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Top Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Researchers

David R. Smith ranks first, out of 5,796 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 David R. Smith United States · #94 worldwide 6.3k citations · 145 works
  2. 2 David Vanderbilt United States · #102 worldwide 7.3k citations · 143 works
  3. 3 Georg Kresse Austria · #163 worldwide 24k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Naomi J. Halas United States · #1,053 worldwide 2.8k citations · 107 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Marie Tarascon France · #1,069 worldwide 4.9k citations · 166 works
  6. 6 Fujio Izumi Japan · #1,117 worldwide 5.8k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Mostafa A. El‐Sayed United States · #1,236 worldwide 3.5k citations · 149 works
  8. 8 David J. Singh United States · #1,553 worldwide 5.1k citations · 208 works
  9. 9 Mark R. Pederson United States · #1,663 worldwide 4.2k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 T.Α. Lipo United States · #1,882 worldwide 3.5k citations · 215 works
  11. 11 Bruce Dunn United States · #1,913 worldwide 4.1k citations · 117 works
  12. 12 A. Paul Alivisatos United States · #2,072 worldwide 3.2k citations · 126 works
  13. 13 Yi Cui United States · #2,076 worldwide 5k citations · 138 works
  14. 14 В. И. Анисимов Russia · #2,212 worldwide 2.6k citations · 90 works
  15. 15 Willie J. Padilla United States · #2,226 worldwide 2.4k citations · 79 works
  16. 16 B. Batlogg United States · #2,254 worldwide 2.4k citations · 111 works
  17. 17 Xiong Wen Lou Singapore · #2,326 worldwide 4.2k citations · 83 works
  18. 18 O. K. Andersen Germany · #2,453 worldwide 2.6k citations · 77 works
  19. 19 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom · #2,575 worldwide 5.5k citations · 294 works
  20. 20 Richard P. Van Duyne United States · #2,731 worldwide 2.2k citations · 77 works
  21. 21 Chad A. Mirkin United States · #2,755 worldwide 4.6k citations · 236 works
  22. 22 B. Delley Switzerland · #2,845 worldwide 2.6k citations · 86 works
  23. 23 D. P. Norton United States · #2,984 worldwide 2.1k citations · 137 works
  24. 24 Marcel Ausloos Belgium · #2,995 worldwide 3.7k citations · 214 works
  25. 25 M. Cardona Germany · #3,526 worldwide 4.1k citations · 282 works
  26. 26 Younan Xia United States · #3,548 worldwide 3.7k citations · 178 works
  27. 27 David J. Hagan United States · #4,055 worldwide 2.1k citations · 133 works
  28. 28 Alex Zunger United States · #4,092 worldwide 4.7k citations · 278 works
  29. 29 Peter Blaha Austria · #4,113 worldwide 2.3k citations · 100 works
  30. 30 Peter Nordlander United States · #4,165 worldwide 2.1k citations · 126 works
  31. 31 G. A. Sawatzky Netherlands · #4,294 worldwide 1.9k citations · 104 works
  32. 32 A. Fert France · #4,537 worldwide 2.4k citations · 123 works
  33. 33 K.H.J. Buschow Netherlands · #4,754 worldwide 1.3k citations · 77 works
  34. 34 D. Howe United Kingdom · #4,798 worldwide 1.6k citations · 122 works
  35. 35 John B. Goodenough United States · #4,875 worldwide 6.2k citations · 309 works
  36. 36 Jingdong Luo United States · #5,309 worldwide 1.4k citations · 86 works
  37. 37 Marvin L. Cohen United States · #5,815 worldwide 4.7k citations · 291 works
  38. 38 Eric W. Van Stryland United States · #6,374 worldwide 2.2k citations · 154 works
  39. 39 Fred Wudl United States · #6,737 worldwide 2.9k citations · 163 works
  40. 40 Ashvin Vishwanath United States · #6,870 worldwide 2.4k citations · 135 works
  41. 41 Shuji Nakamura United States · #7,138 worldwide 3k citations · 250 works
  42. 42 Chris G. Van de Walle United States · #7,451 worldwide 3.1k citations · 171 works
  43. 43 G. Shirane United States · #7,928 worldwide 2.9k citations · 193 works
  44. 44 Neil Robertson United Kingdom · #8,022 worldwide 1.1k citations · 81 works
  45. 45 Jeffrey R. Long United States · #8,206 worldwide 2.4k citations · 100 works
  46. 46 Nicola Bianchi Italy · #8,561 worldwide 1.2k citations · 134 works
  47. 47 Zhong Lin Wang United States · #8,619 worldwide 11k citations · 628 works
  48. 48 K. Ullakko Finland · #8,669 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
  49. 49 Stefan A. Maier United Kingdom · #8,768 worldwide 2.5k citations · 209 works
  50. 50 Steven A. Kivelson United States · #9,091 worldwide 2.3k citations · 149 works
