2026 Ronald Gronsky: 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	47	11047	10673	2598	2413	303	9743

Ronald Gronsky 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 Ronald Gronsky sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 303 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Ronald Gronsky 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 Ronald Gronsky sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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

2019 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For pioneering contributions to the development and advancement of high-resolution TEM, and for his long-standing service to the Society and unremitting efforts in educating generations of electron microscopists.
1983 - Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America

Overview

Ronald Gronsky is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields including Engineering and Materials Science, with specific attention to subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics related to material behavior and performance. These include:

Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis
Metal Alloys Wear and Properties

Recent contributions to the academic literature include a publication titled "Microstructure Evolution and Fretting Wear Mechanisms of Steels Undergoing Oscillatory Sliding Contact in Dry Atmosphere" published in 2024 in the journal Materials. This paper explores the wear mechanisms affecting steels during oscillatory sliding contact in dry conditions.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Alyssa A. Maich and K. Komvopoulos, indicating active engagement with coauthors in related research areas.

Ronald Gronsky's research has been disseminated notably through the Materials journal, which is among their frequent publication venues.

Throughout their career, Gronsky has been recognized with awards such as the Burton Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America in 1983 and the fellowship awarded in 2019 by the same society for contributions to high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and educational efforts in electron microscopy.

Best Publications

Surface, interface, and thin-film magnetism

L. M. Falicov;Daniel T. Pierce;S. D. Bader;R. Gronsky

575
Citations
Synthesis of B x C y N z nanotubules

Z. Weng-Sieh;Z. Weng-Sieh;K. Cherrey;K. Cherrey;Nasreen G. Chopra;Nasreen G. Chopra;X. Blase;X. Blase

549
Citations
Synthesis, characterization, and properties of nanophase TiO 2

R. W. Siegel;S. Ramasamy;H. Hahn;Li Zongquan

510
Citations
Electrodeposition of Ordered Bi2Te3 Nanowire Arrays

Amy Lucia Prieto;Melissa S. Sander;Marisol Martín-González;Ronald Gronsky

418
Citations
Fabrication of High‐Density, High Aspect Ratio, Large‐Area Bismuth Telluride Nanowire Arrays by Electrodeposition into Porous Anodic Alumina Templates

Melissa S. Sander;Amy L. Prieto;Ronald Gronsky;Timothy Sands

415
Citations
Structure of (CuO) 2 double layers in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7

H. W. Zandbergen;R. Gronsky;K. Wang;G. Thomas

373
Citations
Thermal conductivity of symmetrically strained Si/Ge superlattices

Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc;Weili Liu;Jianlin Liu;Taofang Zeng

373
Citations
Insights into the Electrodeposition of Bi2Te3

Marisol S. Martı́n-González;Amy L. Prieto;Ronald Gronsky;Timothy Sands

317
Citations
Atomic mechanisms of precipitate plate growth

J. M. Howe;U. Dahmen;R. Gronsky

276
Citations
Structure of Bismuth Telluride Nanowire Arrays Fabricated by Electrodeposition into Porous Anodic Alumina Templates

M. S. Sander;R. Gronsky;and T. Sands;A. M. Stacy

233
Citations
Ni, Pd, and Pt on GaAs: A comparative study of interfacial structures, compositions, and reacted film morphologies

T. Sands;V. G. Keramidas;A. J. Yu;K M. Yu

213
Citations
Direct Electrodeposition of Highly Dense 50 nm Bi2Te3-ySey Nanowire Arrays

Marisol Martín-González;G. Jeffrey Snyder;Amy Lucia Prieto;Ronald Gronsky

204
Citations
High‐Density 40 nm Diameter Sb‐Rich Bi2–xSbxTe3 Nanowire Arrays

Marisol Martín-González;Amy Lucia Prieto;Amy Lucia Prieto;Ronald Gronsky;Timothy Sands;Timothy Sands

187
Citations
Microstructural Evolution of γ-Alumina-Supported Rh upon Aging in Air

Zara Weng-Sieh;Ronald Gronsky;Alexis T. Bell

175
Citations
SURFACE DECOMPOSITION OF SUPERCONDUCTING YBa2Cu3O7

H. W. Zandbergen;R. Gronsky;G. Thomas

165
Citations
The effects of gamma radiation sterilization and ageing on the structure and morphology of medical grade ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

M. Goldman;R. Gronsky;R. Ranganathan;L. Pruitt

157
Citations
Inhibitory mechanisms of Cr(III) oxidation by δ-MnO2

Scott E Fendorf;Scott E Fendorf;Mark Fendorf;Mark Fendorf;Donald L Sparks;Donald L Sparks;Ronald Gronsky;Ronald Gronsky

154
Citations
The electrodeposition of high-density, ordered arrays of Bi1-xSbx nanowires.

Amy Lucia Prieto;Marisol Martín-González;Jennifer Keyani;Ronald Gronsky

152
Citations
Metallization of the resistivity tensor in Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox through epitaxial intercalation.

X.-D. Xiang;X.-D. Xiang;W. A. Vareka;W. A. Vareka;A. Zettl;A. Zettl;J. L. Corkill;J. L. Corkill

152
Citations
Structure and composition of NixGaAs

T. Sands;V. G. Keramidas;J. Washburn;R. Gronsky

137
Citations