Top Materials Science Researchers

Zhong Lin Wang ranks first, followed by Ben Zhong Tang and Michaël Grätzel, out of 2,887,182 ranked researchers.

Field rank: how many more of the researcher's articles, reviews and conference papers in this field reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected of anyone's. A paper in the top 10% adds 0.9 and any other takes 0.1 away, however highly cited, so many strong papers in the field outrank one famous paper, a long record of ordinary papers does not climb, and work in other fields does not count. A paper in two subfields counts half in each. A researcher with fewer papers in the Nature Index's selective journals than expected has the count lowered by the square root of that journal factor. Floor: 15 works, an institution the snapshot can resolve, and an article, review or conference paper in this field.

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1 Zhong Lin Wang United States · #5 worldwide overall 591.5 of 1,090 papers here in the top 10%
2 Ben Zhong Tang China · #1,291 worldwide overall 420.4 of 1,269 papers here in the top 10%
3 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland · #935 worldwide overall 353.1 of 731 papers here in the top 10%
4 Yury G. Gogotsi United States · #76 worldwide overall 329.9 of 626 papers here in the top 10%
5 Wei Huang China · #22,470 worldwide overall 418.6 of 1,630 papers here in the top 10%
6 Zhanhu Guo United States · #168 worldwide overall 317.4 of 650 papers here in the top 10%
7 Kenji Watanabe Japan · #25,990 worldwide overall 400.2 of 1,916 papers here in the top 10%
8 Lei Jiang China · #4,874 worldwide overall 281.1 of 806 papers here in the top 10%
9 Takashi Taniguchi Japan · #29,739 worldwide overall 393.0 of 1,932 papers here in the top 10%
10 Jiaguo Yu China · #35 worldwide overall 226.3 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
11 Younan Xia United States · #1,114 worldwide overall 229.1 of 498 papers here in the top 10%
12 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States · #25,510 worldwide overall 270.5 of 1,093 papers here in the top 10%
13 Lin Gu China · #1,293 worldwide overall 215.0 of 540 papers here in the top 10%
14 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore · #2,487 worldwide overall 229.4 of 675 papers here in the top 10%
15 Hui–Ming Cheng China · #1,509 worldwide overall 209.9 of 564 papers here in the top 10%
16 Hua Zhang Singapore · #32,598 worldwide overall 213.6 of 642 papers here in the top 10%
17 Markus Antonietti Germany · #1,897 worldwide overall 195.2 of 465 papers here in the top 10%
18 Pulickel Madhavapanicker Ajayan United States · #6,955 worldwide overall 212.2 of 635 papers here in the top 10%
19 Alex K.‐Y. Jen United States · #3,990 worldwide overall 198.4 of 502 papers here in the top 10%
20 Shu‐Hong Yu China · #1,398 worldwide overall 187.2 of 440 papers here in the top 10%
21 Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin Switzerland · #2,117 worldwide overall 183.6 of 428 papers here in the top 10%
22 Xinliang Feng Germany · #3,682 worldwide overall 184.1 of 467 papers here in the top 10%
23 Yusuke Yamauchi Japan · #4,088 worldwide overall 191.4 of 575 papers here in the top 10%
24 Yoshio Bando Japan · #41,011 worldwide overall 217.7 of 842 papers here in the top 10%
25 Huan Pang China · #726 worldwide overall 168.5 of 370 papers here in the top 10%
26 Jun Lin China · #4,123 worldwide overall 178.0 of 465 papers here in the top 10%
27 Dongyuan Zhao China · #5,865 worldwide overall 172.5 of 411 papers here in the top 10%
28 Shengzhong Frank Liu China · #2,234 worldwide overall 171.6 of 405 papers here in the top 10%
29 Xiong Wen Lou Singapore · #2 worldwide overall 151.7 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
30 Edward Hartley Sargent Canada · #247 worldwide overall 163.0 of 340 papers here in the top 10%
31 Rongchao Jin United States · #1,743 worldwide overall 160.5 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
32 Richard Henry Friend United Kingdom · #4,199 worldwide overall 177.7 of 497 papers here in the top 10%
33 Kläus Müllen Germany · #18,689 worldwide overall 207.9 of 806 papers here in the top 10%
34 Pingan Song Australia · #176 worldwide overall 149.4 of 240 papers here in the top 10%
35 Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Spain · #4,472 worldwide overall 165.2 of 402 papers here in the top 10%
36 Henry James Snaith United Kingdom · #345 worldwide overall 152.9 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
37 Andrey L. Rogach China · #3,805 worldwide overall 156.6 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
38 Omar K. Farha United States · #308 worldwide overall 150.5 of 310 papers here in the top 10%
39 Alan J. Heeger United States · #2,461 worldwide overall 157.3 of 382 papers here in the top 10%
40 Rodney S. Ruoff United States · #3,920 worldwide overall 153.7 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
41 Taeghwan Hyeon South Korea · #270 worldwide overall 144.7 of 266 papers here in the top 10%
42 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States · #6,600 worldwide overall 171.4 of 536 papers here in the top 10%
43 Han Zhang China · #34,677 worldwide overall 182.1 of 648 papers here in the top 10%
44 David Lee Kaplan United States · #20,404 worldwide overall 173.8 of 573 papers here in the top 10%
45 Long‐Qing Chen United States · #21,753 worldwide overall 174.7 of 592 papers here in the top 10%
46 Shi Xue Dou Australia · #14,905 worldwide overall 196.6 of 810 papers here in the top 10%
