M. Saïful Islam

17.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
135 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

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M. Saïful Islam is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Saïful Islam has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Materials Chemistry, 79 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 37 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in M. Saïful Islam's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (52 papers), Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (45 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (45 papers). M. Saïful Islam is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (52 papers), Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (45 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (45 papers). M. Saïful Islam collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. M. Saïful Islam's co-authors include Craig A. J. Fisher, Peter R. Slater, Christian Masquelier, James A. Dawson, Theodosios Famprikis, Pieremanuele Canepa, Christopher Eames, Peter G. Bruce, Emma Kendrick and D. Driscoll and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

M. Saïful Islam

135 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fundamentals of inorganic solid-state electrolytes for batteries

2019 1.9k citations James A. Dawson, M. Saïful Islam et al. Nature Materials profile →
Atomic-Scale Investigation of Defects, Dopants, and Lithium Transport in the LiFePO₄ Olivine-Type Battery Material

2005 995 citations M. Saïful Islam, Craig A. J. Fisher et al. profile →
Lithium and sodium battery cathode materials: computational insights into voltage, diffusion and nanostructural properties

2013 939 citations M. Saïful Islam, Craig A. J. Fisher Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Ion Intercalation into Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Carbides: Global Screening for New High-Capacity Battery Materials

2014 593 citations Christopher Eames, M. Saïful Islam profile →
Lithium Battery Materials LiMPO₄ (M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni): Insights into Defect Association, Transport Mechanisms, and Doping Behavior

2008 493 citations Craig A. J. Fisher, M. Saïful Islam et al. profile →
Degradation mechanism of hybrid tin-based perovskite solar cells and the critical role of tin (IV) iodide

2021 384 citations Luis Lanzetta, Thomas Webb et al. Nature Communications profile →
Bandgap-universal passivation enables stable perovskite solar cells with low photovoltage loss

2024 85 citations Yen‐Hung Lin, Vikram Vikram et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Saïful Islam United Kingdom	63	10.8k	7.1k	3.2k	2.5k	1.6k	135	14.8k
Gwenaëlle Rousse France	54	11.4k 1.1×	3.0k 0.4×	3.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	203	13.5k
W. Weppner Germany	51	13.1k 1.2×	6.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	3.5k 1.4×	929 0.6×	218	15.6k
Christian Masquelier France	67	17.7k 1.6×	4.4k 0.6×	3.8k 1.2×	5.3k 2.2×	3.0k 1.9×	196	19.4k
Wei‐Qiang Han China	64	7.3k 0.7×	7.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	676 0.4×	216	13.2k
John T. Vaughey United States	66	14.3k 1.3×	2.8k 0.4×	4.8k 1.5×	4.2k 1.7×	2.9k 1.8×	192	15.8k
Chuying Ouyang China	57	9.7k 0.9×	5.0k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	291	12.2k
Ryoji Kanno Japan	75	19.1k 1.8×	8.0k 1.1×	4.7k 1.5×	6.5k 2.6×	1.9k 1.2×	453	23.4k
Dong‐Liang Peng China	66	10.7k 1.0×	5.3k 0.7×	4.9k 1.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	341	14.8k
Yoshiharu Uchimoto Japan	54	9.2k 0.9×	3.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	2.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	455	11.2k
J.‐M. Tarascon France	51	8.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.3×	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	83	10.2k

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Islam, M. Saïful, et al.. (2025). Understanding solid-state battery electrolytes using atomistic modelling and machine learning. Nature Reviews Materials. 10(8). 566–583. 13 indexed citations

Poletayev, Andrey D., Matthias C. Hoffmann, James A. Dawson, et al.. (2024). The persistence of memory in ionic conduction probed by nonlinear optics. Nature. 625(7996). 691–696. 14 indexed citations

