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Lorraine F. Francis 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 Lorraine F. Francis sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 247 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lorraine F. Francis 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 Lorraine F. Francis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lorraine F. Francis is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on nanomaterials and printing technologies.

The main fields of study for Lorraine F. Francis include Engineering and Materials Science. Within these broad areas, their work covers subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films
  • Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Lorraine F. Francis has contributed to frequent publication venues such as:

  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Flexible and Printed Electronics
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Journal of Coatings Technology and Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Francis include:

  • "The colloidal nature of complex fluids enhances bacterial motility", 2022, Nature
  • "Poly(methyl methacrylate) Films with High Concentrations of Silicon Quantum Dots for Visibly Transparent Luminescent Solar Concentrators", 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Capillary-flow dynamics in open rectangular microchannels", 2021, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • "Block Copolymer and Nanosilica-Modified Epoxy Nanocomposites", 2021, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • "Band Gap Tuning of Films of Undoped ZnO Nanocrystals by Removal of Surface Groups", 2022, Nanomaterials

Their research collaborations have included frequent coauthors such as:

  • C. Daniel Frisbie
  • Krystopher S. Jochem
  • Satish Kumar
  • Christopher J. Ellison
  • Panayiotis Kolliopoulos

Best Publications

  • Dispersible exfoliated zeolite nanosheets and their application as a selective membrane

    Kumar Varoon;Xueyi Zhang;Bahman Elyassi;Damien D. Brewer

  • High-resolution patterning of graphene by screen printing with a silicon stencil for highly flexible printed electronics.

    Woo Jin Hyun;Ethan B. Secor;Mark C. Hersam;C. Daniel Frisbie

  • Optimization of Aerosol Jet Printing for High-Resolution, High-Aspect Ratio Silver Lines

    Ankit Mahajan;C. Daniel Frisbie;Lorraine F. Francis

  • PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND INTEGRATION INTO MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

    Dennis L. Polla;Lorraine F. Francis

  • Gravure Printing of Graphene for Large‐area Flexible Electronics

    Ethan B. Secor;Sooman Lim;Heng Zhang;C. Daniel Frisbie

  • Processing and properties of porous poly(L-lactide)/bioactive glass composites.

    Kai Zhang;Yunbing Wang;Marc A. Hillmyer;Lorraine F. Francis

  • Development and measurement of stress in polymer coatings

    L. F. Francis;A. V. Mccormick;D. M. Vaessen;J. A. Payne

  • Silane Adsorption Behavior, Microstructure, and Properties of Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane-Modified Colloidal Silica Coatings

    M.W. Daniels;L.F. Francis

  • Oriented MFI Membranes by Gel-Less Secondary Growth of Sub-100 nm MFI-Nanosheet Seed Layers.

    Kumar Varoon Agrawal;Berna Topuz;Tung Cao Thanh Pham;Thanh Huu Nguyen

  • Scalable, Self‐Aligned Printing of Flexible Graphene Micro‐Supercapacitors

    Woo Jin Hyun;Ethan B. Secor;Chang Hyun Kim;Mark C. Hersam

  • Lowering the percolation threshold of conductive composites using particulate polymer microstructure

    Jaime C. Grunlan;William W. Gerberich;Lorraine F. Francis

  • In vitro hydroxycarbonate apatite mineralization of CaO-SiO2 sol-gel glasses with a three-dimensionally ordered macroporous structure

    Hongwei Yan;Kai Zhang;Christopher F. Blanford;Lorraine F. Francis

  • All-Printed, Foldable Organic Thin-Film Transistors on Glassine Paper.

    Woo Jin Hyun;Ethan B. Secor;Geoffrey A. Rojas;Mark C. Hersam

  • Drying regime maps for particulate coatings

    Christine M. Cardinal;Yoon Dong Jung;Kyung Hyun Ahn;Lorraine F Francis

  • Thin-Layer Dielectrics in the Pb[(Mg1/3Nb2/3)1-xTix]O3 System

    Lorraine Falter Francis;David A. Payne

  • Screen Printing of Highly Loaded Silver Inks on Plastic Substrates Using Silicon Stencils

    Woo Jin Hyun;Sooman Lim;Bok Yeop Ahn;Jennifer A. Lewis

  • High-Resolution Transfer Printing of Graphene Lines for Fully Printed, Flexible Electronics

    Donghoon Song;Ankit Mahajan;Ethan B. Secor;Mark C. Hersam

  • Mechanism of wrinkle formation in curing coatings

    Soumendra K. Basu;L.E. Scriven;L.F. Francis;A.V. McCormick

  • Aqueous latex/ceramic nanoparticle dispersions: colloidal stability and coating properties.

    Jiakuan Sun;Bhaskar V. Velamakanni;William W. Gerberich;Lorraine F. Francis

  • Sustainable near UV-curable acrylates based on natural phenolics for stereolithography 3D printing

    Rui Ding;Yuyang Du;Rebecca B. Goncalves;Lorraine F. Francis

  • Scalable, Self Aligned Printing of Flexible Graphene Micro Supercapacitors (Postprint)

    Woo J Hyun;Chang-Hyun Kim;Lorraine F Francis

Frequent Co-Authors

Alon V. McCormick
Alon V. McCormick University of Minnesota
Frank S. Bates
Frank S. Bates University of Minnesota
William W Gerberich
William W Gerberich University of Minnesota
C. Daniel Frisbie
C. Daniel Frisbie University of Minnesota
L. E. Scriven
L. E. Scriven University of Minnesota
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar University of Minnesota
Jane H. Davidson
Jane H. Davidson University of Minnesota
Jaime C. Grunlan
Jaime C. Grunlan Texas A&M University
Michael Tsapatsis
Michael Tsapatsis Johns Hopkins University
Christopher W. Macosko
Christopher W. Macosko University of Minnesota

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