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Materials Science
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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 103 928 884 35 33 826 35157

Nigel D. Browning publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nigel D. Browning between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nigel D. Browning published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 26 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2005. 27 of the 935 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2005. 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 29 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 53 publications 2006: 50 publications 2007: 39 publications 2008: 41 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 46 publications 2011: 38 publications 2012: 48 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

935 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nigel D. Browning: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 3
1992 3
1993 7
1994 10
1995 7
1996 16
1997 10
1998 17
1999 23
2000 29
2001 24
2002 34
2003 26
2004 27
2005 53
2006 50
2007 39
2008 41
2009 33
2010 46
2011 38
2012 48
2013 34
2014 34
2015 37
2016 36
2017 40
2018 16
2019 16
2020 11
2021 13
2022 29
2023 31
2024 27
2025 26
2026 1
Total 935
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Nigel D. Browning 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 Nigel D. Browning 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, 810–829 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: 826 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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 34 826
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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Nigel D. Browning 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 Nigel D. Browning 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, 102–103 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: 103 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 85 103
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For distinguished contributions in (scanning) transmission electron microscopy; developing advanced spatial, temporal and spectroscopic techniques to better understand fundamental issues in physical and life sciences.
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America

Overview

Nigel D. Browning is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on fields including Engineering and Materials Science, with significant work in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Recent publications by Nigel D. Browning include:

  • Accelerated Synthesis and Discovery of Covalent Organic Framework Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Peroxide Production, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Using sound to synthesize covalent organic frameworks in water, 2022, Nature Synthesis
  • A Pyrene-4,5,9,10-Tetraone-Based Covalent Organic Framework Delivers High Specific Capacity as a Li-Ion Positive Electrode, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Efficient hole abstraction for highly selective oxidative coupling of methane by Au-sputtered TiO2 photocatalysts, 2023, Nature Energy
  • Integrated Covalent Organic Framework/Carbon Nanotube Composite as Li-Ion Positive Electrode with Ultra-High Rate Performance, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Mounib Bahri
  • Jack Wells
  • Alex W. Robinson
  • Amirafshar Moshtaghpour
  • Daniel Nicholls

Nigel D. Browning has published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Microscopy
  • BIO Web of Conferences

Over the course of their career, Nigel D. Browning has received several awards:

  • Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (2013), for contributions in scanning transmission electron microscopy and development of advanced spatial, temporal, and spectroscopic techniques to understand fundamental issues in physical and life sciences
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America, 2002

Best Publications

  • High temperature ferromagnetism with a giant magnetic moment in transparent co-doped SnO(2-delta).

    S. B. Ogale;R. J. Choudhary;J. P. Buban;S. E. Lofland

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • Formation Of The Spinel Phase In The Layered Composite Cathode Used In Li-Ion Batteries

    Meng Gu;Ilias Belharouak;Jianming Zheng;Huiming Wu

  • Atomic-resolution chemical analysis using a scanning transmission electron microscope

    N. D. Browning;M. F. Chisholm;S. J. Pennycook

  • High Energy Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Challenges of Thick Sulfur Cathodes

    Dongping Lv;Jianming Zheng;Qiuyan Li;Xi Xie

  • Direct in Situ Determination of the Mechanisms Controlling Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth

    Taylor J. Woehl;James E. Evans;Ilke Arslan;William D. Ristenpart

  • Structural and Chemical Evolution of Li- and Mn-Rich Layered Cathode Material

    Jianming Zheng;Pinghong Xu;Meng Gu;Jie Xiao

  • Controlled growth of nanoparticles from solution with in situ liquid transmission electron microscopy.

    James E. Evans;Katherine L. Jungjohann;Nigel D. Browning;Ilke Arslan

  • Smart Align—a new tool for robust non-rigid registration of scanning microscope data

    Lewys Jones;Hao Yang;Timothy J. Pennycook;Timothy J. Pennycook;Matthew S. J. Marshall

  • Methane Oxidation to Methanol Catalyzed by Cu-Oxo Clusters Stabilized in NU-1000 Metal-Organic Framework.

    Takaaki Ikuno;Jian Zheng;Aleksei Vjunov;Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez

  • Synthesis of phase-pure and monodisperse iron oxide nanoparticles by thermal decomposition

    Ryan D. Hufschmid;Hamed Arami;R. Matthew Ferguson;Marcela Gonzales

  • Imaging of Transient Structures Using Nanosecond in Situ TEM

    Judy S. Kim;Judy S. Kim;Thomas LaGrange;Bryan W. Reed;Mitra L. Taheri

  • Observation and Quantification of Nanoscale Processes in Lithium Batteries by Operando Electrochemical (S)TEM

    B. L. Mehdi;J. Qian;E. Nasybulin;C. Park

  • Hierarchically Engineered Mesoporous Metal-Organic Frameworks toward Cell-free Immobilized Enzyme Systems

    Peng Li;Qishui Chen;Timothy C. Wang;Nicolaas A. Vermeulen

  • Bottom-up construction of a superstructure in a porous uranium-organic crystal

    Peng Li;Nicolaas A. Vermeulen;Christos D. Malliakas;Diego A. Gómez-Gualdrón

  • Demonstration of an Electrochemical Liquid Cell for Operando Transmission Electron Microscopy Observation of the Lithiation/Delithiation Behavior of Si Nanowire Battery Anodes

    Meng Gu;Lucas R. Parent;B. Layla Mehdi;Raymond R. Unocic

  • Investigation of the Mechanism of Mg Insertion in Birnessite in Nonaqueous and Aqueous Rechargeable Mg-Ion Batteries

    Xiaoqi Sun;Victor Duffort;B. Layla Mehdi;Nigel D. Browning

  • A Single-Site Platinum CO Oxidation Catalyst in Zeolite KLTL: Microscopic and Spectroscopic Determination of the Locations of the Platinum Atoms

    Joseph D. Kistler;Nutchapon Chotigkrai;Nutchapon Chotigkrai;Pinghong Xu;Bryan Enderle

  • Ferromagnetism in laser deposited anatase Ti 1-x Co x O 2-δ films

    S. R. Shinde;S. B. Ogale;S. Das Sarma;J. R. Simpson

  • Probing the Failure Mechanism of SnO2 Nanowires for Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Meng Gu;Akihiro Kushima;Yuyan Shao;Ji Guang Zhang

  • Practical aspects of atomic resolution imaging and analysis in STEM

    E.M James;N.D Browning

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce C. Gates
Bruce C. Gates University of California, Davis
Miaofang Chi
Miaofang Chi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert F. Klie
Robert F. Klie University of Illinois at Chicago
Quentin M. Ramasse
Quentin M. Ramasse University of Leeds
Rolf Erni
Rolf Erni Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Gerd Duscher
Gerd Duscher University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Meng Gu
Meng Gu Southern University of Science and Technology
Libor Kovarik
Libor Kovarik Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peter D. Nellist
Peter D. Nellist University of Oxford
Johannes A. Lercher
Johannes A. Lercher Technical University of Munich

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