Gogotsi's work (together with P. Simon) on the relations between the structure and capacitive performance of carbon nanomaterials led to a scientific progress in the field and ultimately resulted in the development of a new generation of supercapacitors that facilitate the storage and utilization of electrical energy.

), with the Simon/Gogotsi review in Nature Materials published in 2008 currently being the most cited article (Web of Science) in the electrochemical capacitors (supercapacitors) field.

[citation needed] Gogotsi was a part of the team that discovered a new family of two-dimensional (2D) carbides and nitrides — MXenes[6] that show exceptional potential for energy storage and other applications.

In the Stanford’s list of top 2% researchers in the world across all scientific disciplines,[16] Yury Gogotsi was ranked #53 in 2019 among all living and deceased scientists.

Drexel Nanomaterials Institute); 2002—2007 — Associate Dean of the College of Engineering for Special Projects; 2002—present — Professor of Chemistry (courtesy appointment); 2001—present — Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (courtesy appointment); 2000—present — Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States 2001—2003 — Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering ; 1999—2000 — Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with tenure; 1999—2000 — Assistant Director, UIC Research Resources Center; 1996—1999 — Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Tübingen, Germany 1995—1996 — Research Scientist University of Oslo, Norway 1993—1995 — Research scientist at the Center for Materials Research, NATO/Norwegian Research Council Fellowship Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 1992—1993 — Research scientist, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship University of Karlsruhe, Germany 1990—1992 — Research scientist, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship Institute for Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine 1986—1990 — Research scientist Gogotsi has received many awards and recognitions for his research accomplishments, some of which include: 2021 — MRS-Serbia Award for a Lasting and Outstanding Contribution to Materials Science and Engineering[17] 2021 — Manuel Cardona Lecture, Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia[18] 2021 — Honorary Doctorate, Sumy State University, Ukraine 2021 — ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials[19] 2021 — RASA-America Honorary Life Membership 2020 — ACS Philadelphia Section Award [20] 2020 — George Gamow Award from the Russian-American Science Association (RASA) [21] 2020 — International Ceramics Prize, the highest honor conferred by the World Academy of Ceramics; 2019 — Fellow, European Academy of Sciences;[22] 2019 — Sosman Lecture, American Ceramic Society; 2018 — Clarivate Citations Laureate in physics (Web of Science/Clarivate) – work is deemed to be of Nobel stature;[23] 2018 — The Friendship Award from Chinese government (the highest award for foreigners in P.R.

de l'Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier); 2014 — 2020 – Highly Cited Researcher (Thomson-Reuters) in Materials Science and Chemistry; 2014 — Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship, Materials Research Society Conference; 2013 — Ross Coffin Purdy Award, American Ceramic Society; 2012 — European Carbon Association Award; 2012 — Fellow, Materials Research Society; 2011 — NANOSMAT Prize at the 6th NANOSMAT Conference; 2009 — Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS); 2008 — Fellow, The Electrochemical Society; 2006 — NANO 50 Awards from NASA Tech Briefs Magazine in the Innovator and Technology categories; 2005 — Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation; 2004 — Academician, World Academy of Ceramics; 2003 — R&D 100 Award from R&D magazine (received again in 2009); 2003 — Roland B.