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Hugo K. Christenson

Hugo K. Christenson

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12150
World Ranking
8940
National Ranking
499

Hugo K. Christenson 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 Hugo K. Christenson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 145 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugo K. Christenson 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 Hugo K. Christenson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hugo K. Christenson was affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned multiple interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these areas, their work included specialized subfields such as Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Biomaterials, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their scholarly output demonstrated a consistent focus on topics like Icing and De-icing Technologies, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition, Building materials and conservation, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Notable recent publications by Christenson included:

  • Active sites for ice nucleation differ depending on nucleation mode, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Exploiting Confinement to Study the Crystallization Pathway of Calcium Sulfate, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Dataset associated with 'Active sites for ice nucleation differ depending on nucleation mode', 2021, University of Leeds

Throughout their career, Christenson frequently collaborated with several other researchers. Frequent coauthors included Fiona C. Meldrum, Mark A. Holden, James M. Campbell, Benjamin J. Murray, and Clara Anduix-Canto.

Their research was disseminated through multiple respected publication venues, including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • University of Leeds

Best Publications

  • Confinement effects on freezing and melting

    Hugo K Christenson

  • Cavitation and the Interaction Between Macroscopic Hydrophobic Surfaces

    Hugo K. Christenson;Per M. Claesson

  • Direct Measurements of the Force between Hydrophobic Surfaces in Water

    Hugo K. Christenson;Per M. Claesson

  • Very long range attractive forces between uncharged hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon surfaces in water

    Per M. Claesson;Hugo K. Christenson

  • Structuring in liquid alkanes between solid surfaces: Force measurements and mean‐field theory

    H. K. Christenson;D. W. R. Gruen;R. G. Horn;J. N. Israelachvili

  • Dehydration and crystallization of amorphous calcium carbonate in solution and in air

    Johannes Ihli;Wai Ching Wong;Elizabeth H. Noel;Yi-Yeoun Kim

  • Vapor adsorption on mica and silicon : entropy effects, layering, and surface forces

    D. Beaglehole;H. K. Christenson

  • Kinetics of the homogeneous freezing of water

    B. J. Murray;S. L. Broadley;T. W. Wilson;S. J. Bull

  • Experimental measurements of solvation forces in nonpolar liquids

    Hugo K. Christenson

  • Device for measuring the force and separation between two surfaces down to molecular separations

    J. L. Parker;H. K. Christenson;B. W. Ninham

  • Adhesion and surface energy of mica in air and water

    H. K. Christenson

  • Adhesion between surfaces in undersaturated vapors—a reexamination of the influence of meniscus curvature and surface forces

    Hugo K Christenson

  • Direct measurement of temperature-dependent interactions between non-ionic surfactant layers

    Per M. Claesson;Roland Kjellander;Per Stenius;Hugo K. Christenson

  • A new precipitation pathway for calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum) via amorphous and hemihydrate intermediates.

    Yun-Wei Wang;Yi-Yeoun Kim;Hugo K. Christenson;Fiona C. Meldrum

  • Amorphous Calcium Carbonate is Stabilized in Confinement

    Christopher J. Stephens;Sophie F. Ladden;Fiona C. Meldrum;Hugo K. Christenson

  • Adsorption of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide to mica surfaces below the critical micellar concentration

    P. Kékicheff;H.K. Christenson;B.W. Ninham

  • Measurement of forces due to structure in hydrocarbon liquids

    H.K Christenson;R.G Horn;J.N Israelachvili

  • Forces between fluorocarbon surfactant monolayers: salt effects on the hydrophobic interaction

    H. K. Christenson;P. M. Claesson;J. Berg;P. C. Herder

  • Inadequacy of Lifshitz theory for thin liquid films.

    D Beaglehole;EZ Radlinska;BW Ninham;HK Christenson

  • Capillary condensation in systems of immiscible liquids

    Hugo K Christenson

  • High-speed imaging of ice nucleation in water proves the existence of active sites

    Mark A. Holden;Thomas F. Whale;Mark D. Tarn;Daniel O’Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona C. Meldrum
Fiona C. Meldrum University of Leeds
Barry W. Ninham
Barry W. Ninham Australian National University
Jacob N. Israelachvili
Jacob N. Israelachvili University of California, Santa Barbara
Per M. Claesson
Per M. Claesson Royal Institute of Technology
Stephen D. Evans
Stephen D. Evans University of Leeds
Benjamin J. Murray
Benjamin J. Murray University of Leeds
Jeremy J. Baumberg
Jeremy J. Baumberg University of Cambridge
Alexander F. Markham
Alexander F. Markham St James's University Hospital
Sarah L. Price
Sarah L. Price University College London
James J. De Yoreo
James J. De Yoreo Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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