2026 Robert Vajtai: 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	117	543	517	194	177	524	59390

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Materials Science

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Overview

Robert Vajtai is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans a wide range of topics related to advanced materials, with a focus on carbon-based and two-dimensional materials.

Their main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these fields, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomedical Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Their research covers several main topics, including:

Graphene research and applications
2D Materials and Applications
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Advancements in Battery Materials

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Robert Vajtai include:

"Structure, Properties and Applications of Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride" (2021), published in Advanced Materials
"Full-color fluorescent carbon quantum dots" (2020), published in Science Advances
"Multifunctional Bio-Nanocomposite Coatings for Perishable Fruits" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
"Improving the Catalytic Activity of Carbon-Supported Single Atom Catalysts by Polynary Metal or Heteroatom Doping" (2020), published in Small
"Microcomputed tomography-based characterization of advanced materials: a review" (2020), published in Materials Today Advances

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

Advanced Materials
Small
Carbon
arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Robert Vajtai regularly collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

Pulickel M. Ajayan
Anand B. Puthirath
Abhijit Biswas
Xiang Zhang
Chenxi Li

Best Publications

Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light

Shubin Yang;Yongji Gong;Jinshui Zhang;Liang Zhan

2577
Citations
Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers.

Yongji Gong;Junhao Lin;Xingli Wang;Gang Shi

2431
Citations
Reliability and current carrying capacity of carbon nanotubes

B. Q. Wei;R. Vajtai;P. M. Ajayan

1714
Citations
Direct laser writing of micro-supercapacitors on hydrated graphite oxide films

Wei Gao;Neelam Singh;Li Song;Zheng Liu

1621
Citations
Ultrathin Planar Graphene Supercapacitors

Jung Joon Yoo;Kaushik Balakrishnan;Jingsong Huang;Vincent Meunier;Vincent Meunier

1431
Citations
Flexible energy storage devices based on nanocomposite paper

Victor L. Pushparaj;Manikoth M. Shaijumon;Ashavani Kumar;Saravanababu Murugesan

1372
Citations
Direct synthesis of long single-walled carbon nanotube strands

Pulickel M. Ajayan;Bingqing Wei;Hongwei Zhu;Cailu Xu

1301
Citations
Defects Engineered Monolayer MoS2 for Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

Gonglan Ye;Yongji Gong;Junhao Lin;Bo Li

1230
Citations
Hydrothermal synthesis and pseudocapacitance properties of MnO2 nanostructures.

V. Subramanian;Hongwei Zhu;Robert Vajtai;P. M. Ajayan

1202
Citations
Structured Reduced Graphene Oxide/Polymer Composites for Ultra-Efficient Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

Ding-Xiang Yan;Huan Pang;Bo Li;Robert Vajtai

1188
Citations
In-plane heterostructures of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride with controlled domain sizes

Zheng Liu;Lulu Ma;Gang Shi;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou

1038
Citations
Chemical vapor deposition growth of crystalline monolayer MoSe2.

Xingli Wang;Yongji Gong;Gang Shi;Wai Leong Chow

889
Citations
High Efficiency Photocatalytic Water Splitting Using 2D α-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 Z-Scheme Catalysts

Xiaojie She;Jingjie Wu;Hui Xu;Hui Xu;Jun Zhong

801
Citations
Ultrathin high-temperature oxidation-resistant coatings of hexagonal boron nitride.

Zheng Liu;Yongji Gong;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Lulu Ma

794
Citations
Carbon nanotube filters.

A. Srivastava;O. N. Srivastava;S. Talapatra;R. Vajtai

785
Citations
Microfabrication technology: Organized assembly of carbon nanotubes

B. Q. Wei;R. Vajtai;Y. Jung;J. Ward

707
Citations
Structure, Properties and Applications of Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride.

Soumyabrata Roy;Xiang Zhang;Anand B Puthirath;Ashokkumar Meiyazhagan

696
Citations
Evolution of the Electronic Band Structure and Efficient Photo-Detection in Atomic Layers of InSe

Sidong Lei;Liehui Ge;Sina Najmaei;Antony George

660
Citations
A metal-free electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction to multi-carbon hydrocarbons and oxygenates

Jingjie Wu;Sichao Ma;Jing Sun;Jake I. Gold

648
Citations
Inkjet Printing of Electrically Conductive Patterns of Carbon Nanotubes

Krisztián Kordás;Tero Mustonen;Géza Tóth;Heli Jantunen

625
Citations
Two-step growth of two-dimensional WSe2/MoSe2 heterostructures

Yongji Gong;Sidong Lei;Gonglan Ye;Bo Li

605
Citations