The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Materials Science was created using data
derived from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
Show more
The scope of our Materials Science research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
list of leading researchers from the field of
Materials Science, established by means of a meticulous
analysis of 166,880 scientists determined
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Materials Science, over 17130 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for including a scholar to be
evaluated is placed at 40 if
most of their publications are in the area of Materials Science. The
inclusion factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the given field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for including leading researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
projected for each discipline whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading scholars are
added into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
As our main aim is to ensure that only
credible scientists are included in
Research.com ranking we realize that numbers are never
supposed to be an absolute means to assess the
work of researchers. Because of that
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a
metric impacting a scholar’s position in
the ranking, the number of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using each researcher’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
thorough explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our aim is to motivate scholars,
businessmen and administrative bodies
around the world to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
Show more
Key findings for Materials Science
With 456 scholars South Korea ranks in spot 5
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in South Korea is Seoul National University with 54 researchers affiliated with it being features in our Materials Science ranking. It is followed by Seoul National University with 53 scholars. Ranking thirds is Hanyang University with 36 scholars.
Prominent scholars listed in South Korea are representing Dankook University, Kyung Hee University, Jeju National University, Sogang University, Hannam University, Samsung Medical Center, University of Seoul, Yeungnam University, University of Ulsan, Korea Research Institute Chemical Technology.
Professor Rodney S. Ruoff from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology is featured as the best researcher in South Korea in our ranking with a D-index of 173. Ranking on the second place in South Korea is Taeghwan Hyeon from Seoul National University with a D-index of 157. The third spot in South Korea is taken by Yang-Kook Sun from Hanyang University with a D-index of 141.
The average D-index for the top 3% scholars is 118 against an average of 58 for all 456 researchers featured in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Materials Science for the top 3% of scholars in the ranking is 617 in comparison to an average of 289 for all 456 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% researchers is 40301 against an average of 15166 for all 456 scientists.
Useful resources:
