John M. Torkelson: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
John M. Torkelson's h-index is 87 (278 i10-index, 26,696+ total citations across 99+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. John M. Torkelson is affiliated with Northwestern University.
John M. Torkelson is a researcher affiliated with Northwestern University, specializing in Polymers, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering. Their work has been cited 26,696 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in Finland.
John M. Torkelson's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 99 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 87
- i10-Index
- 278
- Total Citations
- 26,696
- Citing Countries
- 4
As of June 2026.
John M. Torkelson has an h-index of 87 and 26,696 total citations across 99 publications, with research cited by institutions in 4 countries.
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About John M. Torkelson's research
John M. Torkelson is a researcher in Polymers, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. Their work has been cited 26,696 times across 99 publications (h-index 87), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The distribution of glass-transition temperatures in nanoscopically confined glass formers” (2003), has accumulated 1,471 citations. Other influential works include “Spin coating of thin and ultrathin polymer films” (1998) with 958 citations and “Structural relaxation of polymer glasses at surfaces, interfaces, and in between” (2005) with 916 citations.
Citations of John M. Torkelson's research come primarily from Finland, Italy and South Korea, reflecting international research impact across 4+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











