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D-Index
51
Citations
10042
World Ranking
9861
National Ranking
2379

Stephen J. Fonash 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 Stephen J. Fonash sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 347 publications — 69th percentile

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

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

Stephen J. Fonash 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 Stephen J. Fonash sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen J. Fonash is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Computer Science, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences. Within these areas, Fonash has contributed to the subfields of Information Systems, Literature and Literary Theory, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work primarily focuses on topics related to digital literacy in education, literacy, media, and education, as well as the impact of technology on adolescents. These topics have been reflected in their scholarly output and collaborative research efforts.

Fonash has published in the journal Technical Communication Quarterly, contributing at least one paper to this venue. A notable recent publication is:

  • Beyond Digital Literacy: Investigating Threshold Concepts to Foster Engagement with Digital Life in Technical Communication Pedagogy (2024), published in Technical Communication Quarterly

Throughout their career, Fonash has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Danielle Mollie Stambler
  • Nupoor Ranade
  • Daniel L. Hocutt
  • Jessica Lynn Campbell
  • Ann Hill Duin

This network of collaborators is linked to the interdisciplinary nature of their research, bridging technical communication, education, and social aspects of digital literacy.

Fonash does not appear to have published any books, and there is no record of awards linked to their contributions as of now.

Their research addresses the ways digital literacy can be understood and fostered within educational contexts to promote engagement with digital life, highlighting threshold concepts that influence how individuals interact with digital technologies.

Best Publications

  • Solar cell device physics

    Stephen J. Fonash

  • Low temperature crystallization and pattering of amorphous silicon films

    Gang Liu;Ramesh H. Kakkad;Stephen J. Fonash

  • Low temperature crystallization and patterning of amorphous silicon films on electrically insulating substrates

    Stephen J. Fonash;Gang Liu

  • Low temperature, high quality silicon dioxide thin films deposited using tetramethylsilane (TMS) for stress control and coverage applications

    Stephen J. Fonash;Xin Lin;Douglas M. Reber

  • Polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors on Corning 7059 glass substrates using short time, low‐temperature processing

    Gang Liu;Stephen J. Fonash

  • High-performance nonhydrogenated nickel-induced laterally crystallized P-channel poly-Si TFTs

    Y. Lee;Sanghoon Bae;S.J. Fonash

  • A study of Pd/Si MIS Schottky barrier diode hydrogen detector

    P.F. Ruths;S. Ashok;S.J. Fonash;J.M. Ruths

  • Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin films

    Ali Kaan Kalkan;Stephen J. Fonash

  • The role of the interfacial layer in metal−semiconductor solar cells

    Stephen J. Fonash

  • Range of validity of the surface‐photovoltage diffusion length measurement: A computer simulation

    P. J. McElheny;J. K. Arch;H.‐S. Lin;S. J. Fonash

  • An Overview of Dry Etching Damage and Contamination Effects

    Stephen J. Fonash

  • Deposited thin film void-column network materials

    Stephen J. Fonash;Ali Kaan Kalkan;Sanghoon Bae

  • Applications of AMPS-1D for solar cell simulation

    Hong Zhu;Ali Kaan Kalkan;Jingya Hou;Stephen J. Fonash

  • Effect of ion‐beam sputter damage on Schottky barrier formation in silicon

    Stephen J. Fonash;S. Ashok;Ranbir Singh

  • Spray-deposited ITO—Silicon SIS heterojunction solar cells

    S. Ashok;P.P. Sharma;S.J. Fonash

  • Nanostructure tailoring of material properties using controlled crystallization

    Stephen J. Fonash;A. Kaan Kalkan

  • Computer analysis of the role of p‐layer quality, thickness, transport mechanisms, and contact barrier height in the performance of hydrogenated amorphous silicon p‐i‐n solar cells

    J. K. Arch;F. A. Rubinelli;J.‐Y. Hou;S. J. Fonash

  • A reevaluation of the meaning of capacitance plots for Schottky‐barrier‐type diodes

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  • Desorption−Ionization Mass Spectrometry Using Deposited Nanostructured Silicon Films

    Joseph D. Cuiffi;Daniel J. Hayes;Stephen J. Fonash;Kwanza N. Brown

  • From Si Source Gas Directly to Positioned, Electrically Contacted Si Nanowires: The Self-Assembling “Grow-in-Place” Approach

    Yinghui Shan;A. Kaan Kalkan;Chih-Yi Peng;Stephen J. Fonash

  • Outline and comparison of the possible effects present in a metal--thin--film--insulator--semiconductor

    S. J. Fonash

  • Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Sigurd Wagner
Sigurd Wagner Princeton University
Ajeet Rohatgi
Ajeet Rohatgi Georgia Institute of Technology
Piero Migliorato
Piero Migliorato University of Cambridge
James C. Sturm
James C. Sturm Princeton University
Thomas N. Jackson
Thomas N. Jackson Pennsylvania State University
Seong H. Kim
Seong H. Kim Pennsylvania State University
Antoine Kahn
Antoine Kahn Princeton University
Ranbir Singh
Ranbir Singh Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Florin Udrea
Florin Udrea University of Cambridge
Ayusman Sen
Ayusman Sen Pennsylvania State University

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