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117
Citations
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542
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William L. Johnson 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 L. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 596 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.

William L. Johnson 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 L. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the development of bulk metallic glasses as structural materials.
  • 1998 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For the development and fundamental understanding of bulk metallic glass forming alloys

Overview

William L. Johnson is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research encompasses a range of topics bridging materials science and medicine, with a notable focus on metallic glasses, material dynamics, and medical applications in infectious diseases and oncology. The main field of study is Medicine, with numerous publications also in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology.

William L. Johnson's recent publications include:

  • Formation of two glass phases in binary Cu-Ag liquid, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Evaluating the Antimicrobial Properties of Commercial Hand Sanitizers, 2021, mSphere
  • First-Order Phase Transition in Liquid Ag to the Heterogeneous G-Phase, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Observation of an apparent first-order glass transition in ultrafragile Pt-Cu-P bulk metallic glasses, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus ocular isolates, 2021, PLoS ONE

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors:

  • Philip Caron
  • Ariela Noy
  • Paul A. Hamlin
  • Gilles Salles
  • Alison J. Moskowitz

William L. Johnson has published extensively in several key scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Blood
  • Hematological Oncology
  • Acta Materialia
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology

The main research topics explored by William L. Johnson include:

  • Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Ocular Infections and Treatments
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Theoretical and Computational Physics

Awards received by William L. Johnson reflect their contributions across materials science and engineering disciplines. These include:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2016)
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2014)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1999), For the development of bulk metallic glasses as structural materials
  • MRS Medal, Materials Research Society (1998), For the development and fundamental understanding of bulk metallic glass forming alloys

Best Publications

  • A highly processable metallic glass: Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10.0Be22.5

    A. Peker;W. L. Johnson

  • Bulk Glass-Forming Metallic Alloys: Science and Technology

    William L. Johnson

  • Designing metallic glass matrix composites with high toughness and tensile ductility

    Douglas C. Hofmann;Jin Yoo Suh;Aaron Wiest;Gang Duan

  • Microstructure controlled shear band pattern formation and enhanced plasticity of bulk metallic glasses containing in situ formed ductile phase dendrite dispersions

    C. C. Hays;C. P. Kim;W. L. Johnson

  • A universal criterion for plastic yielding of metallic glasses with a (T/Tg) 2/3 temperature dependence.

    W. L. Johnson;K. Samwer

  • Formation of an Amorphous Alloy by Solid-State Reaction of the Pure Polycrystalline Metals

    R. B. Schwarz;W. L. Johnson

  • Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the crystal to glass transformation in metallic materials

    William L. Johnson

  • Ductile bulk metallic glass.

    Jan Schroers;William L. Johnson

  • Formation of Ti–Zr–Cu–Ni bulk metallic glasses

    X. H. Lin;W. L. Johnson

  • Deformation behavior of the Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass over a wide range of strain-rates and temperatures

    J. Lu;G. Ravichandran;W.L. Johnson

  • Nanocrystalline metals prepared by high-energy ball milling

    H. J. Fecht;E. Hellstern;Z. Fu;W. L. Johnson

  • Bulk metallic glass formation in binary Cu-rich alloy series – Cu100−xZrx (x=34, 36, 38.2, 40 at.%) and mechanical properties of bulk Cu64Zr36 glass

    Donghua Xu;Boonrat Lohwongwatana;Gang Duan;William L. Johnson

  • A damage-tolerant glass.

    Marios D. Demetriou;Maximilien E. Launey;Maximilien E. Launey;Glenn Garrett;Joseph P. Schramm

  • Mechanical properties of tungsten and steel fiber reinforced Zr41.25Ti13.75Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 metallic glass matrix composites

    R.D. Conner;R.B. Dandliker;W.L. Johnson

  • Structural and thermodynamic properties of nanocrystalline fcc metals prepared by mechanical attrition

    J. Eckert;J.C. Holzer;C.E. Krill;W.L. Johnson

  • Unusual Glass-Forming Ability of Bulk Amorphous Alloys Based on Ordinary Metal Copper

    Donghua Xu;Gang Duan;William L. Johnson

  • Viscosity of the supercooled liquid and relaxation at the glass transition of the Zr46.75Ti8.25Cu7.5Ni10Be27.5 bulk metallic glass forming alloy

    R. Busch;E. Bakke;W.L. Johnson

  • Shear bands and cracking of metallic glass plates in bending

    R. D. Conner;W. L. Johnson;N. E. Paton;W. D. Nix

  • Structural and thermodynamic properties of heavily mechanically deformed Ru and AlRu

    E. Hellstern;H. J. Fecht;Z. Fu;W. L. Johnson

  • Mechanical properties of Zr56.2Ti13.8Nb5.0Cu6.9Ni5.6Be12.5 ductile phase reinforced bulk metallic glass composite

    F. Szuecs;C.P. Kim;W.L. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Schroers
Jan Schroers Yale University
Ralf Busch
Ralf Busch Saarland University
Konrad Samwer
Konrad Samwer University of Göttingen
William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
Jürgen Eckert
Jürgen Eckert University of Leoben
Pappannan Thiyagarajan
Pappannan Thiyagarajan Argonne National Laboratory
Jin-Yoo Suh
Jin-Yoo Suh Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Yang-Tse Cheng
Yang-Tse Cheng University of Kentucky
Tahir Cagin
Tahir Cagin Texas A&M University

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