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D-Index
65
Citations
15686
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5614
National Ranking
87

Shahzada Ahmad 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 Shahzada Ahmad sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 235 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shahzada Ahmad 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 Shahzada Ahmad sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

  • Hole‐Transport Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells

    Laura Calió;Samrana Kazim;Michael Grätzel;Shahzada Ahmad

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Metal free sensitizer and catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells

    Shahzada Ahmad;Elena Guillén;Ladislav Kavan;Michael Grätzel

  • 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

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

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

  • Advanced research trends in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Mikko Kokkonen;Parisa Talebi;Jin Zhou;Somayyeh Asgari

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

    Paul Gratia;Artiom Magomedov;Tadas Malinauskas;Maryte Daskeviciene

  • 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

  • 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

  • A Review of Supercapacitors: Materials Design, Modification, and Applications

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Dye-sensitized solar cells employing polymers

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

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

    Melepurath Deepa;Manuel Salado;Laura Calio;Samrana Kazim

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Melepurath Deepa
Melepurath Deepa Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Sharif Ahmad
Sharif Ahmad Jamia Millia Islamia
Juan A. Anta
Juan A. Anta Pablo de Olavide University
Rüdiger Berger
Rüdiger Berger Max Planck Society
Hans-Jürgen Butt
Hans-Jürgen Butt Max Planck Society
José L. Tirado
José L. Tirado University of Córdoba
Jun-Ho Yum
Jun-Ho Yum École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Agustín R. González-Elipe
Agustín R. González-Elipe Spanish National Research Council

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