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Finland
2026

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Materials Science

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102
Citations
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National Ranking
3

Chemistry

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101
Citations
36135
World Ranking
1222
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Olli Ikkala is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and has a significant body of research in Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's research topics cover multiple aspects of advanced materials, focusing on areas such as Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Micro and Nano Robotics, Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications, and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis.

Frequently publishing in a range of venues, Ikkala's most common publication outlets include:

  • Default Digital Object Group
  • Small
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Olli Ikkala has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with notable coauthors being:

  • Bo Peng
  • Robin H. A. Ras
  • Nonappa Nonappa
  • Hang Zhang
  • Xiaodan Hong

Recent publications exemplifying Ikkala's research themes include:

  • "Nanocellulose: Recent Fundamental Advances and Emerging Biological and Biomimicking Applications" (2020, Advanced Materials)
  • "Fast Switching of Bright Whiteness in Channeled Hydrogel Networks" (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "Toughening Hydrogels with Fibrillar Connected Double Networks" (2024, Advanced Materials)
  • "Phosphorylated cellulose nanofibers exhibit exceptional capacity for uranium capture" (2020, Cellulose)
  • "Feedback-controlled hydrogels with homeostatic oscillations and dissipative signal transduction" (2022, Nature Nanotechnology)

Best Publications

  • Enzymatic hydrolysis combined with mechanical shearing and high-pressure homogenization for nanoscale cellulose fibrils and strong gels.

    M. Pääkkö;Mikael Ankerfors;H. Kosonen;A. Nykänen

  • Functional materials based on self-assembly of polymeric supramolecules

    Olli Ikkala;Gerrit ten Brinke;Gerrit ten Brinke

  • Mechanically Durable Superhydrophobic Surfaces

    Tuukka Verho;Chris Bower;Piers Andrew;Sami Franssila

  • Hydrophobic nanocellulose aerogels as floating, sustainable, reusable, and recyclable oil absorbents.

    Juuso T. Korhonen;Marjo Kettunen;Robin H. A. Ras;Olli Ikkala

  • Making flexible magnetic aerogels and stiff magnetic nanopaper using cellulose nanofibrils as templates

    Richard T. Olsson;Azizi Samir;German Salazar-Alvarez;German Salazar-Alvarez;German Salazar-Alvarez;Liubov Belova

  • Switching Supramolecular Polymeric Materials with Multiple Length Scales

    Janne Ruokolainen;R. Mäkinen;M. Torkkeli;T. Mäkelä

  • Long and entangled native cellulose I nanofibers allow flexible aerogels and hierarchically porous templates for functionalities

    Marjo Pääkkö;Jaana Vapaavuori;Riitta Silvennoinen;Harri Kosonen

  • Advanced Materials through Assembly of Nanocelluloses.

    Eero Kontturi;Päivi Laaksonen;Markus B. Linder;Nonappa

  • Strong and tough cellulose nanopaper with high specific surface area and porosity.

    Houssine Sehaqui;Qi Zhou;Olli Ikkala;Lars A. Berglund

  • Hierarchical self-assembly in polymeric complexes: towards functional materials.

    Olli Ikkala;Gerrit ten Brinke

  • Large-area, lightweight and thick biomimetic composites with superior material properties via fast, economic, and green pathways.

    Andreas Walther;Ingela Bjurhager;Jani-Markus Malho;Jaakko Pere

  • Nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel promotes three-dimensional liver cell culture

    Madhushree Bhattacharya;Melina M. Malinen;Patrick Lauren;Yan-Rou Lou

  • Switchable Static and Dynamic Self-Assembly of Magnetic Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

    Jaakko V. I. Timonen;Mika Latikka;Ludwik Leibler;Robin H. A. Ras

  • Clay Nanopaper with Tough Cellulose Nanofiber Matrix for Fire Retardancy and Gas Barrier Functions

    Andong Liu;Andreas Walther;Olli Ikkala;Lyuba Belova

  • Color Tunability and Electrochemiluminescence of Silver Nanoclusters

    Isabel Díez;Matti Pusa;Sakari Kulmala;Hua Jiang

  • In vitro evaluation of biodegradable lignin-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and enhanced antiproliferation effect in cancer cells

    Patricia Figueiredo;Kalle Lintinen;Alexandros Kiriazis;Ville Hynninen

  • Nanocellulose: Recent Fundamental Advances and Emerging Biological and Biomimicking Applications.

    Katja Heise;Eero Kontturi;Yagut Allahverdiyeva;Tekla Tammelin

  • Inorganic Hollow Nanotube Aerogels by Atomic Layer Deposition onto Native Nanocellulose Templates

    Juuso T. Korhonen;Panu Hiekkataipale;Jari Malm;Maarit Karppinen

  • Supramolecular Routes to Hierarchical Structures: Comb-Coil Diblock Copolymers Organized with Two Length Scales

    J. Ruokolainen;M. Saariaho;O. Ikkala;G. ten Brinke

  • Superhydrophobic and superoleophobic nanocellulose aerogel membranes as bioinspired cargo carriers on water and oil.

    Hua Jin;Marjo Kettunen;Ari Laiho;Hanna Pynnönen

  • Supramolecular polymeric materials with hierarchical structure-within-structure morphologies

    Janne Ruokolainen;Gerrit ten Brinke;Olli Ikkala

Frequent Co-Authors

Janne Ruokolainen
Janne Ruokolainen Aalto University
G. ten Brinke
G. ten Brinke University of Groningen
Ritva Serimaa
Ritva Serimaa University of Helsinki
Mika Torkkeli
Mika Torkkeli Technical University of Denmark
Robin H. A. Ras
Robin H. A. Ras Aalto University
Andreas Walther
Andreas Walther University of Freiburg
Andrew P. Monkman
Andrew P. Monkman Durham University
Lars Berglund
Lars Berglund Royal Institute of Technology
Markus Linder
Markus Linder Aalto University
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia

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