2026 Marija Drndic: 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	55	8482	8194	2093	1940	197	13965

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For development of novel nanofabrication methods for graphene nanoelectronics and fast biomolecular analysis in solution
2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Marija Drndic is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. The primary fields of study for this researcher include Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics reflect a focus on nanotechnology and advanced materials. These include:

Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Graphene Research and Applications
2D Materials and Applications
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

Marija Drndic has authored papers in various prominent scientific journals, contributing particularly to ACS Nano, with ten publications, and Nature Communications, with two notable papers. Other frequent publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University), Microscopy and Microanalysis, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Recent representative publications illustrate the range of research:

Lifetime and Stability of Silicon Nitride Nanopores and Nanopore Arrays for Ionic Measurements, 2020, ACS Nano
Large-area Epitaxial Growth of Curvature-stabilized ABC Trilayer Graphene, 2020, Nature Communications
Spatial Defects Nanoengineering for Bipolar Conductivity in MoS2, 2020, Nature Communications
Ions and Water Dancing through Atom-Scale Holes: A Perspective toward "Size Zero", 2020, ACS Nano
Large Area Few-layer TMD Film Growths and Their Applications, 2020, Journal of Physics Materials

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including Rachael Keneipp, Paul Masih Das, Chih-Yuan Lin, Zehui Xia, and David J. Niedzwiecki. These collaborations reflect consistency in their interdisciplinary research efforts.

Marija Drndic has received recognition within the scientific community through fellowships. These include being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2013, noted for developing novel nanofabrication methods for graphene nanoelectronics and fast biomolecular analysis in solution, as well as being a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

DNA Translocation through Graphene Nanopores

Christopher A. Merchant;Ken Healy;Meni Wanunu;Vishva Ray

1413
Citations
Rapid electronic detection of probe-specific microRNAs using thin nanopore sensors

Meni Wanunu;Tali Dadosh;Vishva Ray;Jingmin Jin

831
Citations
Electron beam nanosculpting of suspended graphene sheets

Michael D. Fischbein;Marija Drndić

704
Citations
Integrated nanopore sensing platform with sub-microsecond temporal resolution

Jacob K Rosenstein;Meni Wanunu;Meni Wanunu;Christopher A Merchant;Marija Drndic

568
Citations
2D materials advances: From large scale synthesis and controlled heterostructures to improved characterization techniques, defects and applications

Zhong Lin;Amber McCreary;Natalie Briggs;Shruti Subramanian

534
Citations
Anisotropic Electron-Photon and Electron-Phonon Interactions in Black Phosphorus

Xi Ling;Shengxi Huang;Eddwi H. Hasdeo;Liangbo Liang

429
Citations
Raman Shifts in Electron-Irradiated Monolayer MoS2

William M. Parkin;Adrian Balan;Liangbo Liang;Liangbo Liang;Paul Masih Das

420
Citations
Guiding Neutral Atoms on a Chip

N. H. Dekker;C. S. Lee;V. Lorent;J. H. Thywissen

412
Citations
DNA Base-Specific Modulation of Microampere Transverse Edge Currents through a Metallic Graphene Nanoribbon with a Nanopore

Kamal K. Saha;Marija Drndić;Branislav K. Nikolić

309
Citations
Differentiation of short, single-stranded DNA homopolymers in solid-state nanopores.

Kimberly Venta;Gabriel Shemer;Matthew Puster;Julio A. Rodríguez-Manzo

281
Citations
Efficient polymer-nanocrystal quantum-dot photodetectors

Difei Qi;Michael Fischbein;Marija Drndić;Sandra Šelmić

255
Citations
Coulomb blockade and hopping conduction in PbSe quantum dots.

Hugo E. Romero;Marija Drndic

250
Citations
Transport properties of annealed CdSe colloidal nanocrystal solids

M. Drndić;M. V. Jarosz;N. Y. Morgan;M. A. Kastner

243
Citations
DNA nucleotide-specific modulation of \mu A transverse edge currents through a metallic graphene nanoribbon with a nanopore

Kamal K. Saha;Marija Drndic;Branislav K. Nikolic

242
Citations
Monolayer Single-Crystal 1T′-MoTe2 Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition Exhibits Weak Antilocalization Effect

Carl H. Naylor;William M. Parkin;Jinglei Ping;Zhaoli Gao

237
Citations
Computational Design of Virus-Like Protein Assemblies on Carbon Nanotube Surfaces

Gevorg Grigoryan;Yong Ho Kim;Rudresh Acharya;Kevin Axelrod

230
Citations
Transport properties of annealed CdSe nanocrystal solids

M. Drndic;M. Vitasovic;N. Y. Morgan;M. A. Kastner

223
Citations
Electronic transport in films of colloidal CdSe nanocrystals

Nicole Y. Morgan;C. A. Leatherdale;M. Drndić;Mirna V. Jarosz

218
Citations
Continuous Growth of Hexagonal Graphene and Boron Nitride In-Plane Heterostructures by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition

Gang Hee Han;Julio A Rodríguez-Manzo;Chan-Woo Lee;Nicholas J Kybert

216
Citations
Discrimination of methylcytosine from hydroxymethylcytosine in DNA molecules.

Meni Wanunu;Devora Cohen-Karni;Robert R. Johnson;Lauren Fields

213
Citations