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David A. Weitz 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 David A. Weitz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 1,119 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Weitz 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 David A. Weitz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 197 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For discoveries of complex fluids, colloids, and emulsions, which have resulted in new products and companies.
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the study of novel classical physics in complex systems, emphasizing aggregation and light scattering of colloids, dynamics in multiplying media, and enhanced optical scattering from surface adsorbates

Overview

David A. Weitz is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans several scientific disciplines, with a focus on engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main fields of study encompass engineering with 202 publications and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with 139 publications.

The subfields of study that David A. Weitz works within include biomedical engineering, molecular biology, materials chemistry, cell biology, and electrical and electronic engineering. More specifically, their research topics cover innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques innovation, 3D printing in biomedical research, cellular mechanics and interactions, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery.

Their frequent publication venues feature a range of respected journals and platforms. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 24 publications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 12 publications, Lab on a Chip with 11 publications, Nature Communications with 6 publications, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces also with 6 publications.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by David A. Weitz demonstrate a breadth of subject matter and interdisciplinary collaboration. Notable works include:

  • MAFG-driven astrocytes promote CNS inflammation, 2020, Nature
  • An outlook on microfluidics: the promise and the challenge, 2022, Lab on a Chip
  • High-throughput, single-microbe genomics with strain resolution, applied to a human gut microbiome, 2022, Science
  • Matrix viscoelasticity controls spatiotemporal tissue organization, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Single Molecule Protein Detection with Attomolar Sensitivity Using Droplet Digital Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, 2020, ACS Nano

David A. Weitz has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Dong Chen, Chun-Xia Zhao, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, F. Spaepen, and Chenjing Yang.

Throughout their career, David A. Weitz has received several recognitions. These include being elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for discoveries related to complex fluids, colloids, and emulsions, a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2010, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences also in 2010, and a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993, with a citation for studies of novel classical physics in complex systems, specifically aggregation and light scattering of colloids and dynamics in multiplying media.

Best Publications

  • Highly Parallel Genome-wide Expression Profiling of Individual Cells Using Nanoliter Droplets

    Evan Z. Macosko;Evan Z. Macosko;Anindita Basu;Anindita Basu;Rahul Satija;Rahul Satija;James Nemesh;James Nemesh

  • Droplet Barcoding for Single-Cell Transcriptomics Applied to Embryonic Stem Cells

    Allon M. Klein;Linas Mazutis;Linas Mazutis;Ilke Akartuna;Naren Tallapragada

  • Monodisperse Double Emulsions Generated from a Microcapillary Device

    A. S. Utada;E. Lorenceau;D. R. Link;P. D. Kaplan

  • Colloidosomes: Selectively Permeable Capsules Composed of Colloidal Particles

    A. D. Dinsmore;Ming F. Hsu;M. G. Nikolaides;Manuel Marquez

  • Three-Dimensional Direct Imaging of Structural Relaxation Near the Colloidal Glass Transition

    Eric R. Weeks;J. C. Crocker;Andrew C. Levitt;Andrew Schofield

  • Optical measurements of frequency-dependent linear viscoelastic moduli of complex fluids.

    T. G. Mason;T. G. Mason;D. A. Weitz

  • Eutectic Gallium-Indium (EGaIn) : A Liquid Metal Alloy for the Formation of Stable Structures in Microchannels at Room Temperature

    Michael D. Dickey;Ryan C. Chiechi;Ryan J. Larsen;Emily A. Weiss

  • Geometrically Mediated Breakup of Drops in Microfluidic Devices

    D R Link;Shelley L Anna;D A Weitz;H A Stone

  • Elastic Behavior of Cross-Linked and Bundled Actin Networks

    ML Gardel;Jennifer Hyunjong Shin;FC MacKintosh;L Mahadevan

  • Single-cell analysis and sorting using droplet-based microfluidics

    Linas Mazutis;John Gilbert;W Lloyd Ung;David A Weitz

  • Novel Colloidal Interactions in Anisotropic Fluids

    Philippe Poulin;Holger Stark;T. C. Lubensky;D. A. Weitz

  • Diffusing wave spectroscopy

    D. J. Pine;D. J. Pine;D. A. Weitz;D. A. Weitz;P. M. Chaikin;P. M. Chaikin;E. Herbolzheimer;E. Herbolzheimer

  • Physical forces during collective cell migration

    Xavier Trepat;Xavier Trepat;Michael R. Wasserman;Thomas E. Angelini;Emil Millet

  • Ultrahigh-throughput screening in drop-based microfluidics for directed evolution

    Jeremy J. Agresti;Eugene Antipov;Adam R. Abate;Keunho Ahn

  • Real-space imaging of nucleation and growth in colloidal crystallization.

    U. Gasser;Eric R. Weeks;Andrew Schofield;P. N. Pusey

  • Droplet microfluidics for high-throughput biological assays

    Mira T. Guo;Assaf Rotem;John A. Heyman;David A. Weitz

  • Fractal structures formed by kinetic aggregation of aqueous gold colloids

    D. A. Weitz;M. Oliveria

  • Universality in colloid aggregation

    M. Y. Lin;H. M. Lindsay;D. A. Weitz;R. C. Ball

  • Fluorescence-activated droplet sorting (FADS): efficient microfluidic cell sorting based on enzymatic activity

    Jean-Christophe Baret;Oliver J. Miller;Valerie Taly;Michaël Ryckelynck

  • Jamming phase diagram for attractive particles

    V. Trappe;V. Trappe;V. Prasad;Luca Cipelletti;Luca Cipelletti;P. N. Segre;P. N. Segre

Frequent Co-Authors

Ho Cheung Shum
Ho Cheung Shum University of Hong Kong
Alberto Fernandez-Nieves
Alberto Fernandez-Nieves University of Barcelona
Shin-Hyun Kim
Shin-Hyun Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Frans Spaepen
Frans Spaepen Harvard University
Fred C. MacKintosh
Fred C. MacKintosh Rice University
Michael P. Brenner
Michael P. Brenner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas Franke
Thomas Franke University of Glasgow
Daeyeon Lee
Daeyeon Lee University of Pennsylvania
David J. Pine
David J. Pine New York University
Jin-Woong Kim
Jin-Woong Kim Sungkyunkwan University

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