2026 Rodrigo B. Capaz: 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	43	12196	11793	60	57	201	14048

Rodrigo B. Capaz 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 Rodrigo B. Capaz sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 201 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rodrigo B. Capaz 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 Rodrigo B. Capaz sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% 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

2003 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Rodrigo B. Capaz is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Their research activities focus primarily on materials science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering subfields.

Their work explores a variety of topics related to advanced materials, including graphene research and applications, 2D materials and applications, organic electronics and photovoltaics, MXene and MAX phase materials, boron and carbon nanomaterials research, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and carbon nanotubes in composites.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Physical Review B, Computer Physics Communications, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, and Nanoscale.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their work:

Theory of hole-spin qubits in strained germanium quantum dots, 2021, Physical Review B
Flat bands and gaps in twisted double bilayer graphene, 2020, Nanoscale
Reorganization Energy upon Controlled Intermolecular Charge-Transfer Reactions in Monolithically Integrated Nanodevices, 2021, Small
Resonance Raman spectroscopy characterization of linear carbon chains encapsulated by multi-walled carbon nanotubes, 2023, Carbon
Electronic properties of substitutional impurities in graphenelike C2N, tg-C3N4, and hg-C3N4, 2020, Physical Review B

Collaborations are a key aspect of their research network. Frequent coauthors include Graziâni Candiotto, Marcos G. Menezes, A. Fazzio, Deyse G. Costa, and Gabriel R. Schleder.

Rodrigo B. Capaz has been recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 2003. This award marks a notable point within their career trajectory.

Best Publications

Quantifying defects in graphene via Raman spectroscopy at different excitation energies.

L. G. Cançado;A. Jorio;E. H. Martins Ferreira;F. Stavale

3908
Citations
Quantifying ion-induced defects and Raman relaxation length in graphene

M.M. Lucchese;F. Stavale;E.H. Martins Ferreira;C. Vilani

1978
Citations
Quantifying defects in graphene via Raman spectroscopy at different excitation energies

L. G. Cançado;A. Jorio;E. H. Martins Ferreira;F. Stavale

1142
Citations
Evolution of the Raman spectra from single-, few-, and many-layer graphene with increasing disorder

E. H. Martins Ferreira;Marcus V. O. Moutinho;F. Stavale;M. M. Lucchese

895
Citations
Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons

Chenggang Tao;Chenggang Tao;Liying Jiao;Oleg V. Yazyev;Oleg V. Yazyev;Yen-Chia Chen;Yen-Chia Chen

808
Citations
Theory and Ab Initio Calculation of Radiative Lifetime of Excitons in Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes

Catalin D. Spataru;Catalin D. Spataru;Sohrab Ismail-Beigi;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

455
Citations
Resonance Raman spectroscopy ( n , m ) -dependent effects in small-diameter single-wall carbon nanotubes

A. Jorio;C. Fantini;M. A. Pimenta;R. B. Capaz

331
Citations
Measuring disorder in graphene with the G and D bands

Ado Jorio;Erlon H. Martins Ferreira;Marcus V. O. Moutinho;Fernando Stavale

331
Citations
Diameter and chirality dependence of exciton properties in carbon nanotubes

Rodrigo Capaz;Catalin Spataru;Sohrab Ismail-Beigi;Steven Louie

269
Citations
Diameter and chirality dependence of exciton properties in carbon nanotubes

Rodrigo B. Capaz;Catalin D. Spataru;Catalin D. Spataru;Catalin D. Spataru;Sohrab Ismail-Beigi;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

269
Citations
Review on the symmetry-related properties of carbon nanotubes

Eduardo B. Barros;Eduardo B. Barros;Ado Jorio;Georgii G. Samsonidze;Rodrigo B. Capaz

267
Citations
Disentangling contributions of point and line defects in the Raman spectra of graphene-related materials

Luiz Gustavo Cançado;Mateus Gomes da Silva;Erlon H Martins Ferreira;Ferdinand Hof

264
Citations
An atlas of carbon nanotube optical transitions

Kaihui Liu;Jack Deslippe;Jack Deslippe;Fajun Xiao;Fajun Xiao;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Rodrigo B. Capaz

258
Citations
Temperature dependence of the band gap of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.

Rodrigo B. Capaz;Catalin D. Spataru;Paul Tangney;Marvin L. Cohen

177
Citations
Resonance effects on the Raman spectra of graphene superlattices

V. Carozo;C. M. Almeida;B. Fragneaud;P. M. Bedê

162
Citations
Raman study of ion-induced defects in N-layer graphene

Ado Jorio;Marcia M Lucchese;Fernando Stavale;Erlon H Martins Ferreira

157
Citations
Theory of magnetic edge states in chiral graphene nanoribbons

Oleg V. Yazyev;Oleg V. Yazyev;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

156
Citations
Theory of sodium ordering in Na x Co O 2

Peihong Zhang;Peihong Zhang;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen;Steven G. Louie;Steven G. Louie

148
Citations
Hyperfine interactions in silicon quantum dots

Lucy V. C. Assali;Helena M. Petrilli;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Belita Koiller

139
Citations
Tight-binding study of the influence of the strain on the electronic properties of InAs 'GaAs quantum dots

Roberto Santoprete;Belita Koiller;R. B. Capaz;Peter Kratzer

129
Citations
Structural transformations of carbon nanotubes under hydrostatic pressure.

Paul Tangney;Rodrigo B. Capaz;Catalin D. Spataru;Marvin L. Cohen

126
Citations
Hydrostatic pressure effects on the structural and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes

Rodrigo B. Capaz;Catalin D. Spataru;Catalin D. Spataru;Paul Tangney;Paul Tangney;Marvin L. Cohen;Marvin L. Cohen

122
Citations