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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 69 4591 4442 1216 1143 484 18966

John W. Freeland publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John W. Freeland between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John W. Freeland published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2016. 24 of the 535 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2016. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 8 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 8 publications
1993 2025

535 publications in total across all disciplines

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John W. Freeland: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 10
1999 10
2000 6
2001 7
2002 1
2003 8
2004 12
2005 7
2006 7
2007 21
2008 13
2009 16
2010 22
2011 23
2012 24
2013 30
2014 30
2015 24
2016 44
2017 27
2018 29
2019 30
2020 22
2021 43
2022 21
2023 16
2024 16
2025 8
Total 535
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John W. Freeland 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. Freeland 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, 470–489 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: 484 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
450–469 216
470–489 212 484
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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John W. Freeland 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. Freeland 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, 68–69 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: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 69
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For development and use of new xray techniques to understand chemical, structural, electronic and magnetic features at oxide interfaces

Overview

John W. Freeland is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, primarily focused on materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering. Within these main fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields including materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, condensed matter physics, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics such as advanced condensed matter physics, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, electronic and structural properties of oxides, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, magnetic properties of thin films, advancements in battery materials, and multiferroics and related materials.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Ultrathin ferroic HfO2-ZrO2 superlattice gate stack for advanced transistors," 2022, Nature
  • "Amorphization mechanism of SrIrO 3 electrocatalyst: How oxygen redox initiates ionic diffusion and structural reorganization," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Local negative permittivity and topological phase transition in polar skyrmions," 2020, Nature Materials
  • "Emergent ferroelectricity in subnanometer binary oxide films on silicon," 2022, Science
  • "Lattice site-dependent metal leaching in perovskites toward a honeycomb-like water oxidation catalyst," 2021, Science Advances

Frequent collaborators include Vladimir A. Stoica, R. Ramesh, Venkatraman Gopalan, Long-Qing Chen, and Lane W. Martin. Their joint work has contributed to advancing understanding within their shared research areas.

The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to journals and venues such as arXiv (Cornell University) with 16 publications, Physical Review B with 10 publications, Advanced Materials with 8 publications, and both Nature Materials and Nature Communications with 5 publications each.

John W. Freeland was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2014, citing development and use of novel x-ray techniques to understand chemical, structural, electronic, and magnetic features at oxide interfaces.

Best Publications

  • A strong ferroelectric ferromagnet created by means of spin–lattice coupling

    June Hyuk Lee;June Hyuk Lee;Lei Fang;Eftihia Vlahos;Xianglin Ke

  • Orbital Reconstruction and Covalent Bonding at an Oxide Interface

    J. Chakhalian;J. Chakhalian;J. W. Freeland;H.-U. Habermeier;G. Cristiani

  • Magnetism at the interface between ferromagnetic and superconducting oxides

    J. Chakhalian;J. Chakhalian;J. W. Freeland;G. Srajer;J. Strempfer

  • A high-temperature ferromagnetic topological insulating phase by proximity coupling

    Ferhat Katmis;Valeria Lauter;Flavio S. Nogueira;Badih A. Assaf;Badih A. Assaf

  • Control of octahedral connectivity in perovskite oxide heterostructures: An emerging route to multifunctional materials discovery

    James M. Rondinelli;Steven J. May;John W. Freeland

  • Estimating Hybridization of Transition Metal and Oxygen States in Perovskites from O K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

    Jin Suntivich;Wesley T. Hong;Yueh Lin Lee;James M. Rondinelli

  • Reversible redox reactions in an epitaxially stabilized SrCoO(x) oxygen sponge.

    Hyoungjeen Jeen;Woo Seok Choi;Michael D. Biegalski;Chad M. Folkman

  • Ultrathin ferroic HfO2–ZrO2 superlattice gate stack for advanced transistors

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  • Reversible redox reactions in an epitaxially stabilized SrCoOx oxygen sponge

    Hyoungjeen Jeen;Woo Seok Choi;Michael D. Biegalski;Chad M. Folkman

  • Reversible control of Co magnetism by voltage-induced oxidation

    Chong Bi;Yaohua Liu;T. Newhouse-Illige;M. Xu

  • Functional links between stability and reactivity of strontium ruthenate single crystals during oxygen evolution.

    Seo Hyoung Chang;Nemanja Danilovic;Kee-Chul Chang;Ram Subbaraman

  • Colloquium: Emergent properties in plane view: Strong correlations at oxide interfaces

    Jak Chakhalian;John W. Freeland;Andrew J. Millis;Christos Panagopoulos

  • Dopant‐Dependent Stability of Garnet Solid Electrolyte Interfaces with Lithium Metal

    Yisi Zhu;Justin G. Connell;Sanja Tepavcevic;Peter Zapol

  • Higher energy and safer sodium ion batteries via an electrochemically made disordered Na3V2(PO4)2F3 material.

    Guochun Yan;Sathiya Mariyappan;Gwenaelle Rousse;Quentin Jacquet

  • Topotactic Phase Transformation of the Brownmillerite SrCoO2.5 to the Perovskite SrCoO3–δ

    Hyoungjeen Jeen;Woo Seok Choi;John W. Freeland;Hiromichi Ohta

  • Strain control of oxygen vacancies in epitaxial strontium cobaltite films

    Jonathan R. Petrie;Chandrima Mitra;Hyoungjeen Jeen;Woo Seok Choi

  • Heterointerface engineered electronic and magnetic phases of NdNiO 3 thin films

    Jian Liu;Mehdi Kargarian;Mikhail Kareev;Ben Gray

  • Enhanced Bifunctional Oxygen Catalysis in Strained LaNiO3 Perovskites.

    Jonathan R. Petrie;Valentino R. Cooper;John W. Freeland;Tricia L. Meyer

  • Emergent ferroelectricity in subnanometer binary oxide films on silicon

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  • Perovskite nickelates as electric-field sensors in salt water

    Zhen Zhang;Derek Schwanz;Badri Narayanan;Michele Kotiuga

  • Asymmetric Orbital-Lattice Interactions in Ultrathin Correlated Oxide Films

    J. Chakhalian;J. M. Rondinelli;J. M. Rondinelli;Jian Liu;Jian Liu;B. A. Gray

  • Physics of Ultrathin Films and Heterostructures of Rare-Earth Nickelates

    S. Middey;J. Chakhalian;P. Mahadevan;J.W. Freeland

  • Demagnetization protocols for frustrated interacting nanomagnet arrays

    R. F. Wang;J. Li;W. McConville;C. Nisoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Ho Nyung Lee
Ho Nyung Lee Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jordi Cabana
Jordi Cabana University of Illinois at Chicago
Lane W. Martin
Lane W. Martin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
J. F. Mitchell
J. F. Mitchell Argonne National Laboratory
Venkatraman Gopalan
Venkatraman Gopalan Pennsylvania State University
Hua Zhou
Hua Zhou Argonne National Laboratory
James M. Rondinelli
James M. Rondinelli Northwestern University
Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Ramamoorthy Ramesh Rice University
Bernhard Keimer
Bernhard Keimer Max Planck Society
Aaron M. Lindenberg
Aaron M. Lindenberg Stanford University

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