Markus J. Buehler

53.4k total citations · 20 hit papers
584 papers, 39.6k citations indexed

About

Markus J. Buehler is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus J. Buehler has authored 584 papers receiving a total of 39.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Biomaterials, 206 papers in Materials Chemistry and 132 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Markus J. Buehler's work include Silk-based biomaterials and applications (109 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (68 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (64 papers). Markus J. Buehler is often cited by papers focused on Silk-based biomaterials and applications (109 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (68 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (64 papers). Markus J. Buehler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Markus J. Buehler's co-authors include Zhao Qin, Sinan Keten, Steven W. Cranford, David L. Kaplan, Chun‐Teh Chen, Shengjie Ling, Grace X. Gu, Zhi Ping Xu, Alfonso Gautieri and Nicola M. Pugno and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Markus J. Buehler

574 papers receiving 38.9k citations

Hit Papers

Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanic... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2010 2009 2010 2013 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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. Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk
    2010 1.1k citations Sinan Keten, Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  2. A realistic molecular model of cement hydrates
    2009 813 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  3. Current issues in research on structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites
    2010 746 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  4. Multifunctionality and control of the crumpling and unfolding of large-area graphene
    2013 717 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  5. Nanomechanics of functional and pathological amyloid materials
    2011 668 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  6. Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials
    2009 656 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  7. Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials
    2016 595 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  8. Nature designs tough collagen: Explaining the nanostructure of collagen fibrils
    2006 586 citations Markus J. Buehler profile →
  9. Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering
    2018 584 citations David L. Kaplan, Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  10. On the Mechanistic Origins of Toughness in Bone
    2010 571 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  11. Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure–Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy
    2014 558 citations Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano et al. profile →
  12. Hierarchical Structure and Nanomechanics of Collagen Microfibrils from the Atomistic Scale Up
    2011 525 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. Nano Letters profile →
  13. Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates
    2014 455 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  14. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in design of mechanical materials
    2020 438 citations Zhenze Yang, Chi‐Hua Yu et al. profile →
  15. Bioinspired hierarchical composite design using machine learning: simulation, additive manufacturing, and experiment
    2018 426 citations Chun‐Teh Chen, Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  16. Molecular mechanics of mineralized collagen fibrils in bone
    2013 390 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. profile →
  17. Hierarchically Enhanced Impact Resistance of Bioinspired Composites
    2017 322 citations Markus J. Buehler et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Transition-metal coordinate bonds for bioinspired macromolecules with tunable mechanical properties
    2021 260 citations Eesha Khare, Niels Holten‐Andersen et al. profile →
  19. Deep learning model to predict complex stress and strain fields in hierarchical composites
    2021 255 citations Zhenze Yang, Chi‐Hua Yu et al. Science Advances profile →
  20. Fine-tuning large language models for domain adaptation: exploration of training strategies, scaling, model merging and synergistic capabilities
    2025 21 citations Markus J. Buehler 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
Markus J. Buehler United States 102 14.1k 11.9k 11.7k 5.9k 4.6k 584 39.6k
Peter Fratzl Germany 106 15.0k 1.1× 16.7k 1.4× 7.0k 0.6× 7.3k 1.2× 4.7k 1.0× 642 45.0k
Liqun Zhang China 108 11.7k 0.8× 18.2k 1.5× 15.0k 1.3× 5.3k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 1.6k 56.8k
Chwee Teck Lim Singapore 105 9.2k 0.6× 21.5k 1.8× 6.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.3× 5.7k 1.2× 578 43.9k
Xungai Wang Australia 82 8.4k 0.6× 10.2k 0.9× 7.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.2× 657 26.9k
Joanna Aizenberg United States 91 7.6k 0.5× 12.7k 1.1× 6.9k 0.6× 4.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 325 35.4k
Huajian Gao United States 115 6.8k 0.5× 13.1k 1.1× 27.4k 2.3× 18.1k 3.1× 3.6k 0.8× 799 57.3k
Xuanhe Zhao United States 93 6.8k 0.5× 29.2k 2.5× 4.5k 0.4× 12.5k 2.1× 1.3k 0.3× 211 43.6k
