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Frank C. Hawthorne

Frank C. Hawthorne

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Chemistry
Canada
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
25306
World Ranking
4590
National Ranking
111

Frank C. Hawthorne publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank C. Hawthorne sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 662 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Frank C. Hawthorne D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank C. Hawthorne sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1990 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Frank C. Hawthorne is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science and chemistry, with a focus on crystallography and mineralogy.

The scientist's recent publications reflect contributions to fundamental mineralogical and crystallographic research. Selected papers include:

  • "Bond-length distributions for ions bonded to oxygen: results for the transition metals and quantification of the factors underlying bond-length variation in inorganic solids," 2020, IUCrJ
  • "A structure hierarchy for silicate minerals: chain, ribbon, and tube silicates," 2020, Mineralogical Magazine
  • "New ion radii for oxides and oxysalts, fluorides, chlorides and nitrides," 2024, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials
  • "Ontology, archetypes and the definition of 'mineral species'," 2021, Mineralogical Magazine
  • "Pauling's rules for oxide-based minerals: A re-examination based on quantum mechanical constraints and modern applications of bond-valence theory to Earth materials," 2021, American Mineralogist

Research topics covered in their work include:

  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • Clay Minerals and Soil Interactions
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Frank C. Hawthorne's expertise extends into subfields such as:

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Geophysics
  • Biomaterials

The scientist's frequent publication venues reveal a consistent presence in mineralogical and crystallographic journals, including:

  • The Canadian Mineralogist
  • Mineralogical Magazine
  • American Mineralogist
  • The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances

Frequent collaborators have included:

  • Maxwell C. Day
  • Elena Sokolova
  • Leonid A. Pautov
  • Atali A. Agakhanov
  • Vladimir Yu. Karpenko

Frank C. Hawthorne has been recognized by several professional societies. Honors include:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2020
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1990 (Academy of Science)

Best Publications

  • Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup

    Frank C. Hawthorne;Roberta Oberti;George E. Harlow;Walter V. Maresch

  • The crystal chemistry of hexavalent uranium; polyhedron geometries, bond-valence parameters, and polymerization of polyhedra

    Peter C. Burns;Rodney C. Ewing;Frank C. Hawthorne

  • Nomenclature of the tourmaline-supergroup minerals

    Darrell J. Henry;Milan Novák;Frank C. Hawthorne;Andreas Ertl

  • Classification of the minerals of the tourmaline group

    Frank C. Hawthorne;Darrell J. Henry

  • Comprehensive derivation of bond-valence parameters for ion pairs involving oxygen

    Olivier Charles Gagné;Frank Christopher Hawthorne

  • Borate minerals; I, Polyhedral clusters and fundamental building blocks

    Peter C. Burns;Joel D. Grice;Frank C. Hawthorne

  • Detection and discrimination of sulfate minerals using reflectance spectroscopy

    Edward A. Cloutis;Frank C. Hawthorne;Stanley A. Mertzman;Katherine Krenn

  • The Crystal Chemistry of Sulfate Minerals

    Frank C. Hawthorne;Sergey V. Krivovichev;Peter C. Burns

  • Nomenclature of amphiboles: additions and revisions to the International Mineralogical Association’s amphibole nomenclature

    Bernard E. Leake;Alan R. Woolley;William D. Birch;Ernst A.J. Burke

  • BORATE MINERALS. II. A HIERARCHY OF STRUCTURES BASED UPON THE BORATE FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCK

    J. D. Grice;P. C. Burns;F. C. Hawthorne

  • The crystal chemistry of the amphiboles; Appendices

    F. C. Hawthorne

  • Spectroscopic methods in mineralogy and geology

    Frank C. Hawthorne

  • Crystal Chemical Aspects of Vanadium: Polyhedral Geometries, Characteristic Bond Valences, and Polymerization of (VOn) Polyhedra

    M. Schindler;F. C. Hawthorne;W. H. Baur

  • Site populations in minerals; terminology and presentation of results of crystal-structure refinement

    Frank C. Hawthorne;Luciano Ungaretti;Roberta Oberti

  • The Crystal Chemistry of the Phosphate Minerals

    Danielle M.C. Huminicki;Frank C. Hawthorne

  • NOMENCLATURE OF AMPHIBOLES: ADDITIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION’S 1997 RECOMMENDATIONS

    Bernard E. Leake;Alan R. Woolley;William D. Birch;Ernst A.J. Burke

  • The crystal chemistry of boron

    Frank C. Hawthorne;Peter C. Burns;Joel D. Grice

  • Fractionation trends of the Nb- and Ta-bearing oxide minerals in the Greer Lake pegmatitic granite and its pegmatite aureole, southeastern Manitoba

    Petr Cerny;Bruce E. Goad;Frank C. Hawthorne;Ron Chapman

  • Crystal chemistry of the amphiboles

    Frank C. Hawthorne

  • The crystal chemistry of the M+VO3 (M+ = Li, Na, K, NH4, Tl, Rb, and Cs) pyroxenes

    F.C. Hawthorne;C. Calvo

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Burns
Peter C. Burns University of Notre Dame
Roberta Oberti
Roberta Oberti National Research Council (CNR)
Luisa Ottolini
Luisa Ottolini University of Pavia
Rodney C. Ewing
Rodney C. Ewing Stanford University
Petr Černý
Petr Černý University of Manitoba
Edward S. Grew
Edward S. Grew University of Maine
Milan Novák
Milan Novák Masaryk University
George R. Rossman
George R. Rossman California Institute of Technology
George E. Harlow
George E. Harlow American Museum of Natural History
Sergey V. Krivovichev
Sergey V. Krivovichev Russian Academy of Sciences

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