2026 Zeger Hens: 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	80	2686	2594	23	23	529	24461

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Overview

Zeger Hens is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a research focus primarily in materials science and engineering. Their work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their scholarly contributions have been published extensively in various scientific venues. Notable frequent publication platforms include:

ACS Nano
Chemistry of Materials
Nano Letters
arXiv (Cornell University)
Proceedings of the nanoGe Spring Meeting 2022

The main topics covered by Hens' research activities include:

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
2D Materials and Applications
Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
Photonic and Optical Devices

Significant publications by Hens include:

"Atomically Precise Nanocrystals," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"Full-Spectrum InP-Based Quantum Dots with Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Efficiency," 2022, ACS Nano
"General Expression for the Size-Dependent Optical Properties of Quantum Dots," 2022, Nano Letters
"Colloidal III-V Quantum Dot Photodiodes for Short-Wave Infrared Photodetection," 2022, Advanced Science
"Boosting the Er³⁺ 1.5 μm Luminescence in CsPbCl₃ Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photonic Devices Operating at Telecommunication Wavelengths," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Pieter Geiregat, Pieter Schiettecatte, Hannes Van Avermaet, Ivan Infante, and Margarita Samoli, reflecting collaborative work in related areas of study.

Best Publications

Highly Dynamic Ligand Binding and Light Absorption Coefficient of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals

Jonathan De Roo;Maria Ibáñez;Maria Ibáñez;Pieter Geiregat;Georgian Nedelcu

1910
Citations
Size-dependent optical properties of colloidal PbS quantum dots.

Iwan Moreels;Karel Lambert;Dries Smeets;David De Muynck

1405
Citations
Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals

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

1308
Citations
Size-Tunable, Bright, and Stable PbS Quantum Dots: A Surface Chemistry Study

Iwan Moreels;Yolanda Justo;Bram De Geyter;Katrien Haustraete

641
Citations
Composition and size-dependent extinction coefficient of colloidal PbSe quantum dots

Iwan Moreels;Karel Lambert;David De Muynck;Frank Vanhaecke

619
Citations
A Solution NMR Toolbox for Characterizing the Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystals

Zeger Hens;José C. Martins

581
Citations
Economic and size-tunable synthesis of InP/ZnE (E = S, Se) colloidal quantum dots

Mickael D. Tessier;Dorian Dupont;Kim De Nolf;Jonathan De Roo

466
Citations
Surface Chemistry of Colloidal PbSe Nanocrystals

Iwan Moreels;Bernd Fritzinger;José C. Martins;Zeger Hens

452
Citations
Utilizing self-exchange to address the binding of carboxylic acid ligands to CdSe quantum dots.

Bernd Fritzinger;Richard K. Capek;Karel Lambert;José C. Martins

429
Citations
Light Absorption Coefficient of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals.

Jorick Maes;Lieve Balcaen;Emile Drijvers;Qiang Zhao

355
Citations
On the Origin of Surface Traps in Colloidal II–VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Arjan J. Houtepen;Zeger Hens;Jonathan S. Owen;Ivan Infante

343
Citations
Luminescence in Sulfides: A Rich History and a Bright Future.

Philippe F. Smet;Iwan Moreels;Zeger Hens;Dirk Poelman

342
Citations
Binding of phosphonic acids to CdSe quantum dots : a solution NMR study

Raquel Gomes;Antti Hassinen;Agnieszka Szczygiel;Qiang Zhao

340
Citations
Short-chain alcohols strip X-type ligands and quench the luminescence of PbSe and CdSe quantum dots, acetonitrile does not.

Antti Hassinen;Iwan Moreels;Kim De Nolf;Philippe F. Smet

293
Citations
Silicon and silicon nitride photonic circuits for spectroscopic sensing on-a-chip [Invited]

Ananth Z. Subramanian;Eva M.P. Ryckeboer;Ashim Dhakal;Frédéric Peyskens

266
Citations
In situ observation of rapid ligand exchange in colloidal nanocrystal suspensions using transfer NOE nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Bernd Fritzinger;Iwan Moreels;Petra Lommens;Rolf Koole

241
Citations
Optical Properties of Zincblende Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots

Richard Karel Čapek;Iwan Moreels;Karel Lambert;David De Muynck

219
Citations
Light absorption by colloidal semiconductor quantum dots

Zeger Hens;Iwan Moreels

219
Citations
Novel Light Source Integration Approaches for Silicon Photonics

Zhechao Wang;Amin Abbasi;Utsav Deepak Dave;Andreas De Groote

216
Citations
Tuning the postfocused size of colloidal nanocrystals by the reaction rate: from theory to application.

Sofie Abe;Richard Karel Čapek;Bram De Geyter;Zeger Hens

201
Citations