Luis M. Liz‐Marzán

88.6k total citations · 23 hit papers
668 papers, 69.5k citations indexed

About

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán has authored 668 papers receiving a total of 69.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 456 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 317 papers in Materials Chemistry and 295 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Luis M. Liz‐Marzán's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (446 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (106 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (104 papers). Luis M. Liz‐Marzán is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (446 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (106 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (104 papers). Luis M. Liz‐Marzán collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and Belgium. Luis M. Liz‐Marzán's co-authors include Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Paul Mulvaney, Marek Grzelczak, Ramón A. Álvarez‐Puebla, Michael Giersig, F. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo, Andrés Guerrero‐Martínez, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias and Benito Rodríguez‐González and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán

657 papers receiving 68.5k citations

Hit Papers

Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles 1996 2026 2006 2016 2010 2005 2008 1996 2005 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. Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles
    2010 1.9k citations Marek Grzelczak, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. ACS Nano profile →
  2. Gold nanorods: Synthesis, characterization and applications
    2005 1.8k citations Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos et al. profile →
  3. Shape control in gold nanoparticle synthesis
    2008 1.6k citations Marek Grzelczak, Jorge Pérez‐Juste et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  4. Synthesis of Nanosized Gold−Silica Core−Shell Particles
    1996 1.6k citations Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. Langmuir profile →
  5. Tailoring Surface Plasmons through the Morphology and Assembly of Metal Nanoparticles
    2005 1.4k citations Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Langmuir profile →
  6. Oleylamine in Nanoparticle Synthesis
    2013 1.0k citations Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. profile →
  7. Modelling the optical response of gold nanoparticles
    2008 994 citations Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  8. Catalysis by metallic nanoparticles in aqueous solution: model reactions
    2012 965 citations Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  9. LSPR-based nanobiosensors
    2009 814 citations Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. profile →
  10. Mapping surface plasmons on a single metallic nanoparticle
    2007 797 citations Jaysen Nelayah, Mathieu Kociak et al. profile →
  11. Recent Progress on Silica Coating of Nanoparticles and Related Nanomaterials
    2010 660 citations Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. profile →
  12. High-yield synthesis and optical response of gold nanostars
    2007 631 citations Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, F. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo et al. profile →
  13. Synthesis of Silver Nanoprisms in DMF
    2002 606 citations Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Nano Letters profile →
  14. Monodisperse Gold Nanotriangles: Size Control, Large-Scale Self-Assembly, and Performance in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
    2014 518 citations Leonardo Scarabelli, Judith Langer et al. ACS Nano profile →
  15. Electric‐Field‐Directed Growth of Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions
    2004 515 citations Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. profile →
  16. Optical Properties of Thin Films of Au@SiO2 Particles
    2001 505 citations Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. profile →
  17. Formation of PVP-Protected Metal Nanoparticles in DMF
    2002 505 citations Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Langmuir profile →
  18. Anisotropic metal nanoparticles for surface enhanced Raman scattering
    2017 443 citations Judith Langer, Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  19. A “Tips and Tricks” Practical Guide to the Synthesis of Gold Nanorods
    2015 441 citations Leonardo Scarabelli, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias et al. profile →
  20. Stimuli-responsive self-assembly of nanoparticles
    2019 399 citations Marek Grzelczak, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  21. High-Yield Seeded Growth of Monodisperse Pentatwinned Gold Nanoparticles through Thermally Induced Seed Twinning
    2016 379 citations Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, Sara Bals et al. profile →
  22. Micelle-directed chiral seeded growth on anisotropic gold nanocrystals
    2020 329 citations Sara Bals, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán et al. profile →
  23. Bioinspired chiral inorganic nanomaterials
    2023 153 citations Sara Bals, Nicholas A. Kotov et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Spain 141 37.8k 36.6k 27.6k 12.6k 10.1k 668 69.5k
Catherine J. Murphy United States 95 26.1k 0.7× 28.3k 0.8× 17.3k 0.6× 11.9k 0.9× 6.9k 0.7× 336 51.3k
Mostafa A. El‐Sayed United States 121 50.7k 1.3× 49.8k 1.4× 41.8k 1.5× 19.1k 1.5× 15.3k 1.5× 621 103.1k
George C. Schatz United States 141 45.9k 1.2× 38.0k 1.0× 37.1k 1.3× 18.7k 1.5× 15.4k 1.5× 1.1k 99.3k
Naomi J. Halas United States 147 52.5k 1.4× 29.6k 0.8× 53.6k 1.9× 12.7k 1.0× 15.7k 1.5× 436 88.8k
Nicholas A. Kotov United States 129 13.8k 0.4× 27.1k 0.7× 21.3k 0.8× 8.1k 0.6× 13.5k 1.3× 523 58.1k
Paul Mulvaney Australia 100 18.5k 0.5× 23.2k 0.6× 14.9k 0.5× 5.4k 0.4× 10.9k 1.1× 373 42.7k
Chad A. Mirkin United States 167 43.5k 1.1× 48.8k 1.3× 49.4k 1.8× 56.8k 4.5× 21.1k 2.1× 977 133.2k
SonBinh T. Nguyen United States 91 15.1k 0.4× 48.3k 1.3× 22.8k 0.8× 5.5k 0.4× 18.1k 1.8× 308 78.4k
Paras N. Prasad United States 118 12.9k 0.3× 37.8k 1.0× 26.6k 1.0× 8.2k 0.6× 12.9k 1.3× 937 62.1k
Richard P. Van Duyne United States 117 47.9k 1.3× 26.0k 0.7× 39.4k 1.4× 20.3k 1.6× 13.3k 1.3× 388 77.3k

