Olga Kuksenok

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Olga Kuksenok is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Olga Kuksenok has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 18 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Olga Kuksenok's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (21 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (16 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (14 papers). Olga Kuksenok is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (21 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (16 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (14 papers). Olga Kuksenok collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Olga Kuksenok's co-authors include Anna C. Balazs, Victor V. Yashin, Pratyush Dayal, Joanna Aizenberg, Michael Aizenberg, Ximin He, Ankita Shastri, Lauren D. Zarzar, Amitabh Bhattacharya and C. Choudhury and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Olga Kuksenok

93 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Synthetic homeostatic materials with chemo-mechano-chemic... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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. Synthetic homeostatic materials with chemo-mechano-chemical self-regulation
    2012 456 citations Ximin He, Michael Aizenberg 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
Olga Kuksenok United States 29 891 845 629 525 472 94 2.6k
Lauren D. Zarzar United States 23 1.1k 1.3× 639 0.8× 817 1.3× 509 1.0× 351 0.7× 61 2.4k
Akira Kakugo Japan 27 855 1.0× 619 0.7× 191 0.3× 740 1.4× 215 0.5× 140 2.9k
Victor V. Yashin United States 25 479 0.5× 633 0.7× 253 0.4× 464 0.9× 152 0.3× 78 1.7k
Yusuke Hara Japan 23 891 1.0× 891 1.1× 137 0.2× 445 0.8× 193 0.4× 93 2.1k
Joseph Bauer France 18 1.6k 1.8× 738 0.9× 494 0.8× 310 0.6× 177 0.4× 55 2.8k
Mei‐Ling Zheng China 32 2.0k 2.3× 334 0.4× 998 1.6× 128 0.2× 416 0.9× 136 3.2k
Tim Gough United Kingdom 22 1.2k 1.3× 534 0.6× 757 1.2× 1.5k 2.8× 144 0.3× 58 2.9k
Étienne Ducrot United States 11 636 0.7× 272 0.3× 799 1.3× 154 0.3× 379 0.8× 15 2.0k
Ghislaine Vantomme Netherlands 29 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 1.3k 2.1× 400 0.8× 1.2k 2.6× 80 3.7k
Hiroyuki Mayama Japan 27 657 0.7× 286 0.3× 808 1.3× 355 0.7× 198 0.4× 107 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olga Kuksenok

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xiaomeng, et al.. (2025). Modulating Polyethylene Mimics with Degradability via Synthesis and Modeling. Macromolecules. 58(4). 2094–2105. 10 indexed citations
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Luzinov, Igor, et al.. (2024). Mesoscale modeling of random chain scission in polyethylene melts. Journal of Physics Materials. 7(3). 35010–35010. 1 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yao & Olga Kuksenok. (2022). Photocontrol of pattern formation and hysteresis loops in polymer gels with host-guest interactions. iScience. 25(12). 105606–105606. 2 indexed citations
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Kuksenok, Olga, et al.. (2022). Effect of Fluorophobic Character upon Switching Nanoparticles in Polymer Films from Aggregated to Dispersed States Using Immersion Annealing. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4(10). 7042–7053. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Liying, et al.. (2020). Highly Oil-Repellent Thermoplastic Boundaries via Surface Delivery of CF3 Groups by Molecular Bottlebrush Additives. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(34). 38626–38637. 17 indexed citations
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Kuksenok, Olga, Awaneesh Singh, & Anna C. Balazs. (2018). Designing polymer gels and composites that undergo bio-inspired phototactic reconfiguration and motion. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 13(3). 35004–35004. 8 indexed citations
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Yadavalli, Nataraja Sekhar, Nikolay Borodinov, C. Choudhury, et al.. (2017). Thermal Stabilization of Enzymes with Molecular Brushes. ACS Catalysis. 7(12). 8675–8684. 28 indexed citations
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Singh, Awaneesh, Olga Kuksenok, & Anna C. Balazs. (2016). Embedding flexible fibers into responsive gels to create composites with controllable dexterity. Soft Matter. 12(45). 9170–9184. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Ya, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Olga Kuksenok, et al.. (2015). Computational modeling of oscillating fins that “catch and release” targeted nanoparticles in bilayer flows. Soft Matter. 12(5). 1374–1384. 10 indexed citations
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Ma, Yongting, et al.. (2012). Modeling the Transport of Nanoparticle-Filled Binary Fluids through Micropores. Langmuir. 28(31). 11410–11421. 24 indexed citations
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Dayal, Pratyush, Olga Kuksenok, Amitabh Bhattacharya, & Anna C. Balazs. (2011). Chemically-mediated communication in self-oscillating, biomimetic cilia. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 22(1). 241–250. 42 indexed citations
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Dutt, Meenakshi, Olga Kuksenok, Steven R. Little, & Anna C. Balazs. (2010). Forming transmembrane channels using end-functionalized nanotubes. Nanoscale. 3(1). 240–250. 33 indexed citations
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Kuksenok, Olga, Victor V. Yashin, Pratyush Dayal, & Anna C. Balazs. (2010). Copying from nature: Designing adaptive, chemoresponsive gels. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 48(24). 2533–2541. 6 indexed citations
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Yashin, Victor V., Olga Kuksenok, & Anna C. Balazs. (2009). Modeling autonomously oscillating chemo-responsive gels. Progress in Polymer Science. 35(1-2). 155–173. 69 indexed citations
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Balazs, Anna C., Olga Kuksenok, & Alexander Alexeev. (2008). Modeling the Interactions between Membranes and Inclusions: Designing Self‐Cleaning Films and Resealing Pores. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 18(1). 11–24. 8 indexed citations
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Kuksenok, Olga & Anna C. Balazs. (2007). Modeling multicomponent reactive membranes. Physical Review E. 75(5). 51906–51906. 6 indexed citations
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Travasso, Rui D. M., et al.. (2005). Modeling the morphology and mechanical properties of sheared ternary mixtures. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 122(19). 194906–194906. 24 indexed citations
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Verberg, Rolf, Olga Kuksenok, & Anna C. Balazs. (2004). Numerical simulations of binary fluids confined between moving, rough surfaces. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Kuksenok, Olga, David Jasnow, & Anna C. Balazs. (2003). Diffusive intertwining of two fluid phases in chemically patterned microchannels. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 68(5). 51505–51505. 19 indexed citations
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Kuksenok, Olga & Anna C. Balazs. (2003). Simulating the dynamic behavior of immiscible binary fluids in three-dimensional chemically patterned microchannels. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 68(1). 11502–11502. 16 indexed citations

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