2026 Thomas Nann: 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	57	7860	7599	241	240	193	16292

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Overview

Thomas Nann is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia and contributes extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans various subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's work mainly focuses on topics related to energy storage and conversion materials. These include supercapacitor materials and fabrication, advancements in battery materials, conducting polymers and their applications, advanced battery technologies research, advanced battery materials and technologies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and graphene research and applications.

Thomas Nann has published research in several scientific venues, reflecting a broad engagement with the materials science and electrochemistry communities. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
ChemElectroChem
Batteries & Supercaps
Frontiers in Chemistry
Materials Today Advances

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Nann include:

"On battery materials and methods" (2020) published in Materials Today Advances
"Highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution promoted by O-Mo-C interfaces of ultrafine β-Mo₂C nanostructures" (2020) published in Chemical Science
"Mesoporous and defective activated carbon cathode for AlCl₄− anion storage in non-aqueous aluminium-ion batteries" (2022) published in Carbon
"Green Synthesized Carbon Quantum Dots/Cobalt Sulfide Nanocomposite as Efficient Electrode Material for Supercapacitors" (2021) published in Energy & Fuels
"Photometric Sensing of Active Chlorine, Total Chlorine, and pH on a Microfluidic Chip for Online Swimming Pool Monitoring" (2020) published in Sensors

Thomas Nann collaborates frequently with several researchers across their work, with the most common co-authors being:

Fraser R. Hughson
Rohan Borah
Renee V. Goreham
Xianjue Chen
Nicolò Canever

Best Publications

Quantum dots versus organic dyes as fluorescent labels

Ute Resch-Genger;Markus Grabolle;Sara Cavaliere-Jaricot;Roland Nitschke

4513
Citations
Graphene Quantum Dots

Mitchell Bacon;Siobhan J. Bradley;Thomas Nann

1052
Citations
Plasmon-enhanced upconversion in single NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ codoped nanocrystals.

Stefan Schietinger;Thomas Aichele;Hai-Qiao Wang;Thomas Nann

561
Citations
Single Quantum Dots in Silica Spheres by Microemulsion Synthesis

Masih Darbandi;and Ralf Thomann;Thomas Nann

473
Citations
Shape Control of II–VI Semiconductor Nanomaterials

Sandeep Kumar;Sandeep Kumar;Thomas Nann

467
Citations
Silica-Coated InP/ZnS Nanocrystals as Converter Material in White LEDs

Jan Ziegler;Shu Xu;Erol Kucur;Frank Meister

380
Citations
Rapid synthesis of highly luminescent InP and InP/ZnS nanocrystals

Shu Xu;Jan Ziegler;Thomas Nann

379
Citations
A four-color colloidal multiplexing nanoparticle system.

Oliver Ehlert;Ralf Thomann;Masih Darbandi;Thomas Nann

365
Citations
Single Quantum Dots in Spherical Silica Particles

Thomas Nann;Paul Mulvaney

351
Citations
Determination of quantum confinement in CdSe nanocrystals by cyclic voltammetry

Erol Kucur;Jürgen Riegler;Gerald A. Urban;Thomas Nann

342
Citations
Catalytically Active Bimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Carbon Capsules Derived From Metal-Organic Framework Composites.

Hui Yang;Siobhan J. Bradley;Andrew Chan;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

270
Citations
Water Splitting by Visible Light: A Nanophotocathode for Hydrogen Production

Thomas Nann;Saad K. Ibrahim;Pei-Meng Woi;Shu Xu

259
Citations
Trends in Aluminium‐Based Intercalation Batteries

Filip Ambroz;Thomas J. Macdonald;Thomas Nann

249
Citations
Monodisperse upconverting nanocrystals by microwave-assisted synthesis.

Hai-Qiao Wang;Thomas Nann

241
Citations
Rapid synthesis of high-quality InP nanocrystals.

Shu Xu;Sandeep Kumar;Thomas Nann

238
Citations
"Exosomics"-A Review of Biophysics, Biology and Biochemistry of Exosomes With a Focus on Human Breast Milk.

Carolina de la Torre Gomez;Renee V. Goreham;Joan J. Bech Serra;Thomas Nann

187
Citations
On battery materials and methods

R. Borah;F.R. Hughson;J. Johnston;T. Nann

185
Citations
Application of luminescent nanocrystals as labels for biological molecules.

Jürgen Riegler;Thomas Nann

166
Citations
Phase-transfer of CdSe@ZnS quantum dots using amphiphilic hyperbranched polyethylenimine

Thomas Nann

156
Citations
Graphene Quantum Dots for Theranostics and Bioimaging

Kathryn L. Schroeder;Renee V. Goreham;Thomas Nann

152
Citations