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Leonardo Civale 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 Leonardo Civale sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 269 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leonardo Civale 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 Leonardo Civale sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to the understanding of anisotropic electrical and magnetic properties of superconductors and vortex physics

Overview

Leonardo Civale is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with specializations in Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Geophysics, and Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

Leonardo Civale has contributed to several recent publications. Selected papers include:

  • Thermodynamic approach for enhancing superconducting critical current performance, 2022, NPG Asia Materials
  • Large enhancement of the in-field critical current density of YBCO coated conductors due to composite pinning landscape, 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology
  • Vortex phases and glassy dynamics in the highly anisotropic superconductor HgBa2CuO4+δ, 2020, Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  • Reaching the equilibrium state of the frustrated triangular Ising magnet Ca3Co2O6, 2022, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Designing high-performance superconductors with nanoparticle inclusions: comparisons to strong pinning theory, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Serena Eley
  • Masashi Miura
  • Ryuji Yoshida
  • Takeharu Kato
  • Roland Willa

Leonardo Civale's publications have appeared in various scientific venues, such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • NPG Asia Materials
  • Superconductor Science and Technology
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

In 2007, Leonardo Civale was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for seminal contributions to the understanding of anisotropic electrical and magnetic properties of superconductors and vortex physics.

Best Publications

  • Vortex confinement by columnar defects in YBa2Cu3O7 crystals: Enhanced pinning at high fields and temperatures.

    L. Civale;A. D. Marwick;T. K. Worthington;M. A. Kirk

  • Strongly enhanced current densities in superconducting coated conductors of YBa2Cu3O7-x + BaZrO3

    J. L. MacManus-Driscoll;J. L. MacManus-Driscoll;S. R. Foltyn;Q. X. Jia;H. Wang

  • Materials science challenges for high-temperature superconducting wire

    S. R. Foltyn;L. Civale;J. L. MacManus-Driscoll;J. L. MacManus-Driscoll;Q. X. Jia

  • Synergetic combination of different types of defect to optimize pinning landscape using BaZrO 3 -doped YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7

    B. Maiorov;S. A. Baily;H. Zhou;O. Ugurlu;O. Ugurlu

  • Y2/3Sm1/3Ba2Cu3O7‐x被覆導体における希土類イオンサイズ効果および増強された臨界電流密度

    Macmanus‐Driscoll J L;Foltyn S R;Maiorov B;Jia Q X

  • Angular dependent vortex pinning mechanisms in YBCO coated conductors and thin films

    L. Civale;B. Maiorov;A. Serquis;J. O. Willis

  • Angular-dependent vortex pinning mechanisms in YBa2Cu3O7 coated conductors and thin films

    L. Civale;B. Maiorov;A. Serquis;J. O. Willis

  • Overcoming the barrier to 1000A∕cm width superconducting coatings

    S. R. Foltyn;H. Wang;L. Civale;Q. X. Jia

  • Enhanced current density Jc and extended irreversibility in single‐crystal Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8 via linear defects from heavy ion irradiation

    J. R. Thompson;Y. R. Sun;H. R. Kerchner;D. K. Christen

  • Progress in Nanoengineered Microstructures for Tunable High-Current, High-Temperature Superconducting Wires

    T. G. Holesinger;L. Civale;B. Maiorov;D. M. Feldmann

  • Systematic enhancement of in-field critical current density with rare-earth ion size variance in superconducting rare-earth barium cuprate films

    J. L. MacManus-Driscoll;S. R. Foltyn;Q. X. Jia;H. Wang

  • Hot isostatic pressing of powder in tube MgB2 wires

    A. Serquis;L. Civale;D. L. Hammon;X. Z. Liao

  • Mixed pinning landscape in nanoparticle-introduced YGdBa 2 Cu 3 O y films grown by metal organic deposition

    M. Miura;B. Maiorov;S. A. Baily;N. Haberkorn

  • Mg(B,O)2 precipitation in MgB2

    X. Z. Liao;A. Serquis;Y. T. Zhu;J. Y. Huang

  • Second generation HTS wire based on RABiTS substrates and MOD YBCO

    U. Schoop;M.W. Rupich;C. Thieme;D.T. Verebelyi

  • Identification of intrinsic ab-plane pinning in YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/ thin films and coated conductors

    L. Civale;B. Maiorov;J.L. MacManus-Driscoll;H. Wang

  • Progress in Performance Improvement and New Research Areas for Cost Reduction of 2G HTS Wires

    V Selvamanickam;Y Chen;I Kesgin;A Guevara

  • Understanding High Critical Currents in YBa2Cu3O7 Thin Films and Coated Conductors

    L. Civale;B. Maiorov;A. Serquis;J. O. Willis

  • Correlated enhancement of Hc2 and Jc in carbon nanotube doped MgB2

    A Serquis;G Serrano;S M Moreno;L Civale

  • Evolution of the magnetic properties during the thermal treatment of barium hexaferrite precursors obtained by coprecipitation from barium ferrate (VI) solutions

    Silvia E. Jacobo;Leonardo Civale;Miguel A. Blesa

  • Rare earth ion size effects and enhanced critical current densities in Y2∕3Sm1∕3Ba2Cu3O7−x coated conductors

    J. L. MacManus-Driscoll;S. R. Foltyn;B. Maiorov;Q. X. Jia

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry G. Holesinger
Terry G. Holesinger Los Alamos National Laboratory
S. R. Foltyn
S. R. Foltyn Los Alamos National Laboratory
Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll
Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll University of Cambridge
Hsing-Lin Wang
Hsing-Lin Wang Southern University of Science and Technology
Xiaozhou Liao
Xiaozhou Liao University of Sydney
Quanxi Jia
Quanxi Jia University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Yuntian Zhu
Yuntian Zhu City University of Hong Kong
Paul N. Arendt
Paul N. Arendt Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ulrich Welp
Ulrich Welp Argonne National Laboratory

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