2026 David D. Awschalom: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	124	420	401	154	140	640	72325
Physics	131	540	519	301	287	749	83355

David D. Awschalom 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 D. Awschalom sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 640 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David D. Awschalom 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 D. Awschalom sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 124 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.

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2011 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the understanding of spin coherence and spintronics.
2010 - David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society
2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his study of the novel magnetic properties of lowdimensional semiconductor systems

Overview

David D. Awschalom is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, optics, electrical and electronic engineering, artificial intelligence, and structural biology.

Their work primarily focuses on key topics including diamond and carbon-based materials research, semiconductor materials and devices, quantum and electron transport phenomena, electronic and structural properties of oxides, quantum optics and atomic interactions, crystallization and solubility studies, and x-ray diffraction in crystallography.

David D. Awschalom has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Cambridge Structural Database
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nano Letters
Physical Review Materials

Among recent research papers are:

"Quantum guidelines for solid-state spin defects," 2021, Nature Reviews Materials
"Optically addressable molecular spins for quantum information processing," 2020, Science
"Developing silicon carbide for quantum spintronics," 2020, Applied Physics Letters
"Five-second coherence of a single spin with single-shot readout in silicon carbide," 2022, Science Advances
"Purcell Enhancement of a Single Silicon Carbide Color Center with Coherent Spin Control," 2020, Nano Letters

Key collaborators in their research include F. Joseph Heremans, Giulia Galli, Nazar Delegan, Sean E. Sullivan, and Daniel W. Laorenza. These co-authors frequently contribute to projects and publications alongside Awschalom.

Throughout their career, Awschalom has received recognition through various professional memberships and fellowships:

Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2013)
Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2011), for contributions to the understanding of spin coherence and spintronics
David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society (2010)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2007)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1992), with a citation noting study of the novel magnetic properties of low-dimensional semiconductor systems

Best Publications

Spintronics: a spin-based electronics vision for the future.

S. A. Wolf;S. A. Wolf;D. D. Awschalom;R. A. Buhrman;J. M. Daughton

14441
Citations
Observation of the spin Hall effect in semiconductors.

Y. K. Kato;R. C. Myers;A. C. Gossard;D. D. Awschalom

3338
Citations
Electrical spin injection in a ferromagnetic semiconductor heterostructure

Y. Ohno;D. K. Young;B. Beschoten;Fumihiro Matsukura

3327
Citations
Quantum information processing using quantum dot spins and cavity QED

Atac Imamoglu;David D. Awschalom;Guido Burkard;David P. DiVincenzo

2671
Citations
Challenges for semiconductor spintronics

David D. Awschalom;Michael E. Flatté

2110
Citations
Semiconductor spintronics and quantum computation

David D. Awschalom;D. Loss;N. Samarth

1817
Citations
Resonant Spin Amplification in n-Type GaAs

J. M. Kikkawa;D. D. Awschalom

1366
Citations
Quantum technologies with optically interfaced solid-state spins

David D. Awschalom;David D. Awschalom;Ronald Hanson;Jörg Wrachtrup;Jörg Wrachtrup;Brian B. Zhou;Brian B. Zhou

1025
Citations
Lateral drag of spin coherence in gallium arsenide

J. M. Kikkawa;D. D. Awschalom

1017
Citations
Quantum computing with defects

J. R. Weber;W. F. Koehl;J. B. Varley;A. Janotti

972
Citations
Room temperature coherent control of defect spin qubits in silicon carbide

William F. Koehl;Bob B. Buckley;F. Joseph Heremans;Greg Calusine

955
Citations
Nanoscale Nuclear Magnetic Resonance with a Nitrogen-Vacancy Spin Sensor

H. J. Mamin;M. Kim;M. Kim;M. H. Sherwood;C. T. Rettner

923
Citations
Quantum Spintronics: Engineering and Manipulating Atom-Like Spins in Semiconductors

David D. Awschalom;Lee C. Bassett;Andrew S. Dzurak;Evelyn L. Hu

915
Citations
Observation of the spin-Seebeck effect in a ferromagnetic semiconductor

C. M. Jaworski;J. Yang;S. Mack;D. D. Awschalom

905
Citations
Room-Temperature Spin Memory in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases

J. M. Kikkawa;I. P. Smorchkova;I. P. Smorchkova;N. Samarth;N. Samarth;D. D. Awschalom;D. D. Awschalom

752
Citations
Nanomechanical coupling between microwave and optical photons

Joerg Bochmann;Amit Vainsencher;David D. Awschalom;Andrew N. Cleland

721
Citations
Emergence of the persistent spin helix in semiconductor quantum wells

J. D. Koralek;C. P. Weber;C. P. Weber;J. Orenstein;J. Orenstein;B. A. Bernevig

703
Citations
Picosecond Coherent Optical Manipulation of a Single Electron Spin in a Quantum Dot

J. Berezovsky;M. H. Mikkelsen;N. G. Stoltz;L. A. Coldren

673
Citations
Coherent manipulation of single spins in semiconductors

Ronald Hanson;David D. Awschalom

655
Citations
Magnetic Clusters in Molecular Beams, Metals, and Semiconductors

Jing Shi;S. Gider;K. Babcock;D. D. Awschalom

649
Citations
Quantum computing with defects

Luke Gordon;Justin R. Weber;Joel B. Varley;Anderson Janotti

50
Citations