2026 Steven Prawer: 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	80	2698	2606	93	92	493	23595

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Steven Prawer is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Neuroscience, and Materials Science, with a significant number of publications across these areas.

The main fields of study associated with Prawer include:

Engineering
Neuroscience
Materials Science

Within these broad fields, their work covers several subfields such as:

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Biomedical Engineering

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide

Frequent co-authors in Prawer's publications are:

Alastair Stacey
Arman Ahnood
Athavan Nadarajah
David J. Garrett
Wei Tong

Steven Prawer has published numerous papers in certain recurring venues, which include:

Diamond and Related Materials
Frontiers in Neuroscience
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Applied Surface Science
Journal of Neural Engineering

Recent publications demonstrate the range of Prawer's research interests. Selected papers include:

ZnO nanomaterials: Green synthesis, toxicity evaluation and new insights in biomedical applications (2021) published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Advances in Carbon-Based Microfiber Electrodes for Neural Interfacing (2021) published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
Enhanced Widefield Quantum Sensing with Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles Using Diamond Nanopillar Arrays (2020) published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Detection and identification of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in soil using intrinsic fluorescence (2020) published in Environmental Pollution
3D Diamond Electrode Array for High-Acuity Stimulation in Neural Tissue (2020) published in ACS Applied Bio Materials

Best Publications

Raman spectroscopy of diamond and doped diamond.

Steven Prawer;Robert J. Nemanich

777
Citations
Room-temperature coherent coupling of single spins in diamond

Torsten Gaebel;Michael Domhan;Iulian Popa;Christoffer Wittmann

764
Citations
Quantum measurement and orientation tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds inside living cells

L. P. McGuinness;Y. Yan;A. Stacey;D. A. Simpson

758
Citations
Diamond-based single-photon emitters

I. Aharonovich;S. Castelletto;D. A. Simpson;C. H. Su

698
Citations
Systematic variation of the Raman spectra of DLC films as a function of sp2:sp3 composition

S. Prawer;K.W. Nugent;Y. Lifshitz;G.D. Lempert

610
Citations
Electronic Properties and Metrology Applications of the Diamond NV − Center under Pressure

Marcus W. Doherty;Viktor V. Struzhkin;David A. Simpson;Liam P. McGuinness;Liam P. McGuinness

524
Citations
The Raman spectrum of nanocrystalline diamond

S Prawer;K.W Nugent;D.N Jamieson;J.O Orwa

484
Citations
Stable superhydrophobic surface via carbon nanotubes coated with a ZnO thin film.

L. Huang;Shu Ping Lau;H. Y. Yang;E. S.P. Leong

451
Citations
Stark Shift Control of Single Optical Centers in Diamond

Ph. Tamarat;T. Gaebel;J. R. Rabeau;M. Khan

424
Citations
Structural investigation of xenon-ion-beam-irradiated glassy carbon

DG McCulloch;S Prawer;A Hoffman

421
Citations
Implantation of labelled single nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond using N15

J R Rabeau;Patrick Reichart;Grigori Tamanyan;David Jamieson

365
Citations
Coherent Population Trapping of Single Spins in Diamond under Optical Excitation

Charles Santori;Philippe Tamarat;Philipp Neumann;Jörg Wrachtrup

353
Citations
Thermal stability and relaxation in diamond-like-carbon. A Raman study of films with different sp3 fractions (ta-C to a-C)

R. Kalish;Y. Lifshitz;K. Nugent;S. Prawer

307
Citations
Controlled shallow single ion implantation in silicon using an active substrate for sub-20 keV ions

D. N. Jamieson;C. Yang;T. Hopf;S. M. Hearne

276
Citations
Raman investigation of damage caused by deep ion implantation in diamond

J. O. Orwa;K. W. Nugent;D. N. Jamieson;S. Prawer

255
Citations
ZnO nanomaterials: Green synthesis, toxicity evaluation and new insights in biomedical applications

Rajni Verma;Saurabh Pathak;Saurabh Pathak;Avanish Kumar Srivastava;Steven Prawer

246
Citations
Direct quantitative detection of the sp3 bonding in diamond-like carbon films using ultraviolet and visible Raman spectroscopy

K. W. R. Gilkes;S. Prawer;K. W. Nugent;J. Robertson

245
Citations
Mechanical properties and Raman spectra of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films with high sp3 fraction deposited using a filtered cathodic arc

Shi Xu;D. Flynn;B. K. Tay;S. Prawer

245
Citations
Single-photon emitting diode in silicon carbide.

A. Lohrmann;N. Iwamoto;Z. Bodrog;S. Castelletto

242
Citations
Plasma Catalysis as an Alternative Route for Ammonia Production: Status, Mechanisms, and Prospects for Progress

Jungmi Hong;Jungmi Hong;Steven Prawer;Anthony B. Murphy

234
Citations
Single nitrogen vacancy centers in chemical vapor deposited diamond nanocrystals

J. R Rabeau;A Stacey;A Rabeau;S Prawer

229
Citations
Ion-Beam-Assisted Lift-Off Technique for Three-Dimensional Micromachining of Freestanding Single-Crystal Diamond

Paolo Olivero;Sergey Rubanov;Patrick Reichart;Brant C. Gibson

225
Citations