2026 Peter D. Nellist: 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	57	7841	7580	307	290	298	18794

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2007 - Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America

Overview

Peter D. Nellist is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main subfields of study include Structural Biology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Radiation, Materials Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their work covers several specialized topics, notably:

Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
Advancements in Battery Materials
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Surface and Thin Film Phenomena

Peter D. Nellist has contributed frequently to a range of publication venues. The most common include:

Microscopy and Microanalysis
arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
Ultramicroscopy

Among the recent papers co-authored by Nellist are:

Atomic-scale microstructure of metal halide perovskite, 2020, Science
Low-dose phase retrieval of biological specimens using cryo-electron ptychography, 2020, Nature Communications
2020 roadmap on solid-state batteries, 2020, Journal of Physics Energy
Phase reconstruction using fast binary 4D STEM data, 2020, Applied Physics Letters
Contrast transfer and noise considerations in focused-probe electron ptychography, 2020, Ultramicroscopy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nellist include Sandra Van Aert, Emanuela Liberti, Angus I. Kirkland, Colum M. O'Leary, and Judy S. Kim.

Professional recognition of their work includes awards such as the Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2020, and the Burton Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America in 2007.

Best Publications

Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

Jonathan N. Coleman;Mustafa Lotya;Arlene O'Neill;Shane D. Bergin;Shane D. Bergin

7899
Citations
Scanning transmission electron microscopy : imaging and analysis

Stephen J. Pennycook;Peter D. Nellist

739
Citations
Direct Sub-Angstrom Imaging of a Crystal Lattice

Peter D. Nellist;Matthew F Chisholm;N. Dellby;O. L. Krivanek

704
Citations
Incoherent imaging using dynamically scattered coherent electrons

P.D. Nellist;S.J. Pennycook

571
Citations
The principles and interpretation of annular dark-field Z-contrast imaging

P.D. Nellist;S.J. Pennycook

411
Citations
Smart Align—a new tool for robust non-rigid registration of scanning microscope data

Lewys Jones;Hao Yang;Timothy J. Pennycook;Timothy J. Pennycook;Matthew S. J. Marshall

405
Citations
Spectroscopic imaging of single atoms within a bulk solid.

M. Varela;S. D. Findlay;A. R. Lupini;H. M. Christen

392
Citations
Direct Imaging of the Atomic Configuration of Ultradispersed Catalysts

P. D. Nellist;S. J. Pennycook

367
Citations
Progress in aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy.

Niklas Dellby;Ondrej L. Krivanek;Peter D. Nellist;Philip E. Batson

343
Citations
Filled and glycosylated carbon nanotubes for in vivo radioemitter localization and imaging

Sung You Hong;Gerard Tobias;Gerard Tobias;Khuloud T. Al-Jamal;Belén Ballesteros;Belén Ballesteros

304
Citations
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Peter D. Nellist

295
Citations
Atomic-scale microstructure of metal halide perovskite.

Mathias Uller Rothmann;Judy S. Kim;Judy S. Kim;Juliane Borchert;Kilian B. Lohmann

285
Citations
Efficient phase contrast imaging in STEM using a pixelated detector. Part 1: experimental demonstration at atomic resolution.

Timothy J. Pennycook;Timothy J. Pennycook;Andrew R. Lupini;Hao Yang;Matthew F. Murfitt

281
Citations
Simultaneous atomic-resolution electron ptychography and Z-contrast imaging of light and heavy elements in complex nanostructures.

H. Yang;R. N. Rutte;L. Jones;M. Simson

262
Citations
Towards sub-0.5 A electron beams.

O.L. Krivanek;P.D. Nellist;N. Dellby;M.F. Murfitt

240
Citations
Direct observation of the core structures of threading dislocations in GaN

Y. Xin;S. J. Pennycook;N. D. Browning;P. D. Nellist

223
Citations
Identifying and correcting scan noise and drift in the scanning transmission electron microscope.

Lewys Jones;Peter D. Nellist

196
Citations
The atomic origins of reduced critical currents at [001] tilt grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films

N.D Browning;J.P Buban;P.D Nellist;D.P Norton

191
Citations
Experimental tests on double-resolution coherent imaging via STEM

J.M. Rodenburg;B.C. McCallum;P.D. Nellist

172
Citations
Low-dose phase retrieval of biological specimens using cryo-electron ptychography.

Liqi Zhou;Jingdong Song;Judy S. Kim;Xudong Pei

166
Citations
Electron ptychographic microscopy for three-dimensional imaging

Si Gao;Peng Wang;Fucai Zhang;Fucai Zhang;Gerardo T. Martinez

144
Citations
Z-Contrast Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

S. J. Pennycook;P. D. Nellist

139
Citations
Probe integrated scattering cross sections in the analysis of atomic resolution HAADF STEM images.

K.E. MacArthur;T.J. Pennycook;T.J. Pennycook;E. Okunishi

128
Citations
Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials.

Jonathan N. Coleman

16
Citations