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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 80 2689 2596 760 714 400 23982

Peter W. Voorhees publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter W. Voorhees between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter W. Voorhees published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2017. 20 of the 476 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2017. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 6 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 3 publications
1981 2026

476 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter W. Voorhees: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 3
1984 5
1985 3
1986 1
1987 6
1988 8
1989 5
1990 5
1991 6
1992 4
1993 4
1994 4
1995 2
1996 10
1997 5
1998 4
1999 11
2000 11
2001 12
2002 19
2003 8
2004 13
2005 12
2006 13
2007 8
2008 8
2009 15
2010 11
2011 14
2012 7
2013 10
2014 11
2015 15
2016 26
2017 34
2018 23
2019 13
2020 16
2021 13
2022 25
2023 19
2024 13
2025 17
2026 3
Total 476
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Peter W. Voorhees publications per year - data summary

  • Peter W. Voorhees, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, has 476 publications recorded across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 34 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981 and 1986, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 46 years in the span carries no publications at all (1982).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.6 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 77 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1996: 67 publications (4.2 per year); 1997-2012: 171 publications (10.7 per year); 2013-2026: 238 publications (17.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter W. Voorhees 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 W. Voorhees 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, 390–409 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: 400 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
390–409 321 400
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
1,070–1,089 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 W. Voorhees 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 W. Voorhees, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, records 400 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter W. Voorhees, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Peter W. Voorhees 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 W. Voorhees 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 W. Voorhees 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, 80–81 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: 80 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 80
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
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 W. Voorhees 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 W. Voorhees, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, records 80 D-Index - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Peter W. Voorhees, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Peter W. Voorhees 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the theory of the kinetics and thermodynamics of morphological change

Overview

Peter W. Voorhees is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. Their work also intersects with Aerospace Engineering and Hematology, expanding into Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's recent publications reflect an interest in the microstructural and processing aspects of materials, with topics including solidification, crystal growth, and additive manufacturing processes. Notable recent papers include:

  • The development of grain structure during additive manufacturing (2021, Acta Materialia)
  • Grain boundary mobilities in polycrystals (2020, Acta Materialia)
  • Optimizing convolutional neural networks to perform semantic segmentation on large materials imaging datasets: X-ray tomography and serial sectioning (2020, Materials Characterization)
  • Reducing Time to Discovery: Materials and Molecular Modeling, Imaging, Informatics, and Integration (2021, ACS Nano)
  • Characterization of metals in four dimensions (2020, Materials Research Letters)

The primary research topics explored include:

  • Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Voorhees has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating established research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include Alexander F. Chadwick, Jin Zhang, Tiberiu Stan, Scott A. Barnett, and James A. Warren.

The scientist has published extensively in a range of venues, with the most frequent outlets being Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia, Acta Materialia, ECS Meeting Abstracts, Physical Review Materials, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recognitions awarded to Peter W. Voorhees include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2016)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2004) - for fundamental contributions to the theory of the kinetics and thermodynamics of morphological change

Best Publications

  • The Theory of Ostwald Ripening

    P. W. Voorhees

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of a solid-oxide fuel-cell anode

    James R. Wilson;Worawarit Kobsiriphat;Roberto Mendoza;Roberto Mendoza;Hsun Yi Chen

  • Growth and Coarsening: Ostwald Ripening in Material Processing

    Lorenz Ratke;Peter W. Voorhees

  • Ostwald Ripening of Two-Phase Mixtures

    Peter W Voorhees

  • Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation-free solid films.

    B. J. Spencer;P. W. Voorhees;S. H. Davis

  • Direct measurement of dopant distribution in an individual vapour–liquid–solid nanowire

    Daniel E. Perea;Eric R. Hemesath;Edwin J. Schwalbach;Jessica L. Lensch-Falk

  • Growth and Coarsening

    Lorenz Ratke;Peter W. Voorhees

  • Solution to the multi-particle diffusion problem with applications to Ostwald ripening—I. Theory

    P.W. Voorhees;M.E. Glicksman

  • Solution to the multi-particle diffusion problem with applications to ostwald ripening—II. Computer simulations

    P.W. Voorhees;M.E. Glicksman

  • Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation‐free solid films: Linear stability theory

    B. J. Spencer;P. W. Voorhees;S. H. Davis

  • Morphological stability of alloy thin films

    J. E. Guyer;P. W. Voorhees

  • THE EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE OF A MISFITTING PRECIPITATE

    M.E. Thompson;C.S. Su;P.W. Voorhees

  • A phase-field model for highly anisotropic interfacial energy

    J. J. Eggleston;G. B. McFadden;P. W. Voorhees

  • Ostwald ripening in concentrated alloys

    H.A. Calderon;P.W. Voorhees;J.L. Murray;G. Kostorz

  • Ostwald ripening in multicomponent alloys

    T. Philippe;Peter W Voorhees

  • Ostwald ripening in ternary alloys

    C. J. Kuehmann;P. W. Voorhees

  • Lattice Softening Significantly Reduces Thermal Conductivity and Leads to High Thermoelectric Efficiency.

    Riley Hanus;Matthias T. Agne;Alexander J. E. Rettie;Zhiwei Chen

  • Quantitative serial sectioning analysis

    J. Alkemper;Peter W Voorhees

  • Ostwald ripening in a system with a high volume fraction of coarsening phase

    S. C. Hardy;P. W. Voorhees

  • Homogeneous Second‐Phase Precipitation

    Richard Wagner;Reinhard Kampmann;Peter W. Voorhees

  • Ostwald ripening during liquid phase sintering—Effect of volume fraction on coarsening kinetics

    P. W. Voorhees;M. E. Glicksman

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen H. Davis
Stephen H. Davis Northwestern University
Katsuyo Thornton
Katsuyo Thornton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Scott A. Barnett
Scott A. Barnett Northwestern University
Michael J. Miksis
Michael J. Miksis Northwestern University
Geoffrey B. McFadden
Geoffrey B. McFadden National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mark Asta
Mark Asta University of California, Berkeley
Martin E. Glicksman
Martin E. Glicksman Florida Institute of Technology
Wooyoung Lee
Wooyoung Lee Yonsei University
Gregory B. Olson
Gregory B. Olson Northwestern University
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University

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