The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Materials Science is based on data
consolidated from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a researcher’s
D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes exclusively
papers and citation data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Materials Science research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a reliable
account of leading researchers from the area of
Materials Science, created using a meticulous
analysis of 166,880 scholars identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Materials Science, more than 17130 researchers were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
considered is placed at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Materials Science. The
approval factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
discipline plus the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for listing top
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
researchers projected for each
area od study whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of
leading scholars are considered into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Since our leading mission is to guarantee that only
actual scientists are mentioned in
our ranking we believe that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to quantify the
work of researchers. For that reason
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the quantity of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
based on every scientist’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type available to the research community. A
detailed definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to inspire scientists,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of leading scholars in the world is Chinese Academy of Sciences with
323 researchers affiliated with it being features in
our Materials Science ranking.
It is followed by Tsinghua University with
103 scholars.
Ranking thirds is Zhejiang University with 86
researchers.
Prominent scholars featured in the world are representing Max Planck Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Wuhan University of Technology, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, University of California, Santa Barbara, Tufts University, Fudan University, University of California, San Diego, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Harvard University.
Professor Zhong Lin Wang from Georgia Institute of Technology is listed as the best scholar in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 283. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Michael Grätzel from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne with a D-index of 279. The third position in the world is occupied by Robert Langer from MIT with a D-index of 273.
The average D-index for the top 3% scholars is 140 in comparison to an average of 62 for all scientists featured in the ranking.
The average number of published papers in the field of Materials Science for the top 3% of scholars in the ranking is 845 in comparison to an average of 297 for all scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scholars is 72876 against an average of 17298 for all researchers.
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