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46
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10844
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11322
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David Kisailus 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 Kisailus sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 142 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Kisailus 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 Kisailus sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

    Jiangyan Wang;Nailiang Yang;Hongjie Tang;Zhenghong Dong

  • 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

  • Multiscale Toughening Mechanisms in Biological Materials and Bioinspired Designs

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

  • Bio-inspired impact-resistant composites

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

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

    Hao Ren;Ranbo Yu;Jiangyan Wang;Quan Jin

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

    Jiangyan Wang;Nailiang Yang;Hongjie Tang;Zhenghong Dong

  • Porous Platinum Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction and Methanol Oxidation Reactions

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

  • Twisting cracks in Bouligand structures.

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

  • Biocatalytically Templated Synthesis of Titanium Dioxide

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

  • A Sinusoidally Architected Helicoidal Biocomposite.

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

  • Analysis of an ultra hard magnetic biomineral in chiton radular teeth

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

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

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

  • Toughening mechanisms of the elytra of the diabolical ironclad beetle

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

  • A natural impact-resistant bicontinuous composite nanoparticle coating

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

  • Crack twisting and toughening strategies in Bouligand architectures

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

  • Enzymatic Synthesis and Nanostructural Control of Gallium Oxide at Low Temperature

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

  • Biomimetic Structural Materials: Inspiration from Design and Assembly

    Nicholas A. Yaraghi;David Kisailus

  • 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

  • Shear wave filtering in naturally-occurring Bouligand structures.

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo D. Zavattieri
Pablo D. Zavattieri Purdue University West Lafayette
Dongsheng Li
Dongsheng Li Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
James C. Weaver
James C. Weaver Cornell University
Joanna McKittrick
Joanna McKittrick University of California, San Diego
Dan Wang
Dan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ali Miserez
Ali Miserez Nanyang Technological University
Krassimir N. Bozhilov
Krassimir N. Bozhilov University of California, Riverside
Marc A. Meyers
Marc A. Meyers University of California, San Diego
Yushan Yan
Yushan Yan University of Delaware
Huijun Zhao
Huijun Zhao Griffith University

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