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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4958 4797 1303 1221 179 14037
Chemistry 68 6647 6026 2002 1660 197 14255

William E. Buhro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William E. Buhro between 1979 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William E. Buhro published across 46 years, from 1979 to 2024, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1990. 2 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 1990. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1979 2024

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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William E. Buhro: publications per year, 1979 to 2024
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 2
1984 4
1985 5
1986 1
1987 5
1988 3
1989 4
1990 11
1991 3
1992 7
1993 7
1994 3
1995 5
1996 5
1997 4
1998 4
1999 4
2000 5
2001 4
2002 5
2003 9
2004 4
2005 0
2006 7
2007 10
2008 11
2009 3
2010 5
2011 3
2012 6
2013 4
2014 7
2015 4
2016 3
2017 4
2018 5
2019 6
2020 7
2021 1
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1
Total 200
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William E. Buhro 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 William E. Buhro 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, 170–189 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: 179 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
170–189 850 179
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
1,030–1,049 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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William E. Buhro 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 William E. Buhro 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, 68–69 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: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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 68
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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

William E. Buhro is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis, United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with specific expertise in materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. The scientist's work also touches upon biomedical engineering to a lesser extent.

Their main research topics cover a range of advanced materials and their properties, including:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • 2D Materials and Applications

William E. Buhro has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Chemistry of Materials
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Recent research papers by Buhro showcase a focus on semiconductor materials and nanostructures. Some notable publications are:

  • Methods for the ICP-OES Analysis of Semiconductor Materials, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Reversible Z-Type to L-Type Ligand Exchange on Zinc-Blende Cadmium Selenide Nanoplatelets, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Excitation Energy Dependence of Photoluminescence Quantum Yields in Semiconductor Nanomaterials with Varying Dimensionalities, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Contrasting Ligand-Exchange Behavior of Wurtzite and Zinc-Blende Cadmium Telluride Nanoplatelets, 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • Reactivity of Magic-Size Nanoclusters (CdSe)13 and (CdTe)13 with Acids: Rapid, Low-Temperature Formation of Flat Colloidal Nanocrystals, 2020, Chemistry of Materials

Buhro collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include:

  • Richard A. Loomis
  • Fudong Wang
  • Calynn E. Morrison
  • Haochen Sun
  • William M. Sanderson

In recognition of their career, William E. Buhro was named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Solution-Liquid-Solid Growth of Crystalline III-V Semiconductors: An Analogy to Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth

    Timothy J. Trentler;Kathleen M. Hickman;Subhash C. Goel;Ann M. Viano

  • Kinetics and Mechanisms of Aggregative Nanocrystal Growth

    Fudong Wang;Vernal N. Richards;Shawn P. Shields;William E. Buhro

  • CVD Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

    Oleg R. Lourie;Carolyn R. Jones;Bart M. Bartlett;Patrick C. Gibbons

  • Two- versus three-dimensional quantum confinement in indium phosphide wires and dots

    Heng Yu;Jingbo Li;Richard A. Loomis;Lin-Wang Wang

  • Solution-liquid-solid growth of semiconductor nanowires.

    Fudong Wang;Angang Dong;Jianwei Sun;Rui Tang

  • Cadmium selenide quantum wires and the transition from 3D to 2D confinement

    Heng Yu;Jingbo Li;Richard A Loomis;Patrick C Gibbons

  • Semiconductor nanocrystals: Shape matters.

    William E. Buhro;Vicki L. Colvin

  • Crystalline Boron Nanowires

    Carolyn Jones Otten;Oleg R Lourie;Min-Feng Yu;John M Cowley

  • Heterogeneous seeded growth: a potentially general synthesis of monodisperse metallic nanoparticles.

    Heng Yu;Patrick C. Gibbons;K. F. Kelton;William E. Buhro

  • Lamellar Assembly of Cadmium Selenide Nanoclusters into Quantum Belts

    Yi Hsin Liu;Fudong Wang;Yuanyuan Wang;Patrick C. Gibbons

  • The Trouble with TOPO; Identification of Adventitious Impurities Beneficial to the Growth of Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots, Rods, and Wires

    Fudong Wang;Rui Tang;William E. Buhro

  • Solution−Liquid−Solid Growth of Indium Phosphide Fibers from Organometallic Precursors: Elucidation of Molecular and Nonmolecular Components of the Pathway

    Timothy J. Trentler;Subhash C. Goel;Kathleen M. Hickman;Ann M. Viano

  • Solution–Liquid–Solid Growth of Soluble GaAs Nanowires

    Heng Yu;William E. Buhro

  • Kinetic Instability of Nanocrystalline Aluminum Prepared by Chemical Synthesis; Facile Room-Temperature Grain Growth

    Joel A. Haber and;William E. Buhro

  • Solution–Liquid–Solid Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of One-Dimensional Colloidal Semiconductor Nanorods and Nanowires

    Fudong Wang;Angang Dong;William E. Buhro

  • Size- and Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Bismuth Nanoparticles

    Fudong Wang;Rui Tang;Heng Yu;Patrick C. Gibbons

  • Spectroscopic Identification of Tri-n-octylphosphine Oxide (TOPO) Impurities and Elucidation of Their Roles in Cadmium Selenide Quantum-Wire Growth

    Fudong Wang;Rui Tang;Jeff L.-F. Kao;Sean D. Dingman

  • Silver chloride as a heterogeneous nucleant for the growth of silver nanowires.

    Waynie M. Schuette;William E. Buhro

  • Bismuth, tellurium, and bismuth telluride nanowires

    Heng Yu;Patrick C. Gibbons;William E. Buhro

  • The Magic-Size Nanocluster (CdSe) 34 as a Low-Temperature Nucleant for Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals; Room-Temperature Growth of Crystalline Quantum Platelets.

    Yuanyuan Wang;Ying Zhang;Fudong Wang;Daryl E. Giblin

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Gladysz
John A. Gladysz Texas A&M University
Malcolm H. Chisholm
Malcolm H. Chisholm The Ohio State University
John C. Huffman
John C. Huffman Indiana University
Kirsten Folting
Kirsten Folting Indiana University
Kenneth F. Kelton
Kenneth F. Kelton Washington University in St. Louis
Lin-Wang Wang
Lin-Wang Wang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Angang Dong
Angang Dong Fudan University
Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Jennifer A. Hollingsworth
Jennifer A. Hollingsworth Los Alamos National Laboratory
William E. Streib
William E. Streib Indiana University

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