The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena
of Materials Science was created using data consolidated from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating the citation-based metrics were gathered on 06-12-2021.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
only includes papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Materials Science research
Our best universities ranking is a credible list of
leading scholars from the area of Materials Science ,
established by means of a detailed examination
of 166,880 researchers identified from
multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Materials Science, over 11166 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for accepting a researcher to be
evaluated is set to 40 if
most of their publications are in the field of Materials Science. The
acceptance requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
proportion of the publications made within the specific
discipline in addition to the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for including top
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scholars projected for each
discipline whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
leading scholars are added into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a
scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification rules
As our main mission is to ensure that only
credible scholars are listed in
Research.com ranking we are aware that numbers are never
supposed to be an absolute means to evaluate the
output of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scholar’s D-index
with the help of metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the scientific community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our objective is to motivate scientists,
businessmen and decision-makers
around the world to examine where prominent experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
With 24 scientific affiliations Australia ranks in spot 12
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Australia is University of Queensland with 28 scientists affiliated with it being features in Research.com Materials Science ranking. It is followed by Monash University with 27 researchers and University of Wollongong with 26 scientists.
The most prominent scholars in the discipline of Materials Science in Australia are representing University of Queensland, University of Adelaide, University of Wollongong, University of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology, University of Sydney, Griffith University, University of Southern Queensland, Flinders University, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. University of Queensland is listed as the best university in the Australia in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 1877. Ranking on spot no. 2 is University of Wollongong with a total D-index of 1803. The third position is occupied by University of New South Wales with a total D-index of 1636.
The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 1877 in comparison to an average of 683 for all 24 institutions listed in the ranking.
The average number of published papers within the area of Materials Science by scientists affiliated with the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 9221 against an average of 3046 for all 24 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 5% universities is 554305 against an average of 193040 for all 24 universities.
