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Materials Science

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81
Citations
25572
World Ranking
2570
National Ranking
734

Chemistry

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81
Citations
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3219
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Mark Ediger 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 Ediger sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 378 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Ediger 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 Ediger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 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

  • Supercooled Liquids and Glasses

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

  • Organic Glasses with Exceptional Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability

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

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

    Marcus T. Cicerone;M. D. Ediger

  • Perspective: Supercooled liquids and glasses

    M. D. Ediger;Peter Harrowell

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

    M. D. Ediger;J. A. Forrest

  • 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

  • Relaxation of spatially heterogeneous dynamic domains in supercooled ortho‐terphenyl

    Marcus T. Cicerone;M. D. Ediger

  • Direct measurement of molecular motion in freestanding polystyrene thin films.

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

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

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

  • Surface self-diffusion of an organic glass.

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

  • Crystal growth kinetics exhibit a fragility-dependent decoupling from viscosity

    Mark Ediger;Peter Harrowell;Lian Yu

  • Direct measurement of molecular mobility in actively deformed polymer glasses.

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

  • Ultrastable glasses from in silico vapour deposition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Marie K Mapes;Stephen F Swallen;M D Ediger

  • Perspective: Highly stable vapor-deposited glasses

    M. D. Ediger

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Lian Yu
Lian Yu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juan J. de Pablo
Juan J. de Pablo New York University
Christoph Schick
Christoph Schick University of Rostock
Ranko Richert
Ranko Richert Arizona State University
Marcus T. Cicerone
Marcus T. Cicerone National Institute of Standards and Technology
Michael F. Toney
Michael F. Toney University of Colorado Boulder
Michael D. Fayer
Michael D. Fayer Stanford University
Lei Zhu
Lei Zhu Case Western Reserve University
Anthony Guiseppi-Elie
Anthony Guiseppi-Elie Texas A&M University
George Fytas
George Fytas Max Planck Society

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