2026 Luis M. Liz-Marzán: 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	165	97	93	1	1	735	98859

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2012 - OSA Fellows For pioneering works on nanoparticle plasmonics and optical sensing.

Overview

Luis M. Liz-Marzán is affiliated with CIC biomaGUNE in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of main topics, which include:

Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

They have published numerous papers in several key venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

ACS Nano
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nano Letters
Chemistry of Materials
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Recent publications include:

"Micelle-directed chiral seeded growth on anisotropic gold nanocrystals" (2020), Science
"Emerging Approaches to DNA Data Storage: Challenges and Prospects" (2022), ACS Nano
"Discrete metal nanoparticles with plasmonic chirality" (2021), Chemical Society Reviews
"Bioinspired chiral inorganic nanomaterials" (2023), Nature Reviews Bioengineering
"Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective" (2024), Chemical Society Reviews

Luis M. Liz-Marzán has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

Sara Bals
Ana Sánchez-Iglesias
Malou Henriksen-Lacey
Isabel García
Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi

The scientist also has several contributions to book publications, notably six titles published by World Scientific in 2021, all part of the "World Scientific Reference on Plasmonic Nanomaterials."

Recognition for their work includes membership in prestigious organizations such as the Academia Europaea (2018) and the European Academy of Sciences (2017). Academic distinctions also include being named an OSA Fellow in 2012 for pioneering work on nanoparticle plasmonics and optical sensing.

Best Publications

Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

3512
Citations
Gold nanorods: Synthesis, characterization and applications

Jorge Pérez-Juste;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Paul Mulvaney

2624
Citations
Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles

Marek Grzelczak;Jan Vermant;Eric M. Furst;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

2522
Citations
Synthesis of Nanosized Gold−Silica Core−Shell Particles

Luis M. Liz-Marzán, ,†;and Michael Giersig;Paul Mulvaney

2473
Citations
Shape control in gold nanoparticle synthesis

Marek Grzelczak;Jorge Pérez-Juste;Paul Mulvaney;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

2320
Citations
Tailoring Surface Plasmons through the Morphology and Assembly of Metal Nanoparticles

Luis M. Liz-Marzán

2047
Citations
Modelling the optical response of gold nanoparticles

Viktor Myroshnychenko;Jessica Rodríguez-Fernández;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Alison M. Funston

1431
Citations
Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

1359
Citations
Mapping surface plasmons on a single metallic nanoparticle

Jaysen Nelayah;Mathieu Kociak;Odile Stéphan;F. Javier García de Abajo

1288
Citations
Oleylamine in Nanoparticle Synthesis

Stefanos Mourdikoudis;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

1268
Citations
Catalysis by metallic nanoparticles in aqueous solution: model reactions.

Pablo Hervés;Moisés Pérez-Lorenzo;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Joachim Dzubiella;Joachim Dzubiella

1171
Citations
LSPR-based nanobiosensors

Borja Sepúlveda;Paula C. Angelomé;Laura M. Lechuga;Luis Manuel Liz-Marzán

1151
Citations
High-yield synthesis and optical response of gold nanostars

Pandian Senthil Kumar;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Benito Rodríguez-González;F Javier García de Abajo

912
Citations
Synthesis of Silver Nanoprisms in DMF

Isabel Pastoriza-Santos and;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

889
Citations
Nanometals: Formation and color

Luis M Liz-Marzán

864
Citations
Recent Progress on Silica Coating of Nanoparticles and Related Nanomaterials

Andrés Guerrero‐Martínez;Jorge Pérez‐Juste;Luis M. Liz‐Marzán

862
Citations
Optical Properties of Thin Films of Au@SiO2 Particles

Thearith Ung;‡ and Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Paul Mulvaney

755
Citations
Formation of PVP-Protected Metal Nanoparticles in DMF

Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Luis M. Liz-Marzan

754
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Electric-Field-Directed Growth of Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions

Jorge Perez-Juste;Luis M. Liz-Marzan;Steven Carnie;Derek Y. C. Chan

732
Citations
Formation and Stabilization of Silver Nanoparticles through Reduction by N,N-Dimethylformamide

Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Luis M. Liz-Marzan

685
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