2026 Stephan Hofmann: 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	83	2400	2319	105	99	364	22615

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Stephan Hofmann is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Subfields frequently explored by Hofmann consist of:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Their work addresses various scientific topics such as:

Graphene research and applications
2D Materials and Applications
Semiconductor materials and devices
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Terahertz technology and applications
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Stephan Hofmann has contributed extensively to numerous publications. Recent papers include:

"Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications: Roadmap for Future Smart Materials" (2021, Advanced Science)
"A foundation model for atomistic materials chemistry" (2023, arXiv (Cornell University))
"High carrier mobility along the [111] orientation in Cu2O photoelectrodes" (2024, Nature)
"Surface Electron-Hole Rich Species Active in the Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
"Rational Passivation of Sulfur Vacancy Defects in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides" (2021, ACS Nano)

Their frequent publication venues are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
ACS Nano
Nature
Applied Physics Letters
Nano Letters

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Hofmann's work, with frequent co-authors including:

Oliver J. Burton
Jack Alexander-Webber
Harvey E. Beere
D. A. Ritchie
Riccardo Degl'Innocenti

Best Publications

Flexible Electronics: The Next Ubiquitous Platform

A. Nathan;A. Ahnood;M. T. Cole;Sungsik Lee

1167
Citations
In situ Observations of Catalyst Dynamics during Surface-Bound Carbon Nanotube Nucleation

Stephan Hofmann;Renu Sharma;Caterina Ducati;Gaohui Du

869
Citations
Surface diffusion: the low activation energy path for nanotube growth.

S. Hofmann;G. Csányi;A. C. Ferrari;M. C. Payne

562
Citations
Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications: Roadmap for Future Smart Materials

Susmriti Das Mahapatra;Preetam Chandan Mohapatra;Adrianus Indrat Aria;Graham Christie

561
Citations
Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanomaterials: Critical Advances and Challenges for Synthesis toward Mainstream Commercial Applications

Rahul Rao;Cary L. Pint;Ahmad E. Islam;Robert S. Weatherup

554
Citations
Single-nanowire spectrometers

Zongyin Yang;Thomas Albrow-Owen;Hanxiao Cui;Jack Allen Alexander-Webber

543
Citations
Low-temperature growth of carbon nanotubes by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

S. Hofmann;C. Ducati;J. Robertson;B. Kleinsorge

493
Citations
Revealing lithium-silicide phase transformations in nano-structured silicon-based lithium ion batteries via in situ NMR spectroscopy.

Ken Ogata;E Salager;CJ Kerr;AE Fraser

472
Citations
Raman spectroscopy of silicon nanowires

S. Piscanec;M. Cantoro;A. C. Ferrari;J. A. Zapien

432
Citations
Interface dynamics and crystal phase switching in GaAs nanowires

Daniel Jacobsson;Federico Panciera;Jerry Tersoff;Mark C. Reuter

414
Citations
Catalytic chemical vapor deposition of single-wall carbon nanotubes at low temperatures.

Mirco Cantoro;Stephan Hofmann;Simone Pisana;Vittorio Scardaci

404
Citations
Gold-catalyzed growth of silicon nanowires by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

S. Hofmann;C. Ducati;R. J. Neill;S. Piscanec

342
Citations
Ledge-flow-controlled catalyst interface dynamics during Si nanowire growth

Stephan Hofmann;Renu Sharma;Christoph T. Wirth;Felipe Cervantes-Sodi

338
Citations
In situ characterization of alloy catalysts for low-temperature graphene growth.

Robert S. Weatherup;Bernhard C. Bayer;Raoul Blume;Caterina Ducati

328
Citations
In-situ X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Catalyst−Support Interactions and Growth of Carbon Nanotube Forests

Cecilia Mattevi;Christoph Tobias Wirth;Stephan Hofmann;Raoul Blume

326
Citations
Observing Graphene Grow: Catalyst-Graphene Interactions during Scalable Graphene Growth on Polycrystalline Copper

Piran R. Kidambi;Bernhard C. Bayer;Raoul Blume;Zhu-Jun Wang

290
Citations
Nanoscale Zirconia as a Nonmetallic Catalyst for Graphitization of Carbon and Growth of Single- and Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

Stephen A. Steiner;Theodore F. Baumann;Bernhard C. Bayer;Raoul Blume

268
Citations
Metal Oxide Induced Charge Transfer Doping and Band Alignment of Graphene Electrodes for Efficient Organic Light Emitting Diodes

Jens Meyer;Piran R. Kidambi;Bernhard C. Bayer;Christ Weijtens

268
Citations
In Situ Observations during Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Polycrystalline Copper

Piran R. Kidambi;Raoul Blume;Jens Kling;Jakob Birkedal Wagner

248
Citations
The Phase of Iron Catalyst Nanoparticles during Carbon Nanotube Growth

Christoph T. Wirth;Bernhard C. Bayer;Andrew D. Gamalski;Santiago Esconjauregui

246
Citations
Low temperature growth of carbon nanotubes by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition

S Hofmann;C Ducati;J Robertson;B Kleinsorge

3
Citations
Data for: Single-nanowire spectrometers

Zongyin Yang;Tom Albrow-Owen;Hanxiao Cui;Jack Allen Alexander-Webber

0
Citations
Flexible Electronics: The Next Ubiquitous Platform This paper reviews thin-film materials and technologies for flexible electronics and considers future applications in healthcare, the automotive industry, human-machine interfaces, mobile devices, and other environments.

Arokia Nathan;Arman Ahnood;Matthew T. Cole;Sungsik Lee

0
Citations