Jan H. van Esch

17.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
215 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Jan H. van Esch is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan H. van Esch has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Biomaterials, 83 papers in Materials Chemistry and 77 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan H. van Esch's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (113 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (45 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (37 papers). Jan H. van Esch is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (113 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (45 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (37 papers). Jan H. van Esch collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, China and Belgium. Jan H. van Esch's co-authors include Ben L. Feringa, Rienk Eelkema, Richard M. Kellogg, Job Boekhoven, Maaike de Loos, Ger J. M. Koper, Jaap J. D. de Jong, Linda N. Lucas, Wouter E. Hendriksen and Aurélie Brizard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Jan H. van Esch

211 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

New Functional Materials Based on Self-Assembling Organogels: From Serendipity towards Design

2000 1.0k citations Jan H. van Esch, Ben L. Feringa Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Transient assembly of active materials fueled by a chemical reaction

2015 711 citations Job Boekhoven, Ger J. M. Koper et al. profile →
Reversible Optical Transcription of Supramolecular Chirality into Molecular Chirality

2004 587 citations Richard M. Kellogg, Jan H. van Esch et al. profile →
Design and Application of Self‐Assembled Low Molecular Weight Hydrogels

2005 531 citations Ben L. Feringa, Jan H. van Esch et al. profile →
One-Way Optoelectronic Switching of Photochromic Molecules on Gold

2003 492 citations Jan H. van Esch, Ben L. Feringa et al. profile →
Dissipative out-of-equilibrium assembly of man-made supramolecular materials

2017 446 citations Susan A. P. van Rossum, Jan H. van Esch et al. profile →
Highly Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation with Monodentate Ligands

2000 369 citations Jan H. van Esch, Ben L. Feringa et al. profile →
Cyclic Bis-Urea Compounds as Gelators for Organic Solvents

1999 311 citations Jan H. van Esch, Franck S. Schoonbeek et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →
Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in Self-Assembled Fibers of Mono- and Bithiophene Bisurea Compounds

1999 263 citations Franck S. Schoonbeek, Jan H. van Esch et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Remarkable Stabilization of Self-Assembled Organogels by Polymerization

1997 228 citations Jan H. van Esch, Ben L. Feringa et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan H. van Esch

