M. Downes

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

M. Downes is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Downes has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. Downes's work include MXene and MAX Phase Materials (8 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (6 papers) and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (6 papers). M. Downes is often cited by papers focused on MXene and MAX Phase Materials (8 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (6 papers) and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (6 papers). M. Downes collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Spain. M. Downes's co-authors include T. Venkatesan, Yury Gogotsi, Christopher E. Shuck, V. Talyansky, Supab Choopun, Keith Jones, R. P. Sharma, R. D. Vispute, Agis A. Iliadis and R. T. Lareau and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. Downes

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene 2024 2026 2025 2024 2024 50 100 150
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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. Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene
    2024 160 citations M. Downes, Christopher E. Shuck et al. Nature Protocols profile →
  2. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectral Library of MXenes
    2024 103 citations Danzhen Zhang, David Bugallo et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Downes United States 15 870 489 360 359 165 22 1.2k
Chengshan Xue China 18 845 1.0× 633 1.3× 525 1.5× 283 0.8× 114 0.7× 105 1.0k
Huizhao Zhuang China 15 670 0.8× 504 1.0× 424 1.2× 211 0.6× 93 0.6× 102 798
M.‐S. Li China 10 594 0.7× 148 0.3× 193 0.5× 231 0.6× 205 1.2× 15 747
Qinsheng Zhu China 16 572 0.7× 415 0.8× 362 1.0× 418 1.2× 115 0.7× 69 948
Jeonghyun Hwang United States 14 822 0.9× 363 0.7× 489 1.4× 403 1.1× 287 1.7× 27 1.2k
C. Önneby United States 7 613 0.7× 276 0.6× 169 0.5× 426 1.2× 264 1.6× 9 973
Simon Hurand France 16 1.3k 1.5× 535 1.1× 246 0.7× 620 1.7× 207 1.3× 36 1.5k
Miryam Arredondo United Kingdom 18 755 0.9× 652 1.3× 198 0.6× 266 0.7× 256 1.6× 50 1.0k
G. Reza Yazdi Sweden 20 830 1.0× 243 0.5× 160 0.4× 636 1.8× 322 2.0× 49 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Downes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Downes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Downes based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M. Downes. M. Downes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anayee, Mark, Ruocun Wang, M. Downes, Stefano Ippolito, & Yury Gogotsi. (2025). Layer-by-layer mechanism of the MAX phase to MXene transformation. Matter. 8(6). 102092–102092. 4 indexed citations
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Downes, M., et al.. (2025). Electrocatalytic Performance of M 5 X 4 MXenes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Small. 21(36). e03947–e03947. 2 indexed citations
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Valurouthu, Geetha, Mikhail Shekhirev, Mark Anayee, et al.. (2024). Screening Conductive MXenes for Lithium Polysulfide Adsorption. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(45). 22 indexed citations
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Rakhmanov, Roman, Stefano Ippolito, M. Downes, et al.. (2024). Influence of MXene Interlayer Spacing on the Interaction with Microwave Radiation. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(18). 22 indexed citations
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Downes, M., Christopher E. Shuck, Ruocun Wang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of Three Isoelemental MXenes and Their Structure–Property Relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(45). 31159–31168. 13 indexed citations
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Downes, M., et al.. (2024). Comprehensive synthesis of Ti3C2Tx from MAX phase to MXene. Nature Protocols. 19(6). 1807–1834. 160 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Danzhen, David Bugallo, Kateryna Shevchuk, et al.. (2024). Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectral Library of MXenes. Chemistry of Materials. 36(17). 8437–8446. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Downes, M., Christopher E. Shuck, Robert W. Lord, et al.. (2023). M 5 X 4 : A Family of MXenes. ACS Nano. 17(17). 17158–17168. 87 indexed citations
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Shreekala, R., M. Rajeswari, Rishi Srivastava, et al.. (2000). Response to “Comment on ‘Ferromagnetism at room temperature in La0.8Ca0.2MnO3 thin films’ ” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 1209 (2000)]. Applied Physics Letters. 76(9). 1210–1210. 1 indexed citations
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Asano, H., S. B. Ogale, Antonio Orozco, et al.. (1999). Pulsed-laser-deposited epitaxial Sr2FeMoO6−y thin films: Positive and negative magnetoresistance regimes. Applied Physics Letters. 74(24). 3696–3698. 80 indexed citations
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Talyansky, V., Supab Choopun, M. Downes, et al.. (1999). Pulsed laser deposition of titanium nitride films on sapphire. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 14(8). 3298–3302. 15 indexed citations
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Shreekala, R., M. Rajeswari, S. P. Pai, et al.. (1999). Improved properties of La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 thin films by addition of silver. Applied Physics Letters. 74(19). 2857–2859. 68 indexed citations
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Chang, Huibin, Chunxiao Gao, Ichiro Takeuchi, et al.. (1998). Combinatorial synthesis and high throughput evaluation of ferroelectric/dielectric thin-film libraries for microwave applications. Applied Physics Letters. 72(17). 2185–2187. 105 indexed citations
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Vispute, R. D., V. Talyansky, R. P. Sharma, et al.. (1998). Advances in pulsed laser deposition of nitrides and their integration with oxides. Applied Surface Science. 127-129. 431–439. 39 indexed citations
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Ogale, Satishchandra, K. Ghosh, J. Y. Gu, et al.. (1998). Influence of 90 MeV oxygen ion induced disorder on the magnetotransport in epitaxial La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 84(11). 6255–6261. 49 indexed citations
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Vispute, R. D., V. Talyansky, Z. Trajanovic, et al.. (1997). Heteroepitaxial Growth Of ZnO Films BY PLD. MRS Proceedings. 474. 1 indexed citations
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Vispute, R. D., V. Talyansky, R. P. Sharma, et al.. (1997). Growth of epitaxial GaN films by pulsed laser deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 71(1). 102–104. 91 indexed citations
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Vispute, R. D., V. Talyansky, Z. Trajanovic, et al.. (1997). High quality crystalline ZnO buffer layers on sapphire (001) by pulsed laser deposition for III–V nitrides. Applied Physics Letters. 70(20). 2735–2737. 193 indexed citations
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Talyansky, V., R. D. Vispute, R. P. Sharma, et al.. (1997). Pulsed Laser Deposition of Gallium Nitride on Sapphire. MRS Proceedings. 468. 3 indexed citations
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Downes, M., et al.. (1991). 14. Future paving bitumen quality requirements. 205–228. 1 indexed citations

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