2026 Curtis W. Frank: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	80	2710	2618	769	724	446	22334
Chemistry	80	3435	3112	1126	949	430	21911

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For elucidation of molecular organization in polymers and other soft materials.
1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For innovative application of fluorescence methods to the study of polymeric systems in order to characterize their molecular environment both in solution and in the solid state

Overview

Curtis W. Frank is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the disciplines of Materials Science and Engineering, with further specialization in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes work published across multiple recognized venues. Notably, the scientist has contributed to journals including Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, iScience, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Frequent publication has also appeared in the journal Molecules.

Prominent recent papers produced by Curtis W. Frank include:

Nanoscale Spatial Distribution of Supported Nanoparticles Controls Activity and Stability in Powder Catalysts for CO Oxidation and Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Orthogonal Photochemistry toward Direct Encryption of a 3D-Printed Hydrogel, 2023, Advanced Materials
Multiomic characterization and drug testing establish circulating tumor cells as an ex vivo tool for personalized medicine, 2022, iScience
A General Approach for Monolayer Adsorption of High Weight Loadings of Uniform Nanocrystals on Oxide Supports, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
High-resolution stereolithography: Negative spaces enabled by control of fluid mechanics, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The primary research topics Curtis W. Frank engages with include:

Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
Material Dynamics and Properties
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Curtis W. Frank has worked collaboratively with several co-authors across their publications. Frequent collaborators include Alexander Holm, Jia-Yang Chen, Ying Chang, Emmett D. Goodman, and Kun-Che Kao.

Recognition for Curtis W. Frank's contributions includes election as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2013 for work on elucidating molecular organization in polymers and other soft materials. Additionally, they were awarded Fellow status by the American Physical Society in 1988 with a citation highlighting the innovative application of fluorescence methods to characterize molecular environments in polymeric systems both in solution and the solid state.

Best Publications

Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring of supported lipid bilayers on various substrates

Nam-Joon Cho;Curtis W Frank;Bengt Kasemo;Fredrik Höök

612
Citations
Structure in Thin and Ultrathin Spin-Cast Polymer Films

C. W. Frank;V. Rao;M. M. Despotopoulou;R. F. W. Pease

596
Citations
Photochemical Attachment of Polymer Films to Solid Surfaces via Monolayers of Benzophenone Derivatives

Oswald Prucker;Christoph A. Naumann;Jürgen Rühe;Wolfgang Knoll

551
Citations
Synthesis of well-defined hydrogel networks using Click chemistry

Michael Malkoch;Robert Vestberg;Nalini Gupta;Laetitia Mespouille;Laetitia Mespouille

541
Citations
Prosthetic intervertebral disc implants

Daniel H. Kim;Thomas A. Afzal;Michael L. Reo;Uriel Hiram Chee

518
Citations
Electronic Transitions and the High Pressure Chemistry and Physics of Solids

Harry George Drickamer;C. W. Frank

476
Citations
Progress in the development of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels.

David Myung;Dale Waters;Meredith Wiseman;Pierre-Emile Duhamel

459
Citations
An Interfacial Stress Rheometer To Study Rheological Transitions in Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface

Carlton F. Brooks;Gerald G. Fuller;Curtis W. Frank;Channing R. Robertson

419
Citations
A Renewable Lignin–Lactide Copolymer and Application in Biobased Composites

Yi-Lin Chung;Johan V. Olsson;Russell Jingxian Li;Curtis W. Frank

358
Citations
A microfluidic actuator based on thermoresponsive hydrogels

Marianne E Harmon;Mary Tang;Curtis W Frank

347
Citations
Vesicle adsorption and lipid bilayer formation on glass studied by atomic force microscopy.

Holger Schönherr;Joseph M. Johnson;Peter Lenz;Curtis W. Frank

293
Citations
Biomimetic strain hardening in interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels

David Myung;Wongun Koh;Jungmin Ko;Yin Hu

272
Citations
The polymer-supported phospholipid bilayer: tethering as a new approach to substrate-membrane stabilization.

C. A. Naumann;O. Prucker;T. Lehmann;Jürgen Rühe

270
Citations
Ultrathin Films of Poly(ethylene oxides) on Oxidized Silicon. 1. Spectroscopic Characterization of Film Structure and Crystallization Kinetics

Holger Schönherr;Curtis W. Frank

267
Citations
Functional tethered lipid bilayers.

Wolfgang Knoll;C. W. Frank;C. Heibel;Renate Naumann

253
Citations
A lignin-epoxy resin derived from biomass as an alternative to formaldehyde-based wood adhesives

Russell Jingxian Li;Jose Gutierrez;Yi-Lin Chung;Curtis W. Frank

249
Citations
Ultrathin Films of Poly(ethylene oxides) on Oxidized Silicon. 2. In Situ Study of Crystallization and Melting by Hot Stage AFM

Holger Schönherr;Curtis W. Frank

230
Citations
Kinetics of Chain Organization in Ultrathin Poly(di-n-hexylsilane) Films†

M. M. Despotopoulou;C. W. Frank;R. D. Miller;J. F. Rabolt

229
Citations
Molecular mechanisms and kinetics during the self-assembly of surfactant layers

You Lung Chen;Shaun Chen;Curtis Frank;Jacob Israelachvili

227
Citations
Imaging and modification of polymers by scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy

T. R. Albrecht;M. M. Dovek;C. A. Lang;P. Grütter

225
Citations
Photo-Cross-Linkable PNIPAAm Copolymers. 1. Synthesis and Characterization of Constrained Temperature-Responsive Hydrogel Layers

Dirk Kuckling;Marianne E. Harmon;Curtis W. Frank

221
Citations