Maya Zayats

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
42 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Maya Zayats is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology and Bioengineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Maya Zayats has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Bioengineering. Recurrent topics in Maya Zayats's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (17 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (16 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (15 papers). Maya Zayats is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (17 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (16 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (15 papers). Maya Zayats collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and France. Maya Zayats's co-authors include Itamar Willner, Ron Gill, Eugenii Katz, Ronan Baron, Bilha Willner, Bella Shlyahovsky, Andrei B. Kharitonov, Inna Popov, Ye Huang and Chunan Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Maya Zayats

41 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Semiconductor Quantum Dot... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2008 2008 2007 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. Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Bioanalysis
    2008 782 citations Ron Gill, Maya Zayats et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. DNAzymes for sensing, nanobiotechnology and logic gate applications
    2008 695 citations Itamar Willner, Bella Shlyahovsky et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  3. Electronic Aptamer‐Based Sensors
    2007 692 citations Itamar Willner, Maya Zayats Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Maya Zayats 3.3k 1.9k 1.8k 1.4k 1.0k 42 5.2k
Ran Tel‐Vered 2.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 90 4.6k
Wei Wen 3.7k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 2.2k 1.3× 2.3k 1.6× 1.3k 1.3× 169 6.5k
Rebecca Y. Lai 4.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 942 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 99 5.7k
Honglan Qi 4.3k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 194 6.0k
Hong Zhou 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 567 0.6× 192 4.9k
Mark Richter 3.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 92 4.8k
Encarnación Lorenzo 1.7k 0.5× 2.9k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.7× 182 5.2k
Caifeng Ding 3.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.3× 1.7k 1.2× 623 0.6× 223 5.8k
Haijuan Li 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 130 4.8k
Gi Hun Seong 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 639 0.6× 120 4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maya Zayats

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maya Zayats

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All Works

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Cheng, Wen‐Chih, et al.. (2020). Ultra-sensitive and rapid detection of nucleic acids and microorganisms in body fluids using single-molecule tethering. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4774–4774. 16 indexed citations
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Zayats, Maya, Andrew Brenner, & Peter C. Searson. (2014). Protein imprinting in polyacrylamide-based gels. Biomaterials. 35(30). 8659–8668. 32 indexed citations
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Zayats, Maya, et al.. (2011). Surface-tethered protein switches. Chemical Communications. 47(12). 3398–3398. 5 indexed citations
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Willner, Itamar, Bella Shlyahovsky, Maya Zayats, & Bilha Willner. (2008). DNAzymes for sensing, nanobiotechnology and logic gate applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 37(6). 1153–1153. 695 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gill, Ron, Maya Zayats, & Itamar Willner. (2008). Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Bioanalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(40). 7602–7625. 782 indexed citations breakdown →
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Willner, Itamar & Maya Zayats. (2007). Electronic Aptamer‐Based Sensors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(34). 6408–6418. 692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zayats, Maya & Itamar Willner. (2007). Photoelectrochemical and Optical Applications of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Bioanalysis. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 109. 255–283. 8 indexed citations
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Freeman, Ronit, Johann Elbaz, Ron Gill, Maya Zayats, & Itamar Willner. (2007). Analysis of Dopamine and Tyrosinase Activity on Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistor (ISFET) Devices. Chemistry - A European Journal. 13(26). 7288–7293. 73 indexed citations
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Katz, Eugenii, Maya Zayats, Itamar Willner, & Fred Lisdat. (2006). Controlling the direction of photocurrents by means of CdS nanoparticles and cytochrome c-mediated biocatalytic cascades. Chemical Communications. 1395–1395. 63 indexed citations
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Baron, Ronan, et al.. (2005). Hydrogen‐Bonded CdS Nanoparticle Assemblies on Electrodes for Photoelectrochemical Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(26). 4010–4015. 70 indexed citations
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Zayats, Maya, Eugenii Katz, Ronan Baron, & Itamar Willner. (2005). Reconstitution of Apo-Glucose Dehydrogenase on Pyrroloquinoline Quinone-Functionalized Au Nanoparticles Yields an Electrically Contacted Biocatalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127(35). 12400–12406. 169 indexed citations
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Alfonta, Lital, et al.. (2004). Electronic Transduction of HIV‐1 Drug Resistance in AIDS Patients. ChemBioChem. 5(7). 949–957. 14 indexed citations
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Zayats, Maya, Svetlana P. Pogorelova, Andrei B. Kharitonov, et al.. (2003). Au Nanoparticle‐Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing of Biocatalytic Transformations. Chemistry - A European Journal. 9(24). 6108–6114. 67 indexed citations
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Zayats, Maya, Andrei B. Kharitonov, Svetlana P. Pogorelova, et al.. (2003). Probing Photoelectrochemical Processes in Au−CdS Nanoparticle Arrays by Surface Plasmon Resonance:  Application for the Detection of Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125(51). 16006–16014. 161 indexed citations
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Raitman, O. A., Volodymyr Chegel, Andrei B. Kharitonov, et al.. (2003). Analysis of NAD(P)+ and NAD(P)H cofactors by means of imprinted polymers associated with Au surfaces:. Analytica Chimica Acta. 504(1). 101–111. 21 indexed citations
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Pogorelova, Svetlana P., Maya Zayats, Tatyana Bourenko, et al.. (2002). Analysis of NAD(P)+/NAD(P)H Cofactors by Imprinted Polymer Membranes Associated with Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor Devices and Au−Quartz Crystals. Analytical Chemistry. 75(3). 509–517. 37 indexed citations
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Zayats, Maya, Andrei B. Kharitonov, Eugenii Katz, Andreas F. Bückmann, & Itamar Willner. (2000). An integrated NAD+-dependent enzyme-functionalized field-effect transistor (ENFET) system: development of a lactate biosensor. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 15(11-12). 671–680. 52 indexed citations

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