World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 45 11633 11243 2716 2522 97 9929

Rafik Addou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rafik Addou between 2009 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rafik Addou published across 18 years, from 2009 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2015. 4 of the 105 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2015. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
2009 2026

105 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Rafik Addou: publications per year, 2009 to 2026
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 3
2011 3
2012 5
2013 7
2014 7
2015 15
2016 9
2017 10
2018 10
2019 13
2020 7
2021 4
2022 4
2023 3
2024 0
2025 3
2026 1
Total 105
Download as CSV

Rafik Addou 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 Rafik Addou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 90–109 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 97 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356 97
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
Download as CSV

Rafik Addou 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 Rafik Addou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612 45
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
Download as CSV

Overview

Rafik Addou is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research primarily spans materials science and engineering, with a focus on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their work extensively covers topics such as 2D materials and applications, MXene and MAX phase materials, graphene research and applications, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced photocatalysis techniques, electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques, and chalcogenide semiconductor thin films.

Frequently publishing in several scientific journals, Rafik Addou has contributed to these venues multiple times:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Surface Science Spectra
  • npj Materials Degradation

Some of the recent papers include:

  • Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Production through MOF/MOF Heterojunctions, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Effect of Ambient Conditions on Radiation-Induced Chemistries of a Nanocluster Organotin Photoresist for Next-Generation EUV Nanolithography, 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • In situ exfoliated 2D molybdenum disulfide analyzed by XPS, 2020, Surface Science Spectra
  • Origins of Fermi Level Pinning between Tungsten Dichalcogenides (WS2, WTe2) and Bulk Metal Contacts: Interface Chemistry and Band Alignment, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Molecular-scale investigation of the oxidation behavior of chromia-forming alloys in high-temperature CO2, 2021, npj Materials Degradation

Co-authorship frequently appears alongside several researchers, notably:

  • Gregory S. Herman
  • Radwan Elzein
  • Robert M. Wallace
  • J. Trey Diulus
  • Christopher M. Smyth

Best Publications

  • Near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield in MoS2

    Matin Amani;Der-Hsien Lien;Daisuke Kiriya;James Bullock

  • Defect-Dominated Doping and Contact Resistance in MoS2

    Stephen McDonnell;Rafik Addou;Creighton Buie;Robert M. Wallace

  • Atomically thin resonant tunnel diodes built from synthetic van der Waals heterostructures

    Yu Chuan Lin;Ram Krishna Ghosh;Rafik Addou;Ning Lu

  • Manganese Doping of Monolayer MoS2: The Substrate Is Critical

    Kehao Zhang;Simin Feng;Junjie Wang;Angelica Azcatl

  • Covalent Nitrogen Doping and Compressive Strain in MoS2 by Remote N2 Plasma Exposure.

    Angelica Azcatl;Xiaoye Qin;Abhijith Prakash;Chenxi Zhang

  • Surface Defects on Natural MoS2

    Rafik Addou;Luigi Colombo;Robert M. Wallace

  • Impact of Intrinsic Atomic Defects on the Electronic Structure of MoS2 Monolayers

    Santosh Kc;Roberto C Longo;Rafik Addou;Robert M Wallace

  • Recombination Kinetics and Effects of Superacid Treatment in Sulfur- and Selenium-Based Transition Metal Dichalcogenides.

    Matin Amani;Matin Amani;Peyman Taheri;Rafik Addou;Geun Ho Ahn;Geun Ho Ahn

  • Impurities and Electronic Property Variations of Natural MoS2 Crystal Surfaces.

    Rafik Addou;Stephen McDonnell;Diego Barrera;Zaibing Guo

  • HfSe2 Thin Films: 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

    Ruoyu Yue;Adam T. Barton;Hui Zhu;Angelica Azcatl

  • Realizing Large-Scale, Electronic-Grade Two-Dimensional Semiconductors

    Yu Chuan Lin;Bhakti Jariwala;Brian M. Bersch;Ke Xu

  • MoS2 functionalization for ultra-thin atomic layer deposited dielectrics

    Angelica Azcatl;Stephen McDonnell;K C Santosh;Xin Peng

  • Monolayer graphene growth on Ni(111) by low temperature chemical vapor deposition

    Rafik Addou;Arjun Dahal;Peter Sutter;Matthias Batzill

  • Hole contacts on transition metal dichalcogenides: interface chemistry and band alignments.

    Stephen McDonnell;Angelica Azcatl;Rafik Addou;Cheng Gong

  • Direct Observation of Interlayer Hybridization and Dirac Relativistic Carriers in Graphene/MoS2 van der Waals Heterostructures

    Horacio Coy Diaz;José Avila;Chaoyu Chen;Rafik Addou

  • Tuning the Electronic and Photonic Properties of Monolayer MoS2 via In Situ Rhenium Substitutional Doping

    Kehao Zhang;Brian M. Bersch;Jaydeep Joshi;Rafik Addou

  • Atomically thin heterostructures based on single-layer tungsten diselenide and graphene.

    Yu Chuan Lin;Chih Yuan S Chang;Ram Krishna Ghosh;Jie Li

  • Contact Metal–MoS2 Interfacial Reactions and Potential Implications on MoS2-Based Device Performance

    Christopher M. Smyth;Rafik Addou;Stephen McDonnell;Christopher L. Hinkle

  • Defects and Surface Structural Stability of MoTe2 Under Vacuum Annealing.

    Hui Zhu;Qingxiao Wang;Lanxia Cheng;Rafik Addou

  • Nucleation and growth of WSe2: enabling large grain transition metal dichalcogenides

    Ruoyu Yue;Yifan Nie;Lee A. Walsh;Rafik Addou

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Wallace
Robert M. Wallace The University of Texas at Dallas
Christopher L. Hinkle
Christopher L. Hinkle University of Notre Dame
Moon J. Kim
Moon J. Kim The University of Texas at Dallas
Kyeongjae Cho
Kyeongjae Cho The University of Texas at Dallas
Jiyoung Kim
Jiyoung Kim The University of Texas at Dallas
Stephen McDonnell
Stephen McDonnell University of Virginia
Joshua A. Robinson
Joshua A. Robinson Pennsylvania State University
Qingxiao Wang
Qingxiao Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Luigi Colombo
Luigi Colombo The University of Texas at Dallas
Gregory S. Herman
Gregory S. Herman Oregon State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Rafik Addou

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles