Evgeni S. Penev

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Evgeni S. Penev is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Evgeni S. Penev has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Materials Chemistry, 24 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Evgeni S. Penev's work include Graphene research and applications (27 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (19 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (16 papers). Evgeni S. Penev is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (27 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (19 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (16 papers). Evgeni S. Penev collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Germany. Evgeni S. Penev's co-authors include Boris I. Yakobson, Alex Kutana, Zhuhua Zhang, Yuanyue Liu, Arta Sadrzadeh, Somnath Bhowmick, Peter Kratzer, Vasilii I. Artyukhov, M. Scheffler and Abhishek K. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Evgeni S. Penev

76 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Polymorphism of Two-Dimen... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2016 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Polymorphism of Two-Dimensional Boron
    2012 537 citations Evgeni S. Penev, Boris I. Yakobson et al. Nano Letters profile →
  2. Can Two-Dimensional Boron Superconduct?
    2016 425 citations Evgeni S. Penev, Alex Kutana et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Evgeni S. Penev United States 30 3.1k 744 631 370 312 76 3.8k
D. V. S. Muthu India 28 2.4k 0.8× 912 1.2× 378 0.6× 429 1.2× 294 0.9× 105 2.8k
Radian Popescu Germany 29 2.2k 0.7× 560 0.8× 628 1.0× 162 0.4× 378 1.2× 116 2.9k
Hélio Chacham Brazil 35 3.0k 1.0× 827 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 125 0.3× 560 1.8× 142 3.7k
Gueorgui K. Gueorguiev Sweden 41 2.2k 0.7× 904 1.2× 400 0.6× 288 0.8× 343 1.1× 67 2.8k
Piotr Błoński Czechia 26 1.8k 0.6× 763 1.0× 736 1.2× 227 0.6× 364 1.2× 59 2.6k
Alexander G. Kvashnin Russia 27 4.0k 1.3× 756 1.0× 669 1.1× 904 2.4× 569 1.8× 100 5.0k
V. K. Adamchuk Russia 29 2.3k 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 1.2k 1.9× 140 0.4× 372 1.2× 116 3.2k
Ulises Santiago United States 15 2.5k 0.8× 577 0.8× 276 0.4× 160 0.4× 197 0.6× 38 2.9k
Alessandra Catellani Italy 27 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 1.9× 518 0.8× 300 0.8× 405 1.3× 113 2.7k
A. B. Pakhomov Hong Kong 24 1.8k 0.6× 584 0.8× 760 1.2× 542 1.5× 383 1.2× 59 2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evgeni S. Penev

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Qin-Kun, et al.. (2025). Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Insights into Stress Corrosion Cracking and Dissolution of Metal Oxides. Materials. 18(3). 538–538. 1 indexed citations
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Penev, Evgeni S., et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of Defect-Mediated Memristive Behavior in MoS2 Monolayer. Nano Letters. 1 indexed citations
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Shirodkar, Sharmila N., et al.. (2024). Mechanical Efficiency of Photochromic Nanomotors, From First Principles. Small. 21(28). e2400305–e2400305. 2 indexed citations
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Kutana, Alex, et al.. (2023). Limits of Hydrogen-Boosted Superconductivity in Borophene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(1). 483–488. 7 indexed citations
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Kutana, Alex, et al.. (2022). Stability and electronic properties of gallenene. Nanoscale Advances. 4(5). 1408–1413. 8 indexed citations
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Altalhi, Tariq, et al.. (2022). Nucleobase-Bonded Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions: Electron Transport from First Principles. ACS Nano. 16(10). 16736–16743. 3 indexed citations
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Gupta, Nitant, Evgeni S. Penev, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2021). Fatigue in assemblies of indefatigable carbon nanotubes. Science Advances. 7(52). eabj6996–eabj6996. 12 indexed citations
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Shirodkar, Sharmila N., Evgeni S. Penev, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2018). Honeycomb boron: alchemy on aluminum pan?. Science Bulletin. 63(5). 270–271. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhuhua, Evgeni S. Penev, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2017). Two-dimensional boron: structures, properties and applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 46(22). 6746–6763. 362 indexed citations
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Penev, Evgeni S., Feng Ding, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2017). Mechanisms and theoretical simulations of the catalytic growth of nanocarbons. MRS Bulletin. 42(11). 794–801. 7 indexed citations
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Park, Ok‐Kyung, Chandra Sekhar Tiwary, Yang Yang, et al.. (2017). Magnetic field controlled graphene oxide-based origami with enhanced surface area and mechanical properties. Nanoscale. 9(21). 6991–6997. 37 indexed citations
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Penev, Evgeni S., Alex Kutana, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2016). Can Two-Dimensional Boron Superconduct?. Nano Letters. 16(4). 2522–2526. 425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Penev, Evgeni S., Wei Lu, Jingqiang Li, et al.. (2016). Detecting the Biopolymer Behavior of Graphene Nanoribbons in Aqueous Solution. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31174–31174. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenjie, Ana Laura Elías, Lakshmy Pulickal Rajukumar, et al.. (2016). Carbon Nanotubes: Controllable and Predictable Viscoelastic Behavior of 3D Boron‐Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Sponges (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 1/2016). Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 33(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanyue, Fangbo Xu, Ziang Zhang, Evgeni S. Penev, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2014). Two-Dimensional Mono-Elemental Semiconductor with Electronically Inactive Defects: The Case of Phosphorus. Nano Letters. 14(12). 6782–6786. 172 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanyue, Evgeni S. Penev, & Boris I. Yakobson. (2013). Probing the Synthesis of Two‐Dimensional Boron by First‐Principles Computations. Angewandte Chemie. 125(11). 3238–3241. 59 indexed citations
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Takahasi, Masamitu, Peter Kratzer, Evgeni S. Penev, & J. Mizuki. (2006). Structure of GaAs(0 0 1)-c(4 × 4): Comparison of X-ray diffraction and first-principles calculation. Surface Science. 600(18). 4099–4102. 1 indexed citations
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Mishonov, Todor M., L. Atanasova, T. I. Ivanov, & Evgeni S. Penev. (2002). Temperature dependence of the specific heat for anisotropic-gap BCS superconductors. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Healy, S.B., Claudia Filippi, Peter Kratzer, Evgeni S. Penev, & M. Scheffler. (2001). Role of Electronic Correlation in the Si(100) Reconstruction: A Quantum Monte Carlo Study. Physical Review Letters. 87(1). 16105–16105. 68 indexed citations
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Mishonov, Todor M., et al.. (1996). LCAO analysis of Sr2RuO4 band structure. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 105(5-6). 1611–1616. 2 indexed citations

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