2026 Stephan Roche: 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	2368	2290	32	31	340	25200

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Stephan Roche is affiliated with the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, statistical and nonlinear physics, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as graphene research and applications, quantum and electron transport phenomena, topological materials and phenomena, two-dimensional materials and applications, advanced memory and neural computing, semiconductor materials and devices, and magnetic properties of thin films.

Their recent publications include:

Van der Waals heterostructures for spintronics and opto-spintronics (2021, Nature Nanotechnology)
Two-dimensional materials prospects for non-volatile spintronic memories (2022, Nature)
Ultralow-dielectric-constant amorphous boron nitride (2020, Nature)
Magnetism, symmetry and spin transport in van der Waals layered systems (2022, Nature Reviews Physics)
Advanced Data Encryption using 2D Materials (2021, Advanced Materials)

Stephan Roche frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

José H. García
Aron W. Cummings
Jean-Christophe Charlier
Luis E. F. Foa Torres
Onurcan Kaya

Their research is published across various venues, with multiple contributions to:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Journal of Physics Materials
Physical Review Letters
2D Materials

Stephan Roche has also authored books, notably "Introduction to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials" published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

Andrea C. Ferrari;Francesco Bonaccorso;Francesco Bonaccorso;Vladimir Fal'ko;Konstantin S. Novoselov

3380
Citations
Electronic and transport properties of nanotubes

Jean-Christophe Charlier;Xavier Blase;Stephan Roche

2069
Citations
Charge transport in chemically doped 2D graphene.

Aurélien Lherbier;X. Blase;Yann-Michel Niquet;François Triozon

597
Citations
Van der Waals heterostructures for spintronics and opto-spintronics.

Juan F. Sierra;Jaroslav Fabian;Roland K. Kawakami;Stephan Roche;Stephan Roche

527
Citations
Two-dimensional materials prospects for non-volatile spintronic memories

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475
Citations
Charge transport in disordered graphene-based low dimensional materials

Alessandro Cresti;Norbert Nemec;Blanca Biel;Gabriel Niebler;Gabriel Niebler

393
Citations
Anomalous doping effects on charge transport in graphene nanoribbons.

Blanca Biel;Xavier Blase;François Triozon;Stephan Roche

371
Citations
Understanding Carbon Nanotubes

Annick Loiseau;Pascale Launois;Pierre Petit;Stephan Roche

364
Citations
Proximity effects induced in graphene by magnetic insulators: first-principles calculations on spin filtering and exchange-splitting gaps.

Hong-Xin Yang;A. Hallal;D. Terrade;X. Waintal

358
Citations
Machine-learning interatomic potentials enable first-principles multiscale modeling of lattice thermal conductivity in graphene/borophene heterostructures

Bohayra Mortazavi;Evgeny V. Podryabinkin;Stephan Roche;Stephan Roche;Timon Rabczuk

315
Citations
Nonvolatile Memories Based on Graphene and Related 2D Materials.

Simone Bertolazzi;Paolo Bondavalli;Stephan Roche;Stephan Roche;Tamer San

305
Citations
Ultralow-dielectric-constant amorphous boron nitride

Seokmo Hong;Chang Seok Lee;Min Hyun Lee;Yeongdong Lee

305
Citations
Tunable room-temperature spin galvanic and spin Hall effects in van der Waals heterostructures.

L. Antonio Benítez;L. Antonio Benítez;Williams Savero Torres;Juan F. Sierra;Matias Timmermans;Matias Timmermans

303
Citations
Introduction to Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: From Electronic Structure to Quantum Transport

Luis E. F. Foa Torres;Stephan Roche;Jean-Christophe Charlier

291
Citations
Exploring Phononic Properties of Two-Dimensional Materials using Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials

Bohayra Mortazavi;Ivan S. Novikov;Ivan S. Novikov;Evgeny V. Podryabinkin;Stephan Roche

290
Citations
Tuning laser-induced band gaps in graphene

Hernán L. Calvo;Horacio M. Pastawski;Stephan Roche;Luis E. F. Foa Torres

272
Citations
Graphene spintronics: the European Flagship perspective

Stephan Roche;Johan Åkerman;Johan Åkerman;Bernd Beschoten;Jean-Christophe Charlier

272
Citations
Mesoscopic transport in chemically doped carbon nanotubes.

Sylvain Latil;Stephan Roche;Didier Mayou;Jean-Christophe Charlier

265
Citations
Conductivity of Quasiperiodic Systems: A Numerical Study

S. Roche;D. Mayou

262
Citations
Room-Temperature Spin Hall Effect in Graphene/MoS2 van der Waals Heterostructures

C. K. Safeer;Josep Ingla-Aynés;Franz Herling;José H. Garcia

260
Citations
Sequence dependent DNA-mediated conduction.

Stephan Roche

249
Citations
Tuning laser-induced bandgaps in graphene

Hernan L. Calvo;Horacio M. Pastawski;Stephan Roche;Luis E. F. Foa Torres

229
Citations
Transport length scales in disordered graphene-based materials: strong localization regimes and dimensionality effects.

Aurélien Lherbier;Blanca Biel;Yann-Michel Niquet;Stephan Roche

223
Citations
Giant Spin Lifetime Anisotropy in Graphene Induced by Proximity Effects.

Aron W. Cummings;Jose H. Garcia;Jaroslav Fabian;Stephan Roche;Stephan Roche

207
Citations