2026 Steve M. Heald: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	63	6227	6025	1589	1485	362	13395
Chemistry	67	6964	6313	2076	1721	357	14851

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

6227

6025

1589

1485

362

13395

Chemistry

6964

6313

2076

1721

357

14851

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

13395

World Ranking

6227

National Ranking

1589

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

14851

World Ranking

6964

National Ranking

2076

Overview

Steve M. Heald is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans across Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The primary topics of their work include:

X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications

Notable recent papers by Steve M. Heald include:

"Understanding the Electronic Structure Evolution of Epitaxial LaNi_1-xFe_xO₃ Thin Films for Water Oxidation" (2021), published in Nano Letters
"Hybrid Sorbents for ¹²⁹I Capture from Contaminated Groundwater" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Origin of the enhanced Nb3Sn performance by combined Hf and Ta doping" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
"Effect of Cr(III) Adsorption on the Dissolution of Boehmite Nanoparticles in Caustic Solution" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
"Surface stability of SrNbO_3+δ grown by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy" (2022), published in APL Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Steve M. Heald are:

Tamás Varga
Tatiana G. Levitskaia
Daria Boglaienko
Amity Andersen
Devon R. Mortensen

Steve M. Heald has published extensively in several venues with the most common being:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Batteries & Supercaps

Best Publications

X-ray filter assembly for fluorescence measurements of x-ray absorption fine structure.

Edward A. Stern;Steve M. Heald

398
Citations
(De)Lithiation Mechanism of Li/SeSx (x = 0–7) Batteries Determined by in Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Yanjie Cui;Ali Abouimrane;Jun Lu;Trudy Bolin

396
Citations
Direct kinetic correlation of carriers and ferromagnetism in Co2+: ZnO.

Kevin R. Kittilstved;Dana A. Schwartz;Allan C. Tuan;Steve M. Heald

370
Citations
Intrinsic Ferromagnetism in Insulating Cobalt Doped Anatase TiO2

Kelli A. Griffin;Alexandre Pakhomov;Chong M. Wang;Steve M. Heald

352
Citations
Many-body effects on extended x-ray absorption fine structure amplitudes

E. A. Stern;B. A. Bunker;S. M. Heald

330
Citations
Nature of the charge carriers in electron-doped copper oxide superconductors

J. M. Tranquada;S. M. Heald;A. R. Moodenbaugh;G. Liang

282
Citations
Strong Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in Co2+-Doped TiO2 Made from Colloidal Nanocrystals

J. Daniel Bryan;Steve M. Heald;Scott A. Chambers;Daniel R. Gamelin

281
Citations
Understanding the effects of concentration on the solvation structure of Ca2+ in aqueous solution I: the perspective on local structure from EXAFS and XANES

John L. Fulton;Steve M. Heald;Yaspal S. Badyal;J. M. Simonson

265
Citations
Coprecipitation of Uranium(VI) with Calcite: XAFS, micro-XAS, and luminescence characterization

Richard J Reeder;Melissa Nugent;C.Drew Tait;David E Morris

265
Citations
Chemical Natures and Distributions of Metal Impurities in Multicrystalline Silicon Materials

T. Buonassisi;A. A. Istratov;M. D. Pickett;M. Heuer

247
Citations
Engineering metal-impurity nanodefects for low-cost solar cells

Tonio Buonassisi;Tonio Buonassisi;Andrei A. Istratov;Andrei A. Istratov;Matthew A. Marcus;Barry Lai

232
Citations
Speciation and characterization of arsenic in gold ores and cyanidation tailings using X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Dogan Paktunc;Andrea Foster;Steve M. Heald;Gilles Laflamme

230
Citations
Reduction of TcO4- by sediment-associated biogenic Fe(II)

James K Fredrickson;John M Zachara;David W Kennedy;Ravi K Kukkadapu

221
Citations
Zinc and mechanical prowess in the jaws of Nereis, a marine worm

Helga C. Lichtenegger;Thomas Schöberl;Janne T. Ruokolainen;Julie O. Cross

217
Citations
The Discovery and Study of Nanocrystalline TiO2-(MoO3) Core−Shell Materials

S. H. Elder;F. M. Cot;Y. Su;S. M. Heald

210
Citations
Hidden ferromagnetic secondary phases in cobalt-doped ZnO epitaxial thin films

Tiffany C. Kaspar;Timothy C. Droubay;Steve M. Heald;Mark H. Engelhard

209
Citations
Insights into the structural effects of layered cathode materials for high voltage sodium-ion batteries

Gui-Liang Xu;Rachid Amine;Rachid Amine;Yue-Feng Xu;Jianzhao Liu;Jianzhao Liu

209
Citations
Negligible magnetism in excellent structural quality Cr(x)Ti(1-x)O(2) anatase: contrast with high-T(C) ferromagnetism in structurally defective Cr(x)Ti(1-x)O(2).

Tiffany C. Kaspar;Steve M. Heald;Chong M. Wang;J. D. Bryan

201
Citations
Ferromagnetism in oxide semiconductors

S.A. Chambers;T.C. Droubay;C.M. Wang;K.M. Rosso

197
Citations
Heterogeneous reduction of Tc(VII) by Fe(II) at the solid-water interface

Tetyana Peretyazhko;John M. Zachara;Steve M. Heald;Byong Hun Jeon

189
Citations
Reduction of pertechnetate (Tc(VII)) by aqueous Fe(II) and the nature of solid phase redox products

John M. Zachara;Steve M. Heald;Steve M. Heald;Byong-Hun Jeon;Ravi K. Kukkadapu

188
Citations