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D-Index
98
Citations
52840
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1371
National Ranking
528

Nadrian C. Seeman publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nadrian C. Seeman sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 419 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Nadrian C. Seeman D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nadrian C. Seeman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2016 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2008 - William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nadrian C. Seeman is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, supported by 64 publications in this subfield. Additional subfields of interest include Ecology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, DNA and Biological Computing, and Conducting polymers and applications.

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Nadrian C. Seeman include:

  • DNA Nanotechnology at 40, 2020, Nano Letters
  • 3D Hexagonal Arrangement of DNA Tensegrity Triangles, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Programming DNA Self-Assembly by Geometry, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Powering ≈50 µm Motion by a Molecular Event in DNA Crystals, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Reconfigurable Two-Dimensional DNA Lattices: Static and Dynamic Angle Control, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The most frequent publication venues for Nadrian C. Seeman are:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (7 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (5 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (3 publications)
  • Nano Letters (2 publications)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nadrian C. Seeman include Ruojie Sha, Simon Vecchioni, Yoel P. Ohayon, Chengde Mao, and Brandon Lu.

The scientist has been recognized with multiple awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2017
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2016
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2010
  • William H. Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2008
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1998

Best Publications

  • Design and self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals

    Erik Winfree;Furong Liu;Lisa A. Wenzler;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • DNA in a material world

    Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Nucleic acid junctions and lattices

    Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Synthesis from DNA of a molecule with the connectivity of a cube

    Junghuei Chen;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Sequence-specific recognition of double helical nucleic acids by proteins.

    Nadrian C. Seeman;John M. Rosenberg;Alexander Rich

  • Programmable materials and the nature of the DNA bond

    Matthew R. Jones;Nadrian C. Seeman;Chad A. Mirkin

  • Nanomaterials based on DNA.

    Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Three-dimensional tertiary structure of yeast phenylalanine transfer RNA.

    S. H. Kim;F. L. Suddath;G. J. Quigley;A. McPherson

  • A nanomechanical device based on the B–Z transition of DNA

    Chengde Mao;Weiqiong Sun;Zhiyong Shen;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • DNA double-crossover molecules.

    Tsu Ju Fu;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • From molecular to macroscopic via the rational design of a self-assembled 3D DNA crystal.

    Jianping Zheng;Jens J. Birktoft;Yi Chen;Tong Wang

  • A robust DNA mechanical device controlled by hybridization topology

    Hao Yan;Xiaoping Zhang;Zhiyong Shen;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Logical computation using algorithmic self-assembly of DNA triple-crossover molecules

    Chengde Mao;Thomas H. LaBean;John H. Reif;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • A proximity-based programmable DNA nanoscale assembly line

    Hongzhou Gu;Jie Chao;Shou Jun Xiao;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Construction, analysis, ligation, and self-assembly of DNA triple crossover complexes

    Thomas H. LaBean;Hao Yan;Jens Kopatsch;Furong Liu

  • Construction of a DNA-Truncated Octahedron

    Yuwen Zhang;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • An immobile nucleic acid junction constructed from oligonucleotides

    Neville R. Kallenbach;Rong Ine Ma;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • A precisely controlled DNA biped walking device

    William B. Sherman;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • Designed Two-Dimensional DNA Holliday Junction Arrays Visualized by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Chengde Mao;Weiqiong Sun;Nadrian C. Seeman

  • DNA-Templated Self-Assembly of Metallic Nanocomponent Arrays on a Surface

    John D. Le;Yariv Pinto;Nadrian C. Seeman;‡ Karin Musier-Forsyth

  • Two-dimensional nanoparticle arrays show the organizational power of robust DNA motifs.

    Jiwen Zheng;Pamela E. Constantinou;Christine Micheel;A. Paul Alivisatos

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Chaikin
Paul Chaikin New York University
Chengde Mao
Chengde Mao Purdue University West Lafayette
Neville R. Kallenbach
Neville R. Kallenbach New York University
Hao Yan
Hao Yan Arizona State University
James W. Canary
James W. Canary New York University
Baoquan Ding
Baoquan Ding National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
David J. Pine
David J. Pine New York University
Joel L. Sussman
Joel L. Sussman Weizmann Institute of Science
Sung-Hou Kim
Sung-Hou Kim University of California, Berkeley

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