| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 80 | 520 | 493 | 175 | 160 | 283 | 31901 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Karma between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Karma published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2001. 14 of the 376 publications appeared in the last two years.
376 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 376 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Karma sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 283 publications — 72nd percentile
72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 38–47 | 20 | |
| 48–57 | 35 | |
| 58–67 | 96 | |
| 68–77 | 135 | |
| 78–87 | 190 | |
| 88–97 | 259 | |
| 98–107 | 283 | |
| 108–117 | 369 | |
| 118–127 | 341 | |
| 128–137 | 386 | |
| 138–147 | 372 | |
| 148–157 | 457 | |
| 158–167 | 415 | |
| 168–177 | 407 | |
| 178–187 | 421 | |
| 188–197 | 378 | |
| 198–207 | 403 | |
| 208–217 | 317 | |
| 218–227 | 346 | |
| 228–237 | 321 | |
| 238–247 | 260 | |
| 248–257 | 280 | |
| 258–267 | 240 | |
| 268–277 | 214 | |
| 278–287 | 242 | 283 |
| 288–297 | 203 | |
| 298–307 | 166 | |
| 308–317 | 154 | |
| 318–327 | 175 | |
| 328–337 | 159 | |
| 338–347 | 99 | |
| 348–357 | 131 | |
| 358–367 | 106 | |
| 368–377 | 118 | |
| 378–387 | 97 | |
| 388–397 | 108 | |
| 398–407 | 82 | |
| 408–417 | 71 | |
| 418–427 | 64 | |
| 428–437 | 55 | |
| 438–447 | 54 | |
| 448–457 | 60 | |
| 458–467 | 47 | |
| 468–477 | 40 | |
| 478–487 | 30 | |
| 488–497 | 29 | |
| 498–507 | 38 | |
| 508–517 | 40 | |
| 518–527 | 32 | |
| 528–537 | 23 | |
| 538–547 | 28 | |
| 548–557 | 23 | |
| 558–567 | 19 | |
| 568–577 | 16 | |
| 578–587 | 17 | |
| 588–597 | 18 | |
| 598–607 | 22 | |
| 608–617 | 15 | |
| 618–627 | 9 | |
| 628–637 | 11 | |
| 638–647 | 21 | |
| 648–657 | 12 | |
| 658–667 | 9 | |
| 668–677 | 11 | |
| 678–687 | 9 | |
| 688–697 | 6 | |
| 698–707 | 14 | |
| 708–717 | 7 | |
| 718–727 | 8 | |
| 728–737 | 10 | |
| 738–747 | 9 | |
| 748–757 | 5 | |
| 758–767 | 5 | |
| 768–777 | 11 | |
| 778–787 | 7 | |
| 788–797 | 2 | |
| 798–803 | 4 | |
| 804+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Karma sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 59 | |
| 31 | 114 | |
| 32 | 129 | |
| 33 | 189 | |
| 34 | 200 | |
| 35 | 262 | |
| 36 | 311 | |
| 37 | 312 | |
| 38 | 350 | |
| 39 | 385 | |
| 40 | 348 | |
| 41 | 362 | |
| 42 | 426 | |
| 43 | 380 | |
| 44 | 310 | |
| 45 | 341 | |
| 46 | 301 | |
| 47 | 306 | |
| 48 | 271 | |
| 49 | 246 | |
| 50 | 210 | |
| 51 | 253 | |
| 52 | 213 | |
| 53 | 221 | |
| 54 | 195 | |
| 55 | 186 | |
| 56 | 170 | |
| 57 | 167 | |
| 58 | 166 | |
| 59 | 144 | |
| 60 | 152 | |
| 61 | 141 | |
| 62 | 138 | |
| 63 | 131 | |
| 64 | 118 | |
| 65 | 114 | |
| 66 | 119 | |
| 67 | 95 | |
| 68 | 87 | |
| 69 | 77 | |
| 70 | 89 | |
| 71 | 69 | |
| 72 | 54 | |
| 73 | 46 | |
| 74 | 55 | |
| 75 | 54 | |
| 76 | 49 | |
| 77 | 53 | |
| 78 | 46 | |
| 79 | 28 | |
| 80 | 39 | 80 |
| 81 | 36 | |
| 82 | 24 | |
| 83 | 26 | |
| 84 | 36 | |
| 85 | 18 | |
| 86 | 25 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 26 | |
| 89 | 27 | |
| 90 | 23 | |
| 91 | 15 | |
| 92 | 12 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 15 | |
| 95 | 10 | |
| 96 | 13 | |
| 97 | 13 | |
| 98 | 9 | |
| 99 | 7 | |
| 100 | 7 | |
| 101 | 8 | |
| 102 | 7 | |
| 103 | 7 | |
| 104 | 9 | |
| 105 | 6 | |
| 106 | 9 | |
| 107+ | 99 |
Alain Karma is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Molecular Biology, and Mechanical Engineering.
The main topics of their work focus on:
Alain Karma has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent venues include Acta Materialia, Physical review. E, arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Letters, and Nature Communications. Their notable recent publications include:
Frequent co-authors include:
Alain Karma was recognized in 2007 as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for innovative contributions related to nonequilibrium spatially-extended processes. The citation highlights work on the phase-field method for solidification and the role of restitution in the excitable dynamics of cardiac tissue.
Jonah Erlebacher;Jonah Erlebacher;Michael J. Aziz;Alain Karma;Nikolay Dimitrov
W. J. Boettinger;J. A. Warren;C. Beckermann;A. Karma
Alain Karma;Wouter-Jan Rappel
Flavio Fenton;Alain Karma
Alain Karma;Wouter-Jan Rappel
Alain Karma
Blas Echebarria;Roger Folch;Alain Karma;Mathis Plapp
M. Asta;C. Beckermann;A. Karma;W. Kurz
C Beckermann;H.-J Diepers;I Steinbach;A Karma
Alain Karma;David A. Kessler;Herbert Levine
William J. Boettinger;Sam R. Coriell;A L. Greer;A N. Karma
Alain Karma
J. J. Hoyt;Mark Asta;Alain Karma
Tomorr Haxhimali;Alain Karma;Frédéric Gonzales;Michel Rappaz
Aman Mahajan;Yohannes Shiferaw;Daisuke Sato;Ali Baher
J.J. Hoyt;Mark Asta;Alain Karma
D. Y. Sun;M. I. Mendelev;C. A. Becker;K. Kudin
Vincent Hakim;Alain Karma
Mari A. Watanabe M.D.;Flavio H. Fenton;Steven J. Evans;Harold M. Hastings
James N. Weiss;Zhilin Qu;Peng Sheng Chen;Shien Fong Lin
M. Schwarz;A. Karma;K. Eckler;D. M. Herlach
X. Tong;C. Beckermann;A. Karma;Q. Li
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