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D-Index
69
Citations
22156
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4548
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1206

Sarah Kurtz 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 Sarah Kurtz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 338 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sarah Kurtz 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 Sarah Kurtz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the development of GaInP/GaAs photovoltaic cells and leadership in solar cell reliability and quality.

Overview

Sarah Kurtz is affiliated with the University of California, Merced in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Automotive Engineering, Pollution, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Sarah Kurtz are:

  • Photovoltaics at multi-terawatt scale: Waiting is not an option (2023), published in Science
  • Evaluating emerging long-duration energy storage technologies (2022), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Global Progress Toward Renewable Electricity: Tracking the Role of Solar (2021), published in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
  • The role of batteries in meeting the PV terawatt challenge (2021), published in Joule
  • Revisiting the Terawatt Challenge (2020), published in MRS Bulletin

Frequent publication venues where Sarah Kurtz has contributed include:

  • IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
  • 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC)
  • Joule
  • 2022 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)
  • iScience

Sarah Kurtz has collaborated extensively with several researchers, frequently co-authoring papers with:

  • Pedro Andres Sanchez Perez
  • Zabir Mahmud
  • N. M. Haegel
  • Mahmoud Y. Abido
  • Jeremiah Reagan

The scientist received recognition as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020. This award citation notes contributions to the development of GaInP/GaAs photovoltaic cells and leadership in solar cell reliability and quality.

Best Publications

  • Band Anticrossing in GaInNAs Alloys

    W. Shan;W. Walukiewicz;J. W. Ager;E. E. Haller

  • Photovoltaic Degradation Rates—an Analytical Review

    D. C. Jordan;S. R. Kurtz

  • Strong Internal and External Luminescence as Solar Cells Approach the Shockley–Queisser Limit

    Owen D. Miller;Eli Yablonovitch;Sarah R. Kurtz

  • Consensus stability testing protocols for organic photovoltaic materials and devices

    Matthew O. Reese;Suren A. Gevorgyan;Mikkel Jørgensen;Eva Bundgaard

  • Design and characterization of GaN∕InGaN solar cells

    Omkar Jani;Ian Ferguson;Christiana Honsberg;Sarah Kurtz

  • Superior radiation resistance of In1-xGaxN alloys: Full-solar-spectrum photovoltaic material system

    J. Wu;W. Walukiewicz;K. M. Yu;W. Shan

  • High-efficiency GaInP∕GaAs∕InGaAs triple-junction solar cells grown inverted with a metamorphic bottom junction

    J. F. Geisz;Sarah Kurtz;M. W. Wanlass;J. S. Ward

  • Compendium of photovoltaic degradation rates

    Dirk C. Jordan;Sarah R. Kurtz;Kaitlyn VanSant;Jeff Newmiller

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

    Nancy M. Haegel;Harry Atwater;Teresa Barnes;Christian Breyer

  • 1-eV solar cells with GaInNAs active layer

    D.J. Friedman;J.F. Geisz;S.R. Kurtz;J.M. Olson

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Trajectories and challenges

    Nancy M. Haegel;Robert Margolis;Tonio Buonassisi;David Feldman

  • 29.5%‐efficient GaInP/GaAs tandem solar cells

    K. A. Bertness;Sarah R. Kurtz;D. J. Friedman;A. E. Kibbler

  • A 27.3% efficient Ga0.5In0.5P/GaAs tandem solar cell

    J. M. Olson;S. R. Kurtz;A. E. Kibbler;P. Faine

  • Nitrogen-Activated Transitions, Level Repulsion, and Band Gap Reduction in GaAs 1-x N x with x < 0.03

    J. D. Perkins;A. Mascarenhas;Yong Zhang;J. F. Geisz

  • Modeling of two‐junction, series‐connected tandem solar cells using top‐cell thickness as an adjustable parameter

    Sarah R. Kurtz;P. Faine;J. M. Olson

  • Review of Failures of Photovoltaic Modules

    M Köntges;S Kurtz;C.E. Packard;Ulrike Jahn

  • Photocurrent of 1 eV GaInNAs lattice-matched to GaAs

    J.F. Geisz;D.J. Friedman;J.M. Olson;S.R. Kurtz

  • Chemical vapor deposition of titanium nitride at low temperatures

    S.R. Kurtz;R.G. Gordon

  • Optical enhancement of the open-circuit voltage in high quality GaAs solar cells

    M. A. Steiner;J. F. Geisz;I. García;D. J. Friedman

  • Photovoltaic failure and degradation modes

    Dirk C. Jordan;Timothy J. Silverman;John H. Wohlgemuth;Sarah R. Kurtz

  • Enhanced external radiative efficiency for 20.8 efficient single-junction GaInP solar cells

    J. F. Geisz;M. A. Steiner;I. García;S. R. Kurtz

  • Structural changes during annealing of GaInAsN

    Sarah Kurtz;J. Webb;L. Gedvilas;D. Friedman

  • Very high efficiency solar cell modules

    Allen Barnett;Douglas Kirkpatrick;Christiana Honsberg;Duncan Moore

  • High-Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells

    Frank Dimroth;Sarah Kurtz

Frequent Co-Authors

J. M. Olson
J. M. Olson National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Daniel J. Friedman
Daniel J. Friedman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John F. Geisz
John F. Geisz National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Myles A. Steiner
Myles A. Steiner National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Richard R. King
Richard R. King Arizona State University
Joel W. Ager
Joel W. Ager Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michio Kondo
Michio Kondo Waseda University
Wladek Walukiewicz
Wladek Walukiewicz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wyatt K. Metzger
Wyatt K. Metzger National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Andrew G. Norman
Andrew G. Norman National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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