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Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 64 Citations 15,009 157 World Ranking 5035 National Ranking 113

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Polymer
  • Thermodynamics
  • Organic chemistry

His main research concerns Colloid, Liquid crystal, Phase, Chemical physics and Thermodynamics. His study in Colloid is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Boehmite, Dispersity and Polymer. His studies in Liquid crystal integrate themes in fields like Isotropy and Phase transition.

In his work, Suspension and Gibbsite is strongly intertwined with Ionic strength, which is a subfield of Phase. His Chemical physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Light scattering, Chromatography, Crystal and Metastability. The study incorporates disciplines such as Monte Carlo method, Melting point, Statistical physics and Phase diagram in addition to Thermodynamics.

His most cited work include:

  • Insights into phase transition kinetics from colloid science (712 citations)
  • Phase Behaviour of Colloid + Polymer Mixtures (703 citations)
  • Phase transitions in lyotropic colloidal and polymer liquid crystals (585 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Colloid, Phase, Liquid crystal, Chemical physics and Thermodynamics. His studies deal with areas such as Crystallography, Gibbsite, Optics and Polymer as well as Colloid. His Phase research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Scattering, Suspension, Surface tension, Excluded volume and Aqueous solution.

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker has researched Liquid crystal in several fields, including Phase transition and Isotropy. His work deals with themes such as Light scattering, Nanotechnology, Nucleation, Spinodal decomposition and Crystal, which intersect with Chemical physics. His research combines Phase diagram and Thermodynamics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Colloid (53.19%)
  • Phase (33.51%)
  • Liquid crystal (29.79%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2020)?

  • Colloid (53.19%)
  • Phase (33.51%)
  • Liquid crystal (29.79%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker mainly focuses on Colloid, Phase, Liquid crystal, Chemical physics and Chemical engineering. His research in Colloid focuses on subjects like Gibbsite, which are connected to Aqueous solution and Diffraction. His Phase research incorporates themes from Scattering, Solvent, Crystallography, Polymer and Thermodynamics.

His Liquid crystal study often links to related topics such as Phase transition. Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker has included themes like Roundness, Nanotechnology and Catalysis in his Chemical physics study. His Chemical engineering research incorporates elements of Rheology and Mineralogy.

Between 2010 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Liquid crystal phase transitions in suspensions of mineral colloids: new life from old roots. (85 citations)
  • Observation of solid-solid transitions in 3D crystals of colloidal superballs (44 citations)
  • Smectite clay – inorganic nanoparticle mixed suspensions: phase behaviour and rheology (42 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Polymer
  • Organic chemistry

Colloid, Phase, Liquid crystal, Nanotechnology and Phase transition are his primary areas of study. His study in Colloid is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Gibbsite, Polymer science, Polymer chemistry and Lyotropic. His studies deal with areas such as Crystallography, Rheology and Scattering as well as Phase.

His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Chemical physics and Liquid crystal. The concepts of his Nanotechnology study are interwoven with issues in Stacking, Crystal, Mineral and Anisotropy. His Phase transition study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Condensed matter physics.

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Best Publications

Phase Behaviour of Colloid + Polymer Mixtures

H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;W.C.K. Poon;P.N. Pusey;A. Stroobants.
EPL (1992)

1112 Citations

Insights into phase transition kinetics from colloid science

Valerie J. Anderson;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker.
Nature (2002)

1103 Citations

Phase transitions in lyotropic colloidal and polymer liquid crystals

G J Vroege;H N W Lekkerkerker.
Reports on Progress in Physics (1992)

900 Citations

Direct visual observation of thermal capillary waves.

Dirk G. A. L. Aarts;Matthias Schmidt;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker.
Science (2004)

507 Citations

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

Felix M. van der Kooij;Katerina Kassapidou;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker.
Nature (2000)

498 Citations

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

D. Frenkel;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;A. Stroobants.
Nature (1988)

442 Citations

Depletion force in colloidal systems

Y. Mao;M.E. Cates;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker.
Physica A-statistical Mechanics and Its Applications (1995)

437 Citations

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.
Physical Review E (1997)

422 Citations

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

A. Stroobants;H.N.W. Lekkerkerker;T. Odijk.
Macromolecules (1986)

401 Citations

Hydrodynamics of droplet coalescence

Dirk G. A. L. Aarts;Henk N. W. Lekkerkerker;Hua Guo;Gerard H. Wegdam.
Physical Review Letters (2005)

399 Citations

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