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Christian M. Franck

Christian M. Franck

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
48
Citations
9705
World Ranking
4529
National Ranking
71

Christian M. Franck publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian M. Franck sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 270 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Christian M. Franck D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian M. Franck sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian M. Franck is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and focuses their research primarily within the field of engineering. Their work engages deeply with subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, control and systems engineering, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

The topics covered in Franck's publications reflect a specialization in various aspects of high voltage and plasma science. These topics include:

  • High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
  • Plasma diagnostics and applications
  • Vacuum and plasma arcs
  • Power transformer diagnostics and insulation
  • Plasma applications and diagnostics
  • Aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation
  • Thermal analysis in power transmission

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Franck include:

  • "SF6-Free Gas-Insulated Switchgear: Current Status and Future Trends," 2020, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
  • "Analysis of the Performance Limits of 166 kW/7 kV Air- and Magnetic-Core Medium-Voltage Medium-Frequency Transformers for 1:1-DCX Applications," 2021, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • "Interruption limits of mechanical circuit breakers and circuit upgrades for current injection in HVDC circuit breakers," 2020, High Voltage
  • "Positive synergy of SF6 and HFO1234ze(E)," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • "Experimental Analysis of Breakdown With Nanosecond Pulses for Spark-Ignition Engines," 2021, IEEE Access

Franck frequently publishes in several academic venues including:

  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • IEEE Access
  • Plasma Physics and Technology

The scientist's collaboration network features repeated partnerships with other researchers, notably:

  • Raphael Färber
  • Joseph Engelbrecht
  • Ondřej Šefl
  • Paweł Pietrzak
  • Juriy Pachin

Best Publications

  • HVDC Circuit Breakers: A Review Identifying Future Research Needs

    C M Franck

  • Assessment of Eco-friendly Gases for Electrical Insulation to Replace the Most Potent Industrial Greenhouse Gas SF6

    Mohamed Rabie;Christian Michael Franck

  • Quantifying cellular traction forces in three dimensions

    Stacey A. Maskarinec;Christian Franck;David A. Tirrell;Guruswami Ravichandran

  • LXCat : an open-access, web-based platform for data needed for modeling low temperature plasmas

    Leanne C. Pitchford;Luis L. Alves;Klaus Bartschat;Stephen F. Biagi

  • Three-dimensional Full-field Measurements of Large Deformations in Soft Materials Using Confocal Microscopy and Digital Volume Correlation

    C. Franck;S. Hong;S. A. Maskarinec;D. A. Tirrell

  • A Fast Iterative Digital Volume Correlation Algorithm for Large Deformations

    E. Bar-Kochba;J. Toyjanova;E. Andrews;K.-S. Kim

  • Multiterminal HVDC Networks—What is the Preferred Topology?

    Matthias K. Bucher;Roger Wiget;Goran Andersson;Christian M. Franck

  • Technical Guidelines and Prestandardization Work for First HVDC Grids

    V. Akhmatov;M. Callavik;C. M. Franck;S. E. Rye

  • Contribution of Fault Current Sources in Multiterminal HVDC Cable Networks

    M. K. Bucher;C. M. Franck

  • Fault Current Interruption in Multiterminal HVDC Networks

    Matthias K. Bucher;Christian M. Franck

  • Theoretical investigation of HVDC disc spacer charging in SF 6 gas insulated systems

    U. Straumann;M. Schuller;C. M. Franck

  • Strain and rate-dependent neuronal injury in a 3D in vitro compression model of traumatic brain injury

    Eyal Bar-Kochba;Mark T. Scimone;Jonathan B. Estrada;Christian Franck

  • Lithographic patterning of photoreactive cell-adhesive proteins.

    Isaac S. Carrico;Stacey A. Maskarinec;Sarah C. Heilshorn;Marissa L. Mock

  • High strain-rate soft material characterization via inertial cavitation

    Jonathan B. Estrada;Carlos Barajas;David L. Henann;Eric Johnsen

  • A possible role for integrin signaling in diffuse axonal injury.

    Matthew Allen Hemphill;Borna Esfahani Dabiri;Sylvain Gabriele;Lucas Kerscher

  • The 2018 correlative microscopy techniques roadmap.

    Toshio Ando;Satya Prathyusha Bhamidimarri;Niklas Brending;H. Colin-York

  • Options for ground fault clearance in HVDC offshore networks

    M. K. Bucher;M. M. Walter;M. Pfeiffer;C. M. Franck

  • High Resolution, Large Deformation 3D Traction Force Microscopy

    Jennet Toyjanova;Eyal Bar-Kochba;Cristina Lopez-Fagundo;Jonathan Reichner

  • Electrical insulation properties of the perfluoronitrile C4F7N

    Alise Chachereau;Andreas Hösl;Christian Franck

  • The pressure-induced deformation response of the human lamina cribrosa: Analysis of regional variations.

    Dan E. Midgett;Mary E. Pease;Joan L. Jefferys;Mohak Patel

  • Computational screening of new high voltage insulation gases with low global warming potential

    Mohamed Rabie;Christian M. Franck

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan S. Reichner
Jonathan S. Reichner Brown University
Jurgen Biela
Jurgen Biela ETH Zurich
Zhen Xu
Zhen Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tim Colonius
Tim Colonius California Institute of Technology
Harry A. Quigley
Harry A. Quigley Johns Hopkins University
Thao D. Nguyen
Thao D. Nguyen Johns Hopkins University
Mario Paolone
Mario Paolone École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Edoardo Mazza
Edoardo Mazza ETH Zurich

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