2026 Wolfgang J. Parak: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	123	434	416	24	22	541	66407

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Wolfgang J. Parak is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany. Their research spans a broad spectrum within the field of Materials Science, producing a significant body of work with 176 publications.

The scientist's work focuses on various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Key research topics covered by Wolfgang J. Parak include:

Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Their recent scholarly output features the following papers:

Impact of Ligands on Structural and Optical Properties of Ag₂₉ Nanoclusters (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
Plasmonic bimetallic two-dimensional supercrystals for H₂ generation (2023), Nature Catalysis
Nanotoxicology and nanomedicine: The Yin and Yang of nano-bio interactions for the new decade (2021), Nano Today
X-ray-Based Techniques to Study the Nano-Bio Interface (2021), ACS Nano
Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts (2023), ACS Nano

Wolfgang J. Parak frequently publishes in several journals, with the most notable being:

ACS Nano (21 publications)
Small (9 publications)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (7 publications)
Nanoscale (5 publications)
ACS Applied Nano Materials (4 publications)

They collaborate extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

Neus Feliu (40 joint publications)
Indranath Chakraborty (32 joint publications)
Florian Schulz (25 joint publications)
Dingcheng Zhu (14 joint publications)
Luis M. Liz-Marzán (12 joint publications)

Best Publications

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles.

Mohammad J. Hajipour;Katharina M. Fromm;Ali Akbar Ashkarran;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi

3037
Citations
Biological applications of gold nanoparticles

Ralph A Sperling;Pilar Rivera Gil;Feng Zhang;Marco Zanella

2122
Citations
Cytotoxicity of colloidal CdSe and CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles.

Christian Kirchner;Tim Liedl;Stefan Kudera;Teresa Pellegrino

2055
Citations
Surface modification, functionalization and bioconjugation of colloidal inorganic nanoparticles

R. A. Sperling;W. J. Parak

2029
Citations
Synthesis and Properties of Biocompatible Water-Soluble Silica-Coated CdSe/ZnS Semiconductor Quantum Dots†

Daniele Gerion;Fabien Pinaud;Shara C. Williams;Wolfgang J. Parak

1761
Citations
Biological applications of magnetic nanoparticles

Miriam Colombo;Susana Carregal-Romero;Maria F. Casula;Lucía Gutiérrez;Lucía Gutiérrez

1491
Citations
Hydrophobic Nanocrystals Coated with an Amphiphilic Polymer Shell: A General Route to Water Soluble Nanocrystals

Teresa Pellegrino;Liberato Manna;Stefan Kudera;Tim Liedl

1361
Citations
Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

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

1359
Citations
Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals

Maksym V. Kovalenko;Liberato Manna;Liberato Manna;Andreu Cabot;Zeger Hens

1308
Citations
The Role of Ligands in the Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Nanoparticles.

Amelie Heuer-Jungemann;Neus Feliu;Neus Feliu;Ioanna Bakaimi;Majd Hamaly

1148
Citations
Biological applications of colloidal nanocrystals

Wolfgang J. Parak;Wolfgang J. Parak;Daniele T. Gerion;Daniele T. Gerion;Teresa Pellegrino;Daniela Zanchet

1064
Citations
Gold nanoparticles quench fluorescence by phase induced radiative rate suppression.

E Dulkeith;M Ringler;T A Klar;J Feldmann

947
Citations
Surface Functionalization of Nanoparticles with Polyethylene Glycol: Effects on Protein Adsorption and Cellular Uptake

Beatriz Pelaz;Pablo del Pino;Pauline Maffre;Raimo Hartmann

894
Citations
Cellular toxicity of inorganic nanoparticles: Common aspects and guidelines for improved nanotoxicity evaluation

Stefaan J. Soenen;Pilar Rivera-Gil;José-María Montenegro;Wolfgang J. Parak

861
Citations
A quantitative fluorescence study of protein monolayer formation on colloidal nanoparticles.

Carlheinz Röcker;Matthias Pötzl;Feng Zhang;Wolfgang J. Parak

842
Citations
Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioconjugation of Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters toward Biological Labeling Applications

Cheng-An J. Lin;Ting-Ya Yang;Chih-Hsien Lee;Sherry H. Huang

809
Citations
The role of metal nanoparticles in remote release of encapsulated materials

Andre G Skirtach;Christophe Dejugnat;Dieter Braun;Andrei S Susha

659
Citations
LABELLING OF CELLS WITH QUANTUM DOTS

Wolfgang J Parak;Teresa Pellegrino;Christian Plank

643
Citations
A Decade of the Protein Corona

Pu Chun Ke;Sijie Lin;Wolfgang J. Parak;Thomas P. Davis;Thomas P. Davis

640
Citations
Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles Interacting with Proteins and Cells: Focusing on the Sign of the Net Charge

Dominik Hühn;Karsten Kantner;Christian Geidel;Stefan Brandholt

636
Citations
Biodistribution of PEG-modified gold nanoparticles following intratracheal instillation and intravenous injection

Jens Lipka;Manuela Semmler-Behnke;Ralph A. Sperling;Alexander Wenk

635
Citations