2026 David M. Walba: 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	57	7939	7676	1973	1832	323	12282
Chemistry	59	10107	9142	2811	2315	329	12863

Research.com Recognitions

1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1982 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David M. Walba is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions in electronic, optical, and magnetic materials as well as organic chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation
Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality
Material Dynamics and Properties
Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Advanced Materials and Mechanics

David M. Walba has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
arXiv (Cornell University)
Soft Matter
Liquid Crystals
Advanced Optical Materials

Their frequent co-authors are:

Eva Körblová
Noel A. Clark
Matthew A. Glaser
Joseph E. Maclennan
Xi Chen

Recent notable papers include:

"First-principles experimental demonstration of ferroelectricity in a thermotropic nematic liquid crystal: Polar domains and striking electro-optics" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Polar in-plane surface orientation of a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal: Polar monodomains and twisted state electro-optics" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"The smectic Z _A phase: Antiferroelectric smectic order as a prelude to the ferroelectric nematic" (2023), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Electrically Tunable Reflection Color of Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals" (2021), published in Advanced Optical Materials
"Surface alignment of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals" (2021), published in Soft Matter

David M. Walba has been recognized with the following awards:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1999
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1982

Best Publications

Spontaneous formation of macroscopic chiral domains in a fluid smectic phase of achiral molecules

Darren R. Link;Giorgio Natale;Renfan Shao;Joseph E. Maclennan

1463
Citations
Chiral heliconical ground state of nanoscale pitch in a nematic liquid crystal of achiral molecular dimers

Dong Chen;Jan H. Porada;Justin B. Hooper;Justin B. Hooper;Arthur Klittnick

532
Citations
A ferroelectric liquid crystal conglomerate composed of racemic molecules

David M. Walba;Eva Körblova;Renfan Shao;Joseph E. Maclennan

412
Citations
First-principles experimental demonstration of ferroelectricity in a thermotropic nematic liquid crystal: Polar domains and striking electro-optics.

Xi Chen;Eva Korblova;Dengpan Dong;Dengpan Dong;Xiaoyu Wei;Xiaoyu Wei

382
Citations
Polarization-modulated smectic liquid crystal phases.

D. A. Coleman;J. Fernsler;N. Chattham;M. Nakata

376
Citations
Patterning of functional antibodies and other proteins by photolithography of silane monolayers.

J F Mooney;A J Hunt;J R McIntosh;C A Liberko

372
Citations
Helical Nanofilament Phases

L. E. Hough;H. T. Jung;D. Krüerke;M. S. Heberling

353
Citations
Chiral isotropic liquids from achiral molecules.

L. E. Hough;M. Spannuth;M. Nakata;D. A. Coleman

280
Citations
HOST-GUEST COMPLEXATION. 2. STRUCTURAL UNITS THAT CONTROL ASSOCIATION CONSTANTS BETWEEN POLYETHERS AND TERT-BUTYLAMMONIUM SALTS

Joseph M. Timko;Stephen S. Moore;David M. Walba;Philippe C. Hiberty

270
Citations
Twist-bend heliconical chiral nematic liquid crystal phase of an achiral rigid bent-core mesogen.

Dong Chen;Michi Nakata;Renfan Shao;Michael R. Tuchband

248
Citations
HOST-GUEST COMPLEXATION. 3. ORGANIZATION OF PYRIDYL BINDING SITES

M. Newcomb;J. M. Timko;D. M. Walba;D. J. Cram

235
Citations
Total synthesis of the first molecular Moebius strip

David M. Walba;Rodney M. Richards;R. Curtis Haltiwanger

231
Citations
Resonant Carbon K-Edge Soft X-Ray Scattering from Lattice-Free Heliconical Molecular Ordering: Soft Dilative Elasticity of the Twist-Bend Liquid Crystal Phase.

Chenhui Zhu;Michael R. Tuchband;Anthony Young;Min Shuai

201
Citations
Spontaneous Ferroelectric Order in a Bent-Core Smectic Liquid Crystal of Fluid Orthorhombic Layers

R. Amaranatha Reddy;Chenhui Zhu;Renfan Shao;Eva Korblova

177
Citations
Design and synthesis of a new ferroelectric liquid crystal family. Liquid crystals containing a nonracemic 2-alkoxy-1-propoxy unit

David M. Walba;Stacey C. Slater;William N. Thurmes;Noel A. Clark

177
Citations
The case of thresholdless antiferroelectricity: polarization-stabilized twisted SmC* liquid crystals give V-shaped electro-optic response

Per Rudquist;Jan Lagerwall;M. Buivydas;F. Gouda

174
Citations
Effects of Monomer Structure on Their Organization and Polymerization in a Smectic Liquid Crystal

C. Allan Guymon;Erik N. Hoggan;Noel A. Clark;Thomas P. Rieker

148
Citations
Athermal photofluidization of glasses

G J Fang;J E Maclennan;Y Yi;M A Glaser

144
Citations
HOST‐GUEST COMPLEXATION. 22. RECIPROCAL CHIRAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN AMINO ACIDS AND DILOCULAR SYSTEMS

Stephen S. Peacock;David M. Walba;Fred C. A. Gaeta;Roger C. Helgeson

138
Citations
Direct Observation of Enantiomorphous Monolayer Crystals from Enantiomers by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Forrest Stevens;Daniel J. Dyer;David M. Walba

131
Citations