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D-Index
64
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13181
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5963
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1527

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John T. Fourkas 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 T. Fourkas sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 336 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John T. Fourkas 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 T. Fourkas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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

  • 2007 - OSA Fellows For experimental and theoretical contributions in ultrafast nonlinear optics as applied in chemical physics, microscopy, and microfabrication.
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his experimental and theoretical contributions in the use of nonlinear optical techniques to study dynamics in condensed phases
  • 1998 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John T. Fourkas is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines within the broader fields of Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's subfields of study include Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their primary research topics cover Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies, Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions, and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies.

John T. Fourkas has contributed frequently to various scientific journals and publication venues. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Frontiers in Nanotechnology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular Biology of the Cell

Their most recent notable publications include:

  • Fluorinated interphase enables reversible aqueous zinc battery chemistries, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Contractility, focal adhesion orientation, and stress fiber orientation drive cancer cell polarity and migration along wavy ECM substrates, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cortical waves mediate the cellular response to electric fields, 2022, eLife
  • Polymeric Ligand-Mediated Regioselective Bonding of Plasmonic Nanoplates and Nanospheres, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist collaborates often within their research network. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Matt J. Hourwitz
  • Wolfgang Losert
  • Qixin Yang
  • Leonard Campanello
  • Abby Bull

Throughout their career, John T. Fourkas has been recognized through several fellowships:

  • OSA Fellows, 2007, for contributions in ultrafast nonlinear optics applied in chemical physics, microscopy, and microfabrication
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2002, for contributions in nonlinear optical techniques to study dynamics in condensed phases
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1998

Best Publications

  • Fluorinated interphase enables reversible aqueous zinc battery chemistries.

    Longsheng Cao;Dan Li;Travis Pollard;Tao Deng

  • Achieving λ/20 Resolution by One-Color Initiation and Deactivation of Polymerization

    Linjie Li;Rafael R. Gattass;Erez Gershgoren;Hana Hwang

  • Recent progress in multiphoton microfabrication

    Shoji Maruo;Shoji Maruo;John T. Fourkas

  • Field-emission studies on thin films of zinc oxide nanowires

    S. H. Jo;J. Y. Lao;Z. F. Ren;R. A. Farrer

  • Highly efficient multiphoton-absorption-induced luminescence from gold nanoparticles.

    Richard A Farrer;Francis L Butterfield;Vincent W Chen;John T Fourkas

  • DNA-bridged carbon nanotube arrays

    Shana O. Kelley;John Fourkas;Michael Naughton;Zhifeng Ren

  • Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective

    Samuel Faucher;Narayana R Aluru;Martin Z. Bazant;Daniel Blankschtein

  • Orientational dynamics of liquids confined in nanoporous sol-gel glasses studied by optical kerr effect spectroscopy.

    Richard A. Farrer;John T. Fourkas

  • Acrylic-based resin with favorable properties for three-dimensional two-photon polymerization

    Tommaso Baldacchini;Christopher N. LaFratta;Richard A. Farrer;Malvin C. Teich

  • Rapid determination of the three-dimensional orientation of single molecules.

    John T. Fourkas

  • Optical Kerr effect spectroscopy of simple liquids.

    Qin Zhong;John T. Fourkas

  • Immobilization of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts on Monolithic Sol–Gel: Practical, Efficient, and Easily Recyclable Catalysts for Organic and Combinatorial Synthesis

    Jason S. Kingsbury;Steven B. Garber;Jonathan M. Giftos;Brian L. Gray

  • Efficient and robust multiphoton data storage in molecular glasses and highly crosslinked polymers.

    Christopher E. Olson;Michael J. R. Previte;John T. Fourkas

  • Time resolved four‐ and six‐wave mixing in liquids. I. Theory

    Thomas Steffen;John T. Fourkas;Koos Duppen

  • Recyclable metathesis catalysts

    Amir H. Hoveyda;Jason Kingsbury;Steven Garber;Brian Lawrence Gray

  • Exponential intermolecular dynamics in optical Kerr effect spectroscopy of small-molecule liquids

    Brian J. Loughnane;Alessandra Scodinu;Richard A. Farrer;John T. Fourkas

  • Ultrafast Spectroscopic Studies of the Dynamics of Liquids Confined in Nanoporous Glasses

    Brian J. Loughnane;Richard A. Farrer;Alessandra Scodinu;and Thomas Reilly

  • Selective functionalization of 3-D polymer microstructures.

    Richard A. Farrer;Christopher N. LaFratta;Linjie Li;Julie Praino

  • Supercooled liquids : advances and novel applications

    John T. Fourkas;Daniel Kivelson;Udayan Mohanty;Keith A. Nelson

  • Comparison of the orientational dynamics of water confined in hydrophobic and hydrophilic nanopores

    Alessandra Scodinu;John T. Fourkas

Frequent Co-Authors

Edo Waks
Edo Waks University of Maryland, College Park
Malvin C. Teich
Malvin C. Teich Boston University
Bahaa E. A. Saleh
Bahaa E. A. Saleh University of Central Florida
Michael D. Fayer
Michael D. Fayer Stanford University
Rick Trebino
Rick Trebino Georgia Institute of Technology
Carole A. Parent
Carole A. Parent University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Benoit Coasne
Benoit Coasne Grenoble Alpes University
Amir H. Hoveyda
Amir H. Hoveyda Boston College
Srinivasa R. Raghavan
Srinivasa R. Raghavan University of Maryland, College Park

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