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Silvija Gradečak

Silvija Gradečak

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 45 11619 11229 2709 2515 152 10447

Silvija Gradečak publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Silvija Gradečak between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Silvija Gradečak published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2013. 3 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2013. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1999 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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Silvija Gradečak: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 8
2003 3
2004 5
2005 6
2006 1
2007 0
2008 4
2009 6
2010 7
2011 8
2012 9
2013 23
2014 8
2015 10
2016 15
2017 8
2018 7
2019 8
2020 2
2021 5
2022 3
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 155
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Silvija Gradečak publications per year - data summary

  • Silvija Gradečak, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, has 155 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 23 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2006 and 2025, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 27 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000 and 2007).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.2 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 13 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 27 publications (3.0 per year); 2008-2016: 90 publications (10.0 per year); 2017-2025: 38 publications (4.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Silvija Gradečak 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 Silvija Gradečak 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, 150–169 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: 152 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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
150–169 835 152
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
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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Silvija Gradečak publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Silvija Gradečak, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, records 152 publications - the 14th percentile of the discipline.
  • 14% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Silvija Gradečak, and about 86% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Silvija Gradečak ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Silvija Gradečak 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 Silvija Gradečak 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, 44–45 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: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 45
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
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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Silvija Gradečak D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Silvija Gradečak, a Materials Science scholar from MIT, records 45 D-Index - the 10th percentile of the discipline.
  • 10% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Silvija Gradečak, and about 90% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Silvija Gradečak ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Silvija Gradečak is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering, with significant work also spanning condensed matter physics, atomic and molecular physics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research interests include several specialized topics such as 2D materials and applications, semiconductor materials and devices, graphene research and applications, ZnO doping and properties, GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, magnetic properties of thin films, and perovskite materials and applications.

Among the frequent publication venues where Silvija Gradečak's work appears are Nano Letters, Nature Communications, APL Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Nature Materials.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Field-free magnetization switching induced by the unconventional spin-orbit torque from WTe2, 2021, APL Materials
  • Tunable Optical Properties of Thin Films Controlled by the Interface Twist Angle, 2021, Nano Letters
  • Nanoscale Modification of WS2 Trion Emission by Its Local Electromagnetic Environment, 2021, Nano Letters
  • Strong and Localized Luminescence from Interface Bubbles Between Stacked hBN Multilayers, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Identifying Luminescent Boron Vacancies in h-BN Generated Using Controlled He+ Ion Irradiation, 2023, Nano Letters

Silvija Gradečak has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Stephen J. Pennycook, Hae Yeon Lee, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, and Govindo J. Syaranamual.

Best Publications

  • Core/multishell nanowire heterostructures as multicolor, high-efficiency light-emitting diodes.

    Fang Qian;Silvija Gradecak;Yat Li;Cheng-Yen Wen

  • Multi-quantum-well nanowire heterostructures for wavelength-controlled lasers.

    Fang Qian;Yat Li;Yat Li;Silvija Gradečak;Silvija Gradečak;Hong Gyu Park;Hong Gyu Park

  • Gallium Nitride-Based Nanowire Radial Heterostructures for Nanophotonics

    Fang Qian;Yat Li;Silvija Gradečak;Deli Wang

  • GaN nanowire lasers with low lasing thresholds

    Silvija Gradečak;Fang Qian;Yat Li;Hong Gyu Park

  • Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Solar Cell: Bridging Quantum Dots to Conjugated Polymer Nanowires

    Shenqiang Ren;Liang-Yi Chang;Sung-Keun Lim;Jing Zhao

  • Dopant-Free GaN/AlN/AlGaN Radial Nanowire Heterostructures as High Electron Mobility Transistors

    Yat Li;Jie Xiang;Fang Qian;Silvija Gradecak

  • ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Enhanced Photocurrent in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells

    Joel Jean;Sehoon Chang;Patrick R. Brown;Jayce J. Cheng

  • General Synthesis of Manganese-Doped II -VI and III-V Semiconductor Nanowires

    Pavle V. Radovanovic;Carl J. Barrelet;Silvija Gradecak;Fang Qian

  • Flexible graphene electrode-based organic photovoltaics with record-high efficiency.

    Hyesung Park;Sehoon Chang;Xiang Zhou;Jing Kong

  • The dual role of coherent twin boundaries in hydrogen embrittlement

    Matteo Seita;John Paul Hanson;Silvija Gradecak;Michael J. Demkowicz

  • Graphene Cathode-Based ZnO Nanowire Hybrid Solar Cells

    Hyesung Park;Sehoon Chang;Joel Jean;Jayce J. Cheng

  • Toward efficient carbon nanotube/P3HT solar cells: active layer morphology, electrical, and optical properties.

    Shenqiang Ren;Marco Bernardi;Richard R. Lunt;Vladimir Bulovic

  • Diffusion-Mediated Synthesis of MoS2/WS2 Lateral Heterostructures

    Kevin Bogaert;Kevin Bogaert;Song Liu;Jordan Chesin;Denis Titow;Denis Titow

  • Visibly-Transparent Organic Solar Cells on Flexible Substrates with All-Graphene Electrodes

    Yi Song;Sehoon Chang;Silvija Gradecak;Jing Kong

  • Silicon-in-silica spheres via axial thermal gradient in-fibre capillary instabilities

    Alexander Gumennik;Lei Wei;Guillaume Lestoquoy;Alexander M. Stolyarov

  • Heterojunction photovoltaics using GaAs nanowires and conjugated polymers.

    Shenqiang Ren;Ni Zhao;Samuel C. Crawford;Michael Tambe

  • Progress in AlInN-GaN Bragg reflectors: Application to a microcavity light emitting diode

    J. Dorsaz;J. F. Carlin;Silvija Gradečak;M. Ilegems

  • Pressure-induced phase transformations during femtosecond-laser doping of silicon

    Matthew J. Smith;Yu-Ting Lin;Meng-Ju Sher;Mark T. Winkler

  • Interface engineering of graphene for universal applications as both anode and cathode in organic photovoltaics

    Hyesung Park;Sehoon Chang;Matthew Smith;Silvija Gradečak

  • Controlled modulation of diameter and composition along individual III-V nitride nanowires.

    Sung Keun Lim;Sam Crawford;Georg Haberfehlner;Silvija Gradečak

  • Bending of dislocations in GaN during epitaxial lateral overgrowth

    S. Gradečak;P. Stadelmann;V. Wagner;M. Ilegems

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Ilegems
Marc Ilegems École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Fang Qian
Fang Qian Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Yat Li
Yat Li University of California, Santa Cruz
Michael J. Aziz
Michael J. Aziz Harvard University
Eric A. Stach
Eric A. Stach University of Pennsylvania

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