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Peter Nordlander

Peter Nordlander

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Materials Science
USA
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 149 164 156 71 65 542 99518
Physics 145 336 323 197 189 535 93100

Peter Nordlander publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Nordlander between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Nordlander published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2013. 20 of the 638 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2013. 1977: 3 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

638 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Nordlander: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 3
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 2
1985 2
1986 7
1987 5
1988 6
1989 4
1990 7
1991 6
1992 2
1993 3
1994 7
1995 13
1996 15
1997 10
1998 6
1999 11
2000 10
2001 13
2002 12
2003 13
2004 12
2005 13
2006 19
2007 27
2008 17
2009 22
2010 29
2011 29
2012 31
2013 35
2014 26
2015 29
2016 21
2017 30
2018 19
2019 21
2020 23
2021 12
2022 25
2023 6
2024 12
2025 19
2026 1
Total 638
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Peter Nordlander publications per year - data summary

  • Peter Nordlander, a Materials Science scholar from Rice University, has 638 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 35 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • 5 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.2 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 63 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 50 publications (2.9 per year); 1994-2010: 249 publications (14.6 per year); 2011-2026: 339 publications (21.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter Nordlander 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 Nordlander 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, 530–549 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: 542 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
530–549 162 542
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
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Peter Nordlander publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Peter Nordlander, a Materials Science scholar from Rice University, records 542 publications - the 89th percentile of the discipline.
  • 89% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter Nordlander, and about 11% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Peter Nordlander ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Peter Nordlander 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 Nordlander 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, 148–149 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: 149 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 11 149
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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Peter Nordlander D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Peter Nordlander, a Materials Science scholar from Rice University, records 149 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter Nordlander, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Peter Nordlander ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For the development of microscopic theories for plasmonic materials including plasmon hybridization theory and quantum plasmonics that have resulted in a paradigm shift in the understanding, implementation and teaching of nanoscale plasmonics.
  • 2014 - Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society
  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For groundbreaking theoretical contributions to the field of plasmonics, providing understanding of interacting plasmonic systems, plasmonic coherent phenomena and quantum plasmonics.
  • 2010 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to the chemical physics of atomsurface interactions, including the development of a manybody theoretical description of charge transfer processes in atomsurface scattering

Overview

Peter Nordlander is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and is active in research at the intersection of materials science and engineering. Their contributions span topics within electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The research focus includes key topics such as:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nordlander cover developments in photocatalysis, plasmonics, and spectroscopy, including these notable works:

  • Light-driven methane dry reforming with single atomic site antenna-reactor plasmonic photocatalysts, 2020, Nature Energy
  • Earth-abundant photocatalyst for H 2 generation from NH 3 with light-emitting diode illumination, 2022, Science
  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective, 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Plasmon-driven carbon-fluorine (C(sp3)-F) bond activation with mechanistic insights into hot-carrier-mediated pathways, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Monolithic Metal Dimer-on-Film Structure: New Plasmonic Properties Introduced by the Underlying Metal, 2020, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors working with Nordlander include:

  • Naomi J. Halas
  • Alessandro Alabastri
  • Oara Neumann
  • Jingyi Zhou
  • Hossein Robatjazi

Peter Nordlander's work has been published in multiple venues, predominantly in:

  • Nano Letters
  • ACS Nano
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The scientist has been recognized with several professional honors, including:

  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2016) for contributions to plasmonic materials theories
  • Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids, American Physical Society (2014)
  • OSA Fellows (2013) for theoretical contributions in plasmonics
  • SPIE Fellow (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2002) for pioneering contributions to chemical physics of atom-surface interactions

Best Publications

  • A hybridization model for the plasmon response of complex nanostructures.

    E. Prodan;C. Radloff;N. J. Halas;P. Nordlander

  • The Fano resonance in plasmonic nanostructures and metamaterials

    Boris Luk'yanchuk;Nikolay I. Zheludev;Stefan A. Maier;Naomi J. Halas

  • Plasmon-induced hot carrier science and technology

    Mark L. Brongersma;Naomi J. Halas;Peter Nordlander

  • Plasmons in strongly coupled metallic nanostructures.

    Naomi J. Halas;Surbhi Lal;Wei-Shun Chang;Stephan Link

  • Unraveling Nanotubes: Field Emission from an Atomic Wire

    A. G. Rinzler;J. H. Hafner;P. Nikolaev;P. Nordlander

  • Photodetection with Active Optical Antennas

    Mark W. Knight;Heidar Sobhani;Peter Nordlander;Naomi J. Halas

  • Plasmon Hybridization in Nanoparticle Dimers

    P. Nordlander;C. Oubre;E. Prodan;K. Li

  • Hot Electrons Do the Impossible: Plasmon-Induced Dissociation of H2 on Au

    Shaunak Mukherjee;Florian Libisch;Nicolas Large;Oara Neumann

  • Self-assembled plasmonic nanoparticle clusters

    Jonathan A. Fan;Chihhui Wu;Kui Bao;Jiming Bao

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from individual au nanoparticles and nanoparticle dimer substrates.

    Chad E Talley;Joseph B Jackson;Chris Oubre;Nathaniel K Grady

  • Aluminum for Plasmonics

    Mark W Knight;Nicholas S King;Lifei Liu;Henry O Everitt

  • Solar Vapor Generation Enabled by Nanoparticles

    Oara Neumann;Alexander S. Urban;Jared Day;Surbhi Lal

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Symmetry breaking in plasmonic nanocavities: subradiant LSPR sensing and a tunable Fano resonance.

    Feng Hao;Yannick Sonnefraud;Pol Van Dorpe;Stefan A. Maier

  • Bridging quantum and classical plasmonics with a quantum-corrected model

    Ruben Esteban;Andrei G. Borisov;Peter Nordlander;Javier Aizpurua

  • Plasmon resonances of a gold nanostar.

    Feng Hao;Colleen L. Nehl;Jason H. Hafner;Peter Nordlander

  • Quantifying hot carrier and thermal contributions in plasmonic photocatalysis

    Linan Zhou;Dayne F. Swearer;Chao Zhang;Hossein Robatjazi

  • Quantum description of the plasmon resonances of a nanoparticle dimer.

    Jorge Zuloaga;Emil Prodan;Peter Nordlander

  • Substrate-induced Fano resonances of a plasmonic nanocube: a route to increased-sensitivity localized surface plasmon resonance sensors revealed.

    Shunping Zhang;Kui Bao;Naomi J. Halas;Naomi J. Halas;Hongxing Xu

  • Nanorice: a hybrid plasmonic nanostructure.

    Hui Wang;Daniel W. Brandl;Fei Le;Peter Nordlander

  • Metallic Nanoparticle Arrays: A Common Substrate for Both Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption

    Fei Le;Daniel W. Brandl;Yaroslav A. Urzhumov;Hui Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Naomi J. Halas
Naomi J. Halas Rice University
Stephan Link
Stephan Link Rice University
Wei-Shun Chang
Wei-Shun Chang University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Jason H. Hafner
Jason H. Hafner Rice University
Javier Aizpurua
Javier Aizpurua University of the Basque Country
Hongxing Xu
Hongxing Xu Wuhan University
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Hui Wang
Hui Wang University of South Carolina
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Emily A. Carter
Emily A. Carter Princeton University

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