Thomas Kirchartz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Kirchartz between 2006 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Kirchartz published across 21 years, from 2006 to 2026, averaging 17.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2021. 26 of the 371 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

2006 2026

371 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Kirchartz: publications per year, 2006 to 2026
Year	Publications
2006	1
2007	3
2008	16
2009	12
2010	8
2011	14
2012	11
2013	19
2014	10
2015	11
2016	26
2017	20
2018	28
2019	32
2020	25
2021	35
2022	20
2023	32
2024	22
2025	25
2026	1
Total	371

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Thomas Kirchartz 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 Thomas Kirchartz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 332 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
50–69	28
70–89	152
90–109	356
110–129	487
130–149	723
150–169	835
170–189	850
190–209	891
210–229	862
230–249	766
250–269	726
270–289	665
290–309	593
310–329	537
330–349	477	332
350–369	440
370–389	356
390–409	321
410–429	256
430–449	246
450–469	216
470–489	212
490–509	174
510–529	194
530–549	162
550–569	131
570–589	111
590–609	103
610–629	99
630–649	77
650–669	92
670–689	56
690–709	53
710–729	53
730–749	38
750–769	52
770–789	43
790–809	38
810–829	34
830–849	25
850–869	18
870–889	20
890–909	24
910–929	27
930–949	20
950–969	17
970–989	10
990–1,009	16
1,010–1,029	13
1,030–1,049	12
1,050–1,069	9
1,070–1,089	8
1,090–1,109	7
1,110–1,129	9
1,130–1,149	2
1,150–1,162	5
1,163+	100

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Thomas Kirchartz 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 Thomas Kirchartz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	211
42–43	450
44–45	612
46–47	612
48–49	598
50–51	657
52–53	667
54–55	621
56–57	597
58–59	610
60–61	587
62–63	606
64–65	533
66–67	490
68–69	469
70–71	378
72–73	421
74–75	359
76–77	323
78–79	299
80–81	230
82–83	210
84–85	195	85
86–87	203
88–89	175
90–91	175
92–93	142
94–95	121
96–97	117
98–99	107
100–101	88
102–103	85
104–105	68
106–107	62
108–109	57
110–111	45
112–113	49
114–115	50
116–117	34
118–119	38
120–121	37
122–123	29
124–125	28
126–127	24
128–129	33
130–131	28
132–133	21
134–135	20
136–137	23
138–139	17
140–141	12
142–143	17
144–145	21
146–147	13
148–149	11
150–151	14
152–153	13
154–155	9
156–157	10
158–159	7
160–161	4
162–163	4
164	3
165+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Kirchartz is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and has a significant body of research primarily within the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work focuses extensively on electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry, with additional contributions to polymers and plastics, renewable energy, sustainability, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The core topics of their research include perovskite materials and applications, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, quantum dots synthesis and properties, conducting polymers and applications, organic electronics and photovoltaics, silicon and solar cell technologies, and thin-film transistor technologies.

Thomas Kirchartz's recent notable publications include:

Homogenizing out-of-plane cation composition in perovskite solar cells, 2023, Nature
Photoluminescence-Based Characterization of Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaics, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells, 2021, Nature Energy
How To Quantify the Efficiency Potential of Neat Perovskite Films: Perovskite Semiconductors with an Implied Efficiency Exceeding 28%, 2020, Advanced Materials
Roadmap on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite semiconductors and devices, 2021, APL Materials

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors across their publications. These frequent collaborators include Uwe Rau, Benjamin Klingebiel, Zhi-Fa Liu, Paula Hartnagel, and Sandheep Ravishankar.

