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100
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48960
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Sidney R. Nagel publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sidney R. Nagel sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 421 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Sidney R. Nagel D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sidney R. Nagel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1979 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Sidney R. Nagel is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Computational Mechanics.

Their main research topics cover Material Dynamics and Properties, Theoretical and Computational Physics, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Machine Learning in Materials Science, and Advanced Materials and Mechanics.

Sidney R. Nagel has contributed to a number of publications in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances
  • Physical review. E
  • Soft Matter

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Sidney R. Nagel include:

  • Transient learning degrees of freedom for introducing function in materials, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Effect of directed aging on nonlinear elasticity and memory formation in a material, 2020, Physical Review Research
  • Publisher Correction: Capillary flow as the cause of ring stains from dried liquid drops, 2021, Nature
  • Confinement-induced stabilization of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability and transition to the unconfined limit, 2020, Science Advances
  • Learning to self-fold at a bifurcation, 2023, Physical review. E

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of their research career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Andrea J. Liu
  • Chloe W. Lindeman
  • Arvind Murugan
  • Varda F. Hagh
  • Nidhi Pashine

Sidney R. Nagel received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship in 1979.

Best Publications

  • Granular solids, liquids, and gases

    Heinrich M. Jaeger;Sidney R. Nagel;Robert P. Behringer

  • Supercooled Liquids and Glasses

    M. D. Ediger;Charles Angell;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Contact line deposits in an evaporating drop

    Robert D. Deegan;Olgica Bakajin;Todd F. Dupont;Greg Huber

  • Jamming is not just cool any more

    Andrea J. Liu;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Jamming at zero temperature and zero applied stress: the epitome of disorder.

    Corey S. O’Hern;Corey S. O’Hern;Leonardo E. Silbert;Leonardo E. Silbert;Andrea J. Liu;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Physics of the Granular State

    H. M. Jaeger;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Vibration-induced size separation in granular media: The convection connection.

    James B. Knight;H. M. Jaeger;Sidney R. Nagel

  • The Jamming Transition and the Marginally Jammed Solid

    Andrea J. Liu;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Drop splashing on a dry smooth surface.

    Lei Xu;Wendy W. Zhang;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Scaling and universality in avalanches.

    Leo P. Kadanoff;Sidney R. Nagel;Lei Wu;Su Min Zhou

  • Density relaxation in a vibrated granular material

    James B. Knight;Christopher G. Fandrich;Chun Ning Lau;Heinrich M. Jaeger

  • FORCE DISTRIBUTION IN A GRANULAR MEDIUM

    Daniel M. Mueth;Heinrich M. Jaeger;Sidney R. Nagel

  • The Physics of Granular Materials

    Heinrich M. Jaeger;Sidney R. Nagel;Robert P. Behringer

  • Relaxation at the angle of repose.

    H. M. Jaeger;Chu Heng Liu;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Random packings of frictionless particles.

    Corey S. O'Hern;Corey S. O'Hern;Stephen A. Langer;Andrea J. Liu;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Scaling in the relaxation of supercooled liquids.

    Paul K. Dixon;Lei Wu;Sidney R. Nagel;Bruce D. Williams

  • Density fluctuations in vibrated granular materials

    Edmund R. Nowak;James B. Knight;Eli Ben-Naim;Heinrich M. Jaeger

  • Specific-Heat Spectroscopy of the Glass Transition

    Norman O. Birge;Sidney R. Nagel

  • Nearly-Free-Electron Approach to the Theory of Metallic Glass Alloys

    S. R. Nagel;J. Tauc

  • Reply to ``Comment on `Jamming at zero temperature and zero applied stress: The epitome of disorder' ''

    Corey S. O’Hern;Leonardo E. Silbert;Andrea J. Liu;Sidney R. Nagel

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich M. Jaeger
Heinrich M. Jaeger University of Chicago
Gary S. Grest
Gary S. Grest Sandia National Laboratories
Juan J. de Pablo
Juan J. de Pablo New York University
Milan Mrksich
Milan Mrksich Northwestern University
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William L. Murphy
William L. Murphy University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeffrey F. Morris
Jeffrey F. Morris City College of New York
Robert Behringer
Robert Behringer Duke University
David L. Price
David L. Price Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jens Eggers
Jens Eggers University of Bristol

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