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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4811 4655 1276 1197 257 18278
Chemistry 68 6454 5854 1958 1625 256 18321

Bryan S. Pivovar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bryan S. Pivovar between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bryan S. Pivovar published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2007. 16 of the 279 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2007. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 7 publications
1999 2025

279 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bryan S. Pivovar: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 3
2003 2
2004 4
2005 8
2006 8
2007 20
2008 13
2009 2
2010 20
2011 9
2012 17
2013 12
2014 12
2015 13
2016 18
2017 15
2018 19
2019 17
2020 13
2021 17
2022 13
2023 5
2024 9
2025 7
Total 279
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Bryan S. Pivovar publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan S. Pivovar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 250–269 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 257 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726 257
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Bryan S. Pivovar D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bryan S. Pivovar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 68
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Bryan S. Pivovar is a researcher affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and energy, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, energy engineering and power technology, biomedical engineering, and pollution.

The scientist has extensively published work in topics related to fuel cells and related materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, hybrid renewable energy systems, advanced battery technologies research, membrane-based ion separation techniques, energy and environment impacts, and advancements in battery materials.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • The Electrochemical Society Interface
  • Energy Conversion and Management

Frequent co-authors of Bryan S. Pivovar are:

  • Shaun M Alia
  • Ami C. Yang-Neyerlin
  • Elliot Padgett
  • Mark Ruth
  • Alex Badgett

Notable recent publications include:

  • Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies, 2022, published in Chemical Reviews
  • Challenges and opportunities in decarbonizing the U.S. energy system, 2022, published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Methods identifying cost reduction potential for water electrolysis systems, 2021, published in Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • Discovering and Demonstrating a Novel High-Performing 2D-Patterned Electrode for Proton-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Devices, 2022, published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Bipolar membrane polarization behavior with systematically varied interfacial areas in the junction region, 2020, published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Best Publications

  • Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation.

    Rodney Borup;Jeremy Meyers;Bryan Pivovar;Yu Seung Kim

  • Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies.

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  • Pervaporation membranes in direct methanol fuel cells

    Bryan S. Pivovar;Yuxin Wang;Edward L Cussler

  • The Chemical and Structural Nature of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Properties

    M. A. Hickner;B. S. Pivovar

  • Mechanism of Tetraalkylammonium Headgroup Degradation in Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes

    Shaji Chempath;Brian R. Einsla;Lawrence R. Pratt;Clay S. Macomber

  • Oxygen Reduction Reaction Measurements on Platinum Electrocatalysts Utilizing Rotating Disk Electrode Technique I. Impact of Impurities, Measurement Protocols and Applied Corrections

    Kazuma Shinozaki;Kazuma Shinozaki;Kazuma Shinozaki;Jason W. Zack;Ryan M. Richards;Bryan S. Pivovar

  • Perspectives on Low-Temperature Electrolysis and Potential for Renewable Hydrogen at Scale

    Katherine Ayers;Nemanja Danilovic;Ryan Ouimet;Marcelo Carmo

  • Hydrogen at Scale (H2@Scale): Key to a Clean, Economic, and Sustainable Energy System

    Bryan Pivovar;Neha Rustagi;Sunita Satyapal

  • A Roadmap to Low-Cost Hydrogen with Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers.

    Reza Abbasi;Brian P. Setzler;Saisai Lin;Junhua Wang

  • Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymer proton exchange membranes: composition and morphology effects on the methanol permeability

    Yu Seung Kim;Michael A. Hickner;Limin Dong;Bryan S. Pivovar

  • Beyond catalysis and membranes: visualizing and solving the challenge of electrode water accumulation and flooding in AEMFCs

    Travis J. Omasta;Travis J. Omasta;Andrew M. Park;Jacob M. LaManna;Yufeng Zhang

  • Oxygen Reduction Reaction Measurements on Platinum Electrocatalysts Utilizing Rotating Disk Electrode Technique II. Influence of Ink Formulation, Catalyst Layer Uniformity and Thickness

    Kazuma Shinozaki;Kazuma Shinozaki;Kazuma Shinozaki;Jason W. Zack;Svitlana Pylypenko;Svitlana Pylypenko;Bryan S. Pivovar

  • Manufacturing Cost Analysis for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers

    Ahmad T Mayyas;Mark F Ruth;Bryan S Pivovar;Guido Bender

  • Density Functional Theory Study of Degradation of Tetraalkylammonium Hydroxides

    Shaji Chempath;James M. Boncella;Lawrence R. Pratt;Neil Henson

  • Structure–property–performance relationships of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s as a polymer electrolyte for fuel cell applications

    Yu Seung Kim;Brian Einsla;Mehmet Sankir;William Harrison

  • Toward Improved Conductivity of Sulfonated Aromatic Proton Exchange Membranes at Low Relative Humidity

    Melinda L. Einsla;Yu Seung Kim;Marilyn Hawley;Hae-Seung Lee

  • Sulfonated naphthalene dianhydride based polyimide copolymers for proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells: II. Membrane properties and fuel cell performance

    Brian R. Einsla;Yu Seung Kim;Michael A. Hickner;Young-Taik Hong

  • Composite Poly(norbornene) Anion Conducting Membranes for Achieving Durability, Water Management and High Power (3.4 W/cm2) in Hydrogen/Oxygen Alkaline Fuel Cells

    Garrett Huang;Mrinmay Mandal;Xiong Peng;Ami C. Yang-Neyerlin

  • Hydroxide Degradation Pathways for Substituted Trimethylammonium Cations: A DFT Study

    Hai Long;Kwiseon Kim;Bryan S. Pivovar

  • Activity and Durability of Iridium Nanoparticles in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Shaun M. Alia;Brian Rasimick;Chilan Ngo;K. C. Neyerlin

  • Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance of Disulfonated Poly(arylene ether benzonitrile) Copolymers

    Yu Seung Kim;Michael J. Sumner;William L. Harrison;Judy S. Riffle

Frequent Co-Authors

Svitlana Pylypenko
Svitlana Pylypenko Colorado School of Mines
Kenneth C. Neyerlin
Kenneth C. Neyerlin National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Yu Seung Kim
Yu Seung Kim Los Alamos National Laboratory
Guido Bender
Guido Bender National Renewable Energy Laboratory
David A. Cullen
David A. Cullen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Andrew M. Herring
Andrew M. Herring Colorado School of Mines
Michael D. Guiver
Michael D. Guiver Tianjin University
James E. McGrath
James E. McGrath Virginia Tech
Ryan O'Hayre
Ryan O'Hayre Colorado School of Mines
Ryan M. Richards
Ryan M. Richards Colorado School of Mines

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