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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 61 2015 1922 642 585 350 16241

James Friend publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James Friend between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James Friend published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2021. 15 of the 404 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2021. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1996 2025

404 publications in total across all disciplines

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James Friend: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 9
2005 10
2006 7
2007 26
2008 24
2009 31
2010 27
2011 22
2012 29
2013 16
2014 25
2015 19
2016 10
2017 10
2018 6
2019 10
2020 27
2021 36
2022 22
2023 7
2024 10
2025 5
Total 404
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James Friend publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James Friend sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 348–357 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 350 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131 350
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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James Friend D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James Friend sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141 61
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

James Friend is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the field of engineering, with a strong focus on biomedical engineering. Other subfields include electrical and electronic engineering, physiology, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics covered in their work involve microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, acoustic wave resonator technologies, electrowetting and microfluidic technologies, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, ultrasound and cavitation phenomena, and micro and nano robotics.

James Friend has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Lab on a Chip

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Acoustofluidics for biomedical applications," 2022, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Sonogenetic control of mammalian cells using exogenous Transient Receptor Potential A1 channels," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Soft robotic steerable microcatheter for the endovascular treatment of cerebral disorders," 2021, Science Robotics
  • "Enabling Rapid Charging Lithium Metal Batteries via Surface Acoustic Wave-Driven Electrolyte Flow," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Microliter ultrafast centrifuge platform for size-based particle and cell separation and extraction using novel omnidirectional spiral surface acoustic waves," 2021, Lab on a Chip

Collaborations have been significant in the scientist's output. Frequent co-authors include Jeremy Orosco, Naiqing Zhang, Aditya Vasan, William Connacher, and Tilvawala Gopesh, with collaboration counts ranging from 12 to 20 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Rapid generation of protein aerosols and nanoparticles via SAW atomisation

    M Alvarez;J Friend;L Yeo

  • Microscale acoustofluidics: Microfluidics driven via acoustics and ultrasonics

    James Friend;Leslie Y. Yeo

  • Microfluidic Devices for Bioapplications

    Leslie Y. Yeo;Hsueh-Chia Chang;Peggy P. Y. Chan;James R. Friend

  • Surface Acoustic Wave Microfluidics

    Leslie Y. Yeo;James R. Friend

  • Fabrication of microfluidic devices using polydimethylsiloxane

    James Friend;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo

  • Ultrafast microfluidics using surface acoustic waves

    Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo;James Friend

  • Particle concentration and mixing in microdrops driven by focused surface acoustic waves

    Richard Jonathan Shilton;Ming K Tan;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo;James Friend

  • Electrochemical Control of Photoluminescence in Two-Dimensional MoS2 Nanoflakes

    Yichao Wang;Jian Zhen Ou;Sivacarendran Balendhran;Adam F. Chrimes

  • Interfacial destabilization and atomization driven by surface acoustic waves

    Aisha Qi;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo;James Friend

  • Spring constant calibration of atomic force microscope cantilevers of arbitrary shape

    John E. Sader;Julian A. Sanelli;Brian D. Adamson;Jason P. Monty

  • Surface acoustic wave concentration of particle and bioparticle suspensions

    Haiyan Li;James Friend;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo

  • Micro/nano acoustofluidics: materials, phenomena, design, devices, and applications

    William Connacher;Naiqing Zhang;An Huang;Jiyang Mei

  • Piezoelectric ultrasonic micro/milli-scale actuators

    Brett Watson;James Friend;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo

  • Interfacial jetting phenomena induced by focused surface vibrations.

    Ming K. Tan;James R. Friend;Leslie Y. Yeo

  • Miniature inhalation therapy platform using surface acoustic wave microfluidic atomization.

    Aisha Qi;James Friend;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo;David Alexander Vodden Morton

  • Microparticle collection and concentration via a miniature surface acoustic wave device

    Ming Kwang Tan;James Friend;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo

  • Electrospinning carbon nanotube polymer composite nanofibers

    Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo;James Robert Friend

  • Uniform mixing in paper-based microfluidic systems using surface acoustic waves

    Amgad R. Rezk;Aisha Qi;James R. Friend;Wai Ho Li

  • Frequency effects on the scale and behavior of acoustic streaming

    Michael Barton Dentry;Leslie Yu-Ming Yeo;James Robert Friend

  • Ultrasonic nebulization platforms for pulmonary drug delivery.

    Leslie Y Yeo;James R Friend;Michelle P McIntosh;Els N T Meeusen

  • Plasmon Resonances of Highly Doped Two-Dimensional MoS2

    Yichao Wang;Jian Zhen Ou;Adam F Chrimes;Benjamin J. Carey

  • Paper-based microfluidic surface acoustic wave sample delivery and ionization source for rapid and sensitive ambient mass spectrometry.

    Jenny Ho;Jenny Ho;Ming K. Tan;David B. Go;Leslie Y. Yeo

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie Y. Yeo
Leslie Y. Yeo RMIT University
Kentaro Nakamura
Kentaro Nakamura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Arnan Mitchell
Arnan Mitchell RMIT University
Xinyi Zhang
Xinyi Zhang Monash University
Jian Zhen Ou
Jian Zhen Ou RMIT University
Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
John E. Sader
John E. Sader California Institute of Technology
Huanting Wang
Huanting Wang Monash University
Jianfeng Yao
Jianfeng Yao Nanjing Forestry University
Vipul Bansal
Vipul Bansal RMIT University

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