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Thomas W. Ebbesen

Thomas W. Ebbesen

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Materials Science
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
113
Citations
101806
World Ranking
620
National Ranking
6

Thomas W. Ebbesen 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 W. Ebbesen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 323 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas W. Ebbesen 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 W. Ebbesen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
  • 2019 - CNRS Gold Medal, French National Centre for Scientific Research Physical chemistry
  • 2014 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Thomas W. Ebbesen is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and is primarily active in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Their research emphasis is on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, along with subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics explored in their work include Strong Light-Matter Interactions, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Perovskite Materials and Applications, and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates.

Thomas W. Ebbesen has multiple recent publications covering these areas. Significant papers include:

  • Manipulating matter by strong coupling to vacuum fields, 2021, Science
  • Chemistry under Vibrational Strong Coupling, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Modifying Woodward-Hoffmann Stereoselectivity Under Vibrational Strong Coupling, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • On the Role of Symmetry in Vibrational Strong Coupling: The Case of Charge-Transfer Complexation, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Conductivity and Photoconductivity of a p-Type Organic Semiconductor under Ultrastrong Coupling, 2020, ACS Nano

The frequent publication venues for their work reflect journals focused on chemistry and materials science, including:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Nano Letters

Thomas W. Ebbesen has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Cyriaque Genet, Kalaivanan Nagarajan, Anoop Thomas, Bianca Patrahau, and Eloïse Devaux.

In recognition of their contributions, Thomas W. Ebbesen has received the CNRS Gold Medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 2019 for work related to physical chemistry. Additionally, they became a member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Surface plasmon subwavelength optics

    William L. Barnes;Alain Dereux;Thomas W. Ebbesen

  • Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays

    T. W. Ebbesen;T. W. Ebbesen;H. J. Lezec;H. F. Ghaemi;T. Thio

  • Exceptionally high Young's modulus observed for individual carbon nanotubes

    M. M. J. Treacy;T. W. Ebbesen;J. M. Gibson

  • Large-scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes

    T. W. Ebbesen;P. M. Ajayan

  • Electrical-Conductivity of Individual Carbon Nanotubes

    T. W. Ebbesen;H. J. Lezec;H. Hiura;J. W. Bennett

  • Light in tiny holes

    C. Genet;T. W. Ebbesen

  • Channel plasmon subwavelength waveguide components including interferometers and ring resonators

    Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi;Valentyn S. Volkov;Eloïse Devaux;Jean-Yves Laluet

  • Young’s modulus of single-walled nanotubes

    A. Krishnan;E. Dujardin;T. W. Ebbesen;T. W. Ebbesen;P. N. Yianilos

  • Theory of extraordinary optical transmission through subwavelength hole arrays.

    L. Martín-Moreno;F. J. García-Vidal;H. J. Lezec;K. M. Pellerin

  • Surface plasmons enhance optical transmission through subwavelength holes

    H. F. Ghaemi;Tineke Thio;D. E. Grupp;T. W. Ebbesen;T. W. Ebbesen

  • Fornel, Frédérique de

    T. W. Ebbesen;F. J. García-Vidal;H. J. Lezec;L. Martín-Moreno

  • Opening carbon nanotubes with oxygen and implications for filling

    P. M. Ajayan;T. W. Ebbesen;T. Ichihashi;S. Iijima

  • Light passing through subwavelength apertures

    F. J. García-Vidal;Luis Martín-Moreno;T. W. Ebbesen;L. Kuipers

  • Capillarity and Wetting of Carbon Nanotubes

    E. Dujardin;T. W. Ebbesen;H. Hiura;K. Tanigaki

  • Superconductivity at 33 K in CsxRbyC60

    K. Tanigaki;T. W. Ebbesen;S. Saito;J. Mizuki

  • Hybrid Light-Matter States in a Molecular and Material Science Perspective.

    Thomas W. Ebbesen

  • Carbon Nanotubes: Preparation and Properties

    Thomas W. Ebbesen

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Lipid Derivatives on Carbon Nanotubes

    Cyrille Richard;Fabrice Balavoine;Patrick Schultz;Thomas W. Ebbesen

  • Modifying chemical landscapes by coupling to vacuum fields.

    James A. Hutchison;Tal Schwartz;Cyriaque Genet;Eloïse Devaux

  • Surface Plasmon Polaritons and Their Role in the Enhanced Transmission of Light through Periodic Arrays of Subwavelength Holes in a Metal Film

    W. L. Barnes;W. A. Murray;J. Dintinger;E. Devaux

  • Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

    Thomas W. Ebbesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Katsumi Tanigaki
Katsumi Tanigaki Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences
Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi
Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi University of Southern Denmark
Luis Martín-Moreno
Luis Martín-Moreno University of Zaragoza
Francisco J. Garcia-Vidal
Francisco J. Garcia-Vidal Autonomous University of Madrid
Nicolas Bonod
Nicolas Bonod Aix-Marseille University
Erik Dujardin
Erik Dujardin Centre d’Élaboration de Matériaux et d’Etudes Structurales
Paolo Samorì
Paolo Samorì University of Strasbourg
Alain Dereux
Alain Dereux University of Burgundy
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Joachim R. Krenn
Joachim R. Krenn University of Graz

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