2026 Jean-François Joanny: 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	82	2445	2361	38	37	308	28840

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Materials Science

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Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award

Overview

Jean-François Joanny is affiliated with the Collège de France in France. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Subfields of particular focus include cell biology, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, condensed matter physics, and physiology.

The scientist's work extensively addresses topics such as cellular mechanics and interactions, micro and nano robotics, 3D printing in biomedical research, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, hermeneutics and narrative identity, aging, elder care and social issues, and health, medicine, and society.

Joanny's recent publications include:

"Active Turbulence," 2021, Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics
"A mechano-osmotic feedback couples cell volume to the rate of cell deformation," 2022, eLife
"Extracellular matrix in multicellular aggregates acts as a pressure sensor controlling cell proliferation and motility," 2021, eLife
"An infinite set of integral formulae for polar, nematic, and higher order structures at the interface of motility-induced phase separation," 2022, Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham)
"Physical basis of the cell size scaling laws," 2023, eLife

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Pierre Sens
Carlès Blanch-Mercader
Louis Brézin
Thomas Risler
R Adar

Joanny has published across a range of scientific journals and venues with multiple entries in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Physical Review Letters
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Physical Review Research

Best Publications

Hydrodynamics of soft active matter

M. C. Marchetti;J. F. Joanny;J. F. Joanny;S. Ramaswamy;S. Ramaswamy;Tanniemola B Liverpool

4447
Citations
A model for contact angle hysteresis

J. F. Joanny;P. G. de Gennes

1306
Citations
Fast DNA Translocation through a Solid-State Nanopore

Arnold J. Storm;Cornelis Storm;Jianghua Chen;Henny Zandbergen

913
Citations
Active gel physics

J. Prost;J. Prost;F. Jülicher;J. F. Joanny;J. F. Joanny

773
Citations
Asters, vortices, and rotating spirals in active gels of polar filaments.

K. Kruse;J. F. Joanny;F. Jülicher;J. Prost

644
Citations
Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics

K. Kruse;J. F. Joanny;F. Jülicher;J. Prost

624
Citations
Associating polymers: Equilibrium and linear viscoelasticity

A. N. Semenov;J.-F. Joanny;A. R. Khokhlov

597
Citations
Effects of polymer solutions on colloid stability

J. F. Joanny;L. Leibler;P. G. De Gennes

572
Citations
Fluidization of tissues by cell division and apoptosis

Jonas Ranft;Markus Basan;Jens Elgeti;Jean-François Joanny

547
Citations
Active behavior of the Cytoskeleton

F. Jülicher;K. Kruse;J. Prost;J.F. Joanny

530
Citations
Theory of polyampholyte solutions

Paul G. Higgs;Jean‐François Joanny

494
Citations
Theory of Polyelectrolyte Solutions

Jean-Louis Barrat;Jean-Francois Joanny

484
Citations
Phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers of polar molecules

David Andelman;Françoise Broçhard;Jean‐François Joanny

454
Citations
Fingering Instabilities of Driven Spreading Films

S. M. Troian;E. Herbolzheimer;S. A. Safran;J. F. Joanny

448
Citations
Curvature-driven lipid sorting needs proximity to a demixing point and is aided by proteins

Benoit Sorre;Andrew Callan-Jones;Jean-Baptiste Manneville;Pierre Nassoy

441
Citations
Spontaneous flow transition in active polar gels

R. Voituriez;J. F. Joanny;J. Prost

423
Citations
ATP-dependent mechanics of red blood cells

Timo Betz;Martin Lenz;Jean-François Joanny;Cécile Sykes

413
Citations
Adsorption of semiflexible polyelectrolytes on charged planar surfaces: Charge compensation, charge reversal, and multilayer formation.

Roland R. Netz;Jean-François Joanny

389
Citations
Persistence Length of Polyelectrolyte Chains

J.-L. Barrat;J.-F. Joanny

341
Citations
Adsorption of block copolymers in selective solvents

C. Marques;J. F. Joanny;L. Leibler

338
Citations
Elastic Modulus and Equilibrium Swelling of Polyelectrolyte Gels

Michael Rubinstein;Ralph H. Colby;Andrey V. Dobrynin;Jean Francois Joanny

338
Citations