2026 Richard B. Fair: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	54	8772	8473	2147	1991	183	16045

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

8772

8473

2147

1991

183

16045

Overview

Richard B. Fair is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with specific contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work includes various topics related to microfluidic technologies and engineering innovations. Key areas of research include:

Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Richard B. Fair has contributed to multiple research papers published in recognized scientific venues. Recent publications include:

Digital Microfluidics for the Detection of Selected Inorganic Ions in Aerosols, 2020, Sensors
Dynamic Adaptation Using Deep Reinforcement Learning for Digital Microfluidic Biochips, 2023, ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
Table of Contents, 2024, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

The primary co-authors collaborating with Richard B. Fair are Shuquan Huang, Jessica Connolly, Andrey Khlystov, Tung-Che Liang, and Yi-Chen Chang. This indicates a collaborative research environment across multiple specialized topics.

Research dissemination frequently occurs in specialized publication venues, including:

Sensors
ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Best Publications

Electrowetting-based actuation of liquid droplets for microfluidic applications

Michael G. Pollack;Richard B. Fair;Alexander D. Shenderov

1856
Citations
An integrated digital microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for clinical diagnostics on human physiological fluids

Vijay Srinivasan;Vamsee K. Pamula;Richard B. Fair

1425
Citations
Digital microfluidics: is a true lab-on-a-chip possible?

R. B. Fair

1358
Citations
Electrowetting-based actuation of droplets for integrated microfluidics

M. G. Pollack;A. D. Shenderov;R. B. Fair

1261
Citations
Rapid droplet mixers for digital microfluidic systems.

Phil Paik;Vamsee K. Pamula;Richard B. Fair

647
Citations
Droplet manipulation system and method

Michael G. Pollack;Vamsee K. Pamula;Richard B. Fair

595
Citations
A Quantitative Model for the Diffusion of Phosphorus in Silicon and the Emitter Dip Effect

R. B. Fair;J. C. C. Tsai

495
Citations
Electrowetting-based droplet mixers for microfluidic systems

Phil Paik;Vamsee K. Pamula;Michael G. Pollack;Richard B. Fair

436
Citations
Methods and apparatus for manipulating droplets by electrowetting-based techniques

Vamsee K. Pamula;Michael G. Pollack;Philip Y. Paik;Hong Ren

421
Citations
Apparatuses for mixing droplets

Vamsee Pamula;Michael Pollack;Hong Ren;Richard Fair

410
Citations
Dynamics of electro-wetting droplet transport

Hong Ren;Richard B. Fair;Michael G. Pollack;Edward J. Shaughnessy

271
Citations
Automated on-chip droplet dispensing with volume control by electro-wetting actuation and capacitance metering

H. Ren;R.B. Fair;M.G. Pollack

250
Citations
Effect of complex formation on diffusion of arsenic in silicon

Richard B. Fair;Gary R. Weber

224
Citations
Droplet-based surface modification and washing

Vamsee K. Pamula;Vijay Srinivasan;Allen E. Eckhardt;Michael G. Pollack

212
Citations
Electrowetting-based on-chip sample processing for integrated microfluidics

R.B. Fair;V. Srinivasan;H. Ren;P. Paik

205
Citations
Modeling Rapid Thermal Diffusion of Arsenic and Boron in Silicon

R. B. Fair;J. J. Wortman;J. Liu

198
Citations
A scaling model for electrowetting-on-dielectric microfluidic actuators

J. H. Song;R. Evans;Y.-Y. Lin;B.-N. Hsu

198
Citations
Method and apparatus for non-contact electrostatic actuation of droplets

Pramod Kolar;Richard B. Fair

197
Citations
Droplet-based biochemistry

Michael G. Pollack;Vamsee K. Pamula;Vijay Srinivasan;Philip Y. Paik

197
Citations
Integrated chemical/biochemical sample collection, pre-concentration, and analysis on a digital microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platform

Richard B. Fair;A. Khlystov;Vijay Srinivasan;Vamsee K Pamula

195
Citations