The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
arena of Materials Science was created using data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading scientists from the field of
Materials Science, based on a thorough
study of 166,880 researchers determined
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Materials Science, as many as 17130 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
considered is established at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Materials Science. The
acceptance requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the publications made within the specific discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing leading scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of researchers
estimated for each discipline whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading researchers are
added into the list. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Since our primary mission is to guarantee that only
genuine researchers are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that numbers are never
meant to be an absolute tool to assess the
contributions of researchers. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. While it’s not a
factor impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scholar’s D-index
according to information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
comprehensive overview of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire scientists,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
around the world to explore where leading experts are heading
and to give a way for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
With 2576 scientists United States ranks in spot 1
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scholars in United States is MIT with 84 scientists affiliated with it being features in the Materials Science ranking. It is followed by MIT with 77 researchers. Ranking thirds is Harvard University with 61 scientists.
Prominent researchers present in United States are affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University, University of California, Santa Barbara, Tufts University, University of California, San Diego, Harvard University, Rice University, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, University of Notre Dame, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Arizona.
Professor Zhong Lin Wang from Georgia Institute of Technology is featured as the best researcher in United States in our ranking with a D-index of 283. Ranking on spot no. 2 in United States is Robert Langer from MIT with a D-index of 273. The third spot in United States is taken by George M. Whitesides from Harvard University with a D-index of 260.
The average D-index for the top 1% scientists is 197 against an average of 66 for all 2576 scientists included in the ranking.
The average number of published papers in the discipline of Materials Science for the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 1043 against an average of 301 for all 2576 scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 5% researchers is 96525 against an average of 21288 for all 2576 scholars.
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