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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 71 4180 4047 1119 1053 263 23263

R. B. van Dover publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. B. van Dover between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. B. van Dover published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 1987. 6 of the 282 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 1987. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 28 publications 1988: 18 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1979 2025

282 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. B. van Dover: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 3
1985 4
1986 8
1987 28
1988 18
1989 13
1990 8
1991 11
1992 8
1993 11
1994 18
1995 2
1996 10
1997 13
1998 12
1999 6
2000 8
2001 7
2002 5
2003 1
2004 1
2005 6
2006 4
2007 8
2008 8
2009 6
2010 6
2011 2
2012 5
2013 4
2014 0
2015 5
2016 5
2017 1
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 5
2022 1
2023 4
2024 2
2025 4
Total 282
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R. B. van Dover 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 R. B. van Dover 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, 250–269 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: 263 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
250–269 726 263
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
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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R. B. van Dover 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 R. B. van Dover 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, 70–71 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: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 71
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
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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Overview

R. B. van Dover is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Materials Science. Their scholarly output notably spans subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Recent publications by R. B. van Dover demonstrate participation in interdisciplinary studies combining materials science with computational methods and experimental approaches. These papers include the following:

  • Combinatorial Studies of Palladium-Based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Autonomous materials synthesis via hierarchical active learning of nonequilibrium phase diagrams, 2021, Science Advances
  • Automating crystal-structure phase mapping by combining deep learning with constraint reasoning, 2021, Nature Machine Intelligence
  • Computational sustainability meets materials science, 2021, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Initial nucleation of metastable γ-Ga2O3 during sub-millisecond thermal anneals of amorphous Ga2O3, 2022, Applied Physics Letters

R. B. van Dover frequently publishes in several venues, showing a pattern of collaboration and contributions in both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Combinatorial Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Collaboration forms a significant part of van Dover's work, with recurring co-authors such as John M. Gregoire, Michael O. Thompson, Ulrich Wiesner, Sebastian Ament, and Ming-Chiang Chang. These collaborations span multiple publications, indicating ongoing joint research efforts.

Overall, the research profile of R. B. van Dover is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach combining materials synthesis, machine learning techniques, and the study of catalytic and energy-related materials. The focus on advanced computational methods alongside experimental frameworks aligns with current trends in materials science research.

Best Publications

  • Bulk superconductivity at 91 K in single-phase oxygen-deficient perovskite Ba 2 YCu 3 O 9 − δ

    R. J. Cava;B. Batlogg;R. B. van Dover;D. W. Murphy

  • Bulk superconductivity at 36 K in La1.8Sr0.2CuO4.

    Robert Joseph Cava;R. B. Van Dover;B. Batlogg;E. A. Rietman

  • Superconductivity in the quaternary intermetallic compounds LnNi 2 B 2 C

    R. J. Cava;H. Takagi;H. W. Zandbergen;J. J. Krajewski

  • High critical currents in Y‐Ba‐Cu‐O superconductors

    S. Jin;T. H. Tiefel;R. C. Sherwood;M. E. Davis

  • Anisotropic critical currents in Ba2YCu3O7 analyzed using an extended Bean model

    E. M. Gyorgy;R. B. van Dover;K. A. Jackson;L. F. Schneemeyer

  • Structure and physical properties of single crystals of the 84-K superconductor Bi 2.2 Sr 2 Ca 0.8 Cu 2 O 8+δ

    S. A. Sunshine;T. Siegrist;L. F. Schneemeyer;D. W. Murphy

  • Melt-textured growth of polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7- delta with high transport Jc at 77 K.

    S. Jin;T. H. Tiefel;R. C. Sherwood;R. B. van Dover

  • Superconductivity at 23 K in yttrium palladium boride carbide

    R. J. Cava

  • High critical currents in iron-clad superconducting MgB2 wires.

    S. Jin;H. Mavoori;C. Bower;R. B. van Dover

  • Fabrication and properties of epitaxial ferroelectric heterostructures with (SrRuO3) isotropic metallic oxide electrodes

    C. B. Eom;R. B. Van Dover;Julia M. Phillips;D. J. Werder

  • Discovery of a useful thin-film dielectric using a composition-spread approach

    R. B. van Dover;L. F. Schneemeyer;R. M. Fleming

  • Isotope effect in the high-Tc superconductors Ba2YCu3O7 and Ba2EuCu3O7.

    B. Batlogg;R. J. Cava;A. Jayaraman;R. B. van Dover

  • New superconducting cuprate perovskites.

    D. W. Murphy;S. Sunshine;R. B. Van Dover;R. J. Cava

  • Superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O7 single crystals

    L. F. Schneemeyer;J. V. Waszczak;T. Siegrist;R. B. Van Dover

  • Critical currents and thermally activated flux motion in high-temperature superconductors

    T. T M Palstra;Bertram Batlogg;R. B. Van Dover;Lynn Schneemeyer

  • High TC superconductors—composite wire fabrication

    S. Jin;R. C. Sherwood;R. B. van Dover;T. H. Tiefel

  • THE ROLE OF STRAIN IN MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY OF MANGANITE THIN FILMS

    Y. Suzuki;H. Y. Hwang;Sang-Wook Cheong;R. B. Van Dover

  • Amorphous lanthanide-doped TiOx dielectric films

    R. B. van Dover

  • Critical currents near 106 A cm−2 at 77 K in neutron-irradiated single-crystal YBa2Cu3O7

    R. B. van Dover;E. M. Gyorgy;L. F. Schneemeyer;J. W. Mitchell

  • Superconductivity at 60 K in La2-xSrxCaCu2O6: the simplest double-layer cuprate

    Robert Joseph Cava;B. Batlogg;R. B. Van Dover;J. J. Krajewski

  • Defect dominated charge transport in amorphous Ta2O5 thin films

    R. M. Fleming;D. V. Lang;C. D. W. Jones;M. L. Steigerwald

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Joseph Cava
Robert Joseph Cava Princeton University
Joseph V. Waszczak
Joseph V. Waszczak Nokia (United States)
Lynn Schneemeyer
Lynn Schneemeyer Alcatel Lucent (Germany)
Theo Siegrist
Theo Siegrist Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering
Yuri Suzuki
Yuri Suzuki Stanford University
Donald W. Murphy
Donald W. Murphy Alcatel Lucent (Germany)
Minghwei Hong
Minghwei Hong National Taiwan University
Martin L. Green
Martin L. Green National Institute of Standards and Technology
R. M. Fleming
R. M. Fleming Sandia National Laboratories
Sue A. Carter
Sue A. Carter University of California, Santa Cruz

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