Rein V. Ulijn

22.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
232 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Rein V. Ulijn is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rein V. Ulijn has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Biomaterials, 128 papers in Molecular Biology and 92 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rein V. Ulijn's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (157 papers), Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (68 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (56 papers). Rein V. Ulijn is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (157 papers), Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (68 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (56 papers). Rein V. Ulijn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Rein V. Ulijn's co-authors include Andrew M. Smith, Scott W. Fleming, Alberto Saiani, Julie E. Gough, Tell Tuttle, Pim W. J. M. Frederix, Vineetha Jayawarna, Robert J. Mart, Nadeem Javid and Charalampos G. Pappas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Rein V. Ulijn

228 papers receiving 18.2k 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.

Designing peptide based nanomaterials

2008 965 citations Rein V. Ulijn et al. profile →
Nanostructured Hydrogels for Three‐Dimensional Cell Culture Through Self‐Assembly of Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl–Dipeptides

2006 909 citations Vineetha Jayawarna, Julie E. Gough et al. profile →
Fmoc‐Diphenylalanine Self Assembles to a Hydrogel via a Novel Architecture Based on π–π Interlocked β‐Sheets

2007 861 citations Rein V. Ulijn et al. profile →
Design of nanostructures based on aromatic peptide amphiphiles

2014 705 citations Rein V. Ulijn et al. profile →
Exploring the sequence space for (tri-)peptide self-assembly to design and discover new hydrogels

2014 659 citations Rein V. Ulijn, Tell Tuttle et al. profile →
Self-assembled peptide-based hydrogels as scaffolds for anchorage-dependent cells

2009 565 citations Rein V. Ulijn, Julie E. Gough et al. profile →
Peptide-based stimuli-responsive biomaterials

2006 502 citations Rein V. Ulijn et al. profile →
Peptide-Based Supramolecular Systems Chemistry

2021 269 citations Deborah Sementa, Ankit Jain et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rein V. Ulijn United Kingdom	65	13.7k	8.9k	7.5k	3.9k	2.7k	232	18.3k
Zhimou Yang China	70	11.7k 0.8×	8.1k 0.9×	5.2k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	3.6k 1.3×	261	16.9k
Honggang Cui United States	65	8.6k 0.6×	6.0k 0.7×	5.5k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	167	14.3k
Darrin J. Pochan United States	74	11.2k 0.8×	6.4k 0.7×	8.4k 1.1×	4.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	183	19.2k
Joel P. Schneider United States	61	7.6k 0.6×	6.7k 0.7×	4.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.3×	1.5k 0.6×	165	12.5k
Junbai Li China	76	8.6k 0.6×	6.2k 0.7×	5.0k 0.7×	6.9k 1.8×	6.2k 2.3×	373	20.0k
Ruirui Xing China	59	5.4k 0.4×	3.5k 0.4×	2.6k 0.3×	4.1k 1.1×	4.7k 1.8×	132	11.4k
Valeria Castelletto United Kingdom	54	5.5k 0.4×	3.8k 0.4×	4.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	607 0.2×	239	9.0k
Sébastien Lecommandoux France	62	6.7k 0.5×	4.5k 0.5×	7.0k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	236	14.8k
Lihi Adler‐Abramovich Israel	43	6.1k 0.4×	3.8k 0.4×	3.2k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	131	8.1k
Fenghua Meng China	73	11.8k 0.9×	7.1k 0.8×	4.8k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	7.9k 3.0×	227	19.1k

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Li, Tai‐De, et al.. (2025). 2D Interfacial Crystallization Stabilized by Short-Chain Aliphatic Interfaces. Langmuir. 41(11). 7376–7385. 1 indexed citations

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Sementa, Deborah, et al.. (2025). Context dependence in assembly code for supramolecular peptide materials and systems. Nature Reviews Materials. 10(6). 449–472. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Chen, Scott A. McPhee, Tong Wang, et al.. (2025). Directed discovery of high-loading nanoaggregates enabled by drug-matched oligo-peptide excipients. Chem. 11(6). 102404–102404. 3 indexed citations

