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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 103 916 872 301 276 1068 40445
Physics 113 1044 984 555 515 1319 49593

Paul C. Canfield publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul C. Canfield between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul C. Canfield published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 39.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2009. 39 of the 1,418 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2009. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 8 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 26 publications 1995: 30 publications 1996: 39 publications 1997: 44 publications 1998: 39 publications 1999: 41 publications 2000: 58 publications 2001: 64 publications 2002: 42 publications 2003: 46 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 59 publications 2006: 51 publications 2007: 34 publications 2008: 65 publications 2009: 91 publications 2010: 68 publications 2011: 48 publications 2012: 53 publications 2013: 48 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 49 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 14 publications
1990 2025

1,418 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul C. Canfield: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 8
1992 3
1993 11
1994 26
1995 30
1996 39
1997 44
1998 39
1999 41
2000 58
2001 64
2002 42
2003 46
2004 27
2005 59
2006 51
2007 34
2008 65
2009 91
2010 68
2011 48
2012 53
2013 48
2014 30
2015 36
2016 44
2017 43
2018 49
2019 38
2020 22
2021 33
2022 45
2023 43
2024 25
2025 14
Total 1,418
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Paul C. Canfield 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 Paul C. Canfield 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, 1,050–1,069 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: 1,068 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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 1,068
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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Paul C. Canfield 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 Paul C. Canfield 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, American Physical Society
  • 2014 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For crystal growth and characterization of novel materials such as heavy fermion compounds, magnetic superconductors and quasicrystals, leading to important advances in condensed matter and materials physics

Overview

Paul C. Canfield is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a particular emphasis on condensed matter physics and materials chemistry.

The main areas of Canfield's work include iron-based superconductors, rare-earth and actinide compounds, and the physics of superconductivity and magnetism. Their research also touches on magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, topological materials and phenomena, and inorganic chemistry and materials.

  • Iron-based superconductors research
  • Rare-earth and actinide compounds
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials

Canfield's frequent coauthors include Sergey L. Bud'ko, Lin-Lin Wang, Brinda Kuthanazhi, Mingyu Xu, and R. A. Ribeiro. These collaborations span over multiple publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the field.

  • Sergey L. Bud'ko
  • Lin-Lin Wang
  • Brinda Kuthanazhi
  • Mingyu Xu
  • R. A. Ribeiro

Their papers are often published in notable journals and venues, with a strong presence in Physical Review B and arXiv preprints, along with appearances in Physical Review Materials, Nature Communications, and Inorganic Chemistry.

  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Paul C. Canfield include:

  • "Manipulating magnetism in the topological semimetal EuCd2As2" (2020), published in Physical Review B
  • "Topochemical Deintercalation of Li from Layered LiNiB: toward 2D MBene" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Emergence of Fermi arcs due to magnetic splitting in an antiferromagnet" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Full and half-Heusler compounds" (2022), published in MRS Bulletin
  • "Hydrostatic and Uniaxial Pressure Tuning of Iron-Based Superconductors: Insights into Superconductivity, Magnetism, Nematicity, and Collapsed Tetragonal Transitions" (2020), published in Annalen der Physik

Canfield has been recognized with several awards, including being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001 with a citation noting contributions to crystal growth and novel materials characterization. They also received the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics in 2014 and were elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Boron isotope effect in superconducting MgB2.

    S. L. Bud'ko;G. Lapertot;C. Petrovic;C. E. Cunningham

  • Probing magnetism in 2D van der Waals crystalline insulators via electron tunneling.

