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Charles M. Knobler

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
12845
World Ranking
6377
National Ranking
1931

Charles M. Knobler publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles M. Knobler sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 212 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Charles M. Knobler D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charles M. Knobler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1982 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Charles M. Knobler is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, the scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Endocrinology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics cover a range of biological and virological themes. These include:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications

Recent publications by Charles M. Knobler demonstrate engagement with RNA virus biology and molecular virology. Notable papers include:

  • "Genome organization and interaction with capsid protein in a multipartite RNA virus" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Single-particle studies of the effects of RNA-protein interactions on the self-assembly of RNA virus particles" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Controlling the surface charge of simple viruses" (2021) published in PLoS ONE
  • "In Vivo Delivery of Spherical and Cylindrical In Vitro Reconstituted Virus-like Particles Containing the Same Self-Amplifying mRNA" (2024) published in Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • "How and why RNA genomes are (partially) ordered in viral capsids" (2021) published in Current Opinion in Virology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Knobler include William M. Gelbart, Cheylene Tanimoto, Christian Beren, Ana L. Durán-Meza, and Rees F. Garmann. These partnerships reflect ongoing collaborations in their areas of study.

Their work has appeared in various academic journals, with multiple publications in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE, as well as contributions to Molecular Pharmaceutics, Current Opinion in Virology, and the Journal of Virology.

Awards conferred upon Charles M. Knobler include Fellowship distinctions such as Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2013 and Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1982.

Best Publications

  • PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE PHASE DIAGRAMS AND SUPERLATTICES OF ORGANICALLY FUNCTIONALIZED METAL NANOCRYSTAL MONOLAYERS: THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICLE SIZE, SIZE DISTRIBUTION, AND SURFACE PASSIVANT

    James R. Heath;Charles M. Knobler;Daniel V. Leff

  • Growth of breath figures.

    D. Beysens;C. M. Knobler

  • Osmotic pressure inhibition of DNA ejection from phage

    Alex Evilevitch;Laurence Lavelle;Charles M. Knobler;Eric Raspaud

  • Nanoindentation studies of full and empty viral capsids and the effects of capsid protein mutations on elasticity and strength.

    J. P. Michel;I. L. Ivanovska;M. M. Gibbons;W. S. Klug

  • Seeing phenomena in flatland: studies of monolayers by fluorescence microscopy.

    Charles M. Knobler

  • Packaging of a Polymer by a Viral Capsid: The Interplay between Polymer Length and Capsid Size

    Yufang Hu;Roya Zandi;Adriana Anavitarte;Charles M. Knobler

  • A monolayer phase miscibility comparison of long-chain fatty acids and their ethyl esters

    A. M. Bibo;C. M. Knobler;I. R. Peterson

  • Self-assembly of viral capsid protein and RNA molecules of different sizes: requirement for a specific high protein/RNA mass ratio

    Ruben D. Cadena-Nava;Mauricio Comas-Garcia;Rees F. Garmann;A. L. N. Rao

  • Direct observation of domain structure in condensed monolayer phases.

    Xia Qiu;Jaime Ruiz-Garcia;Keith J. Stine;Charles M. Knobler

  • Recent Developments in the Study of Monolayers at the Air‐Water Interface

    Charles M. Knobler

  • Collapse of a Monolayer by Three Mechanisms

    Christophe Ybert;Weixing Lu;Gunter Möller;Charles M. Knobler

  • Frustration‐limited clusters in liquids

    Steven A. Kivelson;Xiaolin Zhao;Daniel Kivelson;Thomas M. Fischer

  • Phase diagram of self-assembled viral capsid protein polymorphs.

    L. Lavelle;M. Gingery;M. Phillips;W. M. Gelbart

  • Light scattering studies of phase separation in isobutyric acid + water mixtures

    Ning‐Chih Wong;Charles M. Knobler

  • Textures and phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers of fatty acids. A comparative Brewster angle microscope and polarized fluorescence microscope study

    S. Rivière;S. Hénon;J. Meunier;D. K. Schwartz

  • Experiments and simulation of the growth of droplets on a surface (breath figures).

    Daniela Fritter;Charles M. Knobler;Daniel A. Beysens

  • Predicting the sizes of large RNA molecules

    Aron M. Yoffe;Peter Prinsen;Ajaykumar Gopal;Charles M. Knobler

  • Phase diagram of Langmuir monolayers of pentadecanoic acid: Quantitative comparison of surface pressure and fluorescence microscopy results

    Brian G. Moore;Charles M. Knobler;Silvere. Akamatsu;Francis. Rondelez

  • Adsorption and Self‐Assembly of Peptides on Mica Substrates

    Conor Whitehouse;Jiyu Fang;Amalia Aggeli;Mark Bell

  • Two-dimensional ordering during droplet growth on a liquid surface.

    A. Steyer;P. Guenoun;D. Beysens;C. M. Knobler

  • Light-scattering studies of phase separation in isobutyric acid + water mixtures: Hydrodynamic effects

    Ning-Chih Wong;Charles M. Knobler

  • Chiral symmetry breaking in Langmuir monolayers and smectic films.

    Jonathan V. Selinger;Jonathan V. Selinger;Zhen-Gang Wang;Zhen-Gang Wang;Robijn F. Bruinsma;Robijn F. Bruinsma;Charles M. Knobler;Charles M. Knobler

Frequent Co-Authors

William M. Gelbart
William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel K. Schwartz
Daniel K. Schwartz University of Colorado Boulder
Avinoam Ben-Shaul
Avinoam Ben-Shaul Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eric Dickinson
Eric Dickinson University of Leeds
David S. Cannell
David S. Cannell University of California, Santa Barbara
Douglas J. Durian
Douglas J. Durian University of Pennsylvania
Gijs J. L. Wuite
Gijs J. L. Wuite Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Willem K. Kegel
Willem K. Kegel Utrecht University
Richard B. Kaner
Richard B. Kaner University of California, Los Angeles
Zhen-Gang Wang
Zhen-Gang Wang California Institute of Technology

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