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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 72 4002 3874 1078 1014 270 20761

Stephan Lany publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephan Lany between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephan Lany published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2022. 14 of the 330 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2022. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 2 publications
1998 2026

330 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephan Lany: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 0
2003 3
2004 4
2005 7
2006 4
2007 9
2008 15
2009 12
2010 14
2011 13
2012 15
2013 15
2014 24
2015 16
2016 21
2017 20
2018 19
2019 12
2020 11
2021 15
2022 27
2023 12
2024 18
2025 12
2026 2
Total 330
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Stephan Lany 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 Stephan Lany sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 270–289 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 270 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665 270
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Stephan Lany 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 Stephan Lany sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421 72
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Stephan Lany is affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and inorganic chemistry.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics, with notable attention to crystallization and solubility studies, as well as X-ray diffraction in crystallography. They have also worked on machine learning applications in materials science, electronic and structural properties of oxides, chemical looping and thermochemical processes, inorganic chemistry and materials, and advancements in solid oxide fuel cells.

Stephan Lany's recent publication record includes the following papers:

  • "Utilizing Site Disorder in the Development of New Energy-Relevant Semiconductors" (2020) published in ACS Energy Letters
  • "Experimental Synthesis of Theoretically Predicted Multivalent Ternary Nitride Materials" (2022) published in Chemistry of Materials
  • "Combinatorial Synthesis of Magnesium Tin Nitride Semiconductors" (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Compositionally Complex Perovskite Oxides for Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting" (2023) published in Chemistry of Materials
  • "Defect graph neural networks for materials discovery in high-temperature clean-energy applications" (2023) published in Nature Computational Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Abhishek Sharan, Anuj Goyal, Adele C. Tamboli, Eric N. Coker, and Anthony H. McDaniel. These collaborative relationships have resulted in substantial joint contributions to materials science literature.

Stephan Lany's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with a strong presence in The Cambridge Structural Database, Chemistry of Materials, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Materials, and Inorganic Chemistry. Among these, The Cambridge Structural Database holds the highest number of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Dopability, intrinsic conductivity, and nonstoichiometry of transparent conducting oxides.

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Assessment of correction methods for the band-gap problem and for finite-size effects in supercell defect calculations: Case studies for ZnO and GaAs

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Anion vacancies as a source of persistent photoconductivity in II-VI and chalcopyrite semiconductors

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Correcting density functional theory for accurate predictions of compound enthalpies of formation: Fitted elemental-phase reference energies

    Vladan Stevanović;Stephan Lany;Xiuwen Zhang;Alex Zunger

  • Origins of the p -type nature and cation deficiency in Cu 2 O and related materials

    Hannes Raebiger;Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • n -type doping of CuIn Se 2 and CuGa Se 2

    Clas Persson;Yu-Jun Zhao;Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Band-structure, optical properties, and defect physics of the photovoltaic semiconductor SnS

    Julien Vidal;Stephan Lany;Mayeul d’Avezac;Alex Zunger

  • Accurate prediction of defect properties in density functional supercell calculations

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Light- and bias-induced metastabilities in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 based solar cells caused by the (VSe-VCu) vacancy complex

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Polaronic Hole Localization and Multiple Hole Binding of Acceptors in Oxide Wide-Gap Semiconductors

    Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • A map of the inorganic ternary metal nitrides

    Wenhao Sun;Christopher J. Bartel;Elisabetta Arca;Sage R. Bauers

  • Defect Tolerant Semiconductors for Solar Energy Conversion

    Andriy Zakutayev;Christopher M. Caskey;Christopher M. Caskey;Angela N. Fioretti;Angela N. Fioretti;David S. Ginley

  • Magnetism without Magnetic Ions: Percolation, Exchange, and Formation Energies of Magnetism-Promoting Intrinsic Defects in CaO

    J. Osorio-Guillén;S. Lany;S. V. Barabash;A. Zunger

  • The 2019 materials by design roadmap

    Kirstin Alberi;Marco Buongiorno Nardelli;Andriy Zakutayev;Lubos Mitas

  • Electronic structures of Cu2O, Cu4O3, and CuO: A joint experimental and theoretical study

    Y. Wang;S. Lany;J. Ghanbaja;Y. Fagot-Revurat

  • The electronic structure of chalcopyrites—bands, point defects and grain boundaries

    Susanne Siebentritt;Malgorzata Igalson;Clas Persson;Stephan Lany

  • Semiconducting transition metal oxides

    Stephan Lany

  • Origins of the doping asymmetry in oxides : hole doping in NiO versus electron doping in ZnO

    Stephan Lany;Jorge Osorio-Guillén;Alex Zunger

  • Charge self-regulation upon changing the oxidation state of transition metals in insulators.

    Hannes Raebiger;Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Assessing capability of semiconductors to split water using ionization potentials and electron affinities only

    Vladan Stevanović;Vladan Stevanović;Stephan Lany;David S. Ginley;Willam Tumas

  • Intrinsic defects in ZnO calculated by screened exchange and hybrid density functionals

    S. J. Clark;J. Robertson;Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

  • Correcting Density Functional Theory for Accurate Predictions of Compound Enthalpies of Formation:Fitted elemental-phase Reference Energies (FERE)

    Vladan Stevanovic;Xiuwen Zhang;Stephan Lany;Alex Zunger

Frequent Co-Authors

Andriy Zakutayev
Andriy Zakutayev National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Alex Zunger
Alex Zunger University of Colorado Boulder
Vladan Stevanović
Vladan Stevanović Colorado School of Mines
David S. Ginley
David S. Ginley National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Eric S. Toberer
Eric S. Toberer Colorado School of Mines
Michael F. Toney
Michael F. Toney University of Colorado Boulder
Gerbrand Ceder
Gerbrand Ceder University of California, Berkeley
Charles B. Musgrave
Charles B. Musgrave University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas O. Mason
Thomas O. Mason Northwestern University
Xiuwen Zhang
Xiuwen Zhang University of Colorado Boulder

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