Robert Nemanich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Nemanich between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Nemanich published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2005. 16 of the 759 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40

1974 2025

759 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Nemanich: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year	Publications
1974	1
1975	1
1976	1
1977	9
1978	4
1979	6
1980	5
1981	7
1982	9
1983	14
1984	7
1985	7
1986	3
1987	4
1988	4
1989	17
1990	19
1991	21
1992	23
1993	18
1994	20
1995	31
1996	27
1997	27
1998	37
1999	29
2000	20
2001	20
2002	21
2003	26
2004	30
2005	45
2006	27
2007	16
2008	15
2009	13
2010	8
2011	11
2012	10
2013	5
2014	18
2015	21
2016	9
2017	15
2018	13
2019	6
2020	11
2021	7
2022	14
2023	11
2024	5
2025	11
Total	759

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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.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 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.

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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
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	726
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

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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.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 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.

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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
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	89
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

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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

2659
Citations
Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductors: Research Opportunities and Challenges

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

1496
Citations
Structural interpretation of the vibrational spectra of a-Si: H alloys

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

1037
Citations
Multi-walled carbon nanotube interactions with human epidermal keratinocytes.

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

1021
Citations
Raman scattering characterization of carbon bonding in diamond and diamondlike thin films

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

932
Citations
Raman spectroscopy of diamond and doped diamond.

Steven Prawer;Robert J. Nemanich

777
Citations
Light scattering study of boron nitride microcrystals

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

736
Citations
Analysis of the composite structures in diamond thin films by Raman spectroscopy.

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

719
Citations
Defects in single-crystal silicon induced by hydrogenation

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

609
Citations
NEGATIVE-ELECTRON-AFFINITY EFFECTS ON THE DIAMOND (100) SURFACE

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

510
Citations
Cleaning of AlN and GaN surfaces

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

409
Citations
Gold Schottky contacts on oxygen plasma-treated, n-type ZnO(0001̄)

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

404
Citations
Piezoelectric measurements with atomic force microscopy

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

372
Citations
Piezoelectric Measurements with Atomic Force Microscopy

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

356
Citations
Infrared active optical vibrations of graphite

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

351
Citations
Defects in plasma-deposited a-Si: H

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

298
Citations
Morphology and phase stability of TiSi2 on Si

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

298
Citations
Thermally induced effects in evaporated chalcogenide films. I. Structure

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

296
Citations
Mechanical stress effect on imprint behavior of integrated ferroelectric capacitors

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

290
Citations
Direct studies of domain switching dynamics in thin film ferroelectric capacitors

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

290
Citations