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Joachim P. Spatz

Joachim P. Spatz

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Materials Science
Germany
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
99
Citations
38694
World Ranking
1100
National Ranking
59

Joachim P. Spatz 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 Joachim P. Spatz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 454 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joachim P. Spatz 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 Joachim P. Spatz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Joachim P. Spatz is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. They have a notable publication record focused primarily on biomedical engineering and molecular biology, with additional work in cell biology, infectious diseases, and immunology and allergy.

Spatz's research spans key topics including:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Their frequent coauthors include Ilia Platzman, Oskar Staufer, Kerstin Göpfrich, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam, and Kevin Jahnke.

Spatz has published prolifically in several scientific journals with recurring contributions in:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biomaterials
  • ACS Nano

Notable research papers by Spatz include:

  • Free fatty acid binding pocket in the locked structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, 2020, Science
  • 4D Printing of Shape Memory Polymers: From Macro to Micro, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • BMP-2 Signaling and Mechanotransduction Synergize to Drive Osteogenic Differentiation via YAP/TAZ, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Division and Regrowth of Phase-Separated Giant Unilamellar Vesicles, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Bottom-up assembly of biomedical relevant fully synthetic extracellular vesicles, 2021, Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Environmental sensing through focal adhesions

    Benjamin Geiger;Joachim P. Spatz;Alexander D. Bershadsky

  • Extracellular-matrix tethering regulates stem-cell fate

    Britta Trappmann;Julien E. Gautrot;Julien E. Gautrot;John T. Connelly;John T. Connelly;Daniel G. T. Strange

  • Activation of Integrin Function by Nanopatterned Adhesive Interfaces

    Marco Arnold;Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam;Roman Glass;Jacques Blümmel

  • Cell Spreading and Focal Adhesion Dynamics Are Regulated by Spacing of Integrin Ligands

    Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam;Tova Volberg;Alexandre Micoulet;Horst Kessler

  • Connections between single-cell biomechanics and human disease states: gastrointestinal cancer and malaria

    S. Suresh;Joachim P. Spatz;J. P. Mills;Alexandre Micoulet

  • Ordered Deposition of Inorganic Clusters from Micellar Block Copolymer Films

    Joachim P. Spatz;Stefan Mössmer;Christoph Hartmann;Martin Möller

  • Block Copolymer Micelle Nanolithography

    Roman Glass;Martin Möller;Joachim P. Spatz

  • Gold nanoparticles in micellar poly(styrene)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) films—size and interparticle distance control in monoparticulate films

    Martin Möller;Joachim P. Spatz;Arno Roescher

  • Oxidation-Resistant Gold-55 Clusters

    H. G. Boyen;G. Kastle;F. Weigl;B. Koslowski

  • Impact of order and disorder in RGD nanopatterns on cell adhesion.

    Jinghuan Huang;Stefan V. Gräter;Francesca Corbellini;Sabine Rinck

  • Substrate‐induced lateral micro‐phase separation of a diblock copolymer

    Joachim P. Spatz;Sergei Sheiko;Martin Möller

  • Spectroscopy of single metallic nanoparticles using total internal reflection microscopy

    C. Sonnichsen;S. Geier;N. E. Hecker;G. von Plessen

  • Stem cell migration and mechanotransduction on linear stiffness gradient hydrogels

    William J. Hadden;Jennifer L. Young;Andrew W. Holle;Andrew W. Holle;Meg L. McFetridge

  • Lateral spacing of integrin ligands influences cell spreading and focal adhesion assembly

    Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam;Alexandre Micoulet;Jacques Blümmel;Jörg Auernheimer

  • Vinculin Regulates the Recruitment and Release of Core Focal Adhesion Proteins in a Force-Dependent Manner

    Alexandre F. Carisey;Ricky Tsang;Alexandra M. Greiner;Alexandra M. Greiner;Nadja Nijenhuis

  • Sequential bottom-up assembly of mechanically stabilized synthetic cells by microfluidics

    Marian Weiss;Marian Weiss;Johannes Patrick Frohnmayer;Johannes Patrick Frohnmayer;Lucia Theresa Benk;Lucia Theresa Benk;Barbara Haller;Barbara Haller

  • A molecular mechanotransduction pathway regulates collective migration of epithelial cells

    Tamal Das;Kai Safferling;Sebastian Rausch;Niels Grabe

  • Immobilized chemokine fields and soluble chemokine gradients cooperatively shape migration patterns of dendritic cells

    Kathrin Schumann;Tim Lämmermann;Markus Bruckner;Daniel F. Legler

  • Exploiting Noncovalent Interactions in an Imine-Based Covalent Organic Framework for Quercetin Delivery

    Vijay S. Vyas;Medhavi Vishwakarma;Medhavi Vishwakarma;Igor Moudrakovski;Frederick Haase;Frederick Haase

  • Induction of cell polarization and migration by a gradient of nanoscale variations in adhesive ligand spacing.

    Marco Arnold;Vera C. Hirschfeld-Warneken;Theobald Lohmüller;Patrick Heil

  • Different sensitivity of human endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts to topography in the nano-micro range.

    Sarah A. Biela;Yi Su;Yi Su;Joachim P. Spatz;Ralf Kemkemer

  • Adaptive force transmission in amoeboid cell migration

    Jörg Renkawitz;Kathrin Schumann;Michele Weber;Tim Lämmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Möller
Martin Möller RWTH Aachen University
Horst Kessler
Horst Kessler Technical University of Munich
Benjamin Geiger
Benjamin Geiger Weizmann Institute of Science
Paul J. Ziemann
Paul J. Ziemann University of Colorado Boulder
Friedrich Frischknecht
Friedrich Frischknecht Heidelberg University
Hans-Gerd Boyen
Hans-Gerd Boyen Hasselt University
Ulrich S. Schwarz
Ulrich S. Schwarz Heidelberg University
Peter A. van Aken
Peter A. van Aken Max Planck Society
Helmut Dosch
Helmut Dosch Max Planck Society
Sergei S. Sheiko
Sergei S. Sheiko University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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