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Papers

(The median citation count of Soft Matter is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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Rheology of a 2D granular film	92
The growth and the decay of a visco-elastocapillary ridge by localized forces	79
New quasiperiodic structures in nematic liquid crystals	71
Effect of polyacrylamide gel elasticity on collagen type II fibril assembly	68
From nematic shells to nematic droplets: energetics and defect transitions	66
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A facile strategy to in situ synthesize metal oxide/conductive polymer hybrid electrodes for supercapacitors	57
Viscoelasticity of single folded proteins using dynamic atomic force microscopy	51
Microfluidic extensional flow device to study mass transfer dynamics in the polymer microparticle formation process	48
Mechanical deformation affects the counterion condensation in highly-swollen polyelectrolyte hydrogels	45
Composition and temperature effects on the solution structure of SDS/octanol/brine by SANS, NMR and microscopy	44
PEG-fibrin conjugates: the PEG impact on the polymerization dynamics	43
Multi-population dissolution in confined active fluids	42
Spontaneous symmetry-breaking of the active cluster drives the directed movement and self-sustained oscillation of symmetric rod-like passive particles	40
Reply to the ‘Comment on “Effects of topological constraints on linked ring polymers in solvents of varying quality”’ by M. Tsige and H. Guo, Soft Matter, 2024, 20, DOI: 10.1039/D3SM0161	40
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Hysteresis in phase volumes, compositions and interfacial roughness in model OPV-small-molecule/polymer thin-films	40
Statistical mechanics of cell aggregates: explaining the phase transition and paradoxical piezoelectric behavior of soft biological tissues	39
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Effect of polymerization on free water in polyacrylamide hydrogels observed with Brillouin spectroscopy	36
Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells	36
Entangled nematic disclinations using multi-particle collision dynamics	36
Correction: A passive star polymer in a dense active bath: insights from computer simulations	35
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A simple one step synthesis of magnetic-optical dual functional ZIF-8 in a sodalite phase for magnetically guided targeting bioimaging and drug delivery	34
Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility	34
Tuning the polymer thermal conductivity through structural modification induced by MoS₂ bilayers	34
Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures	33
Size-dependent bending of a rectangular polymer film	33
Revisiting the strain-induced softening behaviour in hydrogels	33
Modulation of wetting of stimulus responsive polymer brushes by lipid vesicles: experiments and simulations	32
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Correction: Hystereses in flow-induced compression of a poroelastic hydrogel	32
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Harnessing interfacial entropic effects in polymer grafted nanoparticle composites for tailoring their thermo-mechanical and separation properties	30
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Pinching dynamics, extensional rheology, and stringiness of saliva substitutes	28
Strain stiffening elastomers with swelling inclusions	28
The coagulant dipping process of nitrile latex: investigations of former motion effects and coagulant loss into the dipping compound	28
Mesoscale polymer arrays: high aspect ratio surface structures and their digital reconstruction	28
Effect of confinement and topology: 2-TIPS vs. MIPS	28
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Effect of segmental motion on hydrolytic degradation of polyglycolide in electro-spun fiber mats	28
Lowest gelation concentration in a complex-coacervate-driven self-assembly system, achieved by redox-RAFT synthesis of high molecular weight block polyelectrolytes	28
One step generation of single-core double emulsions from polymer-osmose-induced aqueous phase separation in polar oil droplets	27
New approach for SANS measurement of micelle chain mixing during size and morphology transitions	27
Positive, negative and controlled durotaxis	27
The motion of micro-swimmers over a cavity in a micro-channel	27
Tensile force field plays a crucial role in local invasion of tumor cells through a mechano-chemical coupling mechanism	27
Is there a difference between surfactant-stabilised and Pickering emulsions?	27
Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions	27
Oxidative destabilization of model E. coli membrane by Cu(OH) ₂ nanoparticles: a neutron reflectometry	26
Influence of matrix stiffness on microstructure evolution and magnetization of magneto-active elastomers	26
Hydroelastomers: soft, tough, highly swelling composites	26
Droplets sliding on soft solids shed elastocapillary rails	26
Dipolar colloids in three dimensions: non-equilibrium structure and re-entrant dynamics	26
Effect of intermolecular hydrogen bonding strength on the dynamic fragility of amorphous polyamides	26
Passive viscoelastic response of striated muscles	25
Biopolymer-supramolecular polymer hybrids for photocatalytic hydrogen production	25
