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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 82 2482 2396 33 32 629 23350

Maria Varela publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maria Varela between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maria Varela published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2006. 16 of the 748 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2006. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 51 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 43 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 35 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

748 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maria Varela: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 3
1986 1
1987 2
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 0
1992 5
1993 3
1994 4
1995 8
1996 4
1997 5
1998 7
1999 14
2000 16
2001 14
2002 17
2003 26
2004 25
2005 38
2006 51
2007 38
2008 30
2009 40
2010 43
2011 39
2012 39
2013 28
2014 32
2015 24
2016 35
2017 34
2018 19
2019 20
2020 14
2021 24
2022 10
2023 6
2024 8
2025 15
2026 1
Total 748
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Maria Varela 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 Maria Varela 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, 610–629 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: 629 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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 99 629
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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Maria Varela 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 Maria Varela 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, 82–83 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: 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.

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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 82
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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Overview

Maria Varela is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research activity is primarily focused on materials science and engineering, with a particular emphasis on materials chemistry and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. They have contributed extensively to understanding electronic and structural properties of oxides, magnetic properties of thin films, and graphene research and applications.

The research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Graphene research and applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Their frequent coauthors comprise:

  • Alejandra Guedeja-Marrón (11 joint publications)
  • Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino (10 joint publications)
  • Paolo Perna (8 joint publications)
  • Gonzalo Abellán (7 joint publications)
  • Mariona Cabero (7 joint publications)

Maria Varela has published multiple papers in prominent venues such as Physical Review Materials, Nature Communications, and Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Physical Review Materials (5 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (4 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)

Selected recent papers by Maria Varela consist of:

  • Unveiling the oxidation behavior of liquid-phase exfoliated antimony nanosheets, 2020, 2D Materials
  • Critical effect of the bottom electrode on the ferroelectricity of epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Exfoliation of Alpha-Germanium: A Covalent Diamond-Like Structure, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Quasiparticle tunnel electroresistance in superconducting junctions, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Giant anisotropic magnetoresistance in oxygen-vacancy-ordered epitaxial La0.5Sr0.5CoO3−δ films, 2020, Physical Review Materials

Their work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and condensed matter physics. The volume of publications in these subfields reflects consistent research activity across interdisciplinary areas bridging physics, chemistry, and engineering within materials science.

Best Publications

  • Chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma with drug eluting beads: efficacy and doxorubicin pharmacokinetics.

    María Varela;María Isabel Real;Marta Burrel;Alejandro Forner

  • Colossal Ionic Conductivity at Interfaces of Epitaxial ZrO2:Y2O3/SrTiO3 Heterostructures

    J. Garcia-Barriocanal;A. Rivera-Calzada;M. Varela;Z. Sefrioui

  • Evaluation of tumor response after locoregional therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma: are response evaluation criteria in solid tumors reliable?

    Alejandro Forner;Carmen Ayuso;María Varela;Jordi Rimola

  • Irradiation-free, columnar defects comprised of self-assembled nanodots and nanorods resulting in strongly enhanced flux-pinning in YBa2Cu3O7−δ films

    A Goyal;S Kang;K J Leonard;P M Martin

  • Few‐Layer Antimonene by Liquid‐Phase Exfoliation

    Carlos Gibaja;David Rodriguez-San-Miguel;David Rodriguez-San-Miguel;Pablo Ares;Julio Gómez-Herrero

  • High pathological risk of recurrence after surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: an indication for salvage liver transplantation.

    Margarita Sala;Josep Fuster;Josep M. Llovet;Miquel Navasa

  • Nanoscale strain-induced pair suppression as a vortex-pinning mechanism in high-temperature superconductors

    A. Llordés;A. Palau;J. Gázquez;J. Gázquez;M. Coll

  • Spectroscopic imaging of single atoms within a bulk solid.

    M. Varela;S. D. Findlay;A. R. Lupini;H. M. Christen

  • Atomic-resolution imaging of oxidation states in manganites

    M. Varela;M. P. Oxley;M. P. Oxley;W. Luo;W. Luo;J. Tao

  • Staging systems in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Fernando PonS;Maria Varela;Josep.M. Llovet;Josep.M. Llovet

  • Production of ordered silicon nanocrystals by low-energy ion sputtering

    Raúl Gago;Luis Vázquez;Rodolfo Cuerno;Marı́a Varela

  • MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION IN THE ABERRATION-CORRECTED SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

    M. Varela;A.R. Lupini;K. van Benthem;A.Y. Borisevich

  • Fundamental Insights into the Degradation and Stabilization of Thin Layer Black Phosphorus

    Gonzalo Abellán;Stefan Wild;Vicent Lloret;Nils Scheuschner

  • Enhanced current transport at grain boundaries in high- T c superconductors

    R. F. Klie;J. P. Buban;M. Varela;A. Franceschetti;A. Franceschetti

  • Ferromagnetic/superconducting proximity effect in La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 /YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ superlattices

    Z. Sefrioui;D. Arias;V. Peña;J. E. Villegas

  • Direct measurement of the low-temperature spin-state transition in LaCoO3.

    R. F. Klie;J. C. Zheng;Y. Zhu;M. Varela

  • Electric control of magnetism at the Fe/BaTiO3 interface

    Greta Radaelli;Daniela Petti;E. Plekhanov;I. Fina

  • Coupling of superconductors through a half-metallic ferromagnet : evidence for a long-range proximity effect

    V. Peña;Z. Sefrioui;D. Arias;C. Leon

  • Engineering two-dimensional superconductivity and Rashba spin–orbit coupling in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 quantum wells by selective orbital occupancy

    Gervasi Herranz;Gyanendra Singh;Nicolas Bergeal;Alexis Jouan

  • Growth behavior of carbon nanotubes on multilayered metal catalyst film in chemical vapor deposition

    H. Cui;G. Eres;J.Y. Howe;A. Puretkzy

  • Noncovalent Functionalization of Black Phosphorus

    Gonzalo Abellán;Gonzalo Abellán;Vicent Lloret;Vicent Lloret;Udo Mundloch;Udo Mundloch;Mario Marcia;Mario Marcia

  • Spin filtering through ferromagnetic Bi Mn O 3 tunnel barriers

    M. Gajek;M. Gajek;M. Bibes;A. Barthélémy;K. Bouzehouane

Frequent Co-Authors

Florencio Sánchez
Florencio Sánchez Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Stephen J. Pennycook
Stephen J. Pennycook University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Josep Fontcuberta
Josep Fontcuberta Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Jaume Gazquez
Jaume Gazquez Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Sokrates T. Pantelides
Sokrates T. Pantelides Vanderbilt University
Andrew R. Lupini
Andrew R. Lupini Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jordi Bruix
Jordi Bruix University of Barcelona
Manuel Bibes
Manuel Bibes Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
J.L. Morenza
J.L. Morenza University of Barcelona
Chris Leighton
Chris Leighton University of Minnesota

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