2026 Ümit Özgür: 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	48	10689	10327	2525	2345	338	27042

Overview

Ümit Özgür is a researcher affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering. Their research also covers atomic and molecular physics, optics, as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on plasmonic and surface plasmon research, photonic and optical devices, quantum dots synthesis and properties, silicon nanostructures and photoluminescence, ZnO doping and properties, perovskite materials and applications, and photorefractive and nonlinear optics.

Notable recent papers include:

Deterministic modeling of hybrid nonlinear effects in epsilon-near-zero thin films (2022), Applied Physics Letters
Gallium-doped zinc oxide: nonlinear reflection and transmission measurements and modeling in the ENZ region (2023), Journal of Physics Photonics
A Platform for Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Compatible Plasmonics: High Plasmonic Quality Titanium Nitride Thin Films on Si (001) with a MgO Interlayer (2021), Advanced Photonics Research
Al:ZnO as a platform for near-zero-index photonics: enhancing the doping efficiency of atomic layer deposition (2020), Optical Materials Express
Solution-Processed Ge_1-x Sn_x Alloy Nanocrystal Thin Films with High Electrical Conductivity and Tunable Energy Gaps (2021), Chemistry of Materials

Their frequent collaborators include V. Avrutin, Dhruv Fomra, Nathaniel Kinsey, Kai Ding, and Indika U. Arachchige. This network of coauthors suggests interdisciplinary cooperation across various specialized fields related to materials and photonics.

Ümit Özgür's research often appears in journals such as Optics Express, Advanced Photonics Research, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Applied Physics Letters, and Journal of Physics Photonics. Their publication record includes multiple articles in Optics Express and Advanced Photonics Research, indicating a consistent presence in key periodicals within the photonics and materials research communities.

Main research topics associated with their work include:

Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Photonic and Optical Devices
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
ZnO doping and properties
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

Best Publications

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ZNO MATERIALS AND DEVICES

Ü. Özgür;Ya. I. Alivov;C. Liu;A. Teke

14234
Citations
Zinc Oxide: Fundamentals, Materials and Device Technology

Hadis Morkoç;Ümit Özgür

1768
Citations
ZnO Devices and Applications: A Review of Current Status and Future Prospects

Ümit Özgür;Daniel Hofstetter;Hadis Morkoç

1017
Citations
Transparent conducting oxides for electrode applications in light emitting and absorbing devices

Huiyong Liu;V. Avrutin;N. Izyumskaya;Ü. Özgür

818
Citations
Excitonic fine structure and recombination dynamics in single-crystalline ZnO

A. Teke;Ü. Özgür;S. Doğan;X. Gu

726
Citations
Microwave ferrites, part 1: fundamental properties

Ümit Özgür;Yahya Alivov;Hadis Morkoç

574
Citations
On the efficiency droop in InGaN multiple quantum well blue light emitting diodes and its reduction with p-doped quantum well barriers

Jinqiao Xie;Xianfeng Ni;Qian Fan;Ryoko Shimada

456
Citations
Micro-LEDs, a Manufacturability Perspective

Kai Ding;Vitaliy Avrutin;Natalia Izyumskaya;Ümit Özgür

299
Citations
Reduction of efficiency droop in InGaN light emitting diodes by coupled quantum wells

Xianfeng Ni;Qian Fan;Ryoko Shimada;Ümit Özgür

298
Citations
Refractive indices and absorption coefficients of MgxZn1−xO alloys

C. W. Teng;J. F. Muth;Ü. Özgür;M. J. Bergmann

236
Citations
Microwave ferrites, part 2: passive components and electrical tuning

Ümit Özgür;Yahya Alivov;Hadis Morkoç

206
Citations
Photoresponse of n-ZnO∕p-SiC heterojunction diodes grown by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy

Ya. I. Alivov;Ü. Özgür;S. Doğan;D. Johnstone

190
Citations
High electron mobility in nearly lattice-matched AlInN∕AlN∕GaN heterostructure field effect transistors

Jinqiao Xie;Xianfeng Ni;Mo Wu;Jacob H. Leach

171
Citations
Recent Development of Boron Nitride towards Electronic Applications

Natalia Izyumskaya;Denis O. Demchenko;Saikat Das;Ümit Özgür

168
Citations
GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes: Efficiency at High Injection Levels

Ümit Ozgur;Huiyong Liu;Xing Li;Xianfeng Ni

158
Citations
Stimulated emission and time-resolved photoluminescence in rf-sputtered ZnO thin films

Ü. Özgür;A. Teke;C. Liu;S.-J. Cho

146
Citations
Two charge states of the C N acceptor in GaN: Evidence from photoluminescence

M. A. Reshchikov;M. Vorobiov;D. O. Demchenko;Ü. Özgür

136
Citations
Control of Coherent Acoustic Phonons in Semiconductor Quantum Wells

Ümit Özgür;Chang-Won Lee;Henry O. Everitt

134
Citations
Epitaxial lateral overgrowth of (112¯2) semipolar GaN on (11¯00) m-plane sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

X. Ni;Ü. Özgür;A. A. Baski;Hadis Morkoç

134
Citations
Plasmonic Graphene Polyurethane Nanocomposites for Efficient Solar Water Desalination

Fathi S. Awad;Hiran D. Kiriarachchi;Khaled M. AbouZeid;Ümit Özgür

129
Citations
Cavity polaritons in ZnO-based hybrid microcavities

R. Shimada;J. Xie;Vitaliy Avrutin;Ü. Özgür

127
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