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D-Index
73
Citations
16490
World Ranking
5070
National Ranking
369

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Tanja Weil is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has a multidisciplinary research profile spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work integrates molecular biology, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials to address complex scientific challenges.

The main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science

Subfields within these areas reflect the breadth of Weil's research interests:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials

Research topics prominent in Weil's publications are:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Frequent coauthors associated with Weil's research include:

  • David Y. W. Ng (50 joint publications)
  • Manfred Wagner (28 joint publications)
  • Christopher V. Synatschke (27 joint publications)
  • Seah Ling Kuan (25 joint publications)
  • Frank Rosenau (21 joint publications)

Weil has published widely across various journals, with notable publication venues including:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (15 papers)
  • Angewandte Chemie (13 papers)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (12 papers)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (9 papers)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (9 papers)

Notable recent publications demonstrating Weil's scientific focus are:

  • "Polydopamine at biological interfaces," 2022, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Designing bioresponsive nanomaterials for intracellular self-assembly," 2022, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "Polymer bioconjugates: Modern design concepts toward precision hybrid materials," 2020, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Functional DNA-Polymer Conjugates," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Recent Developments of Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors for Biological Applications," 2022, Advanced Science

In recognition of scientific contributions, Weil was named a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Polyfluorenes with Polyphenylene Dendron Side Chains: Toward Non-Aggregating, Light-Emitting Polymers

    Sepas Setayesh;Andrew C. Grimsdale;Tanja Weil;Volker Enkelmann

  • The Rylene Colorant Family—Tailored Nanoemitters for Photonics Research and Applications

    Tanja Weil;Tom Vosch;Johan Hofkens;Kalina Peneva

  • Diamond Quantum Devices in Biology

    Yuzhou Wu;Fedor Jelezko;Martin B Plenio;Tanja Weil

  • Mitochondria Targeted Protein-Ruthenium Photosensitizer for Efficient Photodynamic Applications

    Sabyasachi Chakrabortty;Bikram Keshari Agrawalla;Anne Stumper;Naidu M Vegi

  • Detection of a few metallo-protein molecules using color centers in nanodiamonds.

    A. Ermakova;G. Pramanik;J. M. Cai;G. Algara-Siller

  • Biomedical Applications of DNA-Based Hydrogels

    Jasmina Gačanin;Jasmina Gačanin;Christopher V. Synatschke;Tanja Weil;Tanja Weil

  • Towards Highly Fluorescent and Water‐Soluble Perylene Dyes

    Christopher Kohl;Tanja Weil;Jianqiang Qu;Klaus Müllen

  • Shape-persistent, fluorescent polyphenylene dyads and a triad for efficient vectorial transduction of excitation energy.

    Tanja Weil;Erik Reuther;Klaus Müllen

  • Probing intramolecular Forster resonance energy transfer in a naphthaleneimide-peryleneimide-terrylenediimide-based dendrimer by ensemble and single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy

    Mircea Cotlet;Tom Vosch;Satoshi Habuchi;Tanja Weil

  • Designing bioresponsive nanomaterials for intracellular self-assembly

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  • Identification of the protein receptor binding site of botulinum neurotoxins B and G proves the double-receptor concept

    Andreas Rummel;Timo Eichner;Tanja Weil;Tino Karnath

  • Polyphenylene dendrimers with different fluorescent chromophores asymmetrically distributed at the periphery.

    Tanja Weil;Uwe M. Wiesler;Andreas Herrmann;Roland Bauer

  • Polymer bioconjugates: Modern design concepts toward precision hybrid materials

    Chaojian Chen;David Yuen Wah Ng;Tanja Weil

  • Osteopontin attenuates aging-associated phenotypes of hematopoietic stem cells.

    Novella Guidi;Mehmet Sacma;Ludger Ständker;Karin Soller

  • Conformational rearrangements in and twisting of a single molecule

    J. Hofkens;T. Vosch;M. Maus;F. Köhn

  • Peptide nanofibrils boost retroviral gene transfer and provide a rapid means for concentrating viruses

    Maral Yolamanova;Christoph Meier;Alexey K. Shaytan;Alexey K. Shaytan;Virag Vas

  • Intramolecular Förster energy transfer in a dendritic system at the single molecule level.

    Roel Gronheid;Johan Hofkens;Fabian Köhn;Tanja Weil

  • Functional DNA-Polymer Conjugates.

    Colette J Whitfield;Meizhou Zhang;Pia Winterwerber;Yuzhou Wu

  • A writable polypeptide-DNA hydrogel with rationally designed multi-modification sites.

    Chuang Li;Ping Chen;Yu Shao;Xu Zhou

  • Antibunching in the emission of a single tetrachromophoric dendritic system

    Philip Tinnefeld;Kenneth D. Weston;Tom Vosch;Mircea Cotlet

  • Synthesis and Solution Structure Analysis of a Bispyrenyl Bishydroxamate Calix[4]arene-Based Receptor, a Fluorescent Chemosensor for Cu2+ and Ni2+ Metal Ions

    Bruno Bodenant;Tanja Weil;Magali Businelli-Pourcel;Frédéric Fages

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Holger Barth
Holger Barth University of Ulm
Kaloian Koynov
Kaloian Koynov Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Christopher Barner-Kowollik Queensland University of Technology
Andreas Herrmann
Andreas Herrmann RWTH Aachen University
Johan Hofkens
Johan Hofkens KU Leuven
Wojciech Danysz
Wojciech Danysz Merz Pharmaceuticals
Fedor Jelezko
Fedor Jelezko University of Ulm
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Jan Münch
Jan Münch University of Ulm

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