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 Turnbull sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 202 publications — 31st percentile
31% 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 David Turnbull sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
David Turnbull was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States during their research career. Their academic work spanned multiple disciplines, with a main focus on computer science, arts and humanities, and health professions.
Turnbull contributed to research across several specialized subfields, including:
Their research topics covered a range of interests such as:
They had a notable publication record, with papers appearing in venues such as OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University. A recent publication by Turnbull was titled "Spatiotemporal control of laser intensity through cross-phase modulation," which was published in 2021 in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University).
Turnbull collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:
The scientist received several awards throughout their career. These included the Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society and the Acta Materialia Gold Medal, both received in 1979. They were elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1968 and became a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1953.
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