Frances Arnold: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Frances Arnold's h-index is 157 (448 i10-index, 85,670+ total citations across 750+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of May 2026. Frances Arnold is affiliated with Professor of chemical engineering, Caltech.
Frances Arnold is a researcher affiliated with Professor of chemical engineering, Caltech, specializing in biocatalysis, enzyme technology, protein engineering. Their work has been cited 85,670 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Frances Arnold's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 750 indexed publications. Of these, 3 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 157
- i10-Index
- 448
- Total Citations
- 85,670
- Citing Countries
- 46
As of May 2026.
Frances Arnold has an h-index of 157 and 85,670 total citations across 750 publications, with research cited by institutions in 46 countries.
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Dynamic pattern formation in a vesicle-generating microfluidic device
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Significant Contributions
Auto-detected research lines — a seminal paper and the follow-up work building on it. Review and edit before using in a petition. Each Free PDF opens in a new tab — EB-1A organises this into the structure USCIS applies to Criterion 5 of 8 CFR § 204.5(h)(3)(v); EB-1B re-frames it under § 204.5(i)(3) (outstanding researcher); NIW presents it under prong 2 of Matter of Dhanasar.
1573 citing papers could not be classified (no author data) — excluded from the percentages above.
The researcher pioneered dynamic pattern formation in vesicle-generating microfluidic devices, establishing a foundational framework for controlled droplet generation that has become a standard reference in the field.
The researcher established a foundational synthetic multicellular system for programmed pattern formation, a seminal contribution that has garnered nearly 1,500 citations and widespread independent adoption.
The researcher established that protein stability promotes evolvability, a seminal finding that has garnered over 1,400 citations and fundamentally shaped understanding of molecular adaptation.
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