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Materials Science
Israel
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
100
Citations
38894
World Ranking
1049
National Ranking
4

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
41390
World Ranking
1352
National Ranking
13

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Ehud Gazit is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has a significant research footprint primarily in materials science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work spans several key subfields, including materials chemistry, molecular biology, biomaterials, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas, notably supramolecular self-assembly in materials, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography. Additional topics include polydiacetylene-based materials and applications, chemical synthesis and analysis, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Ehud Gazit's frequent co-authors are Linda J. W. Shimon, Sigal Rencus-Lazar, Rusen Yang, Damien Thompson, and Sarah Guerin.

Well-represented publication venues for their work include The Cambridge Structural Database, ACS Nano, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Among recent papers, notable titles include:

  • Biomimetic peptide self-assembly for functional materials, 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Recent Advances in Organic and Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Mechanical Energy Harvesting, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Proteostasis of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide: A Molecular Perspective of Risk Factors and Protective Strategies for Type II Diabetes, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Single amino acid bionanozyme for environmental remediation, 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Casting Metal Nanowires Within Discrete Self-Assembled Peptide Nanotubes

    Meital Reches;Ehud Gazit

  • A possible role for π-stacking in the self-assembly of amyloid fibrils

    Ehud Gazit

  • Inhibition of amyloid fibril formation by polyphenols: structural similarity and aromatic interactions as a common inhibition mechanism.

    Yair Porat;Adel Abramowitz;Ehud Gazit

  • Self-assembled peptide nanostructures: the design of molecular building blocks and their technological utilization

    Ehud Gazit

  • Rigid, Self‐Assembled Hydrogel Composed of a Modified Aromatic Dipeptide

    Assaf Mahler;Meital Reches;Meirav Rechter;Smadar Cohen

  • Self-assembling peptide and protein amyloids: from structure to tailored function in nanotechnology

    Gang Wei;Zhiqiang Su;Nicholas P. Reynolds;Paolo Arosio

  • Biomimetic peptide self-assembly for functional materials

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  • The physical properties of supramolecular peptide assemblies: from building block association to technological applications.

    Lihi Adler-Abramovich;Ehud Gazit

  • Amyloids: Not Only Pathological Agents but Also Ordered Nanomaterials†

    Izhack Cherny;Ehud Gazit

  • Controlled patterning of aligned self-assembled peptide nanotubes

    Meital Reches;Meital Reches;Ehud Gazit

  • Half a century of amyloids: past, present and future

    Pu Chun Ke;Pu Chun Ke;Ruhong Zhou;Ruhong Zhou;Louise C. Serpell;Roland Riek

  • Formation of Closed-Cage Nanostructures by Self-Assembly of Aromatic Dipeptides

    Meital Reches;Ehud Gazit

  • Analysis of the Minimal Amyloid-forming Fragment of the Islet Amyloid Polypeptide AN EXPERIMENTAL SUPPORT FOR THE KEY ROLE OF THE PHENYLALANINE RESIDUE IN AMYLOID FORMATION

    Ronit Azriel;Ehud Gazit

  • Self-assembly of short peptides to form hydrogels: design of building blocks, physical properties and technological applications.

    Galit Fichman;Ehud Gazit

  • Strong piezoelectricity in bioinspired peptide nanotubes.

    Andrei Kholkin;Nadav Amdursky;Igor Bdikin;Ehud Gazit

  • Phenylalanine assembly into toxic fibrils suggests amyloid etiology in phenylketonuria.

    Lihi Adler-Abramovich;Lilach Vaks;Ohad Carny;Dorit Trudler

  • Fmoc-modified amino acids and short peptides: simple bio-inspired building blocks for the fabrication of functional materials

    Kai Tao;Aviad Levin;Lihi Adler-Abramovich;Ehud Gazit

  • Self-assembled peptide nanotubes are uniquely rigid bioinspired supramolecular structures.

    Nitzan Kol;Lihi Adler-Abramovich;David Barlam;Roni Z. Shneck

  • Self-assembling peptide semiconductors

    Kai Tao;Pandeeswar Makam;Ruth Aizen;Ehud Gazit

  • Interaction of the mammalian antibacterial peptide cecropin P1 with phospholipid vesicles.

    Ehud Gazit;Anita Boman;Hans G. Boman;Yechiel Shai

  • Thermal and Chemical Stability of Diphenylalanine Peptide Nanotubes: Implications for Nanotechnological Applications

    Lihi Adler-Abramovich;Meital Reches;Victoria L Sedman;Stephanie Allen

  • Self-assembled arrays of peptide nanotubes by vapour deposition

    Lihi Adler-Abramovich;Daniel Aronov;Peter Beker;Maya Yevnin

  • Biomimetic peptide self-assembly for functional materials

    Aviad Levin;Tuuli A. Hakala;Lee Schnaider;Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes;Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihi Adler-Abramovich
Lihi Adler-Abramovich Tel Aviv University
Daniel L. Segal
Daniel L. Segal University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Kai Tao
Kai Tao Northwestern Polytechnical University
Linda J. W. Shimon
Linda J. W. Shimon Weizmann Institute of Science
Gil Rosenman
Gil Rosenman Tel Aviv University
Tuomas P. J. Knowles
Tuomas P. J. Knowles University of Cambridge
Yi Cao
Yi Cao Nanjing University
Wei Ji
Wei Ji Renmin University of China
Yechiel Shai
Yechiel Shai Weizmann Institute of Science
Guanghong Wei
Guanghong Wei Fudan University

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