2026 Xavier Batlle: 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	42	12515	12106	252	250	200	8150

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his major, original contributions to the fundamental understanding of the magnetic properties of nanostructured materials and particlelike systems, and of the interplay among finitesize, surface, interface, interaction and proximity effects

Overview

Xavier Batlle is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on the study and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles, nanostructured materials, and related magnetic and chemical properties of transition metal oxides.

Their main research fields include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these fields, their investigations delve into several specialized subfields such as:

Materials Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The research topics covered by Batlle encompass:

Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
Multiferroics and related materials
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Iron oxide chemistry and applications
Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
ZnO doping and properties
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Their recent scholarly output includes publications such as:

"Unraveling the Magnetic Properties of NiO Nanoparticles: From Synthesis to Nanostructure" (2024) published in Magnetism
"Unveiling the crystal and magnetic texture of iron oxide nanoflowers" (2024) in Nanoscale
"Magnetic nanoparticles: From the nanostructure to the physical properties" (2021) in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
"Selective Control over the Morphology and the Oxidation State of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles" (2020) featured in Langmuir
"Crucial Role of the Co Cations on the Destabilization of the Ferrimagnetic Alignment in Co-Ferrite Nanoparticles with Tunable Structural Defects" (2020) appearing in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Batlle include:

A. Labarta
Arantxa Fraile Rodríguez
Carlos Moya
Javier Rodríguez-Álvarez
Mariona Escoda-Torroella

Their publications have appeared in various venues, notably:

Nanoscale
arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Magnetism
Langmuir

In recognition of their contributions to understanding the magnetic properties of nanostructured materials and particle-like systems, Xavier Batlle was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2012. The fellowship citation highlighted work on the interplay of finite size, surface, interface, interaction, and proximity effects.

Best Publications

Finite-size effects in fine particles: magnetic and transport properties

Xavier Batlle;Amílcar Labarta

1619
Citations
Surfactant effects in magnetite nanoparticles of controlled size

P. Guardia;B. Batlle-Brugal;A.G. Roca;O. Iglesias

394
Citations
Exchange bias phenomenology and models of core/shell nanoparticles.

Oscar Iglesias;Amílcar Labarta;Xavier Batlle

361
Citations
Tuning the Size, the Shape, and the Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Pablo Guardia;Amilcar Labarta;Xavier Batlle

334
Citations
Depth Profile of Uncompensated Spins in an Exchange Bias System

S. Roy;M. R. Fitzsimmons;S. Park;M. Dorn

240
Citations
Controlled synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles over a wide size range.

Pablo Guardia;Nicolás Pérez;Amilcar Labarta;Xavier Batlle

223
Citations
Multiscale origin of the magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-Ga shape-memory alloys

Jordi Marcos;Lluís Mañosa;Antoni Planes;Fèlix Casanova

218
Citations
Cation distribution and intrinsic magnetic properties of Co‐Ti‐doped M‐type barium ferrite

X. Batlle;X. Obradors;J. Rodríguez‐Carvajal;M. Pernet

194
Citations
Magnetic field induced entropy change and magnetoelasticity in Ni-Mn-Ga alloys

Jordi Marcos;Antoni Planes;Lluís Mañosa;Fèlix Casanova

175
Citations
Magnetic study of M-type doped barium ferrite nanocrystalline powders

Xavier Batlle;M. García Del Muro;Javier Tejada;Harald P. Pfeiffer

164
Citations
Surfactant organic molecules restore magnetism in metal-oxide nanoparticle surfaces.

Juan Salafranca;Juan Salafranca;Jaume Gazquez;Jaume Gazquez;Nicolás Pérez;Amílcar Labarta

163
Citations
Microscopic origin of exchange bias in core/shell nanoparticles

Òscar Iglesias;Xavier Batlle;Amílcar Labarta

154
Citations
Magnetic nanoparticles with bulklike properties (invited)

Xavier Batlle;N. Pérez;P. Guardia;O. Iglesias

133
Citations
Magnetic nanoparticles with bulk-like properties

Xavier Batlle Gelabert;N. Pérez;Pablo Guardia;Òscar Iglesias

128
Citations
Heating rate influence on the synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles: the case of decanoic acid.

Pablo Guardia;Pablo Guardia;Jorge Pérez-Juste;Amílcar Labarta;Xavier Batlle

120
Citations
Entropy change and magnetocaloric effect in Gd5(SixGe1-x)4

Fèlix Casanova;Xavier Batlle;Amilcar Labarta;Jordi Marcos

109
Citations
Surface anisotropy broadening of the energy barrier distribution in magnetic nanoparticles

Nicolas Perez;Pablo Guardia;Alejandro G. Roca;Maria del Puerto Morales

107
Citations
Lateral length scales in exchange bias

I. V. Roshchin;O. Petracic;O. Petracic;R. Morales;R. Morales;Z.-P. Li

102
Citations
ERASING THE GLASSY STATE IN MAGNETIC FINE PARTICLES

Montserrat García del Muro;Xavier Batlle;Amílcar Labarta

98
Citations
Exchange-bias phenomenon: the role of the ferromagnetic spin structure.

R. Morales;R. Morales;Ali C. Basaran;J. E. Villegas;D. Navas

91
Citations
Magnetic nanoparticles: From the nanostructure to the physical properties

Xavier Batlle;Carlos Moya;Carlos Moya;Mariona Escoda-Torroella;Òscar Iglesias

89
Citations
Liver and brain imaging through dimercaptosuccinic acid-coated iron oxide nanoparticles.

Raquel Mejías;Sonia Pérez-Yagüe;Alejandro G Roca;Nicolás Pérez

86
Citations
A high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimeter with magnetic field for magnetostructural transitions

Jordi Marcos;Fèlix Casanova;Xavier Batlle;Amı́lcar Labarta

85
Citations