The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena of
Materials Science is based on data consolidated from
a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022. Position
in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Our best universities ranking is a credible lineup of
leading scientists from the area of Materials Science,
created using a meticulous analysis of
166,880 researchers discovered from a variety of
bibliometric data sources. For the field of Materials Science, as many as
17130 scientists were investigated.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
evaluated is established at 40 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Materials Science. The
acceptance factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
proportion of the publications made within the specific
field of study plus the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for considering leading
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scientists estimated for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
leading researchers are added into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our leading aim is to make sure that only
credible researchers are listed in
the ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to assess the
output of scholars. For that reason
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. While it’s not a
metric impacting a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the number of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using every researcher’s D-index
according to data gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A
thorough definition of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our aim is to motivate scholars,
businessmen and administrative bodies
worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of leading scientists in the world is University of California System with 194
scientists affiliated with it being listed in the
Materials Science ranking.
It is followed by Tsinghua University with 100
scientists
and Zhejiang University with 90 scholars.
The most prominent scientists in the area of Materials Science in the world are representing Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Wuhan University of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Cambridge, Drexel University, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Terasaki Foundation, Fudan University.
University of California System is highlighted as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking researchers at 15054. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Tsinghua University with a total D-index of 7110. The third place in the world is taken by MIT with a total D-index of 5960.
The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 459 against an average of 459 for all 1090 institutions included in the ranking.
The average number of published articles in the area of Materials Science by researchers affiliated with the top 10% of scholars in the ranking is 2212 against an average of 2212 for all 1090 universities.
The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 1% universities is 129852 against an average of 129852 for all 1090 universities.
