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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 52 9505 9176 2299 2132 194 10798
Chemistry 55 12029 10833 3228 2642 188 12197

Francis W. Starr publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francis W. Starr between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francis W. Starr published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2002. 6 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2002. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1994 2025

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francis W. Starr: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 1
1998 3
1999 7
2000 10
2001 13
2002 21
2003 9
2004 7
2005 6
2006 9
2007 9
2008 3
2009 5
2010 13
2011 5
2012 8
2013 8
2014 11
2015 8
2016 14
2017 13
2018 8
2019 12
2020 7
2021 8
2022 5
2023 2
2024 3
2025 3
Total 234
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Francis W. Starr 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 Francis W. Starr sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 190–209 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 194 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 194
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Francis W. Starr 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 Francis W. Starr sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667 52
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For simulations studies elucidating fundamental aspects of glass formation in bulk, nanocomposite, and ultrathin film polymer materials the dynamics of lipid membranes nanoparticle association in polymer matrices and the assembly of DNAgrafted nanoparticles into lattice structures in solution
  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Francis W. Starr is affiliated with Wesleyan University in the United States and specializes in Materials Science. Their research spans several interrelated subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Condensed Matter Physics, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, and Biomedical Engineering.

The primary focus of their work involves understanding the dynamics, properties, and structural behavior of polymer systems and nanocomposites. Key topics include Material Dynamics and Properties, Polymer crystallization and properties, Theoretical and Computational Physics, Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties, Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics, and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Macromolecules
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Science Advances
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Nanoscale Advances

They have co-authored extensively with colleagues including Jack F. Douglas, Wengang Zhang, Hamed Emamy, Andrea Giuntoli, and Fan Jinpeng.

Selected recent papers by Francis W. Starr include:

  • "Predictive relation for the α-relaxation time of a coarse-grained polymer melt under steady shear," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Dynamic heterogeneity and collective motion in star polymer melts," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Activation free energy gradient controls interfacial mobility gradient in thin polymer films," 2021, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Reconciling computational and experimental trends in the temperature dependence of the interfacial mobility of polymer films," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Structural Properties of Bound Layer in Polymer-Nanoparticle Composites," 2020, Macromolecules

Francis W. Starr has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2017, with a citation highlighting their simulation studies related to glass formation in polymers, lipid membrane dynamics, nanoparticle association, and DNA-grafted nanoparticle assemblies. They also became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1965.

Best Publications

  • Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites

    J. Jancar;J.F. Douglas;F.W. Starr;S.K. Kumar

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of a polymer melt with a nanoscopic particle

    Francis W. Starr;Thomas B. Schrøder;Sharon C. Glotzer

  • Spatially heterogeneous dynamics investigated via a time-dependent four-point density correlation function

    N Lacevic;N Lacevic;Francis W. Starr;T B. Schroder;S C. Glotzer

  • Diamond family of nanoparticle superlattices

    Wenyan Liu;Miho Tagawa;Huolin L. Xin;Tong Wang

  • Configurational entropy and diffusivity of supercooled water

    Antonio Scala;Francis W. Starr;Francis W. Starr;Emilia La Nave;Francesco Sciortino

  • What do we learn from the local geometry of glass-forming liquids?

    Francis W. Starr;Srikanth Sastry;Jack F. Douglas;Sharon C. Glotzer;Sharon C. Glotzer

  • Effects of a nanoscopic filler on the structure and dynamics of a simulated polymer melt and the relationship to ultrathin films.

    Francis W. Starr;Thomas B. Schrøder;Sharon C. Glotzer;Sharon C. Glotzer

  • Thermodynamics, Structure, and Dynamics of Water Confined between Hydrophobic Plates

    Pradeep Kumar;Sergey V. Buldyrev;Sergey V. Buldyrev;Francis W. Starr;Nicolas Giovambattista;Nicolas Giovambattista

  • Appearance of a Fractional Stokes-Einstein Relation in Water and a Structural Interpretation of Its Onset

    Limei Xu;Limei Xu;Francesco Mallamace;Zhenyu Yan;Francis W. Starr

  • Dynamics of simulated water under pressure.

    Francis W. Starr;Francesco Sciortino;H. Eugene Stanley

  • Origin of Particle Clustering in a Simulated Polymer Nanocomposite and its Impact on Rheology

    Francis W. Starr;Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas;Sharon C. Glotzer

  • Fast and Slow Dynamics of Hydrogen Bonds in Liquid Water

    Francis W. Starr;Johannes K. Nielsen;Johannes K. Nielsen;H. Eugene Stanley

  • The Effect of Nanoparticle Shape on Polymer-Nanocomposite Rheology and Tensile Strength

    Scott T. Knauert;Jack F. Douglas;Francis W. Starr

  • Interfacial mobility scale determines the scale of collective motion and relaxation rate in polymer films.

    Paul Z. Hanakata;Jack F. Douglas;Francis W. Starr

  • Modifying Fragility and Collective Motion in Polymer Melts with Nanoparticles

    Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas

  • The relationship of dynamical heterogeneity to the Adam-Gibbs and random first-order transition theories of glass formation.

    Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas;Srikanth Sastry

  • Quantitative relations between cooperative motion, emergent elasticity, and free volume in model glass-forming polymer materials

    Beatriz A. Pazmiño Betancourt;Beatriz A. Pazmiño Betancourt;Paul Z. Hanakata;Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas

  • Connection of translational and rotational dynamical heterogeneities with the breakdown of the Stokes-Einstein and Stokes-Einstein-Debye relations in water

    Marco G. Mazza;Nicolas Giovambattista;H. Eugene Stanley;Francis W. Starr

  • Hydrogen-bond dynamics for the extended simple point-charge model of water

    Francis W. Starr;Johannes K. Nielsen;H. Eugene Stanley

  • Relation between the Widom line and the breakdown of the Stokes–Einstein relation in supercooled water

    Pradeep Kumar;S. V. Buldyrev;S. R. Becker;P. H. Poole

  • Chain conformation in ultrathin polymer films

    Ronald L. Jones;Christopher L. Soles;Francis W. Starr;Eric K. Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack F. Douglas
Jack F. Douglas National Institute of Standards and Technology
Francesco Sciortino
Francesco Sciortino Sapienza University of Rome
H. Eugene Stanley
H. Eugene Stanley Boston University
Sharon C. Glotzer
Sharon C. Glotzer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
H. E. Stanley
H. E. Stanley Boston University
Sergey V. Buldyrev
Sergey V. Buldyrev Yeshiva University
Nicolas Giovambattista
Nicolas Giovambattista City University of New York
Antonio Scala
Antonio Scala National Research Council (CNR)
Sanat K. Kumar
Sanat K. Kumar Columbia University
Oleg Gang
Oleg Gang Columbia University

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