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25628
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Susan Trolier-McKinstry 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 Susan Trolier-McKinstry sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 605 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Susan Trolier-McKinstry 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 Susan Trolier-McKinstry sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of thin film multilayer ceramic capacitors and piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems.
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For creative and sustained contributions to the understanding of electroceramic thin films and for leadership in materials education in the materials research community.
  • 2009 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to dielectric and piezoelectric thin films and device applications

Overview

Susan Trolier-McKinstry is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in several specialized subfields.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Key subfields covered in their research are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Their research topics focus extensively on material properties and device applications. Major topics include:

  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation

Frequent coauthors in their scholarly works are:

  • Jon-Paul Maria
  • John Hayden
  • Wanlin Zhu
  • Betul Akkopru-Akgun
  • Clive A. Randall

Their published research appears regularly in a range of academic journals, including:

  • Journal of Applied Physics
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Acta Materialia

Representative recent papers authored include:

  • "Antiferroelectrics: History, fundamentals, crystal chemistry, crystal structures, size effects, and applications," 2021, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • "Ferroelectricity in boron-substituted aluminum nitride thin films," 2021, Physical Review Materials
  • "Ferroelectrics everywhere: Ferroelectricity in magnesium substituted zinc oxide thin films," 2021, Journal of Applied Physics
  • "Strongly temperature dependent ferroelectric switching in AlN, Al1-xScxN, and Al1-xBxN thin films," 2021, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Atomic-scale polarization switching in wurtzite ferroelectrics," 2023, Science

Recognition for their contributions includes several distinctions:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2019) for development of thin film multilayer ceramic capacitors and piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2015) for contributions to electroceramic thin films and leadership in materials education
  • IEEE Fellow (2009) for work on dielectric and piezoelectric thin films and device applications

Best Publications

  • Thin Film Piezoelectrics for MEMS

    S. Trolier-McKinstry;P. Muralt

  • Templated Grain Growth of Textured Piezoelectric Ceramics

    G. L. Messing;S. Trolier-McKinstry;E. M. Sabolsky;C. Duran

  • The Properties of Ferroelectric Films at Small Dimensions

    T. M. Shaw;S. Trolier-McKinstry;P. C. McIntyre

  • Domain wall motion and its contribution to the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of lead zirconate titanate films

    F. Xu;S. Trolier-McKinstry;W. Ren;Baomin Xu

  • High-Energy Density Capacitors Utilizing 0.7 BaTiO3–0.3 BiScO3 Ceramics

    Hideki Ogihara;Clive A. Randall;Susan Trolier-McKinstry

  • Giant Piezoelectricity on Si for Hyperactive MEMS

    S. H. Baek;J. Park;D. M. Kim;Vladimir A. Aksyuk

  • Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer (PMUT) Arrays for Integrated Sensing, Actuation and Imaging

    Yongqiang Qiu;James V. Gigliotti;Margeaux Wallace;Flavio Griggio

  • Weakly Coupled Relaxor Behavior of BaTiO3–BiScO3 Ceramics

    Hideki Ogihara;Clive A. Randall;Susan Trolier-McKinstry

  • Piezoelectric Thin Films for Sensors, Actuators, and Energy Harvesting

    P. Muralt;R. G. Polcawich;S. Trolier-McKinstry

  • Templated Grain Growth of Textured Bismuth Titanate

    Jeffrey A. Horn;S. C. Zhang;U. Selvaraj;Gary L. Messing

  • Thin-film piezoelectric MEMS

    Chang Beom Eom;Susan Trolier-McKinstry

  • Domain wall contributions to the properties of piezoelectric thin films

    Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb;Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb;Ichiro Fujii;Eunki Hong;Susan E. Trolier-McKinstry

  • Piezoelectric properties of 〈001〉 textured Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 ceramics

    E. M. Sabolsky;A. R. James;S. Kwon;S. Trolier-McKinstry

  • Bismuth zinc niobate pyrochlore dielectric thin films for capacitive applications

    Wei Ren;Susan Trolier-McKinstry;Clive A. Randall;Thomas R. Shrout

  • Characterization of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate films by scanning force microscopy

    Genaro Zavala;Janos H. Fendler;Susan Trolier-McKinstry

  • Phase transitions and domain structures in strained pseudocubic (100) Sr Ti O 3 thin films

    Y. L. Li;Y. L. Li;S. Choudhury;J. H. Haeni;M. D. Biegalski

  • Anomalous broad dielectric relaxation in Bi 1.5 Zn 1.0 Nb 1.5 O 7 pyrochlore

    Stanislav Kamba;Viktor Porokhonskyy;Alexej Pashkin;Viktor Bovtun

  • The wafer flexure technique for the determination of the transverse piezoelectric coefficient (d31) of PZT thin films

    J.F. Shepard;P.J. Moses;S. Trolier-McKinstry

  • Piezoelectric properties of zirconium-doped barium titanate single crystals grown by templated grain growth

    Paul W. Rehrig;Seung Eek Park;Susan Trolier-McKinstry;Gary L. Messing

  • Scaling Effects in Perovskite Ferroelectrics: Fundamental Limits and Process‐Structure‐Property Relations

    Jon F. Ihlefeld;David T. Harris;Ryan Keech;Jacob L. Jones

  • Templated Grain Growth of Textured Piezoelectric Ceramics

    Gary L. Messing;E.M. Sabolsky;S. Kwon;S. Trolier-McKinstry

Frequent Co-Authors

Clive A. Randall
Clive A. Randall Pennsylvania State University
Thomas N. Jackson
Thomas N. Jackson Pennsylvania State University
Gary L. Messing
Gary L. Messing Pennsylvania State University
Darrell G. Schlom
Darrell G. Schlom Cornell University
Ian M. Reaney
Ian M. Reaney University of Sheffield
Sergei V. Kalinin
Sergei V. Kalinin University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Stephen Jesse
Stephen Jesse Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robert E. Newnham
Robert E. Newnham Pennsylvania State University
Chang-Beom Eom
Chang-Beom Eom University of Wisconsin–Madison
S. K. Streiffer
S. K. Streiffer Argonne National Laboratory

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