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D-Index
74
Citations
23421
World Ranking
3572
National Ranking
980

Jerry Bernholc 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 Jerry Bernholc sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 327 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jerry Bernholc 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 Jerry Bernholc sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jerry Bernholc is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research spans materials science and engineering, with a particular focus on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, polymers and plastics, and electrical and electronic engineering. Their work covers several specialized topics including dielectric materials and actuators, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, graphene research and applications, 2D materials and applications, topological materials and phenomena, and advanced chemical physics studies.

Their peer-reviewed publications include numerous contributions to high-impact scientific journals and preprint platforms. Notable recent papers include:

  • High-entropy polymer produces a giant electrocaloric effect at low fields, 2021, Nature
  • High-temperature polymers with record-high breakdown strength enabled by rationally designed chain-packing behavior in blends, 2021, Matter
  • Relaxor ferroelectric polymer exhibits ultrahigh electromechanical coupling at low electric field, 2022, Science
  • Chirality-induced relaxor properties in ferroelectric polymers, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Structural Insight in the Interfacial Effect in Ferroelectric Polymer Nanocomposites, 2020, Advanced Materials

The venues where Jerry Bernholc frequently publishes include arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Macromolecules, and Nature. Their collaborative network features several recurring coauthors, among them Wenchang Lu, Bing Zhang, Xin Chen, E. L. Briggs, and Hancheng Qin.

In terms of recognition, Jerry Bernholc has received professional honors such as being named a Fellow of the Materials Research Society and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), both awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Nanomechanics of carbon tubes: Instabilities beyond linear response.

    B. I. Yakobson;C. J. Brabec;J. Bernholc

  • High strain rate fracture and C-chain unraveling in carbon nanotubes

    B.I. Yakobson;M.P. Campbell;C.J. Brabec;J. Bernholc

  • Brittle and Ductile Behavior in Carbon Nanotubes

    Marco Buongiorno Nardelli;Boris I. Yakobson;Jerry Bernholc

  • MECHANISM OF STRAIN RELEASE IN CARBON NANOTUBES

    Marco Buongiorno Nardelli;Boris I. Yakobson;Jerry Bernholc

  • Native defects in gallium nitride

    Boguslawski P;Briggs El;Bernholc J

  • Mn interstitial diffusion in (ga,mn)as.

    K. W. Edmonds;P. Bogusławski;P. Bogusławski;K. Y. Wang;R. P. Campion

  • Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Nanotubes

    J. Bernholc;D. Brenner;M. Buongiorno Nardelli;V. Meunier

  • NEGATIVE-ELECTRON-AFFINITY EFFECTS ON THE DIAMOND (100) SURFACE

    J. van der Weide;Z. Zhang;P. K. Baumann;M. G. Wensell

  • Ultimate strength of carbon nanotubes: A theoretical study

    Qingzhong Zhao;Marco Buongiorno Nardelli;Jerry Bernholc

  • Nitrogen and potential n-type dopants in diamond

    S. A. Kajihara;A. Antonelli;J. Bernholc;R. Car

  • Towards the identification of the dominant donor in GaN.

    P Perlin;T Suski;H Teisseyre;M Leszczynski

  • Real-space multigrid-based approach to large-scale electronic structure calculations

    EL Briggs;DJ Sullivan;J Bernholc

  • Ab initio investigations of lithium diffusion in carbon nanotube systems.

    Vincent Meunier;Jeremy Kephart;Christopher Roland;Jerry Bernholc

  • Ab initio phonon dispersions of wurtzite AlN, GaN, and InN

    Claudia Bungaro;Krzysztof Rapcewicz;J. Bernholc

  • Ferroelectric polymers exhibiting behaviour reminiscent of a morphotropic phase boundary

    Yang Liu;Haibibu Aziguli;Bing Zhang;Wenhan Xu

  • Doping properties of C, Si, and Ge impurities in GaN and AlN

    P. Bogusławski;J. Bernholc

  • Enhancement of the dielectric response in polymer nanocomposites with low dielectric constant fillers.

    Yash Thakur;Tian Zhang;C. Iacob;Tiannan Yang

  • Towards grid-based O ( N ) density-functional theory methods: Optimized nonorthogonal orbitals and multigrid acceleration

    J.-L. Fattebert;J. Bernholc

  • Self-Consistent Method for Point Defects in Semiconductors: Application to the Vacancy in Silicon

    J. Bernholc;Nunzio O. Lipari;Sokrates T. Pantelides

  • Scattering-theoretic method for defects in semiconductors. II. Self-consistent formulation and application to the vacancy in silicon

    J. Bernholc;Nunzio O. Lipari;Sokrates T. Pantelides

  • Scattering-theoretic method for defects in semiconductors. I. Tight-binding description of vacancies in Si, Ge, and GaAs

    J. Bernholc;Sokrates T. Pantelides

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Meunier
Vincent Meunier Pennsylvania State University
Wolf Gero Schmidt
Wolf Gero Schmidt University of Paderborn
Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
Marco Buongiorno Nardelli University of North Texas
Sokrates T. Pantelides
Sokrates T. Pantelides Vanderbilt University
Friedhelm Bechstedt
Friedhelm Bechstedt Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Bobby G. Sumpter
Bobby G. Sumpter Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Boris I. Yakobson
Boris I. Yakobson Rice University
Kunlun Hong
Kunlun Hong Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Liping Yu
Liping Yu University of Colorado Denver
An-Ping Li
An-Ping Li Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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