2026 Jack F. Douglas: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	98	1151	1102	374	347	723	39318
Chemistry	98	1379	1227	532	438	681	39972

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

1151

1102

374

347

723

39318

Chemistry

1379

1227

532

438

681

39972

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

39318

World Ranking

1151

National Ranking

374

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

39972

World Ranking

1379

National Ranking

532

Overview

Jack F. Douglas is affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their research spans several fields primarily focused on materials science and engineering.

The main areas of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Their work covers several subfields such as:

Materials Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

Jack F. Douglas has contributed extensively to topics including:

Material Dynamics and Properties
Theoretical and Computational Physics
Polymer Crystallization and Properties
Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

The scientist has published numerous papers in respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Macromolecules
The Journal of Chemical Physics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Soft Matter
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Some of the recent publications by Jack F. Douglas are:

"Polymer Glass Formation: Role of Activation Free Energy, Configurational Entropy, and Collective Motion," 2021, Macromolecules
"Predictive relation for the α-relaxation time of a coarse-grained polymer melt under steady shear," 2020, Science Advances
"Competing Effects of Cohesive Energy and Cross-Link Density on the Segmental Dynamics and Mechanical Properties of Cross-Linked Polymers," 2022, Macromolecules
"Molecular Dynamics Study of Glass Formation in Polymer Melts with Varying Chain Stiffness," 2020, Macromolecules
"Dynamic heterogeneity and collective motion in star polymer melts," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics

Collaboration is also a significant aspect of their career. Frequent coauthors include:

Wen-Sheng Xu
Alamgir Karim
Xiaolei Xu
Francis W. Starr
Ferenc Horkay

Best Publications

Interaction of Gold Nanoparticles with Common Human Blood Proteins

Silvia H. De Paoli Lacerda;Jung Jin Park;Curt Meuse;Denis Pristinski

1354
Citations
STRINGLIKE COOPERATIVE MOTION IN A SUPERCOOLED LIQUID

Claudio Donati;Jack F. Douglas;Walter Kob;Steven J. Plimpton

1215
Citations
Anisotropic self-assembly of spherical polymer-grafted nanoparticles

Pinar Akcora;Hongjun Liu;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll

1181
Citations
Nanoparticle networks reduce the flammability of polymer nanocomposites.

Takashi Kashiwagi;Fangming Du;Jack F. Douglas;Karen I. Winey

1144
Citations
Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites

J. Jancar;J.F. Douglas;F.W. Starr;S.K. Kumar

1037
Citations
Geometrical percolation threshold of overlapping ellipsoids

E. J. Garboczi;K. A. Snyder;J. F. Douglas;M. F. Thorpe

928
Citations
Thermal and flammability properties of polypropylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Takashi Kashiwagi;Eric Grulke;Jenny Hilding;Katrina Groth

851
Citations
Spinodal Dewetting of Thin Polymer Films

R H. Xie;Alamgir Karim;Jack F. Douglas;Charles C. Han

752
Citations
Thermal Degradation and Flammability Properties of Poly(propylene)/Carbon Nanotube Composites

Takashi Kashiwagi;Eric Grulke;Jenny Hilding;Richard Harris

685
Citations
Growth and form of spherulites.

László Gránásy;Tamás Pusztai;György Tegze;James A. Warren

606
Citations
Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Nanotube Dispersion and Concentration

Takashi Kashiwagi;F Du;K Winey;K M. Groth

559
Citations
Flow-induced properties of nanotube-filled polymer materials.

Semen B. Kharchenko;Jack F. Douglas;Jan Obrzut;Eric A. Grulke

544
Citations
Characterization of branching architecture through "universal" ratios of polymer solution properties

Jack F. Douglas;Jacques Roovers;Karl F. Freed

407
Citations
A general mechanism of polycrystalline growth.

László Gránásy;Tamás Pusztai;Tamás Börzsönyi;James A. Warren

404
Citations
What do we learn from the local geometry of glass-forming liquids?

Francis W. Starr;Srikanth Sastry;Jack F. Douglas;Sharon C. Glotzer;Sharon C. Glotzer

378
Citations
Model for the Viscosity of Particle Dispersions

Jozef Bicerano;Jack F. Douglas;Douglas A. Brune

353
Citations
The Critical Role of Solvent Evaporation on the Roughness of Spin-Cast Polymer Films

Kenneth E. Strawhecker;Sanat K. Kumar;Jack F. Douglas;Alamgir Karim

340
Citations
Origin of Particle Clustering in a Simulated Polymer Nanocomposite and its Impact on Rheology

Francis W. Starr;Francis W. Starr;Jack F. Douglas;Sharon C. Glotzer

279
Citations
“Gel-like” Mechanical Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposite Melts

Pinar Akcora;Sanat K. Kumar;Joseph Moll;Sarah Lewis

272
Citations
Dimensional crossover in the phase separation kinetics of thin polymer blend films.

L. Sung;A. Karim;J. F. Douglas;C. C. Han

265
Citations
The Effect of Nanoparticle Shape on Polymer-Nanocomposite Rheology and Tensile Strength

Scott T. Knauert;Jack F. Douglas;Francis W. Starr

265
Citations