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Materials Science
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 89 1782 1715 10 10 362 28306
Chemistry 89 2161 1940 17 17 369 29078

Leeor Kronik publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leeor Kronik between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leeor Kronik published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2018. 21 of the 486 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2018. 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

486 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leeor Kronik: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 3
1994 3
1995 4
1996 8
1997 1
1998 4
1999 8
2000 7
2001 8
2002 7
2003 6
2004 4
2005 8
2006 12
2007 11
2008 11
2009 15
2010 13
2011 20
2012 12
2013 21
2014 29
2015 26
2016 27
2017 21
2018 32
2019 20
2020 26
2021 32
2022 23
2023 20
2024 23
2025 20
2026 1
Total 486
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Leeor Kronik publications per year - data summary

  • Leeor Kronik, a Materials Science scholar from Weizmann Institute of Science, has 486 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2018 and 2021, with 32 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 14.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.3 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 87 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2004: 63 publications (5.3 per year); 2005-2016: 205 publications (17.1 per year); 2017-2026: 218 publications (21.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Leeor Kronik 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 Leeor Kronik 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, 350–369 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: 362 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
350–369 440 362
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
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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Leeor Kronik publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Leeor Kronik, a Materials Science scholar from Weizmann Institute of Science, records 362 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Leeor Kronik, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Leeor Kronik ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Leeor Kronik 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 Leeor Kronik 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, 88–89 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: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 89
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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Leeor Kronik D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Leeor Kronik, a Materials Science scholar from Weizmann Institute of Science, records 89 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Leeor Kronik, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Leeor Kronik ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pathbreaking work relevant to central issues in interfacial and solid state science, which has led to new understandings in materials and interface physics

Overview

Leeor Kronik is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and conducts research primarily in the field of Materials Science.

Their work covers several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Some of Leeor Kronik's recent published papers include:

  • Theory of Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity: Progress and Challenges, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science, 2022, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Cumulative polarization in conductive interfacial ferroelectrics, 2022, Nature
  • Band gaps of crystalline solids from Wannier-localization-based optimal tuning of a screened range-separated hybrid functional, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Long-Range Spin-Selective Transport in Chiral Metal-Organic Crystals with Temperature-Activated Magnetization, 2020, ACS Nano

Leeor Kronik's frequent co-authors include:

  • Oded Hod
  • Jeffrey B. Neaton
  • Guy Ohad
  • Tim Gould
  • Dahvyd Wing

The researcher has published extensively in several key venues, with notable frequent publication in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Advanced Materials
  • Physical Review Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Leeor Kronik was awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013 for work addressing central issues in interfacial and solid state science that contributed to understanding materials and interface physics.

Best Publications

  • Surface photovoltage phenomena: theory, experiment, and applications

    Leeor Kronik;Yoram Shapira

  • Hybrid organic—inorganic perovskites: low-cost semiconductors with intriguing charge-transport properties

    Thomas M. Brenner;David A. Egger;Leeor Kronik;Gary Hodes

  • Orbital-dependent density functionals: Theory and applications

    Stephan Kümmel;Leeor Kronik

  • Excitation Gaps of Finite-Sized Systems from Optimally Tuned Range-Separated Hybrid Functionals.

    Leeor Kronik;Tamar Stein;Sivan Refaely-Abramson;Roi Baer

  • Reliable prediction of charge transfer excitations in molecular complexes using time-dependent density functional theory.

    Tamar Stein;Leeor Kronik;Roi Baer

  • Local Polar Fluctuations in Lead Halide Perovskite Crystals.

    Omer Yaffe;Yinsheng Guo;Liang Z. Tan;David A. Egger

  • Fundamental Gaps in Finite Systems from Eigenvalues of a Generalized Kohn-Sham Method

    Tamar Stein;Helen Eisenberg;Leeor Kronik;Roi Baer

  • Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites (HOIPs): Opportunities and Challenges

    Joseph Berry;Tonio Buonassisi;David A. Egger;Gary Hodes

  • Valence and Conduction Band Densities of States of Metal Halide Perovskites: A Combined Experimental–Theoretical Study

    James Endres;David A. Egger;Michael Kulbak;Ross A. Kerner

  • Effects of Sodium on Polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Its Solar Cell Performance

    Leeor. Kronik;David Cahen;Hans Werner Schock

  • Separation of enantiomers by their enantiospecific interaction with achiral magnetic substrates

    Koyel Banerjee-Ghosh;Oren Ben Dor;Francesco Tassinari;Eyal Capua

  • Prediction of charge-transfer excitations in coumarin-based dyes using a range-separated functional tuned from first principles.

    Tamar Stein;Leeor Kronik;Roi Baer

  • Surface photovoltage spectroscopy of semiconductor structures: at the crossroads of physics, chemistry and electrical engineering

    Leeor Kronik;Yoram Shapira

  • What Remains Unexplained about the Properties of Halide Perovskites

    David A. Egger;Achintya Bera;David Cahen;Gary Hodes

  • Stacking and Registry Effects in Layered Materials: The Case of Hexagonal Boron Nitride

    Noa Marom;Jonathan Bernstein;Jonathan Garel;Alexandre Tkatchenko

  • Fundamental and excitation gaps in molecules of relevance for organic photovoltaics from an optimally tuned range-separated hybrid functional

    Sivan Refaely-Abramson;Roi Baer;Leeor Kronik

  • Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskites on the Move

    David A. Egger;Andrew M. Rappe;Leeor Kronik

  • Dispersion Interactions with Density-Functional Theory: Benchmarking Semiempirical and Interatomic Pairwise Corrected Density Functionals

    Noa Marom;Alexandre Tkatchenko;Mariana Rossi;Vivekanand V. Gobre

  • Quasiparticle Spectra from a Nonempirical Optimally Tuned Range-Separated Hybrid Density Functional

    Sivan Refaely-Abramson;Sahar Sharifzadeh;Niranjan Govind;Jochen Autschbach

  • PARSEC – the pseudopotential algorithm for real‐space electronic structure calculations: recent advances and novel applications to nano‐structures

    Leeor Kronik;Adi Makmal;Murilo L. Tiago;Murilo L. Tiago;M. M. G. Alemany

  • Fundamental gaps in finite systems from the eigenvalues of generalized kohn-sham method

    Tamar Stein;Helen Eisenberg;Leeor Kronik;Roi Baer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey B. Neaton
Jeffrey B. Neaton University of California, Berkeley
James R. Chelikowsky
James R. Chelikowsky The University of Texas at Austin
David Cahen
David Cahen Weizmann Institute of Science
Andrew M. Rappe
Andrew M. Rappe University of Pennsylvania
Oded Hod
Oded Hod Tel Aviv University
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Alexandre Tkatchenko University of Luxembourg
Gary Hodes
Gary Hodes Weizmann Institute of Science
Lia Addadi
Lia Addadi Weizmann Institute of Science
Ron Naaman
Ron Naaman Weizmann Institute of Science
Leslie Leiserowitz
Leslie Leiserowitz Weizmann Institute of Science

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