Jacob Klein

22.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
297 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Jacob Klein is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob Klein has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 96 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 56 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Jacob Klein's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (98 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (87 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (48 papers). Jacob Klein is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (98 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (87 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (48 papers). Jacob Klein collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United Kingdom and United States. Jacob Klein's co-authors include Uri Raviv, Eugenia Kumacheva, Nir Kampf, Lewis J. Fetters, Weifeng Lin, Paul F. Luckham, Wuge H. Briscoe, Pierre Laurat, Ronit Goldberg and Jasmine Seror and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jacob Klein

286 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

Lubrication by charged polymers 1994 2026 2004 2015 2003 2009 2002 2001 1994 250 500 750
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. Lubrication by charged polymers
    2003 762 citations Uri Raviv, Nir Kampf et al. profile →
  2. Lubrication at Physiological Pressures by Polyzwitterionic Brushes
    2009 610 citations Jacob Klein et al. Science profile →
  3. Fluidity of Bound Hydration Layers
    2002 608 citations Uri Raviv, Jacob Klein Science profile →
  4. Fluidity of water confined to subnanometre films
    2001 565 citations Uri Raviv, Jacob Klein et al. profile →
  5. Reduction of frictional forces between solid surfaces bearing polymer brushes
    1994 504 citations Jacob Klein et al. profile →
  6. Confinement-Induced Phase Transitions in Simple Liquids
    1995 486 citations Jacob Klein et al. Science profile →
  7. Hydration lubrication
    2013 473 citations Jacob Klein profile →
  8. Origins of hydration lubrication
    2015 326 citations Nir Kampf, Jacob Klein et al. profile →
  9. Recent Progress in Cartilage Lubrication
    2021 325 citations Weifeng Lin, Jacob Klein profile →
  10. Lubrication of Articular Cartilage
    2016 319 citations Jasmine Seror, Jacob Klein et al. profile →
  11. Cartilage-inspired, lipid-based boundary-lubricated hydrogels
    2020 311 citations Weifeng Lin, Monika Kluzek et al. Science profile →
  12. Supramolecular synergy in the boundary lubrication of synovial joints
    2015 296 citations Jasmine Seror, Linyi Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jacob Klein Israel 70 6.2k 5.8k 4.3k 3.8k 3.5k 297 18.2k
Nicholas D. Spencer Switzerland 89 6.5k 1.0× 4.7k 0.8× 4.3k 1.0× 8.7k 2.3× 7.5k 2.1× 524 31.3k
Per M. Claesson Sweden 63 5.3k 0.9× 3.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 3.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 368 15.8k
Keiji Tanaka Japan 54 1.7k 0.3× 1.8k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 3.9k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 497 12.5k
B. Kasemo Sweden 86 5.5k 0.9× 8.1k 1.4× 1.7k 0.4× 9.1k 2.4× 14.7k 4.1× 448 32.9k
Gijsbertus de With Netherlands 65 1.9k 0.3× 936 0.2× 1.7k 0.4× 9.6k 2.5× 6.3k 1.8× 375 20.0k
Wilhelm T. S. Huck Netherlands 91 8.6k 1.4× 2.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 5.5k 1.5× 14.4k 4.1× 367 33.1k
G. Julius Vancsó Netherlands 66 4.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 5.3k 1.4× 5.3k 1.5× 487 18.0k
Flemming Besenbacher Denmark 123 2.7k 0.4× 13.0k 2.2× 1.2k 0.3× 29.5k 7.8× 14.9k 4.2× 726 58.5k
Shaoyi Jiang United States 89 13.0k 2.1× 1.7k 0.3× 595 0.1× 3.1k 0.8× 9.6k 2.7× 256 28.0k
Robert E. Cohen United States 87 14.0k 2.3× 1.3k 0.2× 5.1k 1.2× 8.6k 2.3× 7.9k 2.2× 326 29.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacob Klein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dong, Yihui, Yaelle Schilt, Roman Kamyshinsky, et al.. (2025). The non-monotonic effect of sucrose on interactions between lipid-bearing surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 687. 217–229. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Linyi, Weifeng Lin, Monika Kluzek, et al.. (2025). Liposomic lubricants suppress acute inflammatory gene regulation in the joint in vivo. Acta Biomaterialia. 198. 366–376. 3 indexed citations
