Helmuth Möhwald

75.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
918 papers, 63.4k citations indexed

About

Helmuth Möhwald is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmuth Möhwald has authored 918 papers receiving a total of 63.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 351 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 280 papers in Materials Chemistry and 228 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Helmuth Möhwald's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (324 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (176 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (139 papers). Helmuth Möhwald is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (324 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (176 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (139 papers). Helmuth Möhwald collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United Kingdom. Helmuth Möhwald's co-authors include Frank Caruso, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Dmitry G. Shchukin, Edwin Donath, Rachel A. Caruso, Dayang Wang, André G. Skirtach, Gerald Brezesinski, Changyou Gao and Dirk G. Kurth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Helmuth Möhwald

912 papers receiving 62.4k citations

Hit Papers

Nanoengineering of Inorganic and Hybrid Hollow Spheres by... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 1998 1999 2008 1998 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Nanoengineering of Inorganic and Hybrid Hollow Spheres by Colloidal Templating
    1998 3.7k citations Helmuth Möhwald et al. profile →
  2. Novel Hollow Polymer Shells by Colloid-Templated Assembly of Polyelectrolytes
    1998 1.6k citations Edwin Donath, Gleb B. Sukhorukov et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Structure and phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers
    1999 1.3k citations Helmuth Möhwald et al. profile →
  4. Halloysite Clay Nanotubes for Controlled Release of Protective Agents
    2008 787 citations Yuri Lvov, Dmitry G. Shchukin et al. ACS Nano profile →
  5. Layer-by-layer self assembly of polyelectrolytes on colloidal particles
    1998 690 citations Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Edwin Donath et al. profile →
  6. Strongly Photoluminescent CdTe Nanocrystals by Proper Surface Modification
    1998 617 citations Helmuth Möhwald et al. profile →
  7. Layer‐by‐Layer Assembled Nanocontainers for Self‐Healing Corrosion Protection
    2006 589 citations Dmitry G. Shchukin, Helmuth Möhwald et al. profile →
  8. Stimuli-responsive LbL capsules and nanoshells for drug delivery
    2011 586 citations Helmuth Möhwald, André G. Skirtach et al. profile →
  9. Stepwise polyelectrolyte assembly on particle surfaces: a novel approach to colloid design
    1998 559 citations Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Edwin Donath et al. profile →
  10. Simple Peptide‐Tuned Self‐Assembly of Photosensitizers towards Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 473 citations Helmuth Möhwald et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmuth Möhwald Germany 128 23.7k 21.7k 14.1k 13.7k 12.2k 918 63.4k
Frank Caruso Australia 131 22.5k 0.9× 23.8k 1.1× 18.4k 1.3× 19.5k 1.4× 10.7k 0.9× 718 68.7k
Katsuhiko Ariga Japan 118 26.7k 1.1× 6.2k 0.3× 9.6k 0.7× 11.5k 0.8× 10.2k 0.8× 967 54.8k
Jacob N. Israelachvili United States 128 11.3k 0.5× 14.0k 0.6× 6.3k 0.4× 12.8k 0.9× 9.6k 0.8× 447 61.1k
Craig J. Hawker United States 142 27.5k 1.2× 11.8k 0.5× 10.4k 0.7× 10.3k 0.8× 43.5k 3.6× 696 74.4k
Nicholas A. Kotov United States 129 27.1k 1.1× 6.2k 0.3× 10.1k 0.7× 21.3k 1.6× 4.8k 0.4× 523 58.1k
Steven P. Armes United Kingdom 121 18.3k 0.8× 16.6k 0.8× 12.5k 0.9× 9.2k 0.7× 34.1k 2.8× 792 54.8k
Ulrich S. Schubert Germany 125 18.2k 0.8× 4.6k 0.2× 13.3k 0.9× 15.4k 1.1× 29.0k 2.4× 1.6k 82.0k
Katharina Landfester Germany 102 16.6k 0.7× 5.2k 0.2× 13.8k 1.0× 11.2k 0.8× 11.1k 0.9× 885 44.8k
Frank S. Bates United States 111 31.7k 1.3× 7.7k 0.4× 8.8k 0.6× 6.4k 0.5× 25.2k 2.1× 580 54.0k
Gleb B. Sukhorukov United Kingdom 93 8.4k 0.4× 17.5k 0.8× 11.6k 0.8× 9.9k 0.7× 6.0k 0.5× 428 34.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhou, Ziwei, Zhiyuan Zhao, Helmuth Möhwald, et al.. (2019). 3D zig-zag nanogaps based on nanoskiving for plasmonic nanofocusing. Nanoscale. 11(8). 3583–3590. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Zengyao, et al.. (2019). Hierarchical Control of Plasmonic Nanochemistry in Microreactor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(38). 35429–35437. 7 indexed citations
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Song, Weixing, Jianxiong Zhu, Wei­min Kong, Helmuth Möhwald, & Junbai Li. (2018). Different Microtubule Structures Assembled by Kinesin Motors. Langmuir. 34(33). 9768–9773. 6 indexed citations
