2026 Peter W. Voorhees: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	80	2691	2599	762	717	400	23982

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.

50 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.

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.

40 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.

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

2428
Citations
Three-dimensional reconstruction of a solid-oxide fuel-cell anode

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

1014
Citations
Growth and Coarsening: Ostwald Ripening in Material Processing

Lorenz Ratke;Peter W. Voorhees

967
Citations
Ostwald Ripening of Two-Phase Mixtures

Peter W Voorhees

729
Citations
Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation-free solid films.

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

576
Citations
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

501
Citations
Growth and Coarsening

Lorenz Ratke;Peter W. Voorhees

498
Citations
Solution to the multi-particle diffusion problem with applications to Ostwald ripening—I. Theory

P.W. Voorhees;M.E. Glicksman

420
Citations
Solution to the multi-particle diffusion problem with applications to ostwald ripening—II. Computer simulations

P.W. Voorhees;M.E. Glicksman

376
Citations
Morphological instability in epitaxially strained dislocation‐free solid films: Linear stability theory

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

347
Citations
Morphological stability of alloy thin films

J. E. Guyer;P. W. Voorhees

346
Citations
THE EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE OF A MISFITTING PRECIPITATE

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

330
Citations
A phase-field model for highly anisotropic interfacial energy

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

325
Citations
Ostwald ripening in concentrated alloys

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

301
Citations
Ostwald ripening in multicomponent alloys

T. Philippe;Peter W Voorhees

296
Citations
Ostwald ripening in ternary alloys

C. J. Kuehmann;P. W. Voorhees

296
Citations
Lattice Softening Significantly Reduces Thermal Conductivity and Leads to High Thermoelectric Efficiency.

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

275
Citations
Quantitative serial sectioning analysis

J. Alkemper;Peter W Voorhees

262
Citations
Ostwald ripening in a system with a high volume fraction of coarsening phase

S. C. Hardy;P. W. Voorhees

260
Citations
Homogeneous Second‐Phase Precipitation

Richard Wagner;Reinhard Kampmann;Peter W. Voorhees

246
Citations
Ostwald ripening during liquid phase sintering—Effect of volume fraction on coarsening kinetics

P. W. Voorhees;M. E. Glicksman

230
Citations