2026 Alfredo Alexander-Katz: 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	44	12064	11667	2795	2598	251	7351

Overview

Alfredo Alexander-Katz is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics within materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work integrates multiple subfields, including molecular biology, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, surfaces, coatings and films, and biomaterials.

The main research themes in Alfredo Alexander-Katz's work focus on:

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
RNA Research and Splicing
RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

ACS Nano
Macromolecules
arXiv (Cornell University)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Alfredo Alexander-Katz include:

"STING agonist delivery by tumour-penetrating PEG-lipid nanodiscs primes robust anticancer immunity," 2022, Nature Materials
"Understanding the synergistic effect of physicochemical properties of nanoparticles and their cellular entry pathways," 2020, Communications Biology
"Unraveling the complexity of amyloid polymorphism using gold nanoparticles and cryo-EM," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Calcium-triggered fusion of lipid membranes is enabled by amphiphilic nanoparticles," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Population-based heteropolymer design to mimic protein mixtures," 2023, Nature

They collaborate frequently with several co-authors, including:

Tianyi Jin
H. H. Huang
Connor W. Coley
Shayna L. Hilburg
Caroline A. Ross

Best Publications

Shear-induced unfolding triggers adhesion of von Willebrand factor fibers.

S. W. Schneider;S. Nuschele;A. Wixforth;C. Gorzelanny

847
Citations
Cell Membranes Open “Doors” for Cationic Nanoparticles/Biomolecules: Insights into Uptake Kinetics

Jiaqi Lin;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

313
Citations
Templating three-dimensional self-assembled structures in bilayer block copolymer films.

K. W. Gotrik;A. F. Hannon;A. Alexander-Katz

304
Citations
Complex self-assembled patterns using sparse commensurate templates with locally varying motifs

Joel K. W. Yang;Joel K. W. Yang;Yeon Sik Jung;Yeon Sik Jung;Jae-Byum Chang;R. A. Mickiewicz

300
Citations
Effect of Particle Diameter and Surface Composition on the Spontaneous Fusion of Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Lipid Bilayers

Reid C. Van Lehn;Prabhani U. Atukorale;Randy P. Carney;Yu Sang Yang

285
Citations
Controlled surface-induced flows from the motion of self-assembled colloidal walkers

Charles E. Sing;Lothar Schmid;Matthias F. Schneider;Thomas Franke

264
Citations
Morphology control in block copolymer films using mixed solvent vapors.

Kevin W. Gotrik;Adam F. Hannon;Jeong Gon Son;Brent Keller

256
Citations
Lipid tail protrusions mediate the insertion of nanoparticles into model cell membranes

Reid C. Van Lehn;Maria Ricci;Paulo H.J. Silva;Patrizia Andreozzi

236
Citations
Shear-flow-induced unfolding of polymeric globules.

A Alexander-Katz;M F Schneider;S W Schneider;A Wixforth

202
Citations
Graft-through Synthesis and Assembly of Janus Bottlebrush Polymers from A- Branch -B Diblock Macromonomers

Ken Kawamoto;Mingjiang Zhong;Karim R. Gadelrab;Li-Chen Cheng

193
Citations
Elongational flow induces the unfolding of von Willebrand factor at physiological flow rates.

Charles E. Sing;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

159
Citations
Universal Cyclic Topology in Polymer Networks.

Rui Wang;Alfredo Alexander-Katz;Jeremiah A. Johnson;Bradley D. Olsen

128
Citations
Hierarchical Nanostructures by Sequential Self‐Assembly of Styrene‐Dimethylsiloxane Block Copolymers of Different Periods

Jeong Gon Son;Adam F. Hannon;Kevin W. Gotrik;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

122
Citations
Penetration of lipid bilayers by nanoparticles with environmentally-responsive surfaces: simulations and theory

Reid C. Van Lehn;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

112
Citations
Multilayer block copolymer meshes by orthogonal self-assembly.

Amir Tavakkoli K. G.;Samuel M. Nicaise;Karim R. Gadelrab;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

106
Citations
Dynamics and Instabilities of Collapsed Polymers in Shear Flow

A. Alexander-Katz;R. R. Netz

106
Citations
Design rules for self-assembled block copolymer patterns using tiled templates

Jae-Byum Chang;Hong Kyoon Choi;Adam F. Hannon;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

100
Citations
Thin Film Morphologies of Bulk-Gyroid Polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane under Solvent Vapor Annealing

Wubin Bai;Adam F. Hannon;Kevin W. Gotrik;Hong Kyoon Choi

96
Citations
Aligned Sub-10-nm Block Copolymer Patterns Templated by Post Arrays

Jae-Byum Chang;Jeong Gon Son;Adam F. Hannon;Alfredo Alexander-Katz

95
Citations
Understanding the synergistic effect of physicochemical properties of nanoparticles and their cellular entry pathways

Jiaqi Lin;Lei Miao;Grace Zhong;Chih-Hsin Lin

93
Citations
Optimizing topographical templates for directed self-assembly of block copolymers via inverse design simulations.

Adam F. Hannon;Yi Ding;Wubin Bai;Caroline A. Ross

81
Citations