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D-Index
52
Citations
15044
World Ranking
9411
National Ranking
2276

Phillip L. Geissler 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 Phillip L. Geissler sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 138 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Phillip L. Geissler 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 Phillip L. Geissler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Phillip L. Geissler is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on physics and biochemistry-related fields. They have produced a substantial body of work within the areas of Physics and Astronomy, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their research emphasizes the subfields of Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into a variety of scientific topics, including:

  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization

Geissler has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications across respected scientific venues. Frequent publication locations include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Biophysical Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Phase Diagram of Active Brownian Spheres: Crystallization and the Metastability of Motility-Induced Phase Separation," 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • "Direct observation of nanoparticle-surfactant assembly and jamming at the water-oil interface," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Molecular Properties and Chemical Transformations Near Interfaces," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Membrane hydrophobicity determines the activation free energy of passive lipid transport," 2021, Biophysical Journal
  • "Dielectric response of thin water films: a thermodynamic perspective," 2022, Chemical Science

Their frequent coauthors reflect ongoing collaborative research partnerships and include:

  • Julia R. Rogers
  • Christoph Dellago
  • Ahmad K. Omar
  • Jaffar Hasnain
  • Thomas P. Russell

The research engagement of Phillip L. Geissler covers complex phenomena at interfaces, lipid membrane behavior, and molecular transformations, fostering an interconnected understanding of physical and biological chemistry through both experimental and theoretical methods. Their position at a major research university supports this multidisciplinary scientific output, contributing knowledge to several specialized fields within the broader physical and molecular sciences.

Best Publications

  • TRANSITION PATH SAMPLING: Throwing Ropes Over Rough Mountain Passes, in the Dark

    Peter G. Bolhuis;David Chandler;Christoph Dellago;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Ultrafast hydrogen-bond dynamics in the infrared spectroscopy of water.

    C. J. Fecko;J. D. Eaves;J. J. Loparo;A. Tokmakoff

  • Drying-mediated self-assembly of nanoparticles.

    Eran Rabani;David R. Reichman;Phillip L. Geissler;Phillip L. Geissler;Louis E. Brus

  • Autoionization in Liquid Water

    Phillip L. Geissler;Christoph Dellago;Christoph Dellago;David Chandler;Jürg Hutter

  • Self-assembly of uniform polyhedral silver nanocrystals into densest packings and exotic superlattices

    Joel Henzie;Michael Grünwald;Asaph Widmer-Cooper;Asaph Widmer-Cooper;Asaph Widmer-Cooper;Phillip L. Geissler;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Hydrogen bonds in liquid water are broken only fleetingly

    J. D. Eaves;J. J. Loparo;C. J. Fecko;C. J. Fecko;Sean Thomas Roberts

  • The effects of dissolved halide anions on hydrogen bonding in liquid water.

    Jared D. Smith;Richard J. Saykally;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Unified description of temperature-dependent hydrogen-bond rearrangements in liquid water.

    Jared D. Smith;Christopher D. Cappa;Kevin R. Wilson;Ronald C. Cohen

  • Kinetic pathways of ion pair dissociation in water

    Phillip L. Geissler;Christoph Dellago;David Chandler

  • Device-Scale Perpendicular Alignment of Colloidal Nanorods

    Jessica L. Baker;Asaph Widmer-Cooper;Michael F. Toney;Phillip P. Geissler

  • Scaling of Hydrophobic Solvation Free Energies

    David M. Huang;Phillip L. Geissler;David Chandler

  • Transition Path Sampling

    Christoph Dellago;Peter G. Bolhuis;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Single-particle mapping of nonequilibrium nanocrystal transformations

    Xingchen Ye;Matthew R. Jones;Layne B. Frechette;Qian Chen

  • Biased sampling of nonequilibrium trajectories : Can fast switching simulations outperform conventional free energy calculation methods?

    Harald Oberhofer;Christoph Dellago;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Membrane-induced bundling of actin filaments

    Allen P. Liu;David L. Richmond;Lutz Maibaum;Lutz Maibaum;Sander Pronk

  • Elucidating the mechanism of selective ion adsorption to the liquid water surface

    Dale E. Otten;Patrick R. Shaffer;Phillip L. Geissler;Richard J. Saykally

  • Avoiding unphysical kinetic traps in Monte Carlo simulations of strongly attractive particles.

    Stephen Whitelam;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Direct Observation of Nanoparticle Superlattice Formation by Using Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Jungwon Park;Jungwon Park;Haimei Zheng;Won Chul Lee;Phillip L. Geissler;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Electric field fluctuations drive vibrational dephasing in water.

    Joel D. Eaves;Andrei Tokmakoff;Phillip L. Geissler

  • Controlling DNA Capture and Propagation through Artificial Nanopores

    Eliane H. Trepagnier;Aleksandra Radenovic;David Sivak;Phillip Geissler

  • Reconfigurable Printed Liquids.

    Joe Forth;Xubo Liu;Jaffar Hasnain;Jaffar Hasnain;Anju Toor;Anju Toor

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Paul Alivisatos
A. Paul Alivisatos University of Chicago
David Chandler
David Chandler University of California, Berkeley
Richard J. Saykally
Richard J. Saykally University of California, Berkeley
Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell University of Massachusetts Amherst
David R. Reichman
David R. Reichman Columbia University
Brett A. Helms
Brett A. Helms Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Andrei Tokmakoff
Andrei Tokmakoff University of Chicago
Krishna K. Niyogi
Krishna K. Niyogi University of California, Berkeley
Peter G. Bolhuis
Peter G. Bolhuis University of Amsterdam

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