2026 Andreas Walther: 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	81	2587	2498	151	144	277	23840

Overview

Andreas Walther is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and specializes in research at the intersection of biochemistry, materials science, and molecular biology. Their research portfolio encompasses a variety of advanced topics related to molecular and materials chemistry, focusing particularly on dynamic and functional biomaterials.

The main fields of study for Walther include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 135 publications, and Materials Science with 95 publications. Within these, notable subfields of study consist of Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Walther has contributed to a number of scientific articles published in prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Materials
Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Walther include:

"ATP-Responsive and ATP-Fueled Self-Assembling Systems and Materials" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
"Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Enabled through Nacre-Mimetic Nanocomposite Design" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
"Functional and morphological adaptation in DNA protocells via signal processing prompted by artificial metalloenzymes" (2020), published in Nature Nanotechnology
"Programmable ATP-Fueled DNA Coacervates by Transient Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation" (2020), published in Chem
"Autonomous Soft Robots Empowered by Chemical Reaction Networks" (2022), published in Advanced Materials

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Daniel Hoenders, Jie Deng, Avik Samanta, Oliver Skarsetz, and Francisco Lossada, with whom they have published multiple works.

Best Publications

Janus particles: synthesis, self-assembly, physical properties, and applications.

Andreas Walther;Axel H. E. Müller

1970
Citations
Guided hierarchical co-assembly of soft patchy nanoparticles

André H. Gröschel;André H. Gröschel;Andreas Walther;Tina I. Löbling;Felix H. Schacher

676
Citations
Precise hierarchical self-assembly of multicompartment micelles

André H. Gröschel;Felix H. Schacher;Holger Schmalz;Oleg V. Borisov;Oleg V. Borisov

565
Citations
Large-area, lightweight and thick biomimetic composites with superior material properties via fast, economic, and green pathways.

Andreas Walther;Ingela Bjurhager;Jani-Markus Malho;Jaakko Pere

532
Citations
Materials learning from life: concepts for active, adaptive and autonomous molecular systems

Rémi Merindol;Andreas Walther

484
Citations
Clay Nanopaper with Tough Cellulose Nanofiber Matrix for Fire Retardancy and Gas Barrier Functions

Andong Liu;Andreas Walther;Olli Ikkala;Lyuba Belova

466
Citations
Color Tunability and Electrochemiluminescence of Silver Nanoclusters

Isabel Díez;Matti Pusa;Sakari Kulmala;Hua Jiang

415
Citations
Emulsion Polymerization Using Janus Particles as Stabilizers

Andreas Walther;Martin Hoffmann;Axel H. E. Müller

401
Citations
Nacre-mimetics with synthetic nanoclays up to ultrahigh aspect ratios

Paramita Das;Jani-Markus Malho;Khosrow Rahimi;Felix H. Schacher

350
Citations
Engineering nanostructured polymer blends with controlled nanoparticle location using Janus particles.

Andreas Walther;Kerstin Matussek;Axel H. E. Müller

344
Citations
Demonstration of Atomic Frequency Comb Memory for Light with Spin-Wave Storage

Mikael Afzelius;Imam Usmani;Atia Amari;Bjoern Lauritzen

340
Citations
Viewpoint: From Responsive to Adaptive and Interactive Materials and Materials Systems: A Roadmap.

Andreas Walther

331
Citations
Controlling fast transport of cold trapped ions.

A. Walther;F. Ziesel;T. Ruster;S. T. Dawkins

325
Citations
Multifunctional High‐Performance Biofibers Based on Wet‐Extrusion of Renewable Native Cellulose Nanofibrils

Andreas Walther;Jaakko V. I. Timonen;Isabel Díez;Antti Laukkanen

318
Citations
Humidity and multiscale structure govern mechanical properties and deformation modes in films of native cellulose nanofibrils.

Alejandro J. Benítez;Jose Torres-Rendon;Mikko Poutanen;Andreas Walther

306
Citations
Cellulose nanofibril nanopapers and bioinspired nanocomposites: a review to understand the mechanical property space

A. J. Benítez;A. Walther

296
Citations
Facile, Solution-Based Synthesis of Soft, Nanoscale Janus Particles with Tunable Janus Balance

André H. Gröschel;Andreas Walther;Tina I. Löbling;Joachim Schmelz

271
Citations
Biocatalytic Feedback‐Driven Temporal Programming of Self‐Regulating Peptide Hydrogels

Thomas Heuser;Elisabeth Weyandt;Andreas Walther

254
Citations
Synthesis via RAFT Polymerization of Tadpole-Shaped Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Poly(acrylic acid) Containing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) and Their Self-assembly in Water

Weian Zhang;Bing Fang;Andreas Walther;Axel H. E. Müller

252
Citations
Water-soluble organo-silica hybrid nanowires.

Jiayin Yuan;Youyong Xu;Andreas Walther;Sreenath Bolisetty

245
Citations
Supramolecular Control of Stiffness and Strength in Lightweight High‐Performance Nacre‐Mimetic Paper with Fire‐Shielding Properties

Andreas Walther;Ingela Bjurhager;Jani-Markus Malho;Janne Ruokolainen

243
Citations
Janus discs.

Unknown

100
Citations