F. C. Frank

21.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
91 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

F. C. Frank is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atmospheric Science and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. C. Frank has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Materials Chemistry, 15 papers in Atmospheric Science and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. C. Frank's work include nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (14 papers), Crystallization and Solubility Studies (12 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). F. C. Frank is often cited by papers focused on nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (14 papers), Crystallization and Solubility Studies (12 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). F. C. Frank collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. F. C. Frank's co-authors include N. Cabrera, W. K. Burton, J. S. Kasper, F. R. N. Nabarro, J. D. Eshelby, David Turnbull, A. Keller, D. C. Bassett, M. R. Mackley and A. N. Stroh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

F. C. Frank

89 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The growth of crystals and the equilibrium structure of their surfaces

1951 4.2k citations W. K. Burton, N. Cabrera et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →
I. Liquid crystals. On the theory of liquid crystals

1958 1.6k citations F. C. Frank Discussions of the Faraday Society profile →
Complex alloy structures regarded as sphere packings. I. Definitions and basic principles

1958 1.0k citations F. C. Frank et al. profile →
Complex alloy structures regarded as sphere packings. II. Analysis and classification of representative structures

1959 732 citations F. C. Frank et al. profile →
XLI. The equilibrium of linear arrays of dislocations.

1951 718 citations J. D. Eshelby, F. C. Frank et al. The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science profile →
Capillary equilibria of dislocated crystals

1951 510 citations F. C. Frank profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. C. Frank United Kingdom	38	7.2k	2.7k	2.5k	2.3k	2.1k	91	13.5k
David Turnbull United States	65	13.3k 1.8×	10.6k 3.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	185	21.4k
J. E. Hilliard United States	27	7.3k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	934 0.4×	2.8k 1.4×	67	12.6k
W. W. Mullins United States	33	6.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	997 0.4×	3.0k 1.5×	81	11.3k
J. Lothe Norway	36	8.7k 1.2×	4.9k 1.8×	2.7k 1.1×	705 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	97	14.7k
S. Amelinckx Belgium	52	6.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	535 0.3×	427	11.4k
George H. Vineyard United States	23	5.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	694 0.3×	506 0.2×	41	10.2k
D. Wolf United States	64	11.4k 1.6×	5.1k 1.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	231	14.7k
Sidney Yip United States	69	11.8k 1.6×	4.2k 1.6×	3.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.4×	840 0.4×	322	17.9k
H. G. Drickamer United States	54	6.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	3.2k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	283 0.1×	401	14.7k
Β. E. Warren United States	27	6.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	277 0.1×	50	9.4k

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Frank, F. C.. (1992). The conformal neo-eulerian orientation map. Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties. 65(5). 1141–1149. 10 indexed citations

Frank, F. C.. (1992). Body-centred cubic: A close-packed structure. Philosophical Magazine Letters. 66(2). 81–84. 4 indexed citations

Frank, F. C.. (1983). Introductory remarks. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 309(1507). 71–75. 6 indexed citations

Frank, F. C.. (1974). Nucleation-controlled growth on a one-dimensional growth of finite length. Journal of Crystal Growth. 22(3). 233–236. 154 indexed citations

Ashbee, K. H. G., et al.. (1973). Voids in boron carbide. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 48(2). 193–198. 8 indexed citations

Frank, F. C.. (1973). The equilibrium shape of gas-filled voids in a solid. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 48(2). 199–200. 12 indexed citations

Frank, F. C.. (1972). A note on the reading of Kossel patterns. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 28(1). 7–13. 7 indexed citations

Frank, F. C.. (1971). On Lyttleton's Extensions of Ramsey's Theory of the Nature of the Core of the Earth. Geophysical Journal International. 23(4). 461–464.

Frank, F. C., J.B. Mullin, & H. S. Peiser. (1968). Crystal growth 1968 : Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Crystal Growth Birmingham, U.K., 15-19 July 1968. North-Holland eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C., et al.. (1967). A study of strains in abraded diamond surfaces. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 301(1466). 239–252. 27 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C., et al.. (1958). Etch pits and trigons on diamond: I. Philosophical magazine. 3(35). 1262–1272. 72 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C.. (1958). I. Liquid crystals. On the theory of liquid crystals. Discussions of the Faraday Society. 25. 19–19. 1643 indexed citations breakdown →

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Frank, F. C. & T. Vreeland. (1958). Etching patterns in high purity zinc. Philosophical magazine. 3(28). 419–421. 3 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C. & K. E. Puttick. (1958). Etch pits and trigons on diamond: II. Philosophical magazine. 3(35). 1273–1279. 31 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C.. (1956). Energy levels of⁴⁰A. Philosophical magazine. 1(10). 975–976. 2 indexed citations

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Forty, Adrian & F. C. Frank. (1955). The Interpretation of Etch Patterns on Aluminium. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 10(8). 656–663. 15 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C. & J.F. Nicholas. (1953). CXXVIII. Stable dislocations in the common crystal lattices. The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 44(358). 1213–1235. 155 indexed citations

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Frank, F. C.. (1952). Crystal growth and dislocations. Advances In Physics. 1(1). 91–109. 192 indexed citations

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Burton, W. K., N. Cabrera, & F. C. Frank. (1951). The growth of crystals and the equilibrium structure of their surfaces. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 243(866). 299–358. 4217 indexed citations breakdown →

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Eshelby, J. D., F. C. Frank, & F. R. N. Nabarro. (1951). XLI. The equilibrium of linear arrays of dislocations.. The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 42(327). 351–364. 718 indexed citations breakdown →

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