2026 Paul L. McEuen: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	87	1910	1842	575	538	288	65205
Physics	89	2266	2157	1141	1066	296	65856

Paul L. McEuen 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 Paul L. McEuen sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 288 publications — 57th percentile

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

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

Paul L. McEuen 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 Paul L. McEuen sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For important contributions to the fabrication, measurement, and understanding of nanometer scale electronic systems, including quantum dots, nanocrystals, carbon nanotubes, and single molecules
1992 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Paul L. McEuen is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on engineering and physics and astronomy. Within these broad domains, their subfields of study include mechanical engineering, condensed matter physics, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of specialized topics. These include:

Micro and Nano Robotics
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
Graphene research and applications
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

McEuen has published a number of papers, with recent notable works including:

"Electronically integrated, mass-manufactured, microscopic robots," 2020, Nature
"Micrometer-sized electrically programmable shape-memory actuators for low-power microrobotics," 2021, Science Robotics
"Cilia metasurfaces for electronically programmable microfluidic manipulation," 2022, Nature
"Microscopic sensors using optical wireless integrated circuits," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Microscopic robots with onboard digital control," 2022, Science Robotics

Their frequent co-authors include:

Itai Cohen
Alejandro J. Cortese
Michael Reynolds
Alyosha Molnar
Conrad L. Smart

McEuen's research has been published repeatedly in high-profile venues such as:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Nature Communications
Nature
arXiv (Cornell University)
Science Robotics

The scientist has received several professional recognitions throughout their career. These include:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2003, recognized for contributions to nanometer scale electronic systems including quantum dots, nanocrystals, carbon nanotubes, and single molecules
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1992

Best Publications

Thermal transport measurements of individual multiwalled nanotubes.

P. Kim;Li Shi;A. Majumdar;P. L. McEuen;P. L. McEuen

4579
Citations
Impermeable atomic membranes from graphene sheets.

J. Scott Bunch;Scott S. Verbridge;Jonathan S. Alden;Arend M. van der Zande

3553
Citations
Electromechanical Resonators from Graphene Sheets

J. Scott Bunch;Arend M. van der Zande;Scott S. Verbridge;Ian W. Frank

3540
Citations
Coulomb blockade and the Kondo effect in single-atom transistors

Jiwoong Park;Jiwoong Park;Abhay N. Pasupathy;Jonas I. Goldsmith;Connie Chang

2678
Citations
Grains and grain boundaries in single-layer graphene atomic patchwork quilts

Pinshane Y. Huang;Carlos S. Ruiz-Vargas;Arend M. van der Zande;William S. Whitney

2390
Citations
Nanomechanical oscillations in a single-C60 transistor

Hongkun Park;Hongkun Park;Jiwoong Park;Andrew K. L. Lim;Erik H. Anderson

2304
Citations
Luttinger-liquid behaviour in carbon nanotubes

Marc Bockrath;David H. Cobden;Jia Lu;Andrew G. Rinzler

2109
Citations
The valley Hall effect in MoS2 transistors

K. F. Mak;K. L. McGill;J. Park;P. L. McEuen

2083
Citations
Single-Electron Transport in Ropes of Carbon Nanotubes

Marc Bockrath;David H. Cobden;Paul L. McEuen;Nasreen G. Chopra

1934
Citations
A tunable carbon nanotube electromechanical oscillator

Vera Sazonova;Yuval Yaish;Hande Üstünel;David Roundy

1717
Citations
A single-electron transistor made from a cadmium selenide nanocrystal

David L. Klein;Richard Roth;Richard Roth;Andrew K. L. Lim;Andrew K. L. Lim;A. Paul Alivisatos;A. Paul Alivisatos

1697
Citations
Single-walled carbon nanotube electronics

P.L. McEuen;M.S. Fuhrer;Hongkun Park

1689
Citations
Crossed Nanotube Junctions

M. S. Fuhrer;J. Nygård;L. Shih;M. Forero

1633
Citations
Mechanical properties of suspended graphene sheets

I. W. Frank;David M. Tanenbaum;A. M. Van der Zande;P. L. McEuen

1571
Citations
Luttinger Liquid Behavior in Carbon Nanotubes

M. Bockrath;D. H. Cobden;J. Lu;A. G. Rinzler

1504
Citations
High-κ dielectrics for advanced carbon- nanotube transistors and logic gates

Ali Javey;Hyoungsub Kim;Markus Brink;Qian Wang

1430
Citations
Fabrication of metallic electrodes with nanometer separation by electromigration

Hongkun Park;Andrew K. L. Lim;A. Paul Alivisatos;Jiwoong Park

1257
Citations
Electron Transport in Quantum Dots

Leo P. Kouwenhoven;Charles M. Marcus;Paul L. McEuen;Seigo Tarucha

1010
Citations
Scanned probe microscopy of electronic transport in carbon nanotubes.

A. Bachtold;A. Bachtold;M. S. Fuhrer;M. S. Fuhrer;S. Plyasunov;S. Plyasunov;M. Forero;M. Forero

908
Citations
Electron-Phonon Scattering in Metallic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Ji-Yong Park;Sami Rosenblatt;Yuval Yaish;Vera Sazonova

897
Citations