Design of ultra-stretchable physical hydrogels cross-linked by cubosomes: structural changes revealed by SANS during in situ polymerisation and mechanical deformation	25
Modelling the non-linear viscoelastic behaviour of brain tissue in torsion	25
Dynamics of liquid rise in the interstices of circular capillaries under a non-inertial regime	25
Controlling toughness of polymer-grafted nanoparticle composites for impact mitigation	25
The rheology and foamability of crystal-melt suspensions composed of triacylglycerols	25
Effect of surfactant concentration on diffusion and microstructure in water-in-oil emulsions studied by low-field benchtop NMR and optical microscopy	24

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Granular flow of 3D mixtures of soft and hard spheres	24
Probing molecular motion and microstructure into emulsion gels by PFG NMR and advanced microscopy for microstructural observations	24
Directional actuation and phase transition-like behavior in anisotropic networks of responsive microfibers	24
Fabrication of submillimeter-sized spherical self-oscillating gels and control of their isotropic volumetric oscillatory behaviors	24
Advection-dominated transport dynamics of pili and flagella-mediated motile bacteria in porous media	24
Water–alcohol–TiO₂ dispersions as sustainable ink	23
Long-range order in two-dimensional systems with fluctuating active stresses	23
Instability and rupture of surfactant-laden bilayer thin liquid films	23
Influence of shape on heteroaggregation of model microplastics: a simulation study	23
Binding of anisotropic curvature-inducing proteins onto membrane tubes	23
A multifunctional structural coloured electronic skin monitoring body motion and temperature	23
Molecular mobility of thin films of poly(bisphenol-A carbonate) capped and with one free surface: from bulk-like samples down to the adsorbed layer	23
Frame tension governs the thermal fluctuations of a fluid membrane: new evidence	23
Role of confinement in the shear banding and shear jamming in noncolloidal fiber suspensions	23
Modelling viscoelastic relaxation mechanisms in thermorheologically complex Fe(iii)–poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels	23
Spontaneous rolling of a soft sphere on a vertical soft substrate	23
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Complete stress release in monolayer ALD-Al₂O₃ films based on mechanical equilibrium homeostasis to realize a bending radius of 1 mm	22
Temperature-responsive membrane permeability of recombinant fusion protein vesicles	22
SAXS-guided unbiased coarse-grained Monte Carlo simulation for identification of self-assembly nanostructures and dimensions	22
Tuning alginate β-lactoglobulin complex coacervation by modulating pH and temperature	22
Thermotropic reentrant isotropy and induced smectic antiferroelectricity in the ferroelectric nematic realm: comparing RM734 and DIO	22
Malleable and self-healing rubbers covalently crosslinked by reversible boronic ester bonds	22
The role of poroelastic diffusion in the transient wetting behavior of hydrogels	22
A theory of hydrogel mechanics that couples swelling and external flow	22
Pyridine-functional diblock copolymer nanoparticles synthesized via RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly: effect of solution pH	22
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Elastoviscoplasticity, hyperaging, and time–age-time–temperature superposition in aqueous dispersions of bentonite clay	21
Cyclodextrin-catalyzed self-assembly of a coordinating fluorescent molecule into microflowers	21
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Synergy of Hofmeister effect and ligand crosslinking enabled the facile fabrication of super-strong, pre-stretching-enhanced gelatin-based hydrogels	21
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Drop splitting on hydrophobic wedge-shaped tips after central impact: effect of sharpness and wetting properties	21
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Surface acoustic wave manipulation of bioparticles	21
One-step laser etching of a bionic hierarchical structure on a silicone rubber surface with thermal and acid/alkali resistance and tunable wettability	21
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Moving cracks in drying colloidal films	20
High-χ, low-N micelles from partially perfluorinated block polymers	20
Crystallization of non-convex colloids: the roles of particle shape and entropy	20
Modeling high strain-rate microcavitation in soft materials: the role of material behavior in bubble dynamics	20
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Nanodroplets wetting an elastic half-space	20
Chiral ground states in a nematic liquid crystal confined to a cylinder with homeotropic anchoring	20
Reply to the ‘Comment on “Simulations of ionization equilibria in weak polyelectrolyte solutions and gels”’ by J. Landsgesell, L. Nová, O. Rud, F. Uhlík, D. Sean, P. Hebbeker, C. Holm and P. Košovan,	20
Mechanisms of electrostatic interactions between two charged dielectric spheres inside a polarizable medium: an effective-dipole analysis	20
Phase behavior of symmetric diblock copolymers under 3D soft confinement	20
Droplet spreading in a wedge: a route to fluid rheology for power-law liquids	20
Kinetics of geopolymerization followed by rheology: a general model	20
Necking of thin-walled cylinders via bifurcation of incompressible nonlinear elastic solids	19
