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D-Index
54
Citations
20151
World Ranking
8746
National Ranking
2137

John C. Crocker publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Crocker sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 189 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

John C. Crocker D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Crocker sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the microrheology of soft matter and cells, and to DNAdirected colloidal selfassembly

Overview

John C. Crocker is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research mainly spans materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on materials chemistry and atomic and molecular physics, and optics. They have contributed extensively to topics such as Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, material dynamics and properties, cellular mechanics and interactions, force microscopy techniques and applications, surfactants and colloidal systems, theoretical and computational physics, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques.

Their recent significant publications include:

  • Elusive photonic crystals come a step closer, 2020, Nature
  • Particle tracking of nanoparticles in soft matter, 2020, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Advancing mental health screening in schools: Innovative, field-tested practices and observed trends during a 15-month learning collaborative, 2022, Psychology in the Schools
  • Interfacial Flow around Brownian Colloids, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Hydrodynamic and frictional modulation of deformations in switchable colloidal crystallites, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Crocker frequently publishes in venues that include arXiv (Cornell University), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Research, Soft Matter, and the Journal of Applied Physics.

Their collaborative network involves several frequent coauthors, including Amruthesh Thirumalaiswamy, Robert A. Riggleman, Shankar Sivarajan, Daniel H. Reich, and Yu Shi.

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2018, with a citation acknowledging contributions to the microrheology of soft matter and cells, as well as its application to DNA-directed colloidal self-assembly.

Best Publications

  • Three-Dimensional Direct Imaging of Structural Relaxation Near the Colloidal Glass Transition

    Eric R. Weeks;J. C. Crocker;Andrew C. Levitt;Andrew Schofield

  • Two-point microrheology of inhomogeneous soft materials.

    John C. Crocker;Megan T. Valentine;Eric R. Weeks;Thomas Gisler

  • Microscopic measurement of the pair interaction potential of charge-stabilized colloid.

    John C. Crocker;David G. Grier

  • When Like Charges Attract: The Effects of Geometrical Confinement on Long-Range Colloidal Interactions.

    John C. Crocker;David G. Grier

  • Prestressed F-actin networks cross-linked by hinged filamins replicate mechanical properties of cells

    M. L. Gardel;F. Nakamura;J. H. Hartwig;J. C. Crocker

  • Microrheology, stress fluctuations, and active behavior of living cells.

    A. W. C. Lau;Brenton D Hoffman;A. Davies;John C Crocker

  • ENTROPIC ATTRACTION AND REPULSION IN BINARY COLLOIDS PROBED WITH A LINE OPTICAL TWEEZER

    J. C. Crocker;J. A. Matteo;A. D. Dinsmore;A. G. Yodh

  • Rheology of Soft Materials

    Daniel T.N. Chen;Qi Wen;Paul A. Janmey;John C. Crocker

  • The consensus mechanics of cultured mammalian cells

    Brenton D. Hoffman;Gladys Massiera;Kathleen M. Van Citters;John C. Crocker

  • Microrheology of entangled F-actin solutions.

    M. L. Gardel;M. T. Valentine;John C Crocker;A. R. Bausch

  • Colloidal interactions and self-assembly using DNA hybridization.

    Paul L. Biancaniello;Anthony J. Kim;John C. Crocker

  • Cell Mechanics: Dissecting the Physical Responses of Cells to Force

    Brenton D. Hoffman;John C. Crocker

  • Investigating the microenvironments of inhomogeneous soft materials with multiple particle tracking

    Megan T. Valentine;Peter D. Kaplan;D. Thota;John C. Crocker

  • Entropically Driven Colloidal Crystallization on Patterned Surfaces

    Keng-hui Lin;John C. Crocker;Vikram Prasad;Andrew Schofield

  • Microrheology of polyethylene oxide using diffusing wave spectroscopy and single scattering

    Bivash R. Dasgupta;Shang-You Tee;John C. Crocker;B. J. Frisken

  • Reversible self-assembly and directed assembly of DNA-linked micrometer-sized colloids

    Marie Pierre Valignat;Olivier Theodoly;John C. Crocker;William B. Russel

  • ENTROPIC COLLOIDAL INTERACTIONS IN CONCENTRATED DNA SOLUTIONS

    Ritu Verma;J. C. Crocker;T. C. Lubensky;A. G. Yodh

  • Microrheology probes length scale dependent rheology

    J. Liu;M. L. Gardel;K. Kroy;E. Frey

  • Multiple-particle tracking and two-point microrheology in cells.

    John C. Crocker;Brenton D. Hoffman

  • Rheological microscopy: local mechanical properties from microrheology.

    D. T. Chen;E. R. Weeks;John C Crocker;M. F. Islam

  • Microrheology, stress fluctuations and active behavior of living cells

    Andy W. C. Lau;Brenton D. Hoffman;John C. Crocker;Tom C. Lubensky

Frequent Co-Authors

Arjun G. Yodh
Arjun G. Yodh University of Pennsylvania
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University
Daniel A. Hammer
Daniel A. Hammer University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen J. Stebe
Kathleen J. Stebe University of Pennsylvania
Tom C. Lubensky
Tom C. Lubensky University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence S. Young
Lawrence S. Young University of Warwick
Daeyeon Lee
Daeyeon Lee University of Pennsylvania
G. D. Gu
G. D. Gu Brookhaven National Laboratory
Paul Chaikin
Paul Chaikin New York University
So-Jung Park
So-Jung Park Ewha Womans University

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