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D-Index
38
Citations
8945
World Ranking
7905
National Ranking
2165

Sandra M. Troian publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sandra M. Troian sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 194 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sandra M. Troian D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sandra M. Troian sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering theoretical, experimental and molecular simulation studies of microhydrodynamic flows

Overview

Sandra M. Troian is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering, physics, and materials science, with a focus on the interface between fluid dynamics, surface interactions, and material behavior at the microscale.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Materials Science

Subfields in which they have worked encompass:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The main research topics explored by Sandra M. Troian cover:

  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Multiplicity of Inertial Self-Similar Conical Shapes in an Electrified Liquid Metal," 2021, Physical Review Applied
  • "Robust numerical computation of the 3D scalar potential field of the cubic Galileon gravity model at solar system scales," 2020, Physical Review D
  • "How caged motion in the contact layer enhances thermal tunneling across a liquid/solid interface," 2024, Physical Review Research
  • "Thermocapillary Patterning of Highly Uniform Microarrays by Resonant Wavelength Excitation," 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • "Power Laws for the Thermal Slip Length of a Liquid/Solid Interface From the Structure and Frequency Response of the Contact Zone," 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Hiroki Kaifu
  • Chengzhe Zhou
  • Nicholas White
  • Jeffrey B. Jewell
  • Curt Cutler

They have published primarily in venues such as:

  • Physical Review Applied
  • Physical Review D
  • Physical Review Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Sandra M. Troian has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2005 for pioneering theoretical, experimental, and molecular simulation studies of microhydrodynamic flows.

Best Publications

  • A general boundary condition for liquid flow at solid surfaces

    Peter A. Thompson;Sandra M. Troian

  • PRINCIPLES OF MICROFLUIDIC ACTUATION BY MODULATION OF SURFACE STRESSES

    Anton A. Darhuber;Sandra M. Troian

  • Fingering instability of thin spreading films driven by temperature gradients

    A. M. Cazabat;F. Heslot;S. M. Troian;P. Carles

  • Fingering Instabilities of Driven Spreading Films

    S. M. Troian;E. Herbolzheimer;S. A. Safran;J. F. Joanny

  • Patterning liquid flow on the microscopic scale

    Dawn E. Kataoka;Sandra M. Troian

  • Slip behavior in liquid films on surfaces of patterned wettability: Comparison between continuum and molecular dynamics simulations

    Nikolai V. Priezjev;Anton A. Darhuber;Sandra M. Troian

  • Thermocapillary actuation of droplets on chemically patterned surfaces by programmable microheater arrays

    A.A. Darhuber;J.P. Valentino;S.M. Troian;S. Wagner

  • Molecular Origin and Dynamic Behavior of Slip in Sheared Polymer Films

    Nikolai V. Priezjev;Sandra M. Troian

  • Fingering instability in thin wetting films

    S. M. Troian;X. L. Wu;S. A. Safran

  • Influence of periodic wall roughness on the slip behaviour at liquid/solid interfaces: molecular-scale simulations versus continuum predictions

    Nikolai V. Priezjev;Sandra M. Troian

  • Microfluidic actuation by modulation of surface stresses

    Anton A. Darhuber;Joseph P. Valentino;Jeffrey M. Davis;Sandra M. Troian

  • Capacitive sensing of droplets for microfluidic devices based on thermocapillary actuation

    Jian Z. Chen;Anton A. Darhuber;Sandra M. Troian;Sigurd Wagner

  • Selective dip-coating of chemically micropatterned surfaces

    Anton A. Darhuber;Sandra M. Troian;Jeffrey M. Davis;Scott M. Miller

  • Effect of contact angle hysteresis on thermocapillary droplet actuation

    Jian Z. Chen;Sandra M. Troian;Anton A. Darhuber;Sigurd Wagner

  • Model for the fingering instability of spreading surfactant drops

    S. M. Troian;E. Herbolzheimer;S. A. Safran

  • Mean-field theory of quasicrystalline order

    N. D. Mermin;Sandra M. Troian

  • Morphology of liquid microstructures on chemically patterned surfaces

    Anton A. Darhuber;Sandra M. Troian;Scott M. Miller;Sigurd Wagner

  • A Theoretical Study of Instabilities at the Advancing Front of Thermally Driven Coating Films

    Dawn E. Kataoka;Sandra M. Troian

  • Thermocapillary actuation of liquid flow on chemically patterned surfaces

    Anton A. Darhuber;Jeffrey M. Davis;Sandra M. Troian;Walter W. Reisner

  • The development of transient fingering patterns during the spreading of surfactant coated films

    Omar K. Matar;Sandra M. Troian

Frequent Co-Authors

Sigurd Wagner
Sigurd Wagner Princeton University
Omar Matar
Omar Matar Imperial College London
Steffen Berg
Steffen Berg Shell (Netherlands)
Samuel A. Safran
Samuel A. Safran Weizmann Institute of Science
James C. Sturm
James C. Sturm Princeton University
Zhigang Suo
Zhigang Suo Harvard University
Richard A. Register
Richard A. Register Princeton University
Jean-François Joanny
Jean-François Joanny Collège de France

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