Salvatore Torquato Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Salvatore Torquato's h-index is 128 (468 i10-index, 63,267+ total citations across 729+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Salvatore Torquato is affiliated with Lewis Bernard Professor of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science.
Salvatore Torquato is a researcher affiliated with Lewis Bernard Professor of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science, specializing in Statistical Mechanics, Soft Condensed Matter, Disordered Systems. Their work has been cited 63,267 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Salvatore Torquato's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 729 indexed publications. Of these, 13 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 128
- i10-Index
- 468
- Total Citations
- 63,267
- Citing Countries
- 55
As of October 2026.
Salvatore Torquato has an h-index of 128 and 63,267 total citations across 729 publications, with research cited by institutions in 55 countries.
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Random Heterogeneous Materials: Microstructure and Macroscopic Properties
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The researcher established foundational insights into the definition and density limits of disordered sphere packings, significantly advancing the theoretical understanding of jammed matter.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking microstructure to macroscopic properties in random heterogeneous materials, as evidenced by a seminal monograph with thousands of independent citations.
The researcher developed a three-phase topology optimization method for designing materials with extreme thermal expansion, establishing a foundational framework for advanced material design.
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About Salvatore Torquato's research
Salvatore Torquato is a researcher in Statistical Mechanics, Soft Condensed Matter and Disordered Systems at Lewis Bernard Professor of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science. Their work has been cited 63,267 times across 729 publications (h-index 128), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Random Heterogeneous Materials: Microstructure and Macroscopic Properties” (2002), has accumulated 6,853 citations. Other influential works include “Is random close packing of spheres well defined?” (2000) with 1,877 citations and “Improving the Density of Jammed Disordered Packings Using Ellipsoids” (2004) with 1,568 citations.
Citations of Salvatore Torquato's research come primarily from United States, China and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
