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D-Index
48
Citations
9114
World Ranking
10804
National Ranking
2553

David M. Follstaedt 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 M. Follstaedt sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 277 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Follstaedt 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 M. Follstaedt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. Follstaedt is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their professional focus is grounded within the scientific and research environment of this institution.

The available data does not specify particular papers, co-authors, or publication venues associated with their work. Similarly, there is no information on book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or primary research topics directly linked to their profile.

This absence of detailed bibliographic or topical data limits the extent of a comprehensive overview regarding specific research contributions, collaborations, or thematic areas of expertise related to their career. However, their connection to a national laboratory suggests involvement in technical or applied research relevant to that setting.

There are no records of awards or distinctions listed for David M. Follstaedt in the provided information. They are currently noted as living.

Best Publications

  • Grain boundary-mediated plasticity in nanocrystalline nickel.

    Zhiwei Shan;E. A. Stach;J. M. K. Wiezorek;J. A. Knapp

  • Advances in selective wet oxidation of AlGaAs alloys

    K.D. Choquette;K.M. Geib;C.I.H. Ashby;R.D. Twesten

  • Thick stress-free amorphous-tetrahedral carbon films with hardness near that of diamond

    T. A. Friedmann;J. P. Sullivan;J. A. Knapp;D. R. Tallant

  • Effect of threading dislocations on the Bragg peakwidths of GaN, AlGaN, and AlN heterolayers

    S. R. Lee;A. M. West;A. A. Allerman;K. E. Waldrip

  • Finite-element modeling of nanoindentation

    J. A. Knapp;D. M. Follstaedt;S. M. Myers;J. C. Barbour

  • In-situ TEM tensile testing of DC magnetron sputtered and pulsed laser deposited Ni thin films

    R.C. Hugo;H. Kung;J.R. Weertman;R. Mitra

  • Low-Dislocation-Density GaN from a Single Growth on a Textured Substrate

    Carol I. H. Ashby;Christine C. Mitchell;Jung Han;Nancy A. Missert

  • The effect of H2 on morphology evolution during GaN metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

    J. Han;T.-B. Ng;R. M. Biefeld;M. H. Crawford

  • Growth and design of deep-UV (240–290 nm) light emitting diodes using AlGaN alloys

    A.A. Allerman;M.H. Crawford;A.J. Fischer;K.H.A. Bogart

  • Strain relaxation in AlGaN multilayer structures by inclined dislocations

    David M. Follstaedt;Stephen R. Lee;Andrew A. Allerman;J.A. Floro

  • Misfit dislocation formation in the AlGaN∕GaN heterointerface

    J. A. Floro;D. M. Follstaedt;P. Provencio;S. J. Hearne

  • Cavity formation and impurity gettering in He-implanted Si

    D. M. Follstaedt;S. M. Myers;G. A. Petersen;J. W. Medernach

  • Brittle-ductile relaxation kinetics of strained AlGaN'GaN heterostructures

    S. J. Hearne;J. Han;S. R. Lee;J. A. Floro

  • Formation of icosahedral Al(Mn) by directed energy processes

    JA Knapp;DM Follstaedt

  • Cantilever epitaxial process

    Carol I. Ashby;David M. Follstaedt;Christine C. Mitchell;Jung Han

  • Microstructure of laterally oxidized AlxGa1−xAs layers in vertical‐cavity lasers

    R. D. Twesten;D. M. Follstaedt;Kent D Choquette;R. P. Schneider;R. P. Schneider

  • Ordering-induced band-gap reduction in InAs 1-x Sb x (x~=0.4) alloys and superlattices

    S. R. Kurtz;L. R. Dawson;R. M. Biefeld;D. M. Follstaedt

  • Self-organized growth of alloy superlattices

    P. Venezuela;J. Tersoff;J. A. Floro;E. Chason;E. Chason

  • Hall–Petch relationship in pulsed-laser deposited nickel films

    Unknown

  • Plan-view image contrast of dislocations in GaN

    D. M. Follstaedt;N. A. Missert;D. D. Koleske;C. C. Mitchell

  • Carbon-induced amorphous surface layers in Ti-implanted Fe

    D. M. Follstaedt;J. A. Knapp;S. T. Picraux

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Mascarenhas
Angelo Mascarenhas National Renewable Energy Laboratory
S. T. Picraux
S. T. Picraux Los Alamos National Laboratory
Andrew A. Allerman
Andrew A. Allerman Sandia National Laboratories
Andrew G. Norman
Andrew G. Norman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Daniel D. Koleske
Daniel D. Koleske Sandia National Laboratories
Scott X. Mao
Scott X. Mao University of Pittsburgh
Zhi-Wei Shan
Zhi-Wei Shan Xi'an Jiaotong University
Mary H. Crawford
Mary H. Crawford Sandia National Laboratories
Eric A. Stach
Eric A. Stach University of Pennsylvania

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