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van der Erik Giessen

van der Erik Giessen

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
15853
World Ranking
4884
National Ranking
59

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.

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50 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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