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Prikhozhdenko, Ekaterina S., Daniil N. Bratashov, Vsevolod S. Atkin, et al.. (2018). Precise control of distance between plasmonic surface‐enhanced Raman scattering substrate and analyte molecules with polyelectrolyte layers. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 49(10). 1581–1593. 5 indexed citations
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Chan, Warren C. W., Ali Khademhosseini, Helmuth Möhwald, et al.. (2017). Accelerating Advances in Science, Engineering, and Medicine through Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. ACS Nano. 11(4). 3423–3424. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ziwei, Ye Yu, Ningwei Sun, et al.. (2017). Broad-Range Electrically Tunable Plasmonic Resonances of a Multilayer Coaxial Nanohole Array with an Electroactive Polymer Wrapper. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(40). 35244–35252. 22 indexed citations
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Ai, Bin, Zengyao Wang, Helmuth Möhwald, & Gang Zhang. (2017). Plasmonic Nanochemistry Based on Nanohole Array. ACS Nano. 11(12). 12094–12102. 53 indexed citations
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Ai, Bin, Helmuth Möhwald, Dayang Wang, & Gang Zhang. (2016). Advanced Colloidal Lithography Beyond Surface Patterning. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 4(1). 98 indexed citations
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Yu, Ye, Ziwei Zhou, Helmuth Möhwald, et al.. (2014). Distorted colloidal arrays as designed template. Nanotechnology. 26(3). 35301–35301. 5 indexed citations
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Ai, Bin, Limin Wang, Helmuth Möhwald, et al.. (2014). Real-Time Control of Uni-Directional Liquid Spreading on a Half-Cone Nanoshell Array. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6751–6751. 15 indexed citations
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Babu, Sukumaran Santhosh, Junko Aimi, Hiroaki Ozawa, et al.. (2012). Solvent‐Free Luminescent Organic Liquids. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(14). 3391–3395. 184 indexed citations
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Yashchenok, Alexey M., Tatiana Borodina, Т. В. Букреева, et al.. (2012). Controlled enzyme-catalyzed degradation of polymeric capsules templated on CaCO3: Influence of the number of LbL layers, conditions of degradation, and disassembly of multicompartments. Journal of Controlled Release. 162(3). 599–605. 69 indexed citations
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Belova, Valentina, Dmitry A. Gorin, Dmitry G. Shchukin, & Helmuth Möhwald. (2010). Selective Ultrasonic Cavitation on Patterned Hydrophobic Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(39). 7129–7133. 86 indexed citations
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Sukhorukov, Gleb B., et al.. (2007). Donnan equilibrium and osmotic pressure in hollow polyelectrolyte microcapsules. Acta chimica slovenica. 54(3). 598–604. 9 indexed citations
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Ge, Liqin, Helmuth Möhwald, & Junbai Li. (2006). Mechanical Property of Lipid-Coated Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 6(8). 2489–2493. 4 indexed citations
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Hermel, H., et al.. (2003). Change and stabilization of the amyloid-β(1–40) secondary structure by fluorocompounds. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1645(1). 6–14. 45 indexed citations
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Lvov, Yuri & Helmuth Möhwald. (2000). Protein architecture : interfacing molecular assemblies and immobilization biotechnology. Marcel Dekker eBooks. 278 indexed citations
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Schmahl, Wolfgang W., H. Hermel, Kaspar Matiasek, & Helmuth Möhwald. (1999). Selective Staining by the Fluorochrome 5,5′-Diphenyl-9-ethyl-oxacarbocyanine. II. Application to Paraffin Embedded Nervous Tissue. Biotechnic & Histochemistry. 74(5). 229–235. 2 indexed citations
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Brezesinski, Gerald, et al.. (1997). Monolayer behaviour of mixtures of branched-chain phospholipids. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 52(9). 703–706. 3 indexed citations
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Rietz, Richard R., W. Rettig, Gerald Brezesinski, & Helmuth Möhwald. (1997). Stereochemical aspects in the monolayer behaviour of N-docosyl-leucin at the air/water interface. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 52(9). 701–703. 5 indexed citations

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