2026 Igal Szleifer: 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	81	2577	2488	738	694	340	25046
Chemistry	81	3223	2909	1070	901	342	25111

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2012 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For insightfully combining simulations and theory to quantitatively understand polymer behavior in inhomogeneous environments

Overview

Igal Szleifer is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research integrates multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with an emphasis on the molecular biology subfield. Their scholarly contributions expand into biomedical engineering, physical and theoretical chemistry, plant science, and surfaces, coatings, and films.

Their recent publications reveal a focus on nanoscale and chromatin-related investigations as well as nanopore transport phenomena. Selected recent works include:

Structure and dynamics of nanoconfined water and aqueous solutions, 2021, The European Physical Journal E
Nanoscale chromatin imaging and analysis platform bridges 4D chromatin organization with molecular function, 2021, Science Advances
Disordered chromatin packing regulates phenotypic plasticity, 2020, Science Advances
Analysis of three-dimensional chromatin packing domains by chromatin scanning transmission electron microscopy (ChromSTEM), 2022, Scientific Reports
Transport in nanopores and nanochannels: some fundamental challenges and nature-inspired solutions, 2020, Materials Today Advances

Szleifer's work covers several main topics:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
RNA Research and Splicing
Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

The scientist frequently collaborates with a network of co-authors, including:

Vadim Backman (29 collaborations)
Luay M. Almassalha (23 collaborations)
Rikkert J. Nap (16 collaborations)
Ranya Virk (15 collaborations)
Jane Frederick (15 collaborations)

Their research has been published mainly in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 7 publications
Biophysical Journal - 6 publications
Science Advances - 5 publications
Scientific Reports - 2 publications
ACS Nano - 2 publications

Szleifer has received recognition from scientific societies. They were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014, a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2012, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2005. The APS fellowship cited their work for insightfully combining simulations and theory to quantitatively understand polymer behavior in inhomogeneous environments.

Best Publications

Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials

Martien A Cohen Stuart;Wilhelm T S Huck;Jan Genzer;Marcus Müller

6033
Citations
Prevention of Protein Adsorption by Tethered Poly(ethylene oxide) Layers: Experiments and Single-Chain Mean-Field Analysis

Timothy McPherson;Argaw Kidane;Igal Szleifer;Kinam Park

575
Citations
Protein Adsorption on Surfaces with Grafted Polymers: A Theoretical Approach

I. Szleifer

538
Citations
Tethered polymer layers

I. Szleifer;M. A. Carignano

470
Citations
Molecular theory of curvature elasticity in surfactant films

Igal Szleifer;Diego Kramer;Avinoam Ben‐Shaul;William M. Gelbart

446
Citations
Polymers and carbon nanotubes : dimensionality, interactions and nanotechnology

Igal Szleifer;Rachel Yerushalmi-Rozen

384
Citations
Behavior of Surface-Anchored Poly(acrylic acid) Brushes with Grafting Density Gradients on Solid Substrates: 1. Experiment

Peng Gong;Tao Wu;Jan Genzer;Igal Szleifer

321
Citations
Kinetic and thermodynamic control of protein adsorption

J. Satulovsky;M. A. Carignano;I. Szleifer

314
Citations
Polymers and proteins: interactions at interfaces

Igal Szleifer

297
Citations
Selective dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of polymers: the role of molecular and colloidal length scales.

Rina Shvartzman-Cohen;Einat Nativ-Roth;Ezhil Baskaran;Yael Levi-Kalisman

286
Citations
Chain organization and thermodynamics in micelles and bilayers. I. Theory

A. Ben‐Shaul;I. Szleifer;W. M. Gelbart

284
Citations
Transport mechanisms in nanopores and nanochannels: Can we mimic nature?

Mario Tagliazucchi;Igal Szleifer

282
Citations
Curvature elasticity of pure and mixed surfactant films.

Igal Szleifer;Diego Kramer;Avinoam Ben-Shaul;Didier Roux

280
Citations
How and why nanoparticle's curvature regulates the apparent pKa of the coating ligands.

Dawei Wang;Rikkert J. Nap;István Lagzi;Bartlomiej Kowalczyk

258
Citations
Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist and process of care and clinical outcomes: a single-site study.

Curtis H. Weiss;Farzad Moazed;Colleen A. McEvoy;Benjamin D. Singer

254
Citations
Biocompatible Nanoscale Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Minimizes in vivo Pulmonary Toxicity

Gökhan M. Mutlu;G. R.Scott Budinger;Alexander A. Green;Daniela Urich

241
Citations
Computer simulations of surfactant self-assembly.

B. Smit;K. Esselink;P.A.J. Hilbers;N.M. van Os

229
Citations
Weak polyelectrolytes tethered to surfaces: Effect of geometry, acid–base equilibrium and electrical permittivity

Rikkert Nap;Peng Gong;Igal Szleifer

215
Citations
Kinetics of Protein Adsorption and Desorption on Surfaces with Grafted Polymers

Fang Fang;Javier Satulovsky;Igal Szleifer

211
Citations
Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Protein Adsorption: A Generalized Molecular Theoretical Approach

Fang Fang;Igal Szleifer

211
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