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Peter D. Nellist 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 Peter D. Nellist sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 298 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter D. Nellist 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 Peter D. Nellist sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2007 - Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America

Overview

Peter D. Nellist is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main subfields of study include Structural Biology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Radiation, Materials Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their work covers several specialized topics, notably:

  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena

Peter D. Nellist has contributed frequently to a range of publication venues. The most common include:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Ultramicroscopy

Among the recent papers co-authored by Nellist are:

  • Atomic-scale microstructure of metal halide perovskite, 2020, Science
  • Low-dose phase retrieval of biological specimens using cryo-electron ptychography, 2020, Nature Communications
  • 2020 roadmap on solid-state batteries, 2020, Journal of Physics Energy
  • Phase reconstruction using fast binary 4D STEM data, 2020, Applied Physics Letters
  • Contrast transfer and noise considerations in focused-probe electron ptychography, 2020, Ultramicroscopy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nellist include Sandra Van Aert, Emanuela Liberti, Angus I. Kirkland, Colum M. O'Leary, and Judy S. Kim.

Professional recognition of their work includes awards such as the Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2020, and the Burton Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

    Jonathan N. Coleman;Mustafa Lotya;Arlene O'Neill;Shane D. Bergin;Shane D. Bergin

  • Scanning transmission electron microscopy : imaging and analysis

    Stephen J. Pennycook;Peter D. Nellist

  • Direct Sub-Angstrom Imaging of a Crystal Lattice

    Peter D. Nellist;Matthew F Chisholm;N. Dellby;O. L. Krivanek

  • Incoherent imaging using dynamically scattered coherent electrons

    P.D. Nellist;S.J. Pennycook

  • The principles and interpretation of annular dark-field Z-contrast imaging

    P.D. Nellist;S.J. Pennycook

  • 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

  • Spectroscopic imaging of single atoms within a bulk solid.

    M. Varela;S. D. Findlay;A. R. Lupini;H. M. Christen

  • Direct Imaging of the Atomic Configuration of Ultradispersed Catalysts

    P. D. Nellist;S. J. Pennycook

  • Progress in aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy.

    Niklas Dellby;Ondrej L. Krivanek;Peter D. Nellist;Philip E. Batson

  • Filled and glycosylated carbon nanotubes for in vivo radioemitter localization and imaging

    Sung You Hong;Gerard Tobias;Gerard Tobias;Khuloud T. Al-Jamal;Belén Ballesteros;Belén Ballesteros

  • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Peter D. Nellist

  • Atomic-scale microstructure of metal halide perovskite.

    Mathias Uller Rothmann;Judy S. Kim;Judy S. Kim;Juliane Borchert;Kilian B. Lohmann

  • Efficient phase contrast imaging in STEM using a pixelated detector. Part 1: experimental demonstration at atomic resolution.

    Timothy J. Pennycook;Timothy J. Pennycook;Andrew R. Lupini;Hao Yang;Matthew F. Murfitt

  • Simultaneous atomic-resolution electron ptychography and Z-contrast imaging of light and heavy elements in complex nanostructures.

    H. Yang;R. N. Rutte;L. Jones;M. Simson

  • Towards sub-0.5 A electron beams.

    O.L. Krivanek;P.D. Nellist;N. Dellby;M.F. Murfitt

  • Direct observation of the core structures of threading dislocations in GaN

    Y. Xin;S. J. Pennycook;N. D. Browning;P. D. Nellist

  • Identifying and correcting scan noise and drift in the scanning transmission electron microscope.

    Lewys Jones;Peter D. Nellist

  • The atomic origins of reduced critical currents at [001] tilt grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films

    N.D Browning;J.P Buban;P.D Nellist;D.P Norton

  • Experimental tests on double-resolution coherent imaging via STEM

    J.M. Rodenburg;B.C. McCallum;P.D. Nellist

  • Low-dose phase retrieval of biological specimens using cryo-electron ptychography.

    Liqi Zhou;Jingdong Song;Judy S. Kim;Xudong Pei

  • Electron ptychographic microscopy for three-dimensional imaging

    Si Gao;Peng Wang;Fucai Zhang;Fucai Zhang;Gerardo T. Martinez

  • Z-Contrast Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

    S. J. Pennycook;P. D. Nellist

  • Probe integrated scattering cross sections in the analysis of atomic resolution HAADF STEM images.

    K.E. MacArthur;T.J. Pennycook;T.J. Pennycook;E. Okunishi

  • Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials.

    Jonathan N. Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Angus I. Kirkland
Angus I. Kirkland University of Oxford
Nigel D. Browning
Nigel D. Browning University of Liverpool
Valeria Nicolosi
Valeria Nicolosi Trinity College Dublin
Andrew R. Lupini
Andrew R. Lupini Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sergio Lozano-Perez
Sergio Lozano-Perez University of Oxford
Stephen J. Pennycook
Stephen J. Pennycook University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Nicole Grobert
Nicole Grobert University of Oxford
Maria Varela
Maria Varela Complutense University of Madrid
Elizabeth C. Dickey
Elizabeth C. Dickey Carnegie Mellon University
Albina Y. Borisevich
Albina Y. Borisevich Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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