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Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
43
Citations
11266
World Ranking
12206
National Ranking
2809

Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila 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 Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 53 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila 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 Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila is affiliated with Dexcom in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. Additional subfields include Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, most notably Micro and Nano Robotics, Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks, and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies. Other areas of interest include Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases, and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus.

Recent publications reflect these research interests and include:

  • "Enzyme-powered Janus platelet cell robots for active and targeted drug delivery" (2020) published in Science Robotics
  • "Nanoparticle-modified microrobots for in vivo antibiotic delivery to treat acute bacterial pneumonia" (2022) published in Nature Materials
  • "Fantastic Voyage of Nanomotors into the Cell" (2020) published in ACS Nano
  • "Multicompartment Tubular Micromotors Toward Enhanced Localized Active Delivery" (2020) published in Advanced Materials
  • "Physical Disruption of Solid Tumors by Immunostimulatory Microrobots Enhances Antitumor Immunity" (2021) published in Advanced Materials

The venues where this researcher frequently publishes are:

  • Advanced Materials (2 publications)
  • Science Robotics (1 publication)
  • Nature Materials (1 publication)
  • ACS Nano (1 publication)
  • Advanced Science (1 publication)

Common collaborators in their research include Joseph Wang, Ronnie H. Fang, Liangfang Zhang, Emil Karshalev, and Rodolfo Mundaca-Uribe.

Best Publications

  • Wearable biosensors for healthcare monitoring.

    Jayoung Kim;Alan S. Campbell;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Joseph Wang

  • Micro/Nanorobots for Biomedicine: Delivery, Surgery, Sensing, and Detoxification.

    Jinxing Li;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Wei Gao;Liangfang Zhang

  • Micromotor-enabled active drug delivery for in vivo treatment of stomach infection

    Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Pavimol Angsantikul;Jinxing Li;Miguel Angel Lopez-Ramirez

  • Enzyme-powered Janus platelet cell robots for active and targeted drug delivery

    Songsong Tang;Songsong Tang;Fangyu Zhang;Hua Gong;Fanan Wei

  • Single Cell Real-Time miRNAs Sensing Based on Nanomotors.

    Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Aída Martín;Aída Martín;Fernando Soto;Miguel Angel Lopez-Ramirez

  • Acoustically Propelled Nanomotors for Intracellular siRNA Delivery

    Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Chava Angell;Fernando Soto;Miguel Angel Lopez-Ramirez

  • Enteric Micromotor Can Selectively Position and Spontaneously Propel in the Gastrointestinal Tract

    Jinxing Li;Soracha Thamphiwatana;Wenjuan Liu;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

  • Smart Materials for Microrobots.

    Fernando Soto;Emil Karshalev;Fangyu Zhang;Berta Esteban Fernandez de Avila

  • Hybrid biomembrane–functionalized nanorobots for concurrent removal of pathogenic bacteria and toxins

    Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Pavimol Angsantikul;Doris E. Ramírez-Herrera;Fernando Soto

  • Active Intracellular Delivery of a Cas9/sgRNA Complex Using Ultrasound-Propelled Nanomotors

    Malthe Hansen-Bruhn;Malthe Hansen-Bruhn;Berta Esteban Fernández de Ávila;Mara Beltrán-Gastélum;Jing Zhao

  • Micromotors Spontaneously Neutralize Gastric Acid for pH‐Responsive Payload Release

    Jinxing Li;Pavimol Angsantikul;Wenjuan Liu;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

  • Biomimetic Platelet‐Camouflaged Nanorobots for Binding and Isolation of Biological Threats

    Jinxing Li;Pavimol Angsantikul;Wenjuan Liu;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

  • Fantastic Voyage of Nanomotors into the Cell.

    Pooyath Lekshmy Venugopalan;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Malay Pal;Ambarish Ghosh

  • Micromotors for "Chemistry-on-the-Fly".

    Emil Karshalev;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Joseph Wang

  • Nanomotor-Enabled pH-Responsive Intracellular Delivery of Caspase-3: Toward Rapid Cell Apoptosis

    Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Doris E. Ramírez-Herrera;Susana Campuzano;Pavimol Angsantikul

  • Biomimetic Micromotor Enables Active Delivery of Antigens for Oral Vaccination.

    Xiaoli Wei;Mara Beltrán-Gastélum;Emil Karshalev;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila

  • Water-Powered Cell-Mimicking Janus Micromotor

    Zhiguang Wu;Zhiguang Wu;Jinxing Li;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Tianlong Li;Tianlong Li

  • RBC micromotors carrying multiple cargos towards potential theranostic applications

    Zhiguang Wu;Zhiguang Wu;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Aída Martín;Aída Martín;Caleb Christianson

  • Lysozyme-Based Antibacterial Nanomotors.

    Melek Kiristi;Virendra V. Singh;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Murat Uygun

  • Aptamer-Modified Graphene-Based Catalytic Micromotors: Off–On Fluorescent Detection of Ricin

    Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Miguel Angel Lopez-Ramirez;Daniela F. Báez;Adrian Jodra

  • Chitosan-based water-propelled micromotors with strong antibacterial activity

    Jorge A. M. Delezuk;Doris E. Ramírez-Herrera;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Joseph Wang

  • Targeting and isolation of cancer cells using micro/nanomotors.

    Weiwei Gao;Berta Esteban-Fernández de Ávila;Liangfang Zhang;Joseph Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Liangfang Zhang
Liangfang Zhang University of California, San Diego
Susana Campuzano
Susana Campuzano Complutense University of Madrid
José M. Pingarrón
José M. Pingarrón Complutense University of Madrid
Jinxing Li
Jinxing Li Michigan State University
Weiwei Gao
Weiwei Gao University of California, San Diego
Zhiguang Wu
Zhiguang Wu Harbin Institute of Technology
Kurt V. Gothelf
Kurt V. Gothelf Aarhus University
Ernesto García
Ernesto García Spanish National Research Council
Jianguo Guan
Jianguo Guan Wuhan University of Technology

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