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Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
18930
World Ranking
3170
National Ranking
882

Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
20031
World Ranking
3480
National Ranking
1135

R. James Kirkpatrick 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 R. James Kirkpatrick sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 210 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. James Kirkpatrick 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 R. James Kirkpatrick sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R. James Kirkpatrick was affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research contributed to a variety of fields including geophysics, control and systems engineering, environmental engineering, mechanics of materials, and mechanical engineering. Kirkpatrick's work addressed multiple scientific topics such as CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, process optimization and integration, advanced control systems optimization, extraction and separation processes, and NMR spectroscopy and applications.

Throughout their career, Kirkpatrick published papers in several venues. Frequent publication outlets included OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) with five publications, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C with two publications, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, and European Neuropsychopharmacology.

Notable papers published by Kirkpatrick and collaborators included:

  • Role of Cations in the Methane/Carbon Dioxide Partitioning in Nano- and Mesopores of Illite Using Constant Reservoir Composition Molecular Dynamics Simulation, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Separation of middle boiling trace compounds by distillation: An investigation of practical implications of complex column arrangements on an industrial methanol distillation case study, 2020, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Probing Pore Size and Connectivity in Porous Silicas Using 13C MAS NMR Spectroscopy of Supercritical Methane, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • MACHINE LEARNING BASED PREDICTION OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE disorder symptoms increases genomic discovery power, 2022, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Data for EMSL Project 49782 from May 2021, 2021, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Frequent coauthors included Geoffrey M. Bowers, Narasimhan Loganathan, Venkateswara Reddy Uddigiri, Haley Argersinger, and Raju Nanda. These collaborations supported diverse topics and complex multidisciplinary research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Structure of Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C‐S‐H): Near‐, Mid‐, and Far‐Infrared Spectroscopy

    Ping Yu;R. James Kirkpatrick;Brent Poe;Paul F. McMillan

  • 29Si MAS NMR study of the structure of calcium silicate hydrate

    Xiandong Cong;R.James Kirkpatrick

  • The role of Al in C-S-H: NMR, XRD, and compositional results for precipitated samples

    G.K. Sun;J. Francis Young;R. James Kirkpatrick

  • Crystal growth from the melt: A review

    R. James Kirkpatrick

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of the structures of phosphate and phosphate-containing glasses: a review.

    R.James Kirkpatrick;Richard K. Brow

  • High-resolution silicon-29 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic study of rock-forming silicates

    Karen Ann Smith;R. James Kirkpatrick;Eric Oldfield;Donald M. Henderson

  • Nature of Alumina in Phosphate Glass: II, Structure of Sodium Alurninophosphate Glass

    Richard K. Brow;R. James Kirkpatrick;Gary L. Turner

  • Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Chloride Binding to the Surfaces of Calcium Hydroxide, Hydrated Calcium Aluminate, and Calcium Silicate Phases

    Andrey G. Kalinichev;R. James Kirkpatrick

  • The short range structure of sodium phosphate glasses I. MAS NMR studies

    R.K. Brow;R.J. Kirkpatrick;G.L. Turner

  • Structure and Cation Effects on Phosphorus-31 NMR Chemical Shifts and Chemical-Shift Anisotropies of Orthophosphates*

    Gary L Turner;Karen Ann Smith;R.James Kirkpatrick;Eric Oldfieldt

  • Raman spectroscopy of C-S-H, tobermorite, and jennite

    R. James Kirkpatrick;J.L. Yarger;Paul F. McMillan;Yu Ping;Yu Ping

  • Effects of substrate structure and composition on the structure, dynamics, and energetics of water at mineral surfaces: A molecular dynamics modeling study

    Jianwei Wang;Andrey G. Kalinichev;R. James Kirkpatrick

  • Molecular dynamics modeling of the structure, dynamics and energetics of mineral–water interfaces: Application to cement materials

    Andrey G. Kalinichev;Jianwei Wang;R. James Kirkpatrick

  • Kinetics of crystallization of igneous rocks

    R. James Kirkpatrick

  • High-resolution 23Na, 27Al and 29Si NMR spectroscopy of framework Aluminosilicate glasses

    Richard Oestrike;Wang hong Yang;R. James Kirkpatrick;Richard L. Hervig

  • Structure, Energetics, and Dynamics of Water Adsorbed on the Muscovite (001) Surface: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation

    Jianwei Wang;Andrey G. Kalinichev;R. James Kirkpatrick;Randall T. Cygan

  • Solid‐state NMR Evidence of 4‐, 5, and 6‐Fold Aluminum Sites in Roller‐Quenched SiO2‐A12O3 Glasses

    Subhash H. Risbud;R. James Kirkpatrick;Antoni P. Taglialavore;B. Montez

  • Boron-11 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic study of borate and borosilicate minerals and a borosilicate glass

    Gary L Turner;Karen Ann Smith;R.James Kirkpatrick;Eric Oldfield

  • Formation of ASR gel and the roles of C-S-H and portlandite

    Xiaoqiang Hou;Leslie J. Struble;R.James Kirkpatrick

  • High resolution aluminum-27 and silicon-29 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic study of layer silicates, including clay minerals

    Robert A. Kinsey;R. James Kirkpatrick;John Hower;Karen Ann Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Oldfield
Eric Oldfield University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Randall T. Cygan
Randall T. Cygan Sandia National Laboratories
Richard K. Brow
Richard K. Brow Missouri University of Science and Technology
Paul F. McMillan
Paul F. McMillan University College London
Mark E. Bowden
Mark E. Bowden Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Subhash H. Risbud
Subhash H. Risbud University of California, Davis
Bruce W. Arey
Bruce W. Arey Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David L. Bish
David L. Bish Indiana University
Michael A. Carpenter
Michael A. Carpenter University of Cambridge
Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky Arizona State University

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