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Stefan Zauscher

Stefan Zauscher

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
16575
World Ranking
8766
National Ranking
2143

Stefan Zauscher 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 Stefan Zauscher sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 155 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan Zauscher 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 Stefan Zauscher sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stefan Zauscher is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Materials Science, and Engineering. Within these areas, their work frequently addresses subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, and Rheumatology.

Their publications reflect a strong focus on topics like advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, RNA interference and gene delivery, polymer surface interaction studies, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, silk-based biomaterials and applications, and erythrocyte function and pathophysiology.

Stefan Zauscher has contributed to multiple papers in prominent scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Ti3C2Tx MXene-Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Electrodes for Stretchable Supercapacitors, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Complex microparticle architectures from stimuli-responsive intrinsically disordered proteins, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Controlled Lengthwise Assembly of Helical Peptide Nanofibers to Modulate CD8+ T-Cell Responses, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Self-Healing of Hyaluronic Acid to Improve In Vivo Retention and Function, 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Interaction of Proteins with a Planar Poly(acrylic acid) Brush: Analysis by Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D), 2020, Polymers

Their research frequently appears in journals such as Biomacromolecules, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Stefan Zauscher has collaborated closely with several co-authors, including Shyni Varghese, Gaurav Arya, Yonggang Ke, Yunqi Yang, and Jiaul Hoque, with whom they have co-authored multiple papers.

Best Publications

  • Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials

    Martien A Cohen Stuart;Wilhelm T S Huck;Jan Genzer;Marcus Müller

  • Distance-Dependent Plasmon Resonant Coupling between a Gold Nanoparticle and Gold Film

    Jack J. Mock;Ryan T. Hill;Aloyse Degiron;Stefan Zauscher

  • Two-Dimensional Lead(II) Halide-Based Hybrid Perovskites Templated by Acene Alkylamines: Crystal Structures, Optical Properties, and Piezoelectricity.

    Ke-zhao Du;Qing Tu;Xu Zhang;Qiwei Han

  • Synergy between Piezo1 and Piezo2 channels confers high-strain mechanosensitivity to articular cartilage.

    Whasil Lee;Holly A. Leddy;Yong Chen;Suk Hee Lee

  • Stimulus-responsive polymer brushes on surfaces: Transduction mechanisms and applications

    Tao Chen;Robert Ferris;Jianming Zhang;Robert Ducker

  • Viscoelastic properties of zonal articular chondrocytes measured by atomic force microscopy.

    E.M. Darling;S. Zauscher;F. Guilak

  • Ti3C2Tx MXene-Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Electrodes for Stretchable Supercapacitors.

    Yihao Zhou;Kathleen Maleski;Babak Anasori;James O Thostenson

  • Viscoelastic properties of human mesenchymally-derived stem cells and primary osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes.

    Eric M. Darling;Matthew Topel;Stefan Zauscher;Thomas P. Vail

  • A thin-layer model for viscoelastic, stress-relaxation testing of cells using atomic force microscopy: do cell properties reflect metastatic potential?

    Eric M. Darling;Stefan Zauscher;Joel A. Block;Farshid Guilak

  • Molecular mechanisms of aqueous boundary lubrication by mucinous glycoproteins

    Jeffrey M. Coles;Debby P. Chang;Stefan Zauscher

  • Model cell membranes: Techniques to form complex biomimetic supported lipid bilayers via vesicle fusion.

    Gregory J. Hardy;Rahul Nayak;Stefan Zauscher

  • Bimaterial Microcantilevers as a Hybrid Sensing Platform

    Srikanth Singamaneni;Melburne C. Lemieux;Melburne C. Lemieux;Hans P. Lang;Christoph Gerber

  • Fabrication of Stimulus-Responsive Nanopatterned Polymer Brushes by Scanning-Probe Lithography

    Marian Kaholek;Woo-Kyung Lee;Bruce Lamattina;Kenneth C. Caster

  • Handbook of nanomaterials properties

    Bharat Bhushan;Dan Luo;Scott R. Schricker;Wolfgang Sigmund

  • Molecular Recognition-Mediated Fabrication of Protein Nanostructures by Dip-Pen Lithography

    Jinho Hyun;Sang Jung Ahn;Woo Kyung Lee;Ashutosh Chilkoti

  • Spatial Mapping of the Biomechanical Properties of the Pericellular Matrix of Articular Cartilage Measured In Situ via Atomic Force Microscopy

    Eric M. Darling;Rebecca E. Wilusz;Michael P. Bolognesi;Stefan Zauscher

  • Capture and release of proteins on the nanoscale by stimuli-responsive elastin-like polypeptide "switches".

    Jinho Hyun;Woo-Kyung Lee;Nidhi Nath;Ashutosh Chilkoti

  • Stimulus-Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Brushes and Nanopatterns Prepared by Surface-Initiated Polymerization

    Marian Kaholek;Woo-Kyung Lee;Sang-Jung Ahn;Hongwei Ma

  • Micro-cantilevers with end-grafted stimulus-responsive polymer brushes for actuation and sensing

    Nehal I. Abu-Lail;Marian Kaholek;Bruce LaMattina;Robert L. Clark

  • Conformational mechanics, adsorption, and normal force interactions of lubricin and hyaluronic acid on model surfaces.

    Debby P. Chang;Nehal I. Abu-Lail;Farshid Guilak;Gregory D. Jay

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashutosh Chilkoti
Ashutosh Chilkoti Duke University
Farshid Guilak
Farshid Guilak Washington University in St. Louis
Robert L. Clark
Robert L. Clark University of Rochester
Rainer Jordan
Rainer Jordan TU Dresden
Daniel J. Klingenberg
Daniel J. Klingenberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lingchong You
Lingchong You Duke University
Joseph G. Shapter
Joseph G. Shapter University of Queensland
Gabriel P. Lopez
Gabriel P. Lopez University of New Mexico
Michael Gradzielski
Michael Gradzielski Technical University of Berlin
S. Munir Alam
S. Munir Alam Duke University

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