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D-Index
57
Citations
20244
World Ranking
7836
National Ranking
1944

David W. McComb 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 W. McComb sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 435 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David W. McComb 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 W. McComb sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David W. McComb is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Materials Science, with extensive contributions spanning 113 publications. The research further focuses on specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of technical topics such as Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Magnetic Properties of Thin Films, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Magnetic and Transport Properties of Perovskites and Related Materials, and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides.

David W. McComb has published a number of recent papers in well-known journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Vitamin lipid nanoparticles enable adoptive macrophage transfer for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial sepsis," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Intratumoral delivery of IL-12 and IL-27 mRNA using lipid nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy," 2022, Journal of Controlled Release
  • "Functionalized lipid-like nanoparticles for in vivo mRNA delivery and base editing," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Biomimetic nanoparticles deliver mRNAs encoding costimulatory receptors and enhance T cell mediated cancer immunotherapy," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Close the cancer-immunity cycle by integrating lipid nanoparticle-mRNA formulations and dendritic cell therapy," 2023, Nature Nanotechnology

Research collaborations have been frequent with other scientists, including Binbin Deng, Núria Bagués, Xucheng Hou, Yizhou Dong, and Roland Kawakami. These coauthors contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in related scientific areas.

David W. McComb has published extensively in certain venues, which include:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

    Jonathan N. Coleman;Mustafa Lotya;Arlene O'Neill;Shane D. Bergin;Shane D. Bergin

  • Room Temperature Intrinsic Ferromagnetism in Epitaxial Manganese Selenide Films in the Monolayer Limit

    Dante J O'Hara;Tiancong Zhu;Amanda H Trout;Adam S Ahmed

  • The role of intracellular calcium phosphate in osteoblast-mediated bone apatite formation

    Suwimon Boonrungsiman;Eileen Gentleman;Raffaella Carzaniga;Nicholas D. Evans

  • Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) of surface plasmons in single silver nanoparticles and dimers: influence of beam damage and mapping of dark modes

    A.L. Koh;K. Bao;I. Khan;W.E. Smith

  • DNA Tunneling Detector Embedded in a Nanopore

    Aleksandar P. Ivanov;Emanuele Instuli;Catriona M. McGilvery;Geoff Baldwin

  • High-Resolution Mapping of Electron-Beam-Excited Plasmon Modes in Lithographically Defined Gold Nanostructures

    Ai Leen Koh;Antonio I. Fernández-Domínguez;David W. McComb;Stefan A. Maier

  • Single-step electrochemical deposition of antimicrobial orthopaedic coatings based on a bioactive glass/chitosan/nano-silver composite system.

    F. Pishbin;Viviana Silvia Lourdes Mouriño;Viviana Silvia Lourdes Mouriño;J. Gilchrist;J. Gilchrist;D. McComb

  • Phase transformation strengthening of high-temperature superalloys

    T. M. Smith;B. D. Esser;N. Antolin;A. Carlsson

  • An Orthogonal Array Optimization of Lipid-like Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery in Vivo

    Bin Li;Xiao Luo;Binbin Deng;Junfeng Wang

  • Vitamin lipid nanoparticles enable adoptive macrophage transfer for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial sepsis

    Xucheng Hou;Xinfu Zhang;Xinfu Zhang;Weiyu Zhao;Chunxi Zeng

  • Observation of Bragg reflection in photonic crystals synthesized from air spheres in a titania matrix

    A. Richel;N. P. Johnson;D. W. McComb

  • Atomic-scale characterization and modeling of 60° dislocations in a high-entropy alloy

    T.M. Smith;M.S. Hooshmand;B.D. Esser;F. Otto

  • Bonding and electronic structure in zirconia pseudopolymorphs investigated by electron energy-loss spectroscopy.

    David W. McComb

  • Do Grain Boundaries Affect Microwave Dielectric Loss in Oxides

    Jonathan D. Breeze;James M. Perkins;David W. McComb;Neil McN. Alford

  • Segregation and η phase formation along stacking faults during creep at intermediate temperatures in a Ni-based superalloy

    T.M. Smith;B.D. Esser;N. Antolin;G.B. Viswanathan

  • Functionalized lipid-like nanoparticles for in vivo mRNA delivery and base editing

    Xinfu Zhang;Xinfu Zhang;Weiyu Zhao;Giang N. Nguyen;Chengxiang Zhang

  • Segregated Chemistry and Structure on (001) and (100) Surfaces of (La1–xSrx)2CoO4 Override the Crystal Anisotropy in Oxygen Exchange Kinetics

    Yan Chen;Helena Téllez;Helena Téllez;Mónica Burriel;Fan Yang

  • Observation of Nanoscale Skyrmions in SrIrO3/SrRuO3 Bilayers

    Keng Yuan Meng;Adam S. Ahmed;Mirko Baćani;Andrada Oana Mandru

  • Why aqueous alteration in asteroids was isochemical: High porosity ≠ high permeability

    Philip A. Bland;Philip A. Bland;Matthew D. Jackson;Robert F. Coker;Barbara A. Cohen

  • Synthesis and optical properties of opal and inverse opal photonic crystals

    N. P. Johnson;D. W. McComb;Aurore Richel;B. M. Treble

  • Thin film photonic crystals: synthesis and characterisation

    Martyn A. McLachlan;Nigel P. Johnson;Richard M. De La Rue;David W. McComb

  • Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials.

    Jonathan N. Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Martyn A. McLachlan
Martyn A. McLachlan Imperial College London
Roland Kawakami
Roland Kawakami The Ohio State University
Fengyuan Yang
Fengyuan Yang The Ohio State University
Mary P. Ryan
Mary P. Ryan Imperial College London
Hamish L. Fraser
Hamish L. Fraser The Ohio State University
Wolfgang Windl
Wolfgang Windl The Ohio State University
S. De Gendt
S. De Gendt KU Leuven
Michael F. Durstock
Michael F. Durstock United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Michael J. Mills
Michael J. Mills The Ohio State University
John A. Kilner
John A. Kilner Imperial College London

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