Ian Forbes

3.2k total citations
93 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ian Forbes is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Forbes has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 61 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ian Forbes's work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (61 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (49 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (29 papers). Ian Forbes is often cited by papers focused on Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (61 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (49 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (29 papers). Ian Forbes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Estonia and Belarus. Ian Forbes's co-authors include R.W. Miles, Guillaume Zoppi, Laurence M. Peter, Phillip J. Dale, Jonathan J. S. Scragg, K.M. Hynes, K.T. Ramakrishna Reddy, Nicola Pearsall, J.A. Marquez and Jonathan D. Major and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Ian Forbes

87 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Forbes United Kingdom 27 2.3k 2.2k 453 205 165 93 2.7k
Jae Ho Yun South Korea 41 4.8k 2.1× 4.6k 2.1× 569 1.3× 246 1.2× 147 0.9× 185 5.2k
Renate Egan Australia 22 1.5k 0.6× 862 0.4× 240 0.5× 188 0.9× 147 0.9× 60 2.1k
Arturo Morales‐Acevedo Mexico 31 2.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 353 0.8× 298 1.5× 154 0.9× 143 2.7k
Jong Wook Roh South Korea 26 1.2k 0.5× 3.2k 1.5× 417 0.9× 133 0.6× 570 3.5× 122 3.8k
M.S. Dhaka India 32 2.5k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 314 0.7× 413 2.0× 216 1.3× 129 3.1k
Yu Li China 31 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 187 0.4× 294 1.4× 316 1.9× 109 2.8k
Jingquan Zhang China 26 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 297 0.7× 367 1.8× 184 1.1× 166 2.7k
Antonin Faes Switzerland 23 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 170 0.4× 451 2.2× 132 0.8× 69 2.1k
Chris Ferekides United States 25 3.6k 1.6× 3.2k 1.5× 762 1.7× 473 2.3× 131 0.8× 126 4.2k
Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan Malaysia 26 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 243 0.5× 197 1.0× 107 0.6× 128 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Forbes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Forbes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Jiabin, et al.. (2021). Diamond-doped silica aerogel for solar geoengineering. Diamond and Related Materials. 117. 108474–108474. 2 indexed citations
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Yakushev, М. V., J.A. Marquez, Ian Forbes, et al.. (2020). Effects of irradiation of ZnO/CdS/Cu2ZnSnSe4/Mo/glass solar cells by 10 MeV electrons on photoluminescence spectra. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 121. 105301–105301. 5 indexed citations
3.
Quinn, Robert J., Ronald I. Smith, Ian Forbes, et al.. (2019). Suppression of thermal conductivity without impeding electron mobility in n-type XNiSn half-Heusler thermoelectrics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(47). 27124–27134. 26 indexed citations
4.
Yakushev, М. V., J.A. Marquez, Ian Forbes, et al.. (2018). A luminescence study of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 /Mo/glass films and solar cells with near stoichiometric copper content. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(5). 55502–55502. 4 indexed citations
5.
Yakushev, М. V., J.A. Marquez, Ian Forbes, et al.. (2018). Effects of Ar+ etching of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films: An x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and photoluminescence study. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 36(6). 6 indexed citations
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Marquez, J.A., Ian Forbes, J. Krustok, et al.. (2017). Influence of the copper content on the optical properties of CZTSe thin films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 168. 69–77. 32 indexed citations
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Yakushev, М. V., Ian Forbes, А. В. Мудрый, et al.. (2014). Optical spectroscopy studies of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 thin films. Thin Solid Films. 582. 154–157. 16 indexed citations
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Pearsall, Nicola, et al.. (2014). Simplified levelised cost of the domestic photovoltaic energy in the UK: the importance of the feed‐in tariff scheme. IET Renewable Power Generation. 8(5). 451–458. 28 indexed citations
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Zoppi, Guillaume, et al.. (2013). Chalcogenisation of Cu–Sb metallic precursors into Cu3Sb(SexS1−x)3. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 113. 186–194. 34 indexed citations
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Reddy, K.T. Ramakrishna, et al.. (2013). On the Structural and Optical Properties of SnS Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation Method. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 417. 12039–12039. 9 indexed citations
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Zoppi, Guillaume, et al.. (2012). CU-Sb library for solar cell absorber material identification. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Kian Hua, et al.. (2012). Investigating the potential of SnS for use in photovoltaic solar cell applications. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 1 indexed citations
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Yurduseven, Okan, David Smith, Nicola Pearsall, & Ian Forbes. (2012). A transparent solar patch antenna for 2.4/2.5 GHz WLAN-WiMAX applications. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 37. 614–617. 13 indexed citations
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Luckert, F., et al.. (2010). Optical properties of thin films of Cu2ZnSnSe4 fabricated by sequential deposition and selenisation. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 848387–848387. 3 indexed citations
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Forbes, Ian. (2010). Thin film photovoltaics. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University).
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Reddy, K.T. Ramakrishna, et al.. (2002). Highly oriented and conducting ZnO:Ga layers grown by chemical spray pyrolysis. Surface and Coatings Technology. 151-152. 110–113. 71 indexed citations
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Johnston, David, et al.. (2001). Chemical bath deposition of zinc sulphide using materials with minimal environmental impact. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 1 indexed citations
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Ekins‐Daukes, Nicholas J., M. Mazzer, J.P. Connolly, et al.. (2000). GaAsP/InGaAs strain-balanced quantum well solar cells. International Journal of Cardiology. 109(2). 152–9. 5 indexed citations
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Bhattacharyya, Dipankar, et al.. (1997). Formation of CuInSe2 by the selenization of sputtered Cu/In layers. Journal of Materials Science. 32(7). 1889–1894. 14 indexed citations
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Forbes, Ian, et al.. (1996). Production of high quality CulnSe2 thin films from magnetron sputtered ultra-thin Cu-In multilayers. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 15(6). 478–481. 9 indexed citations

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