Felix Franks

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Felix Franks is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Food Science and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix Franks has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Food Science and 18 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Felix Franks's work include Freezing and Crystallization Processes (17 papers), Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (15 papers). Felix Franks is often cited by papers focused on Freezing and Crystallization Processes (17 papers), Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (15 papers). Felix Franks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. Felix Franks's co-authors include Henry S. Frank, David Reid, Ross H.M. Hatley, Malcolm Tait, Evgenyi Shalaev, A. Suggett, Patrick Echlin, Norio Murase, D. Eagland and Helen Skaer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Felix Franks

117 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Water: A Comprehensive Treatise 1975 2026 1992 2009 1979 1975 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Water: A Comprehensive Treatise
    1979 3.3k citations Felix Franks profile →
  2. Water A Comprehensive Treatise
    1975 1.0k citations Felix Franks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Felix Franks United Kingdom 42 2.5k 2.3k 2.1k 2.1k 1.5k 120 10.0k
Werner Kunz Germany 64 3.6k 1.4× 3.2k 1.4× 2.8k 1.3× 2.1k 1.0× 2.7k 1.8× 495 18.0k
J. Raúl Grigera Argentina 21 5.1k 2.0× 3.2k 1.4× 3.3k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 3.2k 2.1× 83 12.8k
U. Kaatze Germany 47 3.0k 1.2× 970 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 2.5k 1.2× 2.1k 1.4× 252 8.1k
Kim D. Collins United States 21 2.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 551 0.3× 723 0.5× 27 6.4k
R. Strey Germany 65 2.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 4.5k 2.1× 862 0.4× 2.2k 1.5× 235 13.0k
George B. Benedek United States 72 2.4k 0.9× 8.5k 3.7× 3.9k 1.9× 600 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 188 18.6k
Daniel Blankschtein United States 67 2.4k 1.0× 2.9k 1.3× 5.0k 2.4× 555 0.3× 4.0k 2.7× 223 15.8k
George Némethy United States 56 2.4k 0.9× 10.1k 4.4× 3.4k 1.6× 1.1k 0.6× 865 0.6× 134 15.1k
John G. Kirkwood United States 35 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 84 7.2k
Marshall Fixman United States 46 2.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.4× 2.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.6× 120 10.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felix Franks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felix Franks

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Medina, F. Javier, et al.. (2005). Preservation of samples during space experiments. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 1281. 200–209. 1 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix. (2003). Scientific and technological aspects of aqueous glasses. Biophysical Chemistry. 105(2-3). 251–261. 35 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix. (1997). Phase changes and chemical reactions in solid aqueous solutions: Science and technology. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 69(5). 915–920. 19 indexed citations
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Shalaev, Evgenyi, Felix Franks, & Patrick Echlin. (1996). Crystalline and Amorphous Phases in the Ternary System Water−Sucrose−Sodium Chloride. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(4). 1144–1152. 39 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix. (1994). Accelerated stability testing of bioproducts: Attractions and pitfalls. Trends in biotechnology. 12(4). 114–117. 29 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix, et al.. (1991). High-field nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular dynamics investigations of alditol conformations in aqueous and non-aqueous solvents. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 87(4). 579–579. 28 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix. (1991). Hydration Phenomena: An Update and Implications for the Food Processing Industry. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 302. 1–19. 26 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix. (1990). The molecules of life. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix, et al.. (1990). Water, temperature and life. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 326(1237). 517–533. 43 indexed citations
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Finegold, Leonard, et al.. (1989). Glass/rubber transitions and heat capacities of binary sugar blends. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases. 85(9). 2945–2945. 78 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix, et al.. (1989). Isomeric equilibria of monosaccharides in solution. Influence of solvent and temperature. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases. 85(8). 2417–2417. 47 indexed citations
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Hatley, Ross H.M. & Felix Franks. (1989). The cold‐induced denaturation of lactate dehydrogenase at sub‐zero temperatures in the absence of perturbants. FEBS Letters. 257(1). 171–173. 42 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix, Ross H.M. Hatley, & Harold L. Friedman. (1988). The thermodynamics of protein stability. Biophysical Chemistry. 31(3). 307–315. 70 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix, et al.. (1984). Nucleation and growth of ice in deeply undercooled erythrocytes. Cryobiology. 21(2). 123–132. 15 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick, Albert J. Saubermann, Helen Skaer, & Felix Franks. (1979). The use of polymeric cryoprotectants in low-temperature X-ray microanalysis of biological specimens. Cryobiology. 16(6). 591–592.
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Franks, Felix. (1977). Solvation and conformational effects in aqueous solutions of biopolymer analogues. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 278(959). 33–57. 43 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix, et al.. (1977). The effects of aqueous solvent structure on the mutarotation kinetics of glucose. Journal of Solution Chemistry. 6(3). 203–216. 30 indexed citations
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Douzou, Pierre, Pascale Debey, & Felix Franks. (1977). Enzymology in supercooled water. Nature. 268(5619). 466–466. 13 indexed citations
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Blandamer, Michael J., et al.. (1967). Effect of Added Solutes on the Size of Hydrogen Bubbles liberated from a Cathodic Wire in Aqueous Solution. Nature. 216(5117). 783–784. 9 indexed citations
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Franks, Felix & D. J. G. Ives. (1960). 153. The adsorption of alcohols at hydrocarbon–water interfaces. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 0(0). 741–754. 22 indexed citations

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