World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Best Female Scientists
2025
Award Badge
Materials Science
UK
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
113
Citations
50955
World Ranking
771
National Ranking
77

Materials Science

D-Index
118
Citations
52089
World Ranking
521
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to materials-based approaches for tissue regeneration and biosensing.
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

Molly M. Stevens mainly focuses on Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle, Tissue engineering, Biomedical engineering and Extracellular matrix. Many of her studies on Nanotechnology involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Peptide. Her work carried out in the field of Nanoparticle brings together such families of science as Gold standard, Platinum, Early disease and Serum samples.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Porosity, Perichondrium, Scaffold, Plastic materials and Self-healing hydrogels in addition to Tissue engineering. Her Biomedical engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chondrogenesis, Cartilage, Mechanical engineering and Implant. Her studies in Extracellular matrix integrate themes in fields like Bone mineral, Calcification, Fibril and Osteoblast.

Her most cited work include:

  • Exploring and engineering the cell surface interface. (2061 citations)
  • Complexity in biomaterials for tissue engineering (1233 citations)
  • Biomaterials for bone tissue engineering (750 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Molly M. Stevens spends much of her time researching Nanotechnology, Tissue engineering, Cell biology, Biophysics and Biomedical engineering. Her Nanotechnology study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Peptide. The various areas that Molly M. Stevens examines in her Tissue engineering study include Extracellular matrix, Self-healing hydrogels and Regenerative medicine.

Her studies deal with areas such as Embryonic stem cell, In vitro and Cellular differentiation as well as Cell biology. Biophysics is closely attributed to Liposome in her study. Her Biomedical engineering study frequently links to related topics such as Bioactive glass.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (35.74%)
  • Tissue engineering (15.43%)
  • Cell biology (15.82%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Nanotechnology (35.74%)
  • Cell biology (15.82%)
  • Biophysics (15.43%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary scientific interests are in Nanotechnology, Cell biology, Biophysics, Tissue engineering and Regenerative medicine. Her Nanotechnology research incorporates elements of Intracellular, Polymer and Biofabrication. Her Cell biology research includes themes of In vitro, Nucleic acid and In vivo.

Her Biophysics research incorporates themes from Liposome, Nanoreactor, Endocytosis, Myeloperoxidase and Nanocarriers. In the subject of general Tissue engineering, her work in Neural tissue engineering is often linked to Orientation, thereby combining diverse domains of study. Her biological study deals with issues like Self-healing hydrogels, which deal with fields such as Biomedical engineering.

Between 2019 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Digital technologies in the public-health response to COVID-19. (84 citations)
  • High-Aspect-Ratio Nanostructured Surfaces as Biological Metamaterials (39 citations)
  • DNA origami protection and molecular interfacing through engineered sequence-defined peptoids (32 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

Her main research concerns Nanotechnology, Cell biology, Self-healing hydrogels, Tissue engineering and Regenerative medicine. Her Biofabrication research extends to Nanotechnology, which is thematically connected. Her research integrates issues of In vitro, Gene expression, In vivo and Skeletal muscle in her study of Cell biology.

Her research in Self-healing hydrogels intersects with topics in Enzyme catalysis, Biophysics, Enzyme kinetics and Biomedical engineering. In her study, Scaffold is strongly linked to Morphogenesis, which falls under the umbrella field of Tissue engineering. Her Regenerative medicine study combines topics in areas such as Cellular organization and Nanoparticle, Iron oxide nanoparticles, Magnetic nanoparticles.

Best Publications

  • Exploring and engineering the cell surface interface.

    Molly M. Stevens;Julian H. George

  • Complexity in biomaterials for tissue engineering

    Elsie S. Place;Nicholas D. Evans;Molly M. Stevens

  • Biomaterials for bone tissue engineering

    Molly M. Stevens

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

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

  • Colloidal nanoparticles as advanced biological sensors

    Philip D. Howes;Rona Chandrawati;Molly M. Stevens

  • Plasmonic ELISA for the ultrasensitive detection of disease biomarkers with the naked eye

    Roberto de la Rica;Molly M. Stevens

  • Synthetic polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering

    Elsie S. Place;Julian H. George;Charlotte K. Williams;Molly M. Stevens

  • Controlling Shear Stress in 3D Bioprinting is a Key Factor to Balance Printing Resolution and Stem Cell Integrity.

    Andreas Blaeser;Daniela Filipa Duarte Campos;Uta Puster;Walter Richtering

  • Enzyme-responsive nanoparticles for drug release and diagnostics ☆

    Roberto de la Rica;Daniel Aili;Daniel Aili;Molly M. Stevens

  • Active loading into extracellular vesicles significantly improves the cellular uptake and photodynamic effect of porphyrins.

    Gregor Fuhrmann;Andrea Serio;Manuel Mazo;Rekha Nair

  • The effects of strontium-substituted bioactive glasses on osteoblasts and osteoclasts in vitro

    Eileen Gentleman;Yann C. Fredholm;Gavin Jell;Nasrin Lotfibakhshaiesh

  • Peptide-based stimuli-responsive biomaterials

    Robert J. Mart;Rachel D. Osborne;Molly M. Stevens;Rein V. Ulijn

  • Fractal-like hierarchical organization of bone begins at the nanoscale

    Natalie Reznikov;Matthew William Bilton;Matthew William Bilton;Leonardo Lari;M Stevens

  • Minimum information reporting in bio-nano experimental literature.

    Matthew Faria;Mattias Björnmalm;Kristofer J. Thurecht;Stephen J. Kent

  • The role of intracellular calcium phosphate in osteoblast-mediated bone apatite formation

    Suwimon Boonrungsiman;Eileen Gentleman;Raffaella Carzaniga;Nicholas D. Evans

  • Re-Engineering Extracellular Vesicles as Smart Nanoscale Therapeutics

    James P. K. Armstrong;Margaret N. Holme;Molly M. Stevens

  • Substrate stiffness affects early differentiation events in embryonic stem cells.

    Nicholas D. Evans;Caterina Minelli;Eileen Gentleman;Vanessa LaPointe

  • Plasmonic nanosensors with inverse sensitivity by means of enzyme-guided crystal growth.

    Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo;Roberto de la Rica;Ramón A. Álvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Cubosomes: The Next Generation of Smart Lipid Nanoparticles?

    Hanna M. G. Barriga;Margaret N. Holme;Molly M. Stevens;Molly M. Stevens

  • Renal clearable catalytic gold nanoclusters for in vivo disease monitoring.

    Colleen N. Loynachan;Ava P. Soleimany;Ava P. Soleimany;Jaideep S. Dudani;Yiyang Lin

  • Biodegradable silicon nanoneedles delivering nucleic acids intracellularly induce localized in vivo neovascularization

    C. Chiappini;E. De Rosa;J. O. Martinez;X. Liu

  • Biofunctionalization of Biomaterials for Accelerated in Situ Endothelialization: A Review

    Achala de Mel;Gavin Jell;Molly M. Stevens;Alexander M. Seifalian

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian R. Jones
Julian R. Jones Imperial College London
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wolfgang J. Parak
Wolfgang J. Parak Universität Hamburg
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Andrey L. Rogach
Andrey L. Rogach City University of Hong Kong
Raymond E. Schaak
Raymond E. Schaak Pennsylvania State University
Peter Nordlander
Peter Nordlander Rice University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Molly M. Stevens

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles