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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 75 3401 3283 947 888 304 26462

Frans Spaepen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frans Spaepen between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frans Spaepen published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1991. 7 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1991. 1974: 4 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 6 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 14 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 17 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1974 2025

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frans Spaepen: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 4
1975 4
1976 2
1977 1
1978 6
1979 4
1980 6
1981 4
1982 8
1983 9
1984 6
1985 15
1986 14
1987 5
1988 10
1989 15
1990 14
1991 17
1992 6
1993 7
1994 13
1995 6
1996 6
1997 5
1998 5
1999 6
2000 10
2001 3
2002 4
2003 7
2004 14
2005 7
2006 10
2007 12
2008 4
2009 1
2010 3
2011 2
2012 4
2013 3
2014 3
2015 5
2016 5
2017 3
2018 2
2019 4
2020 2
2021 4
2022 2
2023 4
2024 5
2025 2
Total 323
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Frans Spaepen 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 Frans Spaepen 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, 290–309 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: 304 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593 304
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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Frans Spaepen 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 Frans Spaepen 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, 74–75 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: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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
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 75
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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the understanding of structures of melts, amorphous metals, and semiconductors.
  • 2005 - Heyn Commemorative Medal
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of isoconfigurational atomic transport in metallic glasses and of crystalmelt interfaces

Overview

Frans Spaepen is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research work spans multiple disciplines including Materials Science, Engineering, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Mechanical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on topics related to Material Dynamics and Properties, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, RNA Research and Splicing, and RNA modifications and cancer.

Recent publications by Frans Spaepen include the following papers:

  • Biomolecular condensates with complex architectures via controlled nucleation (2024) in Nature Chemical Engineering
  • Microscopic origins of the crystallographically preferred growth in evaporation-induced colloidal crystals (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Propagation of extended fractures by local nucleation and rapid transverse expansion of crack-front distortion (2024) in Nature Physics
  • Work hardening in colloidal crystals (2024) in Nature
  • Dislocation interactions during plastic relaxation of epitaxial colloidal crystals (2023) in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors of Spaepen include:

  • David A. Weitz (12 collaborations)
  • Ilya Svetlizky (4 collaborations)
  • Michael P. Brenner (3 collaborations)
  • Seong-Soo Kim (3 collaborations)
  • Joseph Z. Terdik (3 collaborations)

Publication venues where Frans Spaepen has frequently published are:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Nature (2 publications)
  • Physical Review E (2 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (2 publications)
  • Nature Chemical Engineering (1 publication)

Among recognitions received, Frans Spaepen has been awarded the Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2008, became a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2008 for contributions to the understanding of structures of melts, amorphous metals, and semiconductors, received the Heyn Commemorative Medal in 2005, and was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1989 for work related to atomic transport in metallic glasses and crystal-melt interfaces.

Best Publications

  • A microscopic mechanism for steady state inhomogeneous flow in metallic glasses

    Frans Spaepen

  • Tensile testing of free-standing Cu, Ag and Al thin films and Ag/Cu multilayers

    Haibo Huang;F Spaepen

  • Strain localization in amorphous metals

    P.S. Steif;F. Spaepen;J.W. Hutchinson

  • Interfaces and stresses in thin films

    F Spaepen

  • Structural Rearrangements That Govern Flow in Colloidal Glasses

    Peter Schall;Peter Schall;David A. Weitz;David A. Weitz;Frans Spaepen;Frans Spaepen

  • A structural model for the solid-liquid interface in monatomic systems

    Frans Spaepen

  • Research opportunities on clusters and cluster-assembled materials—A Department of Energy, Council on Materials Science Panel Report

    R. P. Andres;Robert S Averback;W. L. Brown;L. E. Brus

  • Effect of sample size on deformation in amorphous metals

    C. A. Volkert;A. Donohue;F. Spaepen

  • Calorimetric studies of crystallization and relaxation of amorphous Si and Ge prepared by ion implantation

    E. P. Donovan;F. Spaepen;D. Turnbull;J. M. Poate

  • On the approximation of the free energy change on crystallization

    Carl V. Thompson;Frans Spaepen

  • Structural relaxation and defect annihilation in pure amorphous silicon

    S. Roorda;W. C. Sinke;J. M. Poate;D. C. Jacobson

  • The kinetics of structural relaxation of a metallic glass

    A.I Taub;F Spaepen

  • Heat of crystallization and melting point of amorphous silicon

    E. P. Donovan;F. Spaepen;D. Turnbull;J. M. Poate

  • Calorimetric evidence for the microquasicrystalline structure of amorphous Al/transition metal alloys

    L. C. Chen;F. Spaepen

  • Homogeneous crystal nucleation in binary metallic melts

    C.V. Thompson;F. Spaepen

  • DENSITY OF AMORPHOUS SI

    J. S. Custer;Michael O. Thompson;D. C. Jacobson;J. M. Poate

  • The yield strength of thin copper films on Kapton

    Denis Y. W. Yu;Frans Spaepen

  • Analysis of calorimetric measurements of grain growth

    L. C. Chen;F. Spaepen

  • The structure of grain boundaries described as a packing of polyhedra

    M.F. Ashby;F. Spaepen;S. Williams

  • Polytetrahedral Order in Condensed Matter

    David R. Nelson;Frans Spaepen

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University
David Turnbull
David Turnbull Harvard University
Michael J. Aziz
Michael J. Aziz Harvard University
Jene Andrew Golovchenko
Jene Andrew Golovchenko Harvard University
Matthias Wuttig
Matthias Wuttig RWTH Aachen University
John M. Poate
John M. Poate Nokia (United States)
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman Columbia University
Byungwoo Park
Byungwoo Park Seoul National University
Daniel Josell
Daniel Josell National Institute of Standards and Technology

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