Observations on phenomenological changes in Klebsiella Pneumoniae under fluidic stresses	19
The alternate ligand Jagged enhances the robustness of Notch signaling patterns	19
Shear-induced criticality in glasses shares qualitative similarities with the Gardner phase	19
Development of tough and stiff elastomers by leveraging hydrophilic–hydrophobic supramolecular segment interaction	19
Mediating the slow dynamics of polyacrylates by small molecule-bridged hydrogen bonds	19
Peeling from a liquid	19
Stiffening of under-constrained spring networks under isotropic strain	19
How reciprocity impacts ordering and phase separation in active nematics?	19
Solvent-dependent supramolecular assembly behavior of a coumarin-headed amphiphile	19
Phospholipase-catalyzed degradation drives domain morphology and rheology transitions in model lung surfactant monolayers	19
Orientational transitions of discotic columnar liquid crystals in cylindrical pores	19
Training precise stress patterns	19
Predicting the outcomes of interpolyelectrolyte neutralization at surfaces on the basis of complexation experiments and vice versa	19
Investigating glass transition in a PA6T/66 copolymer through molecular dynamics simulations	18
Influence of adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of solid-supported lipid double-bilayers	18
Jamming transition and normal modes of polydispersed soft particle packing	18
Dynamics and rheology of vesicles under confined Poiseuille flow	18
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Tuning evaporation driven deposition in sessile drops via electrostatic hetero-aggregation	18
Flow environment affects nutrient transport in soft plant roots	18
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Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly	18
Adsorption and aggregation properties of quaternary-ammonium-salt-based gemini surfactants with a glycinate counterion	18
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Synthesis and characterisation of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based hydrogels	17
Combining SAXS analysis and MD simulation to determine structure and hydration of ionizable lipid hexagonal phases	17
Mechanochromic polymer blends made with an excimer-forming telechelic sensor molecule	17
Thermal- and pH-responsive triple-shape memory hydrogel based on a single reversible switch	17
Cellulose nanocrystals as nucleating agents for the strain induced crystallization in natural rubber	17
E. coli bacterium tumbling in bulk and close to surfaces: a simulation study	17
Insights into the interactions of zinc-phthalocyanines with lipid bilayers for liposomal formulations	17
Correction: Aggregation or phase separation can be induced in highly charged proteins by small charged biomolecules	17
Magnetic field-directed self-assembly of CNT–Fe₃O₄ hybrids for tunable soft piezoresistive sensors	17
Self-healing polyacrylates based on dynamic disulfide and quadruple hydrogen bonds	17
Multiple droplets on a conical fiber: formation, motion, and droplet mergers	17
Investigation of the synergistic effect of melt-extension and nanofiller on the crystal–crystal phase transition from form II to I of isotactic polybutene-1	17
Coarsening in bent-core liquid crystals: a molecular dynamics study	17
Vibrational spectroscopic profiling of biomolecular interactions between oak powdery mildew and oak leaves	17
Effect of the content and strength of hard segment on the viscoelasticity of the polyurethane elastomer: insights from molecular dynamics simulation	17
Efficient fabrication of bioinspired soft, ridged-slippery surfaces with large-range anisotropic wettability for droplet manipulation	17
The cellular Potts model on disordered lattices	17
Exploiting breath figure reversibility for in situ pattern modulation and hierarchical design	17
Computer vision for high-throughput analysis of pickering emulsions	17
Microstructural changes of concentrated Newtonian suspensions in the first oscillation cycles probed with linear and non-linear rheology	17
Molecular dynamics study of shear-induced lamellar alignment of ABA triblock copolymer thin films	17
Fluorescent azobenzene-confined coiled-coil mesofibers	17
Breaking action–reaction with active apolar colloids: emergent transport and velocity inversion	17
Ion specific effects on the rheology of cellulose nanofibrils in the presence of salts	17
Correction: Effect of network topology and crosslinker reactivity on microgel structure and ordering at liquid–liquid interface	17
Self-organization of metallo-supramolecular polymer networks by free formation of pyridine–phenanthroline heteroleptic complexes	17
Ferrofluid drop impacts and Rosensweig peak formation in a non-uniform magnetic field	17
Probing the elastic response of lipid bilayers and nanovesicles to leaflet tensions via volume per lipid	17
Direct ink writing of tough, stretchable silicone composites	16
Antibacterial, wearable, transparent tannic acid–thioctic acid–phytic acid hydrogel for adhesive bandages	16
A polymer chain with dipolar active forces in connection to spatial organization of chromatin	16
Pressurized interfacial failure of soft adhesives	16
Particle pinning as a method to manipulate marginal stability	16
l-Cysteine as a reducing/capping/gel-forming agent for the preparation of silver nanoparticle composites with anticancer properties	16
