Benjamin Gilbert

16.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
146 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Gilbert is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Gilbert has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Biomaterials, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Gilbert's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (53 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (28 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (19 papers). Benjamin Gilbert is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (53 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (28 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (19 papers). Benjamin Gilbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Israel. Benjamin Gilbert's co-authors include Jillian F. Banfield, Hengzhong Zhang, Feng Huang, Rebecca A. Metzler, Jeffrey I. Zink, Tian Xia, Michael Kovochich, Lutz Mädler, André E. Nel and Monty Liong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Gilbert

142 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comparison of the Mechanism of Toxicity of Zinc Oxide and Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Based on Dissolution and Oxidative Stress Properties

2008 2.0k citations Benjamin Gilbert et al. ACS Nano profile →
Crystallization by particle attachment in synthetic, biogenic, and geologic environments

2015 1.7k citations Benjamin Gilbert, Hengzhong Zhang et al. Science profile →
Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history

2022 177 citations Benjamin Gilbert, Kristin Bergmann et al. Science Advances profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Gilbert	5.5k	4.5k	3.1k	1.7k	1.0k	146	12.8k
James J. De Yoreo	6.7k 1.2×	6.7k 1.5×	3.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.7×	258	17.3k
Fiona C. Meldrum	5.6k 1.0×	7.9k 1.8×	4.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	188	15.8k
Daniel E. Morse	2.6k 0.5×	7.7k 1.7×	4.2k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	453 0.4×	169	15.2k
Patricia M. Dove	2.7k 0.5×	4.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	999 1.0×	86	11.0k
Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk	6.3k 1.1×	8.8k 2.0×	5.5k 1.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	267	19.6k
Andrew Putnis	3.5k 0.6×	4.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	776 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	297	16.2k
Carole C. Perry	3.1k 0.6×	4.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	472 0.3×	504 0.5×	203	12.7k
Liane G. Benning	1.6k 0.3×	2.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	257	13.3k
Denis Gebauer	2.8k 0.5×	4.8k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	584 0.6×	114	7.6k
Hiroaki Imai	7.8k 1.4×	2.8k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	595 0.4×	2.8k 2.7×	432	13.6k

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Zarzycki, Piotr, et al.. (2026). Molecular Modeling Insights to Surface Complexation Models. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 91B(1). 1–33.

Wang, Ziyan & Benjamin Gilbert. (2025). A Unified Analytical Model for Pressure Solution With Fully Coupled Diffusion and Reaction. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(4). 2 indexed citations

Gilbert, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). A combination of systemic mannitol and mannitol modified polyester nanoparticles for caveolae-mediated gene delivery to the brain. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 36(1). 102480–102480. 1 indexed citations

Lees, Eric W., Christophe Tournassat, Adam Z. Weber, & Benjamin Gilbert. (2024). eCoral: How Electrolysis Could Restore Seawater Conditions Ideal for Coral Reefs. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(49). 12206–12211.

Gilbert, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Calcite Twinning in Mollusk Shells and Carrara Marble. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(35). 4 indexed citations

Lew, Andrew J., Cayla A. Stifler, A. Schöll, et al.. (2023). A Molecular‐Scale Understanding of Misorientation Toughening in Corals and Seashells. Advanced Materials. 35(28). e2300373–e2300373. 17 indexed citations

Gilbert, Benjamin. (2023). Biomineral mesostructure. MRS Bulletin. 48(4). 413–420. 5 indexed citations

Gilbert, Benjamin, Kristin Bergmann, Nicholas Boekelheide, et al.. (2022). Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history. Science Advances. 8(10). 177 indexed citations breakdown →

Lew, Andrew J., Elia Beniash, Benjamin Gilbert, & Markus J. Buehler. (2022). Role of the Mineral in the Self-Healing of Cracks in Human Enamel. ACS Nano. 16(7). 10273–10280. 14 indexed citations

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Loh, Hyun-Chae, Thibaut Divoux, Bernd Gludovatz, et al.. (2020). Nacre toughening due to cooperative plastic deformation of stacks of co-oriented aragonite platelets. Communications Materials. 1(1). 39 indexed citations

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Sun, Chang‐Yu, Cayla A. Stifler, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, et al.. (2020). From particle attachment to space-filling coral skeletons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(48). 30159–30170. 63 indexed citations

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Li, Hongjie, Chang‐Yu Sun, Yihang Fang, et al.. (2020). Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5792–5792. 35 indexed citations

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Zou, Zhaoyong, Wouter J. E. M. Habraken, Galina Matveeva, et al.. (2019). A hydrated crystalline calcium carbonate phase: Calcium carbonate hemihydrate. Science. 363(6425). 396–400. 189 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Benjamin. (2018). Polarization-dependent Imaging Contrast (PIC) Mapping in 2018. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 24(S2). 454–457. 9 indexed citations

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Tamura, Nobumichi & Benjamin Gilbert. (2013). X-Ray Microdiffraction of Biominerals. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 532. 501–531. 15 indexed citations

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Olson, Ian C., Rebecca A. Metzler, Nobumichi Tamura, et al.. (2013). Crystal lattice tilting in prismatic calcite. Journal of Structural Biology. 183(2). 180–190. 59 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Christopher E. Killian, Martin Kunz, Nobumichi Tamura, & Benjamin Gilbert. (2010). Biomineral nanoparticles are space-filling. Nanoscale. 3(2). 603–609. 55 indexed citations

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Beniash, Elia, et al.. (2009). Transient amorphous calcium phosphate in forming enamel. Journal of Structural Biology. 166(2). 133–143. 359 indexed citations

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Politi, Yael, Rebecca A. Metzler, Mike Abrecht, et al.. (2008). Transformation mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate into calcite in the sea urchin larval spicule. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(45). 17362–17366. 369 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Benjamin, Hengzhong Zhang, Feng Huang, et al.. (2004). Analysis and simulation of the structure of nanoparticles that undergo a surface-driven \nstructural transformation. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 33 indexed citations

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