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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 53 9285 8966 2248 2085 306 9398

Gerd Duscher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerd Duscher between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerd Duscher published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2015. 27 of the 354 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2015. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 9 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 24 publications 2026: 3 publications
1994 2026

354 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerd Duscher: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 9
1998 17
1999 13
2000 16
2001 10
2002 7
2003 14
2004 12
2005 11
2006 14
2007 11
2008 11
2009 4
2010 3
2011 9
2012 13
2013 9
2014 23
2015 24
2016 13
2017 20
2018 5
2019 6
2020 17
2021 10
2022 2
2023 8
2024 13
2025 24
2026 3
Total 354
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Gerd Duscher publications per year - data summary

  • Gerd Duscher, a Materials Science scholar from University of Tennessee at Knoxville, has 354 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2015 and 2025, with 24 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1995 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.7 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 50 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 101 publications (9.2 per year); 2005-2015: 132 publications (12.0 per year); 2016-2026: 121 publications (11.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Gerd Duscher 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 Gerd Duscher 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, 290–309 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: 306 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
290–309 593 306
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
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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Gerd Duscher publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Gerd Duscher, a Materials Science scholar from University of Tennessee at Knoxville, records 306 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Gerd Duscher, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Gerd Duscher ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Gerd Duscher 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 Gerd Duscher 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 53
54–55 621
56–57 597
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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Gerd Duscher D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Gerd Duscher, a Materials Science scholar from University of Tennessee at Knoxville, records 53 D-Index - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Gerd Duscher, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Gerd Duscher ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Gerd Duscher is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques

Duscher's recent publications demonstrate their engagement with advanced materials and nanoscale structures. Selected papers include:

  • "Low Energy Implantation into Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers to Form Janus Structures," 2020, published in ACS Nano
  • "Excitonic Dynamics in Janus MoSSe and WSSe Monolayers," 2021, published in Nano Letters
  • "Two-Dimensional Palladium Diselenide with Strong In-Plane Optical Anisotropy and High Mobility Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition," 2020, published in Advanced Materials
  • "Effect of interstitial oxygen and nitrogen on incipient plasticity of NbTiZrHf high-entropy alloys," 2020, published in Acta Materialia
  • "Non-Equilibrium Synthesis of Highly Active Nanostructured, Oxygen-Incorporated Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide HER Electrocatalyst," 2020, published in Small

Their frequent co-authors include David B. Geohegan, Austin Houston, Chenze Liu, Kai Xiao, and Utkarsh Pratiush, indicating collaborative work across multiple projects and disciplines.

Duscher's work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Nano Letters

Best Publications

  • Time-resolved imaging of gas phase nanoparticle synthesis by laser ablation

    David B. Geohegan;Alex A. Puretzky;Gerd Duscher;Stephen J. Pennycook

  • Surface plasmon resonance in conducting metal oxides

    Crissy Rhodes;Stefan Franzen;Jon Paul Maria;Mark Losego

  • Void formation during early stages of passivation: Initial oxidation of iron nanoparticles at room temperature

    C. M. Wang;D. R. Baer;L. E. Thomas;J. E. Amonette

  • Bismuth-induced embrittlement of copper grain boundaries

    Gerd Duscher;Matthew F. Chisholm;Uwe Alber;Manfred Rühle

  • Interlayer Coupling in Twisted WSe2/WS2 Bilayer Heterostructures Revealed by Optical Spectroscopy

    Kai Wang;Bing Huang;Bing Huang;Mengkun Tian;Frank Ceballos

  • Perovskite Solar Cells with Near 100% Internal Quantum Efficiency Based on Large Single Crystalline Grains and Vertical Bulk Heterojunctions

    Bin Yang;Ondrej Dyck;Jonathan Poplawsky;Jong Keum

  • Low Energy Implantation into Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers to Form Janus Structures

    Yu-Chuan Lin;Chenze Liu;Yiling Yu;Eva Zarkadoula

  • Synthesis of Millimeter-Size Hexagon-Shaped Graphene Single Crystals on Resolidified Copper

    Ali Mohsin;Lei Liu;Peizhi Liu;Wan Deng

  • Nonstoichiometry and the electrical activity of grain boundaries in SrTiO3.

