Frederick M. Fowkes

10.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
70 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

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Frederick M. Fowkes is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick M. Fowkes has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Frederick M. Fowkes's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (8 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (8 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (7 papers). Frederick M. Fowkes is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (8 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (8 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (7 papers). Frederick M. Fowkes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Canada. Frederick M. Fowkes's co-authors include Mohamed A. Mostafa, R.J. Pugh, David W. Dwight, Thomas B. Lloyd, M. J. Schick, Stuart Patton, Toshiaki Matsunaga, J. W. Vanderhoff, Joe Wolfe and Mohamed S. El‐Aasser and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Frederick M. Fowkes

70 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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ATTRACTIVE FORCES AT INTERFACES

1964 2.7k citations Frederick M. Fowkes profile →
DETERMINATION OF INTERFACIAL TENSIONS, CONTACT ANGLES, AND DISPERSION FORCES IN SURFACES BY ASSUMING ADDITIVITY OF INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS IN SURFACES

1962 647 citations Frederick M. Fowkes The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
ADDITIVITY OF INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AT INTERFACES. I. DETERMINATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL TENSIONS OF DISPERSION FORCES IN VARIOUS LIQUIDS¹

1963 614 citations Frederick M. Fowkes The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
Role of acid-base interfacial bonding in adhesion

1987 449 citations Frederick M. Fowkes Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frederick M. Fowkes United States	31	2.2k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	70	7.5k
J. Comyn United Kingdom	28	884 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	993 0.6×	550 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	95	5.1k
Per Stenius Finland	45	924 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.5×	1.7k 1.3×	667 0.5×	215	7.9k
Emil Chibowski Poland	45	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	586 0.4×	428 0.3×	191	7.5k
John C. Berg United States	45	806 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	647 0.5×	208	6.0k
G. J. Fleer Netherlands	49	4.4k 2.1×	3.5k 1.9×	2.4k 1.5×	3.3k 2.4×	1.2k 0.9×	143	10.5k
K. L. Mittal United States	22	589 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	770 0.5×	890 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	63	4.4k
Yasushi Maeda Japan	50	582 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	258	7.9k
Paul F. Luckham United Kingdom	44	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	707 0.5×	234	7.5k
P. Somasundaran United States	41	604 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	348 0.3×	180	7.7k
Th. F. Tadros United Kingdom	42	687 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	538 0.4×	140	6.0k

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Lloyd, Thomas B., et al.. (1992). The effects of liquid toner composition and toning parameters on electrostatic images. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology. 36(2). 151–161. 1 indexed citations

Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1990). Quantitative characterization of the acid-base properties of solvents, polymers, and inorganic surfaces. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 4(1). 669–691. 160 indexed citations

Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1990). Zeta-potentials and heats of adsorption of charge-control agents on liquid toners. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1253. 52–52. 8 indexed citations

Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1987). Role of acid-base interfacial bonding in adhesion. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 1(1). 7–27. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

El‐Aasser, Mohamed S., et al.. (1987). Liquid crystals in dilute mixed emulsifier sodium lauryl sulfate/fatty alcohol solutions. Langmuir. 3(6). 1155–1160. 15 indexed citations

Allara, David L., Frederick M. Fowkes, Jaan Noolandi, Gary W. Rubloff, & M. Tirrell. (1986). Bonding and adhesion of polymer interfaces. Materials Science and Engineering. 83(2). 213–226. 36 indexed citations

Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1985). Surface acidity of ferric oxides studied by flow microcalorimetry. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development. 24(3). 369–375. 35 indexed citations

Pugh, R.J., Toshiaki Matsunaga, & Frederick M. Fowkes. (1983). The dispersibility and stability of carbon black in media of low dielectric constant. 1. Electrostatic and steric contributions to colloidal stability. Colloids and Surfaces. 7(3). 183–207. 115 indexed citations

Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1974). Sodium mobility in irradiated SiO₂. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 21(6). 67–72. 8 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M. & Dennis W. Hess. (1973). Control of fixed charge at Si–SiO2 interface by oxidation-reduction treatments. Applied Physics Letters. 22(8). 377–379. 19 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1969). Hydrophobic surfaces : Kendall Award Symposium honoring Albert C. Zettlemoyer, at the 155th meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, Calif., April 1 and 2, 1968. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1966). General discussion. Discussions of the Faraday Society. 42. 243–243. 20 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M. & W. A. Zisman. (1964). Contact angle, wettability and adhesion : the Kendall Award Symposium honoring William A. Zisman, Los Angeles, Calif., April 2-3, 1963. American Chemical Society eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1964). Ideal Two-Dimensional Solutions. IV. Penetration of Monolayers of Polymers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 68(12). 3515–3520. 22 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1963). ADDITIVITY OF INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AT INTERFACES. I. DETERMINATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL TENSIONS OF DISPERSION FORCES IN VARIOUS LIQUIDS¹. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 67(12). 2538–2541. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1963). RATE OF ADSORPTION OF CALCIUM DINONYLNAPHTHALENE SULFONATE AT THE OIL-WATER INTERFACE¹. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 67(5). 1094–1097. 5 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1962). THE MICELLE PHASE OF CALCIUM DINONYLNAPHTHALENE SULFONATE IN n-DECANE. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 66(10). 1843–1845. 21 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M.. (1961). IDEAL TWO-DIMENSIONAL SOLUTIONS. I. DETERGENT-PENETRATED MONOLAYERS. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 65(2). 355–359. 28 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1959). Monolayers in Equilibrium with Lenses of Oil on Water. II Dependence of Equilibrium Pressures on pH and on Concentration of Surfactants. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 63(10). 1684–1686. 6 indexed citations

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Fowkes, Frederick M., et al.. (1952). Contact Angles and Boundary Energies of a Low Energy Solid. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 20(10). 1650–1650. 12 indexed citations

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