Report on Reproducibility in Condensed Matter Physics

Published

March 20, 2026

Author(s)

Ana Akrap, Dominic Bordelon, Shubhayu Chatterjee, E. Dan Dahlberg, Robert Devaty, Sergey M Frolov, Charles Gould, Laura Greene, Samaresh Guchhait, James Hamlin, Benjamin Hunt, Malcolm Jardine, Morteza Kayyalha, Rachel Kurchin, Vladyslav Kozii, Henry Legg, Igor Mazin, Vincent Mourik, A Baris Ozguler, Joaquin Peñuela Parra, Babak Seradjeh, Brian Skinner, Khandker Quader, Justyna Zwolak

Abstract

We present recommendations to improve reproducibility and replicability in condensed matter physics. This area of physics has consistently produced both fundamental insights into the workings of matter and transformative inventions. Our recommendations result from a collaboration that includes researchers from academia and government laboratories, scientific journalists, legal professionals, representatives of publishers, professional societies, and other experts. The group met in person in May 2024 at a conference at the University of Pittsburgh to discuss the growing challenges related to research reproducibility and replicability in condensed matter physics. In this report, we discuss best practices and policies at all stages of the scientific process to safeguard the value of condensed matter. We hope this report will lay the groundwork for a broader conversation to develop subfield-specific recommendations.

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Physical Review B

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Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1103/27h6-yghn

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Keywords

scientific integrity, reproducibility, replicability

Citation

Akrap, A. , Bordelon, D. , Chatterjee, S. , Dahlberg, E. , Devaty, R. , Frolov, S. , Gould, C. , Greene, L. , Guchhait, S. , Hamlin, J. , Hunt, B. , Jardine, M. , Kayyalha, M. , Kurchin, R. , Kozii, V. , Legg, H. , Mazin, I. , Mourik, V. , Baris Ozguler, A. , Peñuela Parra, J. , Seradjeh, B. , Skinner, B. , Quader, K. and Zwolak, J. (2026), Report on Reproducibility in Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Review B, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/27h6-yghn, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959428 (Accessed March 26, 2026)