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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 127 381 363 145 131 729 76609
Physics 119 833 788 449 418 665 71413

David A. Muller publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David A. Muller between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David A. Muller published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 21.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 74 publications in 2023. 77 of the 1,028 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 74. Peak 74 publications in 2023. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 49 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 49 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 65 publications 2021: 55 publications 2022: 64 publications 2023: 74 publications 2024: 66 publications 2025: 73 publications 2026: 4 publications
1980 2026

1,028 publications in total across all disciplines

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David A. Muller: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 5
1992 3
1993 4
1994 3
1995 4
1996 4
1997 6
1998 11
1999 13
2000 5
2001 15
2002 14
2003 18
2004 7
2005 10
2006 21
2007 18
2008 28
2009 34
2010 26
2011 33
2012 49
2013 45
2014 35
2015 29
2016 34
2017 50
2018 49
2019 51
2020 65
2021 55
2022 64
2023 74
2024 66
2025 73
2026 4
Total 1,028
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David A. Muller 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 David A. Muller 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, 710–729 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: 729 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 53 729
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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David A. Muller 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 David A. Muller 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, 126–127 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: 127 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 24 127
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

David A. Muller is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering, with substantial contributions spanning these fields.

The scientist's work encompasses several specialized subfields, including materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and condensed matter physics.

Research topics covered by David A. Muller include advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications, electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques, advanced X-ray imaging techniques, electronic and structural properties of oxides, magnetic properties of thin films, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials.

David A. Muller has published notable papers such as "Operando studies reveal active Cu nanograins for CO2 electroreduction" (2023) in Nature, "Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies" (2022) in Chemical Reviews, "Electron ptychography achieves atomic-resolution limits set by lattice vibrations" (2021) in Science, "Electronically integrated, mass-manufactured, microscopic robots" (2020) in Nature, and "Tilted spin current generated by the collinear antiferromagnet ruthenium dioxide" (2022) in Nature Electronics.

Frequent co-authors working with David A. Muller include Yu-Tsun Shao, Darrell G. Schlom, Huili Grace Xing, Héctor D. Abruña, and Zhen Chen.

Key publication venues for their work include Microscopy and Microanalysis, arXiv (Cornell University), APL Materials, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • One-dimensional electrical contact to a two-dimensional material.

    L. Wang;I. Meric;P. Y. Huang;Q. Gao

  • Superconducting Interfaces Between Insulating Oxides

    N. Reyren;S. Thiel;A. D. Caviglia;L. Fitting Kourkoutis

  • Janus monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides

    Ang Yu Lu;Hanyu Zhu;Jun Xiao;Chih Piao Chuu

  • Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulphide

    Arend M. Van Der Zande;Pinshane Y. Huang;Daniel A. Chenet;Timothy C. Berkelbach

  • Grains and grain boundaries in single-layer graphene atomic patchwork quilts

    Pinshane Y. Huang;Carlos S. Ruiz-Vargas;Arend M. van der Zande;William S. Whitney

  • Grains and grain boundaries in highly crystalline monolayer molybdenum disulfide

    Arend M. van der Zande;Pinshane Y. Huang;Daniel A. Chenet;Timothy C. Berkelbach

  • Structurally ordered intermetallic platinum–cobalt core–shell nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

    Deli Wang;Huolin L. Xin;Huolin L. Xin;Robert Hovden;Hongsen Wang

  • High-mobility three-atom-thick semiconducting films with wafer-scale homogeneity

    Kibum Kang;Saien Xie;Lujie Huang;Yimo Han

  • Why some interfaces cannot be sharp

    Naoyuki Nakagawa;Harold Y. Hwang;David A. Muller

  • The electronic structure at the atomic scale of ultrathin gate oxides

    D. A. Muller;T. Sorsch;S. Moccio;F. H. Baumann

  • Multi-terminal transport measurements of MoS2 using a van der Waals heterostructure device platform.

    Xu Cui;Gwan-Hyoung Lee;Young Duck Kim;Ghidewon Arefe

  • Artificial charge-modulationin atomic-scale perovskite titanate superlattices

    A. Ohtomo;D. A. Muller;J. L. Grazul;H. Y. Hwang

  • Compressive-stress-induced formation of thin-film tetrahedral amorphous carbon

    D. R. McKenzie;D. Muller;B. A. Pailthorpe

  • Graphene and boron nitride lateral heterostructures for atomically thin circuitry

    Mark P. Levendorf;Cheol Joo Kim;Lola Brown;Pinshane Y. Huang

  • Graphene kirigami

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  • A strong ferroelectric ferromagnet created by means of spin–lattice coupling

    June Hyuk Lee;June Hyuk Lee;Lei Fang;Eftihia Vlahos;Xianglin Ke

  • Atomic-scale imaging of nanoengineered oxygen vacancy profiles in SrTiO3

    David A. Muller;David A. Muller;Naoyuki Nakagawa;Naoyuki Nakagawa;Akira Ohtomo;Akira Ohtomo;John L. Grazul;John L. Grazul

  • Atomic-Scale Chemical Imaging of Composition and Bonding by Aberration-Corrected Microscopy

    D. A. Muller;L. Fitting Kourkoutis;M. Murfitt;J. H. Song;J. H. Song

  • Observation of room-temperature polar skyrmions

    S. Das;Y. L. Tang;Y. L. Tang;Z. Hong;M. A. P. Gonçalves

  • Tailoring Electrical Transport Across Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Graphene

    Adam W. Tsen;Lola Brown;Mark P. Levendorf;Fereshte Ghahari

  • High-temperature interface superconductivity between metallic and insulating copper oxides

    A. Gozar;G. Logvenov;L. Fitting Kourkoutis;A. T. Bollinger

  • Direct fabrication of large micropatterned single crystals

    Joanna Aizenberg;David A. Muller;John L. Grazul;D. R. Hamann

Frequent Co-Authors

Darrell G. Schlom
Darrell G. Schlom Cornell University
Huolin L. Xin
Huolin L. Xin University of California, Irvine
Héctor D. Abruña
Héctor D. Abruña Cornell University
Lena F. Kourkoutis
Lena F. Kourkoutis Cornell University
Harold Y. Hwang
Harold Y. Hwang Stanford University
John Silcox
John Silcox Cornell University
Jiwoong Park
Jiwoong Park University of Chicago
Sol M. Gruner
Sol M. Gruner Cornell University
Peter Ercius
Peter Ercius Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Judy J. Cha
Judy J. Cha Yale University

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