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Damian Pociecha

Damian Pociecha

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
49
Citations
8940
World Ranking
10530
National Ranking
33

Damian Pociecha publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Damian Pociecha sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 337 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Damian Pociecha D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Damian Pociecha sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Damian Pociecha is affiliated with the University of Warsaw in Poland. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a notable focus on subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's published work spans a variety of topics related to liquid crystal research, molecular spectroscopy, chirality, and advanced materials. The main topics of their research include:

  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Material Dynamics and Properties

Damian Pociecha has contributed multiple papers to various scientific journals, underlining involvement in studies related to nematic phases, chiral symmetry breaking, and ferronematic liquid crystals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Multiple Polar and Non-polar Nematic Phases," 2021, ChemPhysChem
  • "Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in polar fluid-heliconical ferroelectric nematic phase," 2024, Science
  • "Intrinsically chiral ferronematic liquid crystals: An inversion of the helical twist sense at the chiral nematic - Chiral ferronematic phase transition," 2022, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • "Liquid Crystal Dimers and Smectic Phases from the Intercalated to the Twist-Bend," 2022, Crystals
  • "Supramolecular Chirality Synchronization in Thin Films of Plasmonic Nanocomposites," 2020, ACS Nano

Their publications are frequently found in venues that specialize in liquid crystals and materials chemistry. Regular publication platforms include:

  • Liquid Crystals
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Damian Pociecha's career, with frequent coauthors including Ewa Górecka, Corrie T. Imrie, John M. D. Storey, Rebecca Walker, and Magdalena Majewska. These collaborations reflect activity within interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing knowledge in liquid crystal research and related fields.

Best Publications

  • Bent-core liquid crystals forming two- and three-dimensional modulated structures.

    J. Szydlowska;J. Mieczkowski;J. Matraszek;D. W. Bruce

  • Multi-level chirality in liquid crystals formed by achiral molecules.

    Mirosław Salamończyk;Mirosław Salamończyk;Nataša Vaupotič;Nataša Vaupotič;Damian Pociecha;Rebecca Walker

  • Axially polar columnar phase made of polycatenar bent-shaped molecules.

    Ewa Gorecka;Damian Pociecha;Jozef Mieczkowski;Joanna Matraszek

  • A Twist‐Bend Nematic (NTB) Phase of Chiral Materials

    Ewa Gorecka;Nataša Vaupotič;Anna Zep;Damian Pociecha

  • Heliconical smectic phases formed by achiral molecules.

    Jordan P. Abberley;Ross Killah;Rebecca Walker;John M. D. Storey

  • Liquid-Crystalline Phases Made of Gold Nanoparticles†

    Michal Wojcik;Wiktor Lewandowski;Joanna Matraszek;Jozef Mieczkowski

  • Multiple Polar and Non-polar Nematic Phases.

    Stevie Brown;Ewan Cruickshank;John M. D. Storey;Corrie T. Imrie

  • The role of a terminal chain in promoting the twist-bend nematic phase: the synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-6-(4-alkyloxyanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy)hexanes

    Daniel A. Paterson;Catriona A. Crawford;Damian Pociecha;Rebecca Walker

  • Do the short helices exist in the nematic TB phase

    Ewa Górecka;Mirosław Salamończyk;Anna Zep;Damian Pociecha

  • Electric-field-induced polar biaxial order in a nontilted smectic phase of an asymmetric bent-core liquid crystal.

    Yoshio Shimbo;Ewa Gorecka;Damian Pociecha;Fumito Araoka

  • Molecular curvature, specific intermolecular interactions and the twist-bend nematic phase: the synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yl)-6-(4-alkylanilinebenzylidene-4'-oxy)hexanes (CB6O.m).

    Rebecca Walker;Damian Pociecha;Grant J. Strachan;John M. D. Storey

  • Ferroelectric mesophase with randomized interlayer structure.

    Damian Pociecha;Mojca Cepic;Ewa Gorecka;Jozef Mieczkowski

  • Spontaneous chirality through mixing achiral components: a twist-bend nematic phase driven by hydrogen-bonding between unlike components.

    R. Walker;D. Pociecha;J. P. Abberley;A. Martinez-Felipe

  • Sulfur-linked cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimers and the twist-bend nematic phase

    Ewan Cruickshank;Mirosław Salamończyk;Damian Pociecha;Grant J. Strachan

  • Structure studies of the nematic phase formed by bent-core molecules.

    N. Vaupotic;N. Vaupotic;J. Szydlowska;M. Salamonczyk;A. Kovarova

  • Enantiomeric excess dependence of the phase diagram of antiferroelectric liquid crystals.

    Gorecka E;Pociecha D;Cepic M;Zeks B

  • Ideal Liquid Crystal Display Mode Using Achiral Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystals

    Yoshio Shimbo;Yoichi Takanishi;Ken Ishikawa;Ewa Gorecka

  • Structure of nanoscale-pitch helical phases: blue phase and twist-bend nematic phase resolved by resonant soft X-ray scattering.

    Mirosław Salamończyk;Nataša Vaupotič;Nataša Vaupotič;Damian Pociecha;Cheng Wang

  • Ferroelectric phases in a chiral bent-core smectic liquid crystal: dielectric and optical second-harmonic generation measurements

    E. Gorecka;D. Pociecha;F. Araoka;D. R. Link

  • New series of ferroelectric liquid crystals with two or three chiral centres exhibiting antiferroelectric and hexatic phases

    M. Ka par;V. Hamplová;V. Novotná;M. Glogarová

Frequent Co-Authors

Ewa Gorecka
Ewa Gorecka University of Warsaw
Corrie T. Imrie
Corrie T. Imrie University of Aberdeen
John Storey
John Storey The Open University
Hideo Takezoe
Hideo Takezoe Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ken Ishikawa
Ken Ishikawa Tokyo Institute of Technology
Robert Hołyst
Robert Hołyst Polish Academy of Sciences
Chenhui Zhu
Chenhui Zhu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel Guillon
Daniel Guillon University of Strasbourg
Cheng Wang
Cheng Wang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tae Joo Shin
Tae Joo Shin Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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