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D-Index
87
Citations
36410
World Ranking
1922
National Ranking
580

James K. Gimzewski publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James K. Gimzewski sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 346 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

James K. Gimzewski D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James K. Gimzewski sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

James K. Gimzewski is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a primary focus on engineering and neuroscience. The main fields of study covered by their publications include Engineering, with 28 publications, and Neuroscience, comprising 15 publications.

Their work encompasses several subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. These areas reflect a comprehensive approach to combining physical engineering principles with biological systems.

The scientist's research topics include Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Neural dynamics and brain function, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Extracellular vesicles in disease, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James K. Gimzewski are:

  • Adam Z. Stieg
  • Sam Lilak
  • Christopher Dunham
  • Shivani Sharma
  • Hirofumi Tanaka

The scientist has published multiple recent papers, including:

  • "Spoken Digit Classification by In-Materio Reservoir Computing With Neuromorphic Atomic Switch Networks" (2021) in Frontiers in Nanotechnology
  • "A review of the biomechanical properties of single extracellular vesicles" (2020) in Nano Select
  • "Impact of isolation methods on the biophysical heterogeneity of single extracellular vesicles" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Emergence of In-Materio Intelligence from an Incidental Structure of a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Porphyrin Polyoxometalate Random Network" (2022) in Advanced Intelligent Systems
  • "Cancer cell mechanobiology: a new frontier for cancer research" (2021) in Journal of the National Cancer Center

Publication venues where James K. Gimzewski has frequently appeared include Advanced Intelligent Systems, PLoS ONE, arXiv (Cornell University), Frontiers in Nanotechnology, and Nano Select.

Awards received by the scientist include Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2009, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), awarded in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Electronics using hybrid-molecular and mono-molecular devices

    C. Joachim;J. K. Gimzewski;A. Aviram

  • Translating biomolecular recognition into nanomechanics.

    J. Fritz;M. K. Baller;M. K. Baller;H. P. Lang;H. P. Lang;H. Rothuizen

  • Nanomechanical analysis of cells from cancer patients

    Sarah E. Cross;Yu-Sheng Jin;Jianyu Rao;James K. Gimzewski

  • Short-term plasticity and long-term potentiation mimicked in single inorganic synapses

    Takeo Ohno;Tsuyoshi Hasegawa;Tohru Tsuruoka;Kazuya Terabe

  • Nanoscale science of single molecules using local probes

    James K. Gimzewski;Christian Joachim

  • Surface Stress in the Self-Assembly of Alkanethiols on Gold

    Rüdiger Berger;Emmanuel Delamarche;Emmanuel Delamarche;Hans Peter Lang;Hans Peter Lang;Christoph Gerber;Christoph Gerber

  • Observation of a chemical reaction using a micromechanical sensor

    J.K. Gimzewski;Ch. Gerber;E. Meyer;E. Meyer;R.R. Schlittler

  • Transition from the tunneling regime to point contact studied using scanning tunneling microscopy

    J. K. Gimzewski;R. Möller

  • Controlled Room-Temperature Positioning of Individual Molecules: Molecular Flexure and Motion

    T. A. Jung;R. R. Schlittler;J. K. Gimzewski;H. Tang

  • A chemical sensor based on a microfabricated cantilever array with simultaneous resonance-frequency and bending readout

    F.M Battiston;J.-P Ramseyer;H.P Lang;H.P Lang;M.K Baller;M.K Baller

  • Electronic transparence of a single C60 molecule.

    Christian Joachim;James K. Gimzewski;Reto R. Schlittler;Corinne Chavy

  • Inelastic tunneling excitation of tip-induced plasmon modes on noble-metal surfaces.

    Richard Berndt;James K. Gimzewski;Peter Johansson

  • AFM-based analysis of human metastatic cancer cells

    Sarah E. Cross;Yu-Sheng Jin;Julianne Tondre;Roger Wong

  • A cantilever array-based artificial nose

    M.K Baller;M.K Baller;H.P Lang;H.P Lang;J Fritz;J Fritz;Ch Gerber

  • Conformational identification of individual adsorbed molecules with the STM

    T. A. Jung;T. A. Jung;R. R. Schlittler;J. K. Gimzewski

  • Rotation of a Single Molecule Within a Supramolecular Bearing

    J. Gimzewski;Christian Joachim;R. Schlittler;V. Langlais

  • Local Nanomechanical Motion of the Cell Wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Andrew E. Pelling;Sadaf Sehati;Edith B. Gralla;Joan S. Valentine

  • Photothermal spectroscopy with femtojoule sensitivity using a micromechanical device

    J. R. Barnes;R. J. Stephenson;M. E. Welland;Ch. Gerber

  • A femtojoule calorimeter using micromechanical sensors

    J. R. Barnes;R. J. Stephenson;C. N. Woodburn;S. J. O’Shea

  • An artificial nose based on a micromechanical cantilever array

    H.P Lang;H.P Lang;M.K Baller;M.K Baller;R Berger;Ch Gerber

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Berndt
Richard Berndt Kiel University
Masakazu Aono
Masakazu Aono National Institute for Materials Science
Hans Peter Lang
Hans Peter Lang University of Basel
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel
Thomas A. Jung
Thomas A. Jung Paul Scherrer Institute
Christian Joachim
Christian Joachim Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
H.-J. Güntherodt
H.-J. Güntherodt University of Basel
Mark E. Welland
Mark E. Welland University of Cambridge
Wenyuan Shi
Wenyuan Shi ADA Forsyth Institute
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Waseda University

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