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Keith A. Nelson

Keith A. Nelson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 102 970 924 317 291 683 35763
Chemistry 90 2088 1871 762 634 464 26782
Physics 106 1338 1268 701 653 765 38370

Keith A. Nelson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Keith A. Nelson between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Keith A. Nelson published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 17.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2017. 16 of the 861 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2017. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 26 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 39 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 39 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1978 2026

861 publications in total across all disciplines

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Keith A. Nelson: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 2
1982 5
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 7
1987 13
1988 9
1989 9
1990 14
1991 12
1992 18
1993 13
1994 18
1995 26
1996 16
1997 9
1998 12
1999 13
2000 10
2001 11
2002 18
2003 17
2004 23
2005 24
2006 20
2007 24
2008 26
2009 39
2010 32
2011 26
2012 25
2013 31
2014 14
2015 19
2016 41
2017 43
2018 38
2019 39
2020 28
2021 33
2022 22
2023 17
2024 22
2025 15
2026 1
Total 861
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Keith A. Nelson 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 Keith A. Nelson 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, 670–689 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: 683 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 56 683
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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Keith A. Nelson 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 Keith A. Nelson 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, 102–103 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: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 85 102
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 the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For innovations in the development of impulsive stimulated Raman scattering and its applications to the ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy of phonons and intermolecular  liquid dynamics.
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For development of femtosecond microsecond timedomain vibrational spectroscopy, including multiplepulse vibrational excitation, and applications to structural and chemical rearrangements in condensed matter
  • 1987 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Keith A. Nelson is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has an extensive research background in engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Their work spans various subfields including atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, computational mechanics, and biomedical engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of scientific areas such as high-velocity impact and material behavior, mechanical and optical resonators, terahertz technology and applications, particle dynamics in fluid flows, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Recent publications by Keith A. Nelson include:

  • Cleavable comonomers enable degradable, recyclable thermoset plastics, 2020, Nature
  • Nanotwinning-assisted dynamic recrystallization at high strains and strain rates, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Supersonic impact resilience of nanoarchitected carbon, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Strong fatigue-resistant nanofibrous hydrogels inspired by lobster underbelly, 2021, Matter
  • Direct observation of large electron-phonon interaction effect on phonon heat transport, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in their publications include A. A. Maznev, Zhuquan Zhang, Edoardo Baldini, David Veysset, and Yu-Chen Sun.

Keith A. Nelson's work is often published in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Acta Materialia
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Communications

Throughout their career, they have received several recognitions including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2014
  • OSA Fellow, 2013, for innovations in impulsive stimulated Raman scattering and its applications to ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy of phonons and intermolecular liquid dynamics
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 1991, cited for development of femtosecond microsecond timedomain vibrational spectroscopy and applications to structural and chemical rearrangements in condensed matter
  • Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1987

Best Publications

  • Terahertz-field-induced insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide metamaterial

    Mengkun Liu;Harold Y. Hwang;Hu Tao;Andrew C. Strikwerda

  • Resonant and nonresonant control over matter and light by intense terahertz transients

    Tobias Kampfrath;Koichiro Tanaka;Keith A. Nelson

  • Generation of 10 μJ ultrashort terahertz pulses by optical rectification

    K.-L. Yeh;M. C. Hoffmann;J. Hebling;Keith A. Nelson

  • Generation of high-power terahertz pulses by tilted-pulse-front excitation and their application possibilities

    János Hebling;Ka Lo Yeh;Matthias C. Hoffmann;Balázs Bartal

  • Impulsive stimulated scattering: General importance in femtosecond laser pulse interactions with matter, and spectroscopic applications

    Yong‐Xin Yan;Edward B. Gamble;Keith A. Nelson

  • Thermal Conductivity Spectroscopy Technique to Measure Phonon Mean Free Paths

    Austin J. Minnich;J A Johnson;A J Schmidt;Keivan Esfarjani

  • Femtosecond Pulse Sequences Used for Optical Manipulation of Molecular Motion

    A. M. Weiner;D. E. Leaird;Gary P. Wiederrecht;Keith A. Nelson

  • Time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy in the impulsive limit

    Lisa Dhar;John A. Rogers;Keith A. Nelson

  • Quasi-ballistic thermal transport from nanoscale interfaces observed using ultrafast coherent soft x-ray beams

    Mark E. Siemens;Mark E. Siemens;Qing Li;Ronggui Yang;Keith A. Nelson

  • Direct Measurement of Room-Temperature Nondiffusive Thermal Transport Over Micron Distances in a Silicon Membrane

    Jeremy A. Johnson;A. A. Maznev;John Cuffe;John Cuffe;Jeffrey K. Eliason

  • Terahertz field–induced ferroelectricity in quantum paraelectric SrTiO3

    Xian Li;Tian Qiu;Jiahao Zhang;Edoardo Baldini

  • Cleavable comonomers enable degradable, recyclable thermoset plastics

    Peyton Shieh;Wenxu Zhang;Keith E. L. Husted;Samantha L. Kristufek

  • Impulsive stimulated light scattering. I. General theory

    Yong‐Xin Yan;Keith A. Nelson

  • Observation of bulk Fermi arc and polarization half charge from paired exceptional points

    Hengyun Zhou;Chao Peng;Chao Peng;Yoseob Yoon;Chia Wei Hsu

  • Optical heterodyne detection of laser-induced gratings

    A. A. Maznev;K. A. Nelson;J. A. Rogers

  • Optical Generation and Characterization of Acoustic Waves in Thin Films: Fundamentals and Applications

    John A. Rogers;Alex A. Maznev;Matthew J. Banet;Keith A. Nelson

  • Two-quantum 2D FT electronic spectroscopy of biexcitons in GaAs quantum wells.

    Katherine W. Stone;Kenan Gundogdu;Daniel B. Turner;Xiaoqin Li

  • Adiabatic shear instability is not necessary for adhesion in cold spray

    Mostafa Hassani-Gangaraj;David Veysset;Victor K. Champagne;Keith A. Nelson

  • Molecular orientation and alignment by intense single-cycle THz pulses.

    Sharly Fleischer;Yan Zhou;Robert W. Field;Keith A. Nelson

  • Spatiotemporal coherent control of lattice vibrational waves.

    T. Feurer;Joshua C. Vaughan;Keith A. Nelson

  • Analysis of programmable ultrashort waveform generation using liquid-crystal spatial light modulators

    Marc M. Wefers;Keith A. Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University
Margaret M. Murnane
Margaret M. Murnane University of Colorado Boulder
Henry C. Kapteyn
Henry C. Kapteyn University of Colorado Boulder
Gary P. Wiederrecht
Gary P. Wiederrecht Argonne National Laboratory
Richard D. Averitt
Richard D. Averitt University of California, San Diego
Ronggui Yang
Ronggui Yang Peking University
Aaron M. Lindenberg
Aaron M. Lindenberg Stanford University
Andrew M. Weiner
Andrew M. Weiner Purdue University West Lafayette
Kebin Fan
Kebin Fan Duke University

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