The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Materials Science relies os 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
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Our best researchers ranking is a credible
list of leading scholars from the area of
Materials Science, based on a meticulous
analysis of 166,880 scientists discovered
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Materials Science, as many as 11166 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
examined is established at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Materials Science. The
acceptance criteria for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the selected area
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of scientists
assessed for each discipline whilst
ensuring 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.
Additional verification methods
Since our primary mission is to ensure that only
genuine scientists are mentioned in
our ranking we are aware that numbers are never
supposed to be a complete means to quantify the
work of researchers. Because of that
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
element impacting a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the quantity of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using every researcher’s D-index
using metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the scientific community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our mission is to inspire scholars,
businessmen and decision-makers
around the world to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
With 46 scientists Austria ranks in spot 21
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Austria is University of Vienna with 9 scientists affiliated with it being present in Research.com Materials Science ranking. It is followed by Johannes Kepler University of Linz with 8 researchers. Ranking thirds is Austrian Institute of Technology with 8 scientists.
Prominent scientists present in Austria are representing Austrian Institute of Technology, University of Vienna, University of Leoben, Austrian Academy of Sciences, TU Wien, Graz University of Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, University of Graz, Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
Professor Jürgen Eckert from University of Leoben is featured as the best researcher in Austria in our ranking with a D-index of 110. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Austria is Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci from Johannes Kepler University of Linz with a D-index of 106. The third spot in Austria is taken by Wolfgang Knoll from Austrian Institute of Technology with a D-index of 104.
The average D-index for the top 10% scholars is 95 in comparison to an average of 58 for all 46 scholars listed in our ranking.
The average number of published papers in the discipline of Materials Science for the top 10% of scientists in the ranking is 645 against an average of 260 for all 46 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 3% researchers is 58243 against an average of 14704 for all 46 scientists.
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