The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Materials Science is based on data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
collected on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a scientist's
D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes exclusively
publications and citation data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Our best researchers ranking is a reliable
list of leading scientists from the discipline of
Materials Science, created using a thorough
study of 166,880 scholars discovered
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Materials Science, over 11166 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
evaluated is set to 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Materials Science. The
approval factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
proportion of the publications made within the specific
field of study in addition to the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for considering top
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scientists projected for each
discipline whilst making sure that the top 1% of
best scientists are added into the list.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our primary mission is to make sure that only
genuine scholars are included in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to evaluate the
work of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
factor impacting a scientist’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should be a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using each scientist’s D-index
using data collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type available to the scientific community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to motivate researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to investigate where top experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest
number of top scholars in the world is Chinese Academy of Sciences with
316 scholars affiliated with it being present in
the Materials Science ranking.
It is followed by Tsinghua University with
88 researchers.
Ranking thirds is MIT with 81
scientists.
Prominent scientists featured in the world are representing Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Wuhan University of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Cambridge, Drexel University, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Terasaki Foundation, Fudan University.
Professor Zhong Lin Wang from Georgia Institute of Technology is listed as the best scientist in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 299. Ranking second in the world is Yi Cui from Stanford University with a D-index of 261. The third position in the world is occupied by Michael Grätzel from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with a D-index of 260.
The average D-index for the top 3% researchers is 135 in comparison to an average of 59 for all scientists listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published papers in the area of Materials Science for the top 5% of scientists in the ranking is 605 in comparison to an average of 239 for all researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% researchers is 50141 against an average of 16098 for all researchers.
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