    D. R. Klein;D. MacNeill;J. L. Lado;D. Soriano

  • Growth of single crystals from metallic fluxes

    P. C. Canfield;Z. Fisk

  • Nematic Electronic Structure in the “Parent” State of the Iron-Based Superconductor Ca(Fe1–xCox)2As2

    T. M. Chuang;M. P. Allan;M. P. Allan;Jinho Lee;Jinho Lee;Yang Xie

  • Thermodynamics of spin S = 1 / 2 antiferromagnetic uniform and alternating-exchange Heisenberg chains

    D. C. Johnston;R. K. Kremer;M. Troyer;X. Wang

  • Effects of Co substitution on thermodynamic and transport properties and anisotropic H c 2 in Ba ( Fe 1 − x Co x ) 2 As 2 single crystals

    N. Ni;M. E. Tillman;J.-Q. Yan;A. Kracher

  • Anomalous Suppression of the Orthorhombic Lattice Distortion in Superconducting Ba ( Fe 1 − x Co x ) 2 As 2 Single Crystals

    S. Nandi;M. G. Kim;Andreas Kreyssig;R. M. Fernandes

  • Anisotropic thermodynamic and transport properties of single-crystalline Ba 1 − x K x Fe 2 As 2 ( x = 0 and 0.45)

    N. Ni;S. L. Bud’ko;A. Kreyssig;S. Nandi

  • Incommensurate magnetic fluctuations in La2-xSrxCuO4.

    S-W Cheong;G Aeppli;TE Mason;H Mook

  • Systematic effects of carbon doping on the superconducting properties of Mg(B1-xCx)(2).

    R. H. T. Wilke;S. L. Bud’ko;P. C. Canfield;D. K. Finnemore

  • Pressure-induced volume-collapsed tetragonal phase of CaFe2As2 as seen via neutron scattering

    A. Kreyssig;M. A. Green;Y. Lee;G. D. Samolyuk

  • Pressure induced superconductivity in CaFe2As2.

    Unknown

  • Linear Magnetoresistance Caused by Mobility Fluctuations in n-Doped Cd3As2

    A. Narayanan;M. D. Watson;S. F. Blake;N. Bruyant

  • Field-Induced Quantum Critical Point in C e C o I n 5

    Johnpierre Paglione;M. A. Tanatar;D. G. Hawthorn;Etienne Boaknin

  • Observation of Fermi arcs in the type-II Weyl semimetal candidate WTe 2

    Yun Wu;Daixiang Mou;Na Hyun Jo;Kewei Sun

  • Momentum Dependence of the Superconducting Gap in NdFeAsO 0.9 F 0.1 Single Crystals Measured by Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy

    Takeshi Kondo;A. F. Santander-Syro;A. F. Santander-Syro;O. Copie;Chang Liu

  • Similarities between structural distortions under pressure and chemical doping in superconducting BaFe2As2.

    Simon A J Kimber;Andreas Kreyssig;Yu Zhong Zhang;Harald Olaf Jeschke

  • New Magnetic Superconductors: A Toy Box for Solid‐State Physicists

    Paul C. Canfield;Peter L. Gammel;David J. Bishop

  • Evidence for a Lifshitz transition in electron-doped iron arsenic superconductors at the onset of superconductivity

    Chang Liu;Takeshi Kondo;Rafael M. Fernandes;Ari D. Palczewski

  • FeAs-Based Superconductivity: A Case Study of the Effects of Transition Metal Doping on BaFe2As2

    Unknown

  • Lattice and magnetic instabilities in CaFe 2 As 2 : A single-crystal neutron diffraction study

    A. I. Goldman;D. N. Argyriou;B. Ouladdiaf;T. Chatterji

  • Discovery of orbital-selective Cooper pairing in FeSe

    Peter O. Sprau;Peter O. Sprau;Andrey Kostin;Andrey Kostin;Andreas Kreisel;Andreas Kreisel;Anna E. Böhmer

Frequent Co-Authors

S.L. Bud'ko
S.L. Bud'ko Iowa State University
Ruslan Prozorov
Ruslan Prozorov Iowa State University
Alan I. Goldman
Alan I. Goldman Iowa State University
Ian R. Fisher
Ian R. Fisher Stanford University
David C. Johnston
David C. Johnston Iowa State University
Shuang Jia
Shuang Jia Peking University
J. D. Thompson
J. D. Thompson Los Alamos National Laboratory
Louis Taillefer
Louis Taillefer Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Kell Mortensen
Kell Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Jiaqiang Yan
Jiaqiang Yan Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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