Michael M. Thackeray

25.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
184 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Michael M. Thackeray is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael M. Thackeray has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 40 papers in Automotive Engineering and 40 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael M. Thackeray's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (155 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (119 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (40 papers). Michael M. Thackeray is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (155 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (119 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (40 papers). Michael M. Thackeray collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Sweden. Michael M. Thackeray's co-authors include Christopher S. Johnson, John T. Vaughey, Christopher Wolverton, E. D. Isaacs, R. Benedek, S.A. Hackney, Sun‐Ho Kang, Rosalind J. Gummow, Khalil Amine and Jason R. Croy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael M. Thackeray

179 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Electrical energy storage ... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2012 2007 2006 1997 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Electrical energy storage for transportation—approaching the limits of, and going beyond, lithium-ion batteries
    2012 2.2k citations Michael M. Thackeray, Christopher Wolverton et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  2. Li2MnO3-stabilized LiMO2 (M = Mn, Ni, Co) electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
    2007 1.9k citations Michael M. Thackeray, Christopher S. Johnson et al. profile →
  3. Demonstrating Oxygen Loss and Associated Structural Reorganization in the Lithium Battery Cathode Li[Ni0.2Li0.2Mn0.6]O2
    2006 1.5k citations A. Robert Armstrong, Michael Holzapfel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Manganese oxides for lithium batteries
    1997 1.3k citations Michael M. Thackeray profile →
  5. Advances in manganese-oxide ‘composite’ electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
    2005 997 citations Michael M. Thackeray, Christopher S. Johnson et al. profile →
  6. The significance of the Li2MnO3 component in ‘composite’ xLi2MnO3·(1−x)LiMn0.5Ni0.5O2 electrodes
    2004 685 citations Christopher S. Johnson, John T. Vaughey et al. profile →
  7. Synthesis, Characterization and Electrochemistry of Lithium Battery Electrodes: xLi2MnO3·(1 − x)LiMn0.333Ni0.333Co0.333O2 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.7)
    2008 620 citations Christopher S. Johnson, John T. Vaughey et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  8. Spinel Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    1994 567 citations Michael M. Thackeray et al. Journal of The Electrochemical Society profile →
  9. Structural Considerations of Layered and Spinel Lithiated Oxides for Lithium Ion Batteries
    1995 427 citations Michael M. Thackeray Journal of The Electrochemical Society profile →
  10. Structural characterization of the lithiated iron oxides LixFe3O4 and LixFe2O3 (0<x<2)
    1982 345 citations Michael M. Thackeray, John B. Goodenough et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael M. Thackeray United States 71 21.5k 7.6k 6.7k 4.8k 3.4k 184 22.8k
Kristina Edström Sweden 74 18.5k 0.9× 4.3k 0.6× 8.7k 1.3× 2.3k 0.5× 2.9k 0.8× 328 20.4k
John T. Vaughey United States 66 14.3k 0.7× 4.8k 0.6× 4.2k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 192 15.8k
Christian Masquelier France 67 17.7k 0.8× 3.8k 0.5× 5.3k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 4.4k 1.3× 196 19.4k
Shinichi Komaba Japan 84 33.7k 1.6× 10.8k 1.4× 9.0k 1.3× 4.8k 1.0× 5.5k 1.6× 342 35.2k
Zonghai Chen United States 77 19.5k 0.9× 5.4k 0.7× 7.9k 1.2× 2.4k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 207 20.7k
Stéphane Laruelle France 48 16.2k 0.8× 6.5k 0.9× 5.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 4.4k 1.3× 92 18.1k
Zhaoxiang Wang China 78 17.9k 0.8× 6.7k 0.9× 5.1k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 5.1k 1.5× 264 20.3k
Dominique Guyomard France 62 13.4k 0.6× 4.3k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 272 15.0k
Atsuo Yamada Japan 90 27.8k 1.3× 6.3k 0.8× 9.5k 1.4× 3.4k 0.7× 6.2k 1.8× 299 30.6k
Won‐Sub Yoon South Korea 66 14.5k 0.7× 5.8k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 2.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 292 16.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thackeray, Michael M., Anh Vu, Adam Tornheim, et al.. (2025). Recent Developments in Lithium-Manganese-Nickel Oxide Electrochemistry: The Alchemy of LiMn0.5Ni0.5O2. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 172(5). 50503–50503. 1 indexed citations