The main publication venues for their work are:

Advanced Energy Materials
arXiv (Cornell University)
Proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Solar RRL
ACS Energy Letters

Best Publications

Reducing the efficiency–stability–cost gap of organic photovoltaics with highly efficient and stable small molecule acceptor ternary solar cells

Derya Baran;Derya Baran;Derya Baran;Raja Shahid Ashraf;Raja Shahid Ashraf;David A. Hanifi;Maged Abdelsamie

1061
Citations
The impact of energy alignment and interfacial recombination on the internal and external open-circuit voltage of perovskite solar cells

Martin Stolterfoht;Pietro Caprioglio;Pietro Caprioglio;Christian M. Wolff;José A. Márquez

859
Citations
Homogenizing out-of-plane cation composition in perovskite solar cells

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708
Citations
Quantifying Losses in Open-Circuit Voltage in Solution-Processable Solar Cells

Jizhong Yao;Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz;Michelle S. Vezie;Mark A. Faist

674
Citations
Reduced voltage losses yield 10% efficient fullerene free organic solar cells with >1 V open circuit voltages

Derya Baran;Derya Baran;T. Kirchartz;T. Kirchartz;Scot Wheeler;Stoichko D. Dimitrov

541
Citations
Advanced Characterization Techniques for Thin Film Solar Cells

Daniel Abou-Ras;Thomas Kirchartz;Uwe Rau

510
Citations
Photoluminescence-Based Characterization of Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaics

Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz;José A. Márquez;Martin Stolterfoht;Thomas Unold

496
Citations
Recombination via tail states in polythiophene:fullerene solar cells

Thomas Kirchartz;Bart E. Pieters;James Kirkpatrick;Uwe Rau

479
Citations
Optical Gaps of Organic Solar Cells as a Reference for Comparing Voltage Losses

Yuming Wang;Deping Qian;Yong Cui;Huotian Zhang

421
Citations
A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells

Xian-Kai Chen;Deping Qian;Yuming Wang;Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz

401
Citations
Sensitivity of the Mott–Schottky Analysis in Organic Solar Cells

Thomas Kirchartz;Wei Gong;Wei Gong;Steven A. Hawks;Tiziano Agostinelli

386
Citations
What Remains Unexplained about the Properties of Halide Perovskites

David A. Egger;Achintya Bera;David Cahen;Gary Hodes

383
Citations
Optoelectronic Properties of (CH3NH3)3Sb2I9 Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications

Jan-Christoph Hebig;Irina Kühn;Jan Flohre;Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz

375
Citations
The perovskite/transport layer interfaces dominate non-radiative recombination in efficient perovskite solar cells

Martin Stolterfoht;Pietro Caprioglio;Christian M. Wolff;José A. Márquez

373
Citations
Open-Circuit Voltages Exceeding 1.26 V in Planar Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells

Zhifa Liu;Zhifa Liu;Lisa Krückemeier;Benedikt Krogmeier;Benjamin Klingebiel

369
Citations
Charge-Carrier Recombination in Halide Perovskites

Dane W. deQuilettes;Dane W. deQuilettes;Kyle Frohna;David Emin;Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz

333
Citations
Efficiency Potential of Photovoltaic Materials and Devices Unveiled by Detailed-Balance Analysis

Uwe Rau;Beatrix Blank;Thomas C. M. Müller;Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz

332
Citations
Photocurrent Enhancement from Diketopyrrolopyrrole Polymer Solar Cells through Alkyl-Chain Branching Point Manipulation

Iain Meager;Raja Shahid Ashraf;Sonya Mollinger;Bob C. Schroeder

325
Citations
On the Differences between Dark and Light Ideality Factor in Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells

Thomas Kirchartz;Florent Deledalle;Pabitra Shakya Tuladhar;James R. Durrant

315
Citations
What Makes a Good Solar Cell

Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz;Uwe Rau

310
Citations
Efficiency Limits of Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Thomas Kirchartz;Kurt Taretto;Uwe Rau

304
Citations
Competition between the charge transfer state and the singlet states of donor or acceptor limiting the efficiency in polymer:fullerene solar cells.

Mark A. Faist;Thomas Kirchartz;Wei Gong;Raja Shahid Ashraf

291
Citations
Modeling Nongeminate Recombination in P3HT:PCBM Solar Cells

Roderick C. I. MacKenzie;Thomas Kirchartz;George F. A. Dibb;Jenny Nelson

290
Citations