2026 Philip E. Batson: 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	40	12793	12375	2937	2732	155	7534

Philip E. Batson 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 Philip E. Batson sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 155 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip E. Batson 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 Philip E. Batson sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% 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

2019 - Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America
2011 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For his pioneering contributions to the development of spatially resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy and his successful use of this technique to solve important and difficult problems in materials.
1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of both the experimental and interpretative aspects of high spatial resolution, high energy resolution energy loss spectroscopy as a valuable addition to electron microscopy studies of matter

Overview

Philip E. Batson is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research encompasses several intersecting scientific disciplines, notably within materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. The major scholarly focus lies on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as structural biology.

The scientist's main research topics include advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications, nanowire synthesis and applications, electronic and structural properties of oxides, electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques, quantum dots synthesis and properties, ZnO doping and properties, and the physics of superconductivity and magnetism.

Philip E. Batson's publication record features work in various notable scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

Microscopy and Microanalysis
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Science Advances
Nature

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Batson include:

Synthesis of an aqueous, air-stable, superconducting 1T'-WS₂ monolayer ink, 2023, Science Advances
Pines' demon observed as a 3D acoustic plasmon in Sr2RuO4, 2023, Nature
TiO₂/TiN Interface Enables Integration of Ni₅P₄ Electrocatalyst with a III-V Tandem Photoabsorber for Stable Unassisted Solar-Driven Water Splitting, 2024, ACS Energy Letters
Imaging Strongly Coupled Plasmon-Phonon Modes in Mid-Infrared Double Antennas, 2021, ACS Photonics
Probing free carrier plasmons in doped semiconductors using spatially resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy, 2020, Physical Review B

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Batson include:

Eric Garfunkel
Yao-Wen Yeh
Hongbin Yang
Sobhit Singh
David Vanderbilt

Awards received by Philip E. Batson highlight recognition within the fields of mineralogy and physics. These include:

Distinguished Scientist Award, Mineralogical Society of America, 2019
Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America, 2011, for contributions to spatially resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy and its applications in materials research
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1996, for development of experimental and interpretative aspects of high spatial and energy resolution energy loss spectroscopy used in electron microscopy

Best Publications

Sub-ångstrom resolution using aberration corrected electron optics

P. E. Batson;N. Dellby;O. L. Krivanek

1204
Citations
The role of electronic coupling between substrate and 2D MoS2 nanosheets in electrocatalytic production of hydrogen.

Damien Voiry;Raymond Fullon;Jieun Yang;Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva

820
Citations
Vibrational spectroscopy in the electron microscope

Ondrej L. Krivanek;Tracy C. Lovejoy;Niklas Dellby;Toshihiro Aoki

812
Citations
Carbon 1s near-edge-absorption fine structure in graphite.

Batson Pe

534
Citations
Simultaneous STEM imaging and electron energy-loss spectroscopy with atomic-column sensitivity

Philip Batson

463
Citations
Progress in aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy.

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

343
Citations
Electron microscope studies of an alloyed Au/Ni/Au-Ge ohmic contact to GaAs

T. S. Kuan;P. E. Batson;Thomas Nelson Jackson;H. Rupprecht

314
Citations
Mapping vibrational surface and bulk modes in a single nanocube

Maureen J. Lagos;Andreas Trügler;Ulrich Hohenester;Philip E. Batson

313
Citations
The direct determination of magnetic domain wall profiles by differential phase contrast electron microscopy.

J.N. Chapman;P.E. Batson;E.M. Waddell;R.P. Ferrier

245
Citations
Surface Plasmon Coupling in Clusters of Small Spheres

P. E. Batson

233
Citations
Formation of nanopores in a SiN/SiO2 membrane with an electron beam

Meng-Yue Wu;Diego Krapf;Mathijs Zandbergen;Henny Zandbergen

178
Citations
Single Atomic Vacancy Catalysis.

Jieun Yang;Yan Wang;Maureen J. Lagos;Viacheslav Manichev

152
Citations
NIR Biosensing of Neurotransmitters in Stem Cell-Derived Neural Interface Using Advanced Core–Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles

Hudifah Rabie;Yixiao Zhang;Nicholas Pasquale;Maureen J. Lagos

151
Citations
Electron energy loss spectroscopy of single silicon nanocrystals: The conduction band

P. E. Batson;J. R. Heath

138
Citations
Examination of flatband and threshold voltage tuning of HfO2∕TiN field effect transistors by dielectric cap layers

S. Guha;S. Guha;V. K. Paruchuri;M. Copel;V. Narayanan

131
Citations
Quantum size effects in the surface-plasmon excitation of small metallic particles by electron-energy-loss spectroscopy.

F. Ouyang;P. E. Batson;M. Isaacson

121
Citations
Control of shape and material composition of solid-state nanopores.

Meng-Yue Wu;Ralph M. M. Smeets;Mathijs Zandbergen;Ulrike Ziese

119
Citations
A new surface plasmon resonance in clusters of small aluminum spheres

P.E. Batson

118
Citations
Structure, chemistry and bonding at grain boundaries in Ni3Al—I. The role of boron in ductilizing grain boundaries

D.A. Muller;S. Subramanian;P.E. Batson;J. Silcox

113
Citations
Plasmonic nanobilliards: controlling nanoparticle movement using forces induced by swift electrons.

Philip E. Batson;Alejandro Reyes-Coronado;Alejandro Reyes-Coronado;Alejandro Reyes-Coronado;Rubén G. Barrera;Alberto Rivacoba;Alberto Rivacoba;Alberto Rivacoba

113
Citations
Band-Edge High-Performance High-k/Metal Gate n-MOSFETs Using Cap Layers Containing Group IIA and IIIB Elements with Gate-First Processing for 45 nm and Beyond

V. Narayanan;V.K. Paruchuri;N.A. Bojarczuk;B.P. Linder

112
Citations
Reactions of Pd on (100) and (110) GaAs surfaces

T. S. Kuan;J. L. Freeouf;Philip Batson;E. L. Wilkie

109
Citations
Thermometry with Subnanometer Resolution in the Electron Microscope Using the Principle of Detailed Balancing

Maureen J. Lagos;Philip E. Batson

99
Citations
Damping of bulk plasmons in small aluminum spheres

P.E. Batson;P.E. Batson

98
Citations