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Chemistry D-index 85 Citations 23,410 388 World Ranking 1120 National Ranking 473

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For deep contributions to the understanding of interfacial phenomena in liquid crystalline and colloidal systems

2014 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For innovations and applications in soft-matter surface science.

2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Polymer

His primary areas of study are Liquid crystal, Monolayer, Aqueous solution, Nanotechnology and Chemical physics. His Liquid crystal research includes themes of Crystallography, Molecule, Chemical engineering and Self-assembly. His study in the field of Self-assembled monolayer is also linked to topics like Ribonuclease inhibitor.

He has included themes like Wetting, Inorganic chemistry, Electrochemistry and Pulmonary surfactant in his Aqueous solution study. His study looks at the relationship between Nanotechnology and fields such as Topological defect, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His Chemical physics study incorporates themes from Colloid, Stereochemistry and Thermodynamic equilibrium.

His most cited work include:

  • Biomolecular interactions at phospholipid-decorated surfaces of liquid crystals (449 citations)
  • Electrochemical Principles for Active Control of Liquids on Submillimeter Scales (359 citations)
  • Optical amplification of ligand-receptor binding using liquid crystals (353 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Liquid crystal, Crystallography, Chemical engineering, Aqueous solution and Monolayer. His research integrates issues of Chemical physics, Chromatography, Nanotechnology and Analytical chemistry in his study of Liquid crystal. His Crystallography research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Molecule and Homeotropic alignment.

His research investigates the connection with Chemical engineering and areas like Polymer which intersect with concerns in Polymer chemistry. His Aqueous solution research incorporates themes from Inorganic chemistry, Amphiphile, Electrochemistry and Pulmonary surfactant. His studies in Monolayer integrate themes in fields like Self-assembly and Stereochemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Liquid crystal (56.68%)
  • Crystallography (20.85%)
  • Chemical engineering (19.43%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Liquid crystal (56.68%)
  • Chemical physics (16.80%)
  • Chemical engineering (19.43%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Nicholas L. Abbott mostly deals with Liquid crystal, Chemical physics, Chemical engineering, Crystallography and Nanotechnology. His work deals with themes such as Phase, Polymer, Colloid, Topological defect and Anisotropy, which intersect with Liquid crystal. His study on Chemical physics also encompasses disciplines like

  • Work which intersects with area such as Material properties and Self-assembled monolayer,
  • Molecular dynamics which is related to area like Monolayer and Biophysics,
  • Vesicle which connect with Lipid bilayer.

The concepts of his Chemical engineering study are interwoven with issues in Thin film, Liquid Crystalline Materials and Oxidizing agent. His work carried out in the field of Crystallography brings together such families of science as Hydrophobic effect, Amphiphile, Dimer and Homeotropic alignment. The study incorporates disciplines such as Molecule and Aqueous solution in addition to Hydrophobic effect.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Topological defects in liquid crystals as templates for molecular self-assembly (139 citations)
  • Design of Responsive and Active (Soft) Materials Using Liquid Crystals. (48 citations)
  • Experimental Insights into the Nanostructure of the Cores of Topological Defects in Liquid Crystals (45 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Polymer

His scientific interests lie mostly in Liquid crystal, Nanotechnology, Chemical physics, Topological defect and Crystallography. His Liquid crystal research incorporates elements of Perchlorate, Anisotropy, Polymerization, Chemical engineering and Monomer. His Nanotechnology study typically links adjacent topics like Surface energy.

Nicholas L. Abbott interconnects Crystal, Molecule, Work and Molecular dynamics in the investigation of issues within Chemical physics. His study in Topological defect is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Nanoscopic scale, Disclination and Soft matter. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Amphiphile, Homeotropic alignment and Aqueous solution.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Biomolecular Interactions at Phospholipid-Decorated Surfaces of Liquid Crystals

Jeffrey M. Brake;Maren K. Daschner;Yan Yeung Luk;Nicholas L. Abbott.
Science (2003)

629 Citations

Electrochemical Principles for Active Control of Liquids on Submillimeter Scales

Benedict S. Gallardo;Vinay K. Gupta;Franklin D. Eagerton;Lana I. Jong.
Science (1999)

548 Citations

Optical amplification of ligand-receptor binding using liquid crystals

Vinay K. Gupta;Justin J. Skaife;Timothy B. Dubrovsky;Nicholas L. Abbott.
Science (1998)

498 Citations

Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization To Amplify Monolayers of Initiators Patterned by Microcontact Printing into Polymer Brushes for Pattern Transfer

Rahul R. Shah;David Merreceyes;Marc Husemann;Ian Rees.
Macromolecules (2000)

484 Citations

Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers and Meso-Scale Phenomena

Amit Kumar;Nicholas L. Abbott;Hans A. Biebuyck;Enoch Kim.
Accounts of Chemical Research (1995)

384 Citations

Nanoscale mapping and functional analysis of individual adhesins on living bacteria

Vincent Dupres;Franco D Menozzi;Camille Locht;Brian H Clare.
Nature Methods (2005)

346 Citations

Manipulation of the Wettability of Surfaces on the 0.1 to 1-Micrometer Scale Through Micromachining and Molecular Self-Assembly

Nicholas L. Abbott;John P. Folkers;George M. Whitesides.
Science (1992)

336 Citations

Principles for Measurement of Chemical Exposure Based on Recognition-Driven Anchoring Transitions in Liquid Crystals

Rahul R. Shah;Nicholas L. Abbott.
Science (2001)

307 Citations

Endotoxin-Induced Structural Transformations in Liquid Crystalline Droplets

I-Hsin Lin;Daniel S. Miller;Paul J. Bertics;Christopher J. Murphy.
Science (2011)

283 Citations

Methods and compositions for wound healing

Nicholas L. Abbott;Ankit Agarwal;Christopher J. Murphy;Jonathan F. McAnulty.
(2009)

268 Citations

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