enhanced thermionic emission from heterostructures with low interface recombination.

    J.W. Schwede;J.W. Schwede;J.W. Schwede;T. Sarmiento;V.K. Narasimhan;V.K. Narasimhan;S.J. Rosenthal;S.J. Rosenthal

  • An Ultrastrong Double-Layer Nanodiamond Interface for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes

    Yayuan Liu;Yan-Kai Tzeng;Dingchang Lin;Allen Pei

  • Mechanical Model of Vertical Nanowire Cell Penetration

    Xi Xie;Alexander M. Xu;Matthew R. Angle;Noureddine Tayebi

  • Monolithic Mesophase Silica with Large Ordering Domains

    N. A. Melosh;and P. Davidson;B. F. Chmelka

  • Massively parallel microwire arrays integrated with CMOS chips for neural recording

    Abdulmalik Obaid;Mina-Elraheb Hanna;Yu-Wei Wu;Mihaly Kollo;Mihaly Kollo

  • Optimal emitter-collector gap for thermionic energy converters

    Jae-Hyung Lee;Igor Bargatin;Nicholas A. Melosh;Roger T. Howe

  • Quantification of nanowire penetration into living cells

    Alexander M. Xu;Amin Aalipour;Sergio Leal-Ortiz;Armen H. Mekhdjian

  • Strongly Cavity-Enhanced Spontaneous Emission from Silicon-Vacancy Centers in Diamond

    Jingyuan Linda Zhang;Shuo Sun;Michael John Burek;Constantin Dory

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhi-Xun Shen
Zhi-Xun Shen Stanford University
Jelena Vuckovic
Jelena Vuckovic Stanford University
Steven Chu
Steven Chu Stanford University
Roger T. Howe
Roger T. Howe Stanford University
Peter R. Schreiner
Peter R. Schreiner University of Giessen
Hao Yan
Hao Yan Arizona State University
Bradley F. Chmelka
Bradley F. Chmelka University of California, Santa Barbara
Wanli Yang
Wanli Yang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
James R. Heath
James R. Heath California Institute of Technology
Robert M. K. Carlson
Robert M. K. Carlson Stanford University

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