2026 Gijsje H. Koenderink: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	57	8018	7752	103	95	149	10616

Overview

Gijsje H. Koenderink is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with particular focus on cell biology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
Blood Properties and Coagulation
Fungal and Yeast Genetics Research
Microtubule and Mitosis Dynamics
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
Micro and Nano Robotics

Koenderink has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Journal of Visualized Experiments, arXiv (Cornell University), and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Among their recent papers are the following:

Swelling-Dependent Shape-Based Transformation of a Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells-Laden 4D Bioprinted Construct for Cartilage Tissue Engineering, 2022, Advanced Healthcare Materials
Connectivity and Plasticity Determine Collagen Network Fracture, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Optimized cDICE for Efficient Reconstitution of Biological Systems in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles, 2021, ACS Synthetic Biology
Membrane Binding Controls Ordered Self-Assembly of Animal Septins, 2021, eLife
Steering Self-Organisation through Confinement, 2023, Soft Matter

Coauthor collaborations are an important aspect of their work, with frequent partners including:

Iain Muntz
Lennard van Buren
James P. Conboy
Manos Mavrakis
Lucia Baldauf

Koenderink's research is distributed across multiple subfields that bridge molecular mechanisms and applied biomedical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding cellular processes and materials.

Best Publications

Actin–microtubule crosstalk in cell biology

Marileen Dogterom;Gijsje H Koenderink

581
Citations
The cell as a material.

Karen E Kasza;Amy C Rowat;Jiayu Liu;Thomas E Angelini

564
Citations
An active biopolymer network controlled by molecular motors

Gijsje H. Koenderink;Zvonimir Dogic;Fumihiko Nakamura;Poul M. Bendix

504
Citations
Gel-Assisted Formation of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles

Andreas Weinberger;Feng-Ching Tsai;Gijsje H. Koenderink;Thais F. Schmidt

444
Citations
A Quantitative Analysis of Contractility in Active Cytoskeletal Protein Networks

Poul M. Bendix;Poul M. Bendix;Gijsje H. Koenderink;Gijsje H. Koenderink;Damien Cuvelier;Zvonimir Dogic;Zvonimir Dogic

394
Citations
A guide to mechanobiology: Where biology and physics meet.

Karin A. Jansen;Dominique M. Donato;Hayri E. Balcioglu;Thomas Schmidt

359
Citations
Structural Hierarchy Governs Fibrin Gel Mechanics

Izabela K. Piechocka;Rommel G. Bacabac;Max Potters;Fred C. MacKintosh

301
Citations
Molecular motors robustly drive active gels to a critically connected state

José Alvarado;Michael Sheinman;Abhinav Sharma;Fred C. MacKintosh

274
Citations
Intracellular transport by active diffusion.

Clifford P. Brangwynne;Gijsje H. Koenderink;Frederick C. MacKintosh;David A. Weitz

273
Citations
Strain-controlled criticality governs the nonlinear mechanics of fibre networks

A. Sharma;A. Sharma;A. J. Licup;K. A. Jansen;R. Rens

230
Citations
The Role of Network Architecture in Collagen Mechanics.

Karin A. Jansen;Albert J. Licup;Abhinav Sharma;Robbie Rens

223
Citations
From mechanical resilience to active material properties in biopolymer networks

Federica Burla;Yuval Mulla;Bart E. Vos;Anders Aufderhorst-Roberts

207
Citations
Cells Actively Stiffen Fibrin Networks by Generating Contractile Stress

Karin A. Jansen;Rommel G. Bacabac;Izabela K. Piechocka;Gijsje H. Koenderink

201
Citations
Bending Dynamics of Fluctuating Biopolymers Probed by Automated High-Resolution Filament Tracking

Clifford P. Brangwynne;Gijsje H. Koenderink;Ed Barry;Zvonimir Dogic

200
Citations
High-Frequency Stress Relaxation in Semiflexible Polymer Solutions and Networks

G. H. Koenderink;M. Atakhorrami;F. C. MacKintosh;C. F. Schmidt

197
Citations
Morphology and persistence length of amyloid fibrils are correlated to peptide molecular structure.

Corianne C vandenAkker;Maarten F M Engel;Krassimir P Velikov;Mischa Bonn;Mischa Bonn

160
Citations
Depletion-Induced Crystallization in Colloidal Rod−Sphere Mixtures

G. H. Koenderink;G. A. Vliegenthart;S. G. J. M. Kluijtmans;A. van Blaaderen

159
Citations
Actin Filament Length Tunes Elasticity of Flexibly Cross-Linked Actin Networks

K.E. Kasza;C.P. Broedersz;G.H. Koenderink;G.H. Koenderink;Y.C. Lin

156
Citations
Viscoelastic Properties of Microtubule Networks

Yi-Chia Lin;Gijsje H. Koenderink;Frederick C. MacKintosh;David A. Weitz

145
Citations
The Polyphenol EGCG Inhibits Amyloid Formation Less Efficiently at Phospholipid Interfaces than in Bulk Solution

Maarten F M Engel;Corianne C vandenAkker;Michael Schleeger;Michael Schleeger;Krassimir P Velikov

142
Citations
Visualizing the strain field in semiflexible polymer networks: strain fluctuations and nonlinear rheology of F-actin gels.

J. Liu;G. H. Koenderink;K. E. Kasza;F. C. MacKintosh

135
Citations