2026 Alberto Fernandez-Nieves: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	57	7935	7671	136	134	208	12287

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Fernandez-Nieves sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 208 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Fernandez-Nieves sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their work spans multiple areas within engineering and physics, with a strong emphasis on condensed matter physics and materials-related research.

The scientist has published extensively across several fields of study, primarily:

Engineering (27 publications)
Physics and Astronomy (24 publications)

Within these fields, their research further focuses on several subfields:

Condensed Matter Physics (17 publications)
Materials Chemistry (9 publications)
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (8 publications)
Mechanical Engineering (7 publications)
Molecular Medicine (6 publications)

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves's main topics of work include:

Micro and Nano Robotics (34 publications)
Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (16 publications)
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (12 publications)
Material Dynamics and Properties (12 publications)
Advanced Materials and Mechanics (8 publications)
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (8 publications)
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 publications)

The researcher has contributed to various scholarly venues, with multiple publications in the following journals:

Physical review. E (8 papers)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 papers)
Science Advances (3 papers)
Soft Matter (3 papers)
Frontiers in Physics (3 papers)

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Alberto Fernandez-Nieves are:

"Behavior and mechanics of dense microgel suspensions," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Resolving the different bulk moduli within individual soft nanogels using small-angle neutron scattering," 2022, Science Advances
"Reverse Janssen Effect in Narrow Granular Columns," 2020, Physical Review Letters
"Physically informed data-driven modeling of active nematics," 2023, Science Advances
"Osmotic pressure of suspensions comprised of charged microgels," 2021, Physical review. E

Frequent collaborators include Caleb J. Anderson, Jyothishraj Nambisan, Alexis de la Cotte, Javier González, and Michael Tennenbaum, with several coauthored works reflecting ongoing collaborative research relationships.

Best Publications

Dripping to jetting transitions in coflowing liquid streams.

Andrew S. Utada;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Howard A. Stone;David A. Weitz

1096
Citations
Designer emulsions using microfluidics

Rhutesh K. Shah;Ho Cheung Shum;Amy C. Rowat;Daeyeon Lee

893
Citations
Soft colloids make strong glasses.

Johan Mattsson;Hans M. Wyss;Hans M. Wyss;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Kunimasa Miyazaki;Kunimasa Miyazaki

605
Citations
Dripping, Jetting, Drops, and Wetting: The Magic of Microfluidics

A. S. Utada;L.-Y. Chu;A. Fernandez-Nieves;D. R. Link

451
Citations
Fabrication of Monodisperse Gel Shells and Functional Microgels in Microfluidic Devices

Jin-Woong Kim;Andrew S. Utada;Alberto Fernández-Nieves;Zhibing Hu

404
Citations
Apparatus for forming droplets

Liang-Yin Chu;Ho Cheung Shum;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Andrew S. Utada

343
Citations
Frustrated nematic order in spherical geometries

T. Lopez-Leon;V. Koning;K. B. S. Devaiah;V. Vitelli

321
Citations
The polymer/colloid duality of microgel suspensions.

L Andrew Lyon;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves

316
Citations
Novel defect structures in nematic liquid crystal shells.

Alberto Fernández-Nieves;Vincenzo Vitelli;Vincenzo Vitelli;Andrew S. Utada;Darren R. Link

296
Citations
Microgel suspensions : fundamentals and applications

Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Hans M. Wyss;Johan Mattsson;David A. Weitz

270
Citations
Charge controlled swelling of microgel particles

A Fernández-Nieves;A Fernandez-Barbero;B Vincent;FJ de las Nieves

269
Citations
Structural modifications in the swelling of inhomogeneous microgels by light and neutron scattering.

A. Fernández-Barbero;A. Fernández-Nieves;A. Fernández-Nieves;I. Grillo;E. López-Cabarcos

261
Citations
Drops and shells of liquid crystal

Teresa Lopez-Leon;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves

261
Citations
Absolute instability of a liquid jet in a coflowing stream.

Andrew S. Utada;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Jose M. Gordillo;David A. Weitz

259
Citations
Transition from turbulent to coherent flows in confined three-dimensional active fluids

Kun Ta Wu;Jean Bernard Hishamunda;Daniel T.N. Chen;Stephen J. DeCamp

227
Citations
Gels and microgels for nanotechnological applications

Antonio Fernández-Barbero;Iván J. Suárez;B. Sierra-Martín;A. Fernández-Nieves

184
Citations
Highly responsive hydrogel scaffolds formed by three-dimensional organization of microgel nanoparticles.

Eun Chul Cho;Jin-Woong Kim;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;David A Weitz

180
Citations
Colloidal Assembly Route for Responsive Colloidosomes with Tunable Permeability

Jin-Woong Kim;Alberto Fernandez-Nieves;Nily Dan;Andrew S Utada

167
Citations
The CONTIN algorithm and its application to determine the size distribution of microgel suspensions

A. Scotti;W. Liu;J. S. Hyatt;E. S. Herman

160
Citations
Stable nematic droplets with handles

Ekapop Pairam;Jayalakshmi Vallamkondu;Vinzenz Koning;Benjamin C. van Zuiden

155
Citations