2026 Shahzada Ahmad: 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	65	5616	5432	87	85	235	15686

Overview

Shahzada Ahmad is affiliated with Ikerbasque in Spain and has contributed extensively to engineering and materials science research. Their work primarily spans electrical and electronic engineering along with materials chemistry, with a significant focus on polymers, renewable energy, and atomic and molecular physics.

Their main fields of research cover:

Engineering
Materials Science

Subfields of study include:

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Ahmad's research topics reflect diverse interests across materials and energy applications:

Perovskite Materials and Applications
Conducting Polymers and Applications
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography
2D Materials and Applications

Significant recent publications by Shahzada Ahmad include:

Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Advanced research trends in dye-sensitized solar cells, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Photoreforming of Waste Polymers for Sustainable Hydrogen Fuel and Chemicals Feedstock: Waste to Energy, 2023, Chemical Reviews
Advances in design engineering and merits of electron transporting layers in perovskite solar cells, 2020, Materials Horizons
Energy level engineering of charge selective contact and halide perovskite by modulating band offset: Mechanistic insights, 2020, Journal of Energy Chemistry

The researcher has regularly collaborated with several scientists, including:

Samrana Kazim (108 coauthored papers)
Naveen Harindu Hemasiri (31 coauthored papers)
Peng Huang (27 coauthored papers)
Meenakshi Pegu (23 coauthored papers)
Muhammed P. U. Haris (19 coauthored papers)

Frequent venues for publication include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 33 publications
Journal of Materials Chemistry C with 12 publications
Sustainable Energy & Fuels with 6 publications
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces with 6 publications
Emergent Materials with 5 publications

Best Publications

Perovskite as Light Harvester: A Game Changer in Photovoltaics

Samrana Kazim;Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin;Michael Grätzel;Shahzada Ahmad

1073
Citations
Hole‐Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

Laura Calió;Samrana Kazim;Michael Grätzel;Shahzada Ahmad

1033
Citations
A cobalt complex redox shuttle for dye-sensitized solar cells with high open-circuit potentials

Jun-Ho Yum;Etienne Baranoff;Florian Kessler;Thomas Moehl

688
Citations
Large guanidinium cation mixed with methylammonium in lead iodide perovskites for 19% efficient solar cells

Alexander D. Jodlowski;Alexander D. Jodlowski;Cristina Roldán-Carmona;Giulia Grancini;Manuel Salado

530
Citations
Solar conversion of CO2 to CO using Earth-abundant electrocatalysts prepared by atomic layer modification of CuO

Marcel Schreier;Florent Héroguel;Ludmilla Steier;Shahzada Ahmad

526
Citations
Performance analysis of MAPbI3 based perovskite solar cells employing diverse charge selective contacts: Simulation study

Yassine Raoui;Yassine Raoui;Hamid Ez-Zahraouy;Najim Tahiri;Omar El Bounagui

456
Citations
Metal free sensitizer and catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells

Shahzada Ahmad;Elena Guillén;Ladislav Kavan;Michael Grätzel

427
Citations
Real-space observation of unbalanced charge distribution inside a perovskite-sensitized solar cell.

Victor W. Bergmann;Stefan A. L. Weber;F. Javier Ramos;Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

384
Citations
Triazatruxene-Based Hole Transporting Materials for Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Kasparas Rakstys;Antonio Abate;M. Ibrahim Dar;Peng Gao

383
Citations
Advanced research trends in dye-sensitized solar cells

Mikko Kokkonen;Parisa Talebi;Jin Zhou;Somayyeh Asgari

348
Citations
A Methoxydiphenylamine-Substituted Carbazole Twin Derivative: An Efficient Hole-Transporting Material for Perovskite Solar Cells.

Paul Gratia;Artiom Magomedov;Tadas Malinauskas;Maryte Daskeviciene

278
Citations
Dye-sensitized solar cells based on poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) counter electrode derived from ionic liquids

Shahzada Ahmad;Jun-Ho Yum;Zhang Xianxi;Michael Grätzel

235
Citations
A dopant free linear acene derivative as a hole transport material for perovskite pigmented solar cells

Samrana Kazim;F. Javier Ramos;Peng Gao;Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

232
Citations
A Review of Supercapacitors: Materials Design, Modification, and Applications

Muhammad Yaseen;Muhammad Arif Khan Khattak;Muhammad Humayun;Muhammad Usman

229
Citations
Investigation Regarding the Role of Chloride in Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites Obtained from Chloride Containing Precursors

M. Ibrahim Dar;Neha Arora;Peng Gao;Shahzada Ahmad

218
Citations
Elucidating Transport-Recombination Mechanisms in Perovskite Solar Cells by Small-Perturbation Techniques

Elena Guillén;F. Javier Ramos;Juan A. Anta;Shahzada Ahmad

212
Citations
Yttrium-substituted nanocrystalline TiO2 photoanodes for perovskite based heterojunction solar cells

Peng Qin;Anna L. Domanski;Aravind Kumar Chandiran;Rüdiger Berger

205
Citations
Direct monitoring of ultrafast electron and hole dynamics in perovskite solar cells

Piotr Piatkowski;Boiko Cohen;Francisco Javier Ramos;Maria Di Nunzio

181
Citations
A Generic Route of Hydrophobic Doping in Hole Transporting Material to Increase Longevity of Perovskite Solar Cells

Laura Caliò;Manuel Salado;Samrana Kazim;Shahzada Ahmad;Shahzada Ahmad

181
Citations
Dye-sensitized solar cells employing polymers

Sining Yun;Jilian Nei Freitas;Ana F. Nogueira;Yanmin Wang

177
Citations
Cesium power: low Cs+ levels impart stability to perovskite solar cells

Melepurath Deepa;Manuel Salado;Laura Calio;Samrana Kazim

174
Citations