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D-Index
141
Citations
60160
World Ranking
202
National Ranking
95

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2005 - OSA Fellows For innovative contributions to experimental and interpretive methods in resonance Raman spectroscopy and the application of these methods to elucidate ultrafast dynamical processes in photochemistry and photobiology
  • 2004 - Ellis R. Lippincott Award, The Optical Society
  • 1979 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard A. Mathies is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields, primarily focusing on physics, astronomy, and engineering. The scientist's work covers both broad and specialized topics, including planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, astrophysics and star formation studies, isotope analysis in ecology, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, and the effects of spaceflight on biology.

Their publication record includes papers in a variety of journals and venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Astrobiology
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • MethodsX
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent papers demonstrate the range of their research interests. These include:

  • Venus, an Astrobiology Target (2021), published in Astrobiology
  • Science Objectives for Flagship-Class Mission Concepts for the Search for Evidence of Life at Enceladus (2022), published in Astrobiology
  • Characterizing organic particle impacts on inert metal surfaces: Foundations for capturing organic molecules during hypervelocity transits of Enceladus plumes (2020), published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Fabrication of high-quality glass microfluidic devices for bioanalytical and space flight applications (2020), published in MethodsX
  • Quantitative evaluation of the feasibility of sampling the ice plumes at Enceladus for biomarkers of extraterrestrial life (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including A. L. Butterworth, Matin Golozar, J. S. New, Zachary Estlack, and Jungkyu Kim. These recurring partnerships indicate ongoing collaborative efforts in related research areas.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Richard A. Mathies has received multiple awards. These include being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014, receiving the Ellis R. Lippincott Award from The Optical Society in 2004, being honored as an OSA Fellow in 2005 for work in resonance Raman spectroscopy and ultrafast dynamical processes in photochemistry and photobiology, and being a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1979.

Best Publications

  • Functional integration of PCR amplification and capillary electrophoresis in a microfabricated DNA analysis device.

    Woolley At;Hadley D;Landre P;deMello Aj

  • The first step in vision: femtosecond isomerization of rhodopsin.

    RW Schoenlein;LA Peteanu;RA Mathies;CV Shank

  • Conical intersection dynamics of the primary photoisomerization event in vision

    Dario Polli;Piero Altoè;Oliver Weingart;Katelyn Marie Spillane

  • Stable fluorescent complexes of double-stranded DNA with bis-intercalating asymmetric cyanine dyes: properties and applications

    Hays S. Rye;Stephen Yue;David E. Wemmer;Mark A. Quesada

  • Ultra-high-speed DNA fragment separations using microfabricated capillary array electrophoresis chips.

    Adam T. Woolley;Richard A. Mathies

  • Ultra-high-speed DNA sequencing using capillary electrophoresis chips.

    Adam T. Woolley;Richard A. Mathies

  • Vibrationally coherent photochemistry in the femtosecond primary event of vision.

    Qing Wang;Robert W. Schoenlein;Linda A. Peteanu;Richard A. Mathies

  • Monolithic membrane valves and diaphragm pumps for practical large-scale integration into glass microfluidic devices

    William H Grover;Alison M Skelley;Chung N Liu;Eric T Lagally

  • Capillary electrophoresis chips with integrated electrochemical detection.

    Adam T. Woolley;Kaiqin Lao;and Alexander N. Glazer;Richard A. Mathies

  • Single-molecule DNA amplification and analysis in an integrated microfluidic device.

    E T Lagally;I Medintz;R A Mathies

  • Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy.

    Philipp Kukura;David W. McCamant;Richard A. Mathies

  • Structural observation of the primary isomerization in vision with femtosecond-stimulated Raman.

    Philipp Kukura;David W. McCamant;Sangwoon Yoon;Daniel B. Wandschneider

  • Direct observation of the femtosecond excited-state cis-trans isomerization in bacteriorhodopsin

    Richard A. Mathies;C. H. Brito Cruz;Walter T. Pollard;Charles V. Shank

  • From femtoseconds to biology: mechanism of bacteriorhodopsin's light-driven proton pump.

    R A Mathies;S W Lin;J B Ames;W T Pollard

  • Monolithic integrated microfluidic DNA amplification and capillary electrophoresis analysis system

    Eric T Lagally;Peter C Simpson;Richard A Mathies

  • Fully integrated PCR-capillary electrophoresis microsystem for DNA analysis

    Eric T. Lagally;Charles A. Emrich;Richard A. Mathies

  • High-speed DNA genotyping using microfabricated capillary array electrophoresis chips.

    Adam T. Woolley;George F. Sensabaugh;Richard A. Mathies

  • Radial Capillary Array Electrophoresis Microplate and Scanner for High-Performance Nucleic Acid Analysis

    Yining Shi;Peter C. Simpson;James R. Scherer;David Wexler

  • Mapping GFP structure evolution during proton transfer with femtosecond Raman spectroscopy

    Chong Fang;Renee R. Frontiera;Rosalie Tran;Richard A. Mathies

  • Fluorescence energy transfer dye-labeled primers for DNA sequencing and analysis

    Jingyue Ju;Chihchuan Ruan;Carl W. Fuller;Alexander N. Glazer

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Lugtenburg
Johan Lugtenburg Leiden University
Alexander N. Glazer
Alexander N. Glazer University of California, Berkeley
Philipp Kukura
Philipp Kukura University of Oxford
Jingyue Ju
Jingyue Ju Columbia University
Steven O. Smith
Steven O. Smith Stony Brook University
Igor L. Medintz
Igor L. Medintz United States Naval Research Laboratory
Matthew B. Francis
Matthew B. Francis University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey L. Bada
Jeffrey L. Bada University of California, San Diego
Adam T. Woolley
Adam T. Woolley Brigham Young University
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Carolyn R. Bertozzi Stanford University

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