2026 Kenneth S. Schweizer: 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	89	1817	1750	551	515	435	23534
Chemistry	87	2465	2224	865	728	389	22235

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

1817

1750

551

515

435

23534

Chemistry

2465

2224

865

728

389

22235

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

23534

World Ranking

1817

National Ranking

551

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

22235

World Ranking

2465

National Ranking

865

Research.com Recognitions

1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the pioneering development of microscopic liquidstate theories of the structure, thermodynamics, phase transitions, and dynamics of polymer fluids

Overview

Kenneth S. Schweizer is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with specific concentration on Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including:

Material Dynamics and Properties
Polymer crystallization and properties
Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
Conducting polymers and applications
Theoretical and Computational Physics

Publications by Kenneth S. Schweizer have frequently appeared in several prominent venues, such as:

Macromolecules
The Journal of Chemical Physics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Polymer Science
Soft Matter

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Schweizer include:

Thermodynamics and Structure of Polyncatenane Melts, 2020, Macromolecules
Dynamics of polyncatenane melts, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
Nature of dynamic gradients, glass formation, and collective effects in ultrathin freestanding films, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Experimental test of a predicted dynamics-structure-thermodynamics connection in molecularly complex glass-forming liquids, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Asakura-Oosawa theory: Entropic forces in physics, biology, and soft matter, 2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics

The scientist collaborates frequently with co-authors including Baicheng Mei, Yuxing Zhou, Alexei P. Sokolov, Stuart J. Rowan, and Ashesh Ghosh.

Among professional recognitions, Schweizer was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1996 for contributions to microscopic liquid-state theories related to the structure, thermodynamics, phase transitions, and dynamics of polymer fluids.

Best Publications

Janus Particle Synthesis and Assembly

Shan Jiang;Qian Chen;Mukta Tripathy;Erik Luijten

851
Citations
Integral Equation Theories of the Structure, Thermodynamics, and Phase Transitions of Polymer Fluids

Kenneth S. Schweizer;John G. Curro

496
Citations
Integral-equation theory of the structure of polymer melts.

Kenneth S. Schweizer;John G. Curro

462
Citations
Vibrational dephasing and frequency shifts of polyatomic molecules in solution

Kenneth S. Schweizer;David Chandler

457
Citations
Microscopic theory of the dynamics of polymeric liquids: General formulation of a mode–mode‐coupling approach

Kenneth S. Schweizer

421
Citations
Theory of Phase Separation in Polymer Nanocomposites

Justin B. Hooper;Kenneth S. Schweizer

363
Citations
PRISM theory of the structure, thermodynamics, and phase transitions of polymer liquids and alloys

K. S. Schweizer;J. G. Curro

358
Citations
Contact Aggregation, Bridging, and Steric Stabilization in Dense Polymer−Particle Mixtures

Justin B. Hooper;Kenneth S. Schweizer

325
Citations
Entropic barriers, activated hopping, and the glass transition in colloidal suspensions

Kenneth S. Schweizer;Erica J. Saltzman

324
Citations
Equilibrium theory of polymer liquids: Linear chains

John G. Curro;Kenneth S. Schweizer

303
Citations
Theory of Polymer Melts: An Integral Equation Approach'

John G. Curro;Kenneth S. Schweizer

252
Citations
Structure of colloid-polymer suspensions

Matthias Fuchs;Kenneth S Schweizer

246
Citations
Convenient and accurate discretized path integral methods for equilibrium quantum mechanical calculations

Kenneth S. Schweizer;Richard M. Stratt;Richard M. Stratt;David Chandler;Peter G. Wolynes

241
Citations
Local structure of semiflexible polymer melts

Kevin G. Honnell;John G. Curro;Kenneth S. Schweizer

237
Citations
Materials science. Diffusion of a polymer 'pancake'

Svetlana A. Sukhishvili;Yan Chen;Joachim D. Müller;Enrico Gratton

224
Citations
Big Effect of Small Nanoparticles: A Shift in Paradigm for Polymer Nanocomposites

Shiwang Cheng;Shi Jie Xie;Jan Michael Y. Carrillo;Bobby Carroll

216
Citations
Integral equation theory of the structure and thermodynamics of polymer blends

Kenneth S. Schweizer;John G. Curro

216
Citations
Derivation of a microscopic theory of barriers and activated hopping transport in glassy liquids and suspensions.

Kenneth S. Schweizer

214
Citations
Elastically cooperative activated barrier hopping theory of relaxation in viscous fluids. I. General formulation and application to hard sphere fluids.

Stephen Mirigian;Kenneth S. Schweizer

211
Citations
Entropy driven phase transitions in colloid-polymer suspensions: Tests of depletion theories

S. Ramakrishnan;Matthias Fuchs;Kenneth S. Schweizer;Charles F. Zukoski

207
Citations
Strain softening, yielding, and shear thinning in glassy colloidal suspensions.

Vladimir Kobelev;Kenneth S. Schweizer

187
Citations