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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 136 268 256 113 103 797 79716
Chemistry 134 262 236 126 103 717 77995

Frank S. Bates publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank S. Bates between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank S. Bates published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 17.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2018. 18 of the 863 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2018. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 6 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 22 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 22 publications 1997: 25 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 37 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 2 publications
1978 2026

863 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank S. Bates: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 6
1983 8
1984 5
1985 7
1986 8
1987 6
1988 9
1989 4
1990 12
1991 9
1992 12
1993 14
1994 22
1995 20
1996 22
1997 25
1998 14
1999 19
2000 26
2001 20
2002 37
2003 21
2004 22
2005 22
2006 23
2007 18
2008 15
2009 24
2010 23
2011 7
2012 22
2013 25
2014 27
2015 29
2016 36
2017 36
2018 40
2019 32
2020 30
2021 33
2022 21
2023 17
2024 13
2025 16
2026 2
Total 863
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Frank S. Bates publications per year - data summary

  • Frank S. Bates, a Chemistry scholar from University of Minnesota, has 863 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 17.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.6 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 69 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1994: 126 publications (7.4 per year); 1995-2011: 358 publications (21.1 per year); 2012-2026: 379 publications (25.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Frank S. Bates 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 S. Bates sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 701–720 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 717 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57 717
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Frank S. Bates publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Frank S. Bates, a Chemistry scholar from University of Minnesota, records 717 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Frank S. Bates, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Frank S. Bates ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Frank S. Bates 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 S. Bates sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 134–135 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27 134
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Frank S. Bates D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Frank S. Bates, a Chemistry scholar from University of Minnesota, records 134 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Frank S. Bates, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Frank S. Bates ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For important contributions on the phase behavior of polymer blends, particularly block co-polymers.

Overview

Frank S. Bates is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions to related subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, polymers and plastics, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering.

The research topics covered in their work include:

  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Polymer Crystallization and Properties
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems

Frank S. Bates has contributed extensively to high-impact journals, with a strong publication record in venues such as:

  • Macromolecules
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • ACS Nano

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Timothy P. Lodge
  • Kevin D. Dorfman
  • Christopher J. Ellison
  • Benjamin J. Hackel
  • Marc A. Hillmyer

Recent papers authored by or involving Frank S. Bates include:

  • "Defining the Macromolecules of Tomorrow through Synergistic Sustainable Polymer Research", 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • "Methyl cellulose solutions and gels: fibril formation and gelation properties", 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Compatibilization of iPP/HDPE Blends with PE-g-iPP Graft Copolymers", 2020, ACS Macro Letters
  • "A15, σ, and a Quasicrystal: Access to Complex Particle Packings via Bidisperse Diblock Copolymer Blends", 2020, ACS Macro Letters
  • "Emergence of a C15 Laves Phase in Diblock Polymer/Homopolymer Blends", 2020, ACS Macro Letters

Their work has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2018)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)
  • David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society (2004)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2002) for contributions on the phase behavior of polymer blends, particularly block co-polymers

Best Publications

  • Block Copolymer Thermodynamics: Theory and Experiment

    Frank S. Bates;Glenn H. Fredrickson;Glenn H. Fredrickson

  • Block Copolymers—Designer Soft Materials

    Frank S. Bates;Glenn H. Fredrickson

  • Polymersomes: tough vesicles made from diblock copolymers.

    Bohdana M. Discher;You Yeon Won;David S. Ege;James C M Lee

  • Unifying Weak- and Strong-Segregation Block Copolymer Theories

    M. W. Matsen;F. S. Bates

  • Polymer-polymer phase behavior.

    Frank S. Bates

  • Polyisoprene-Polystyrene Diblock Copolymer Phase Diagram near the Order-Disorder Transition

    Ashish K. Khandpur;Ashish K. Khandpur;Stephan Förster;Frank S Bates;Ian W. Hamley

  • On the Origins of Morphological Complexity in Block Copolymer Surfactants

    Sumeet Jain;Frank S. Bates

  • Multiblock Polymers: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

    Frank S. Bates;Marc A. Hillmyer;Timothy P. Lodge;Christopher M. Bates

  • Dynamics of Block Copolymers: Theory and Experiment

    Glenn H. Fredrickson;Frank S. Bates

  • Absolute calibration of small‐angle neutron scattering data

    G. D. Wignall;F. S. Bates

  • Giant Wormlike Rubber Micelles

    You Yeon Won;H. Ted Davis;Frank S. Bates

  • Self-Assembly of Janus Dendrimers into Uniform Dendrimersomes and Other Complex Architectures

    Virgil Percec;Daniela A. Wilson;Pawaret Leowanawat;Christopher J. Wilson

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: Block Polymers—Pure Potential

    Christopher M. Bates;Frank S. Bates

  • Origins of Complex Self-Assembly in Block Copolymers

    M. W. Matsen;F. S. Bates

  • Molecular Weight Dependence of Polymersome Membrane Structure, Elasticity, and Stability

    Harry Bermudez;Aaron K. Brannan;Daniel A. Hammer;Frank S. Bates

  • Biodegradable polymersomes loaded with both paclitaxel and doxorubicin permeate and shrink tumors, inducing apoptosis in proportion to accumulated drug

    Fariyal Ahmed;Refika I. Pakunlu;Aaron Brannan;Frank Bates

  • Block copolymer microstructures in the intermediate-segregation regime

    M. W. Matsen;M. W. Matsen;Frank S Bates

  • Polymer vesicles in vivo: correlations with PEG molecular weight.

    Peter J. Photos;Lucie Bacakova;Bohdana Discher;Frank S. Bates

  • Molecular Weight Dependence of Polymersome Membrane Elasticity and Stability

    Harry Bermudez;Aaron K. Brannan;Daniel A. Hammer;Frank S. Bates

  • Combining polyethylene and polypropylene: Enhanced performance with PE/iPP multiblock polymers.

    James M. Eagan;Jun Xu;Rocco Di Girolamo;Christopher M. Thurber

  • Fluctuation effects in a symmetric diblock copolymer near the order–disorder transition

    Frank S. Bates;Jeffrey H. Rosedale;Jeffrey H. Rosedale;Glenn H. Fredrickson;Glenn H. Fredrickson

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy P. Lodge
Timothy P. Lodge University of Minnesota
Marc A. Hillmyer
Marc A. Hillmyer University of Minnesota
Kristoffer Almdal
Kristoffer Almdal Technical University of Denmark
Christopher W. Macosko
Christopher W. Macosko University of Minnesota
Kell Mortensen
Kell Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Kevin D. Dorfman
Kevin D. Dorfman University of Minnesota
Glenn H. Fredrickson
Glenn H. Fredrickson University of California, Santa Barbara
Theresa M. Reineke
Theresa M. Reineke University of Minnesota
George D. Wignall
George D. Wignall Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Daniel A. Hammer
Daniel A. Hammer University of Pennsylvania

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