2026 Stefan T. Bromley: 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	52	9570	9241	178	176	212	9771
Chemistry	52	13497	12153	528	509	204	9741

Overview

Stefan T. Bromley is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to research spanning physics, astronomy, materials science, and engineering. Their work intersects multiple scientific disciplines, reflecting a broad interest in both fundamental and applied topics.

The primary fields of study for Bromley include Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Within these areas, the scientist has focused particularly on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

Bromley's research covers a range of main topics including:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Atomic and Molecular Physics

The scientist has published in several prominent venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

Nanoscale
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Notable recent papers include:

"Understanding the nature and location of hydroxyl groups on hydrated titania nanoparticles," 2021, Nanoscale
"Perspectives for polychlorinated trityl radicals," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
"Bottom-up dust nucleation theory in oxygen-rich evolved stars," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Enhancing Long-Term Device Stability Using Thin Film Blends of Small Molecule Semiconductors and Insulating Polymers to Trap Surface-Induced Polymorphs," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
"Controlling pairing of π-conjugated electrons in 2D covalent organic radical frameworks via in-plane strain," 2021, Nature Communications

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Bromley's research, with frequent co-authors including Marta Mas-Torrent, Ángel Morales-García, Francesc Illas, Jordi Ribas-Ariño, and Joan Mariñoso Guiu. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple publications alongside Bromley, indicating established research partnerships.

Best Publications

QUASI: A general purpose implementation of the QM/MM approach and its application to problems in catalysis

Paul Sherwood;Alex H. de Vries;Martyn F. Guest;Georg Schreckenbach

1155
Citations
Correlation between crystal structure and mobility in organic field-effect transistors based on single crystals of tetrathiafulvalene derivatives.

Marta Mas-Torrent;Peter Hadley;Stefan T. Bromley;Xavi Ribas

337
Citations
Dramatic reduction of the oxygen vacancy formation energy in ceria particles: a possible key to their remarkable reactivity at the nanoscale

Annapaola Migani;Georgi N. Vayssilov;Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley;Francesc Illas

241
Citations
Superior performance of a chiral catalyst confined within mesoporous silica

Brian F. G. Johnson;Stuart A. Raynor;Douglas S. Shephard;Thomas Mashmeyer

229
Citations
Dust formation in the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tau

D. Gobrecht;I. Cherchneff;A. Sarangi;J.M.C. Plane

217
Citations
Modelling nano-clusters and nucleation

C. Richard A. Catlow;Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley;Said Hamad;Miguel Mora-Fonz

213
Citations
Dust formation in the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tauri

D. Gobrecht;D. Gobrecht;I. Cherchneff;A. Sarangi;A. Sarangi;J. M. C. Plane

210
Citations
Importance of intermolecular interactions in assessing hopping mobilities in organic field effect transistors: pentacene versus dithiophene-tetrathiafulvalene.

Stefan T. Bromley;Marta Mas-Torrent;Peter Hadley;Concepció Rovira

208
Citations
Greatly facilitated oxygen vacancy formation in ceria nanocrystallites

Annapaola Migani;Georgi N. Vayssilov;Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley;Francesc Illas;Francesc Illas

205
Citations
Point defects in ZnO

Alexey A. Sokol;Samuel A. French;Samuel A. French;Stefan T. Bromley;C. Richard A. Catlow

188
Citations
Single-crystal organic field-effect transistors based on dibenzo-tetrathiafulvalene

M. Mas-Torrent;P. Hadley;S. T. Bromley;N. Crivillers

174
Citations
Density functional studies of model cerium oxide nanoparticles

Christoph Loschen;Annapaola Migani;Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley;Francesc Illas

158
Citations
From CO2 to Methanol by Hybrid QM/MM Embedding This work was supported by EU Esprit IV project 25047. S.A.F. is grateful to ICI and Synetix for funding. K. Waugh, L. Whitmore, S. Cristol, and P. Sushko are thanked for their helpful insights. QM/MM=quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics.

Samuel A. French;Alexey A. Sokol;Stefan T. Bromley;C. Richard A. Catlow

152
Citations
Kondo effect in a neutral and stable all organic radical single molecule break junction

Riccardo Frisenda;Rocco Gaudenzi;Carlos Franco;Marta Mas-Torrent

152
Citations
From CO2 to methanol by hybrid QM/MM embedding

Samuel A. French;Alexey A. Sokol;Stefan T. Bromley;C. Richard A. Catlow

147
Citations
Ultralow-density nanocage-based metal-oxide polymorphs.

Javier Carrasco;Francesc Illas;Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley

143
Citations
Formation of Superoxide Anions on Ceria Nanoparticles by Interaction of Molecular Oxygen with Ce3+ Sites

Gloria Preda;Annapaola Migani;Konstantin M. Neyman;Konstantin M. Neyman;Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley

141
Citations
A new interatomic potential for nanoscale silica

Edwin Flikkema;Stefan T. Bromley

138
Citations
Approaching nanoscale oxides: models and theoretical methods

Stefan T. Bromley;Stefan T. Bromley;Ibério de P. R. Moreira;Konstantin M. Neyman;Konstantin M. Neyman;Francesc Illas

130
Citations
Hybrid QM/MM embedding approach for the treatment of localized surface states in ionic materials

Alexey A. Sokol;Stefan T. Bromley;Samuel A. French;C. Richard A. Catlow

129
Citations
Preparation and characterisation of a highly active bimetallic (Pd–Ru) nanoparticle heterogeneous catalyst†

R. Raja;G. Sankar;Sophie Hermans;D.S. Shephard

129
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