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Rodney C. Ewing publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rodney C. Ewing sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 796 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Rodney C. Ewing D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rodney C. Ewing sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For studies on the long-term behavior of complex ceramic materials to assess their suitability for engineered nuclear waste sequestration.
  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to electronic system design in avionics
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Rodney C. Ewing was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on materials science and engineering, with significant work in the subfields of materials chemistry, safety, risk, reliability and quality, inorganic chemistry, geophysics, and global and planetary change.

The main topics covered by their research included nuclear materials and radiation effects, nuclear and radioactivity studies, radioactive element chemistry and processing, nuclear materials and properties, radioactive contamination and transfer, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and graphite related to nuclear technology and radiation studies.

Among numerous published works, notable recent papers were:

  • Nuclear waste from small modular reactors, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Predicting short-range order and correlated phenomena in disordered crystalline materials, 2020, Science Advances
  • Radiation effects in Mn+1AXn phases, 2020, Applied Physics Reviews
  • Facile diamond synthesis from lower diamondoids, 2020, Science Advances
  • Disorder in Ho2Ti2−xZrxO7: pyrochlore to defect fluorite solid solution series, 2020, RSC Advances

Frequent coauthors in their collaborations included Sulgiye Park, Chenxu Wang, Stéphanie Szenknect, Adel Mesbah, and Xiaofeng Guo.

Rodney C. Ewing had a record of publications in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Science Advances, The Science of The Total Environment, American Mineralogist, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

In addition to journal articles, they contributed to book publications, including a work titled Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success published by Transportation Research Board eBooks in 2022.

Throughout their career, Ewing received several awards and honors, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for studies on the long-term behavior of complex ceramic materials to assess their suitability for engineered nuclear waste sequestration. Other recognitions included Fellowships from the IEEE in 2014 for contributions to electronic system design in avionics, the Royal Society of Canada in 2009, the Materials Research Society in 2008, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2004, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Solubility of gold in arsenian pyrite

    Martin Reich;Martin Reich;Stephen E. Kesler;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Christopher S. Palenik

  • Radiation effects in crystalline ceramics for the immobilization of high-level nuclear waste and plutonium

    W. J. Weber;R. C. Ewing;C. R. A. Catlow;T. Diaz de la Rubia

  • Nuclear waste disposal—pyrochlore (A2B2O7): Nuclear waste form for the immobilization of plutonium and “minor” actinides

    Rodney C. Ewing;William J. Weber;Jie Lian

  • The crystal chemistry of hexavalent uranium; polyhedron geometries, bond-valence parameters, and polymerization of polyhedra

    Peter C. Burns;Rodney C. Ewing;Frank C. Hawthorne

  • The coupled geochemistry of Au and As in pyrite from hydrothermal ore deposits

    Artur P. Deditius;Martin Reich;Stephen E. Kesler;Satoshi Utsunomiya

  • Alpha-decay event damage in zircon

    Takashi Murakami;Bryan C. Chakoumakos;Rodney C. Ewing;Gregory R. Lumpkin

  • Nuclear Fuel in a Reactor Accident

    Peter C. Burns;Rodney C. Ewing;Alexandra Navrotsky

  • Colloid transport of plutonium in the far-field of the Mayak Production Association, Russia.

    Alexander P. Novikov;Stepan N. Kalmykov;Stepan N. Kalmykov;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Rodney C. Ewing

  • Long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel

    Rodney C. Ewing

  • Nuclear waste forms for actinides

    Rodney C. Ewing

  • Radiation effects in glasses used for immobilization of high-level waste and plutonium disposition

    William J. Weber;Rodney C. Ewing;C. Austen Angell;George W. Arnold

  • Radiation stability of gadolinium zirconate: A waste form for plutonium disposition

    S. X. Wang;B. D. Begg;L. M. Wang;R. C. Ewing

  • The corrosion of uraninite under oxidizing conditions

    Robert J. Finch;Rodney C. Ewing

  • Trace metal nanoparticles in pyrite

    Artur P. Deditius;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Martin Reich;Stephen E. Kesler

  • "Invisible" gold revealed: Direct imaging of gold nanoparticles in a Carlin-type deposit

    Christopher S. Palenik;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Martin Reich;Stephen E. Kesler

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • U (super 6+) minerals and inorganic phases; a comparison and hierarchy of crystal structures

    P. C. Burns;M. L. Miller;R. C. Ewing

  • Radiation damage in zircon and monazite

    A. Meldrum;L.A. Boatner;W.J. Weber;R.C. Ewing

  • The radiation-induced crystalline-to-amorphous transition in zircon

    William J. Weber;Rodney C. Ewing;Lu-Min Wang

  • A proposed new type of arsenian pyrite: Composition, nanostructure and geological significance

    Artur P. Deditius;Satoshi Utsunomiya;Devon Renock;Rodney C. Ewing

  • Zircon: A host-phase for the disposal of weapons plutonium

    R.C. Ewing;Werner Lutze;William J. Weber

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Lian
Jie Lian Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Maik Lang
Maik Lang University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Satoshi Utsunomiya
Satoshi Utsunomiya Kyushu University
Lumin Wang
Lumin Wang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Udo Becker
Udo Becker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Christina Trautmann
Christina Trautmann Technical University of Darmstadt
Donglu Shi
Donglu Shi University of Cincinnati
Lynn A. Boatner
Lynn A. Boatner Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Wendy L. Mao
Wendy L. Mao Stanford University

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