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Synthesis of Abiotic Supramolecular Polymers Inside Living Cells via Organocatalysis‐Mediated Self‐Assembly 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Hucheng Wang, Yating Zheng, Jiahao Zhang, Yuliang Gao, Jingjing Chen, (unknown), Junyou Wang, Jan H. van Esch, Xuhong Guo, Hui Li, Yiming Wang	1
2	Fiber formation seen through the high-resolution computational microscope 2025 ·Faraday Discussions ·Tomasz K. Piskorz, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Alex H. de Vries, Jan H. van Esch	0
3	Synthesis of Abiotic Supramolecular Polymers Inside Living Cells via Organocatalysis‐Mediated Self‐Assembly 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Hucheng Wang, Yating Zheng, Jiahao Zhang, Yuliang Gao, Jingjing Chen, (unknown), Junyou Wang, Jan H. van Esch, Xuhong Guo, Hui Li, Yiming Wang	1
4	Design Rules for Binary Bisamide Gelators: toward Gels with Tailor-Made Structures and Properties 2023 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), Stephen J. Picken, Jan H. van Esch	3
5	Supramolecular Arrangement and Rheological Properties of Bisamide Gels 2023 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen J. Picken, Jan H. van Esch	3
6	Dynamics of hydroxide-ion-driven reversible autocatalytic networks 2023 ·RSC Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), Éva Frank, Rienk Eelkema, Jan H. van Esch, Dezső Horváth, Ágota Tóth	4
7	Dynamic Growth of Macroscopically Structured Supramolecular Hydrogels through Orchestrated Reaction‐Diffusion 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Hucheng Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Runlai Li, Weimin Zhong, Xuhong Guo, Rienk Eelkema, Jan H. van Esch, Zhixing Cao, Yiming Wang	19
8	Molecular Arrangement and Thermal Properties of Bisamide Organogelators in the Solid State 2022 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), Akshay Krishnamurthy, Stephen J. Picken, Enno A. Klop, Lars J. Bannenberg, Jan H. van Esch	6
9	Tuneable Control of Organocatalytic Activity through Host–Guest Chemistry 2021 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Guotai Li, Fanny Trausel, Michelle P. van der Helm, Benjamin Klemm, (unknown), Susan A. P. van Rossum, (unknown), (unknown), Matija Lovrak, Jan H. van Esch, Rienk Eelkema	1
10	Tuneable Control of Organocatalytic Activity through Host–Guest Chemistry 2021 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Guotai Li, Fanny Trausel, Michelle P. van der Helm, Benjamin Klemm, (unknown), Susan A. P. van Rossum, (unknown), (unknown), Matija Lovrak, Jan H. van Esch, Rienk Eelkema	19
11	Nucleation Mechanisms of Self-Assembled Physisorbed Monolayers on Graphite 2019 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Tomasz K. Piskorz, (unknown), ‪Siewert J. Marrink, Steven De Feyter, Alex H. de Vries, Jan H. van Esch	17
12	Supramolecular Gluing of Polymeric Hydrogels 2018 ·ChemNanoMat ·Matija Lovrak, Stephen J. Picken, Rienk Eelkema, Jan H. van Esch	9
13	Microcapsules with a permeable hydrogel shell and an aqueous core continuously produced in a 3D microdevice by all-aqueous microfluidics 2017 ·RSC Advances ·Serhii Mytnyk, Iwona Ziemecka, Alexandre G. L. Olive, (unknown), (unknown), Sander Oldenhof, Michiel T. Kreutzer, Volkert van Steijn, Jan H. van Esch	47
14	PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALKYL-THIOLS MONOLAYER ON GLASS SUBSTRATES BY MICROCONTACT PRINTING 2015 ·ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences ·Nor Hakimin Abdullah, Wan Azelee Wan Abu Bakar, Rafaqat Hussain, Mohd Bakri Bakar, Mazlan Mohamed, Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab, Jan H. van Esch	4
15	Chiral Hexa‐ and Nonamethylene‐Bridged Bis(L‐Leu‐oxalamide) Gelators: The First Oxalamide Gels Containing Aggregates with a Chiral Morphology 2013 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Zoran Glasovac, (unknown), Jan H. van Esch, (unknown), Jasminka Popović, Mladen Žinić	16
16	Responsive Vesicles from Dynamic Covalent Surfactants 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Christophe B. Minkenberg, Feng Li, Patrick van Rijn, Louw J. Florusse, Job Boekhoven, Marc C. A. Stuart, Ger J. M. Koper, Rienk Eelkema, Jan H. van Esch	121
17	Monodisperse hydrogel microspheres by forced droplet formation in aqueous two-phase systems 2010 ·Lab on a Chip ·Iwona Ziemecka, Volkert van Steijn, Ger J. M. Koper, Michel Rosso, Aurélie Brizard, Jan H. van Esch, Michiel T. Kreutzer	133
18	Size control and compartmentalization in self-assembled nano-structures of a multisegment amphiphile 2010 ·Chemical Communications ·Job Boekhoven, Patrick van Rijn, Aurélie Brizard, Marc C. A. Stuart, Jan H. van Esch	19
19	Unusual Two-Dimensional Multicomponent Self-Assembly Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 2002 ·ChemPhysChem ·Steven De Feyter, (unknown), Andre J. Gesquiere, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jan H. van Esch, Ben L. Feringa, Frans De Schryver	19
20	Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in Self-Assembled Fibers of Mono- and Bithiophene Bisurea Compounds breakdown → 1999 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Franck S. Schoonbeek, Jan H. van Esch, Bas Wegewijs, D.B.A. Rep, Matthijs P. de Haas, Teun M. Klapwijk, Richard M. Kellogg, Ben L. Feringa	263

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