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van der Erik Giessen

van der Erik Giessen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4884 4727 59 54 358 15853

van der Erik Giessen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by van der Erik Giessen between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. van der Erik Giessen published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2001. 15 of the 491 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2001. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 20 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 42 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications
1960 2025

491 publications in total across all disciplines

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van der Erik Giessen: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 8
1992 4
1993 10
1994 20
1995 12
1996 16
1997 20
1998 24
1999 16
2000 27
2001 42
2002 28
2003 22
2004 17
2005 32
2006 8
2007 18
2008 12
2009 14
2010 13
2011 10
2012 3
2013 10
2014 2
2015 14
2016 10
2017 7
2018 9
2019 5
2020 9
2021 9
2022 6
2023 14
2024 6
2025 9
Total 491
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van der Erik Giessen 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 van der Erik Giessen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 350–369 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 358 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 358
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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van der Erik Giessen 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 van der Erik Giessen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 68
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

van der Erik Giessen is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Their primary fields of study reflect a multidisciplinary approach, connecting biological sciences with materials and mechanical engineering aspects.

The scientist's research spans significant subfields, including molecular biology, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, cell biology, and mechanical engineering. This diverse expertise supports investigations into complex biological systems and their mechanical and chemical properties.

Main topics of their work include:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Their publication record features contributions to various journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by van der Erik Giessen are:

  • Roadmap on multiscale materials modeling, 2020, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • A designer FG-Nup that reconstitutes the selective transport barrier of the nuclear pore complex, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Phase Separation of Toxic Dipeptide Repeat Proteins Related to C9orf72 ALS/FTD, 2020, Biophysical Journal
  • Phase separation of intrinsically disordered FG-Nups is driven by highly dynamic FG motifs, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular basis of C9orf72 poly-PR interference with the β-karyopherin family of nuclear transport receptors, 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators include Patrick R. Onck, Hendrik W. de Vries, Hamidreza Jafarinia, Alessio Fragasso, and Eli O. van der Sluis. These partnerships underscore active research networks within their areas of focus.

Best Publications

  • Discrete dislocation plasticity: a simple planar model

    van der Erik Giessen;A. Needleman

  • On Improved Network Models for Rubber Elasticity and Their Applications to Orientation Hardening in Glassy Polymers

    P.D. Wu;E. van der Giessen

  • Alternative Explanation of Stiffening in Cross-Linked Semiflexible Networks

    Patrick Onck;T. Koeman;T. van Dillen;van der Erik Giessen

  • Artificial muscle-like function from hierarchical supramolecular assembly of photoresponsive molecular motors.

    Jiawen Chen;Franco King-Chi Leung;Marc C. A. Stuart;Takashi Kajitani

  • Aspects of boundary-value problem solutions with three-dimensional dislocation dynamics

    Daniel Weygand;L.H. Friedman;van der Erik Giessen;A. Needleman

  • CHARMM TIP3P Water Model Suppresses Peptide Folding by Solvating the Unfolded State.

    Sander Boonstra;Patrick R. Onck;Erik van der Giessen

  • COMPARISON OF DISCRETE DISLOCATION AND CONTINUUM PLASTICITY PREDICTIONS FOR A COMPOSITE MATERIAL

    H.H.M. Cleveringa;van der Erik Giessen;A. Needleman

  • Plastic deformation of freestanding thin films: Experiments and modeling

    L. Nicola;Y. Xiang;J.J. Vlassak;van der Erik Giessen

  • SIMULATION OF MATERIALS PROCESSING: THEORY, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS

    A Roos;de Jeff Hosson;H.H.M. Cleveringa;van der Erik Giessen

  • A comparison of nonlocal continuum and discrete dislocation plasticity predictions

    E. Bittencourt;A. Needleman;M.E. Gurtin;van der Erik Giessen

  • Three-dimensional cross-linked F-actin networks : Relation between network architecture and mechanical behavior

    E. M. Huisman;T. van Dillen;Patrick Onck;van der Erik Giessen

  • Boundary layers in constrained plastic flow: comparison of nonlocal and discrete dislocation plasticity

    J.Y. Shu;N.A. Fleck;van der Erik Giessen;A. Needleman

  • A discrete dislocation analysis of mode I crack growth

    H.H.M. Cleveringa;van der Erik Giessen;A. Needleman

  • Incorporating three-dimensional mechanisms into two-dimensional dislocation dynamics

    A.A. Benzerga;Y. Bréchet;A. Needleman;van der Erik Giessen

  • Modeling of the competition between shear yielding and crazing in glassy polymers

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  • A discrete dislocation analysis of bending

    H.H.M. Cleveringa;van der Erik Giessen;A. Needleman

  • A comparison of a statistical-mechanics based plasticity model with discrete dislocation plasticity calculations

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  • Plasticity size effects in tension and compression of single crystals

    VS Deshpande;A Needleman;van der Erik Giessen

  • Discrete dislocation modeling of fatigue crack propagation

    V.S. Deshpande;A. Needleman;van der Erik Giessen

  • On the linear elastic properties of regular and random open-cell foam models

    M.W.D. van der Burg;V. Shulmeister;van der Erik Giessen;R. Marissen

  • Roadmap on multiscale materials modeling

    Erik van der Giessen;Peter A. Schultz;Nicolas Bertin;Vasily V. Bulatov

  • Discrete dislocation analysis of size effects in thin films

    Lucia Nicola;Erik Van der Giessen;Alan Needleman

  • On neck propagation in amorphous glassy-polymers under plane strain tension

    P.D. Wu;van der Erik Giessen

  • Void growth in glassy polymers

    A.C. Steenbrink;van der Erik Giessen;P.D. Wu

  • Numerical analysis of indentation-induced cracking of brittle coatings on ductile substrates

    A. Abdul-Baqi;van der Erik Giessen

  • The stored energy of cold work: Predictions from discrete dislocation plasticity

    AA Benzerga;Y Brechet;A Needleman;van der Erik Giessen

  • Size effects in uniaxial deformation of single and polycrystals : a discrete dislocation plasticity analysis

    DS Balint;VS Deshpande;A Needleman;van der Erik Giessen

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Needleman
Alan Needleman Texas A&M University
Patrick Onck
Patrick Onck University of Groningen
Vikram Deshpande
Vikram Deshpande Harvard University
Peidong Wu
Peidong Wu McMaster University
Viggo Tvergaard
Viggo Tvergaard Technical University of Denmark
D.S. Balint
D.S. Balint Imperial College London
A. Amine Benzerga
A. Amine Benzerga Texas A&M University
Kenneth W. Neale
Kenneth W. Neale Université de Sherbrooke
Allan F. Bower
Allan F. Bower Brown University
Joost J. Vlassak
Joost J. Vlassak Harvard University

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