Alan Heeger Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Alan Heeger's h-index is 239 (1179 i10-index, 287,899+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of September 2026. Alan Heeger is affiliated with Professor of Physics, Professor of Materials, University of California Santa Barbara.
Alan Heeger is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Physics, Professor of Materials, University of California Santa Barbara, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 287,899 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Alan Heeger's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 239
- i10-Index
- 1179
- Total Citations
- 287,899
- Citing Countries
- 59
As of September 2026.
Alan Heeger has an h-index of 239 and 287,899 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 59 countries.
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Polymer photovoltaic cells: enhanced efficiencies via a network of internal donor-acceptor heterojunctions
199513,722
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About Alan Heeger's research
Alan Heeger is a researcher at Professor of Physics, Professor of Materials, University of California Santa Barbara. Their work has been cited 287,899 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 239), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Polymer photovoltaic cells: enhanced efficiencies via a network of internal donor-acceptor heterojunctions” (1995), has accumulated 13,722 citations. Other influential works include “Solitons in polyacetylene” (1979) with 8,894 citations and “Design rules for donors in bulk‐heterojunction solar cells—Towards 10% energy‐conversion efficiency” (2006) with 6,385 citations.
Citations of Alan Heeger's research come primarily from China, United States and South Korea, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











