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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 125 404 385 23 21 845 85219
Physics 131 538 517 44 42 892 91635

Stuart S. P. Parkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stuart S. P. Parkin between 1980 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stuart S. P. Parkin published across 44 years, from 1980 to 2023, averaging 21.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2021. 34 of the 950 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2021. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 21 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 19 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 29 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 32 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 48 publications 2020: 50 publications 2021: 51 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 14 publications
1980 2023

950 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stuart S. P. Parkin: publications per year, 1980 to 2023
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 3
1982 7
1983 13
1984 2
1985 5
1986 6
1987 13
1988 21
1989 14
1990 9
1991 19
1992 13
1993 29
1994 23
1995 12
1996 17
1997 21
1998 32
1999 23
2000 27
2001 16
2002 12
2003 18
2004 18
2005 29
2006 29
2007 23
2008 18
2009 16
2010 11
2011 25
2012 28
2013 30
2014 25
2015 32
2016 48
2017 42
2018 36
2019 48
2020 50
2021 51
2022 20
2023 14
Total 950
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Stuart S. P. Parkin 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 Stuart S. P. Parkin 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, 830–849 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: 845 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 25 845
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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Stuart S. P. Parkin 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 Stuart S. P. Parkin 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, 124–125 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: 125 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 28 125
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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2015 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 2012 - Von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society
  • 2012 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics
  • 2012 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, American Physical Society
  • 2012 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to development of spin-engineered magnetic heterostructures for magnetic sensors and memory devices.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2008 - IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for Emerging Technologies “For fundamental contributions to the development of magneto-resistive devices for non-volatile, high density, random access memory.”
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to organic and hightemperature superconductivity and magnetism in transitionmetal multilayers
  • 1898 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Electron

Stuart S. P. Parkin mostly deals with Condensed matter physics, Ferromagnetism, Magnetoresistance, Magnetic domain and Magnetic field. The various areas that he examines in his Condensed matter physics study include Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Magnetization. His Ferromagnetism study also includes fields such as

  • Magnetic moment which is related to area like Dipole,
  • Scattering which is related to area like Nickel.

His Magnetoresistance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Quantum tunnelling, Transition metal and Copper. His research integrates issues of Domain wall, Nanowire, Magnetic anisotropy and Permalloy in his study of Magnetic domain. His Spintronics study combines topics in areas such as Spin Hall effect, Spin polarization, Semiconductor, Torque and Spin-½.

His most cited work include:

  • Magnetic Domain-Wall Racetrack Memory (3011 citations)
  • Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance at room temperature with MgO (100) tunnel barriers (2361 citations)
  • Oscillations in exchange coupling and magnetoresistance in metallic superlattice structures: Co/Ru, Co/Cr, and Fe/Cr. (1985 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Condensed matter physics, Ferromagnetism, Magnetoresistance, Magnetization and Magnetic field. His Condensed matter physics study frequently links to other fields, such as Magnetic domain. Stuart S. P. Parkin studied Magnetic domain and Domain wall that intersect with Nanowire.

His studies in Ferromagnetism integrate themes in fields like Spin polarization, Magnetic moment, Layer, Nuclear magnetic resonance and Anisotropy. His Magnetoresistance study deals with Electrical resistivity and conductivity intersecting with Superconductivity. His research in Tunnel magnetoresistance intersects with topics in Optoelectronics and Electrical engineering.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Condensed matter physics (75.83%)
  • Ferromagnetism (24.90%)
  • Magnetoresistance (19.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Condensed matter physics (75.83%)
  • Spintronics (18.05%)
  • Magnetic field (15.66%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Condensed matter physics, Spintronics, Magnetic field, Semimetal and Spin-½. His studies deal with areas such as Tetragonal crystal system and Magnetization as well as Condensed matter physics. Spintronics is a primary field of his research addressed under Ferromagnetism.

Magnetic field is closely attributed to Spin polarization in his work. His Semimetal research incorporates themes from Fermion, Surface states, Electronic band structure and Dirac. Stuart S. P. Parkin combines subjects such as Exchange bias, Hall effect and Angular momentum with his study of Antiferromagnetism.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Higher-order topological insulators. (556 citations)
  • Magnetic Weyl semimetal phase in a Kagomé crystal (177 citations)
  • Synthetic Antiferromagnetic Spintronics. (139 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Condensed matter physics

