Albert Libchaber

24.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
178 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Albert Libchaber is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Libchaber has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 34 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Albert Libchaber's work include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (20 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (19 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (19 papers). Albert Libchaber is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (20 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (19 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (19 papers). Albert Libchaber collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Israel. Albert Libchaber's co-authors include Vincent Noireaux, Benoît Dubertret, Grégoire Altan‐Bonnet, Paris A. Skourides, Ali H. Brivanlou, David J. Norris, Xiao-Lun Wu, Dieter Braun, Michel Calame and Oleg Krichevsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Albert Libchaber

176 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

In Vivo Imaging of Quantum Dots Encapsulated in Phosphol... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2002 2001 2004 1989 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. In Vivo Imaging of Quantum Dots Encapsulated in Phospholipid Micelles
    2002 2.5k citations Benoît Dubertret, Paris A. Skourides et al. Science profile →
  2. Single-mismatch detection using gold-quenched fluorescent oligonucleotides
    2001 1.0k citations Benoît Dubertret, Albert Libchaber et al. profile →
  3. A vesicle bioreactor as a step toward an artificial cell assembly
    2004 900 citations Vincent Noireaux, Albert Libchaber Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Scaling of hard thermal turbulence in Rayleigh-Bénard convection
    1989 781 citations Albert Libchaber, Xiao-Zhong Wu et al. profile →
  5. Protein detection by optical shift of a resonant microcavity
    2002 670 citations Albert Libchaber et al. profile →
  6. Particle Diffusion in a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Bacterial Bath
    2000 634 citations Xiao-Lun Wu, Albert Libchaber Physical Review Letters profile →
  7. Flexible filaments in a flowing soap film as a model for one-dimensional flags in a two-dimensional wind
    2000 554 citations Albert Libchaber et al. profile →
  8. Thermodynamic basis of the enhanced specificity of structured DNA probes
    1999 535 citations Albert Libchaber et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Albert Libchaber United States 65 6.9k 4.6k 3.7k 3.5k 2.7k 178 18.9k
Eric D. Siggia United States 80 14.9k 2.1× 3.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 4.4k 1.7× 181 29.4k
Kenichi Yoshikawa Japan 68 9.6k 1.4× 4.9k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 717 0.2× 2.2k 0.8× 827 20.5k
Masao Doi Japan 64 2.1k 0.3× 5.4k 1.2× 7.9k 2.1× 2.1k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 320 22.6k
Reinhard Lipowsky Germany 80 13.5k 1.9× 5.5k 1.2× 4.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.4× 6.3k 2.3× 408 24.9k
J. Klafter Israel 79 6.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.5× 4.0k 1.1× 823 0.2× 5.9k 2.2× 353 31.5k
Armand Ajdari France 64 1.4k 0.2× 12.1k 2.7× 2.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 130 20.3k
Gerhard Gompper Germany 71 3.8k 0.5× 5.4k 1.2× 4.4k 1.2× 2.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 358 16.4k
Herbert Levine United States 84 7.5k 1.1× 2.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 461 24.0k
Jayanth R. Banavar United States 64 3.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 3.6k 1.0× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 309 14.4k
Michael E. Cates United Kingdom 75 2.2k 0.3× 4.1k 0.9× 9.8k 2.7× 2.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 287 21.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tlusty, Tsvi & Albert Libchaber. (2025). Life sets off a cascade of machines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(4). e2418000122–e2418000122. 4 indexed citations
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Garenne, David, Albert Libchaber, & Vincent Noireaux. (2020). Membrane molecular crowding enhances MreB polymerization to shape synthetic cells from spheres to rods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(4). 1902–1909. 42 indexed citations
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Dutta, Sandipan, Jean‐Pierre Eckmann, Albert Libchaber, & Tsvi Tlusty. (2018). Green function of correlated genes in a minimal mechanical model of protein evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(20). E4559–E4568. 22 indexed citations
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Petroff, Alexander P., Xiao-Lun Wu, & Albert Libchaber. (2015). Fast-Moving Bacteria Self-Organize into Active Two-Dimensional Crystals of Rotating Cells. Physical Review Letters. 114(15). 158102–158102. 189 indexed citations
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Demir, Mahmut, Carine Douarche, Anna Yoney, Albert Libchaber, & Hanna Salman. (2011). Effects of population density and chemical environment on the behavior ofEscherichia coliin shallow temperature gradients. Physical Biology. 8(6). 63001–63001. 17 indexed citations
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Douarche, Carine, Axel Buguin, Hanna Salman, & Albert Libchaber. (2009). E. Coliand Oxygen: A Motility Transition. Physical Review Letters. 102(19). 198101–198101. 57 indexed citations
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Noireaux, Vincent & Albert Libchaber. (2004). A vesicle bioreactor as a step toward an artificial cell assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(51). 17669–17674. 900 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tlusty, Tsvi, Roy Bar‐Ziv, & Albert Libchaber. (2004). High-Fidelity DNA Sensing by Protein Binding Fluctuations. Physical Review Letters. 93(25). 258103–258103. 16 indexed citations
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Dubertret, Benoît, Paris A. Skourides, David J. Norris, et al.. (2002). In Vivo Imaging of Quantum Dots Encapsulated in Phospholipid Micelles. Science. 298(5599). 1759–1762. 2454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dubertret, Benoît, et al.. (2001). Dynamics of DNA-Protein Interaction Deduced from in vitro DNA Evolution. Physical Review Letters. 86(26). 6022–6025. 17 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Peter D., Qi Ouyang, David S. Thaler, & Albert Libchaber. (1997). Parallel Overlap Assembly for the Construction of Computational DNA Libraries. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 188(3). 333–341. 20 indexed citations
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Goulian, Mark & Albert Libchaber. (1996). A new technique for probing inter-membrane interactions.. The Journal of General Physiology. 107(3). 311–312. 1 indexed citations
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Winkelmann, Donald A., Laurent Bourdieu, Albrecht Ott, Fumi Kinose, & Albert Libchaber. (1995). Flexibility of myosin attachment to surfaces influences F-actin motion. Biophysical Journal. 68(6). 2444–2453. 44 indexed citations
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Belmonte, Andrew, A. Tilgner, & Albert Libchaber. (1993). Boundary layer length scales in thermal turbulence. Physical Review Letters. 70(26). 4067–4070. 73 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiao-Zhong & Albert Libchaber. (1991). Non-Boussinesq effects in free thermal convection. Physical Review A. 43(6). 2833–2839. 91 indexed citations
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Libchaber, Albert. (1987). From chaos to turbulence in Bénard convection. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 413(1844). 63–69. 15 indexed citations
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Jensen, Mogens H., Albert Libchaber, Pierre Pelcé, & Giovanni Zocchi. (1987). Effect of gravity on the Saffman-Taylor meniscus: Theory and experiment. Physical review. A, General physics. 35(5). 2221–2227. 24 indexed citations
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Bechhoefer, John & Albert Libchaber. (1987). Testing shape selection in directional solidification. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 35(3). 1393–1396. 37 indexed citations
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Libchaber, Albert. (1982). Convection and turbulence in liquid helium I. Physica B+C. 109-110. 1583–1589. 1 indexed citations
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Libchaber, Albert. (1982). Convection and turbulence in liquid helium I. Physica B+C. 109-110. 1583–1589. 1 indexed citations

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