    Miyoung Kim;Miyoung Kim;Gerd Duscher;Gerd Duscher;Nigel D. Browning;Karl Sohlberg

  • Transition layers at the SiO2∕SiC interface

    Tsvetanka Zheleva;Aivars Lelis;Gerd Duscher;Fude Liu

  • Structure and Formation Mechanism of Black TiO2 Nanoparticles

    Mengkun Tian;Masoud Mahjouri-Samani;Gyula Eres;Ritesh Sachan

  • Topological defects: origin of nanopores and enhanced adsorption performance in nanoporous carbon.

    Junjie Guo;Junjie Guo;James R. Morris;James R. Morris;Yungok Ihm;Cristian I. Contescu

  • Tailoring Vacancies Far Beyond Intrinsic Levels Changes the Carrier Type and Optical Response in Monolayer MoSe2-x Crystals.

    Masoud Mahjouri-Samani;Liangbo Liang;Akinola Oyedele;Akinola Oyedele;Yong-Sung Kim;Yong-Sung Kim;Yong-Sung Kim

  • Universal Formation of Compositionally Graded Bulk Heterojunction for Efficiency Enhancement in Organic Photovoltaics

    Zhengguo Xiao;Yongbo Yuan;Bin Yang;Jeremy VanDerslice

  • Direct observation of dislocation dissociation and Suzuki segregation in a Mg–Zn–Y alloy by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy

    Zhiqing Yang;Zhiqing Yang;Zhiqing Yang;Matthew F. Chisholm;Gerd Duscher;Gerd Duscher;Xiuliang Ma

  • Excitonic Dynamics in Janus MoSSe and WSSe Monolayers

    Ting Zheng;Ting Zheng;Yu-Chuan Lin;Yu-Chuan Lin;Yiling Yu;Pavel Valencia-Acuna

  • Photoluminescence from gas-suspended SiOx nanoparticles synthesized by laser ablation

    David B. Geohegan;Alex A. Puretzky;Gerd Duscher;Stephen J. Pennycook

  • Pulsed Laser Deposition of Photoresponsive Two‐Dimensional GaSe Nanosheet Networks

    Masoud Mahjouri-Samani;Ryan Gresback;Mengkun Tian;Kai Wang

  • Focused helium-ion beam irradiation effects on electrical transport properties of few-layer WSe2: enabling nanoscale direct write homo-junctions.

    Michael G. Stanford;Pushpa Raj Pudasaini;Alex Belianinov;Nicholas Cross

  • High-performance multilayer WSe 2 field-effect transistors with carrier type control

    Pushpa Raj Pudasaini;Pushpa Raj Pudasaini;Akinola Oyedele;Akinola Oyedele;Cheng Zhang;Cheng Zhang;Michael G. Stanford

  • Impurity-Induced Structural Transformation of a MgO Grain Boundary

    Y. Yan;M. F. Chisholm;G. Duscher;G. Duscher;A. Maiti;A. Maiti

  • LowEnergy Implantation into Transition-Metal DichalcogenideMonolayers to Form Janus Structures

    Yu-Chuan Lin;Chenze Liu;Yiling Yu;Eva Zarkadoula

  • Bismuth Induced Embrittlement of Copper Grain Boundaries

    M. F. Chisholm;G. Duscher

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Geohegan
David B. Geohegan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Alexander A. Puretzky
Alexander A. Puretzky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher M. Rouleau
Christopher M. Rouleau Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sokrates T. Pantelides
Sokrates T. Pantelides Vanderbilt University
Kai Xiao
Kai Xiao Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stephen J. Pennycook
Stephen J. Pennycook University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Matthew F. Chisholm
Matthew F. Chisholm Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Philip D. Rack
Philip D. Rack University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Gyula Eres
Gyula Eres Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nigel D. Browning
Nigel D. Browning University of Liverpool

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