Jacob N. Israelachvili United States 128 6.3k 0.4× 12.8k 1.1× 11.3k 1.0× 6.1k 1.0× 10.1k 2.2× 447 61.1k
Dan Li China 96 9.9k 0.7× 21.0k 1.8× 20.9k 1.8× 3.9k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 823 55.4k
Jennifer A. Lewis United States 98 4.7k 0.3× 28.6k 2.4× 6.3k 0.5× 12.3k 2.1× 2.5k 0.6× 309 47.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buehler, Markus J.. (2025). Self-organizing graph reasoning evolves into a critical state for continuous discovery through structural–semantic dynamics. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science. 35(11).
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Buehler, Markus J., et al.. (2024). SciAgents: Automating Scientific Discovery Through Bioinspired Multi‐Agent Intelligent Graph Reasoning. Advanced Materials. 37(22). e2413523–e2413523. 27 indexed citations
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Khare, Eesha, Zaira Martín‐Moldes, David L. Kaplan, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneous and Cooperative Rupture of Histidine–Ni2+ Metal-Coordination Bonds on Rationally Designed Protein Templates. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 10(5). 2945–2955. 2 indexed citations
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Buehler, Markus J., et al.. (2023). DyFraNet: Forecasting and backcasting dynamic fracture mechanics in space and time using a 2D-to-3D deep neural network. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 6 indexed citations
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Lew, Andrew J., Elia Beniash, Benjamin Gilbert, & Markus J. Buehler. (2022). Role of the Mineral in the Self-Healing of Cracks in Human Enamel. ACS Nano. 16(7). 10273–10280. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhenze, Chi‐Hua Yu, & Markus J. Buehler. (2021). Deep learning model to predict complex stress and strain fields in hierarchical composites. Science Advances. 7(15). 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qin, Zhao, Lingfei Wu, Hui Sun, et al.. (2020). Artificial intelligence method to design and fold alpha-helical structural proteins from the primary amino acid sequence. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 36. 100652–100652. 31 indexed citations
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d’Ischia, Marco, Alessandra Napolitano, Alessandro Pezzella, Paul Meredith, & Markus J. Buehler. (2019). Melanin Biopolymers: Tailoring Chemical Complexity for Materials Design. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(28). 11196–11205. 159 indexed citations
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Barreiro, Diego López, Zaira Martín‐Moldes, Jingjie Yeo, et al.. (2019). Conductive Silk‐Based Composites Using Biobased Carbon Materials. Advanced Materials. 31(44). e1904720–e1904720. 63 indexed citations
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Qin, Zhao, Gang Seob Jung, Min Jeong Kang, & Markus J. Buehler. (2017). The mechanics and design of a lightweight three-dimensional graphene assembly. Science Advances. 3(1). e1601536–e1601536. 373 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanlei, Zhao Qin, Markus J. Buehler, & Zhiping Xu. (2016). Intercalated water layers promote thermal dissipation at bio–nano interfaces. Nature. 1 indexed citations
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Qin, Zhao, et al.. (2014). Molecular mechanics and performance of crosslinked amorphous polymer adhesives. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 29(9). 1077–1085. 25 indexed citations
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Buehler, Markus J.. (2014). More materials, Maestro. The New Scientist. 30–31. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Chun‐Teh, Soumyajit Ghosh, C. Malla Reddy, & Markus J. Buehler. (2014). Molecular mechanics of elastic and bendable caffeine co-crystals. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(26). 13165–13165. 33 indexed citations
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Sen, Dipanjan & Markus J. Buehler. (2011). Structural hierarchies define toughness and defect-tolerance despite simple and mechanically inferior brittle building blocks. Scientific Reports. 1(1). 35–35. 11 indexed citations
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Buehler, Markus J. & Sinan Keten. (2010). Colloquium: Failure of molecules, bones, and the Earth itself. APS. 3 indexed citations
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Keten, Sinan & Markus J. Buehler. (2008). Geometric Confinement Governs the Rupture Strength of H-bond Assemblies at a Critical Length Scale. Nano Letters. 8(2). 743–748. 189 indexed citations
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Keten, Sinan & Markus J. Buehler. (2008). Asymptotic Strength Limit of Hydrogen-Bond Assemblies in Proteins at Vanishing Pulling Rates. Physical Review Letters. 100(19). 198301–198301. 72 indexed citations
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Buehler, Markus J., Alexander Hartmaier, & Huajian Gao. (2004). Hierarchical multi-scale modeling of constrained diffusional creep in thin films. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 12(4). 3 indexed citations
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Buehler, Markus J., et al.. (1999). Serratus Fascia “Sandwich” Free-Tissue Transfer for Complex Dorsal Hand and Wrist Avulsion Injuries. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 15(5). 315–320. 21 indexed citations

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