M. Varela

14.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
292 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

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M. Varela is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Varela has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Materials Chemistry, 123 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 98 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in M. Varela's work include Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (94 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (91 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (60 papers). M. Varela is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (94 papers), Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (91 papers) and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (60 papers). M. Varela collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and France. M. Varela's co-authors include Stephen J. Pennycook, J. Santamarı́a, C. León, Z. Sefrioui, S. J. Pennycook, Jaume Gàzquez, Mark P. Oxley, Gonzalo Abellán, Sokrates T. Pantelides and Andrew R. Lupini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

M. Varela

285 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Colossal Ionic Conductivity at Interfaces of Epitaxial ZrO ₂ :Y ₂ O ₃ /SrTiO ₃ Heterostructures

2008 630 citations A. Rivera, M. Varela et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
M. Varela	6.8k	4.8k	3.4k	2.6k	1.4k	292	11.1k
A. Schöll	4.6k 0.7×	5.4k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	5.3k 3.8×	247	11.5k
Marta D. Rossell	8.5k 1.2×	4.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	4.2k 1.6×	1.8k 1.3×	175	12.7k
Haimei Zheng	15.4k 2.3×	11.3k 2.4×	2.0k 0.6×	7.9k 3.1×	1.5k 1.1×	232	23.3k
Pu Yu	11.4k 1.7×	8.0k 1.7×	1.9k 0.6×	4.4k 1.7×	1.5k 1.1×	211	14.9k
Alexandre Gloter	6.1k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	683 0.2×	2.0k 0.8×	973 0.7×	181	8.9k
E. Snoeck	5.9k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	2.6k 1.0×	3.0k 2.1×	182	9.5k
Elke Arenholz	5.9k 0.9×	6.4k 1.3×	3.6k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	4.4k 3.2×	351	11.6k
Gerhard H. Fecher	7.8k 1.1×	8.9k 1.9×	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	3.5k 2.5×	250	12.3k
S. S. Dhesi	2.5k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	3.5k 2.5×	216	6.6k
Quentin M. Ramasse	6.9k 1.0×	2.2k 0.5×	678 0.2×	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	333	10.2k

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Martinez, Esteban A., N. Biškup, Ángel Orte, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and in-depth interfacial characterization of 2D electron gases formed in Si3N4/Al//KTaO3 heterostructures. Applied Surface Science. 689. 162499–162499. 1 indexed citations

Guerrero, R., José Manuel Díez, Alberto Anadón, et al.. (2025). Tuning work function in graphene by thermally assisted ferromagnetic metal intercalation. Applied Surface Science. 708. 163733–163733.

Ruiz‐Gómez, Sandra, Claas Abert, Sabri Koraltan, et al.. (2025). Tailoring the energy landscape of a bloch point domain wall with curvature. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7422–7422. 3 indexed citations

Ajejas, Fernando, et al.. (2025). In situ visualization of chemical interdiffusion phenomena in ultrathin graphene intercalated Co/Pt heterostructures for spintronics. Physical Review Materials. 9(6).

Lucherelli, Matteo Andrea, Víctor Oestreicher, Martín Mizrahi, et al.. (2024). Interplay between the oxidation process and cytotoxic effects of antimonene nanomaterials. Nanoscale. 16(20). 9754–9769. 3 indexed citations

Granados‐Miralles, Cecilia, et al.. (2024). Modulating the magnetic properties of Fe3C/C encapsulated core/shell nanoparticles for potential prospects in biomedicine. Materials Today Chemistry. 39. 102143–102143. 2 indexed citations

Revenga‐Parra, Mónica, Cristina Gutiérrez‐Sánchez, Diego A. Aldave, et al.. (2022). Preparation of high-quality few-layers bismuthene hexagons. Applied Materials Today. 26. 101360–101360. 15 indexed citations

Varela, M., Marta Estrader, Alberto López‐Ortega, et al.. (2021). Direct Evidence of a Graded Magnetic Interface in Bimagnetic Core/Shell Nanoparticles Using Electron Magnetic Circular Dichroism (EMCD). Nano Letters. 21(16). 6923–6930. 13 indexed citations

Anadón, Alberto, R. Guerrero, Fernando Ajejas, et al.. (2021). Engineering the spin conversion in graphene monolayer epitaxial structures. APL Materials. 9(6). 13 indexed citations

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Grisolia, Mathieu N., Gabriel Sánchez‐Santolino, Julien Varignon, et al.. (2021). X-ray absorption and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism in bulk and thin films of ferrimagnetic GdTiO3. Physical Review Materials. 5(1). 4 indexed citations

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Estandía, Saúl, Jaume Gàzquez, M. Varela, et al.. (2021). Critical effect of the bottom electrode on the ferroelectricity of epitaxial Hf_0.5Zr_0.5O₂thin films. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(10). 3486–3492. 36 indexed citations

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Tornos, J., V. Rouco, Juan I. Beltrán, et al.. (2020). Controlled Sign Reversal of Electroresistance in Oxide Tunnel Junctions by Electrochemical-Ferroelectric Coupling. Physical Review Letters. 125(26). 266802–266802. 15 indexed citations

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Romero, Jorge, M. Varela, Mhamed Assebban, et al.. (2020). Insights into the formation of metal carbon nanocomposites for energy storage using hybrid NiFe layered double hydroxides as precursors. Chemical Science. 11(29). 7626–7633. 15 indexed citations

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Rouco, V., Anke Sander, J. Grandal, et al.. (2020). Quasiparticle tunnel electroresistance in superconducting junctions. Nature Communications. 11(1). 658–658. 26 indexed citations

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Ajejas, Fernando, R. Guerrero, Alberto Anadón, et al.. (2018). Unraveling Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction and Chiral Nature of Graphene/Cobalt Interface. Nano Letters. 18(9). 5364–5372. 63 indexed citations

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Gómez, Andrés, José Manuel Vila‐Fungueiriño, Guillaume Saint‐Girons, et al.. (2017). Semiconducting Films: Electric and Mechanical Switching of Ferroelectric and Resistive States in Semiconducting BaTiO_3–_δ Films on Silicon (Small 39/2017). Small. 13(39).

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Tian, Bobo, Pavan Nukala, Mohamed Ben Hassine, et al.. (2017). Interfacial memristors in Al–LaNiO₃heterostructures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(26). 16960–16968. 5 indexed citations

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Torruella, Pau, Lluís López‐Conesa, María Vila, et al.. (2017). Assessing Oxygen Vacancies in Bismuth Oxide through EELS Measurements and DFT Simulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(44). 24809–24815. 29 indexed citations

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Grisolía, Maricarmen, Julien Varignon, Gabriel Sánchez‐Santolino, et al.. (2016). Hybridization-controlled charge transfer and induced magnetism at correlated oxide interfaces. Nature Physics. 12(5). 484–492. 124 indexed citations

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Lorenzo, Henrique, Pedro Arias, Julia Armesto, et al.. (2012). TEN YEARS OF APPLYING GEOMATICS TO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING IN SPAIN: A REVIEW. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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