2026 Theodore F. Baumann: 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	56	8220	7949	2027	1885	168	12046

Overview

Theodore F. Baumann is affiliated with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, prominently including Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Within these broader disciplines, Baumann's work focuses on subfields such as Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scientific contributions often address complex phenomena involving laser-plasma interactions and advanced imaging techniques. Key topics explored include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma, X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis, Aerogels and Thermal Insulation, Nanoporous Metals and Alloys, and Electrodeposition and Electroless Coatings.

Baumann has authored publications in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Physics of Plasmas, Physical Review E, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, and Nano Letters.

4D Imaging of ZnO-Coated Nanoporous Al₂O₃ Aerogels by Chemically Sensitive Ptychographic Tomography: Implications for Designer Catalysts (2021), ACS Applied Nano Materials
Experimental demonstration of the reduced expansion of a laser-heated surface using a low density foam layer, pertaining to advanced hohlraum designs with less wall-motion (2020), Physics of Plasmas
Laser transport and backscatter in low-density SiO₂ and Ta₂O₅ foams (2021), Physics of Plasmas
Foam-lined hohlraum, inertial confinement fusion experiments on the National Ignition Facility (2020), Physical Review E
High yield, large-scale synthesis of calcium-based microporous metal-organic framework and examination of the long-term stability for xenon adsorption applications (2023), Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Theodore F. Baumann has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Monika M. Biener, S. D. Bhandarkar, J. D. Moody, A. S. Moore, and N. B. Meezan.

Best Publications

Synthesis of Graphene Aerogel with High Electrical Conductivity

Marcus A. Worsley;Peter J. Pauzauskie;Tammy Y. Olson;Juergen Biener

1357
Citations
Advanced carbon aerogels for energy applications

Juergen Biener;Michael Stadermann;Matthew Suss;Marcus A. Worsley

758
Citations
Synthesis of High-Surface-Area Alumina Aerogels without the Use of Alkoxide Precursors

Theodore F. Baumann;Alexander E. Gash;Sarah C. Chinn;April M. Sawvel

558
Citations
Capacitive desalination with flow-through electrodes

Matthew E. Suss;Matthew E. Suss;Theodore F. Baumann;William L. Bourcier;Christopher M. Spadaccini

458
Citations
Mechanically robust and electrically conductive carbon nanotube foams

Marcus A. Worsley;Sergei O. Kucheyev;Joe H. Satcher;Alex V. Hamza

333
Citations
Ultralow loading Pt nanocatalysts prepared by atomic layer deposition on carbon aerogels.

Jeffrey S. King;Arne Wittstock;Juergen Biener;Sergei O. Kucheyev

301
Citations
Toward New Candidates for Hydrogen Storage: High-Surface-Area Carbon Aerogels

Houria Kabbour;Theodore F. Baumann;Joe H. Satcher;and Angelique Saulnier

300
Citations
3D-Printed Transparent Glass.

Du T. Nguyen;Cameron Meyers;Timothy D. Yee;Nikola A. Dudukovic

283
Citations
Mechanically robust 3D graphene macroassembly with high surface area

Marcus A. Worsley;Sergei O. Kucheyev;Harris E. Mason;Matthew D. Merrill

277
Citations
High Surface Area, sp(2)-Cross-Linked Three-Dimensional Graphene Monoliths.

Marcus A. Worsley;Tammy Y. Olson;Jonathan R. I. Lee;Trevor M. Willey

272
Citations
Nanoscale Zirconia as a Nonmetallic Catalyst for Graphitization of Carbon and Growth of Single- and Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

Stephen A. Steiner;Theodore F. Baumann;Bernhard C. Bayer;Raoul Blume

268
Citations
ALD Functionalized Nanoporous Gold: Thermal Stability, Mechanical Properties, and Catalytic Activity

Monika M. Biener;Juergen Biener;Andre Wichmann;Arne Wittstock

261
Citations
Electronic structure of titania aerogels from soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy

S. O. Kucheyev;T. van Buuren;T. F. Baumann;J. H. Satcher

218
Citations
Ultralight Conductive Silver Nanowire Aerogels

Fang Qian;Pui Ching Lan;Megan C. Freyman;Wen Chen

213
Citations
Formation of graphitic structures in cobalt- and nickel-doped carbon aerogels.

Ruowen Fu;Theodore F. Baumann;Steve Cronin;Gene Dresselhaus

199
Citations
High surface area carbon aerogel monoliths with hierarchical porosity

Theodore F. Baumann;Marcus A. Worsley;T. Yong-Jin Han;Joe H. Satcher

198
Citations
Mechanisms of atomic layer deposition on substrates with ultrahigh aspect ratios.

S. O. Kucheyev;J. Biener;T. F. Baumann;Y. M. Wang

194
Citations
Ultralow Density, Monolithic WS2, MoS2, and MoS2/Graphene Aerogels

Marcus A Worsley;Swanee J Shin;Matthew D Merrill;Jeremy Lenhardt

185
Citations
Systematic Pore-Size Effects of Nanoconfinement of LiBH4: Elimination of Diborane Release and Tunable Behavior for Hydrogen Storage Applications

Xiangfeng Liu;David Peaslee;Christopher Z. Jost;Theodore F. Baumann

183
Citations
Facile synthesis of a crystalline, high-surface-area SnO2 aerogel

T. F. Baumann;S. O. Kucheyev;A. E. Gash;J. H. Satcher

181
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of copper-doped carbon aerogels

Theodore F. Baumann;Glenn A. Fox;Joe H. Satcher;Noriko Yoshizawa

179
Citations