2026 Frances S. Ligler: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	84	2867	2580	976	818	296	21450

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2012 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
2005 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the invention and demonstration of portable, automated biosensors for fast, onsite detection of pathogens, toxins, pollutants, drugs of abuse, and explosives.
2000 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Frances S. Ligler is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans several fields primarily within Medicine, with a substantial focus on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Oncology. Other subfields include Infectious Diseases and Biomaterials.

Their work covers a variety of main topics, including:

CAR-T cell therapy research
Biosensors and Analytical Detection
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Recent publications by Frances S. Ligler include the following:

"Review of analytical performance of COVID-19 detection methods," 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
"Bioinstructive implantable scaffolds for rapid in vivo manufacture and release of CAR-T cells," 2022, Nature Biotechnology
"Enhancement of Bone Regeneration Through the Converse Piezoelectric Effect, A Novel Approach for Applying Mechanical Stimulation," 2021, Bioelectricity
"Fibrin gel enhances the antitumor effects of chimeric antigen receptor T cells in glioblastoma," 2021, Science Advances
"Photothermal Therapy Promotes Tumor Infiltration and Antitumor Activity of CAR T Cells," 2021, UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors working with Frances S. Ligler include:

Alon Greenbaum
Adele Moatti
Zhen Gu
Yuheng Cai
Bhanu Bhakta Neupane

Common venues for their publications are:

UNC Libraries
SSRN Electronic Journal
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Nature Biotechnology
Advanced Healthcare Materials

Throughout their career, Frances S. Ligler has been recognized by multiple professional organizations. Awards and honors include:

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2016)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013)
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (2012)
Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2005) for contributions to portable, automated biosensors for rapid onsite detection
SPIE Fellow (2000)

Best Publications

Microneedle-array patches loaded with hypoxia-sensitive vesicles provide fast glucose-responsive insulin delivery

Jicheng Yu;Yuqi Zhang;Yanqi Ye;Rocco DiSanto

853
Citations
Transformable liquid-metal nanomedicine

Yue Lu;Quanyin Hu;Yiliang Lin;Dennis B. Pacardo

597
Citations
Use of thiol-terminal silanes and heterobifunctional crosslinkers for immobilization of antibodies on silica surfaces.

Suresh K. Bhatia;Lisa C. Shriver-Lake;Kimberly J. Prior;Jacque H. Georger

545
Citations
Comparison of chemical cleaning methods of glass in preparation for silanization

J.J Cras;C.A Rowe-Taitt;D.A Nivens;F.S Ligler

515
Citations
Point-of-care biosensor systems for cancer diagnostics/prognostics

Steven A. Soper;Kathlynn Brown;Andrew Ellington;Bruno Frazier

481
Citations
Photothermal Therapy Promotes Tumor Infiltration and Antitumor Activity of CAR T Cells.

Qian Chen;Qian Chen;Qian Chen;Quanyin Hu;Quanyin Hu;Elena Dukhovlinova;Guojun Chen

441
Citations
Array biosensor for simultaneous identification of bacterial, viral, and protein analytes.

Chris A. Rowe;Leonard M. Tender;Mark J. Feldstein;Joel P. Golden

435
Citations
A microarray immunoassay for simultaneous detection of proteins and bacteria

James B. Delehanty;Frances S. Ligler

422
Citations
Array biosensor for detection of toxins.

Frances S. Ligler;Chris Rowe Taitt;Lisa C. Shriver-Lake;Kim E. Sapsford

378
Citations
An array immunosensor for simultaneous detection of clinical analytes.

Chris A. Rowe;Stephanie B. Scruggs;Mark J. Feldstein;Joel P. Golden

373
Citations
Evanescent wave fluorescence biosensors

Chris Rowe Taitt;George P. Anderson;Frances S. Ligler

353
Citations
Perspective on optical biosensors and integrated sensor systems.

Frances S. Ligler

299
Citations
The good, the bad, and the tiny: a review of microflow cytometry

Daniel A. Ateya;Jeffrey S. Erickson;Peter B. Howell;Lisa R. Hilliard

296
Citations
Hypoxia and H2O2 Dual-Sensitive Vesicles for Enhanced Glucose-Responsive Insulin Delivery

Jicheng Yu;Chenggen Qian;Chenggen Qian;Yuqi Zhang;Zheng Cui

276
Citations
Interpenetrating networks based on gelatin methacrylamide and PEG formed using concurrent thiol click chemistries for hydrogel tissue engineering scaffolds

Michael A. Daniele;André A. Adams;Jawad Naciri;Stella H. North

271
Citations
Optical biosensors : present and future

Frances S. Ligler;Chris A. Rowe Taitt

267
Citations
Immobilized biomolecules in analysis : a practical approach

Tony Cass;Frances S. Ligler

259
Citations
Antimicrobial peptides for detection of bacteria in biosensor assays.

Nadezhda V. Kulagina;Michael E. Lassman;Frances S. Ligler;Chris Rowe Taitt

249
Citations
Array biosensor for detection of biohazards

Chris A. Rowe-Taitt;Joel P. Golden;Mark J. Feldstein;John J. Cras

247
Citations
Synthetic beta cells for fusion-mediated dynamic insulin secretion

Zhaowei Chen;Jinqiang Wang;Wujin Sun;Edikan Archibong

246
Citations
New approach to producing patterned biomolecular assemblies

Suresh K. Bhatia;James J. Hickman;Frances S. Ligler

234
Citations
Simultaneous detection of six biohazardous agents using a planar waveguide array biosensor.

Chris A Rowe-Taitt;James W Hazzard;Karen E Hoffman;John J Cras

233
Citations
Detection of Clostridium botulinum toxin A using a fiber optic-based biosensor.

Robert A. Ogert;J. Edward Brown;Bal Ram Singh;Lisa C. Shriver-Lake

228
Citations
Displacement assay on a porous membrane

Frances S. Ligler;Anne W. Kusterbeck;Sina Y. Rabbany

216
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel P. Golden United States Naval Research Laboratory

George P. Anderson Yale University

Zhen Gu Zhejiang University

Qian Chen Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Quanyin Hu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chao Wang Soochow University

Elaine S. Oran Texas A&M University

Gianpietro Dotti University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Zhenhua Li University of Science and Technology Beijing

Suresh K. Bhatia University of Queensland

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