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Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Last updated June 1, 2026

Rising Stars

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Rising Stars Researchers

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Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Prince David Okoro
University of California, Riverside
99
2
Moein Mohammadi‐Jorjafki
Sahand University of Technology
99
3
Mehrnoosh Rafiei
Sharif University of Technology
71
4
Nadia Kasmi
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
51
5
Huiling Zuo
Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
50
6
Zijun Gao
Northwestern University
48
7
Daniel Khalil
University of California, Los Angeles
22
8
Paul Folda
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
17
9
Muhammad Jehangir
Nanjing Tech University
17
10
T. Liu
Case Western Reserve University
7

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Machine learning-assisted design of immunomodulatory lipid nanoparticles for delivery of mRNA to repolarize hyperactivated microglia
Drug Delivery|2025
19 cit.
2
Multimode anticounterfeiting materials based on polymers and supramolecular chemistry
Progress in Polymer Science|2025
17 cit.
3
The potential of carbohydrate supramolecular hydrogels for long-term 3D culture of primary fibroblasts
Journal of Materials Chemistry B|2025
9 cit.
4
PEGylation Enhances Colloidal Stability and Promotes Ligand-Mediated Targeting of LAF–Xenopeptide mRNA Complexes
Polymers|2025
5 cit.
5
Craniomaxillofacial Bone Regeneration with Attenuated Early Inflammatory Response by Sustained-release of BMP-2 from a Supramolecular Polymer Slurry
Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine|2025
3 cit.
6
Recent Advances in Smart Stimulus-Responsive Hydrogels for Precision Drug Delivery in Tumours
Gels|2026
1 cit.
7
Chemical Modulation of Amyloid Beta Oligomer’s in Alzheimer’s Disease
American Journal of Chemistry and Pharmacy|2025
0 cit.
8
Bicontinuous Microarchitected Scaffolds Provide Topographic Cues That Govern Neuronal Behavior and Maturation
Advanced Functional Materials|2025
0 cit.
9
Toward development of a dynamic supramolecular peptide therapy for acute ischemic stroke
Neurotherapeutics|2026
0 cit.
10
pH-Responsive PEGylation enhances colloidal stability and promotes Ligand-Mediated Targeting of LAF-Xenopeptide nanoparticles
Elektronische Hochschulschriften der LMU München (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)|2026
0 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Ben Zhong Tang
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
99
2
Feng Wang
University of Science and Technology of China
92
3
Dave J. Adams
University of Liverpool
90
4
David K. Smith
University of York
90
5
Shuhei Furukawa
Kyoto University
82
6
Ehud Gazit
Tel Aviv University
75
7
Ben L. Feringa
University of Groningen
74
8
Katharina Landfester
University of Applied Sciences Mainz
73
9
Yang Wang
Central South University
71
10
Ying Liu
China Medical University
66

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Aggregation-induced emission
Chemical Society Reviews|2011
6.2k cit.
2
Liposomes and polymersomes: a comparative review towards cell mimicking
Chemical Society Reviews|2018
1.1k cit.
3
Applying low-molecular weight supramolecular gelators in an environmental setting – self-assembled gels as smart materials for pollutant removal
Chemical Society Reviews|2016
749 cit.
4
The Art of Building Small: From Molecular Switches to Motors (Nobel Lecture)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2017
746 cit.
5
Clusterization-triggered emission: Uncommon luminescence from common materials
Materials Today|2019
705 cit.
6
The physical properties of supramolecular peptide assemblies: from building block association to technological applications
Chemical Society Reviews|2014
699 cit.
7
In Control of Motion:  From Molecular Switches to Molecular Motors
Accounts of Chemical Research|2001
586 cit.
8
Click polymerization
Chemical Society Reviews|2010
578 cit.
9
Unidirectional molecular motor on a gold surface
Nature|2005
529 cit.
10
Highly efficient photothermal nanoagent achieved by harvesting energy via excited-state intramolecular motion within nanoparticles
Nature Communications|2019
456 cit.

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