His primary areas of investigation include Condensed matter physics, Spintronics, Antiferromagnetism, Magnetization and Ferromagnetism. His Condensed matter physics course of study focuses on Giant magnetoresistance and Antiparallel. His Spintronics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Thin film, Ferrimagnetism, Exchange interaction, Domain wall and Asymmetry.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Phonon, Magnetic moment, Powder diffraction, Ground state and Charge density wave. His Magnetization research integrates issues from Chemical physics, Chirality and Angular momentum. His Ferromagnetism research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Exchange bias and Hall effect.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic Domain-Wall Racetrack Memory

    Stuart S. P. Parkin;Masamitsu Hayashi;Luc Thomas

  • Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance at room temperature with MgO (100) tunnel barriers

    Stuart S. P. Parkin;Christian Kaiser;Alex Panchula;Philip M. Rice

  • Oscillations in exchange coupling and magnetoresistance in metallic superlattice structures: Co/Ru, Co/Cr, and Fe/Cr.

    S. S. P. Parkin;N. More;K. P. Roche

  • Giant magnetoresistive in soft ferromagnetic multilayers.

    B. Dieny;V. S. Speriosu;S. S. P. Parkin;B. A. Gurney

  • Simple rules for the understanding of Heusler compounds

    Tanja Graf;Claudia Felser;Stuart S.P. Parkin

  • Oscillatory magnetic exchange coupling through thin copper layers

    S. S. P. Parkin;R. Bhadra;K. P. Roche

  • Exchange-biased magnetic tunnel junctions and application to nonvolatile magnetic random access memory (invited)

    S. S. P. Parkin;K. P. Roche;M. G. Samant;P. M. Rice

  • Higher-order topological insulators.

    Frank Schindler;Ashley M. Cook;Maia G. Vergniory;Maia G. Vergniory;Zhijun Wang

  • Chiral spin torque at magnetic domain walls

    Kwang-Su Ryu;Luc Thomas;See-Hun Yang;Stuart Parkin

  • Systematic variation of the strength and oscillation period of indirect magnetic exchange coupling through the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metals.

    S. S. P. Parkin

  • Weyl Semimetals as Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts

    Catherine R. Rajamathi;Uttam Gupta;Nitesh Kumar;Hao Yang

  • Suppression of Metal-Insulator Transition in VO2 by Electric Field–Induced Oxygen Vacancy Formation

    Jaewoo Jeong;Nagaphani Aetukuri;Nagaphani Aetukuri;Tanja Graf;Thomas D. Schladt

  • Multiple Dirac cones at the surface of the topological metal LaBi

    Jayita Nayak;Shu-Chun Wu;Nitesh Kumar;Chandra Shekhar

  • Anomalous disappearance of high-Tc superconductivity at high hole concentration in metallic La2-xSrxCuO4.

    J. B. Torrance;Y. Tokura;A. I. Nazzal;A. Bezinge

  • Superconductivity in Weyl semimetal candidate MoTe2

    Yanpeng Qi;Pavel G. Naumov;Mazhar N. Ali;Catherine R. Rajamathi

  • Current-controlled magnetic domain-wall nanowire shift register.

    Masamitsu Hayashi;Luc Thomas;Rai Moriya;Charles Rettner

  • Magnetically engineered spintronic sensors and memory

    S. Parkin;Xin Jiang;C. Kaiser;A. Panchula

  • Large anomalous Hall effect driven by a nonvanishing Berry curvature in the noncolinear antiferromagnet Mn3Ge.

    Ajaya K. Nayak;Julia Erika Fischer;Yan Sun;Binghai Yan

  • Giant magnetoresistance in antiferromagnetic Co/Cu multilayers

    S. S. P. Parkin;Z. G. Li;David J. Smith

  • Magnetic Weyl semimetal phase in a Kagomé crystal

    D. F. Liu;D. F. Liu;A. J. Liang;A. J. Liang;E. K. Liu;E. K. Liu;Q. N. Xu

  • Magnetotransport properties of magnetically soft spin‐valve structures (invited)

    B. Dieny;V. S. Speriosu;S. Metin;S. S. P. Parkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahesh G. Samant
Mahesh G. Samant IBM (United States)
Claudia Felser
Claudia Felser Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Charles T. Rettner
Charles T. Rettner IBM (United States)
William J. Gallagher
William J. Gallagher Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (Taiwan)
Peter Werner
Peter Werner Max Planck Society
James S. Harris
James S. Harris Stanford University
Bettina V. Lotsch
Bettina V. Lotsch Max Planck Society
Walter Schnelle
Walter Schnelle Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Michael F. Toney
Michael F. Toney University of Colorado Boulder
Andrew J. Kellock
Andrew J. Kellock IBM (United States)

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