The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Materials Science relies os data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a reliable
list of leading researchers from the field of
Materials Science, based on a thorough
examination of 166,880 scholars discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Materials Science, over 17130 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
examined is set to 40 if
most of their publications are in the field of Materials Science. The
inclusion criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the selected discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
assessed for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of best scientists are
considered into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
Since our leading aim is to make sure that only
actual scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that numbers are never
meant to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of scholars. Because of that
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
specific field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scientist’s D-index
using information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type open to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our goal is to inspire scientists,
businessmen and decision-makers
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
With 152 scholars Switzerland ranks in spot 14
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in Switzerland is École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with 53 scientists affiliated with it being present in Research.com Materials Science ranking. It is followed by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with 45 researchers. Ranking thirds is École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with 16 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in Switzerland are associated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Paul Scherrer Institute, University of Geneva, University of Zurich, University of Basel, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, RMS Foundation, University of Bern, University of Fribourg.
Professor Michael Grätzel from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is highlighted as the best scientist in Switzerland in our ranking with a D-index of 279. Ranking second in Switzerland is Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with a D-index of 149. The third position in Switzerland is taken by Shaik M. Zakeeruddin from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with a D-index of 149.
The average D-index for the top 1% scholars is 214 in comparison to an average of 66 for all 152 researchers featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Materials Science for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 1063 in comparison to an average of 292 for all 152 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 70360 against an average of 22066 for all 152 scientists.
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