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Christian M. Franck

Christian M. Franck

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 48 4529 4358 71 68 270 9705

Christian M. Franck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian M. Franck between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian M. Franck published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2019. 24 of the 342 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2019. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

342 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian M. Franck: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 2
2001 4
2002 3
2003 6
2004 0
2005 2
2006 3
2007 6
2008 7
2009 1
2010 2
2011 8
2012 13
2013 9
2014 26
2015 28
2016 25
2017 16
2018 30
2019 32
2020 19
2021 27
2022 13
2023 17
2024 18
2025 23
2026 1
Total 342
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 268–277 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 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.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214 270
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
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.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271 48
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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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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