2026 Gary S. Grest: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	105	837	797	281	257	650	45094
Physics	114	1015	957	538	499	624	49160

Gary S. Grest 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 Gary S. Grest sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 650 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Gary S. Grest 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 Gary S. Grest sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of large-scale simulations for improved understanding of metals, polymers, and particulate matter.
1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of the kinetics of domain growth, amorphous glasses, disordered magnets, and polymer dynamics
1981 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Gary S. Grest is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research expertise spans materials science and engineering, with a focus on polymers, fluid dynamics, and granular materials.

The main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Their subfields of study highlight specialization in:

Materials Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Key topics covered in their work are:

Material Dynamics and Properties
Polymer crystallization and properties
Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Granular flow and fluidized beds
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gary S. Grest include:

Nonlinear Shear Rheology of Entangled Polymer Rings, 2021, Macromolecules
Topological Linking Drives Anomalous Thickening of Ring Polymers in Weak Extensional Flows, 2020, Physical Review Letters
Granular packings with sliding, rolling, and twisting friction, 2020, Physical Review E
Threading-Unthreading Transition of Linear-Ring Polymer Blends in Extensional Flow, 2020, ACS Macro Letters
Composite entanglement topology and extensional rheology of symmetric ring-linear polymer blends, 2021, Journal of Rheology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Ting Ge
Thomas C. O'Connor
Dvora Perahia
Jeremy B. Lechman
Ishan Srivastava

Gary S. Grest has published extensively in several key scientific venues, such as:

Macromolecules
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review E
ACS Macro Letters
UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Gary S. Grest has received several honors, including:

Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics from the American Physical Society in 2008
Election as Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2008 for development of large-scale simulations for improved understanding of metals, polymers, and particulate matter
Fellowship of the American Physical Society in 1989 for contributions to the kinetics of domain growth, amorphous glasses, disordered magnets, and polymer dynamics
Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1981

Best Publications

Dynamics of entangled linear polymer melts: A molecular‐dynamics simulation

Kurt Kremer;Gary S. Grest

4624
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulation for polymers in the presence of a heat bath.

Gary S. Grest;Kurt Kremer

2227
Citations
Liquid-glass transition, a free-volume approach

Morrel H. Cohen;G. S. Grest

1601
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth—I. Kinetics

M.P Anderson;D.J Srolovitz;G.S Grest;P.S Sahni

1447
Citations
Granular flow down an inclined plane: Bagnold scaling and rheology

Leonardo E. Silbert;Deniz Ertaş;Gary S. Grest;Thomas C. Halsey

1223
Citations
Rheology and microscopic topology of entangled polymeric liquids.

Ralf Everaers;Sathish K. Sukumaran;Gary S. Grest;Carsten Svaneborg

889
Citations
Phase diagram and dynamics of Yukawa systems

Mark. O. Robbins;Kurt Kremer;Gary S. Grest

816
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth—II. Grain size distribution, topology, and local dynamics

D.J Srolovitz;M.P Anderson;P.S Sahni;G.S Grest

661
Citations
Equilibration of long chain polymer melts in computer simulations

Rolf Auhl;Ralf Everaers;Gary S. Grest;Kurt Kremer

649
Citations
Geometry of frictionless and frictional sphere packings.

Leonardo E. Silbert;Deniz Ertaş;Gary S. Grest;Thomas C. Halsey

537
Citations
Phase transitions and universal dynamics in confined films.

Peter A. Thompson;Gary S. Grest;Mark O. Robbins

537
Citations
Molecular Dynamics Study of Dendrimer Molecules in Solvents of Varying Quality

Michael Murat;Gary S. Grest

526
Citations
Computer simulation of normal grain growth in three dimensions

M. P. Anderson;G. S. Grest;D. J. Srolovitz;D. J. Srolovitz

462
Citations
Structure of grafted polymeric brushes in solvents of varying quality: a molecular dynamics study

Gary S. Grest;Michael Murat

458
Citations
Analysis of granular flow in a pebble-bed nuclear reactor

Chris H. Rycroft;Gary S. Grest;James W. Landry;Martin Z. Bazant

454
Citations
Star Polymers: Experiment, Theory, and Simulation

Gary S. Grest;Lewis J. Fetters;John S. Huang;Dieter Richter

434
Citations
Granular flow: Friction and the dilatancy transition.

Peter A. Thompson;Gary S. Grest

433
Citations
Computer simulation of grain growth-III. Influence of a particle dispersion

D.J. Srolovitz;M.P. Anderson;G.S. Grest;P.S. Sahni

430
Citations
LIQUIDS, GLASSES, AND THE GLASS TRANSITION: A FREE-VOLUME APPROACH

G. S. Grest;M. H. Cohen

428
Citations
Osmotic pressure and viscoelastic shear moduli of concentrated emulsions

T. G. Mason;Martin-D. Lacasse;Gary S. Grest;Dov Levine

421
Citations
Structure of a grafted polymer brush: a molecular dynamics simulation

Michael Murat;Gary S. Grest

416
Citations