François Léonard

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
136 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

François Léonard is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, François Léonard has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Materials Chemistry, 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in François Léonard's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (26 papers), Graphene research and applications (20 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). François Léonard is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (26 papers), Graphene research and applications (20 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). François Léonard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. François Léonard's co-authors include A. Alec Talin, J. Tersoff, Sergey V. Faleev, M. P. Anantram, Vitalie Stavila, Michael E. Foster, Farid El Gabaly, Mark D. Allendorf, Catalin D. Spataru and Alexandra C. Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

François Léonard

132 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tunable Electrical Conductivity in Metal-Organic Framework Thin-Film Devices

2013 1.1k citations A. Alec Talin, Alexandra C. Ford et al. profile →
Theory of enhancement of thermoelectric properties of materials with nanoinclusions

2008 595 citations François Léonard et al. profile →
Li‐Ion Synaptic Transistor for Low Power Analog Computing

2016 504 citations Elliot J. Fuller, François Léonard et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
François Léonard United States	42	4.8k	3.5k	1.7k	1.5k	1.4k	136	8.0k
A. Alec Talin United States	56	6.4k 1.3×	8.4k 2.4×	2.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.0×	3.5k 2.5×	258	14.9k
Marco Buongiorno Nardelli United States	55	10.2k 2.1×	3.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	3.3k 2.1×	439 0.3×	186	12.8k
Evan J. Reed United States	43	6.6k 1.4×	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	279 0.2×	121	9.2k
Jiwoong Park United States	53	15.7k 3.3×	9.8k 2.8×	4.5k 2.7×	6.5k 4.2×	859 0.6×	107	21.5k
Deep Jariwala United States	47	11.6k 2.4×	6.9k 2.0×	2.7k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	141 0.1×	169	14.1k
Stephen R. Elliott United Kingdom	55	13.1k 2.7×	6.6k 1.9×	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	309 0.2×	326	16.6k
Lei Shen China	53	6.3k 1.3×	4.0k 1.2×	877 0.5×	2.1k 1.4×	285 0.2×	365	10.2k
Kristian S. Thygesen Denmark	68	11.8k 2.5×	9.6k 2.8×	1.8k 1.1×	5.0k 3.3×	385 0.3×	233	17.5k
Jürgen Parisi Germany	45	3.8k 0.8×	6.0k 1.7×	742 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	127 0.1×	356	9.5k
Han Wang United States	50	14.1k 3.0×	10.0k 2.9×	3.7k 2.2×	2.8k 1.8×	220 0.2×	227	18.7k

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Iyer, Prasad P., Gaurang R. Bhatt, Saaketh Desai, et al.. (2025). Is Computing with Light All You Need? A Perspective on Codesign for Optical Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Computing. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 8(1).

Léonard, François, Elliot J. Fuller, Corinne Teeter, & Craig M. Vineyard. (2024). Role of depth in optical diffractive neural networks. Optics Express. 32(13). 23125–23125. 1 indexed citations

Perez, Christopher, Scott R. Ellis, Eric J. Smoll, et al.. (2024). Picosecond carrier dynamics in InAs and GaAs revealed by ultrafast electron microscopy. Science Advances. 10(20). eadn8980–eadn8980. 11 indexed citations

Labbé, Paul, et al.. (2023). Promoting Explainability in Data-Driven Models for Anomaly Detection: A Step Toward Diagnosis. Annual Conference of the PHM Society. 15(1). 1 indexed citations

Young, S., Mohan Sarovar, & François Léonard. (2023). Nanoscale architecture for frequency-resolving single-photon detectors. Communications Physics. 6(1). 1 indexed citations

Ellis, Scott R., N. C. Bartelt, François Léonard, et al.. (2021). Scanning ultrafast electron microscopy reveals photovoltage dynamics at a deeply buried p−Si/SiO2 interface. Physical review. B.. 104(16). 12 indexed citations

Armstrong, Andrew, A. Alec Talin, Andrew A. Allerman, et al.. (2021). Carrier Diffusion Lengths in Continuously Grown and Etched-and-Regrown GaN Pin Diodes. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 42(7). 1041–1044. 2 indexed citations

Sapkota, Keshab, François Léonard, A. Alec Talin, et al.. (2021). Ultralow Voltage GaN Vacuum Nanodiodes in Air. Nano Letters. 21(5). 1928–1934. 34 indexed citations

Llinas, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2020). Origami Terahertz Detectors Realized by Inkjet Printing of Carbon Nanotube Inks. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 3(3). 2920–2927. 22 indexed citations

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Thürmer, Konrad, Christian Schneider, Vitalie Stavila, et al.. (2018). Surface Morphology and Electrical Properties of Cu₃BTC₂ Thin Films Before and After Reaction with TCNQ. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(45). 39400–39410. 31 indexed citations

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Léonard, François, Catalin D. Spataru, Michael Goldflam, David W. Peters, & Thomas E. Beechem. (2017). Dynamic Wavelength-Tunable Photodetector Using Subwavelength Graphene Field-Effect Transistors. PubMed Central. 11 indexed citations

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He, Yuping, Catalin D. Spataru, François Léonard, et al.. (2017). Two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks with high thermoelectric efficiency through metal ion selection. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(29). 19461–19467. 32 indexed citations

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Léonard, François, Wenlong Yu, Kimberlee C. Collins, et al.. (2017). Strong Photothermoelectric Response and Contact Reactivity of the Dirac Semimetal ZrTe₅. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(42). 37041–37047. 15 indexed citations

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Dincă, Mircea & François Léonard. (2016). Metal–organic frameworks for electronics and photonics. MRS Bulletin. 41(11). 854–857. 30 indexed citations

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Ford, Alexandra C., Michael Shaughnessy, Bryan M. Wong, et al.. (2013). Physical removal of metallic carbon nanotubes from nanotube network devices using a thermal and fluidic process. Nanotechnology. 24(10). 105202–105202. 13 indexed citations

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Mariani, Giacomo, Ping-Show Wong, Aaron M. Katzenmeyer, et al.. (2011). Patterned Radial GaAs Nanopillar Solar Cells. Nano Letters. 11(6). 2490–2494. 106 indexed citations

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Spataru, Catalin D. & François Léonard. (2010). Tunable Band Gaps and Excitons in Doped Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes Made Possible by Acoustic Plasmons. Physical Review Letters. 104(17). 177402–177402. 74 indexed citations

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Kienle, Diego & François Léonard. (2009). Terahertz Response of Carbon Nanotube Transistors. Physical Review Letters. 103(2). 26601–26601. 44 indexed citations

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Léonard, François & A. Alec Talin. (2006). Size-Dependent Effects on Electrical Contacts to Nanotubes and Nanowires. Physical Review Letters. 97(2). 26804–26804. 118 indexed citations

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Marquis, Emmanuelle A., J. C. Hamilton, Douglas L. Medlin, & François Léonard. (2004). Finite-Size Effects on the Structure of Grain Boundaries. Physical Review Letters. 93(15). 156101–156101. 23 indexed citations

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