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Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 197 321 214 1436 217695
Materials Science 199 35 17 1373 223270

Mildred S. Dresselhaus publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mildred S. Dresselhaus between 1959 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mildred S. Dresselhaus published across 63 years, from 1959 to 2021, averaging 22.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2001. 4 of the 1,436 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1959 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2001. 1959: 1 publication 1960: 3 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 2 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 4 publications 1965: 4 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 8 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 6 publications 1977: 11 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 15 publications 1981: 21 publications 1982: 32 publications 1983: 21 publications 1984: 22 publications 1985: 18 publications 1986: 20 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 19 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 36 publications 1993: 28 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 36 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 46 publications 1999: 33 publications 2000: 51 publications 2001: 64 publications 2002: 50 publications 2003: 48 publications 2004: 50 publications 2005: 60 publications 2006: 45 publications 2007: 45 publications 2008: 45 publications 2009: 61 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 58 publications 2012: 53 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 53 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications
1959 2021

1,436 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mildred S. Dresselhaus: publications per year, 1959 to 2021
Year Publications
1959 1
1960 3
1961 1
1962 2
1963 1
1964 4
1965 4
1966 2
1967 1
1968 2
1969 2
1970 1
1971 1
1972 3
1973 3
1974 8
1975 1
1976 6
1977 11
1978 3
1979 9
1980 15
1981 21
1982 32
1983 21
1984 22
1985 18
1986 20
1987 10
1988 19
1989 14
1990 10
1991 9
1992 36
1993 28
1994 17
1995 14
1996 36
1997 19
1998 46
1999 33
2000 51
2001 64
2002 50
2003 48
2004 50
2005 60
2006 45
2007 45
2008 45
2009 61
2010 55
2011 58
2012 53
2013 43
2014 53
2015 31
2016 46
2017 26
2018 30
2019 9
2020 2
2021 2
Total 1,436
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Mildred S. Dresselhaus 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 Mildred S. Dresselhaus 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, 1,163+ 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: 1,373 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 1,373
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Mildred S. Dresselhaus 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 Mildred S. Dresselhaus 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, 165+ 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: 199 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98 199
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2015 - IEEE Medal of Honor For leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering.”
  • 2010 - ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 2008 - Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society For pioneering contributions to the understanding of electronic properties of materials, especially novel forms of carbon.
  • 1990 - US President's National Medal of Science "For her studies of the electronic properties of metals and semimetals, and for her service to the Nation in establishing a prominent place for women in physics and engineering.", Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1972 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Mildred S. Dresselhaus was affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on materials science, engineering, and chemistry. The subfields of their work included electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and inorganic chemistry.

The main topics covered in their research involved supercapacitor materials and fabrication, advancements in battery materials, and metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications.

Throughout their career, Mildred S. Dresselhaus contributed to the publication of research in venues such as Nano Letters. One notable paper authored by Dresselhaus, published in 2021, was titled "Supermolecule Cucurbituril Subnanoporous Carbon Supercapacitor (SCSCS)" in the journal Nano Letters.

  • Jiaqing Cui
  • Jie Yin
  • Jiashen Meng
  • Yan Liu
  • Mingyue Liao

  • Nano Letters

Their work led to several awards and recognitions over the decades. These included the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2017, the IEEE Medal of Honor in 2015 for leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering, and the ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences in 2010. They also received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize from the American Physical Society in 2008 for pioneering contributions to understanding electronic properties of materials, especially novel forms of carbon.

Earlier honors included the US President's National Medal of Science in 1990 for studies of the electronic properties of metals and semimetals and for service establishing a prominent place for women in physics and engineering. They were recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1986 and a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1985. Dresselhaus was also a Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1972.

Best Publications

  • Large Area, Few-Layer Graphene Films on Arbitrary Substrates by Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Alfonso Reina;Xiaoting Jia;John Ho;Daniel Nezich

  • Raman spectroscopy in graphene

    L.M. Malard;M.A. Pimenta;G. Dresselhaus;M.S. Dresselhaus

  • High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys

    Bed Poudel;Qing Hao;Yi Ma;Yucheng Lan

  • Carbon nanotubes

    Mildred Dresselhaus

  • Raman spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes

    Millie S. Dresselhaus;G. Dresselhaus;R. Saito;A. Jorio

  • Alternative energy technologies

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  • Studying Disorder in Graphite-Based Systems by Raman Spectroscopy

    M. A. Pimenta;G. Dresselhaus;M. S. Dresselhaus;L. G. Cançado

  • Edge state in graphene ribbons: Nanometer size effect and edge shape dependence.

    Kyoko Nakada;Mitsutaka Fujita;Gene Dresselhaus;Mildred S. Dresselhaus

  • Effect of quantum-well structures on the thermoelectric figure of merit.

    L. D. Hicks;M. S. Dresselhaus

  • New Directions for Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials**

    Mildred S. Dresselhaus;Gang Chen;Ming Y. Tang;Ronggui Yang

  • Electronic structure of chiral graphene tubules

    R. Saito;M. Fujita;G. Dresselhaus;M. S Dresselhaus

  • Perspectives on Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Raman Spectroscopy

    Mildred S. Dresselhaus;Ado Jorio;Mario Hofmann;Gene Dresselhaus

  • Carbon nanotubes : synthesis, structure, properties, and applications

    M. S. Dresselhaus;G. Dresselhaus;Phaedon Avouris

  • Thermoelectric figure of merit of a one-dimensional conductor.

    L. D. Hicks;M. S. Dresselhaus

  • Intercalation compounds of graphite

    M. S. Dresselhaus;G. Dresselhaus

  • Diameter-Selective Raman Scattering from Vibrational Modes in Carbon Nanotubes

    Apparao M. Rao;E. Richter;Shunji Bandow;Bruce Chase

  • Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes at Room Temperature

    C. Liu;Y. Y. Fan;M. Liu;H. T. Cong

  • Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects

    A. J. Minnich;M. S. Dresselhaus;Z. F. Ren;G. Chen

  • Structure-based carbon nanotube sorting by sequence-dependent DNA assembly.

    Ming Zheng;Ming Zheng;Ming Zheng;Anand Jagota;Anand Jagota;Anand Jagota;Michael S. Strano;Michael S. Strano;Michael S. Strano;Adelina P. Santos;Adelina P. Santos;Adelina P. Santos

  • The Hydrogen Economy

    George W. Crabtree;Mildred S. Dresselhaus;Michelle V. Buchanan

  • Electronic structure of graphene tubules based on C 60

    Riichiro Saito;Mitsutaka Fujita;G. Dresselhaus;M. S. Dresselhaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Riichiro Saito
Riichiro Saito Tohoku University
Morinobu Endo
Morinobu Endo Shinshu University
Ado Jorio
Ado Jorio Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mauricio Terrones
Mauricio Terrones Pennsylvania State University
Yoong Ahm Kim
Yoong Ahm Kim Chonnam National University
Takuya Hayashi
Takuya Hayashi Shinshu University
Marcos A. Pimenta
Marcos A. Pimenta Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Xi Ling
Xi Ling Boston University

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