Wilson C. K. Poon

21.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
232 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Wilson C. K. Poon is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilson C. K. Poon has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Materials Chemistry, 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 45 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Wilson C. K. Poon's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (113 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (47 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (42 papers). Wilson C. K. Poon is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (113 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (47 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (42 papers). Wilson C. K. Poon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Wilson C. K. Poon's co-authors include P. N. Pusey, Stefan U. Egelhaaf, Jason Crain, Andrew B. Schofield, Patrick B. Warren, Mark Haw, R. Besseling, Michael E. Cates, Aidan T. Brown and Surjit B. Dixit and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wilson C. K. Poon

227 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Equilibrium cluster formation in concentrated protein solutions and colloids

2004 883 citations Wilson C. K. Poon et al. profile →
Molecular segregation observed in a concentrated alcohol–water solution

2002 846 citations Wilson C. K. Poon et al. profile →
Phase Behaviour of Colloid + Polymer Mixtures

1992 785 citations Wilson C. K. Poon et al. profile →
Multiple Glassy States in a Simple Model System

2002 601 citations Andrew B. Schofield, Michael E. Cates et al. profile →
Phase behavior of a model colloid-polymer mixture

1995 499 citations Wilson C. K. Poon et al. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wilson C. K. Poon United Kingdom	66	9.6k	4.6k	3.0k	2.6k	2.6k	232	15.7k
David J. Pine United States	78	13.1k 1.4×	5.4k 1.2×	3.6k 1.2×	5.0k 1.9×	1.2k 0.5×	186	22.0k
Kenneth S. Schweizer United States	72	11.9k 1.3×	4.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	2.7k 1.0×	4.2k 1.6×	335	16.4k
Hajime Tanaka Japan	76	13.1k 1.4×	3.5k 0.8×	4.0k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	523	20.7k
Jack F. Douglas United States	81	16.2k 1.7×	7.1k 1.5×	3.2k 1.1×	3.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.0×	548	28.7k
Steve Granick United States	82	10.2k 1.1×	6.1k 1.3×	3.3k 1.1×	4.0k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	340	23.2k
Masao Doi Japan	64	7.9k 0.8×	5.4k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	8.1k 3.1×	320	22.6k
Michael E. Cates United Kingdom	75	9.8k 1.0×	4.1k 0.9×	7.6k 2.6×	5.1k 1.9×	3.3k 1.2×	287	21.7k
Sharon C. Glotzer United States	76	18.1k 1.9×	4.8k 1.0×	4.8k 1.6×	4.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	327	24.5k
P. N. Pusey United Kingdom	54	9.6k 1.0×	4.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	134	14.2k
Thomas A. Witten United States	49	11.5k 1.2×	7.7k 1.7×	6.3k 2.1×	3.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	157	32.5k

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Frost, Isabel, Sarah Hierons, Tessa Moses, et al.. (2025). Bacteria encode post-mortem protein catabolism that enables altruistic nutrient recycling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1400–1400. 2 indexed citations

Schofield, Andrew B., et al.. (2025). Impact of particle-size polydispersity on the quality of thin-film colloidal crystals. Soft Matter. 21(42). 8122–8129. 1 indexed citations

Darnige, Thierry, et al.. (2025). Medium-assisted tumbling controls bacteria exploration in a complex fluid. Soft Matter. 21(31). 6252–6260.

Kurzthaler, Christina, Yongfeng Zhao, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2024). Characterization and Control of the Run-and-Tumble Dynamics of Escherichia Coli. Physical Review Letters. 132(3). 38302–38302. 26 indexed citations

O’Neill, Rory E., et al.. (2024). Optimizing non-Newtonian fluids for impact protection of laminates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(10). e2317832121–e2317832121. 4 indexed citations

Graaf, Joost de, et al.. (2023). Hydrodynamic stability criterion for colloidal gelation under gravity. Physical review. E. 107(3). 34608–34608. 5 indexed citations

Poon, Wilson C. K. & Tom McLeish. (2023). IS THERE A DISTINCTIVE QUANTUM THEOLOGY?. Zygon®. 58(1). 1 indexed citations

Hermes, Michiel, et al.. (2022). Granulation and suspension rheology: A unified treatment. Journal of Rheology. 66(5). 853–858. 13 indexed citations

Wood, Tiffany A., et al.. (2022). Rheological design of thickened alcohol-based hand rubs. Rheologica Acta. 61(8-9). 571–581. 6 indexed citations

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Martinez, Vincent A., Éric Clément, Jochen Arlt, et al.. (2020). A combined rheometry and imaging study of viscosity reduction in bacterial suspensions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(5). 2326–2331. 46 indexed citations

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Adibnia, Vahid, Jean‐Michel Rabanel, Jochen Arlt, et al.. (2019). Spontaneous shrinking of soft nanoparticles boosts their diffusion in confined media. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4294–4294. 35 indexed citations

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Blanco, Elena, Michiel Hermes, R. Besseling, et al.. (2019). Conching chocolate is a prototypical transition from frictionally jammed solid to flowable suspension with maximal solid content. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(21). 10303–10308. 49 indexed citations

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Martinez, Vincent A., C. Hotz, Jana Schwarz‐Linek, et al.. (2018). Hook length of the bacterial flagellum is optimized for maximal stability of the flagellar bundle. PLoS Biology. 16(9). e2006989–e2006989. 37 indexed citations

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Vissers, Teun, Aidan T. Brown, Nick Koumakis, et al.. (2018). Bacteria as living patchy colloids: Phenotypic heterogeneity in surface adhesion. Science Advances. 4(4). eaao1170–eaao1170. 50 indexed citations

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Poon, Wilson C. K.. (2013). From Clarkia to Escherichia and Janus: The physics of natural and synthetic active colloids. arXiv (Cornell University). 317–386. 9 indexed citations

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Poon, Wilson C. K.. (2011). Interdisciplinary reflections: The case of physics and biology. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 42(2). 115–118. 4 indexed citations

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Wilson, Laurence G. & Wilson C. K. Poon. (2011). Small-world rheology: an introduction to probe-based active microrheology. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(22). 10617–10617. 74 indexed citations

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Wright, Graham, Nick D. Read, Nick D. Read, et al.. (2007). Experimentally manipulating fungi with optical tweezers*. Mycoscience. 48(1). 15–19. 13 indexed citations

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Auer, Stefan, Wilson C. K. Poon, & Daan Frenkel. (2003). Phase behavior and crystallization kinetics of PHSA-coated PMMA colloids. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 67. 1–4. 234 indexed citations

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Auer, Stefan, Wilson C. K. Poon, & Daan Frenkel. (2003). Publisher's Note: Phase behavior and crystallization kinetics of poly-12-hydroxystearic-coated polymethylmethacrylate colloids [Phys. Rev. E 67, 020401(R) (2003)]. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 67(3). 4 indexed citations

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