2026 Nicola A. Spaldin: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	89	1736	1670	28	28	372	55179
Physics	91	2135	2029	49	49	383	55749

Nicola A. Spaldin 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 Nicola A. Spaldin sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 372 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.

Nicola A. Spaldin 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 Nicola A. Spaldin sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For theoretical contributions to advance the field of multiferroics.
2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2011 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her development and implementation of new computational and theoretical tools for computing the properties of complex solids and their application to the rational design and understanding of new multifunctional materials, and for her profound and diverse contributions to Physics education

Overview

Nicola A. Spaldin is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and is recognized for their contributions in Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The main topics addressed in Spaldin's work include:

Multiferroics and related materials
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Spaldin has published extensively in frequent venues, notably:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Research
Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review X

Frequent collaborators in Spaldin's research include:

Sayantika Bhowal
Riccardo Catena
Andrea Urru
Aria Mansouri Tehrani
Sophie F. Weber

Representative recent publications include:

"Multiferroics beyond electric-field control of magnetism" (2020), Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
"Chiral phonons in quartz probed by X-rays" (2023), Nature
"Atomic responses to general dark matter-electron interactions" (2020), Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
"Ferroically Ordered Magnetic Octupoles in d-Wave Altermagnets" (2024), Physical Review X
"Phono-magnetic analogs to opto-magnetic effects" (2020), Physical Review Research

Throughout their career, Spaldin has received multiple distinctions including:

Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2019), for theoretical contributions to advance the field of multiferroics
Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2017)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2017)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013)
Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2011)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2007), recognized for development and implementation of computational and theoretical tools to study complex solids and contributions to physics education

Best Publications

Epitaxial BiFeO3 multiferroic thin film heterostructures.

J. Wang;J. B. Neaton;H. Zheng;V. Nagarajan

7455
Citations
Multiferroics: progress and prospects in thin films.

R. Ramesh;Nicola A. Spaldin

4726
Citations
The Renaissance of Magnetoelectric Multiferroics

Nicola A. Spaldin;Manfred Fiebig

3537
Citations
First-principles study of spontaneous polarization in multiferroic Bi Fe O 3

J. B. Neaton;C. Ederer;U. V. Waghmare;N. A. Spaldin

1713
Citations
Weak ferromagnetism and magnetoelectric coupling in bismuth ferrite

Claude Ederer;Nicola A. Spaldin

1687
Citations
Advances in magnetoelectric multiferroics.

N. A. Spaldin;R. Ramesh

1641
Citations
The origin of ferroelectricity in magnetoelectric YMnO3.

Bas B. Van Aken;Thomas T.M. Palstra;Alessio Filippetti;Alessio Filippetti;Nicola A. Spaldin

1585
Citations
Conduction at domain walls in oxide multiferroics

J. Seidel;L. W. Martin;L. W. Martin;Q. He;Q. Zhan

1566
Citations
Electrical control of antiferromagnetic domains in multiferroic BiFeO3 films at room temperature.

T. Zhao;T. Zhao;A. Scholl;F. Zavaliche;K. Lee

1552
Citations
A Strain-Driven Morphotropic Phase Boundary in BiFeO3

R. J. Zeches;M. D. Rossell;J. X. Zhang;A. J. Hatt

1396
Citations
Magnetic Materials : Fundamentals and Applications

Nicola Ann Spaldin

1285
Citations
Multiferroics: Past, present, and future

Nicola A. Spaldin;Sang-Wook Cheong;Ramamoorthy Ramesh

1064
Citations
Transition metal-doped TiO2 and ZnO?present status of the field

Rebecca Janisch;Rebecca Janisch;Priya Gopal;Nicola A Spaldin

776
Citations
Response to Comment on "Epitaxial BiFeO3 Multiferroic Thin Film Heterostructures"

J. Wang;A. Scholl;H. Zheng;S. B. Ogale

769
Citations
Effect of epitaxial strain on the spontaneous polarization of thin film ferroelectrics

Claude Ederer;Nicola A. Spaldin

721
Citations
Origin of the dielectric dead layer in nanoscale capacitors

Massimiliano Stengel;Nicola A. Spaldin

681
Citations
The toroidal moment in condensed-matter physics and its relation to the magnetoelectric effect*

Nicola A. Spaldin;Manfred Fiebig;Maxim Mostovoy

606
Citations
Nonlinear lattice dynamics as a basis for enhanced superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O6.5.

Roman Mankowsky;Roman Mankowsky;Alaska Subedi;Michael Först;Simon O. Mariager

593
Citations
A beginner's guide to the modern theory of polarization

Nicola A. Spaldin

592
Citations
Enhancement of ferroelectricity at metal–oxide interfaces

Massimiliano Stengel;David Vanderbilt;Nicola A. Spaldin

503
Citations
Multiferroics: Past, present, and future

Nicola A. Spaldin

180
Citations