Jacob N. Israelachvili

Jacob N. Israelachvili publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

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Jacob N. Israelachvili D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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Research.com Recognitions

• 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
• 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• 2004 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For work on adhesion and friction, which has revolutionized the understanding of molecular mechanisms responsible for these technologically vital phenomena.
• 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
• 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing experimental techniques for measuring interparticle forces in liquids that have led to the discovery and elucidation of new types of intermolecular and surface interactions in complex colloidal and biological systems
• 1982 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
• 1977 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Best Publications

• Intermolecular and surface forces

  Jacob N. Israelachvili

  38723
  Citations

• Theory of self-assembly of hydrocarbon amphiphiles into micelles and bilayers

  Jacob N. Israelachvili;D. John Mitchell;Barry W. Ninham

  6766
  Citations

• Measurement of forces between two mica surfaces in aqueous electrolyte solutions in the range 0–100 nm

  Jacob N. Israelachvili;Gayle E. Adams

  2602
  Citations

• Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae

  Kellar Autumn;Metin Sitti;Yiching A. Liang;Anne M. Peattie

  2491
  Citations

• Nanotribology: friction, wear and lubrication at the atomic scale

  Bharat Bhushan;Jacob N. Israelachvili;Uzi Landman

  1992
  Citations

• Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings

  Bruce P. Lee;P.B. Messersmith;J.N. Israelachvili;J.H. Waite

  1837
  Citations

• Role of hydration and water structure in biological and colloidal interactions.

  Jacob Israelachvili;Håkan Wennerström

  1642
  Citations

• The hydrophobic interaction is long range, decaying exponentially with distance

  Jacob Israelachvili;Richard Pashley

  1447
  Citations

• Molecular monolayers and films. A panel report for the Materials Sciences Division of the Department of Energy

  J. D. Swalen;D. L. Allara;D. L. Allara;J. D. Andrade;E. A. Chandross

  1259
  Citations

• Theory of self-assembly of lipid bilayers and vesicles

  Jacob N. Israelachvili;D.John Mitchell;Barry W. Ninham

  1227
  Citations

• Intermolecular and surface forces : with applications to colloidal and biological systems

  Jacob N. Israelachvili

  1163
  Citations

• The measurement of van der Waals dispersion forces in the range 1.5 to 130 nm

  Jacob Nissim Israelachvili;David Tabor

  1113
  Citations

• The role of interparticle and external forces in nanoparticle assembly

  Younjin Min;Mustafa Akbulut;Kai Kristiansen;Yuval Golan

  1110
  Citations

• Recent progress in understanding hydrophobic interactions

  Emily E. Meyer;Kenneth J. Rosenberg;Jacob Israelachvili

  1102
  Citations

• Direct measurement of structural forces between two surfaces in a nonpolar liquid

  Roger G. Horn;Jacob N. Israelachvili

  989
  Citations

• Liquid to solidlike transitions of molecularly thin films under shear

  Michelle L. Gee;Patricia M. McGuiggan;Jacob N. Israelachvili;Andrew M. Homola

  972
  Citations

• Thin film studies using multiple-beam interferometry

  J.N Israelachvili

  930
  Citations

• Molecular layering of water at surfaces and origin of repulsive hydration forces

  Jacob N. Israelachvili;Richard M. Pashley

  870
  Citations

• Intermolecular forces in biology.

  Deborah Leckband;Jacob Israelachvili

  858
  Citations

• Dynamic Properties of Molecularly Thin Liquid Films

  Jacob N. Israelachvili;Patricia M. Mcguiggan;Andrew M. Homola

  832
  Citations

• The nonlinear nature of friction

  Michael Urbakh;Joseph Klafter;Delphine Gourdon;Jacob Israelachvili

  830
  Citations