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Chemistry D-index 88 Citations 31,417 692 World Ranking 1289 National Ranking 545
Physics D-index 88 Citations 28,631 458 World Ranking 1726 National Ranking 903

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Awards & Achievements

2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

1984 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of ferroelectric liquid crystals and of liquid crystals and macroscopic colloidal crystals through the use of light scattering techniques

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Organic chemistry

Noel A. Clark focuses on Liquid crystal, Condensed matter physics, Optics, Crystallography and Ferroelectricity. His research in Liquid crystal intersects with topics in Polarization, Molecule, Electric field and Phase. The Electric field study which covers Bistability that intersects with Light valve.

Noel A. Clark has researched Condensed matter physics in several fields, including Light scattering, Orientation, Twist, Colloidal crystal and Bent molecular geometry. The concepts of his Crystallography study are interwoven with issues in Membrane, Scattering and Diffraction. His work in Ferroelectricity tackles topics such as Surface which are related to areas like Electro-optics and Boundary value problem.

His most cited work include:

  • Submicrosecond bistable electro‐optic switching in liquid crystals (2119 citations)
  • Spontaneous formation of macroscopic chiral domains in a fluid smectic phase of achiral molecules (906 citations)
  • "Chevron" local layer structure in surface-stabilized ferroelectric smectic-C cells. (415 citations)

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

Noel A. Clark mainly investigates Liquid crystal, Condensed matter physics, Optics, Ferroelectricity and Phase. His research integrates issues of Chemical physics, Crystallography, Polarization, Electric field and Bent molecular geometry in his study of Liquid crystal. His studies deal with areas such as Molecule and Chirality, Stereochemistry as well as Crystallography.

His Condensed matter physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Scattering, Tilt, Field, Isotropy and Anisotropy. His Optics study combines topics in areas such as Layer, Surface and Bistability. Noel A. Clark interconnects Nonlinear optics and Polar in the investigation of issues within Ferroelectricity.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Liquid crystal (70.96%)
  • Condensed matter physics (32.02%)
  • Optics (25.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Liquid crystal (70.96%)
  • Phase (21.44%)
  • Crystallography (19.54%)

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

Liquid crystal, Phase, Crystallography, Condensed matter physics and Chemical physics are his primary areas of study. His Liquid crystal study contributes to a more complete understanding of Optics. His work deals with themes such as Phase transition, Lamellar structure, Twist, Layer and Diffraction, which intersect with Phase.

Noel A. Clark combines subjects such as Monolayer, Trimer, Oligomer and Stereochemistry with his study of Crystallography. His Condensed matter physics study incorporates themes from Polarization and Ferroelectricity. His Chemical physics research integrates issues from Isotropy, Membrane, Anisotropy and Organic semiconductor.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Chiral heliconical ground state of nanoscale pitch in a nematic liquid crystal of achiral molecular dimers (327 citations)
  • Twist-bend heliconical chiral nematic liquid crystal phase of an achiral rigid bent-core mesogen. (170 citations)
  • Resonant Carbon K-Edge Soft X-Ray Scattering from Lattice-Free Heliconical Molecular Ordering: Soft Dilative Elasticity of the Twist-Bend Liquid Crystal Phase. (119 citations)

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Organic chemistry

Noel A. Clark mostly deals with Liquid crystal, Phase, Crystallography, Molecule and Condensed matter physics. His Liquid crystal study is related to the wider topic of Optics. His Phase study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phase transition, Nanotechnology, Discotic liquid crystal, DNA and Chemical engineering.

His Crystallography research incorporates themes from Monolayer, Molecular physics, Diffraction and Lyotropic. His Molecule study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nanoscopic scale, Phase diagram, Oligomer, Chirality and Enantiomer. He has included themes like Birefringence, Matrix, Ferrofluid and Ferroelectricity in his Condensed matter physics study.

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Best Publications

Submicrosecond bistable electro‐optic switching in liquid crystals

Noel A. Clark;Sven T. Lagerwall.
Applied Physics Letters (1980)

3313 Citations

Spontaneous formation of macroscopic chiral domains in a fluid smectic phase of achiral molecules

Darren R. Link;Giorgio Natale;Renfan Shao;Joseph E. Maclennan.
Science (1997)

1409 Citations

"Chevron" local layer structure in surface-stabilized ferroelectric smectic-C cells.

T. P. Rieker;N. A. Clark;G. S. Smith;G. S. Smith;D. S. Parmar.
Physical Review Letters (1987)

602 Citations

Steric interactions in a model multimembrane system: A synchrotron x-ray study.

C. R. Safinya;D. Roux;D. Roux;G. S. Smith;G. S. Smith;S. K. Sinha.
Physical Review Letters (1986)

575 Citations

Chiral smectic C or H liquid crystal electro-optical device

Noel A. Clark;Sven T. Lagerwall.
(1980)

508 Citations

Chiral heliconical ground state of nanoscale pitch in a nematic liquid crystal of achiral molecular dimers

Dong Chen;Jan H. Porada;Justin B. Hooper;Justin B. Hooper;Arthur Klittnick.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2013)

431 Citations

Single colloidal crystals

Noel A. Clark;Alan J. Hurd;Bruce J. Ackerson.
Nature (1979)

424 Citations

End-to-end stacking and liquid crystal condensation of 6 to 20 base pair DNA duplexes.

Michi Nakata;Giuliano Zanchetta;Brandon D. Chapman;Christopher D. Jones.
Science (2007)

418 Citations

Light-Scattering Study of Two-Dimensional Molecular-Orientation Fluctuations in a Freely Suspended Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystal Film

Charles Y. Young;Ronald Pindak;Noel A. Clark;Robert B. Meyer.
Physical Review Letters (1978)

418 Citations

A ferroelectric liquid crystal conglomerate composed of racemic molecules

David M. Walba;Eva Körblova;Renfan Shao;Joseph E. Maclennan.
Science (2000)

403 Citations

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