2026 David Kisailus: 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	46	11324	10942	2657	2468	142	10844

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Overview

David Kisailus is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to biomaterials and biomedical engineering. The scientist's work encompasses topics such as calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, bone tissue engineering materials, diatoms and algae research, silk-based biomaterials and applications, cephalopods and marine biology, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, as well as adhesion, friction, and surface interactions.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Atsushi Arakaki, Pablo Zavattieri, Taifeng Wang, Wei Huang, and Satoshi Murata. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse range of studies within related fields.

David Kisailus has published in several notable scientific venues. These include:

Advanced Functional Materials
Small Methods
SSRN Electronic Journal
Nature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent published papers by David Kisailus include:

Toughening mechanisms of the elytra of the diabolical ironclad beetle, 2020, Nature
A natural impact-resistant bicontinuous composite nanoparticle coating, 2020, Nature Materials
Hydration-induced reversible deformation of biological materials, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
Mechanism of water extraction from gypsum rock by desert colonizing microorganisms, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Structural Design Variations in Beetle Elytra, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

The main fields of study for their research are materials science and engineering, with a strong focus on subfields such as biomaterials, biomedical engineering, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, molecular biology, and mechanical engineering. This range indicates interdisciplinary approaches combining biological and physical sciences.

Best Publications

The stomatopod dactyl club : a formidable damage-tolerant biological hammer

James C. Weaver;Garrett W. Milliron;Ali Miserez;Kenneth Evans-Lutterodt

949
Citations
Accurate Control of Multishelled Co3O4 Hollow Microspheres as High-Performance Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jiangyan Wang;Nailiang Yang;Hongjie Tang;Zhenghong Dong

913
Citations
Hierarchically Ordered Macro−Mesoporous TiO2−Graphene Composite Films: Improved Mass Transfer, Reduced Charge Recombination, and Their Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities

Jiang Du;Xiaoyong Lai;Nailiang Yang;Jin Zhai

835
Citations
Multiscale Toughening Mechanisms in Biological Materials and Bioinspired Designs

Wei Huang;David Restrepo;David Restrepo;Jae‐Young Jung;Frances Y. Su

590
Citations
Bio-inspired impact-resistant composites

L.K. Grunenfelder;N. Suksangpanya;C. Salinas;G. Milliron

498
Citations
Multishelled TiO2 hollow microspheres as anodes with superior reversible capacity for lithium ion batteries.

Hao Ren;Ranbo Yu;Jiangyan Wang;Quan Jin

450
Citations
Accurate Control of Multishelled Co3O4Hollow Microspheres as High-Performance Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jiangyan Wang;Nailiang Yang;Hongjie Tang;Zhenghong Dong

349
Citations
Porous Platinum Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction and Methanol Oxidation Reactions

Shaun M. Alia;Gang Zhang;David Kisailus;Dongsheng Li

302
Citations
Twisting cracks in Bouligand structures.

Nobphadon Suksangpanya;Nicholas A. Yaraghi;David Kisailus;Pablo Zavattieri

273
Citations
Biocatalytically Templated Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide

Jan L. Sumerel;Wenjun Yang;David Kisailus;James C. Weaver

269
Citations
A Sinusoidally Architected Helicoidal Biocomposite.

Nicholas A Yaraghi;Nicolás Guarín-Zapata;Lessa K Grunenfelder;Eric Hintsala

260
Citations
Analysis of an ultra hard magnetic biomineral in chiton radular teeth

James C. Weaver;Qianqian Wang;Ali Miserez;Anthony Tantuccio

247
Citations
Hierarchical assembly of the siliceous skeletal lattice of the hexactinellid sponge Euplectella aspergillum.

James C. Weaver;Joanna Aizenberg;Georg E. Fantner;David Kisailus

243
Citations
Toughening mechanisms of the elytra of the diabolical ironclad beetle

Jesus Rivera;Maryam Sadat Hosseini;David Restrepo;David Restrepo;Satoshi Murata

239
Citations
A natural impact-resistant bicontinuous composite nanoparticle coating

Wei Huang;Wei Huang;Mehdi Shishehbor;Nicolás Guarín-Zapata;Nathan D. Kirchhofer

219
Citations
Crack twisting and toughening strategies in Bouligand architectures

Nobphadon Suksangpanya;Nicholas A. Yaraghi;R. Byron Pipes;David Kisailus

212
Citations
Enzymatic Synthesis and Nanostructural Control of Gallium Oxide at Low Temperature

David Kisailus;Joon Hwan Choi;James C. Weaver;Wenjun Yang

175
Citations
Biomimetic Structural Materials: Inspiration from Design and Assembly

Nicholas A. Yaraghi;David Kisailus

154
Citations
Controllable synthesis of mesostructures from TiO2 hollow to porous nanospheres with superior rate performance for lithium ion batteries

Hao Ren;Jiajia Sun;Ranbo Yu;Mei Yang

148
Citations
Shear wave filtering in naturally-occurring Bouligand structures.

Nicolás Guarín-Zapata;Juan Gomez;Nick Yaraghi;David Kisailus

141
Citations
Microstructural and Biochemical Characterization of the Nanoporous Sucker Rings from Dosidicus gigas

Ali Miserez;James C. Weaver;Peter B. Pedersen;Todd Schneeberk

128
Citations