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D-Index
61
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11103
World Ranking
6881
National Ranking
1731

David K. Fork 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 K. Fork sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 260 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David K. Fork 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 K. Fork sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David K. Fork is affiliated with the Palo Alto Research Center in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple domains primarily focused on energy, engineering, and materials science, with particular expertise in renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Their scientific contributions extend into subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, and atmospheric science.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

David K. Fork has contributed research published in a variety of reputable scientific venues. These include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Sensors

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on catalysis, materials chemistry, and energy conversion processes. Some notable papers include:

  • "Quantification of the Effect of an External Magnetic Field on Water Oxidation with Cobalt Oxide Anodes" (2022) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Strain Influences the Hydrogen Evolution Activity and Absorption Capacity of Palladium" (2020) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "How Engineers Can Disrupt Climate Change" (2021) in IEEE Spectrum
  • "Strain Influences the Hydrogen Evolution Activity and Absorption Capacity of Palladium" (2020) in Angewandte Chemie
  • "Sulfuric Acid Electrolyte Impacts Palladium Chemistry at Reductive Potentials" (2020) in Chemistry of Materials

Collaboration is a consistent aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • David Dvořák
  • Curtis P. Berlinguette
  • Ryan P. Jansonius
  • Phil A. Schauer
  • Benjamin P. MacLeod

Best Publications

  • Fabrication and properties of epitaxial ferroelectric heterostructures with (SrRuO3) isotropic metallic oxide electrodes

    C. B. Eom;R. B. Van Dover;Julia M. Phillips;D. J. Werder

  • Fatigue and retention in ferroelectric Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O/Pb‐Zr‐Ti‐O/Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O heterostructures

    R. Ramesh;W. K. Chan;B. Wilkens;H. Gilchrist

  • Ferroelectric La‐Sr‐Co‐O/Pb‐Zr‐Ti‐O/La‐Sr‐Co‐O heterostructures on silicon via template growth

    R. Ramesh;H. Gilchrist;T. Sands;V. G. Keramidas

  • SUPER PRECISION ELECTROMECHANIC SHUTTER ASSEMBLY AND FORMING METHOD FOR THE SAME

    Peeters Eric;Jackson Hoo;Feishia Pan;Raju B Aputo

  • Epitaxial MgO on Si(001) for Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O thin‐film growth by pulsed laser deposition

    D. K. Fork;D. K. Fork;F. A. Ponce;J. C. Tramontana;T. H. Geballe

  • High critical currents in strained epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7−δ on Si

    D. K. Fork;D. B. Fenner;R. W. Barton;Julia M. Phillips

  • Epitaxial yttria‐stabilized zirconia on hydrogen‐terminated Si by pulsed laser deposition

    D. K. Fork;D. B. Fenner;G. A. N. Connell;Julia M. Phillips

  • Stretchable interconnects using stress gradient films

    David Kalman Biegelsen;David Fork;James Reich

  • Epitaxial growth of MgO on GaAs(001) for growing epitaxial BaTiO3 thin films by pulsed laser deposition

    Keiichi Nashimoto;David K. Fork;Theodore H. Geballe

  • Monolithic scanning light emitting devices using micromachining

    Eric Peeters;Decai Sun;G. A. Neville Connell;Ross D. Bringans

  • Capillary waves in pulsed excimer laser crystallized amorphous silicon

    D. K. Fork;G. B. Anderson;J. B. Boyce;R. I. Johnson

  • Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making

    Christopher L. Chua;Francesco Lemmi;Koenraad F. Van Schuylenbergh;Jeng Ping Lu

  • Superconducting Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O Fibers Grown by the Laser-Heated Pedestal Growth Method

    R. S. Feigelson;D. Gazit;D. K. Fork;T. H. Geballe

  • Method of manufacturing photovoltaic device, system of manufacturing photovoltaic device, and photovoltaic device

    Ana C Arias;Douglas N Curry;K Falk David;Patrick Y Maeda

  • STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF EPITAXIAL BA0.5SR0.5TIO3/SRRUO3/ZRO2 HETEROSTRUCTURE ON SI GROWN BY OFF-AXIS SPUTTERING

    S. Y. Hou;J. Kwo;R. K. Watts;J.‐Y. Cheng

  • Growth of colossal magnetoresistance thin films on silicon

    Z. Trajanovic;C. Kwon;M. C. Robson;K.‐C. Kim

  • Laser dehydrogenation/crystallization of plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposited amorphous silicon for hybrid thin film transistors

    P. Mei;J. B. Boyce;M. Hack;R. A. Lujan

  • Photolithographically patterned spring contact and apparatus and methods for electrically contacting devices

    Donald L. Smith;Robert L. Thornton;Christopher L. Chua;David K. Fork

  • Scanning probe system with spring probe

    Thomas Hantschel;Eugene M. Chow;David K. Fork

  • Concentrating solar collector with solid optical element

    David K. Fork;Patrick Y. Maeda

Frequent Co-Authors

T. H. Geballe
T. H. Geballe Stanford University
Fernando Ponce
Fernando Ponce Arizona State University
Linda T. Romano
Linda T. Romano Palo Alto Research Center
Timothy D. Sands
Timothy D. Sands Virginia Tech
Kookrin Char
Kookrin Char Seoul National University
Baomin Xu
Baomin Xu Southern University of Science and Technology
M. Hack
M. Hack Universal Display Corporation
Ana Claudia Arias
Ana Claudia Arias University of California, Berkeley
Chang-Beom Eom
Chang-Beom Eom University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jaan Noolandi
Jaan Noolandi Stanford University

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