L. E. Scriven

31.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
404 papers, 24.5k citations indexed

About

L. E. Scriven is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, L. E. Scriven has authored 404 papers receiving a total of 24.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Computational Mechanics, 100 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 81 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in L. E. Scriven's work include Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (69 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (58 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (50 papers). L. E. Scriven is often cited by papers focused on Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (69 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (58 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (50 papers). L. E. Scriven collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Brazil. L. E. Scriven's co-authors include H. T. Davis, C. V. Sternling, Chun Huh, C. W. Macosko, Yeshayahu Talmon, Franklin M. Orr, Ronald G. Larson, Muhammad Sahimi, Christopher W. Macosko and Gary Teletzke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

L. E. Scriven

401 papers receiving 23.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Hydrodynamic model of steady movement of a solid/liquid/fluid contact line
    1971 1.1k citations L. E. Scriven et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
  2. The Marangoni Effects
    1960 1.1k citations L. E. Scriven et al. profile →
  3. Interfacial turbulence: Hydrodynamic instability and the marangoni effect
    1959 760 citations L. E. Scriven et al. AIChE Journal profile →
  4. On the dynamics of phase growth
    1959 746 citations L. E. Scriven profile →
  5. Dynamics of a fluid interface Equation of motion for Newtonian surface fluids
    1960 670 citations L. E. Scriven profile →
  6. Controlled environment vitrification system: An improved sample preparation technique
    1988 538 citations H. T. Davis, L. E. Scriven et al. profile →
  7. Equilibrium bicontinuous structure
    1976 482 citations L. E. Scriven profile →
  8. On cellular convection driven by surface-tension gradients: effects of mean surface tension and surface viscosity
    1964 479 citations L. E. Scriven et al. profile →
  9. Pendular rings between solids: meniscus properties and capillary force
    1975 452 citations L. E. Scriven et al. profile →
  10. The oscillations of a fluid droplet immersed in another fluid
    1968 294 citations L. E. Scriven et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
L. E. Scriven 8.1k 5.9k 5.7k 3.6k 3.4k 404 24.5k
Daniel Bonn 7.7k 1.0× 4.2k 0.7× 6.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.4× 4.3k 1.3× 386 21.9k
Thomas A. Witten 4.2k 0.5× 7.7k 1.3× 11.5k 2.0× 3.2k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 157 32.5k
Gary S. Grest 3.5k 0.4× 5.4k 0.9× 16.0k 2.8× 3.4k 0.9× 4.9k 1.4× 449 31.5k
Ronald G. Larson 4.9k 0.6× 6.5k 1.1× 8.3k 1.5× 4.8k 1.3× 10.3k 3.0× 465 29.8k
Eli Ruckenstein 2.9k 0.4× 6.2k 1.1× 12.5k 2.2× 6.0k 1.7× 1.5k 0.4× 931 29.0k
H. T. Davis 2.4k 0.3× 4.8k 0.8× 5.0k 0.9× 5.0k 1.4× 1.4k 0.4× 381 18.1k
Heinrich M. Jaeger 8.6k 1.1× 4.8k 0.8× 9.1k 1.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 287 22.6k
Andreas Acrivos 8.5k 1.1× 4.6k 0.8× 3.3k 0.6× 895 0.2× 3.5k 1.0× 208 17.9k
Sidney R. Nagel 13.6k 1.7× 7.1k 1.2× 15.5k 2.7× 677 0.2× 1.9k 0.6× 247 34.6k
S. G. Mason 4.9k 0.6× 3.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 926 0.3× 2.5k 0.8× 204 12.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lee, J. Alex, et al.. (2009). Geometric Model Describing the Banded Morphology of Particle Films Formed by Convective Assembly. ChemPhysChem. 10(12). 2116–2122. 15 indexed citations
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Luo, Hui, L. E. Scriven, & Lorraine F. Francis. (2007). Cryo-SEM studies of latex/ceramic nanoparticle coating microstructure development. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 316(2). 500–509. 36 indexed citations
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Ge, Hong, Wieslaw J. Suszynski, H. T. Davis, & L. E. Scriven. (2007). New controlled environment vitrification system for preparing wet samples for cryo‐SEM. Journal of Microscopy. 229(1). 115–126. 8 indexed citations
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Flickinger, Michael C., Janet L. Schottel, Daniel R. Bond, Alptekin Aksan, & L. E. Scriven. (2007). Painting and Printing Living Bacteria: Engineering Nanoporous Biocatalytic Coatings to Preserve Microbial Viability and Intensify Reactivity. Biotechnology Progress. 23(1). 2–17. 89 indexed citations
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Gosse, Laurent, Brian J. Engel, Federico E. Rey, et al.. (2006). Hydrogen Production by Photoreactive Nanoporous Latex Coatings of Nongrowing Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009. Biotechnology Progress. 23(1). 124–130. 63 indexed citations
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Jain, Sumeet, Xiaobo Gong, L. E. Scriven, & Frank S. Bates. (2006). Disordered Network State in Hydrated Block-Copolymer Surfactants. Physical Review Letters. 96(13). 138304–138304. 35 indexed citations
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Jung, Hyun Wook, et al.. (2005). Simple Indicator of Draw Resonance Instability in Melt Spinning Processes (R&D Note). AIChE Journal. 2869–2873. 1 indexed citations
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Lyngberg, Olav, et al.. (2001). Engineering the Microstructure and Permeability of Thin Multilayer Latex Biocatalytic Coatings Containing E. coli. Biotechnology Progress. 17(6). 1169–1179. 38 indexed citations
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Alvarado, Vladimir, et al.. (1998). Paramagnetic Tracer Concentration Evolution by NMR Relaxation Time Mapping: Application to Aris-Taylor Dispersion. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 16(1). 63–71. 1 indexed citations
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Takamura, Koichi, et al.. (1993). Microstructure development in particulate coatings examined with high-resolution cryogenic scanning electron microscopy. TAPPI Journal. 76(12). 93–101. 18 indexed citations
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Benner, Robert E., Osman A. Basaran, & L. E. Scriven. (1991). Equilibria, stability and bifurcations of rotating columns of fluid subjected to planar disturbances. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 433(1887). 81–99. 8 indexed citations
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Kilpatrick, Peter K., et al.. (1983). Multicomponent carbon dioxide/water/hydrocarbon phase behavior modeling: A comparative study. Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States). 2 indexed citations
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Talmon, Yeshayahu, H. T. Davis, & L. E. Scriven. (1981). Progressive freezing of composites analyzed by isotherm migration methods. AIChE Journal. 27(6). 928–937. 17 indexed citations
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Brown, Robert A. & L. E. Scriven. (1980). The shapes and stability of captive rotating drops. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 297(1429). 51–79. 44 indexed citations
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Brown, Robert A. & L. E. Scriven. (1980). The shape and stability of rotating liquid drops. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 371(1746). 331–357. 132 indexed citations
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Carey, B. S., L. E. Scriven, & H. T. Davis. (1978). Semiempirical theory of surface tensions of pure normal alkanes and alcohols. AIChE Journal. 24(6). 1076–1080. 117 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Bruce A. & L. E. Scriven. (1969). Convective instability by active stress. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 310(1501). 183–219. 21 indexed citations
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Dahler, John S. & L. E. Scriven. (1963). Theory of structured continua I. General consideration of angular momentum and polarization. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 275(1363). 504–527. 96 indexed citations

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