47 Yuan Z. Hu China · #69,691 worldwide overall 223.6 of 822 papers here in the top 10%
48 Anders Hagfeldt Sweden · #2,788 worldwide overall 143.0 of 295 papers here in the top 10%
49 Chunyi Zhi China · #170 worldwide overall 143.5 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
50 Jacky W. Y. Lam China · #1,413 worldwide overall 151.5 of 386 papers here in the top 10%
51 Yongfang Li China · #12,111 worldwide overall 167.9 of 558 papers here in the top 10%
52 Frank S Caruso Australia · #8,476 worldwide overall 146.1 of 353 papers here in the top 10%
53 Michel W. Barsoum United States · #7,579 worldwide overall 146.8 of 370 papers here in the top 10%
54 Thomas P. Russell United States · #23,839 worldwide overall 167.4 of 584 papers here in the top 10%
55 Yadong Li China · #1,682 worldwide overall 142.8 of 338 papers here in the top 10%
56 Liqiang Mai China · #234 worldwide overall 139.3 of 309 papers here in the top 10%
57 John Bannister Goodenough United States · #3,887 worldwide overall 150.6 of 433 papers here in the top 10%
58 Chuntai Liu China · #3,818 worldwide overall 149.2 of 425 papers here in the top 10%
59 Yu‐Zhong Wang China · #16,624 worldwide overall 160.5 of 547 papers here in the top 10%
60 Avelino Corma Spain · #10,644 worldwide overall 150.0 of 442 papers here in the top 10%
61 Gerald Jeffrey Snyder United States · #12,836 worldwide overall 150.7 of 453 papers here in the top 10%
62 Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin Switzerland · #1,430 worldwide overall 127.5 of 234 papers here in the top 10%
63 M. S. Dresselhaus United States · #43,218 worldwide overall 164.3 of 607 papers here in the top 10%
64 Zheng Liu Singapore · #12,608 worldwide overall 137.8 of 353 papers here in the top 10%
65 Jianlin Shi China · #6,301 worldwide overall 145.1 of 430 papers here in the top 10%
66 Galen Dean Stucky United States · #21,080 worldwide overall 146.1 of 443 papers here in the top 10%
67 Zhenan Bao United States · #77 worldwide overall 126.2 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
68 Dmitri V. Golberg Japan · #56,816 worldwide overall 165.0 of 648 papers here in the top 10%
69 Guanglei Wu China · #557 worldwide overall 134.7 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
70 Feiyu Kang China · #4,145 worldwide overall 146.2 of 467 papers here in the top 10%
71 Omar M. Yaghi United States · #24 worldwide overall 117.0 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
72 Zongping Shao China · #3,872 worldwide overall 140.2 of 413 papers here in the top 10%
73 Wolfgang Wernsdorfer France · #17,242 worldwide overall 144.3 of 455 papers here in the top 10%
74 Renchao Che China · #1,460 worldwide overall 122.4 of 243 papers here in the top 10%
75 Jianping Xie Singapore · #12,650 worldwide overall 123.0 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
76 Joseph T. Hupp United States · #3,217 worldwide overall 125.2 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
77 Tianxi X. Liu China · #3,601 worldwide overall 132.9 of 351 papers here in the top 10%
78 Kostya S. Novoselov United Kingdom · #6,987 worldwide overall 127.7 of 301 papers here in the top 10%
79 Liangbing Hu United States · #51 worldwide overall 118.1 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
80 Jianhui Hou China · #751 worldwide overall 124.3 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
81 Mauricio Terrones United States · #27,010 worldwide overall 146.1 of 492 papers here in the top 10%
82 Xiangke Wang China · #60 worldwide overall 116.8 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
83 Banglin Chen United States · #325 worldwide overall 119.0 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
84 Dingsheng S. Wang China · #108 worldwide overall 119.3 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
85 Chun‐Sing Lee China · #11,339 worldwide overall 144.6 of 483 papers here in the top 10%
86 Yufeng Zheng China · #8,273 worldwide overall 144.1 of 481 papers here in the top 10%
87 Dierk Raabe Germany · #21,795 worldwide overall 152.1 of 562 papers here in the top 10%
88 Shaobin Wang Australia · #495 worldwide overall 120.0 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
89 Bin Liu Singapore · #22,620 worldwide overall 135.7 of 403 papers here in the top 10%
90 Yi Ping Cui United States · #20 worldwide overall 115.5 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
91 Xiangfeng Duan United States · #340 worldwide overall 117.1 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
92 Zhi‐Gang Chen Australia · #14,159 worldwide overall 126.6 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
93 Huan Liu Australia · #25,487 worldwide overall 168.3 of 734 papers here in the top 10%
94 Jun Chen China · #1,141 worldwide overall 123.6 of 295 papers here in the top 10%
95 Yang Yang United States · #2,112 worldwide overall 116.9 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
96 Guangming Zeng China · #192 worldwide overall 114.3 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
97 Tianyou Zhai China · #3,113 worldwide overall 126.1 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
98 Bin Ding China · #4,003 worldwide overall 124.7 of 309 papers here in the top 10%
99 A. Paul Alivisatos United States · #1,809 worldwide overall 120.3 of 266 papers here in the top 10%
100 Meilin Liu United States · #11,894 worldwide overall 127.0 of 336 papers here in the top 10%

ranked researchers with an article, review or conference paper in Materials Science. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review, but it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.