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 Sara Bals sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 575 publications — 91st percentile
91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Sara Bals sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 90 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.
Sara Bals is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research spans key areas such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Within these domains, their work addresses specialized topics including gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques, and quantum dots synthesis and properties.
The scientist has authored research papers published in prominent venues. Notable publications include "State of the Art and Prospects for Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals" (2021, ACS Nano), "Micelle-directed chiral seeded growth on anisotropic gold nanocrystals" (2020, Science), "Monitoring oxygen production on mass-selected iridium-tantalum oxide electrocatalysts" (2021, Nature Energy), "Size of cerium dioxide support nanocrystals dictates reactivity of highly dispersed palladium catalysts" (2023, Science), and "Halide-guided active site exposure in bismuth electrocatalysts for selective CO2 conversion into formic acid" (2023, Nature Catalysis).
The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of researchers including Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Daniel Arenas Esteban, Sandra Van Aert, Wiebke Albrecht, and Johan Verbeeck. Such collaborations indicate a strong network within their primary research fields.
Publication venues in which they have a substantial presence include:
In terms of subject focus, their work prominently covers:
The main topics addressed throughout their research include:
Amrita Dey;Junzhi Ye;Apurba De;Elke Debroye
Yansong Zhou;Yansong Zhou;Fanglin Che;Min Liu;Min Liu;Chengqin Zou
Yu Tong;Yu Tong;Eva Bladt;Meltem F. Aygüler;Aurora Manzi;Aurora Manzi
Ward van der Stam;Jaco J. Geuchies;Thomas Altantzis;Karel H. W. van den Bos
Ana Sánchez-Iglesias;Marek Grzelczak;Marek Grzelczak;Thomas Altantzis;Bart Goris
Mark Huijben;Guus Rijnders;Dave H. A. Blank;Sara Bals
Ana Sánchez-Iglesias;Naomi Winckelmans;Thomas Altantzis;Sara Bals
M. P. Boneschanscher;W. H. Evers;J. J. Geuchies;T. Altantzis
Guillermo González-Rubio;Jesús Mosquera;Vished Kumar;Adrián Pedrazo-Tardajos
Bart Goris;Sara Bals;Wouter Van den Broek;Wouter Van den Broek;Enrique Carbó-Argibay
K.J. Batenburg;S. Bals;J. Sijbers;C. Kübel
Wiel H. Evers;Bart Goris;Sara Bals;Marianna Casavola
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Yu Tong;Bernhard J. Bohn;Bernhard J. Bohn;Eva Bladt;Kun Wang
Bart Bueken;Niels Van Velthoven;Tom Willhammar;Tom Willhammar;Timothée Stassin
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Jaco J Geuchies;Jaco J Geuchies;Carlo Van Overbeek;W Wiel Evers;B Goris
Li Na Quan;Dongxin Ma;Yongbiao Zhao;Oleksandr Voznyy
Esther Groeneveld;Leon Witteman;Merel Lefferts;Xiaoxing Ke
M. Huijben;G. Rijnders;D. H. A. Blank;S. Bals
A.S. Van Aert;S. Bals;J. Batenburg;G. Van Tendeloo
KJ Batenburg;U Kaiser;C Kübel
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