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75
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3532
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Nicole F. Steinmetz publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicole F. Steinmetz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 244 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Nicole F. Steinmetz D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicole F. Steinmetz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Nicole F. Steinmetz is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, focusing on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their main areas of study include plant science, biotechnology, infectious diseases, ecology, and molecular biology. Within these fields, Steinmetz has concentrated on topics such as plant virus research studies, transgenic plants and applications, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, animal virus infections studies, virus-based gene therapy research, and immunotherapy and immune responses.

Steinmetz has contributed to high-impact journals and frequently publishes in venues including:

  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Biomacromolecules
  • ACS Nano
  • Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Biomaterials Science

Some recent publications showcase the breadth of Steinmetz's research interests in nanotechnology and vaccine development:

  • "COVID-19 vaccine development and a potential nanomaterial path forward," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Viral nanoparticles for drug delivery, imaging, immunotherapy, and theranostic applications," 2020, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • "COVID-19 Vaccine Frontrunners and Their Nanotechnology Design," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Active Ingredients," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Integrating plant molecular farming and materials research for next-generation vaccines," 2021, Nature Reviews Materials

Steinmetz has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Steven Fiering
  • Veronique Beiss
  • Young Hun Chung
  • Jonathan K. Pokorski
  • Jessica Fernanda Affonso de Oliveira

Within their professional distinctions, Steinmetz was named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 vaccine development and a potential nanomaterial path forward.

    Matthew D. Shin;Sourabh Shukla;Young Hun Chung;Veronique Beiss

  • Labeling live cells by copper-catalyzed alkyne--azide click chemistry.

    Vu Hong;Nicole F. Steinmetz;Marianne Manchester;M. G. Finn

  • In situ vaccination with cowpea mosaic virus nanoparticles suppresses metastatic cancer.

    Patrick H. Lizotte;Amy M. Wen;Mee Rie Sheen;Jennifer Fields

  • Viral nanoparticles for drug delivery, imaging, immunotherapy, and theranostic applications.

    Young Hun Chung;Hui Cai;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Design of virus-based nanomaterials for medicine, biotechnology, and energy

    Amy M. Wen;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Applications of viral nanoparticles in medicine.

    Ibrahim Yildiz;Sourabh Shukla;Nicole F Steinmetz

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Frontrunners and Their Nanotechnology Design.

    Young Hun Chung;Veronique Beiss;Steven N. Fiering;Steven N. Fiering;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • The Art of Engineering Viral Nanoparticles

    Jonathan K. Pokorski;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Viral Nanoparticles as Platforms for Next-Generation Therapeutics and Imaging Devices

    Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Built-In Active Microneedle Patch with Enhanced Autonomous Drug Delivery

    Miguel Angel Lopez‐Ramirez;Fernando Soto;Chao Wang;Ricardo Rueda

  • Biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and blood compatibility of native and PEGylated tobacco mosaic virus nano-rods and -spheres in mice.

    Michael A. Bruckman;Lauren N. Randolph;Allen VanMeter;Stephen Hern

  • The Impact of Aspect Ratio on the Biodistribution and Tumor Homing of Rigid Soft-Matter Nanorods

    Sourabh Shukla;Fabian J. Eber;Adithy S. Nagarajan;Nicholas A. DiFranco

  • Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Active Ingredients.

    Paul L. Chariou;Oscar A. Ortega-Rivera;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Dual-modal magnetic resonance and fluorescence imaging of atherosclerotic plaques in vivo using VCAM-1 targeted tobacco mosaic virus.

    Michael A Bruckman;Kai Jiang;Emily J Simpson;Lauren N Randolph

  • Increased Tumor Homing and Tissue Penetration of the Filamentous Plant Viral Nanoparticle Potato virus X

    Sourabh Shukla;Amber L. Ablack;Amy M. Wen;Karin L. Lee

  • CPMV-DOX Delivers

    Alaa A. A. Aljabali;Sourabh Shukla;George P. Lomonossoff;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • Intravital imaging of embryonic and tumor neovasculature using viral nanoparticles

    Hon Sing Leong;Nicole F Steinmetz;Nicole F Steinmetz;Amber Ablack;Giuseppe Destito

  • Hydrazone ligation strategy to assemble multifunctional viral nanoparticles for cell imaging and tumor targeting.

    Florence M. Brunel;John D. Lewis;Giuseppe Destito;Nicole F. Steinmetz

  • PEGylated Viral Nanoparticles for Biomedicine: The Impact of PEG Chain Length on VNP Cell Interactions In Vitro and Ex Vivo

    Nicole F. Steinmetz;Marianne Manchester

  • Model-Independent Analysis of QCM Data on Colloidal Particle Adsorption

    Edurne Tellechea;Diethelm Johannsmann;Nicole F. Steinmetz;Ralf P. Richter

  • Utilisation of plant viruses in bionanotechnology.

    Nicole F. Steinmetz;David J. Evans

  • Solvation effects in the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring response to biomolecular adsorption. A phenomenological approach.

    Pit Bingen;Guoliang Wang;Nicole F. Steinmetz;Michael Rodahl

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf Podgornik
Rudolf Podgornik University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marianne Manchester
Marianne Manchester University of Montana
George P. Lomonossoff
George P. Lomonossoff Norwich Research Park
Roger H. French
Roger H. French Case Western Reserve University
Phoebe L. Stewart
Phoebe L. Stewart Case Western Reserve University
Wai-Yim Ching
Wai-Yim Ching University of Missouri–Kansas City
Rainer Fischer
Rainer Fischer Purdue University West Lafayette
Rigoberto C. Advincula
Rigoberto C. Advincula Oak Ridge National Laboratory
John E. Johnson
John E. Johnson Scripps Research Institute
Daniel I. Simon
Daniel I. Simon Case Western Reserve University

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