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D-Index
89
Citations
23534
World Ranking
1816
National Ranking
550

Chemistry

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2465
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Kenneth S. Schweizer 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 Kenneth S. Schweizer sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 435 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth S. Schweizer 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 Kenneth S. Schweizer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 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

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

    Kenneth S. Schweizer;John G. Curro

  • Integral-equation theory of the structure of polymer melts.

    Kenneth S. Schweizer;John G. Curro

  • Vibrational dephasing and frequency shifts of polyatomic molecules in solution

    Kenneth S. Schweizer;David Chandler

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

    Kenneth S. Schweizer

  • Theory of Phase Separation in Polymer Nanocomposites

    Justin B. Hooper;Kenneth S. Schweizer

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

    K. S. Schweizer;J. G. Curro

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

    Justin B. Hooper;Kenneth S. Schweizer

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

    Kenneth S. Schweizer;Erica J. Saltzman

  • Equilibrium theory of polymer liquids: Linear chains

    John G. Curro;Kenneth S. Schweizer

  • Theory of Polymer Melts: An Integral Equation Approach'

    John G. Curro;Kenneth S. Schweizer

  • Structure of colloid-polymer suspensions

    Matthias Fuchs;Kenneth S Schweizer

  • 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

  • Local structure of semiflexible polymer melts

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

  • Materials science. Diffusion of a polymer 'pancake'

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

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

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

  • Integral equation theory of the structure and thermodynamics of polymer blends

    Kenneth S. Schweizer;John G. Curro

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

    Kenneth S. Schweizer

  • 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

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

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

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

    Vladimir Kobelev;Kenneth S. Schweizer

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles F. Zukoski
Charles F. Zukoski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alexei P. Sokolov
Alexei P. Sokolov University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Randy H. Ewoldt
Randy H. Ewoldt University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steve Granick
Steve Granick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bobby G. Sumpter
Bobby G. Sumpter Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Paul V. Braun
Paul V. Braun University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sanat K. Kumar
Sanat K. Kumar Columbia University
Mark Dadmun
Mark Dadmun University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Juan J. de Pablo
Juan J. de Pablo New York University
Ralph G. Nuzzo
Ralph G. Nuzzo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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