2026 Mark Ediger: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	81	2572	2483	736	692	378	25572
Chemistry	81	3219	2906	1068	899	341	25387

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

2572

2483

736

692

378

25572

Chemistry

3219

2906

1068

899

341

25387

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

25572

World Ranking

2572

National Ranking

736

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

25387

World Ranking

3219

National Ranking

1068

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1990 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mark Ediger is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science with contributions in related areas of engineering.

Their work extensively covers several subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, ceramics and composites, and biomedical engineering.

Mark Ediger's research topics address various aspects, among which are:

Material Dynamics and Properties
Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Glass properties and applications
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Phase-change materials and chalcogenides
Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

They have published frequently in certain scientific journals, including:

The Journal of Chemical Physics
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Physical Review Letters
Chemistry of Materials
Macromolecules

Recent publications by Mark Ediger include:

Controlling Structure and Properties of Vapor-Deposited Glasses of Organic Semiconductors: Recent Advances and Challenges, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Activation Entropy as a Key Factor Controlling the Memory Effect in Glasses, 2020, Physical Review Letters
Surface diffusion in glasses of rod-like molecules posaconazole and itraconazole: effect of interfacial molecular alignment and bulk penetration, 2020, Soft Matter
How to "measure" a structural relaxation time that is too long to be measured?, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
Surface Diffusion Is Controlled by Bulk Fragility across All Glass Types, 2022, Physical Review Letters

Frequent co-authors include Lian Yu, Camille Bishop, Ranko Richert, Paul M. Voyles, and Harald Böck, with respective collaboration counts indicating ongoing partnerships in research.

Mark Ediger's recognitions include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010 and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1990.

Best Publications

Spatially Heterogeneous Dynamics in Supercooled Liquids

M. D. Ediger

2868
Citations
Supercooled Liquids and Glasses

M. D. Ediger;Charles Angell;Sidney R. Nagel

2849
Citations
Organic Glasses with Exceptional Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability

Stephen F. Swallen;Kenneth L. Kearns;Marie K. Mapes;Yong Seol Kim

866
Citations
Enhanced translation of probe molecules in supercooled o‐terphenyl: Signature of spatially heterogeneous dynamics?

Marcus T. Cicerone;M. D. Ediger

588
Citations
Perspective: Supercooled liquids and glasses

M. D. Ediger;Peter Harrowell

578
Citations
Dynamics near Free Surfaces and the Glass Transition in Thin Polymer Films: A View to the Future

M. D. Ediger;J. A. Forrest

565
Citations
How do molecules move near Tg? Molecular rotation of six probes in o‐terphenyl across 14 decades in time

Marcus T. Cicerone;F. R. Blackburn;M. D. Ediger

501
Citations
Relaxation of spatially heterogeneous dynamic domains in supercooled ortho‐terphenyl

Marcus T. Cicerone;M. D. Ediger

477
Citations
Direct measurement of molecular motion in freestanding polystyrene thin films.

Keewook Paeng;Stephen F. Swallen;M. D. Ediger

393
Citations
Anomalous Diffusion of Probe Molecules in Polystyrene: Evidence for Spatially Heterogeneous Segmental Dynamics

Marcus T. Cicerone;F. R. Blackburn;M. D. Ediger

348
Citations
Surface self-diffusion of an organic glass.

L. Zhu;C. W. Brian;S. F. Swallen;P. T. Straus

344
Citations
Crystal growth kinetics exhibit a fragility-dependent decoupling from viscosity

Mark Ediger;Peter Harrowell;Lian Yu

343
Citations
Direct measurement of molecular mobility in actively deformed polymer glasses.

Hau-Nan Lee;Keewook Paeng;Stephen F. Swallen;M. D. Ediger

341
Citations
Ultrastable glasses from in silico vapour deposition

Sadanand Singh;M. D. Ediger;Juan J. de Pablo;Juan J. de Pablo;Juan J. de Pablo

306
Citations
Self-diffusion of tris-naphthylbenzene near the glass transition temperature.

Stephen F. Swallen;Paul A. Bonvallet;Robert J. McMahon;M. D. Ediger

305
Citations
Hiking down the Energy Landscape: Progress Toward the Kauzmann Temperature via Vapor Deposition

Kenneth L. Kearns;Stephen F. Swallen;M. D. Ediger;Tian Wu

268
Citations
Length scale of dynamic heterogeneity in super-cooled glycerol near Tg

S. A. Reinsberg;X. H. Qiu;Manfred Wilhelm;Hans Wolfgang Spiess

267
Citations
Tunable molecular orientation and elevated thermal stability of vapor-deposited organic semiconductors.

Shakeel S. Dalal;Diane M. Walters;Ivan Lyubimov;Juan J. de Pablo

265
Citations
Self-diffusion of supercooled o-terphenyl near the glass transition temperature.

Marie K Mapes;Stephen F Swallen;M D Ediger

244
Citations
Perspective: Highly stable vapor-deposited glasses

M. D. Ediger

241
Citations
Influence of substrate temperature on the stability of glasses prepared by vapor deposition.

Kenneth L. Kearns;Stephen F. Swallen;M. D. Ediger;Tian Wu

229
Citations