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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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:
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.
J. Jancar;J.F. Douglas;F.W. Starr;S.K. Kumar
Francis W. Starr;Thomas B. Schrøder;Sharon C. Glotzer
N Lacevic;N Lacevic;Francis W. Starr;T B. Schroder;S C. Glotzer
Wenyan Liu;Miho Tagawa;Huolin L. Xin;Tong Wang
Antonio Scala;Francis W. Starr;Francis W. Starr;Emilia La Nave;Francesco Sciortino
Francis W. Starr;Srikanth Sastry;Jack F. Douglas;Sharon C. Glotzer;Sharon C. Glotzer
Francis W. Starr;Thomas B. Schrøder;Sharon C. Glotzer;Sharon C. Glotzer
Pradeep Kumar;Sergey V. Buldyrev;Sergey V. Buldyrev;Francis W. Starr;Nicolas Giovambattista;Nicolas Giovambattista
Limei Xu;Limei Xu;Francesco Mallamace;Zhenyu Yan;Francis W. Starr
Francis W. Starr;Francesco Sciortino;H. Eugene Stanley
Francis W. Starr;Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas;Sharon C. Glotzer
Francis W. Starr;Johannes K. Nielsen;Johannes K. Nielsen;H. Eugene Stanley
Scott T. Knauert;Jack F. Douglas;Francis W. Starr
Paul Z. Hanakata;Jack F. Douglas;Francis W. Starr
Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas
Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas;Srikanth Sastry
Beatriz A. Pazmiño Betancourt;Beatriz A. Pazmiño Betancourt;Paul Z. Hanakata;Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas
Marco G. Mazza;Nicolas Giovambattista;H. Eugene Stanley;Francis W. Starr
Francis W. Starr;Johannes K. Nielsen;H. Eugene Stanley
Pradeep Kumar;S. V. Buldyrev;S. R. Becker;P. H. Poole
Ronald L. Jones;Christopher L. Soles;Francis W. Starr;Eric K. Lin
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