P. G. de Gennes

95.7k total citations · 34 hit papers
288 papers, 72.3k citations indexed

About

P. G. de Gennes is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. G. de Gennes has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 72.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Materials Chemistry, 62 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 62 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. G. de Gennes's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (51 papers), Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (49 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (34 papers). P. G. de Gennes is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (51 papers), Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies (49 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (34 papers). P. G. de Gennes collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. P. G. de Gennes's co-authors include Jacques Prost, Thomas A. Witten, Robert A. Pelcovits, F. Brochard, Jean‐François Joanny, C. Taupin, Julien Matricon, D. Saint‐James, M. Daoud and C. Caroli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

P. G. de Gennes

285 papers receiving 69.4k citations

Hit Papers

Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics 1958 2026 1980 2003 1980 1993 1995 1985 1971 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics
    1980 7.7k citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  2. The Physics of Liquid Crystals
    1993 6.5k citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  3. The Physics of Liquid Crystals
    1995 6.3k citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  4. Wetting: statics and dynamics
    1985 5.7k citations P. G. de Gennes Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  5. Reptation of a Polymer Chain in the Presence of Fixed Obstacles
    1971 3.3k citations P. G. de Gennes The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  6. Effects of Double Exchange in Magnetic Crystals
    1960 2.6k citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  7. Conformations of Polymers Attached to an Interface
    1980 1.9k citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  8. Polymers at an interface; a simplified view
    1987 1.3k citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  9. Protein—surface interactions in the presence of polyethylene oxide
    1991 1.3k citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  10. Boundary Effects in Superconductors
    1964 1.1k citations P. G. de Gennes Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  11. Microemulsions and the flexibility of oil/water interfaces
    1982 1.0k citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  12. Bound Fermion states on a vortex line in a type II superconductor
    1964 921 citations C. Caroli, P. G. de Gennes et al. Physics Letters profile →
  13. Coil-stretch transition of dilute flexible polymers under ultrahigh velocity gradients
    1974 874 citations P. G. de Gennes The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  14. A model for contact angle hysteresis
    1984 769 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  15. Short Range Order Effects in the Isotropic Phase of Nematics and Cholesterics
    1971 760 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  16. An analogy between superconductors and smectics A
    1972 757 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  17. Solutions of Flexible Polymers. Neutron Experiments and Interpretation
    1975 732 citations G. Sarma, P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  18. Exponents for the excluded volume problem as derived by the Wilson method
    1972 693 citations P. G. de Gennes Physics Letters A profile →
  19. Dynamics of fluctuations and spinodal decomposition in polymer blends
    1980 680 citations P. G. de Gennes The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  20. Dynamics of Entangled Polymer Solutions. I. The Rouse Model
    1976 672 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  21. Onset of superconductivity in decreasing fields
    1963 672 citations D. Saint‐James, P. G. de Gennes Physics Letters profile →
  22. Remarks on polyelectrolyte conformation
    1976 609 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. Journal de physique profile →
  23. Polymer solutions near an interface. Adsorption and depletion layers
    1981 603 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  24. Collective motions of hydrogen bonds
    1963 595 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  25. Theory of magnetic suspensions in liquid crystals
    1970 558 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. Journal de physique profile →
  26. Liquid dynamics and inelastic scattering of neutrons
    1959 548 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →
  27. Anomalies de résistivité dans certains métaux magníques
    1958 519 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  28. Granular matter: a tentative view
    1999 501 citations P. G. de Gennes Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  29. On a relation between percolation theory and the elasticity of gels
    1976 497 citations P. G. de Gennes Journal de Physique Lettres profile →
  30. Soft matter
