i10 Productivity
Rankings
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 670 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings (Sort by last 6 years i10 Index) - 2025
Track ongoing research productivity with the 2025 i10 Index Productivity Rankings.
By counting the number of publications with at least 10 citations, the i10 index highlights steady scholarly output and publishing consistency. These rankings offer insight into researchers’ contribution frequency, beyond cumulative impact. The system is regularly refreshed to reflect current performance trends, enabling up-to-date comparisons across fields, institutions, and regions. Premium access includes productivity heatmaps, time-based output trends, and in-depth author benchmarks.
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Biochemicals
Biofuels
Green Chemistry
Lignin
Plastics Recyclin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
282
0.986
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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cellulase
biomass
pretreatment
chromatograph
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
227
0.638
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Solar Energy Conversion and Storag
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
223
0.929
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Solar energy conversion
Terahertz spectroscopy
Multiple Exciton Generation
Chiralit
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
182
0.905
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Semiconductors
solar cell materials and device
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
168
0.473
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
high throughput experiments
transparent conductors
materials for energy
materials design
nitride
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
167
0.903
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Physics
perovskites
organics
magnetics
material
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
164
0.859
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wind energy
Wind Powe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
161
0.866
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Photovoltaic devices and material
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
159
0.465
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Perovskites
Quantum dots
nanocrystals
photovoltaics
quantum dot solar cell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
158
0.946
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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
153
0.388
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Energy Systems Analysis
Renewable Energy Integration
Power Systems
Process Systems Engineerin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
152
0.822
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
defect and alloy theory
materials design
energy materials
transition metal oxide
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
133
0.836
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Renewable Energ
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
132
0.815
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
biofuels
metabolic engineering
genetics
molecular biolog
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
126
0.336
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Energy
Nanoscience
Next Generation Solar Photoconversio
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
114
0.509
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Solar Photovoltaic
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
112
0.704
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
fuel cells
electrolysi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
110
0.743
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
carbon nanotubes
solar conversion
thermoelectrics
TMDCs
perovskite
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
107
0.817
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
chemical engineering - fuel/engine interactions -biofuels - fuels properties - combustion - pollutant emissions - quality stan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
104
0.654
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
103
0.464
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wind turbines
Control System
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Electrocatalysis
CO2 Reduction
In situ/Operando Spectroscopy
Photoelectrochemistry
Electrochemical Engineerin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
103
0.920
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Biofuels
molecular dynamics
simulatio
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
100
0.735
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
greenhouse gas
energy
land
water
life cycle assessmen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
99
0.853
Gregg T Beckham
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
282
0.986
Biochemicals
Biofuels
Green Chemistry
Lignin
Plastics Recyclin
Michael Himmel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
227
0.638
Kai Zhu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
223
0.929
Solar Energy Conversion and Storag
Matthew C Beard
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
182
0.905
Solar energy conversion
Terahertz spectroscopy
Multiple Exciton Generation
Chiralit
Mowafak Al-Jassim
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
168
0.473
Semiconductors
solar cell materials and device
Andriy Zakutayev
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
167
0.903
high throughput experiments
transparent conductors
materials for energy
materials design
nitride
Joseph J Berry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
164
0.859
Physics
perovskites
organics
magnetics
material
Jason Jonkman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
161
0.866
Sarah Kurtz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
159
0.465
Photovoltaic devices and material
Joseph M Luther
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
158
0.946
Perovskites
Quantum dots
nanocrystals
photovoltaics
quantum dot solar cell
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David Ginley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
394
153
0.388
Bri-Mathias Hodge
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
152
0.822
Energy Systems Analysis
Renewable Energy Integration
Power Systems
Process Systems Engineerin
Stephan Lany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
133
0.836
defect and alloy theory
materials design
energy materials
transition metal oxide
Paul Denholm
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
132
0.815
Arjun Singh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
126
0.336
biofuels
metabolic engineering
genetics
molecular biolog
Arthur Nozik
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
114
0.509
Energy
Nanoscience
Next Generation Solar Photoconversio
Robert Margolis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
112
0.704
Bryan Pivovar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
110
0.743
Jeffrey L Blackburn
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
107
0.817
carbon nanotubes
solar conversion
thermoelectrics
TMDCs
perovskite
Robert L Mccormick
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
104
0.654
chemical engineering - fuel/engine interactions -biofuels - fuels properties - combustion - pollutant emissions - quality stan
Anthony K Burrell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
103
0.464
Paul Fleming
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
Wind turbines
Control System
Wilson A Smith
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
103
0.920
Electrocatalysis
CO2 Reduction
In situ/Operando Spectroscopy
Photoelectrochemistry
Electrochemical Engineerin
Michael F Crowley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
100
0.735
Garvin Heath
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
99
0.853