2026 Robert Kostecki: 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	67	5064	4901	1330	1247	242	17943
Chemistry	64	7954	7212	2310	1916	225	17435

Overview

Robert Kostecki is affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly in electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research primarily focuses on advancements in battery materials and technologies, highlighting several main topics including:

Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Extraction and Separation Processes
CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Kostecki's body of work spans several subfields such as materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

Among recent notable publications are:

"A disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries" (2020) published in Nature
"The passivity of lithium electrodes in liquid electrolytes for secondary batteries" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Materials
"Achieving Fast and Durable Lithium Storage through Amorphous FeP Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Ultrathin 3D P-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets" (2020) published in ACS Nano
"Strategies towards enabling lithium metal in batteries: interphases and electrodes" (2021) published in Energy & Environmental Science
"A Review of Existing and Emerging Methods for Lithium Detection and Characterization in Li-Ion and Li-Metal Batteries" (2021) published in Advanced Energy Materials

Kostecki has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Jonathan M. Larson
Xin He
Andrew Dopilka
Martin Winter
Hyungyeon Cha

Their work has been published in recurring venues such as:

ECS Meeting Abstracts
Advanced Energy Materials
ACS Nano
Nature Communications
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

Nanomaterials for renewable energy production and storage

Xiaobo Chen;Can Li;Michaël Grätzel;Robert Kostecki

1086
Citations
Lithium Diffusion in Graphitic Carbon

Kristin Persson;Kristin Persson;Vijay A. Sethuraman;Vijay A. Sethuraman;Laurence J. Hardwick;Laurence J. Hardwick;Yoyo Hinuma;Yoyo Hinuma

907
Citations
Effect of surface carbon structure on the electrochemical performance of LiFePO{sub 4}

Marca M. Doeff;Yaoqin Hu;Frank McLarnon;Robert Kostecki

676
Citations
Electrochemical analysis for cycle performance and capacity fading of a lithium-ion battery cycled at elevated temperature

Joongpyo Shim;Robert Kostecki;Thomas Richardson;Xiangyun Song

624
Citations
The mechanism of HF formation in LiPF6-based organic carbonate electrolytes

Simon Lux;Simon Lux;Ivan Lucas;Elam Pollak;S Passerini

557
Citations
A disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries

Haodong Liu;Zhuoying Zhu;Qizhang Yan;Sicen Yu

510
Citations
Fluorographene: a wide bandgap semiconductor with ultraviolet luminescence.

Ki-Joon Jeon;Zonghoon Lee;Elad Pollak;Luca Moreschini

503
Citations
The origin of high electrolyte-electrode interfacial resistances in lithium cells containing garnet type solid electrolytes

Lei Cheng;Lei Cheng;Ethan J. Crumlin;Wei Chen;Ruimin Qiao

491
Citations
Switchable mirrors based on nickel–magnesium films

Thomas J. Richardson;Jonathan L. Slack;Robert D. Armitage;Robert Kostecki

445
Citations
Electrochemical and Infrared Studies of the Reduction of Organic Carbonates

Xuerong Zhang;Robert Kostecki;Thomas J. Richardson;James K. Pugh

436
Citations
The Interaction of Li+ with Single-Layer and Few-Layer Graphene

Elad Pollak;Baisong Geng;Baisong Geng;Ki-Joon Jeon;Ivan T. Lucas

427
Citations
Surface structural disordering in graphite upon lithium intercalation/deintercalation

Vijay A. Sethuraman;Laurence J. Hardwick;Venkat Srinivasan;Robert Kostecki

376
Citations
Electrochemical performance of Sol-Gel synthesized LiFePO{sub 4} in lithium batteries

Yaoqin Hu;Marca M. Doeff;Robert Kostecki;Rita Finones

370
Citations
The passivity of lithium electrodes in liquid electrolytes for secondary batteries

Xin He;Xin He;Dominic Bresser;Stefano Passerini;Florian Baakes

356
Citations
Achieving Fast and Durable Lithium Storage through Amorphous FeP Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Ultrathin 3D P-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets.

Zhiming Zheng;Hong-Hui Wu;Haodong Liu;Qiaobao Zhang

320
Citations
Factors Influencing the Quality of Carbon Coatings on LiFePO4

James D. Wilcox;Marca M. Doeff;Marek Marcinek;Robert Kostecki

317
Citations
Optimization of Carbon Coatings on LiFePO4

Marca M. Doeff;James D. Wilcox;Robert Kostecki;Grace Lau

309
Citations
Diagnostic examination of thermally abused high-power lithium-ion cells

D.P. Abraham;E.P. Roth;R. Kostecki;K. McCarthy

300
Citations
Electrochemical and In Situ Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Nickel Hydroxide Electrodes: I. Pure Nickel Hydroxide

Robert Kostecki;Frank McLarnon

290
Citations
Interrelationships among Grain Size, Surface Composition, Air Stability, and Interfacial Resistance of Al-Substituted Li7La3Zr2O12 Solid Electrolytes

Lei Cheng;Lei Cheng;Cheng Hao Wu;Cheng Hao Wu;Angelique Jarry;Wei Chen

289
Citations
Diagnostic Characterization of High Power Lithium-Ion Batteries for Use in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

X. Zhang;P. N. Ross;R. Kostecki;F. Kong

277
Citations
The Interaction of Li+ with Single-Layer and Few Layers Graphene

Elad Pollak;BaiSong Geng;Ki-Joon Jeon;Ivan T. Lucas

0
Citations