Stephen Weiner

21.7k total citations · 9 hit papers
104 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Stephen Weiner is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Paleontology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Weiner has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Biomaterials, 24 papers in Paleontology and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen Weiner's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (44 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (13 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers). Stephen Weiner is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (44 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (13 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers). Stephen Weiner collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Stephen Weiner's co-authors include Lia Addadi, H. Daniel Wagner, Heinz A. Lowenstam, W. Traub, Joanna Aizenberg, Ofer Bar‐Yosef, Ofer Bar‐Yosef, Mary C. Stiner, Steven L. Kuhn and Elia Beniash and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Weiner

102 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

THE MATERIAL BONE: Structure-Mechanical Function Relations

1998 2.1k citations Stephen Weiner et al. profile →
On Biomineralization

1989 1.6k citations Stephen Weiner et al. profile →
Interactions between acidic proteins and crystals: stereochemical requirements in biomineralization.

1985 902 citations Lia Addadi, Stephen Weiner profile →
Design strategies in mineralized biological materials

1997 877 citations Stephen Weiner, Lia Addadi profile →
Control and Design Principles in Biological Mineralization

1992 767 citations Lia Addadi, Stephen Weiner Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
Differential Burning, Recrystallization, and Fragmentation of Archaeological Bone

1995 752 citations Mary C. Stiner, Steven L. Kuhn et al. profile →
Amorphous calcium carbonate transforms into calcite during sea urchin larval spicule growth

1997 612 citations Lia Addadi, Stephen Weiner et al. profile →
A chemical model for the cooperation of sulfates and carboxylates in calcite crystal nucleation: Relevance to biomineralization

1987 495 citations Lia Addadi, Stephen Weiner et al. profile →
States of preservation of bones from prehistoric sites in the Near East: A survey

1990 464 citations Stephen Weiner, Ofer Bar‐Yosef profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Weiner Israel	53	9.5k	6.1k	4.8k	1.9k	1.8k	104	17.1k
Steve Weiner Israel	86	14.7k 1.5×	8.8k 1.4×	7.5k 1.6×	3.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.2×	277	31.3k
Lia Addadi Israel	87	17.2k 1.8×	10.0k 1.6×	5.4k 1.1×	5.4k 2.8×	301 0.2×	291	30.1k
Peter Fratzl Germany	106	15.0k 1.6×	16.7k 2.7×	1.9k 0.4×	7.0k 3.7×	575 0.3×	642	45.0k
A. Boyde United Kingdom	72	942 0.1×	3.2k 0.5×	757 0.2×	473 0.2×	744 0.4×	491	19.3k
U. Schwertmann Germany	74	7.0k 0.7×	3.5k 0.6×	759 0.2×	3.1k 1.6×	328 0.2×	211	26.9k
Michael I. Bird Australia	74	981 0.1×	719 0.1×	2.6k 0.5×	214 0.1×	872 0.5×	352	18.4k
Melvin J. Glimcher United States	69	3.0k 0.3×	4.5k 0.7×	321 0.1×	983 0.5×	318 0.2×	269	16.2k
Lara A. Estroff United States	42	4.3k 0.5×	3.6k 0.6×	679 0.1×	5.8k 3.1×	73 0.0×	110	15.3k
Matthias Epple Germany	76	6.5k 0.7×	12.1k 2.0×	618 0.1×	9.3k 4.9×	104 0.1×	599	27.5k
Benjamin Gilbert United States	53	4.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	5.5k 2.9×	74 0.0×	146	12.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Weiner

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Milgram, Joshua, et al.. (2023). The 3D organization of the mineralized scales of the sturgeon has structures reminiscent of dentin and bone: A FIB-SEM study. Journal of Structural Biology. 215(4). 108045–108045. 3 indexed citations

Berna, Francesco, Elisabetta Boaretto, & Stephen Weiner. (2017). Site Formation Processes at Manot Cave, Israel. 1 indexed citations

Meignen, Liliane, Ofer Bar‐Yosef, Mary C. Stiner, et al.. (2010). Apport des analyses minéralogiques (en spectrométrie infrarouge à transformée de Fourier) à l'interprétation des structures anthropiques : les concentrations osseuses dans les niveaux moustériens des grottes de Kébara et Hayonim (Israel). Research Online (University of Wollongong). 93. 4 indexed citations

Weiner, Stephen. (2008). Biomineralization: A structural perspective. Journal of Structural Biology. 163(3). 229–234. 165 indexed citations

Weiner, Stephen. (2003). Amorphous Calcium Carbonate in Biomineralization: Stable and Precursor Phases. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003.

Sabanay, Ilana, et al.. (1996). Transitional structures in lamellar bone. Microscopy Research and Technique. 33(2). 203–213. 2 indexed citations

Weiner, Stephen, Solveig Schiegl, Paul Goldberg, & Ofer Bar‐Yosef. (1995). Mineral Assemblages in Kebara and Hayonim Caves, Israel: Excavation Strategies, Bone Preservation, and Wood Ash Remnants. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 35(2). 143–154. 44 indexed citations

Berman, Amir, Jonathan C. Hanson, Leslie Leiserowitz, et al.. (1993). Biological Control of Crystal Texture: A Widespread Strategy for Adapting Crystal Properties to Function. Science. 259(5096). 776–779. 334 indexed citations

Addadi, Lia & Stephen Weiner. (1992). Control and Design Principles in Biological Mineralization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 31(2). 153–169. 767 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weiner, Stephen & W. Traub. (1989). Crystal Size and Organization in Bone. Connective Tissue Research. 21(1-4). 259–265. 79 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1988). The Role of Macromolecules in the Formation of Mineralized Skeletons. 1. 130–137. 1 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen & W. Traub. (1986). Organization of hydroxyapatite crystals within collagen fibrils. FEBS Letters. 206(2). 262–266. 235 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A., W. Traub, & Stephen Weiner. (1984). Nautilus hard parts: a study of the mineral and organic constitutents. Paleobiology. 10(2). 268–279. 33 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1982). Separation of acidic proteins from mineralized tissues by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 245(1). 148–154. 26 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1980). X-ray diffraction study of the insoluble organic matrix of mollusk shell. FEBS Journal. 111. 311–316. 3 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1980). Molecular evolution from the fossil record—a dream or a reality?. Paleobiology. 6(1). 4–5. 4 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1975). The carbon isotopic composition of the eastern Mediterranean planktonic foraminifera orbulina universa and the phenotypes of globigerinoides ruber. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 17(2). 149–156. 16 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1969). Cone tip scattering: Endfire region. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 17(1). 78–81. 2 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen, et al.. (1966). Radar scattering from blunted cone tips. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 14(6). 774–781. 8 indexed citations

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Weiner, Stephen. (1966). Standing Sound Waves of Finite Amplitude. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 40(1). 240–243. 5 indexed citations

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