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Victor I. Klimov 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 Victor I. Klimov sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 473 publications — 84th percentile

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

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

Victor I. Klimov 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 Victor I. Klimov sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2004 - OSA Fellows For pioneering studies of ultrafast dynamical processes in nanocrystal quantum dots and for the development of fundamental principles of nanocrystal lasing.
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of nanocrystal quantum dot lasers

Overview

Victor I. Klimov is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. Their work also intersects with atomic and molecular physics, optics, renewable energy, sustainability, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main topics of Klimov's research include quantum dots synthesis and properties, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, semiconductor quantum structures and devices, perovskite materials and applications, advanced photocatalysis techniques, nanocluster synthesis and applications, and semiconductor lasers and optical devices.

The following recent papers represent a selection of Klimov's contributions:

  • Semiconductor quantum dots: Technological progress and future challenges, 2021, Science
  • Colloidal quantum dot lasers, 2021, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Electrically driven amplified spontaneous emission from colloidal quantum dots, 2023, Nature
  • Optically pumped colloidal-quantum-dot lasing in LED-like devices with an integrated optical cavity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Spectroscopic insights into high defect tolerance of Zn:CuInSe2 quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells, 2020, Nature Energy

Klimov's frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Photonics

Among frequent co-authors are Clément Livache, Namyoung Ahn, Young-Shin Park, Valerio Pinchetti, and Heeyoung Jung.

Klimov's career has been recognized through awards such as the OSA Fellowship in 2004, granted for pioneering studies of ultrafast dynamical processes in nanocrystal quantum dots and fundamental principles of nanocrystal lasing, and the fellowship of the American Physical Society in 2003 for the development of nanocrystal quantum dot lasers.

Best Publications

  • Optical gain and stimulated emission in nanocrystal quantum dots.

    V. I. Klimov;A. A. Mikhailovsky;Su Xu;A. Malko

  • High efficiency carrier multiplication in PbSe nanocrystals: implications for solar energy conversion.

    R. D. Schaller;V. I. Klimov

  • Quantization of multiparticle auger rates in semiconductor quantum dots

    V. I. Klimov;A. A. Mikhailovsky;D. W. Mcbranch;C. A. Leatherdale

  • Semiconductor quantum dots: Technological progress and future challenges

    F. Pelayo García de Arquer;Dmitri V. Talapin;Victor I. Klimov;Yasuhiko Arakawa

  • Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals

    Maksym V. Kovalenko;Liberato Manna;Liberato Manna;Andreu Cabot;Zeger Hens

  • Optical Nonlinearities and Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Victor I. Klimov

  • Spectral and Dynamical Properties of Multiexcitons in Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Victor I. Klimov

  • Single-exciton optical gain in semiconductor nanocrystals

    Victor I. Klimov;Sergei A. Ivanov;Jagjit Nanda;Marc Achermann

  • “Giant” Multishell CdSe Nanocrystal Quantum Dots with Suppressed Blinking

    Yongfen Chen;Javier Vela;Han Htoon;Joanna L. Casson

  • Spectroscopic and Device Aspects of Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

    Jeffrey M. Pietryga;Young Shin Park;Young Shin Park;Jaehoon Lim;Andrew F. Fidler

  • Two types of luminescence blinking revealed by spectroelectrochemistry of single quantum dots

    Christophe Galland;Yagnaseni Ghosh;Andrea Steinbrück;Milan Sykora

  • Mn2+-Doped Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Dual-Color Emission Controlled by Halide Content

    Wenyong Liu;Qianglu Lin;Hongbo Li;Kaifeng Wu

  • Efficient synthesis of highly luminescent copper indium sulfide-based core/shell nanocrystals with surprisingly long-lived emission

    Liang Li;Anshu Pandey;Donald J. Werder;Bishnu P. Khanal

  • Electron and hole relaxation pathways in semiconductor quantum dots

    V. I. Klimov;D. W. McBranch;C. A. Leatherdale;M. G. Bawendi

  • Spectrally resolved dynamics of energy transfer in quantum-dot assemblies: towards engineered energy flows in artificial materials.

    S. A. Crooker;J. A. Hollingsworth;S. Tretiak;V. I. Klimov

  • Controlling the influence of Auger recombination on the performance of quantum-dot light-emitting diodes

    Wan Ki Bae;Young Shin Park;Jaehoon Lim;Donggu Lee

  • Large-area luminescent solar concentrators based on /`Stokes-shift-engineered/' nanocrystals in a mass-polymerized PMMA matrix

    Francesco Meinardi;Annalisa Colombo;Kirill A. Velizhanin;Roberto Simonutti

  • Energy-transfer pumping of semiconductor nanocrystals using an epitaxial quantum well.

    Marc Achermann;Melissa A. Petruska;Simon Kos;Darryl L. Smith

  • Mechanisms for photogeneration and recombination of multiexcitons in semiconductor nanocrystals: implications for lasing and solar energy conversion.

    Victor I. Klimov

  • Seven excitons at a cost of one: redefining the limits for conversion efficiency of photons into charge carriers.

    Richard D. Schaller;Milan Sykora;Jeffrey M. Pietryga;Victor I. Klimov

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey M. Pietryga
Jeffrey M. Pietryga Los Alamos National Laboratory
Han Htoon
Han Htoon Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jennifer A. Hollingsworth
Jennifer A. Hollingsworth Los Alamos National Laboratory
Richard D. Schaller
Richard D. Schaller Argonne National Laboratory
Wan Ki Bae
Wan Ki Bae Sungkyunkwan University
Sergio Brovelli
Sergio Brovelli University of Milano-Bicocca
Hsing-Lin Wang
Hsing-Lin Wang Southern University of Science and Technology
Doh C. Lee
Doh C. Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Jagjit Nanda
Jagjit Nanda Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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