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 Chris Leighton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 421 publications — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Chris Leighton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile
65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Chris Leighton is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
The scientist's work covers multiple topics such as:
Leighton has contributed extensively to several publication venues. The most frequent venues for their publications include:
Among their recent published papers are:
Frequent collaborators of Leighton include:
Leighton's professional recognitions include being named an IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to the understanding of magnetic oxides, interfaces, and nanostructures.
In 2012, they were also designated a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), acknowledged for creative contributions to the fundamental understanding of the physics of magnetic materials such as complex oxides, highly spin-polarized ferromagnets, magnetic nanostructures, and interfacial magnetism.
R. F. Wang;C. Nisoli;R. S. Freitas;J. Li
Frances Hellman;Axel Hoffmann;Yaroslav Tserkovnyak;Geoffrey S.D. Beach
J. Wu;C. Leighton
M. R. Fitzsimmons;P. Yashar;C. Leighton;Ivan K. Schuller
Ken Hsuan Liao;Anudha Mittal;Shameek Bose;Christopher Leighton
Chris Leighton
C. Leighton;J. Nogués;B. J. Jönsson-Åkerman;Ivan K. Schuller
J. Nogués;J. Nogués;C. Leighton;Ivan K. Schuller
A. Spinelli;M. A. Torija;C. Liu;C. Jan
Sheng Zhang;Ian Gilbert;Cristiano Nisoli;Gia Wei Chern
A. J. Cheng;M. Manno;A. Khare;Chris Leighton
Sangwoo Lee;Sangwoo Lee;Chris Leighton;Frank S. Bates
J. Wu;J. W. Lynn;C. J. Glinka;J. Burley
R. F. Klie;J. C. Zheng;Y. Zhu;M. Varela
Shun Wang;Mingjing Ha;Michael Manno;C Daniel Frisbie
N. S. Bingham;M. H. Phan;H. Srikanth;M. A. Torija
B. J. Jönsson-Åkerman;R. Escudero;R. Escudero;C. Leighton;S. Kim
Sebastian Mühlbauer;Dirk Honecker;Élio A. Périgo;Frank Bergner
Ivan K Schuller;S Kim;C Leighton
P. L. Kuhns;M. J.R. Hoch;W. G. Moulton;A. P. Reyes
C. Leighton;M. R. Fitzsimmons;P. Yashar;A. Hoffmann
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