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Wilhelm T. S. Huck

Wilhelm T. S. Huck

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Materials Science
Netherlands
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
111
Citations
44143
World Ranking
688
National Ranking
10

Wilhelm T. S. Huck 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 Wilhelm T. S. Huck sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 335 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wilhelm T. S. Huck 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 Wilhelm T. S. Huck sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2016 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 2012 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Wilhelm T. S. Huck is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable emphasis on Molecular Biology. Other significant subfields include Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Materials Chemistry, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics such as Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Origins and Evolution of Life, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Wilhelm T. S. Huck has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Synthetic Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • A short peptide synthon for liquid-liquid phase separation, 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • Intelligent Microfluidics: The Convergence of Machine Learning and Microfluidics in Materials Science and Biomedicine, 2020, Matter
  • Endocytosis of Coacervates into Liposomes, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Peptide-Based Coacervate-Core Vesicles with Semipermeable Membranes, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Environmental conditions drive self-organization of reaction pathways in a prebiotic reaction network, 2022, Nature Chemistry

Collaborative work is significant in their research career, with frequent co-authors including Mathieu G. Baltussen, Evan Spruijt, William E. Robinson, Bob van Sluijs, and Nikita M. Ivanov.

Wilhelm T. S. Huck has been recognized by established academic bodies and has received several awards: they became a member of Academia Europaea in 2017, won the Spinoza Prize from the Dutch Research Council in 2016, and have been a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2012.

Best Publications

  • Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials

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

  • Extracellular-matrix tethering regulates stem-cell fate

    Britta Trappmann;Julien E. Gautrot;Julien E. Gautrot;John T. Connelly;John T. Connelly;Daniel G. T. Strange

  • Polymer brushes via surface-initiated polymerizations

    Steve Edmondson;Vicky L. Osborne;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Microdroplets in microfluidics: an evolving platform for discoveries in chemistry and biology

    Ashleigh B. Theberge;Fabienne Courtois;Yolanda Schaerli;Martin Fischlechner

  • Role of the extracellular matrix in regulating stem cell fate

    Fiona M. Watt;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • The controlled formation of ordered, sinusoidal structures by plasma oxidation of an elastomeric polymer

    Ned Bowden;Wilhelm T. S. Huck;Kateri E. Paul;George M. Whitesides

  • Dewetting of conducting polymer inkjet droplets on patterned surfaces

    J. Z. Wang;Z. H. Zheng;H. W. Li;W. T. S. Huck

  • Surface-Initiated Polymerizations in Aqueous Media: Effect of Initiator Density

    Darren M. Jones;and Andrew A. Brown;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Ordering of Spontaneously Formed Buckles on Planar Surfaces

    Wilhelm T.S. Huck;Ned Bowden;Patrick Onck;Thomas Pardoen

  • Actin and serum response factor transduce physical cues from the microenvironment to regulate epidermal stem cell fate decisions

    John T. Connelly;Julien E. Gautrot;Britta Trappmann;David Wei Min Tan

  • 25th Anniversary Article: Designer Hydrogels for Cell Cultures: A Materials Selection Guide

    Julian Thiele;Yujie Ma;Stéphanie M. C. Bruekers;Shaohua Ma

  • The nanotechnology of life-inspired systems

    Bartosz A. Grzybowski;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Patterning electro-osmotic flow with patterned surface charge

    Abraham D. Stroock;Marcus Weck;Daniel T. Chiu;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Enhanced transcription rates in membrane-free protocells formed by coacervation of cell lysate

    Ekaterina Sokolova;Evan Spruijt;Maike M. K. Hansen;Emilien Dubuc

  • Variable Adhesion of Micropatterned Thermoresponsive Polymer Brushes: AFM Investigations of Poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) Brushes Prepared by Surface‐Initiated Polymerizations

    Darren M. Jones;James R. Smith;Wilhelm T. S. Huck;Cameron Alexander

  • Controlled Surface‐Initiated Polymerizations in Aqueous Media

    D. M. Jones;W. T. S. Huck

  • UCST wetting transitions of polyzwitterionic brushes driven by self-association

    Omar Azzaroni;Andrew A. Brown;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Surface grafted polymer brushes as ideal building blocks for “smart” surfaces

    Feng Zhou;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Monodisperse Uni- and Multicompartment Liposomes.

    Nan-Nan Deng;Maaruthy Yelleswarapu;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Nanocontact Printing: A Route to Sub-50-nm-Scale Chemical and Biological Patterning

    Hong-Wei Li;Beinn V. O. Muir;Guillaume Fichet;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Antibacterial and Antifouling Polymer Brushes Incorporating Antimicrobial Peptide

    Karine Glinel;Alain M. Jonas;Thierry Jouenne;Jérôme Leprince

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Abell
Chris Abell University of Cambridge
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Feng Zhou
Feng Zhou Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
Omar Azzaroni
Omar Azzaroni National University of La Plata
Florian Hollfelder
Florian Hollfelder University of Cambridge
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Neil C. Greenham
Neil C. Greenham University of Cambridge
Dae Joon Kang
Dae Joon Kang Sungkyunkwan University
Zijian Zheng
Zijian Zheng Hong Kong Polytechnic University
David N. Reinhoudt
David N. Reinhoudt University of Twente

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