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Nicolás Agraït 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 Nicolás Agraït sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 145 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicolás Agraït 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 Nicolás Agraït sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicolás Agraït is a researcher affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The research topics Nicolás Agraït explores include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena, Nanowire Synthesis and Applications, Graphene Research and Applications, and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics.

They have published extensively in several renowned scientific venues, with multiple publications in The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters, ACS Omega, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • A Peierls Transition in Long Polymethine Molecular Wires: Evolution of Molecular Geometry and Single-Molecule Conductance (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Molecular Structure-(Thermo)electric Property Relationships in Single-Molecule Junctions and Comparisons with Single- and Multiple-Parameter Models (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Thermoelectric Enhancement in Single Organic Radical Molecules (2022, Nano Letters)
  • Microheater Actuators as a Versatile Platform for Strain Engineering in 2D Materials (2020, Nano Letters)
  • Single-molecule conductance of dibenzopentalenes: antiaromaticity and quantum interference (2020, Chemical Communications)

Nicolás Agraït frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Among their most common coauthors are Colin J. Lambert, Juan Hurtado-Gallego, Gabino Rubio-Bollinger, Sara Sangtarash, and Simon J. Higgins, with numerous joint publications contributing to their research areas.

Best Publications

  • Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors

    Nicolás Agraı̈t;Alfredo Levy Yeyati;Jan M. van Ruitenbeek

  • Formation and manipulation of a metallic wire of single gold atoms

    A. I. Yanson;G. Rubio Bollinger;H. E. van den Brom;N. Agraït

  • Elastic Properties of Freely Suspended MoS2 Nanosheets

    Andres Castellanos-Gomez;Andres Castellanos-Gomez;Menno Poot;Gary A. Steele;Herre S. J. van der Zant

  • The signature of chemical valence in the electrical conduction through a single-atom contact

    Elke Scheer;Nicolás Agraït;Juan Carlos Cuevas;Alfredo Levy Yeyati

  • Atomic-sized metallic contacts: Mechanical properties and electronic transport.

    Rubio G;Agraït N;Vieira S

  • Conductance steps and quantization in atomic-size contacts

    N. Agraït;J. G. Rodrigo;S. Vieira

  • Mechanical Properties and Formation Mechanisms of a Wire of Single Gold Atoms

    G. Rubio-Bollinger;Sune Rastad Bahn;N. Agrait;Karsten Wedel Jacobsen

  • Enhanced superconductivity in atomically thin TaS2.

    Efrén Navarro-Moratalla;Efrén Navarro-Moratalla;Joshua O. Island;Samuel Mañas-Valero;Elena Pinilla-Cienfuegos;Elena Pinilla-Cienfuegos

  • Optical identification of atomically thin dichalcogenide crystals

    A Castellanos-Gomez;N Agraït;G Rubio-Bollinger

  • Measurement of interfacial shear (friction) with an ultrahigh vacuum atomic force microscope

    Robert W Carpick;N. Agraït;D. F Ogletree;Miguel Salmeron

  • Plastic Deformation of Nanometer-Scale Gold Connective Necks.

    N. Agraït;G. Rubio;S. Vieira

  • Variation of the Interfacial Shear Strength and Adhesion of a Nanometer-Sized Contact

    R. W. Carpick;N. Agraït;D. F. Ogletree;M. Salmeron

  • Onset of energy dissipation in ballistic atomic wires.

    Nicolás Agraït;Carlos Untiedt;Gabino Rubio-Bollinger;Sebastián Vieira

  • Strong Modulation of Optical Properties in Black Phosphorus through Strain-Engineered Rippling

    Jorge Quereda;Pablo San-Jose;Vincenzo Parente;Luis Vaquero-Garzon

  • Engineering the Thermopower of C60 Molecular Junctions

    Charalambos Evangeli;Katalin Gillemot;Edmund Leary;M. Teresa González

  • Mechanical properties of freely suspended semiconducting graphene-like layers based on MoS2

    Andres Castellanos-Gomez;Andres Castellanos-Gomez;Menno Poot;Menno Poot;Gary A. Steele;Herre S. J. van der Zant

  • Evolution of Conducting Channels in Metallic Atomic Contacts under Elastic Deformation

    J. C. Cuevas;A. Levy Yeyati;A. Martín-Rodero;G. Rubio Bollinger

  • Calibration of the length of a chain of single gold atoms

    C. Untiedt;A. I. Yanson;R. Grande;G. Rubio-Bollinger

  • Spatially resolved optical absorption spectroscopy of single- and few-layer MoS2 by hyperspectral imaging

    Andres Castellanos-Gomez;Jorge Quereda;Herko P van der Meulen;Nicolás Agraït;Nicolás Agraït

  • Incorporating single molecules into electrical circuits. The role of the chemical anchoring group.

    Edmund Leary;Edmund Leary;Andrea La Rosa;M. Teresa González;Gabino Rubio-Bollinger

  • Electric-Field Screening in Atomically Thin Layers of MoS2: the Role of Interlayer Coupling

    Andres Castellanos-Gomez;Emmanuele Cappelluti;Rafael Roldán;Nicolás Agraït;Nicolás Agraït

Frequent Co-Authors

Andres Castellanos-Gomez
Andres Castellanos-Gomez Spanish National Research Council
Nazario Martín
Nazario Martín Complutense University of Madrid
Herre S. J. van der Zant
Herre S. J. van der Zant Delft University of Technology
Colin J. Lambert
Colin J. Lambert Lancaster University
Eugenio Coronado
Eugenio Coronado University of Valencia
Daniel Sánchez-Portal
Daniel Sánchez-Portal University of the Basque Country
Richard J. Nichols
Richard J. Nichols University of Liverpool
Harry L. Anderson
Harry L. Anderson University of Oxford
Rodolfo Miranda
Rodolfo Miranda Autonomous University of Madrid
Francisco Guinea
Francisco Guinea IMDEA Nanoscience Institute

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