The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Needs sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 400 publications — 38th percentile
38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Needs sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 92 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Richard J. Needs is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and focuses primarily on materials science. Their research covers a broad range of topics within this field, with a particular emphasis on materials chemistry and high-pressure geophysics. Additional areas of study include condensed matter physics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as environmental chemistry.
Their recent publications reflect engagement with various specialized topics. These papers include:
The frequent publication venues for this researcher include:
Collaborative work forms a significant part of their scientific output. Their most frequent co-authors are:
The main topics tackled in their research focus on:
Richard J. Needs has contributed extensively to research in these domains, producing scholarly work that spans both theoretical and experimental approaches in materials science and related subfields. The breadth of their publication record demonstrates interdisciplinary engagement with topics of crystallography, superconductivity, geophysics, and chemical physics.
W. M. C. Foulkes;L. Mitas;L. Mitas;R. J. Needs;G. Rajagopal
Chris J Pickard;R J Needs
A. Mujica;Angel Rubio;A. Muñoz;R. J. Needs
Feng Peng;Ying Sun;Chris J. Pickard;Richard J. Needs
Chris J. Pickard;Richard J. Needs
Chris J. Pickard;R. J. Needs
Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Chris J. Pickard;Chris J. Pickard;Qiang Zhu;Richard J. Needs
Anthony M. Reilly;Richard I. Cooper;Claire S. Adjiman;Saswata Bhattacharya
A. J. Read;A. J. Read;R. J. Needs;R. J. Needs;K. J. Nash;K. J. Nash;L. T. Canham;L. T. Canham
Ion Errea;Ion Errea;Matteo Calandra;Christopher Pickard;Joseph Nelson
R. W. Godby;R. J. Needs
R. J. Needs;M. D. Towler;Neil Drummond;P. Lopez Rios
Neil Drummond;M. D. Towler;R. J. Needs
Ion Errea;Ion Errea;Matteo Calandra;Chris J. Pickard;Joseph R. Nelson
H. N. Rojas;R. W. Godby;R. J. Needs
P. Lopez Rios;A. Ma;Neil Drummond;M. D. Towler
Louisa M. Fraser;W. M. C. Foulkes;G. Rajagopal;R. J. Needs
Chris J. Pickard;R. J. Needs
Chris J. Pickard;R. J. Needs
Neil Drummond;R. J. Needs;A. Sorouri;W. M. C. Foulkes
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