The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline
of Materials Science was created using data combined from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were gathered on 21-12-2022.
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 publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a credible list of
leading scholars from the discipline of Materials Science ,
established by means of a thorough analysis
of 166,880 researchers identified from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Materials Science, more than 17130 researchers were
investigated.
What is D-index approval threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for accepting a researcher to be
evaluated is placed at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Materials Science. The
inclusion factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the specific
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for listing best
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scholars assessed for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
best researchers are added into the ranking.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a
scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification methods
Because our main mission is to guarantee that only
actual scholars are included in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a complete means to assess the
output of scholars. This is why
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a
element defining a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the number of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should be a
valuable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scholar’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our objective is to inspire scholars,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
worldwide to examine where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole research 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
With 44 scientific affiliations United Kingdom ranks in spot 6
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scientists in United Kingdom is University of Cambridge with 57 scholars affiliated with it being listed in the Materials Science ranking. It is followed by Imperial College London with 38 scholars and University of Manchester with 33 researchers.
The most prominent researchers in the area of Materials Science in United Kingdom are associated with University of Cambridge, University of Southampton, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, University of Sheffield, University of Bristol, University of Manchester, University of St Andrews, Queen Mary University of London, University of Liverpool. University of Cambridge is featured as the best university in the United Kingdom in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 4146. Ranking second is Imperial College London with a total D-index of 2447. The third place is taken by University of Manchester with a total D-index of 2152.
The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 574 against an average of 574 for all 44 institutions listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles in the area of Materials Science by researchers affiliated with the top 3% of scientists in the ranking is 2667 in comparison to an average of 2667 for all 44 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 10% universities is 175056 against an average of 175056 for all 44 universities.
