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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 133 299 285 122 110 1011 75484

Vinayak P. Dravid publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vinayak P. Dravid between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vinayak P. Dravid published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 28.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 76 publications in 2020. 49 of the 1,124 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 76. Peak 76 publications in 2020. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 28 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 26 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 73 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 76 publications 2021: 69 publications 2022: 57 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 46 publications 2025: 47 publications 2026: 2 publications
1987 2026

1,124 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vinayak P. Dravid: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 2
1989 3
1990 4
1991 3
1992 10
1993 28
1994 18
1995 26
1996 21
1997 22
1998 20
1999 18
2000 13
2001 11
2002 13
2003 16
2004 18
2005 20
2006 19
2007 15
2008 21
2009 28
2010 30
2011 27
2012 37
2013 36
2014 23
2015 32
2016 46
2017 44
2018 73
2019 67
2020 76
2021 69
2022 57
2023 61
2024 46
2025 47
2026 2
Total 1,124
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Vinayak P. Dravid publications per year - data summary

  • Vinayak P. Dravid, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, has 1,124 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 76 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1988 and 2026, with 2 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 28.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 28.1 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 213 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-2000: 190 publications (13.6 per year); 2001-2014: 314 publications (22.4 per year); 2015-2026: 620 publications (51.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Vinayak P. Dravid 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 Vinayak P. Dravid 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, 1,010–1,029 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: 1,011 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,011
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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Vinayak P. Dravid 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.
  • Vinayak P. Dravid, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, records 1,011 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Vinayak P. Dravid, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Vinayak P. Dravid ranks above 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).

Vinayak P. Dravid 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 Vinayak P. Dravid 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, 132–133 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: 133 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21 133
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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Vinayak P. Dravid 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.
  • Vinayak P. Dravid, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, records 133 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Vinayak P. Dravid, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Vinayak P. Dravid ranks above 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to the materials physics of functional materials through the use of state of the art electron microscopy techniques
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For outstanding contributions and leadership in the nanoscale characterization of materials by electron microscopy and scanned probe microscopy.
  • 1996 - Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America

Overview

Vinayak P. Dravid is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Dravid has contributed significantly to topics such as:

  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal" (2021, Nature Materials)
  • "Efficient, stable silicon tandem cells enabled by anion-engineered wide-bandgap perovskites" (2020, Science)
  • "Suppressed phase segregation for triple-junction perovskite solar cells" (2023, Nature)
  • "Extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped n-type PbTe" (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • "Constrained C2 adsorbate orientation enables CO-to-acetate electroreduction" (2023, Nature)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dravid include:

  • Roberto dos Reis
  • Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
  • Xiaobing Hu
  • Stephanie M. Ribet
  • Yukun Liu

Vinayak P. Dravid has received several awards recognizing their contributions, such as:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2010 - For seminal contributions to the materials physics of functional materials using advanced electron microscopy techniques
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2010
  • Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America, 2009 - For contributions and leadership in nanoscale characterization of materials by electron microscopy and scanned probe microscopy
  • Burton Medal, Mineralogical Society of America, 1996

Best Publications

  • Ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in SnSe crystals

    Li Dong Zhao;Shih Han Lo;Yongsheng Zhang;Hui Sun

  • High-performance bulk thermoelectrics with all-scale hierarchical architectures

    Kanishka Biswas;Jiaqing He;Ivan D. Blum;Ivan D. Blum;Chun I. Wu

  • Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe

    Li Dong Zhao;Li Dong Zhao;Gangjian Tan;Shiqiang Hao;Jiaqing He

  • Sensing behavior of atomically thin-layered MoS2 transistors

    Dattatray J. Late;Yi Kai Huang;Bin Liu;Jagaran Acharya;Jagaran Acharya

  • Hysteresis in single-layer MoS2 field effect transistors.

    Dattatray J. Late;Bin Liu;H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte;Vinayak P. Dravid

  • Strained endotaxial nanostructures with high thermoelectric figure of merit

    Kanishka Biswas;Jiaqing He;Qichun Zhang;Guoyu Wang

  • The panoscopic approach to high performance thermoelectrics

    Li Dong Zhao;Vinayak P. Dravid;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Interaction of Fatty Acid Monolayers with Cobalt Nanoparticles

    Nianqiang Wu;Lei Fu;Ming Su;Mohammed Aslam

  • Grain-boundary effects on the magnetoresistance properties of perovskite manganite films

    A. Gupta;G. Q. Gong;Gang Xiao;P. R. Duncombe

  • All-scale hierarchical thermoelectrics: MgTe in PbTe facilitates valence band convergence and suppresses bipolar thermal transport for high performance

    L. D. Zhao;H. J. Wu;S. Q. Hao;C. I. Wu

  • Chemically Exfoliated MoS2 as Near-Infrared Photothermal Agents

    Stanley S. Chou;Bryan Kaehr;Bryan Kaehr;Jaemyung Kim;Brian M. Foley

  • GaS and GaSe ultrathin layer transistors.

    Dattatray J. Late;Bin Liu;Jiajun Luo;Aiming Yan

  • High Thermoelectric Performance of p-Type SnTe via a Synergistic Band Engineering and Nanostructuring Approach

    Gangjian Tan;Li Dong Zhao;Fengyuan Shi;Jeff W. Doak

  • Non-equilibrium processing leads to record high thermoelectric figure of merit in PbTe-SrTe.

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Shiqiang Hao;Li Dong Zhao;Li Dong Zhao

  • Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal.

    Chongjian Zhou;Yong Kyu Lee;Yuan Yu;Sejin Byun

  • Conductive 2D metal-organic framework for high-performance cathodes in aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries.

    Kwan Woo Nam;Sarah S. Park;Roberto dos Reis;Vinayak P. Dravid

  • Ligand Conjugation of Chemically Exfoliated MoS2

    Stanley S. Chou;Mrinmoy De;Jaemyung Kim;Segi Byun

  • LARGE MAGNETOTUNNELING EFFECT AT LOW MAGNETIC FIELDS IN MICROMETER-SCALE EPITAXIAL LA0.67SR0.33MNO3 TUNNEL JUNCTIONS

    Yu Lu;X. W. Li;G. Q. Gong;Gang Xiao

  • Rapid Characterization of Ultrathin Layers of Chalcogenides on SiO2/Si Substrates

    Dattatray J. Late;Bin Liu;H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte;C. N. R. Rao

  • Efficient, stable silicon tandem cells enabled by anion-engineered wide-bandgap perovskites

    Daehan Kim;Hee Joon Jung;Ik Jae Park;Bryon W. Larson

  • High Performance Thermoelectrics from Earth-Abundant Materials: Enhanced Figure of Merit in PbS by Second Phase Nanostructures

    Li Dong Zhao;Shih Han Lo;Jiaqing He;Hao Li

  • High performance bulk thermoelectrics via a panoscopic approach

    Jiaqing He;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis;Vinayak P. Dravid

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Jinsong Wu
Jinsong Wu Wuhan University of Technology
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University
Jiaqing He
Jiaqing He Southern University of Science and Technology
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin Northwestern University
Ctirad Uher
Ctirad Uher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Li-Dong Zhao
Li-Dong Zhao Beihang University
Gangjian Tan
Gangjian Tan Wuhan University of Technology
Robert P. H. Chang
Robert P. H. Chang Northwestern University

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