Frank W. DelRio‬

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
126 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Frank W. DelRio‬ is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank W. DelRio‬ has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 36 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Frank W. DelRio‬'s work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (31 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (16 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (14 papers). Frank W. DelRio‬ is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (31 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (16 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (14 papers). Frank W. DelRio‬ collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Egypt. Frank W. DelRio‬'s co-authors include Kristi S. Anseth, Robert F. Cook, Maarten P. Boer, Vincent A. Hackley, Martin L. Dunn, Michael R. Zachariah, De-Hao Tsai, Tae Joon Cho, E.D. Reedy and J. A. Knapp and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Frank W. DelRio‬

123 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of van der Waals forces in adhesion of micromachined surfaces

2005 416 citations Frank W. DelRio‬, Maarten P. Boer et al. Nature Materials profile →
Tissue geometry drives deterministic organoid patterning

2022 317 citations Nikolche Gjorevski, Mikhail Nikolaev et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank W. DelRio‬ United States	30	1.3k	1.1k	825	715	536	126	3.7k
Cristina Lenardi Italy	38	1.6k 1.2×	2.4k 2.2×	949 1.2×	449 0.6×	641 1.2×	181	5.4k
Katerina E. Aifantis United States	35	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	902 1.1×	276 0.4×	664 1.2×	96	3.6k
Elena Martínez Spain	38	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	735 0.9×	303 0.4×	1.3k 2.4×	142	4.3k
Bernard Nysten Belgium	37	1.7k 1.3×	2.2k 2.0×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	818 1.5×	152	5.5k
Zheng Liu China	32	732 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	779 0.9×	436 0.6×	216 0.4×	150	3.7k
С. А. Чижик Belarus	22	1.7k 1.3×	2.4k 2.2×	1.7k 2.0×	687 1.0×	714 1.3×	132	5.2k
Hong Yee Low Singapore	38	2.1k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	346 0.5×	406 0.8×	125	5.6k
Xin Yi China	36	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	464 0.6×	323 0.5×	612 1.1×	146	4.4k
Jinju Chen United Kingdom	34	1.0k 0.8×	957 0.9×	490 0.6×	259 0.4×	878 1.6×	130	3.5k
Chuan Li Taiwan	31	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	942 1.1×	168 0.2×	630 1.2×	242	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank W. DelRio‬

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DelRio‬, Frank W., Tomas F. Babuska, Steven R. Larson, et al.. (2025). The role of latent water and transfer films on the dwell-time friction of MoS2. Wear. 571. 205836–205836. 1 indexed citations

Jain, Manish, Paul G. Kotula, Saaketh Desai, et al.. (2025). Enhanced strengthening via nanoscale composition modulation. Scripta Materialia. 271. 116999–116999.

Desai, Saaketh, Manish Jain, David P. Adams, et al.. (2024). Navigating high-dimensional process-structure–property relations in nanocrystalline Pt-Au alloys with machine learning. Materials & Design. 248. 113494–113494. 5 indexed citations

Adams, David P., Sadhvikas Addamane, Manish Jain, et al.. (2024). Guided combinatorial synthesis and automated characterization expedites the discovery of hard, electrically conductive PtxAu1−x films. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 42(5). 5 indexed citations

Mook, William, et al.. (2024). Quantifying chemomechanical weakening in muscovite mica with a simple micromechanical model. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9552–9552. 1 indexed citations

Singh, Prashant, D. D. Johnson, Emma White, et al.. (2024). Theory-guided design of duplex-phase multi-principal-element alloys. Acta Materialia. 272. 119952–119952. 8 indexed citations

Skillin, Nathaniel P., Bruce E. Kirkpatrick, Katie M. Herbert, et al.. (2024). Stiffness anisotropy coordinates supracellular contractility driving long-range myotube-ECM alignment. Science Advances. 10(22). eadn0235–eadn0235. 19 indexed citations

Derimow, Nicholas, Jake T. Benzing, David Newton, et al.. (2024). Microstructural effects on the rotating bending fatigue behavior of Ti–6Al–4V produced via laser powder bed fusion with novel heat treatments. International Journal of Fatigue. 185. 108362–108362. 4 indexed citations

Reedy, E.D., et al.. (2024). On plasticity-enhanced interfacial toughness in bonded joints. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 303. 113011–113011.

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Babuska, Tomas F., et al.. (2023). Sputter-Deposited Mo Thin Films: Multimodal Characterization of Structure, Surface Morphology, Density, Residual Stress, Electrical Resistivity, and Mechanical Response. Integrating materials and manufacturing innovation. 12(2). 118–129. 4 indexed citations

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Rejhon, Martin, Yanxiao Li, Elisa Riedo, et al.. (2023). Probing the Mechanical Properties of 2D Materials via Atomic‐Force‐Microscopy‐Based Modulated Nanoindentation. Small Methods. 8(3). e2301043–e2301043. 9 indexed citations

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Gjorevski, Nikolche, Mikhail Nikolaev, Tobin E. Brown, et al.. (2022). Tissue geometry drives deterministic organoid patterning. Science. 375(6576). eaaw9021–eaaw9021. 317 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mook, William, Anastasia Ilgen, Katherine Jungjohann, & Frank W. DelRio‬. (2022). Chemomechanical weakening of muscovite quantified with in situ liquid nanoindentation. Journal of Materials Science. 57(22). 10059–10071. 4 indexed citations

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Benzing, Jake T., et al.. (2021). Impact of grain orientation and phase on Volta potential differences in an additively manufactured titanium alloy. AIP Advances. 11(2). 11 indexed citations

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Killgore, Jason P., et al.. (2020). Photo-tunable hydrogel mechanical heterogeneity informed by predictive transport kinetics model. Soft Matter. 16(17). 4131–4141. 7 indexed citations

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Liew, Li‐Anne, David T. Read, May L. Martin, et al.. (2020). Elastic-plastic properties of mesoscale electrodeposited LIGA nickel alloy films: microscopy and mechanics. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 31(1). 15002–15002. 5 indexed citations

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Killgore, Jason P. & Frank W. DelRio‬. (2018). Contact Resonance Force Microscopy for Viscoelastic Property Measurements: From Fundamentals to State-of-the-Art Applications. Macromolecules. 51(18). 6977–6996. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengyuan, Justin M. Gorham, Jason P. Killgore, et al.. (2017). Formation of a Crack-Free, Hybrid Skin Layer with Tunable Surface Topography and Improved Gas Permeation Selectivity on Elastomers Using Gel–Liquid Infiltration Polymerization. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(33). 28100–28106. 10 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Virginia L., et al.. (2016). Mechanical characterization of sequentially layered photo-clickable thiol-ene hydrogels. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 65. 454–465. 23 indexed citations

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DelRio‬, Frank W., Maarten P. Boer, J. A. Knapp, et al.. (2005). The role of van der Waals forces in adhesion of micromachined surfaces. Nature Materials. 4(8). 629–634. 416 indexed citations breakdown →

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