Koratkar was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the field of nanoscale science and technology and the use of nanoscale materials in composites and energy storage devices. Koratkar was recognized by the Division of Materials Physics “For his distinguished contributions to nanoscale science and technology, including the discovery of partial van der Waals transparency in graphene, and pioneering the use of nanostructured materials in composites and energy storage devices.” Koratkar has co-authored more than 240 archival journal papers, including over a dozen papers in Nature, Science, Nature Materials, Nature Reviews Materials, Nature Communications, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.