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Sector Award · Industry and infrastructure · 2026

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology: the winner and finalists

10 finalist partnerships, chosen from 749 eligible university and company partnerships in the open record. The winner is listed first; the other finalists follow in alphabetical order of university. The winner in each category is the finalist with the highest partnership score (volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30%) in the frozen Edition 1 record. No panel, nomination or payment plays any part. Winners were announced with the index at 05:30 BST, Thursday 15 October 2026, after the corrections and opt-out window closed at 17:00 BST on Tuesday 13 October.

All award categoriesThe Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology sector index
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Winner · partnership score 91.7, the highest in the category

Pohang University of Science and Technology×Pohang Iron and Steel

South Korea · company based in South Korea · 146 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.73
JL
Jae Sang LeeAcademic co-author · Pohang University of Science and Technology · 23 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
YI
Young-Roc ImIndustry co-author · Pohang Iron and Steel · 5 joint works in the partnership
“Tensile Properties and Stretch-Flangeability of TRIP Steels Produced by Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) Process with Different Fractions of Constituent Phases” (2021, 29 citations)
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Korea University×Pohang Iron and Steel

South Korea · company based in South Korea · 37 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.68
SS
Seok Su SohnAcademic co-author · Korea University · 10 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
JO
Jinkeun OhIndustry co-author · Pohang Iron and Steel · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Effects of solid solution and grain-boundary segregation of Mo on hydrogen embrittlement in 32MnB5 hot-stamping steels” (2021, 130 citations)
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National Cheng Kung University×Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Taiwan · company based in Taiwan · 21 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.58
DL
Darsen D. LuAcademic co-author · National Cheng Kung University · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
YL
Yao‐Jen LeeIndustry co-author · Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Uniform Crystal Formation and Electrical Variability Reduction in Hafnium-Oxide-Based Ferroelectric Memory by Thermal Engineering” (2021, 73 citations)
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Seoul National University×Samsung

South Korea · company based in South Korea · 98 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.41
MP
Min Hyuk ParkAcademic co-author · Seoul National University · 6 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
DC
Duk‐Hyun ChoeIndustry co-author · Samsung · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Revival of Ferroelectric Memories Based on Emerging Fluorite‐Structured Ferroelectrics” (2022, 182 citations)
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Stanford University×Samsung

United States · company based in South Korea · 15 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 3.38
ZB
Zhenan BaoAcademic co-author · Stanford University · 6 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
GL
Gae Hwang LeeIndustry co-author · Samsung · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Standalone real-time health monitoring patch based on a stretchable organic optoelectronic system” (2021, 307 citations)
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TU Wien×Oerlikon

Austria · company based in LI · 30 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.59
HR
Helmut RiedlAcademic co-author · TU Wien · 25 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
OH
Oliver HunoldIndustry co-author · Oerlikon · 20 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Influence of the non-metal species on the oxidation kinetics of Hf, HfN, HfC, and HfB2 coatings” (2021, 52 citations)
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University of California, Berkeley×Intel

United States · company based in United States · 15 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.11
RR
Ramamoorthy RameshAcademic co-author · University of California, Berkeley · 9 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
IY
Ian A. YoungIndustry co-author · Intel · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Enabling ultra-low-voltage switching in BaTiO3” (2022, 146 citations)
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University of California, Santa Barbara×Honeywell

United States · company based in United States · 10 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 4.26
DB
Daniel J. BlumenthalAcademic co-author · University of California, Santa Barbara · 8 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
KN
Karl D. NelsonIndustry co-author · Honeywell · 6 joint works in the partnership
“422 Million intrinsic quality factor planar integrated all-waveguide resonator with sub-MHz linewidth” (2021, 273 citations)
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University of Manchester×Rolls-Royce

United Kingdom · company based in United Kingdom · 26 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.29
PX
Ping XiaoAcademic co-author · University of Manchester · 11 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
GB
Gyn BrewsterIndustry co-author · Rolls-Royce · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“An investigation into RESZ (RE = Yb, Er, Gd, Sm) materials for CMAS resistance in thermal barrier coatings” (2024, 23 citations)
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University of Nottingham×Rolls-Royce

United Kingdom · company based in United Kingdom · 29 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.94
TH
Tanvir HussainAcademic co-author · University of Nottingham · 9 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
RW
Richard G. WellmanIndustry co-author · Rolls-Royce · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Thermal Spraying of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: A Review on Processing Routes and Performance” (2022, 68 citations)

Partnership score: volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30% (shrunk toward 1.0 when evidence is thin). Joint works count half where the only company author also holds a post at the university. The named researchers co-wrote the cited paper and represent a wider team. Full rules.