Dong, Bo, Andrey D. Poletayev, Jonathon Cottom, et al.. (2024). Effects of sulfate modification of stoichiometric and lithium-rich LiNiO₂ cathode materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(19). 11390–11402. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Yen‐Hung, Vikram Vikram, Fengning Yang, et al.. (2024). Bandgap-universal passivation enables stable perovskite solar cells with low photovoltage loss. Science. 384(6697). 767–775. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Ran, Nourdine Zibouche, Xuelian Wang, et al.. (2023). Improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells using π-conjugated aromatic additives with differing hydrophobicities. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(6). 2646–2657. 55 indexed citations

Dey, Krishanu, Samuel R. Pering, Bart Roose, et al.. (2023). Substitution of lead with tin suppresses ionic transport in halide perovskite optoelectronics. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(2). 760–769. 55 indexed citations

Coles, Samuel W., Harry S. Geddes, Samuel G. Booth, et al.. (2023). Anion-polarisation-directed short-range-order in antiperovskite Li₂FeSO. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(24). 13016–13026. 7 indexed citations

Lanzetta, Luis, Thomas Webb, Nourdine Zibouche, et al.. (2021). Degradation mechanism of hybrid tin-based perovskite solar cells and the critical role of tin (IV) iodide. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2853–2853. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

Mercer, Michael P., Arihant Bhandari, Chao Peng, et al.. (2021). Pushing the boundaries of lithium battery research with atomistic modelling on different scales. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 4(1). 12002–12002. 21 indexed citations

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Purton, John A., et al.. (2020). Quantifying the impact of disorder on Li-ion and Na-ion transport in perovskite titanate solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(37). 19603–19611. 27 indexed citations

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Benedek, Peter, Nuri Yazdani, Hungru Chen, et al.. (2019). Surface phonons of lithium ion battery active materials. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 3(2). 508–513. 23 indexed citations

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Pering, Samuel R., Wentao Deng, Joel Troughton, et al.. (2017). Azetidinium lead iodide for perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(39). 20658–20665. 62 indexed citations

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Islam, M. Saïful & Craig A. J. Fisher. (2013). Lithium and sodium battery cathode materials: computational insights into voltage, diffusion and nanostructural properties. Chemical Society Reviews. 43(1). 185–204. 939 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schroeder, Melanie, et al.. (2013). LixFeF6 (x = 2, 3, 4) battery materials: structural, electronic and lithium diffusion properties. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(47). 20473–20473. 19 indexed citations

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Armstrong, A. Robert, Christopher Lyness, Pooja M. Panchmatia, M. Saïful Islam, & Peter G. Bruce. (2011). The lithium intercalation process in the low-voltage lithium battery anode Li1+xV1−xO2. Nature Materials. 10(3). 223–229. 261 indexed citations

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Panchmatia, Pooja M., Alodia Orera, Gregory J. Rees, et al.. (2011). Oxygen Defects and Novel Transport Mechanisms in Apatite Ionic Conductors: Combined ¹⁷O NMR and Modeling Studies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(40). 9328–9333. 58 indexed citations

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Malavasi, Lorenzo, Alodia Orera, Peter R. Slater, et al.. (2010). Local structure investigation of oxide ion and proton defects in Ge-apatites by pair distribution function analysis. Chemical Communications. 47(1). 250–252. 11 indexed citations

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Kendrick, Emma, John Kendrick, Kevin S. Knight, M. Saïful Islam, & Peter R. Slater. (2007). Cooperative mechanisms of fast-ion conduction in gallium-based oxides with tetrahedral moieties. Nature Materials. 6(11). 871–875. 182 indexed citations

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Kendrick, Emma, Jonathan E.H. Sansom, Julian R. Tolchard, M. Saïful Islam, & Peter R. Slater. (2006). Neutron diffraction and atomistic simulation studies of Mg doped apatite-type oxide ion conductors. Faraday Discussions. 134. 181–194. 56 indexed citations

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Islam, M. Saïful, et al.. (2004). Doping and defect association in AZrO3(A = Ca, Ba) and LaMO3(M = Sc, Ga) perovskite-type ionic conductors. Dalton Transactions. 3061–3061. 111 indexed citations

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