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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.

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61 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.

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.

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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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 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.

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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