The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
arena of Physics is based on data
combined from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’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 Physics research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a credible
account of leading scholars from the area of
Physics, created using a detailed
analysis of 166,880 scientists determined
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Physics, over 51178 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Physics
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
examined is set to 70 if
most of their publications are in the area of Physics. The
approval criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the selected area
in addition to the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for including best researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of researchers
assessed for each area od study whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading researchers are
considered into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Since our leading mission is to make sure that only
genuine scientists are listed in
Research.com ranking we believe that raw data are never
meant to be a full means to quantify the
contributions of scientists. Because of that
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
metric defining a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the amount of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on every scholar’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the scientific community. A
detailed explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our objective is to motivate scientists,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Physics
With 58 scientists China ranks in spot 11
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in China is Chinese Academy of Sciences with 9 scholars affiliated with it being listed in the Physics ranking. It is followed by Peking University with 8 scientists. Ranking thirds is Tongji University with 5 scientists.
Prominent researchers ranking in China are affiliated with University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Tongji University, University of Science and Technology of China, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Southeast University, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jiangsu Normal University, Nanjing University.
Professor Xiang Zhang from University of Hong Kong is highlighted as the best scientist in China in our ranking with a D-index of 184. Ranking on the second place in China is Luis C. Ho from Peking University with a D-index of 154. The third spot in China is occupied by Fabio Marchesoni from Tongji University with a D-index of 118.
The average D-index for the top 1% researchers is 184 against an average of 88 for all 58 scholars featured in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Physics for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 1104 against an average of 501 for all 58 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 5% researchers is 109655 against an average of 37429 for all 58 scientists.
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