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 Tersoff sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 283 publications — 56th percentile
56% 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 Jerry Tersoff sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 101 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Jerry Tersoff is affiliated with IBM in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their research focuses on subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biomedical Engineering.
The scientist's work covers a broad range of main topics, highlighting areas such as Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Nanowire Synthesis and Applications, 2D Materials and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, and Graphene research and applications.
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Tersoff has been recognized with several awards, including the Von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society in 2019, for advancing understanding of low-dimensional and nanoscale electronic materials, surfaces, and interfaces through theoretical models.
They were elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for theoretical contributions to materials growth and modeling, nanoscale electronic devices, and semiconductor interfaces.
Other honors include Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2010), the Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics from the American Physical Society (1997), the MRS Medal from the Materials Research Society (1996), and Fellow of the American Physical Society (1994), recognizing pioneering contributions to surface and interface structure and electronic properties.
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