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All Works

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Vinnacombe‐Willson, Gail A., et al.. (2025). Using thiol–ene click chemistry to engineer 3D printed plasmonic hydrogel scaffolds for SERS biosensing. Biomaterials Science. 13(11). 2936–2950. 6 indexed citations
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Millstone, Jill E., Jillian M. Buriak, Xiaodong Chen, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, & Raymond E. Schaak. (2025). A New Landmark for Reticular Chemistry: Celebrating the Nobel Prize for Metal–Organic Frameworks. ACS Nano. 19(44). 38187–38188.
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Pérez‐Juste, Ignacio, Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, et al.. (2025). Curvature‐Directed Patch Formation on Gold Nanocubes by Thermally Induced Polymer Redistribution. Advanced Science. 12(44). e10020–e10020.
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García‐Astrain, Clara, et al.. (2024). 3D Bioprinted Tumor-Stroma Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Stem Cells for Preclinical Targeted Therapy Evaluation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(21). 27151–27163. 12 indexed citations
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García‐Astrain, Clara, Malou Henriksen‐Lacey, Carlos Renero‐Lecuna, et al.. (2024). A Scaffold-Assisted 3D Cancer Cell Model for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Real-Time Sensing and Imaging. ACS Nano. 18(17). 11257–11269. 21 indexed citations
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Henriksen‐Lacey, Malou, Clara García‐Astrain, Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi, et al.. (2024). Biofabrication and Monitoring of a 3D Printed Skin Model for Melanoma. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(27). e2401136–e2401136. 10 indexed citations
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Er, Engin, Tsz Him Chow, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, & Nicholas A. Kotov. (2024). Circular Polarization-Resolved Raman Optical Activity: A Perspective on Chiral Spectroscopies of Vibrational States. ACS Nano. 18(20). 12589–12597. 22 indexed citations
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Plou, Javier, Isabel Garcı́a, David Vila‐Liarte, et al.. (2023). Machine Learning‐Assisted High‐Throughput SERS Classification of Cell Secretomes. Small. 19(51). e2207658–e2207658. 39 indexed citations
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Cegielski, Piotr J., Anna Lena Giesecke, Stephan Suckow, et al.. (2023). Capillary Assembly of Anisotropic Particles at Cylindrical Fluid–Fluid Interfaces. Langmuir. 39(17). 6006–6017. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenjie, Haixin Lin, Sangmin Lee, et al.. (2023). Colloidal quasicrystals engineered with DNA. Nature Materials. 23(3). 424–428. 40 indexed citations
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Quintanilla, Marta, Malou Henriksen‐Lacey, Carlos Renero‐Lecuna, & Luis M. Liz‐Marzán. (2022). Challenges for optical nanothermometry in biological environments. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(11). 4223–4242. 80 indexed citations
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Bergman, Maxime J., Clara García‐Astrain, Pavel Yazhgur, et al.. (2022). Macroporous Silica Foams Fabricated via Soft Colloid Templating. Small Methods. 6(4). e2101491–e2101491. 8 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Zezhong Zhang, Karel H. W. van den Bos, et al.. (2022). Element Specific Atom Counting at the Atomic Scale by Combining High Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy. Small Methods. 6(11). e2200875–e2200875. 9 indexed citations
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Liz‐Marzán, Luis M., et al.. (2022). 3D printed scaffolds: Challenges toward developing relevant cellular in vitro models. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100044–100044. 4 indexed citations
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Tizei, Luiz H. G., Vahagn Mkhitaryan, Hugo Lourenço‐Martins, et al.. (2020). Tailored Nanoscale Plasmon-Enhanced Vibrational Electron Spectroscopy. Nano Letters. 20(5). 2973–2979. 30 indexed citations
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Garcı́a, Isabel, Christian Kuttner, Pedro H. C. Camargo, et al.. (2020). Mechanistic Insights into the Light-Driven Catalysis of an Immobilized Lipase on Plasmonic Nanomaterials. ACS Catalysis. 11(1). 414–423. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Lisa, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, Anne Rix, et al.. (2020). Optimizing the Geometry of Photoacoustically Active Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Imaging. ACS Photonics. 7(3). 646–652. 63 indexed citations
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Liz‐Marzán, Luis M.. (2012). Gold nanoparticle research before and after the Brust–Schiffrin method. Chemical Communications. 49(1). 16–18. 73 indexed citations
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Barbosa, Sílvia, Amit Agrawal, Laura Rodríguez‐Lorenzo, et al.. (2010). Tuning Size and Sensing Properties in Colloidal Gold Nanostars. Langmuir. 26(18). 14943–14950. 450 indexed citations
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Nelayah, Jaysen, Lin Gu, Wilfried Sigle, et al.. (2009). Direct imaging of surface plasmon resonances on single triangular silver nanoprisms at optical wavelength using low-loss EFTEM imaging. Optics Letters. 34(7). 1003–1003. 69 indexed citations

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