  51. 51 Carl V. Thompson United States · #9,340 worldwide 1.1k citations · 102 works
  52. 52 P. G. Radaelli United Kingdom · #9,385 worldwide 1.3k citations · 87 works
  53. 53 Hamid A. Toliyat United States · #9,405 worldwide 1.5k citations · 139 works
  54. 54 Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Spain · #9,638 worldwide 2.2k citations · 139 works
  55. 55 V. K. Pecharsky United States · #9,915 worldwide 2.3k citations · 158 works
  56. 56 Yury Gogotsi United States · #10,271 worldwide 5.1k citations · 255 works
  57. 57 Shanhui Fan United States · #10,508 worldwide 3.6k citations · 292 works
  58. 58 J. P. Remeika United States · #11,035 worldwide 1.3k citations · 57 works
  59. 59 T. M. Rice Switzerland · #11,196 worldwide 1.6k citations · 88 works
  60. 60 S. Uchida Japan · #11,245 worldwide 1.7k citations · 110 works
  61. 61 R. M. Fleming United States · #11,258 worldwide 1k citations · 71 works
  62. 62 Roberta Sessoli Italy · #11,292 worldwide 1.5k citations · 108 works
  63. 63 S. Keller United States · #11,573 worldwide 1.3k citations · 128 works
  64. 64 Galen D. Stucky United States · #12,327 worldwide 2.6k citations · 198 works
  65. 65 N. P. Ong United States · #12,663 worldwide 1.3k citations · 97 works
  66. 66 Stephan Link United States · #13,683 worldwide 944 citations · 48 works
  67. 67 Patrice Simon France · #14,148 worldwide 2k citations · 93 works
  68. 68 M. A. Kastner United States · #14,170 worldwide 1.4k citations · 107 works
  69. 69 Hua Zhang Singapore · #14,291 worldwide 5.9k citations · 408 works
  70. 70 M. I. Katsnelson Netherlands · #15,639 worldwide 2.6k citations · 181 works
  71. 71 Richard H. Friend United Kingdom · #15,745 worldwide 4k citations · 271 works
  72. 72 Steven G. Louie United States · #15,967 worldwide 3.8k citations · 294 works
  73. 73 M. Marezio France · #16,391 worldwide 1.3k citations · 72 works
  74. 74 Daoben Zhu China · #16,921 worldwide 2.6k citations · 187 works
  75. 75 David N. Hendrickson United States · #16,986 worldwide 1.5k citations · 132 works
  76. 76 Martin Moskovits Canada · #17,123 worldwide 1.4k citations · 79 works
  77. 77 Zhong‐Qun Tian China · #17,295 worldwide 2.4k citations · 186 works
  78. 78 Joong Hee Lee South Korea · #17,315 worldwide 2.2k citations · 121 works
  79. 79 M. R. Norman United States · #17,408 worldwide 1.4k citations · 123 works
  80. 80 D. B. Tanner United States · #17,523 worldwide 2.6k citations · 226 works
  81. 81 Pierre‐Louis Taberna France · #17,668 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  82. 82 Karin M. Rabe United States · #17,914 worldwide 1.1k citations · 96 works
  83. 83 K. A. Gschneidner United States · #17,980 worldwide 1.2k citations · 116 works
  84. 84 R. Kötz Switzerland · #18,294 worldwide 1.6k citations · 50 works
  85. 85 S. Geller United States · #18,561 worldwide 763 citations · 56 works
  86. 86 Y. J. Uemura United States · #18,906 worldwide 739 citations · 51 works
  87. 87 Jean‐Luc Brédas Belgium · #19,209 worldwide 2.5k citations · 216 works
  88. 88 M. Takano Japan · #19,656 worldwide 1.3k citations · 88 works
  89. 89 L. Martı́n-Moreno Spain · #19,974 worldwide 965 citations · 83 works
  90. 90 Husam N. Alshareef Saudi Arabia · #20,400 worldwide 1.9k citations · 121 works
  91. 91 Gerbrand Ceder United States · #20,694 worldwide 3.2k citations · 208 works
  92. 92 Umesh K. Mishra United States · #21,263 worldwide 2k citations · 248 works
  93. 93 Akihisa Inoue Japan · #21,354 worldwide 4.7k citations · 595 works
  94. 94 R. J. Birgeneau United States · #21,457 worldwide 935 citations · 56 works
  95. 95 Neil G. Connelly United Kingdom · #21,539 worldwide 780 citations · 72 works
  96. 96 Naoto Nagaosa Japan · #21,817 worldwide 2.8k citations · 208 works
  97. 97 Mao‐Sheng Cao China · #22,115 worldwide 1.4k citations · 102 works
  98. 98 J. D. Jorgensen United States · #22,153 worldwide 871 citations · 61 works
  99. 99 Robert C. Haddon United States · #22,712 worldwide 1.7k citations · 130 works
  100. 100 K. Andres Germany · #22,806 worldwide 564 citations · 47 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, re-ranked on the composite score. 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 — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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