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Karl A. Gschneidner

Karl A. Gschneidner

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
82
Citations
37828
World Ranking
2429
National Ranking
700

Karl A. Gschneidner 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 Karl A. Gschneidner sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 796 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karl A. Gschneidner 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 Karl A. Gschneidner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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
  • 2008 - Acta Materialia Gold Medal
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the scientific understanding and applications of rare earth elements, their alloys and compounds

Overview

Karl A. Gschneidner was affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their career included contributions to the field of materials science, with a particular focus on rare earth elements, their alloys, and compounds.

The scientist received several recognitions during their career. They were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2002, with a citation acknowledging contributions to the scientific understanding and applications of rare earth materials.

Additional awards included the Acta Materialia Gold Medal in 2008 and election as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2011.

Their research topics, fields of study, specific subfields, frequent coauthors, recent papers, and publication venues are not documented in the available data.

Best Publications

  • Giant Magnetocaloric Effect in Gd 5 \(Si 2 Ge 2 \)

    V. K. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner

  • Magnetocaloric effect and magnetic refrigeration

    Vitalij K. Pecharsky;Karl A. Gschneidner

  • Physical Properties and Interrelationships of Metallic and Semimetallic Elements

    Karl A. Gschneidner

  • Magnetic phase transitions and the magnetothermal properties of gadolinium

    S. Yu. Dan’kov;A. M. Tishin;V. K. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner

  • Magnetocaloric effect from indirect measurements: Magnetization and heat capacity

    V. K. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner

  • Description and Performance of a Near-Room Temperature Magnetic Refrigerator

    C. Zimm;A. Jastrab;A. Sternberg;V. Pecharsky

  • Thirty years of near room temperature magnetic cooling: Where we are today and future prospects

    K.A. Gschneidner;V.K. Pecharsky

  • Tunable magnetic regenerator alloys with a giant magnetocaloric effect for magnetic refrigeration from ∼20 to ∼290 K

    Unknown

  • Thermodynamics of the magnetocaloric effect

    V. K. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner;A. O. Pecharsky;A. M. Tishin

  • Recent Developments in Magnetic Refrigeration

    K.A. Gschneidner Jr.;V.K. Pecharsky;A.O. Pecharsky;C.B. Zimm

  • Effect of alloying on the giant magnetocaloric effect of Gd5(Si2Ge2)

    V.K. Pecharsky;K.A. Gschneidner

  • Making and breaking covalent bonds across the magnetic transition in the giant magnetocaloric material Gd5(Si2Ge2)

    Wonyoung Choe;Vitalij K. Pecharsky;Alexandra O. Pecharsky;Karl A. Gschneidner Jr.

  • The giant magnetocaloric effect of optimally prepared Gd5Si2Ge2

    A. O. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner;V. K. Pecharsky

  • A family of ductile intermetallic compounds.

    Karl Gschneidner;Alan Russell;Alexandra Pecharsky;James Morris

  • Cerium: An Unlikely Replacement of Dysprosium in High Performance Nd–Fe–B Permanent Magnets

    Arjun K. Pathak;Mahmud Khan;Karl A. Gschneidner;Karl A. Gschneidner;Ralph W. McCallum

  • Gd5(SixGe1–x)4: An Extremum Material

    V. K. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner

  • Phase relationships and crystallography in the pseudobinary system Gd5Si4Gd5Ge4

    V.K. Pecharsky;K.A. Gschneidner

  • Advanced magnetocaloric materials: What does the future hold?

    Vitalij K. Pecharsky;Karl A. Gschneidner

  • Massive magnetic-field-induced structural transformation in Gd5Ge4 and the nature of the giant magnetocaloric effect.

    V.K. Pecharsky;V.K. Pecharsky;A.P. Holm;K.A. Gschneidner;K.A. Gschneidner;R.Rink

  • Magnetic refrigeration materials (invited)

    K. A. Gschneidner;V. K. Pecharsky

  • Influence of the crystalline electrical field on the magnetocaloric effect of DyAl 2 , ErAl 2 , and DyNi 2

    P. J. von Ranke;V. K. Pecharsky;K. A. Gschneidner

  • Recent Development in Magnetocaloric Materials

    Karl Gschneidner

Frequent Co-Authors

Vitalij K. Pecharsky
Vitalij K. Pecharsky Iowa State University
Thomas A. Lograsso
Thomas A. Lograsso Ames Laboratory
Gordon J. Miller
Gordon J. Miller Iowa State University
M. R. Ibarra
M. R. Ibarra University of Zaragoza
César Magén
César Magén University of Zaragoza
David Jiles
David Jiles Iowa State University
R. W. McCallum
R. W. McCallum Ames Laboratory
Alan I. Goldman
Alan I. Goldman Iowa State University
Lesley F. Cohen
Lesley F. Cohen Imperial College London
Matthew J. Kramer
Matthew J. Kramer Ames Laboratory

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