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Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

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Chemistry
Netherlands
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
20345
World Ranking
4660
National Ranking
110

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker 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 Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 242 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker 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 Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker 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 Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach toward understanding complex material and biological systems.

Their work focuses heavily on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. This diverse expertise supports investigations into a broad range of scientific phenomena.

Main topics associated with Lekkerkerker's research include:

  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Their recent scholarly contributions include:

  • "Phase separation in mixed suspensions of bacteria and nonadsorbing polymers" (2021), published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Osmotic-Pressure-Induced Nematic Ordering in Suspensions of Laponite and Carboxy Methyl Cellulose" (2020), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Frequent collaborators in their research include Remco Tuinier and Mark Vis, both with 14 co-authored publications each, as well as Vincent F. D. Peters, Peicheng Xu, and Ahmet Faruk Yazıcı with fewer collaborations.

Lekkerkerker has also contributed to academic literature through books. Notably, they authored "Colloids and the Depletion Interaction," published in 2024 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Publications featuring their work are commonly found in journals such as:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Best Publications

  • Insights into phase transition kinetics from colloid science

    Valerie J. Anderson;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

  • Phase Behaviour of Colloid + Polymer Mixtures

    H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;W.C.K. Poon;P.N. Pusey;A. Stroobants

  • Phase transitions in lyotropic colloidal and polymer liquid crystals

    G J Vroege;H N W Lekkerkerker

  • Direct visual observation of thermal capillary waves.

    Dirk G. A. L. Aarts;Matthias Schmidt;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

  • Colloids and the Depletion Interaction

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  • Liquid crystal phase transitions in suspensions of polydisperse plate-like particles

    Felix M. van der Kooij;Katerina Kassapidou;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

  • Depletion force in colloidal systems

    Y. Mao;M.E. Cates;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker

  • Thermodynamic stability of a smectic phase in a system of hard rods

    D. Frenkel;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;A. Stroobants

  • Simulating the rheology of dense colloidal suspensions using dissipative particle dynamics

    E.S. Boek;P.V. Coveney;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;P.P.A.M. van der Schoot

  • Effect of electrostatic interaction on the liquid crystal phase transition in solutions of rodlike polyelectrolytes

    A. Stroobants;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;T. Odijk

  • Evidence for one-, two-, and three-dimensional order in a system of hard parallel spherocylinders.

    A. Stroobants;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;D. Frenkel

  • Does C60 have a liquid phase

    M. H. J. Hagen;E. J. Meijer;G. C. A. M. Mooij;D. Frenkel

  • Formation of Nematic Liquid Crystals in Suspensions of Hard Colloidal Platelets

    F.M. van der Kooij;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker

  • Predicting the gas-liquid critical point from the second virial coefficient

    G. A. Vliegenthart;H. N. W. Lekkerkerker

  • Preparation of monodisperse, fluorescent PMMA-latex colloids by dispersion polymerization.

    Gilles Bosma;Chellapah Pathmamanoharan;Els H.A. de Hoog;Willem K. Kegel

  • CONTRIBUTION OF THE ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER TO THE CURVATURE ELASTICITY OF CHARGED AMPHIPHILIC MONOLAYERS

    H.N.W. Lekkerkerker

  • Alignment of rod-shaped gold particles by electric fields

    B.M.I. van der Zande;G.J.M. Koper;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker

  • Phase Diagrams of "Simple" Fluids with Extreme Pair Potentials

    Carlos Fernández Tejero;A. Daanoun;H. N. W. Lekkerkerker;M. Baus

  • Evidence for smectic order in a fluid of hard parallel spherocylinders

    A. Stroobants;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;D. Frenkel

  • Numerical study of the phase behavior of rodlike colloids with attractive interactions

    Peter G. Bolhuis;Alain Stroobants;Daan Frenkel;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

  • Phase behavior of aqueous dispersions of colloidal boehmite rods

    P.A. Buining;A.P. Philipse;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker

  • Transient gelation by spinodal decomposition in colloid-polymer mixtures

    Nynke A.M. Verhaegh;Daniela Asnaghi;Henk N.W. Lekkerkerker;Marzio Giglio

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrei V. Petukhov
Andrei V. Petukhov Utrecht University
Willem K. Kegel
Willem K. Kegel Utrecht University
Daniel Bonn
Daniel Bonn University of Amsterdam
Jan K. G. Dhont
Jan K. G. Dhont Forschungszentrum Jülich
Daan Frenkel
Daan Frenkel University of Cambridge
Albert P. Philipse
Albert P. Philipse Utrecht University
Edo S. Boek
Edo S. Boek Queen Mary University of London
Michael E. Cates
Michael E. Cates University of Cambridge
Geoffrey C. Maitland
Geoffrey C. Maitland Imperial College London
Patrick Davidson
Patrick Davidson University of Paris-Saclay

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