2026 Monica Olvera de la Cruz: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	69	4629	4479	1229	1155	505	17621
Chemistry	71	5557	5048	1717	1434	490	17859

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Materials Science

4629

4479

1229

1155

505

17621

Chemistry

5557

5048

1717

1434

490

17859

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

17621

World Ranking

4629

National Ranking

1229

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

17859

World Ranking

5557

National Ranking

1717

Research.com Recognitions

1990 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Monica Olvera de la Cruz is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and specializes in research spanning materials science, engineering, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output includes extensive work in the subfields of molecular biology, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, condensed matter physics, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The primary research topics addressed by Monica Olvera de la Cruz include:

Micro and nano robotics
Electrostatics and colloid interactions
Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Material dynamics and properties
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
Microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies

Their work has been published frequently in several scientific venues, with notable regular contributions to:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Soft Matter
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
ACS Nano
Faraday Discussions

Monica Olvera de la Cruz's recent publications include:

Fast and programmable locomotion of hydrogel-metal hybrids under light and magnetic fields, 2020, Science Robotics
Microporous water with high gas solubilities, 2022, Nature
Polycrystalline Covalent Organic Framework Films Act as Adsorbents, Not Membranes, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Self-assembly of nanocrystals into strongly electronically coupled all-inorganic supercrystals, 2022, Science
Single-chain heteropolymers transport protons selectively and rapidly, 2020, Nature

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Chad A. Mirkin (26 joint publications), E. Kirkinis (19), Felipe Jiménez-Ángeles (18), Baofu Qiao (15), and Martin Girard (15).

Among distinctions, Monica Olvera de la Cruz received the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in 1990.

Best Publications

A self-assembly pathway to aligned monodomain gels

Shuming Zhang;Megan A. Greenfield;Alvaro Mata;Liam C. Palmer

688
Citations
DNA-mediated nanoparticle crystallization into Wulff polyhedra

Evelyn Auyeung;Ting I. N. G. Li;Andrew J. Senesi;Abrin L. Schmucker

481
Citations
Controlling Conformations of Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules: The Role of Nonbonding Interactions

Nicholas E. Jackson;Brett M. Savoie;Kevin L. Kohlstedt;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

470
Citations
Energy landscapes and functions of supramolecular systems

Faifan Tantakitti;Job Boekhoven;Job Boekhoven;Xin Wang;Roman V. Kazantsev

458
Citations
Precipitation of highly charged polyelectrolyte solutions in the presence of multivalent salts

M. Olvera de la Cruz;L. Belloni;M. Delsanti;J. P. Dalbiez

403
Citations
Theory of Microphase Separation in Graft and Star Copolymers

Monica Olvera de la Cruz;Monica Olvera de la Cruz;Isaac C. Sanchez;Isaac C. Sanchez

352
Citations
Electrostatic control of block copolymer morphology

Charles E. Sing;Jos W. Zwanikken;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

316
Citations
All-Polymer Solar Cell Performance Optimized via Systematic Molecular Weight Tuning of Both Donor and Acceptor Polymers

Nanjia Zhou;Alexander S. Dudnik;Ting I N G Li;Eric F. Manley

313
Citations
Electrostatics at the nanoscale

David A. Walker;Bartlomiej Kowalczyk;Monica Olvera de la Cruz;Bartosz A. Grzybowski

293
Citations
Random heteropolymers preserve protein function in foreign environments

Brian Panganiban;Baofu Qiao;Tao Jiang;Christopher DelRe

283
Citations
Molecular simulation study of peptide amphiphile self-assembly.

Yuri S. Velichko;Samuel I. Stupp;Monica Olvera De La Cruz

273
Citations
Fast and programmable locomotion of hydrogel-metal hybrids under light and magnetic fields

Chuang Li;Garrett C. Lau;Hang Yuan;Aaveg Aggarwal

273
Citations
Flexible Linear Polyelectrolytes in Multivalent Salt Solutions: Solubility Conditions

F. J. Solis;M. Olvera De La Cruz

267
Citations
Collapse of flexible polyelectrolytes in multivalent salt solutions

Francisco J. Solis;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

248
Citations
Tunable mechanics of peptide nanofiber gels.

Megan A Greenfield;Jessica R Hoffman;Monica Olvera de la Cruz;Samuel I Stupp

245
Citations
Microphase separation in multiblock copolymer melts

Anne M. Mayes;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

243
Citations
Phase equilibria and charge fractionation in polydisperse polyelectrolyte solutions

Igor Erukhimovich;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

240
Citations
Conformational Order in Aggregates of Conjugated Polymers

Nicholas E. Jackson;Kevin L. Kohlstedt;Brett M. Savoie;Monica Olvera De La Cruz

238
Citations
Complexation of Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes: Effect of Ion Pair Formation

Alexander Kudlay;and Alexander V. Ermoshkin;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

193
Citations
Precipitation of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in salt solutions.

Alexander Kudlay;Monica Olvera de la Cruz

190
Citations