Friedrich C. Simmel

19.2k total citations · 9 hit papers
197 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Friedrich C. Simmel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Friedrich C. Simmel has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Friedrich C. Simmel's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (130 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (52 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (44 papers). Friedrich C. Simmel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (130 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (52 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (44 papers). Friedrich C. Simmel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Friedrich C. Simmel's co-authors include Bernard Yurke, Tim Liedl, A. P. Mills, Andrew J. Turberfield, Anton Kuzyk, Yamuna Krishnan, Wendy U. Dittmer, Ralf Jungmann, Günther Pardatscher and Jonathan List and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Friedrich C. Simmel

194 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

A DNA-fuelled molecular machine made of DNA 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2012 2010 2012 2019 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. A DNA-fuelled molecular machine made of DNA
    2000 1.9k citations Friedrich C. Simmel et al. Nature profile →
  2. DNA-based self-assembly of chiral plasmonic nanostructures with tailored optical response
    2012 1.9k citations Anton Kuzyk, Friedrich C. Simmel et al. Nature profile →
  3. Single-Molecule Kinetics and Super-Resolution Microscopy by Fluorescence Imaging of Transient Binding on DNA Origami
    2010 669 citations Ralf Jungmann, Christian Steinhauer et al. profile →
  4. Synthetic Lipid Membrane Channels Formed by Designed DNA Nanostructures
    2012 639 citations Martin Langecker, Vera Arnaut et al. Science profile →
  5. Principles and Applications of Nucleic Acid Strand Displacement Reactions
    2019 601 citations Friedrich C. Simmel et al. profile →
  6. DNA origami
    2021 501 citations Friedrich C. Simmel et al. profile →
  7. Nucleic Acid Based Molecular Devices
    2011 494 citations Friedrich C. Simmel et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. A self-assembled nanoscale robotic arm controlled by electric fields
    2018 303 citations Enzo Kopperger, Jonathan List et al. Science profile →
  9. A DNA origami rotary ratchet motor
    2022 142 citations Enzo Kopperger, Massimo Kube et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Friedrich C. Simmel Germany 58 11.9k 5.2k 1.7k 1.6k 1.5k 197 15.1k
William M. Shih United States 48 13.3k 1.1× 4.1k 0.8× 790 0.5× 983 0.6× 2.8k 1.8× 83 15.5k
Tim Liedl Germany 58 10.1k 0.9× 6.2k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 4.0k 2.5× 1.3k 0.9× 133 15.9k
Hendrik Dietz Germany 52 11.5k 1.0× 4.3k 0.8× 900 0.5× 614 0.4× 2.5k 1.6× 134 13.5k
Peng Yin United States 52 11.1k 0.9× 4.0k 0.8× 820 0.5× 588 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 147 13.9k
Andrew J. Turberfield United Kingdom 50 10.1k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 766 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 125 13.5k
Paul W. K. Rothemund United States 27 9.0k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 929 0.5× 711 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 38 10.3k
Christine D. Keating United States 58 5.7k 0.5× 3.9k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 2.8k 1.8× 236 0.2× 134 11.7k
Jan Liphardt United States 37 4.1k 0.3× 3.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 429 0.3× 60 9.8k
Joachim O. Rädler Germany 57 6.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 698 0.4× 598 0.4× 310 0.2× 192 12.2k
Erik Winfree United States 42 14.4k 1.2× 3.7k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 494 0.3× 1.8k 1.2× 81 15.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Friedrich C. Simmel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Simmel, Friedrich C., et al.. (2025). Direct Single-Impact Electrochemistry Using Silver Nanoparticles as a “Digital” Readout for Biosensing Applications. ACS Sensors. 10(6). 3840–3853. 2 indexed citations
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Juzėnas, Simonas, Gediminas Alzbutas, Pierre‐Yves Burgi, et al.. (2025). High-performance protocol for ultra-short DNA sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT). PLoS ONE. 20(4). e0318040–e0318040. 1 indexed citations
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Jasnin, Marion, et al.. (2025). Self-assembled cell-scale containers made from DNA origami membranes. Nature Materials. 25(3). 502–510.
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Simmel, Friedrich C., et al.. (2024). Reversible Self‐Assembly of Nucleic Acids in a Diffusiophoretic Trap. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(16). e202317118–e202317118. 4 indexed citations
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Mayer, Dirk, et al.. (2024). Digital CRISPR-Powered Biosensor Concept without Target Amplification Using Single-Impact Electrochemistry. ACS Sensors. 9(11). 6197–6206. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianhe, et al.. (2024). Single-molecule force spectroscopy of toehold-mediated strand displacement. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7564–7564. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Tianhe & Friedrich C. Simmel. (2023). Switchable Fluorescent Light‐Up Aptamers Based on Riboswitch Architectures. Angewandte Chemie. 135(41). 4 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Christoph J. O., Kilian Vogele, Alexander Ruf, et al.. (2023). Formation of vesicular structures from fatty acids formed under simulated volcanic hydrothermal conditions. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 15227–15227. 6 indexed citations
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Dupin, Aurore, Lukas Aufinger, Florian Rothfischer, et al.. (2022). Synthetic cell–based materials extract positional information from morphogen gradients. Science Advances. 8(14). eabl9228–eabl9228. 30 indexed citations
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Kopperger, Enzo, Massimo Kube, Maximilian N. Honemann, et al.. (2022). A DNA origami rotary ratchet motor. Nature. 607(7919). 492–498. 142 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kawamata, Ibuki, Lukas Oesinghaus, Abdulmelik Mohammed, et al.. (2022). Algorithmic Design of 3D Wireframe RNA Polyhedra. ACS Nano. 16(10). 16608–16616. 7 indexed citations
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Stömmer, Pierre, Enzo Kopperger, Maximilian N. Honemann, et al.. (2021). A synthetic tubular molecular transport system. Nature Communications. 12(1). 23 indexed citations
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Simmel, Friedrich C., et al.. (2020). Single Cell Characterization of a Synthetic Bacterial Clock with a Hybrid Feedback Loop Containing dCas9-sgRNA. ACS Synthetic Biology. 9(12). 3377–3387. 11 indexed citations
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Thomsen, Rasmus P., Mette Galsgaard Malle, Anders H. Okholm, et al.. (2019). A large size-selective DNA nanopore with sensing applications. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5655–5655. 136 indexed citations
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Kopperger, Enzo, et al.. (2018). A self-assembled nanoscale robotic arm controlled by electric fields. Science. 359(6373). 296–301. 303 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vogele, Kilian, Thomas Frank, Mathias W. Hackl, et al.. (2018). Towards synthetic cells using peptide-based reaction compartments. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3862–3862. 71 indexed citations
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Simmel, Friedrich C. & Rebecca Schulman. (2017). Self-organizing materials built with DNA. MRS Bulletin. 42(12). 913–919. 16 indexed citations
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Langecker, Martin, Vera Arnaut, Thomas G. Martin, et al.. (2012). Synthetic Lipid Membrane Channels Formed by Designed DNA Nanostructures. Science. 338(6109). 932–936. 639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Troiber, Christina, Julia Christina Kasper, Silvia Milani, et al.. (2012). Comparison of four different particle sizing methods for siRNA polyplex characterization. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 84(2). 255–264. 48 indexed citations
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Steinhauer, Christian, Ralf Jungmann, Thomas L. Sobey, Friedrich C. Simmel, & Philip Tinnefeld. (2009). DNA Origami as a Nanoscopic Ruler for Super‐Resolution Microscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(47). 8870–8873. 225 indexed citations

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