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Klein, Jacob & Omid Samimi-Abianeh. (2024). Simultaneous Schlieren and direct photography of detonation diffraction regimes in hydrogen mixtures. Combustion and Flame. 272. 113845–113845. 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Di & Jacob Klein. (2024). The Effects of Splayed Lipid Molecules on Lubrication by Lipid Bilayers. Lubricants. 12(4). 120–120. 3 indexed citations
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Sorkin, Raya, et al.. (2023). Effect of cholesterol on the mechanical stability of gel-phase phospholipid bilayers studied by AFM force spectroscopy. The European Physical Journal E. 46(9). 77–77. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Weifeng & Jacob Klein. (2022). Hydration Lubrication in Biomedical Applications: From Cartilage to Hydrogels. Accounts of Materials Research. 3(2). 213–223. 115 indexed citations
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Kluzek, Monika, Yaara Oppenheimer‐Shaanan, Tali Dadosh, et al.. (2022). Designer Liposomic Nanocarriers Are Effective Biofilm Eradicators. ACS Nano. 16(10). 15792–15804. 23 indexed citations
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Lin, Weifeng & Jacob Klein. (2021). Direct measurement of surface forces: Recent advances and insights. Applied Physics Reviews. 8(3). 14 indexed citations
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Hwang, Yongyun, et al.. (2021). Direct measurement of the viscoelectric effect in water. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(1). 11 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, et al.. (2020). Interactions Between Bilayers of Phospholipids Extracted from Human Osteoarthritic Synovial Fluid. Biotribology. 25. 100157–100157. 17 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, Nir Kampf, Weifeng Lin, & Jacob Klein. (2020). Normal and shear forces between boundary sphingomyelin layers under aqueous conditions. Soft Matter. 16(16). 3973–3980. 22 indexed citations
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Lin, Weifeng, Monika Kluzek, Eyal Shimoni, et al.. (2020). Cartilage-inspired, lipid-based boundary-lubricated hydrogels. Science. 370(6514). 335–338. 311 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Weifeng, Zhang Liu, Nir Kampf, & Jacob Klein. (2020). The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Cartilage Boundary Lubrication. Cells. 9(7). 1606–1606. 99 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhang, Weifeng Lin, Yaxun Fan, et al.. (2020). Effects of Hyaluronan Molecular Weight on the Lubrication of Cartilage-Emulating Boundary Layers. Biomacromolecules. 21(10). 4345–4354. 41 indexed citations
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Lin, Weifeng, Nir Kampf, & Jacob Klein. (2020). Designer Nanoparticles as Robust Superlubrication Vectors. ACS Nano. 14(6). 7008–7017. 36 indexed citations
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Lin, Weifeng, Jasmine Seror, Assaf Kadar, et al.. (2018). Lipid-hyaluronan synergy strongly reduces intrasynovial tissue boundary friction. Acta Biomaterialia. 83. 314–321. 51 indexed citations
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Klein, Jacob. (2016). The Stoic Argument from oikeiōsis. 50. 4 indexed citations
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Klein, Jacob, et al.. (2014). Akkadian Hapax Legomena: Scribal Ego and Foreign Words. 21(1-2). 103–125.
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Klein, Jacob. (2001). On the Platonic Meno in Particular and Platonic Dialogues in General. 1. 357–367.
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Klein, Jacob & B.J. Briscoe. (1979). The diffusion of long-chain molecules through bulk polyethelene. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 365(1720). 53–73. 125 indexed citations

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