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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 57 7836 7574 1944 1803 435 20244

David W. McComb publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David W. McComb between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David W. McComb published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 13.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2016. 38 of the 516 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2016. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 6 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 16 publications
1989 2025

516 publications in total across all disciplines

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David W. McComb: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 6
1993 2
1994 5
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 1
1999 1
2000 4
2001 10
2002 5
2003 7
2004 10
2005 10
2006 13
2007 10
2008 30
2009 12
2010 13
2011 19
2012 13
2013 16
2014 19
2015 36
2016 42
2017 31
2018 29
2019 27
2020 17
2021 17
2022 26
2023 34
2024 22
2025 16
Total 516
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 430–449 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 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.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246 435
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 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.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597 57
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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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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