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Gerhard Gompper 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 Gerhard Gompper sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 450 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Gompper 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 Gerhard Gompper sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerhard Gompper is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Their research spans several fields including Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist focuses extensively on subfields such as Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to Micro and Nano Robotics, Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks, Pickering Emulsions and Particle Stabilization, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, as well as Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

Gompper has contributed to multiple notable papers, including:

  • The 2020 motile active matter roadmap, 2020, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • Active particles induce large shape deformations in giant lipid vesicles, 2020, Nature
  • Deterministic Lateral Displacement: Challenges and Perspectives, 2020, ACS Nano
  • The physics of active polymers and filaments, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Emergence of active turbulence in microswimmer suspensions due to active hydrodynamic stress and volume exclusion, 2022, Communications Physics

Their frequent collaborators include Roland G. Winkler, Dmitry A. Fedosov, Thorsten Auth, Jens Elgeti, and Priyanka Iyer.

Gompper's research output has appeared regularly in several publication venues, most prominently in arXiv (Cornell University), Soft Matter, Communications Physics, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Best Publications

  • Physics of microswimmers--single particle motion and collective behavior: a review.

    Jens Elgeti;Roland G. Winkler;Gerhard Gompper

  • Physics of Microswimmers - Single Particle Motion and Collective Behavior

    Jens Elgeti;Roland G. Winkler;Gerhard Gompper

  • Multi-Particle Collision Dynamics: A Particle-Based Mesoscale Simulation Approach to the Hydrodynamics of Complex Fluids

    G. Gompper;T. Ihle;D. M. Kroll;R. G. Winkler

  • Mobility and elasticity of self-assembled membranes.

    Rüdiger Goetz;Gerhard Gompper;Reinhard Lipowsky

  • The 2020 motile active matter roadmap

    Gerhard Gompper;Roland G Winkler;Thomas Speck;Alexandre Solon

  • Emergence of metachronal waves in cilia arrays

    Jens Elgeti;Gerhard Gompper

  • Self-assembling amphiphilic systems

    Gerhard Gompper;Michael Schick;Scott Milner

  • Fluid vesicles with viscous membranes in shear flow.

    Hiroshi Noguchi;Gerhard Gompper

  • Wall accumulation of self-propelled spheres

    Jens Elgeti;Gerhard Gompper

  • Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering

    H. Turlier;H. Turlier;D. A. Fedosov;B. Audoly;B. Audoly;T. Auth

  • Computational models for active matter

    M. Reza Shaebani;Adam Wysocki;Roland G. Winkler;Gerhard Gompper

  • Multi-particle collision dynamics: Flow around a circular and a square cylinder

    A. Lamura;G. Gompper;T. Ihle;D. M. Kroll

  • Hydrodynamics of Sperm Cells near Surfaces

    Jens Elgeti;U. Benjamin Kaupp;Gerhard Gompper

  • Dynamics of fluid vesicles in shear flow: Effect of membrane viscosity and thermal fluctuations

    Hiroshi Noguchi;Gerhard Gompper

  • Correlation between structural and interfacial properties of amphiphilic systems.

    G. Gompper;M. Schick

  • Budding dynamics of multicomponent membranes.

    P. B. Sunil Kumar;Gerhard Gompper;Reinhard Lipowsky

  • Swinging and Tumbling of Fluid Vesicles in Shear Flow

    Hiroshi Noguchi;Gerhard Gompper

  • Dynamic regimes of fluids simulated by multiparticle-collision dynamics.

    M. Ripoll;K. Mussawisade;R. G. Winkler;G. Gompper

  • Cooperation of sperm in two dimensions: synchronization, attraction, and aggregation through hydrodynamic interactions.

    Yingzi Yang;Jens Elgeti;Gerhard Gompper

  • Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering

    Herve Turlier;Dmitry Fedosov;Thorsten Auth;Nir S. Gov

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland G. Winkler
Roland G. Winkler Forschungszentrum Jülich
Michael Schick
Michael Schick University of Washington
Ulrich S. Schwarz
Ulrich S. Schwarz Heidelberg University
Hartmut Löwen
Hartmut Löwen Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Jan K. G. Dhont
Jan K. G. Dhont Forschungszentrum Jülich
Reinhard Strey
Reinhard Strey University of Cologne
Franck Nicoud
Franck Nicoud University of Montpellier
Reinhard Lipowsky
Reinhard Lipowsky Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Dieter Richter
Dieter Richter Forschungszentrum Jülich
Peter Schurtenberger
Peter Schurtenberger Lund University

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