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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 150 157 149 68 62 590 112548
Chemistry 143 175 158 82 67 533 98808

Mark E. Thompson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark E. Thompson between 1958 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark E. Thompson published across 69 years, from 1958 to 2026, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 84 publications in 2023. 18 of the 839 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 84. Peak 84 publications in 2023. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 25 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 40 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 30 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 40 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 84 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1958 2026

839 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark E. Thompson: publications per year, 1958 to 2026
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 2
1978 2
1979 1
1980 4
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 4
1985 2
1986 1
1987 5
1988 4
1989 3
1990 2
1991 6
1992 12
1993 10
1994 15
1995 25
1996 18
1997 40
1998 26
1999 14
2000 30
2001 30
2002 40
2003 26
2004 25
2005 34
2006 22
2007 25
2008 31
2009 23
2010 22
2011 40
2012 18
2013 20
2014 19
2015 16
2016 16
2017 12
2018 11
2019 26
2020 13
2021 13
2022 18
2023 84
2024 8
2025 17
2026 1
Total 839
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Mark E. Thompson 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 Mark E. Thompson 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, 590–609 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: 590 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
590–609 103 590
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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Mark E. Thompson 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 Mark E. Thompson 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, 150–151 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: 150 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 14 150
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of highly efficient electrophosphorescent materials for organic light emitting devices used in displays and lighting worldwide.
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark E. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, chemistry, and engineering, with particular emphasis on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and organic chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including physical and theoretical chemistry as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research covers a range of specialized topics such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Mark E. Thompson has published extensively in several scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Materials Horizons

Co-authorship is a significant aspect of this scientist's career. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Peter I. Djurovich
  • Jonas Schaab
  • Daniel Sylvinson Muthiah Ravinson
  • Collin N. Muniz
  • Savannah C. Kapper

Recent notable publications by Mark E. Thompson are:

  • "Two-Coordinate Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Coinage Metal Complexes: Molecular Design, Photophysical Characters, and Device Application" (2024), Chemical Reviews
  • "π-Extended Ligands in Two-Coordinate Coinage Metal Complexes" (2022), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Blue Emissive fac/mer-Iridium (III) NHC Carbene Complexes and their Application in OLEDs" (2021), Advanced Optical Materials
  • "Enhancement of the Luminescent Efficiency in Carbene-Au(I)-Aryl Complexes by the Restriction of Renner-Teller Distortion and Bond Rotation" (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Thermally assisted delayed fluorescence (TADF): fluorescence delayed is fluorescence denied" (2020), Materials Horizons

The scientist has received several honors including being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020 for the development of highly efficient electrophosphorescent materials for organic light emitting devices used in displays and lighting worldwide. Additional recognitions include fellowship in the National Academy of Inventors (2014) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient phosphorescent emission from organic electroluminescent devices

    M. A. Baldo;D. F. O'Brien;Y. You;A. Shoustikov

  • Nearly 100% internal phosphorescence efficiency in an organic light emitting device

    Chihaya Adachi;Marc A. Baldo;Mark E. Thompson;Mark E. Thompson;Stephen R. Forrest

  • VERY HIGH-EFFICIENCY GREEN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES BASED ON ELECTROPHOSPHORESCENCE

    M. A. Baldo;S. Lamansky;P. E. Burrows;M. E. Thompson

  • Highly phosphorescent bis-cyclometalated iridium complexes: synthesis, photophysical characterization, and use in organic light emitting diodes.

    Sergey Lamansky;Peter Djurovich;Drew Murphy;Feras Abdel-Razzaq

  • High-efficiency fluorescent organic light-emitting devices using a phosphorescent sensitizer

    M. A. Baldo;M. E. Thompson;S. R. Forrest

  • Management of singlet and triplet excitons for efficient white organic light-emitting devices

    Yiru Sun;Noel C. Giebink;Hiroshi Kanno;Biwu Ma

  • Synthesis and characterization of phosphorescent cyclometalated platinum complexes.

    Jason Brooks;Yelizaveta Babayan;Sergey Lamansky;Peter I Djurovich

  • Blue organic electrophosphorescence using exothermic host-guest energy transfer

    R. J. Holmes;S. R. Forrest;Y.-J. Tung;R. C. Kwong

  • EXCITONIC SINGLET-TRIPLET RATIO IN A SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC THIN FILM

    M. A. Baldo;D. F. O’Brien;M. E. Thompson;S. R. Forrest

  • Continuous, highly flexible, and transparent graphene films by chemical vapor deposition for organic photovoltaics.

    Lewis Gomez De Arco;Yi Zhang;Cody W. Schlenker;Koungmin Ryu

  • Synthesis and characterization of facial and meridional tris-cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes.

    Arnold B Tamayo;Bert D Alleyne;Peter I Djurovich;Sergey Lamansky

  • High-efficiency red electrophosphorescence devices

    Chihaya Adachi;Marc A. Baldo;Stephen R. Forrest;Sergey Lamansky

  • High-efficiency organic electrophosphorescent devices with tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium doped into electron-transporting materials

    Chihaya Adachi;Marc A. Baldo;Stephen R. Forrest;Mark E. Thompson

  • OLEDs doped with phosphorescent compounds

    Mark E. Thompson;Yujian You;Andrei Shoustikov;Scott Sibley

  • Transparent contacts for organic devices

    Stephen R. Forrest;Mark E. Thompson;Paul E. Burrows;Vladimir Bulovic

  • Endothermic energy transfer: A mechanism for generating very efficient high-energy phosphorescent emission in organic materials

    Chihaya Adachi;Raymond C. Kwong;Raymond C. Kwong;Peter Djurovich;Peter Djurovich;Vadim Adamovich;Vadim Adamovich

  • Relationship between electroluminescence and current transport in organic heterojunction light‐emitting devices

    P. E. Burrows;Z. Shen;V. Bulovic;D. M. McCarty

  • Improved energy transfer in electrophosphorescent devices

    D. F. O’Brien;M. A. Baldo;M. E. Thompson;S. R. Forrest

  • Reliability and degradation of organic light emitting devices

    P. E. Burrows;V. Bulovic;S. R. Forrest;L. S. Sapochak

  • .sigma.-Bond metathesis for carbon-hydrogen bonds of hydrocarbons and Sc-R (R = H, alkyl, aryl) bonds of permethylscandocene derivatives. Evidence for noninvolvement of the .pi. system in electrophilic activation of aromatic and vinylic C-H bonds

    Mark E. Thompson;Mark E. Thompson;Steven M. Baxter;A. Ray Bulls;Barbara J. Burger

  • Synthesis and characterization of phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium complexes.

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Forrest
Stephen R. Forrest University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peter I. Djurovich
Peter I. Djurovich University of Southern California
Paul E. Burrows
Paul E. Burrows Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chongwu Zhou
Chongwu Zhou University of Southern California
Raymond Kwong
Raymond Kwong Universal Display Corporation
Stephen E. Bradforth
Stephen E. Bradforth University of Southern California
Chihaya Adachi
Chihaya Adachi Kyushu University
Kenneth Hanson
Kenneth Hanson Florida State University

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