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Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
14958
World Ranking
6432
National Ranking
1633

Chemistry

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58
Citations
13992
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10507
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2902

Zakya H. Kafafi 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 Zakya H. Kafafi sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 282 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zakya H. Kafafi 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 Zakya H. Kafafi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For outstanding research in organic electronic and opto-electronic materials, as well as dedicated service as Director of the NSF Division of Materials Research and through numerous professional society activities.
  • 2007 - OSA Fellows For pioneering work in organic optoelectronic materials and devices.
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Zakya H. Kafafi is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Their research is reflected in a selection of recent publications spanning several established scientific journals.

Their recent papers include:

  • A home for women's voices, 2021, published in Nature Energy
  • Successful women, prosperous science... for the benefit of us all, 2022, published in MRS Bulletin
  • Special Section Guest Editorial: Get WIRED!, 2020, published in Journal of Photonics for Energy
  • A gift to the Queen of Carbon: A special collection in honor and memory of Mildred Dresselhaus, 2021, published in Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kafafi include:

  • Mónica Lira-Cantú
  • Jin Zhang

The regular publication venues where Kafafi's research appears are:

  • Nature Energy
  • MRS Bulletin
  • Journal of Photonics for Energy
  • Science Advances

Zakya H. Kafafi has received recognition through several awards:

  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2015, for work in organic electronic and opto-electronic materials and service as Director of the NSF Division of Materials Research
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • OSA Fellow, 2007, for pioneering work in organic optoelectronic materials and devices
  • SPIE Fellow, 2005

Best Publications

  • Electrical, optical, and structural properties of indium–tin–oxide thin films for organic light-emitting devices

    H. Kim;C. M. Gilmore;A. Piqué;J. S. Horwitz

  • Transparent conducting aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films for organic light-emitting devices

    H. Kim;C. M. Gilmore;J. S. Horwitz;A. Piqué

  • High efficiency molecular organic light-emitting diodes based on silole derivatives and their exciplexes

    Leonidas C Palilis;Hideyuki Murata;Manabu Uchida;Zakya H Kafafi

  • Plasmonic-enhanced organic photovoltaics: breaking the 10% efficiency barrier.

    Qiaoqiang Gan;Filbert J. Bartoli;Zakya H. Kafafi

  • Effect of aluminum doping on zinc oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition for organic light-emitting devices

    H Kim;A Piqué;J.S Horwitz;H Murata

  • Indium tin oxide thin films for organic light-emitting devices

    H. Kim;A. Piqué;J. S. Horwitz;H. Mattoussi

  • Molecular organic light-emitting diodes using highly conducting polymers as anodes

    W. H. Kim;A. J. Mäkinen;N. Nikolov;R. Shashidhar

  • Effect of film thickness on the properties of indium tin oxide thin films

    H. Kim;J. S. Horwitz;G. Kushto;A. Piqué

  • Work function measurements on indium tin oxide films

    R Schlaf;H Murata;Z.H Kafafi

  • Indium tin oxide thin films grown on flexible plastic substrates by pulsed-laser deposition for organic light-emitting diodes

    H. Kim;J. S. Horwitz;G. P. Kushto;Z. H. Kafafi

  • Photoluminescence quantum yield of pure and molecularly doped organic solid films

    Hedi Mattoussi;Hideyuki Murata;Charles D. Merritt;Yasuhiro Iizumi

  • Off-resonant nonlinear optical properties of C60 studied by degenerate four-wave mixing

    Z.H. Kafafi;J.R. Lindle;R.G.S. Pong;F.J. Bartoli

  • Efficient organic light-emitting diodes with undoped active layers based on silole derivatives

    Hideyuki Murata;Zakya H. Kafafi;Manabu Uchida

  • Non-dispersive and air-stable electron transport in an amorphous organic semiconductor

    H Murata;G.G Malliaras;M Uchida;Y Shen

  • Nondispersive electron transport in Alq3

    George G. Malliaras;Yulong Shen;David H. Dunlap;Hideyuki Murata

  • Off‐resonant third‐order optical nonlinearities of metal‐substituted phthalocyanines

    James S. Shirk;J. R. Lindle;F. J. Bartoli;C. A. Hoffman

  • Highly fluorescent solid-state asymmetric spirosilabifluorene derivatives.

    Sang Ho Lee;Bo-Bin Jang;Zakya H. Kafafi

  • Doped ZnO thin films as anode materials for organic light-emitting diodes

    H. Kim;J.S. Horwitz;W.H. Kim;A.J. Mäkinen

  • Emission mechanism in rubrene-doped molecular organic light-emitting diodes: direct carrier recombination at luminescent centers

    H. Murata;C.D. Merritt;Z.H. Kafafi;Z.H. Kafafi

  • Highly efficient molecular organic light-emitting diodes based on exciplex emission

    L. C. Palilis;A. J. Mäkinen;M. Uchida;Z. H. Kafafi

Frequent Co-Authors

Filbert J. Bartoli
Filbert J. Bartoli Lehigh University
John L. Margrave
John L. Margrave Rice University
Hideyuki Murata
Hideyuki Murata Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Robert H. Hauge
Robert H. Hauge Rice University
W. E. Billups
W. E. Billups Rice University
James S. Horwitz
James S. Horwitz United States Naval Research Laboratory
Douglas B. Chrisey
Douglas B. Chrisey Tulane University
Qiaoqiang Gan
Qiaoqiang Gan King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Kwanghee Lee
Kwanghee Lee Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Alberto Piqué
Alberto Piqué United States Naval Research Laboratory

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