2026 Hans J. Griesser: 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	74	3711	3590	123	122	273	16824
Chemistry	74	4790	4356	125	121	281	17101

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Hans J. Griesser is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia and specializes in research within the fields of materials science and medicine. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on polymer surface interaction studies and antimicrobial agents and applications.

The main research topics covered in Griesser's publications include:

Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Antimicrobial agents and applications
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Griesser's work extends into subfields such as:

Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Organic Chemistry
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology
Polymers and Plastics

Several recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their investigations. These include:

"Plasma polymerization for biomedical applications: A review" (2022), published in Plasma Processes and Polymers
"Antimicrobial Peptides Grafted onto a Plasma Polymer Interlayer Platform: Performance upon Extended Bacterial Challenge" (2021), published in Coatings
"Bacterial membrane permeability of antimicrobial polymethacrylates: Evidence for a complex mechanism from super-resolution fluorescence imaging" (2020), published in Acta Biomaterialia
"Surface-Grafted Hyperbranched Polyglycerol Coating: Varying Extents of Fouling Resistance across a Range of Proteins and Cells" (2020), published in ACS Applied Bio Materials
"Modulation of substrate van der Waals forces using varying thicknesses of polymer overlayers" (2020), published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Griesser has published multiple papers in notable venues, with frequent appearances in:

Plasma Processes and Polymers
Biointerphases
ACS Applied Bio Materials
Coatings
Acta Biomaterialia

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Griesser's work, partnering repeatedly with researchers such as:

Bryan R. Coad
Marek Jasieniak
Krasimir Vasilev
Nicolas H. Voelcker
Pietro Favia

Best Publications

Plasma Methods for the Generation of Chemically Reactive Surfaces for Biomolecule Immobilization and Cell Colonization ‐ A Review

Kim Shyong Siow;Leanne Britcher;Sunil Kumar;Hans J. Griesser

1160
Citations
Effects of cloud-point grafting, chain length, and density of PEG layers on competitive adsorption of ocular proteins

Peter Kingshott;Helmut Thissen;Hans J. Griesser

666
Citations
Antibacterial surfaces for biomedical devices.

Krasimir Vasilev;Jessica Cook;Hans J Griesser

586
Citations
Surfaces that resist bioadhesion

Peter Kingshott;Hans J. Griesser

538
Citations
Stimuli-responsive interfaces and systems for the control of protein-surface and cell-surface interactions.

Martin A. Cole;Nicolas H. Voelcker;Helmut Thissen;Hans Joerg Griesser

537
Citations
Effects of ionic strength and surface charge on protein adsorption at PEGylated surfaces.

Stéphanie Pasche;Janos Vörös;Hans J. Griesser;Nicholas D. Spencer

371
Citations
Growth of human cells on plasma polymers: putative role of amine and amide groups.

Hans J. Griesser;Ronald C. Chatelier;Thomas R. Gengenbach;Graham Johnson

250
Citations
Hydrophobic radiofrequency plasma-deposited polymer films : dielectric properties and surface forces'

C.J. Drummond;Z.R. Vasic;N. Geddes;M.C. Jurich

236
Citations
Characterization of the Ageing of Plasma-deposited Polymer Films: Global Analysis of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Data

Thomas R. Gengenbach;Ronald C. Chatelier;Hans J. Griesser

232
Citations
Guanylated Polymethacrylates: A Class of Potent Antimicrobial Polymers with Low Hemolytic Activity

Katherine E S Locock;Thomas D Michl;Jules D P Valentin;Krasimir Vasilev

222
Citations
The control of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation and in vivo infection rates by covalently bound furanones.

E.B.H. Hume;J. Baveja;B. Muir;T.L. Schubert

217
Citations
Effect of polysaccharide structure on protein adsorption

Sally L. McArthur;Sally L. McArthur;Keith M. McLean;Keith M. McLean;Peter Kingshott;Peter Kingshott;Heather A.W. St John;Heather A.W. St John

214
Citations
Small scale reactor for plasma processing of moving substrate web

Hans J Griesser

202
Citations
Antibacterial Surfaces and Coatings Produced by Plasma Techniques

Krasimir Vasilev;Stefani S. Griesser;Hans J. Griesser

199
Citations
Relationship between interfacial forces measured by colloid-probe atomic force microscopy and protein resistance of poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted poly(L-lysine) adlayers on niobia surfaces.

Stéphanie Pasche;Marcus Textor;Laurence Meagher;Nicholas D. Spencer

192
Citations
XPS study of sulfur and phosphorus compounds with different oxidation states

S Siow Kim;Leanne Britcher;Sunil Kumar;Hans J Griesser

192
Citations
Biomedical coatings by the covalent immobilization of polysaccharides onto gas‐plasma‐activated polymer surfaces

Liming Dai;Heather A. W. StJohn;Jingjing Bi;Paul Zientek

177
Citations
Tunable Antibacterial Coatings That Support Mammalian Cell Growth

Krasimir Vasilev;Vasu Sah;Karine Anselme;Chi Ndi

177
Citations
Roles of serum vitronectin and fibronectin in initial attachment of human vein endothelial cells and dermal fibroblasts on oxygen- and nitrogen-containing surfaces made by radiofrequency plasmas.

J.G. Steele;G. Johnson;C. McFarland;B.A. Dalton

176
Citations
Ultrasensitive probing of the protein resistance of PEG surfaces by secondary ion mass spectrometry

Peter Kingshott;Sally L. McArthur;Sally L. McArthur;Helmut Thissen;David G. Castner

175
Citations
A multi‐technique study of the spontaneous oxidation of N‐hexane plasma polymers

Thomas R. Gengenbach;Zoran R. Vasic;Ronald C. Chatelier;Hans J. Griesser

171
Citations