2026 Priya Vashishta: 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	2741	2649	773	728	585	18676

Overview

Priya Vashishta is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

Machine Learning in Materials Science
2D Materials and Applications
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Priya Vashishta has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
npj Computational Materials
Applied Physics Letters
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers include:

"Frequency-dependent dielectric constant prediction of polymers using machine learning," 2020, npj Computational Materials
"Flexible polyolefin dielectric by strategic design of organic modules for harsh condition electrification," 2022, Energy & Environmental Science
"Enhancing combustion performance of nano-Al/PVDF composites with β-PVDF," 2020, Combustion and Flame
"Synergistically Chemical and Thermal Coupling between Graphene Oxide and Graphene Fluoride for Enhancing Aluminum Combustion," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
"Simultaneous Observation of Carrier-Specific Redistribution and Coherent Lattice Dynamics in 2H-MoTe₂ with Femtosecond Core-Level Spectroscopy," 2020, ACS Nano

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

Aiichiro Nakano
Rajiv K. Kalia
Ken-ichi Nomura
Aravind Krishnamoorthy
Fuyuki Shimojo

Best Publications

Interaction potential for SiO2 : a molecular-dynamics study of structural correlations

P. Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia;José P. Rino;Ingvar Ebbsjö

669
Citations
DYNAMICS OF OXIDATION OF ALUMINUM NANOCLUSTERS USING VARIABLE CHARGE MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS ON PARALLEL COMPUTERS

Timothy Campbell;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta

434
Citations
Interaction potential for silicon carbide: A molecular dynamics study of elastic constants and vibrational density of states for crystalline and amorphous silicon carbide

Priya Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;José Pedro Rino

407
Citations
Ionic Motion in α -AgI

P. Vashishta;A. Rahman

393
Citations
Intermediate-range order in permanently densified vitreous SiO2 : a neutron-diffraction and molecular-dynamics study

S. Susman;K. J. Volin;D. L. Price;M. Grimsditch

366
Citations
Universal behavior of exchange-correlation energy in electron-hole liquid

P. Vashishta;R. K. Kalia

344
Citations
A Crossover in the Mechanical Response of Nanocrystalline Ceramics

Izabela Szlufarska;Izabela Szlufarska;Aiichiro Nakano;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta;Priya Vashishta

308
Citations
Structure of rings in vitreous SiO 2

José P. Rino;Ingvar Ebbsjö;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano

305
Citations
Fast ion transport in solids: electrodes and electrolytes

P. Vashishta;J.N. Mundy;G.K. Shenoy

264
Citations
ATOMISTIC ASPECTS OF CRACK PROPAGATION IN BRITTLE MATERIALS: Multimillion Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Cindy L. Rountree;Rajiv K. Kalia;Elefterios Lidorikis;Aiichiro Nakano

263
Citations
Incipient phase separation in Ag/Ge/Se glasses: clustering of Ag atoms

Hiroshi Iyetomi;Priya Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia

235
Citations
Re Doping in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides as a New Route to Tailor Structural Phases and Induced Magnetism

Vidya Kochat;Amey Apte;Jordan A. Hachtel;Hiroyuki Kumazoe;Hiroyuki Kumazoe

232
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulation of structural transformation in silicon carbide under pressure

Fuyuki Shimojo;Fuyuki Shimojo;Ingvar Ebbsjö;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano

231
Citations
Interaction potentials for alumina and molecular dynamics simulations of amorphous and liquid alumina

Priya Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;José Pedro Rino

224
Citations
Hybrid finite-element/molecular-dynamics/electronic-density-functional approach to materials simulations on parallel computers

Shuji Ogata;Elefterios Lidorikis;Fuyuki Shimojo;Aiichiro Nakano

206
Citations
Flexible polyolefin dielectric by strategic design of organic modules for harsh condition electrification

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186
Citations
Dynamic transition in the structure of an energetic crystal during chemical reactions at shock front prior to detonation.

Ken Ichi Nomura;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta

182
Citations
Direct atomistic simulation of quartz crystal oscillators: Bulk properties and nanoscale devices

Jeremy Q. Broughton;Christopher A. Meli;Priya Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia

174
Citations
Multiscale simulation of nanosystems

A. Nakano;M.E. Bachlechner;R.K. Kalia;E. Lidorikis

174
Citations
Electron-hole liquid in many-band systems. I. Ge and Si under large uniaxial strain

P. Vashishta;P. Bhattacharyya;P. Bhattacharyya;K. S. Singwi;K. S. Singwi

172
Citations
Frequency-dependent dielectric constant prediction of polymers using machine learning

Lihua Chen;Chiho Kim;Rohit Batra;Jordan P. Lightstone

167
Citations
Atomic correlations and intermediate-range order in molten and amorphous GeSe2.

P. Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia;Giomal A. Antonio;I. Ebbsjö

165
Citations
Crack Front Propagation and Fracture in a Graphite Sheet: A Molecular-Dynamics Study on Parallel Computers

Andrey Omeltchenko;Jin Yu;Rajiv K. Kalia;Priya Vashishta

162
Citations