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David Andelman

David Andelman

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
14304
World Ranking
5177
National Ranking
22

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
16610
World Ranking
5882
National Ranking
39

David Andelman 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 Andelman sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 215 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Andelman 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 Andelman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For definitive theoretical contributions to a broad range of problems in soft condensed matter, including monolayers, surfactant solutions and polyelectrolyte solutions
  • 2003 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

David Andelman is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel. Their research spans multiple areas within physics and chemistry, focusing particularly on soft condensed matter and materials chemistry.

Their recent papers include:

  • Charge oscillations in ionic liquids: A microscopic cluster model, 2020, Physical review. E
  • Nonreciprocal response of a two-dimensional fluid with odd viscosity, 2021, Physical review. E
  • Phase Separation of Polyelectrolytes: The Effect of Charge Regulation, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Conductance of concentrated electrolytes: Multivalency and the Wien effect, 2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Charge Regulation of Polyelectrolyte Gels: Swelling Transition, 2023, Macromolecules

Frequent coauthors of David Andelman include:

  • Yael Avni
  • Shigeyuki Komura
  • Rudolf Podgornik
  • Henri Orland
  • Xingkun Man

Publications by Andelman have appeared largely in these venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. E
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Macromolecules
  • The European Physical Journal E

Their work covers main fields of study such as Physics and Astronomy as well as Chemistry. Within these fields, subfields they contribute to include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry

Main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

David Andelman has received several awards, including:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2004, with citation for definitive theoretical contributions to a broad range of problems in soft condensed matter, including monolayers, surfactant solutions and polyelectrolyte solutions
  • Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2003

Best Publications

  • Domain shapes and patterns: the phenomenology of modulated phases.

    Michael Seul;David Andelman

  • Steric Effects in Electrolytes: A Modified Poisson-Boltzmann Equation

    Itamar Borukhov;David Andelman;Henri Orland

  • Neutral and charged polymers at interfaces

    Roland R. Netz;David Andelman

  • Phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers of polar molecules

    David Andelman;Françoise Broçhard;Jean‐François Joanny

  • Theory of spontaneous vesicle formation in surfactant mixtures.

    S. A. Safran;P. Pincus;David Andelman

  • Adsorption of large ions from an electrolyte solution: a modified Poisson–Boltzmann equation

    I. Borukhov;D. Andelman;H. Orland

  • Electrostatic Properties of Membranes: The Poisson-Boltzmann Theory

    D. Andelman

  • Ordered and curved meso-structures in membranes and amphiphilic films

    S. Leibler;D. Andelman

  • Dipolar Poisson-Boltzmann equation: ions and dipoles close to charge interfaces.

    Ariel Abrashkin;David Andelman;Henri Orland

  • Stability and Phase Behavior of Mixed Surfactant Vesicles

    S. A. Safran;P. A. Pincus;David Andelman;F. C. MacKintosh

  • Structure and phase equilibria of microemulsions

    David Andelman;M. E. Cates;D. Roux;S. A. Safran

  • Dielectric constant of ionic solutions: a field-theory approach.

    Amir Levy;David Andelman;Henri Orland

  • Random Surface Model for the L3-Phase of Dilute Surfactant Solutions

    M. E. Cates;D. Roux;D. Andelman;D. Andelman;D. Andelman;S. T. Milner

  • Water, electricity, and between… On electrowetting and its applications

    Romi Shamai;David Andelman;Bruno Berge;Rob Hayes

  • Soft Condensed Matter Physics in Molecular and Cell Biology

    W.C.K. Poon;David Andelman

  • Kinetics of Surfactant Adsorption at Fluid−Fluid Interfaces

    Haim Diamant;David Andelman

  • Thin liquid films on rough or heterogeneous solids

    Mark O. Robbins;Mark O. Robbins;David Andelman;David Andelman;Jean-François Joanny

  • Beyond standard Poisson-Boltzmann theory: ion-specific interactions in aqueous solutions

    Dan Ben-Yaakov;David Andelman;Daniel Harries;Rudi Podgornik

  • Dielectric decrement as a source of ion-specific effects

    Dan Ben-Yaakov;David Andelman;Rudi Podgornik

  • Origin of middle-phase microemulsions.

    SA Safran;D Roux;ME Cates;D Andelman

  • Ion-specific hydration effects: Extending the Poisson-Boltzmann theory

    Dan Ben-Yaakov;David Andelman;Rudi Podgornik;Daniel Harries

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel A. Safran
Samuel A. Safran Weizmann Institute of Science
Roland R. Netz
Roland R. Netz Freie Universität Berlin
Jean-François Joanny
Jean-François Joanny Collège de France
Michael Schick
Michael Schick University of Washington
Philip Pincus
Philip Pincus University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael E. Cates
Michael E. Cates University of Cambridge
Michael M. Kozlov
Michael M. Kozlov Tel Aviv University
Rudolf Podgornik
Rudolf Podgornik University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mark O. Robbins
Mark O. Robbins Johns Hopkins University
Scott T. Milner
Scott T. Milner Pennsylvania State University

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