Martín-Palma has received young scientist awards from the Materials Research Society, European Materials Research Society, and Spanish Society of Materials in recognition for his research on nanostructured materials.
He has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal publications. Additionally he has co-authored three books on nanotechnology, 13 book chapters, and co-edited a book. Moreover, he has chaired several international conferences in the broad fields of nanoscience and engineered biomimicry. Martín-Palma is a Fellow of SPIE and a member of the American Physical Society.
He serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Nanophotonics and Frontiers in Bionics and Biomimetics. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of Open Material Sciences and a member of the editorial Board of Frontiers in Optics and Photonics.