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Green, Christopher M., Deborah Sementa, Divita Mathur, et al.. (2024). Sequestration within peptide coacervates improves the fluorescence intensity, kinetics, and limits of detection of dye-based DNA biosensors. Communications Chemistry. 7(1). 49–49. 14 indexed citations

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MacPherson, Douglas, et al.. (2024). Tuning Supramolecular Chirality in Iodinated Amphiphilic Peptides Through Tripeptide Linker Editing. Biomacromolecules. 25(4). 2277–2285. 3 indexed citations

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Pan, Tiezheng, Jie Li, Lina Zou, et al.. (2024). Developing Isomeric Peptides for Mimicking the Sequence–Activity Landscapes of Enzyme Evolution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(17). 22369–22378. 5 indexed citations

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Dey, Avishek, Ranajit Saha, Sheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Water‐Vapor Responsive Metallo‐Peptide Nanofibers. Angewandte Chemie. 136(47).

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Dey, Avishek, Ranajit Saha, Sheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Water‐Vapor Responsive Metallo‐Peptide Nanofibers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(47). e202409391–e202409391. 5 indexed citations

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Kassem, Salma, Deborah Sementa, Alfredo Vidal Ceballos, et al.. (2023). Localized and regulated peptide pigment formation inside liquid droplets through confined enzymatic oxidation. Chemical Communications. 59(95). 14138–14141. 9 indexed citations

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Tuttle, Tell, et al.. (2023). Integrating Computation, Experiment, and Machine Learning in the Design of Peptide‐Based Supramolecular Materials and Systems. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(18). e202218067–e202218067. 43 indexed citations

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Tuttle, Tell, et al.. (2023). Integrating Computation, Experiment, and Machine Learning in the Design of Peptide‐Based Supramolecular Materials and Systems. Angewandte Chemie. 135(18). 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Haozhen, et al.. (2023). Aromatic Zipper Topology Dictates Water‐Responsive Actuation in Phenylalanine‐Based Crystals. Small. 19(27). e2207773–e2207773. 5 indexed citations

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Sementa, Deborah, et al.. (2023). Sequence‐Tunable Phase Behavior and Intrinsic Fluorescence in Dynamically Interacting Peptides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(50). e202311479–e202311479. 23 indexed citations

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MacPherson, Douglas, Scott A. McPhee, Brian M. Zeglis, & Rein V. Ulijn. (2022). The Impact of Tyrosine Iodination on the Aggregation and Cleavage Kinetics of MMP-9-Responsive Peptide Sequences. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 8(2). 579–587. 13 indexed citations

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Kassem, Salma & Rein V. Ulijn. (2022). Designed Complex Peptide‐Based Adaptive Systems: A Bottom‐Up Approach. ChemSystemsChem. 5(1). 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Haozhen, Deborah Bowering, Chunqiu Zhang, et al.. (2020). Mechanistic insights of evaporation-induced actuation in supramolecular crystals. Nature Materials. 20(3). 403–409. 62 indexed citations

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Kroiss, Daniela, Gonen Ashkenasy, Adam B. Braunschweig, Tell Tuttle, & Rein V. Ulijn. (2019). Catalyst: Can Systems Chemistry Unravel the Mysteries of the Chemical Origins of Life?. Chem. 5(8). 1917–1920. 52 indexed citations

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Ulijn, Rein V., et al.. (2009). Hydrogels based on Fmoc-diphenylalanine and Fmoc-diglycine for nucleus pulposus disc tissue engineering. PubMed Central. 90(2). 2 indexed citations

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Jayawarna, Vineetha, Stephen M. Richardson, Julie E. Gough, & Rein V. Ulijn. (2008). Self-assembling peptide hydrogels : directing cell behaviour by chemical composition. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 1 indexed citations

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Eichhorn, Stephen J., et al.. (2006). Chemical functionalisation and geometrical modification of cellulose fibrous networks for tissue engineering. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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