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.W. Balluffi sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 222 publications — 38th percentile
38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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.W. Balluffi sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
R.W. Balluffi was a scientist primarily affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic career was marked by multiple prestigious recognitions in the field of materials science and physics.
Balluffi's achievements included election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1982 and being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1983. Additional honors included fellowships in the American Physical Society beginning in 1972 and several awards recognizing their contributions to materials physics and materials research. These awards included the Acta Materialia Gold Medal received in 1987, the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics from the American Physical Society in 1989, and the Von Hippel Award presented by the Materials Research Society in 1990.
There are no listed papers, co-authors, or detailed publication venues associated with Balluffi in the available data. Likewise, specific main fields of study, subfields, and topics of work were not provided. No book publication information is available.
Balluffi is deceased. The information provided reflects a summary based on available factual data related to their professional affiliations and recognized contributions via awards and memberships in the scientific community.
Adrian Sutton;R. W. Balluffi
R. W. Balluffi;Samuel M. Allen;W. Craig Carter;Rachel A. Kemper
Robert W. Balluffi;Samuel M. Allen;W. Craig Carter
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R.W. Balluffi;J.W. Cahn
R. W. Balluffi;A. Brokman;Alexander H. King
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J.P Hirth;R.W Balluffi
R.W. Balluffi;Y. Komem;T. Schober
J.W. Cahn;J.D. Pan;R.W. Balluffi
T.E Hsieh;R.W Balluffi
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A. Brokman;R.W. Balluffi
T.E Hsieh;R.W Balluffi
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S.E Babcock;R.W Balluffi
T.E. Volin;K.H. Lie;R.W. Balluffi
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P.J. Goodhew;T.Y. Tan;R.W. Balluffi
T.G. Ference;R.W. Balluffi
J.D Pan;R.W Balluffi
C. P. Sun;R. W. Balluffi
S.E Babcock;R.W Balluffi
T. P. Darby;R. Schindler;R. W. Balluffi
Siu-Wai Chan;R.W. Balluffi
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