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Tornheim, Adam, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the Structure and Composition of Li4Mn2O4.5 (Li2O·Li0.667Mn1.333O2) Electrodes for Lithium Batteries Using a High-Temperature Synthesis Approach. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 171(9). 90533–90533. 1 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M.. (2023). Lithium-oxygen (AIR) electrochemical cells and batteries. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).
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Ku, Kyojin, Jinhyup Han, Linze Li, et al.. (2023). LT-LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2: A Partially-Disordered, Composite Rock Salt Cathode Prepared by Flame Spray Pyrolysis for Li-Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 170(5). 50511–50511. 4 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M., et al.. (2022). Review–From LiMn 2 O 4 to Partially-Disordered Li 2 MnNiO 4 : The Evolution of Lithiated-Spinel Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(2). 20535–20535. 22 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M. & Khalil Amine. (2021). LiMn2O4 spinel and substituted cathodes. Nature Energy. 6(5). 566–566. 126 indexed citations
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Gim, Jihyeon, Linze Li, Chongmin Wang, et al.. (2021). LT-LiMn 0.5 Ni 0.5 O 2 : a unique co-free cathode for high energy Li-ion cells. Chemical Communications. 57(84). 11009–11012. 14 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M. & Khalil Amine. (2021). Li4Ti5O12 spinel anodes. Nature Energy. 6(6). 683–683. 97 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M. & Khalil Amine. (2021). Layered Li–Ni–Mn–Co oxide cathodes. Nature Energy. 6(9). 933–933. 110 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M.. (2020). Exploiting the Spinel Structure for Li‐ion Battery Applications: A Tribute to John B. Goodenough. Advanced Energy Materials. 11(2). 74 indexed citations
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Lee, Eungje, Bob Jin Kwon, Fulya Doğan, et al.. (2019). Lithiated Spinel LiCo1–xAlxO2 as a Stable Zero-Strain Cathode. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2(9). 6170–6175. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Liang, Fernando C. Castro, Joong Sun Park, et al.. (2019). Probing Electrochemically Induced Structural Evolution and Oxygen Redox Reactions in Layered Lithium Iridate. Chemistry of Materials. 31(12). 4341–4352. 33 indexed citations
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Kim, Soo, Vinay I. Hegde, Zhenpeng Yao, et al.. (2018). First-Principles Study of Lithium Cobalt Spinel Oxides: Correlating Structure and Electrochemistry. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(16). 13479–13490. 35 indexed citations
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Kim, Soo, Muratahan Aykol, Vinay I. Hegde, et al.. (2017). Material design of high-capacity Li-rich layered-oxide electrodes: Li2MnO3 and beyond. Energy & Environmental Science. 10(10). 2201–2211. 92 indexed citations
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Thackeray, Michael M.. (2011). Twenty Golden Years of Battery R&D at CSIR,1974-1994. South African Journal of Chemistry. 64(1). 61–66. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Kang & Michael M. Thackeray. (2008). Stabilization of xLi[sub 2]MnO[sub 3]⋅(1−x)LiMO[sub 2] Electrode Surfaces (M=Mn, Ni, Co) with Mildly Acidic, Fluorinated Solutions. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 155(4). A269–A269. 87 indexed citations
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Morcrette, Mathieu, Dominique Larcher, Jean‐Marie Tarascon, et al.. (2007). Influence of electrode microstructure on the reactivity of Cu2Sb with lithium. Electrochimica Acta. 52(17). 5339–5345. 72 indexed citations
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Armstrong, A. Robert, Michael Holzapfel, Petr Novák, et al.. (2006). Demonstrating Oxygen Loss and Associated Structural Reorganization in the Lithium Battery Cathode Li[Ni0.2Li0.2Mn0.6]O2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(26). 8694–8698. 1474 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thackeray, Michael M., M.F. Mansuetto, & Christopher S. Johnson. (1996). Thermal Stability of Li4Mn5O12Electrodes for Lithium Batteries. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 125(2). 274–277. 37 indexed citations
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Goodenough, John B., et al.. (1983). The Crystal structure of Li2 Mn O2. 20. 636–642. 1 indexed citations

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