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Paula T. Hammond

Paula T. Hammond

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2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
123
Citations
50676
World Ranking
475
National Ranking
275

Materials Science

D-Index
122
Citations
50452
World Ranking
455
National Ranking
168

Paula T. Hammond 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 Paula T. Hammond sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 530 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paula T. Hammond 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 Paula T. Hammond sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2019 - David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society "For her contributions to the science, engineering and applications of self-assembled macromolecular systems
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to self-assembly of polyelectrolytes, colloids, and block copolymers at surfaces and interfaces for energy and healthcare applications.
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Paula T. Hammond is a researcher affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their scholarly contributions focus on a range of interdisciplinary fields intersecting biochemistry, materials science, and medicine. The primary areas of study include molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials, with a significant emphasis on nanoparticle-based drug delivery and RNA interference and gene delivery.

The scientist has published extensively in top-tier journals and frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors. Their frequent collaborators include Joelle P. Straehla, Natalie Boehnke, Darrell J. Irvine, Ivan S. Pires, and Adam G. Berger.

Paula T. Hammond's publishing venues illustrate a consistent engagement with high-impact and specialized outlets. The most frequent venues they publish in are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuro-Oncology, ACS Nano, Cancer Research, and Biomaterials.

Key topics central to their research are:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Among their recent publications are:

  • Plasticity of ether lipids promotes ferroptosis susceptibility and evasion, 2020, Nature
  • Hydrogel dressings with intrinsic antibiofilm and antioxidative dual functionalities accelerate infected diabetic wound healing, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Layer-by-Layer Biomaterials for Drug Delivery, 2020, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering
  • Massively parallel pooled screening reveals genomic determinants of nanoparticle delivery, 2022, Science
  • Genetically Defined Syngeneic Mouse Models of Ovarian Cancer as Tools for the Discovery of Combination Immunotherapy, 2020, Cancer Discovery

Their research integrates advanced material science concepts with biomedical applications, particularly focusing on self-assembled macromolecular systems. This cross-disciplinary focus underpins their contributions to drug delivery systems, cancer theranostics, and immunotherapy.

Recognition of Paula T. Hammond's work includes election to respected professional academies and receipt of awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society (2019), recognizing contributions to self-assembled macromolecular systems
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2017), for work on self-assembly of polyelectrolytes, colloids, and block copolymers for energy and healthcare applications
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)

Best Publications

  • Virus-Enabled Synthesis and Assembly of Nanowires for Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes

    Ki Tae Nam;Dong Wan Kim;Pil J. Yoo;Chung Yi Chiang

  • Form and Function in Multilayer Assembly: New Applications at the Nanoscale

    Paula T. Hammond

  • High-power lithium batteries from functionalized carbon-nanotube electrodes

    Seung Woo Lee;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Betar M. Gallant;Shuo Chen

  • Carbon nanotube/manganese oxide ultrathin film electrodes for electrochemical capacitors.

    Seung Woo Lee;Junhyung Kim;Shuo Chen;Paula T. Hammond

  • Layer-by-layer assembly of all carbon nanotube ultrathin films for electrochemical applications.

    Seung Woo Lee;Byeong Su Kim;Shuo Chen;Yang Shao-Horn

  • Recent explorations in electrostatic multilayer thin film assembly

    Paula T Hammond

  • The effects of polymeric nanostructure shape on drug delivery.

    Shrinivas Venkataraman;James L. Hedrick;Zhan Yuin Ong;Chuan Yang

  • Hydrogen-bonding layer-by-layer-assembled biodegradable polymeric micelles as drug delivery vehicles from surfaces.

    Byeong Su Kim;Sang Wook Park;Paula T. Hammond

  • Layer-by-layer nanoparticles for systemic codelivery of an anticancer drug and siRNA for potential triple-negative breast cancer treatment.

    Zhou J. Deng;Stephen W. Morton;Elana Ben-Akiva;Erik C. Dreaden

  • Facilitated Ion Transport in All-Solid-State Flexible Supercapacitors

    Bong Gill Choi;Jinkee Hong;Won Hi Hong;Paula T. Hammond

  • Self-assembled RNA interference microsponges for efficient siRNA delivery.

    Jong Bum Lee;Jinkee Hong;Daniel K. Bonner;Zhiyong Poon

  • Highly Efficient Plasmon-Enhanced Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through Metal@Oxide Core–Shell Nanostructure

    Jifa Qi;Xiangnan Dang;Paula T. Hammond;Angela M. Belcher

  • Virus-templated self-assembled single-walled carbon nanotubes for highly efficient electron collection in photovoltaic devices

    Xiangnan Dang;Hyunjung Yi;Moon-Ho Ham;Jifa Qi

  • Spontaneous assembly of viruses on multilayered polymer surfaces

    Pil J. Yoo;Ki Tae Nam;Jifa Qi;Soo-Kwan Lee

  • Effect of the degree of soft and hard segment ordering on the morphology and mechanical behavior of semicrystalline segmented polyurethanes

    LaShanda T. James Korley;Brian D. Pate;Edwin L. Thomas;Paula T. Hammond

  • Selective Self-Organization of Colloids on Patterned Polyelectrolyte Templates

    Kevin M. Chen;Xueping Jiang;and Lionel C. Kimerling;Paula T. Hammond

  • High-Contrast Electrochromism and Controllable Dissolution of Assembled Prussian Blue/Polymer Nanocomposites†

    D. M. DeLongchamp;P. T. Hammond

  • Nanostructured carbon-based electrodes: bridging the gap between thin-film lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors

    Seung Woo Lee;Betar M. Gallant;Hye Ryung Byon;Paula T. Hammond

  • A Convergent Synthetic Platform for Single-Nanoparticle Combination Cancer Therapy: Ratiometric Loading and Controlled Release of Cisplatin, Doxorubicin, and Camptothecin

    Longyan Liao;Jenny Liu;Erik C. Dreaden;Stephen W. Morton

  • Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticles for Systemic Codelivery of an Anticancer Drug and siRNA for Potential Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment

    Zhou J. Deng;Stephen Winford Morton;Elana Ben-Akiva;Paula T. Hammond

  • High-Power Lithium Batteries from Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Electrodes

    Seung Woo Lee;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Betar Gallant;Paula Hammond

Frequent Co-Authors

Darrell J. Irvine
Darrell J. Irvine Scripps Research Institute
Byeong-Su Kim
Byeong-Su Kim Yonsei University
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Po-Yen Chen
Po-Yen Chen National Taiwan University
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University

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