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D-Index
80
Citations
67847
World Ranking
2645
National Ranking
750

John W. Cahn 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 John W. Cahn sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 216 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John W. Cahn 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 John W. Cahn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2001 - Heyn Commemorative Medal
  • 1985 - Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society    
  • 1977 - Acta Materialia Gold Medal
  • 1973 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1960 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

John W. Cahn was affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their research spanned several key areas within engineering and materials science, focusing predominantly on mechanical engineering and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work engaged primarily with topics such as:

  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels

John W. Cahn contributed to multiple publications, with their recent known paper titled "A Multiscale Analysis of Compressive Stress-Enhanced Carbide Precipitation in Deep Cryogenic Treated Martensitic Steel for Shovel Teeth" published in 2025 in the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Frequent co-authors in their research included:

  • Pejman Hajipour
  • Waris Khan
  • Shaofeng Sun
  • Leijun Li

The primary publication venue identified for John W. Cahn was the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Their academic reach primarily covered the fields of:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these broader fields, their specialized subfields were:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Throughout their career, John W. Cahn received several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2008
  • Heyn Commemorative Medal, 2001
  • Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society, 1985
  • Acta Materialia Gold Medal, 1977
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1973
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1960

Best Publications

  • Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy

    John W. Cahn;John E. Hilliard

  • On spinodal decomposition

    John W Cahn

  • A microscopic theory for antiphase boundary motion and its application to antiphase domain coarsening

    Samuel M. Allen;John W. Cahn

  • Phase Separation by Spinodal Decomposition in Isotropic Systems

    John W. Cahn

  • Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. III. Nucleation in a Two‐Component Incompressible Fluid

    John W. Cahn;John E. Hilliard

  • Critical point wetting

    John W. Cahn

  • The Impurity‐Drag Effect in Grain Boundary Motion

    John W Cahn

  • The kinetics of grain boundary nucleated reactions

    John W. Cahn

  • On spinodal decomposition in cubic crystals

    John W Cahn

  • Coupling grain boundary motion to shear deformation

    John W. Cahn;Yuri Mishin;Akira Suzuki

  • Overview no. 41 The interactions of composition and stress in crystalline solids

    F.C. Larché;J.W. Cahn

  • Theory of crystal growth and interface motion in crystalline materials

    John W Cahn

  • A linear theory of thermochemical equilibrium of solids under stress

    Francis Larché;John W. Cahn

  • Indexing of icosahedral quasiperiodic crystals

    John W. Cahn;Dan Shechtman;Denis Gratias

  • Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. II. Thermodynamic Basis

    John W. Cahn

  • The molecular mechanism of solidification

    John W Cahn;John W Cahn;W.B Hillig;G.W Sears

  • Dendritic and spheroidal growth

    G Horvay;J.W Cahn

  • The Interactions of Composition and Stress in Crystalline Solids.

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  • The kinetics of cellular segregation reactions

    J.W Cahn

  • Mechanisms of phase transformations within the miscibility gap of Fe-rich Fe-Al alloys

    Samuel M. Allen;John W. Cahn

  • Transformation kinetics during continuous cooling

    John W Cahn

  • A unified approach to motion of grain boundaries, relative tangential translation along grain boundaries, and grain rotation

    John W. Cahn;Jean E. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonid A. Bendersky
Leonid A. Bendersky National Institute of Standards and Technology
Geoffrey B. McFadden
Geoffrey B. McFadden National Institute of Standards and Technology
David E. Laughlin
David E. Laughlin Carnegie Mellon University
Michael R. Moldover
Michael R. Moldover National Institute of Standards and Technology
Oliver Penrose
Oliver Penrose Heriot-Watt University
Paul C. Fife
Paul C. Fife University of Utah
Elizabeth A. Holm
Elizabeth A. Holm University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yuri Mishin
Yuri Mishin George Mason University
Peter J. Chupas
Peter J. Chupas Stony Brook University

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