2026 Frank Jülicher: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	82	2850	2706	264	252	269	25118

Frank Jülicher publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Jülicher sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 269 publications — 12th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Frank Jülicher D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Jülicher sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Frank Jülicher is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their work spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, physics, and astronomy, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

Their main fields of study include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Physics and Astronomy

Within these broader fields, they focus on several subfields such as:

Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Condensed Matter Physics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Biomedical Engineering

The core topics covered in their research are:

Micro and Nano Robotics
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
RNA Research and Splicing
Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Physical Review Letters
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
New Journal of Physics

Frequent collaborators of Frank Jülicher are:

Christoph A. Weber (33 coauthored publications)
Charlie Duclut (21 coauthored publications)
Jonathan Bauermann (18 coauthored publications)
Stephan W. Grill (17 coauthored publications)
Marko Popović (14 coauthored publications)

Significant papers recently authored or co-authored by Jülicher include:

"Phase separation provides a mechanism to reduce noise in cells," published in 2020 in Science
"Sequence-dependent surface condensation of a pioneer transcription factor on DNA," published in 2022 in Nature Physics
"Transcription organizes euchromatin via microphase separation," published in 2021 in Nature Communications
"Local thermodynamics govern formation and dissolution of Caenorhabditis elegans P granule condensates," published in 2021 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Liquid Phase Separation Controlled by pH," published in 2020 in Biophysical Journal

Frank Jülicher has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

Modeling molecular motors

Frank Jülicher;Armand Ajdari;Jacques Prost

2250
Citations
Active gel physics

J. Prost;J. Prost;F. Jülicher;J. F. Joanny;J. F. Joanny

773
Citations
Asters, vortices, and rotating spirals in active gels of polar filaments.

K. Kruse;J. F. Joanny;F. Jülicher;J. Prost

644
Citations
Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics

K. Kruse;J. F. Joanny;F. Jülicher;J. Prost

624
Citations
Active behavior of the Cytoskeleton

F. Jülicher;K. Kruse;J. Prost;J.F. Joanny

530
Citations
Auditory sensitivity provided by self-tuned critical oscillations of hair cells

Sébastien Camalet;Thomas Duke;Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost

486
Citations
Experimental and theoretical study of mitotic spindle orientation

Manuel Théry;Andrea Jiménez-Dalmaroni;Victor Racine;Michel Bornens

475
Citations
Cooperative molecular motors.

Frank Jülicher;Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost

423
Citations
Calibration of optical tweezers with positional detection in the back focal plane

Simon F. Tolić-Nørrelykke;Erik Schäffer;Jonathon Howard;Francesco S. Pavone

407
Citations
Shape transformations of vesicles with intramembrane domains

Frank Jülicher;Frank Jülicher;Frank Jülicher;Reinhard Lipowsky

396
Citations
Growth and division of active droplets provides a model for protocells

David Zwicker;David Zwicker;Rabea Seyboldt;Christoph A. Weber;Anthony A. Hyman

386
Citations
Energy transduction of isothermal ratchets: generic aspects and specific examples close to and far from equilibrium.

Andrea Parmeggiani;Andrea Parmeggiani;Frank Jülicher;Frank Jülicher;Armand Ajdari;Armand Ajdari;Jacques Prost;Jacques Prost

327
Citations
Mechanics and remodelling of cell packings in epithelia

Douglas B Staple;Reza Farhadifar;Jens-Christian Röper;Benoit Aigouy

321
Citations
Generic aspects of axonemal beating

Sébastien Camalet;Frank Jülicher

305
Citations
Comparison of a hair bundle's spontaneous oscillations with its response to mechanical stimulation reveals the underlying active process.

P. Martin;A. J. Hudspeth;F. Jülicher

302
Citations
High-precision tracking of sperm swimming fine structure provides strong test of resistive force theory

Benjamin Friedrich;Ingmar H Riedel-Kruse;Jonathon Howard;Frank Jülicher

300
Citations
Self-Organized Beating and Swimming of Internally Driven Filaments

Sébastien Camalet;Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost

288
Citations
Hydrodynamic flow patterns and synchronization of beating cilia.

Andrej Vilfan;Frank Jülicher

276
Citations
Spontaneous Oscillations of Collective Molecular Motors

Frank Jülicher;Jacques Prost

270
Citations
Actively contracting bundles of polar filaments.

K. Kruse;K. Kruse;F. Jülicher

269
Citations