Bruce J. Ackerson

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Bruce J. Ackerson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce J. Ackerson has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Materials Chemistry, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Bruce J. Ackerson's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (64 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (21 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (14 papers). Bruce J. Ackerson is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (64 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (21 papers) and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (14 papers). Bruce J. Ackerson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and Netherlands. Bruce J. Ackerson's co-authors include Noel A. Clark, P. N. Pusey, Klaus Schätzel, Penger Tong, Alan J. Hurd, W. van Megen, S. M. Underwood, Charles F. Zukoski, Lise K. Cotter and Paul D. Bartlett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bruce J. Ackerson

110 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Structure of crystals of hard colloidal spheres 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Structure of crystals of hard colloidal spheres
    1989 408 citations W. van Megen, Bruce J. Ackerson et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce J. Ackerson United States 41 3.9k 1.5k 1.2k 955 902 114 5.9k
Jan K. G. Dhont Germany 44 3.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 649 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 974 1.1× 173 5.4k
W. van Megen Australia 39 6.1k 1.6× 2.7k 1.8× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 110 7.9k
Ian K. Snook Australia 42 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 552 0.6× 698 0.8× 223 6.0k
M. E. Cates United Kingdom 36 2.7k 0.7× 921 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 2.7k 2.8× 620 0.7× 87 6.6k
Stefan U. Egelhaaf Germany 48 4.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 2.5k 2.6× 998 1.1× 155 8.2k
H. Z. Cummins United States 45 4.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 2.3k 1.8× 403 0.4× 694 0.8× 151 7.4k
W. J. Briels Netherlands 44 2.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 996 1.0× 458 0.5× 179 6.7k
Raymond D. Mountain United States 42 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 2.0k 1.6× 534 0.6× 405 0.4× 151 5.9k
Akira Ōnuki Japan 44 4.6k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 763 0.8× 474 0.5× 222 8.0k
David A. Young United States 37 3.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 529 0.6× 291 0.3× 110 6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce J. Ackerson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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He, Wei, Hao Song, Yun Su, et al.. (2016). Dynamic heterogeneity and non-Gaussian statistics for acetylcholine receptors on live cell membrane. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11701–11701. 154 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J., Richard A. Beier, & Dennis L. Martin. (2015). Ground level air convection produces frost damage patterns in turfgrass. International Journal of Biometeorology. 59(11). 1655–1665. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaoguang, Pik‐Yin Lai, Bruce J. Ackerson, & Penger Tong. (2015). Colloidal dynamics over a tilted periodic potential: Nonequilibrium steady-state distributions. Physical Review E. 91(4). 42306–42306. 17 indexed citations
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Thapa, Prem, Bruce J. Ackerson, D. Grischkowsky, & Bret N. Flanders. (2009). Directional growth of metallic and polymeric nanowires. Nanotechnology. 20(23). 235307–235307. 23 indexed citations
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Tong, Penger, et al.. (2008). Pattern formation in a rotating suspension of non-Brownian buoyant particles. Physics of Fluids. 20(8). 6 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J., et al.. (2008). Measured scaling properties of the transition boundaries in a rotating suspension of non-Brownian settling particles. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 597. 233–259. 8 indexed citations
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Tong, Penger, et al.. (2007). Sedimentation, Péclet number, and hydrodynamic screening. Physical Review E. 76(5). 56302–56302. 18 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J., et al.. (2005). Concentration and velocity patterns in a horizontal rotating suspension of non-Brownian settling particles. Physical Review E. 71(3). 31401–31401. 12 indexed citations
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Tong, Penger, et al.. (2004). Proposal and testing of dual-beam dynamic light scattering for two-particle microrheology. Applied Optics. 43(17). 3382–3382. 3 indexed citations
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Tong, Penger, et al.. (2002). Growth rates of band formation in a rotating suspension of non-Brownian settling particles. APS. 55. 2 indexed citations
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Horváth, Viktor, et al.. (2001). Measurements of the instantaneous velocity difference and the local velocity with a fiber-optic coupler. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 18(3). 696–696. 3 indexed citations
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Tong, Penger, et al.. (2000). Instantaneous Vorticity Measurements using Fiber-Optic Couplers. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 53. 1 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J., et al.. (1999). Crystallization by settling in suspensions of hard spheres. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 59(6). 6903–6913. 45 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J., et al.. (1998). Velocity difference measurement with a fiber-optic coupler. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 15(9). 2433–2433. 5 indexed citations
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Reguigui, N., et al.. (1997). Correlation Transfer: Index of Refraction and Anisotropy Effects. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 11(3). 400–408. 3 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J.. (1990). Shear induced order of hard sphere suspensions. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 2(S). SA389–SA392. 15 indexed citations
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Webster, T. A., et al.. (1987). Polyethylene glycol-induced heteroassociation of malate dehydrogenase and citrate synthase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 258(1). 132–142. 10 indexed citations
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Clark, Noel A., Bruce J. Ackerson, & Alan J. Hurd. (1983). Multidetector Scattering as a Probe of Local Structure in Disordered Phases. Physical Review Letters. 50(19). 1459–1462. 74 indexed citations
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Ackerson, Bruce J. & H. J. M. Hanley. (1978). The thermal diffusivity of methane in the critical region. Chemical Physics Letters. 53(3). 596–598. 1 indexed citations

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