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Sow-Hsin Chen

Sow-Hsin Chen

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
19844
World Ranking
4677
National Ranking
1474

Sow-Hsin Chen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sow-Hsin Chen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 303 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Sow-Hsin Chen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sow-Hsin Chen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1975 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Sow-Hsin Chen is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans primarily materials science and engineering, with a focus on materials chemistry and biomedical engineering as significant subfields. Other areas of study include fluid flow and transfer processes, organic chemistry, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including material dynamics and properties, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties of mixtures, surfactants and colloidal systems, fluid dynamics and thin films, cultural heritage materials analysis, and adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Some of the recent papers authored by Sow-Hsin Chen include:

  • Nanostructured fluids for polymeric coatings removal: Surfactants affect the polymer glass transition temperature, 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Specific Heat and Transport Functions of Water, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Effects on the Structure and Thermodynamic Properties of Confined Water: Water in Solutions, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Tailoring Chitosan/LTA Zeolite Hybrid Aerogels for Anionic and Cationic Dye Adsorption, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Functionalised nanoclays as microstructure modifiers for calcium and magnesium silicate hydrates, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Francesco Mallamace
  • Domenico Mallamace
  • Piero Baglioni
  • Paola Lanzafame
  • Georgia Papanikolaou

The most common publication venues for Sow-Hsin Chen are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Biophysica
  • Physchem

Sow-Hsin Chen has received recognition in the form of fellowships from prominent scientific organizations. These include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1985 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1975.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of small angle neutron scattering spectra from polydisperse interacting colloids

    Michael Kotlarchyk;Sow‐Hsin Chen

  • Experimental determination of the nature of diffusive motions of water molecules at low temperatures.

    J. Teixeira;M.-C. Bellissent-Funel;S. H. Chen;A. J. Dianoux

  • Small Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of the Structure and Interaction in Micellar and Microemulsion Systems

    S H Chen

  • Pressure Dependence of Fragile-to-Strong Transition and a Possible Second Critical Point in Supercooled Confined Water

    Li Liu;Sow-Hsin Chen;Antonio Faraone;Antonio Faraone;Chun-Wan Yen

  • Structure of three-component microemulsions in the critical region determined by small-angle neutron scattering

    Michael Kotlarchyk;Sow-Hsin Chen;John S. Huang;Mahn Won Kim

  • Observation of fragile-to-strong dynamic crossover in protein hydration water.

    S.-H. Chen;L. Liu;E. Fratini;P. Baglioni

  • Supercooled water and the kinetic glass transition.

    F Sciortino;Paola Gallo;P Tartaglia;SH Chen

  • Structure of AOT reversed micelles determined by small-angle neutron scattering

    Michael Kotlarchyk;John S. Huang;Sow Hsin Chen

  • Structure and fractal dimension of protein-detergent complexes.

    Sow-Hsin Chen;José Teixeira

  • Fragile-to-strong liquid transition in deeply supercooled confined water.

    A. Faraone;L. Liu;C.-Y. Mou;C.-W. Yen

  • Single-particle dynamics of water molecules in confined space.

    M.-C. Bellissent-Funel;M.-C. Bellissent-Funel;S. H. Chen;S. H. Chen;J.-M. Zanotti;J.-M. Zanotti

  • The violation of the Stokes-Einstein relation in supercooled water.

    Sow-Hsin Chen;Francesco Mallamace;Chung-Yuan Mou;Matteo Broccio

  • Slow dynamics of water molecules in supercooled states.

    Paola Gallo;F Sciortino;P Tartaglia;Sh Chen

  • Evidence of the existence of the low-density liquid phase in supercooled, confined water

    Francesco Mallamace;Matteo Broccio;Carmelo Corsaro;Antonio Faraone

  • Structure and dynamics of strongly interacting colloids and supramolecular aggregates in solution

    Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution;Sow-Hsin Chen

  • The anomalous behavior of the density of water in the range 30 K < T < 373 K

    Francesco Mallamace;Caterina Branca;Matteo Broccio;Carmelo Corsaro

  • Transport properties of glass-forming liquids suggest that dynamic crossover temperature is as important as the glass transition temperature

    Francesco Mallamace;Caterina Branca;Carmelo Corsaro;Nancy Leone

  • Structure determination of micelle-like intermediates in amyloid β-protein fibril assembly by using small angle neutron scattering

    Winnie Yong;Aleksey Lomakin;Marina D. Kirkitadze;David B. Teplow

  • Observation of the density minimum in deeply supercooled confined water

    Dazhi Liu;Yang Zhang;Chia-Cheng Chen;Chung-Yuan Mou

  • Cluster formation in two-Yukawa fluids.

    Yun Liu;Wei-Ren Chen;Sow-Hsin Chen

  • Scattering Techniques Applied to Supramolecular and Nonequilibrium Systems

    Nonequilibrium Systems;Sow-Hsin Chen;Benjamin Chu

  • Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Analysis of the Structure and Interaction of Triblock Copolymer Micelles in Aqueous Solution

    Yingchun Liu;Sow-Hsin Chen;John S. Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Piero Baglioni
Piero Baglioni University of Florence
Emiliano Fratini
Emiliano Fratini University of Florence
Chung-Yuan Mou
Chung-Yuan Mou National Taiwan University
Eugene Mamontov
Eugene Mamontov Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yun Liu
Yun Liu National Institute of Standards and Technology
H. Eugene Stanley
H. Eugene Stanley Boston University
Pierandrea Lo Nostro
Pierandrea Lo Nostro University of Florence
Francesco Sciortino
Francesco Sciortino Sapienza University of Rome
David L. Price
David L. Price Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marie-Claire Bellissent-Funel
Marie-Claire Bellissent-Funel University of Paris-Saclay

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