    1992 473 citations P. G. de Gennes Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  31. Statistics of macromolecular solutions trapped in small pores
    1977 464 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. Journal de physique profile →
  32. Statistics of « starburst » polymers
    1983 439 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. Journal de Physique Lettres profile →
  33. Shear-dependent slippage at a polymer/solid interface
    1992 433 citations P. G. de Gennes et al. profile →
  34. Superconductivity of Metals and Alloys
    2018 292 citations P. G. de Gennes profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. G. de Gennes France 100 22.7k 18.7k 14.8k 14.7k 13.7k 288 72.3k
Kurt Binder Germany 112 30.3k 1.3× 4.2k 0.2× 13.1k 0.9× 26.3k 1.8× 10.5k 0.8× 959 56.3k
David A. Weitz United States 165 28.3k 1.2× 5.6k 0.3× 7.7k 0.5× 6.6k 0.4× 44.9k 3.3× 829 99.0k
Daan Frenkel Netherlands 101 27.3k 1.2× 5.5k 0.3× 9.0k 0.6× 7.6k 0.5× 13.7k 1.0× 505 48.9k
Juan Pablo United States 100 18.0k 0.8× 4.4k 0.2× 5.1k 0.3× 3.5k 0.2× 9.5k 0.7× 790 37.7k
George M. Whitesides United States 212 35.0k 1.5× 11.2k 0.6× 20.7k 1.4× 7.1k 0.5× 114.8k 8.4× 1.2k 215.8k
William A. Goddard United States 166 59.3k 2.6× 9.5k 0.5× 25.5k 1.7× 2.6k 0.2× 14.2k 1.0× 1.7k 140.4k
Thomas A. Witten United States 49 11.5k 0.5× 2.6k 0.1× 4.1k 0.3× 6.3k 0.4× 7.7k 0.6× 157 32.5k
Gary S. Grest United States 87 16.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.1× 6.0k 0.4× 5.3k 0.4× 5.4k 0.4× 449 31.5k
Michele Parrinello Switzerland 135 40.5k 1.8× 3.6k 0.2× 38.2k 2.6× 5.7k 0.4× 11.2k 0.8× 672 113.7k
P. M. Chaikin United States 77 13.6k 0.6× 5.8k 0.3× 5.9k 0.4× 7.4k 0.5× 5.1k 0.4× 310 26.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brochard‐Wyart, F. & P. G. de Gennes. (2007). The viscous catenary: A poor man's approach. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 80(3). 36001–36001. 5 indexed citations
2.
Gennes, P. G. de. (2007). Melt fracture of entangled polymers*. The European Physical Journal E. 23(1). 2–4. 14 indexed citations
3.
Tsori, Yoav & P. G. de Gennes. (2004). Frustrated rotations in nematic monolayers. The European Physical Journal E. 14(1). 91–96. 13 indexed citations
4.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1999). Mechanical selection of chiral crystals. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 46(6). 827–830. 22 indexed citations
5.
Gennes, P. G. de & S. F. Edwards. (1997). Soft Interfaces. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 32 indexed citations
6.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1992). Special features of water soluble polymers. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 64(11). 1585–1588. 13 indexed citations
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Gennes, P. G. de. (1991). A second type of phase separation in polymer solutions. 313(10). 1117–1122. 14 indexed citations
8.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1985). Wetting: statics and dynamics. Reviews of Modern Physics. 57(3). 827–863. 5738 indexed citations breakdown →
9.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1979). Incoherent scattering near a sol gel transition. Journal de Physique Lettres. 40(9). 197–199. 40 indexed citations
10.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1975). Collapse of a polymer chain in poor solvents. Journal de Physique Lettres. 36(3). 55–57. 463 indexed citations
11.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1974). Light scattering from random disclinations in a nematic fluid. Journal de Physique Lettres. 35(11). 217–219. 11 indexed citations
12.
Gennes, P. G. de & D. Rainer. (1974). Alignment of anisotropic superfluids by flow. Physics Letters A. 46(7). 429–430. 38 indexed citations
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Bidaux, R., N. Boccara, G. Sarma, et al.. (1973). Statistical properties of focal conic textures in smectic liquid crystals. Journal de physique. 34(7). 661–672. 50 indexed citations
14.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1972). Mecanochromatic effect in nematics. Physics Letters A. 41(5). 479–479. 6 indexed citations
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Gennes, P. G. de. (1971). Reptation of a Polymer Chain in the Presence of Fixed Obstacles. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 55(2). 572–579. 3264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gennes, P. G. de. (1965). MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF TYPE II SUPERCONDUCTORS. 1 indexed citations
17.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1964). Behavior of dirty superconductors in high magnetic fields. The European Physical Journal B. 3(2). 79–90. 47 indexed citations
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Gennes, P. G. de & D. Saint‐James. (1963). Elementary excitations in the vicinity of a normal metal-superconducting metal contact. Physics Letters. 4(2). 151–152. 222 indexed citations
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Caroli, C., P. G. de Gennes, & Julien Matricon. (1962). Sur certaines propriétés des alliages supraconducteurs non magnétiques. Journal de Physique. 23(10). 707–716. 47 indexed citations
20.
Gennes, P. G. de. (1958). Note sur les corrélations dans les gaz comprimés. Il Nuovo Cimento. 9(S1). 240–242. 3 indexed citations

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