Steven C. Erwin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven C. Erwin between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven C. Erwin published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2003. 3 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1988 2026

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven C. Erwin: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year	Publications
1988	1
1989	3
1990	7
1991	4
1992	7
1993	3
1994	5
1995	5
1996	3
1997	6
1998	7
1999	4
2000	1
2001	4
2002	7
2003	16
2004	14
2005	13
2006	15
2007	10
2008	9
2009	6
2010	7
2011	6
2012	8
2013	5
2014	8
2015	6
2016	6
2017	5
2018	3
2019	4
2020	4
2021	3
2022	3
2023	1
2024	5
2025	2
2026	1
Total	227

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Steven C. Erwin 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 Steven C. Erwin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 208 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
170–189	850
190–209	891	208
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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Steven C. Erwin 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 Steven C. Erwin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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
46–47	612	46
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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Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For creative and influential contributions to computational materials science in the fields of fulleride solids, semiconductor surfaces, magnetic semiconductors, and nanocrystals

Overview

Steven C. Erwin is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields including Materials Science, Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy.

The scientist's work covers a variety of subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biomedical Engineering. This breadth reflects a strong focus on both the chemical and physical properties of materials and their electrical applications.

Key topics in Steven C. Erwin's research portfolio include:

Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Graphene research and applications
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Their recent published papers illustrate active contributions to fields such as nanocrystal solids, topological quantum states, and semiconductor nanoplatelets. Representative publications include:

The role of ligands in electron transport in nanocrystal solids (2020, Nanoscale)
Thermally Induced Crossover from 2D to 1D Behavior in an Array of Atomic Wires: Silicon Dangling-Bond Solitons in Si(553)-Au (2020, Physical Review Letters)
Topological states in dimerized quantum-dot chains created by atom manipulation (2022, Physical review. B./Physical review. B)
CdSe _x S _1-x Alloyed Nanoplatelets with Continuously Tunable Blue-Green Emission (2022, Chemistry of Materials)
Controlling light emission from semiconductor nanoplatelets using surface chemistry (2024, Nature Communications)

Frequent coauthors in their research network include Van Dong Pham, Stefan Fölsch, Yi Pan, Alexander L. Efros, and Felix von Oppen, indicating collaborative efforts across multiple projects.

The scientist has consistently published in several venues including Chemistry of Materials, Nanoscale, Physical Review Research, arXiv (Cornell University), and Physical review. B./Physical review. B. This demonstrates a wide dissemination of research findings in both specialized and interdisciplinary scientific journals.

Steven C. Erwin received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2006, with a citation highlighting contributions to computational materials science related to fulleride solids, semiconductor surfaces, magnetic semiconductors, and nanocrystals.

Best Publications

Doping semiconductor nanocrystals

Steven C. Erwin;Lijun Zu;Michael I. Haftel;Alexander L. Efros

1914
Citations
A Group-IV Ferromagnetic Semiconductor: MnxGe1−x

Y. D. Park;A. T. Hanbicki;S. C. Erwin;C. S. Hellberg

1503
Citations
Doped Nanocrystals

Unknown

733
Citations
Reformulation of the LDA+U method for a local orbital basis

W. E. Pickett;S. C. Erwin;E. C. Ethridge

454
Citations
Chains of gold atoms with tailored electronic states

J. N. Crain;J. L. McChesney;Fan Zheng;M. C. Gallagher

307
Citations
Theoretical Fermi-Surface Properties and Superconducting Parameters for K3C60.

Steven C. Erwin;Warren E. Pickett

285
Citations
The structure of silicon surfaces from (001) to (111)

A.A. Baski;S.C. Erwin;L.J. Whitman

269
Citations
Fractional band filling in an atomic chain structure.

Crain Jn;Kirakosian A;Altmann Kn;Bromberger C

265
Citations
An intrinsic growth instability in isotropic materials leads to quasi-two-dimensional nanoplatelets

Andreas Riedinger;Florian D. Ott;Aniket Mule;Sergio Mazzotti

252
Citations
Epitaxial ferromagnetic Mn5Ge3 on Ge(111)

Changgan Zeng;S. C. Erwin;Leonard C Feldman;A. P. Li

238
Citations
Self-compensation in manganese-doped ferromagnetic semiconductors.

Steven C. Erwin;A. G. Petukhov

238
Citations
Theory of the “Honeycomb Chain-Channel” Reconstruction of M / Si ( 111 ) - ( 3 × 1 )

Steven C. Erwin;Hanno H. Weitering

219
Citations
Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites.

Steven C. Erwin;Igor Žutić

197
Citations
Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites

Steven C. Erwin;Igor Zutic

192
Citations
Intrinsic Magnetism at Silicon Surfaces

Steven Erwin;Franz Himpsel

181
Citations
Spin Injection and Detection in Silicon

Igor Žutić;Igor Žutić;Jaroslav Fabian;Steven C. Erwin

180
Citations
How semiconductor nanoplatelets form

Andreas Riedinger;Florian D. Ott;Aniket Mule;Sergio Mazzotti

174
Citations
A Stable High-Index Surface of Silicon: Si(5 5 12)

A. A. Baski;L. J. Whitman;S. C. Erwin

172
Citations
Electronic structure of crystalline K6C60.

Steven C. Erwin;Mark R. Pederson

145
Citations
Impact of ripening on manganese-doped ZnSe nanocrystals.

Lijun Zu;David J. Norris;Thomas A. Kennedy;Steven C. Erwin

141
Citations
Observing spin polarization of individual magnetic adatoms.

Y. Yayon;V. W. Brar;L. Senapati;S. C. Erwin

113
Citations
Spin injection and detection in silicon

Igor Zutic;Steven Erwin;Jaroslav Fabian

0
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