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D-Index
89
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33395
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1753
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535

Robert Nemanich 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 Robert Nemanich sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 726 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Nemanich 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 Robert Nemanich sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the application of Raman spectroscopy to the study of atomic structure is semiconducting thin films and interfaces

Overview

Robert Nemanich is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry as subfields. Their work also engages condensed matter physics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics of Robert Nemanich's research include semiconductor materials and devices, diamond and carbon-based materials research, and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials. Additional areas of interest include Ga2O3 and related materials, metal and thin film mechanics, advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, and the electronic and structural properties of oxides.

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Electronic Conductance Resonance in Non-Redox-Active Proteins, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Selective area regrowth and doping for vertical gallium nitride power devices: Materials challenges and recent progress, 2021, Materials Today
  • The impact of interfacial Si contamination on GaN-on-GaN regrowth for high power vertical devices, 2021, Applied Physics Letters
  • Schottky Barrier Height Analysis of Diamond SPIND Using High Temperature Operation up to 873 K, 2020, IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society
  • AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors (MISHEMTs) using plasma deposited BN as gate dielectric, 2021, Applied Physics Letters

The venues where Robert Nemanich frequently publishes include Applied Physics Letters, Diamond and Related Materials, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, and MRS Communications.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with various frequent coauthors such as Franz A. Koeck, Stephen M. Goodnick, David J. Smith, Yuji Zhao, and Harshad Surdi.

Honors received by Robert Nemanich include the Fellowship of the Materials Research Society awarded in 2009, and the Fellowship of the American Physical Society in 1993, with the latter recognizing contributions to the application of Raman spectroscopy in studying the atomic structure of semiconducting thin films and interfaces.

Best Publications

  • First- and second-order Raman scattering from finite-size crystals of graphite

    R. J. Nemanich;S. A. Solin

  • Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductors: Research Opportunities and Challenges

    J. Y. Tsao;S. Chowdhury;M. A. Hollis;D. Jena

  • Structural interpretation of the vibrational spectra of a-Si: H alloys

    G. Lucovsky;R. J. Nemanich;J. C. Knights

  • Multi-walled carbon nanotube interactions with human epidermal keratinocytes.

    Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere;Robert J. Nemanich;Alfred O. Inman;Yunyu Y. Wang

  • Raman scattering characterization of carbon bonding in diamond and diamondlike thin films

    R. J. Nemanich;J. T. Glass;G. Lucovsky;R. E. Shroder

  • Raman spectroscopy of diamond and doped diamond.

    Steven Prawer;Robert J. Nemanich

  • Light scattering study of boron nitride microcrystals

    R. J. Nemanich;S. A. Solin;Richard M. Martin

  • Analysis of the composite structures in diamond thin films by Raman spectroscopy.

    R. E. Shroder;R. J. Nemanich;J. T. Glass

  • Defects in single-crystal silicon induced by hydrogenation

    N. M. P Johnson;F. A. Ponce;R. A. Street;R. J. Nemanich

  • NEGATIVE-ELECTRON-AFFINITY EFFECTS ON THE DIAMOND (100) SURFACE

    J. van der Weide;Z. Zhang;P. K. Baumann;M. G. Wensell

  • Cleaning of AlN and GaN surfaces

    S. W. King;J. P. Barnak;M. D. Bremser;K. M. Tracy

  • Gold Schottky contacts on oxygen plasma-treated, n-type ZnO(0001̄)

    B. J. Coppa;R. F. Davis;R. J. Nemanich

  • Piezoelectric measurements with atomic force microscopy

    J. A. Christman;R. R. Woolcott;Angus I. Kingon;Robert Nemanich

  • Piezoelectric Measurements with Atomic Force Microscopy

    J. A. Christman;H. Maiwa;S.-H. Kim;A. I. Kingon

  • Infrared active optical vibrations of graphite

    R.J. Nemanich;G. Lucovsky;S.A. Solin

  • Defects in plasma-deposited a-Si: H

    J.C. Knights;G. Lucovsky;R.J. Nemanich

  • Morphology and phase stability of TiSi2 on Si

    Hyeongtag Jeon;C. A. Sukow;J. W. Honeycutt;G. A. Rozgonyi

  • Thermally induced effects in evaporated chalcogenide films. I. Structure

    R. J. Nemanich;G. A. N. Connell;T. M. Hayes;R. A. Street

  • Mechanical stress effect on imprint behavior of integrated ferroelectric capacitors

    Alexei Gruverman;B. J. Rodriguez;A. I. Kingon;R. J. Nemanich

  • Direct studies of domain switching dynamics in thin film ferroelectric capacitors

    Alexei Gruverman;B. J. Rodriguez;C. Dehoff;C. Dehoff;J. D. Waldrep

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Davis
Robert F. Davis Carnegie Mellon University
Brian J. Rodriguez
Brian J. Rodriguez University College Dublin
Harald Ade
Harald Ade North Carolina State University
Gerald Lucovsky
Gerald Lucovsky North Carolina State University
Jeffrey T. Glass
Jeffrey T. Glass Duke University
Angus I. Kingon
Angus I. Kingon Brown University
Alexei Gruverman
Alexei Gruverman University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Zlatko Sitar
Zlatko Sitar North Carolina State University
Jerome J. Cuomo
Jerome J. Cuomo North Carolina State University
Michael A. Stroscio
Michael A. Stroscio University of Illinois at Chicago

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