The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven J. Plimpton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 235 publications — 60th percentile
60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven J. Plimpton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
Steven J. Plimpton is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research primarily spans several intersecting fields including materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy. Within these fields, key subfields of study include materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, computational mechanics, mechanics of materials, and applied mathematics.
The work of this scientist covers a variety of topics relevant to both theoretical and applied sciences, including:
Among the recent papers associated with Steven J. Plimpton are:
Frequently collaborating scholars include:
Steven J. Plimpton's publications appear regularly in specific venues, reflecting consistent engagement with established outlets in their fields. These venues include:
In recognition of contributions to materials modeling software, Steven J. Plimpton was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2013 for creating the LAMMPS molecular dynamics package, an open-source resource widely used by physicists and materials scientists. This work has had consistent citation impact in the relevant scientific literature.
Steve Plimpton
Aidan P. Thompson;H. Metin Aktulga;Richard Berger;Dan S. Bolintineanu
Cynthia L. Kelchner;S. J. Plimpton;J. C. Hamilton
Leonardo E. Silbert;Deniz Ertaş;Gary S. Grest;Thomas C. Halsey
Claudio Donati;Jack F. Douglas;Walter Kob;Steven J. Plimpton
Walter Kob;Claudio Donati;Steven J. Plimpton;Peter H. Poole
Aidan P. Thompson;Steven J. Plimpton;William Mattson
W. Michael Brown;Peng Wang;Steven J. Plimpton;Arnold N. Tharrington
C. R. Sovinec;A. H. Glasser;T. A. Gianakon;D. C. Barnes
Claudio Donati;Sharon C. Glotzer;Peter H. Poole;Walter Kob
Rolf Auhl;Ralf Everaers;Gary S. Grest;Kurt Kremer
Elliot J. Fuller;Farid El Gabaly;Francois Leonard;Sapan Agarwal
W. Michael Brown;Axel Kohlmeyer;Steven J. Plimpton;Arnold N. Tharrington
W. J. Camp;S. J. Plimpton;B. A. Hendrickson;R. W. Leland
Steven J. Plimpton;Aidan Patrick Thompson
Michael L. Parks;Richard B. Lehoucq;Steven J. Plimpton;Stewart A. Silling
M.F. Horstemeyer;M.I. Baskes;S.J. Plimpton
Steve Plimpton;Roy Pollock;Mark Stevens
Koenraad G. F. Janssens;Koenraad G. F. Janssens;David Olmsted;Elizabeth A. Holm;Stephen M. Foiles
S. J. Plimpton;S. G. Moore;A. Borner;A. K. Stagg
Steven J. Plimpton;Karen D. Devine
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