Bacterial surface swimming states revealed by TIRF microscopy	16
An interfacial host–guest inclusion complex regulated supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel showing tunable mechanical strength, self-healing, strain sensitivity and NIR responsiveness	16
Effect of microstructure evolution on the mechanical behavior of magneto-active elastomers with different matrix stiffness	16
Sorting of proteins with shape and curvature anisotropy on a lipid bilayer tube	16
Fabrication of a MXene-based shape-memory hydrogel and its application in the wound repair of skin	16
Janus-type ionic conductive gels based on poly(N,N-dimethyl)acrylamide for strain/pressure sensors	16
Differential membrane curvature induced by distinct protein conformers	16
Collecting differently sized particles on water surface by maneuvering pedal waves on the foot of the water snail Pomacea canaliculata	16
Microfluidic dual picoinjection based encapsulation of hemoglobin in alginate microcapsules reinforced by a poly(l-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol)	16
Shear recovery and temperature stability of Ca²⁺ and Ag⁺ glycolipid fibrillar metallogels with unusual β-sheet-like domains	16
The relationship between structure and rheology in a three-dimensional sheared lamellar mesophase	16
Preparation and characterization of emulsion gels stabilized by adequately preprocessed insoluble soybean fiber from okara	16
Coarse-grained molecular models of the surface of hair	16
Interplay between yielding, ‘recovery’, and strength of yield stress fluids for direct ink writing: new insights from oscillatory rheology	16
The role of disorder in the motion of chiral active particles in the presence of obstacles	16
Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates	16
Phases of surface-confined trivalent colloidal particles	16
Chiral photonic crystals from sphere packing	16
Dynamics of evaporating, interconnected droplets	15
The random walker's toolbox for analyzing single-particle tracking data	15
Observation of ferroelectric behaviour in non-symmetrical cholesterol-based bent-shaped dimers	15
Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation?	15
Lipid doping of the sponge (L₃) mesophase	15
Structural determinants of collapse by a monomolecular mimic of pulmonary surfactant at the physiological temperature	15
Micro-ballistic response of thin film polymer grafted nanoparticle monolayers	15
Kuttsukigami: sticky sheet design	15
Bulking up: the impact of polymer sterics on emulsion stability	15
A hydro-thermophoretic trap for microparticles near a gold-coated substrate	15
Transparent and iridescent photonic films with intelligent responsive ability based on electrospun core–shell nanofibrous membranes	15
Understanding the role of crosslink density and linear viscoelasticity on the shear failure of pressure-sensitive-adhesives	15
Probing the binding mode and interactions of proteinase K and glutathione: molecular simulation and experiments	15
Droplet-on-chip electro-spectroscopy detects the ultra-short relaxation time of a dilute polymer solution	15
Mechanism analysis of the carrier viscosity effect on shear stress of magnetorheological fluids	15
Convolutional neural networks applied to differential dynamic microscopy reduces noise when quantifying heterogeneous dynamics	15
Splay and polar order in a system of hard pear-like molecules: confrontation of Monte Carlo numerical simulations with density functional theory calculations	15
The Edwards volume ensemble in cyclically sheared granular experiments	15
Insight into the structure and transport properties of pyrrolidinium-based geminal dicationic-organic ionic crystals: unravelling the role of alkyl-chain length	15
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Making microgels photo-responsive by complexation with a spiropyran surfactant	15
A simple approach to produce hydrophobic biobased coatings using methylcellulose and organosolv lignin	15
A double-well potential model for glass transition in a glassy hydrogel undergoing bi-stable interactions with water	15
Recent advances in the design and use of Pickering emulsions for wastewater treatment applications	15
Role of MXenes in advancing soft robotics	15
Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics	15
Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers	15
Colloidal cubic diamond photonic crystals through cooperative self-assembly	15
Strength of fluid-filled soft composites across the elastofracture length	15
Determination of the swimming mechanism of Au@TiO₂ active matter and implications on active–passive interactions	15
Efficient and stable electrorheological fluids based on chestnut-like cobalt hydroxide coupled with surface-functionalized carbon dots	15
Angular structure factor of the hexatic-B liquid crystals: bridging theory and experiment	15
A self-oscillating gel system with complex dynamic behavior based on a time delay between the oscillations	15
Granular aqueous suspensions with controlled interparticular friction and adhesion	15
An anti-freeze fluorescent organogel with rapid shape-forming properties for constructing artificial light harvesting systems used in extremely cold environments	14
Model predictive control of non-interacting active Brownian particles	14
Stability of the chiral crystal phase and breakdown of the cholesteric phase in mixtures of active–passive chiral rods	14