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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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Rheology of a 2D granular film	58
Effect of polyacrylamide gel elasticity on collagen type II fibril assembly	53
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Composition and temperature effects on the solution structure of SDS/octanol/brine by SANS, NMR and microscopy	45
Microfluidic extensional flow device to study mass transfer dynamics in the polymer microparticle formation process	45
Hysteresis in phase volumes, compositions and interfacial roughness in model OPV-small-molecule/polymer thin-films	44
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Spontaneous symmetry-breaking of the active cluster drives the directed movement and self-sustained oscillation of symmetric rod-like passive particles	43
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Entangled nematic disclinations using multi-particle collision dynamics	40
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Design of ultra-stretchable physical hydrogels cross-linked by cubosomes: structural changes revealed by SANS during in situ polymerisation and mechanical deformation	35
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Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells	35
Effect of surfactant concentration on diffusion and microstructure in water-in-oil emulsions studied by low-field benchtop NMR and optical microscopy	34
Catching the wave: particle transport by a moving phase boundary	34
Spontaneous rolling of a soft sphere on a vertical soft substrate	33
Probing molecular motion and microstructure into emulsion gels by PFG NMR and advanced microscopy for microstructural observations	33

Lowest gelation concentration in a complex-coacervate-driven self-assembly system, achieved by redox-RAFT synthesis of high molecular weight block polyelectrolytes	32
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Revisiting the strain-induced softening behaviour in hydrogels	31
Strain stiffening elastomers with swelling inclusions	31
Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions	31
Granular flow of 3D mixtures of soft and hard spheres	30
Directional actuation and phase transition-like behavior in anisotropic networks of responsive microfibers	30
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Modelling the non-linear viscoelastic behaviour of brain tissue in torsion	29
Water–alcohol–TiO₂ dispersions as sustainable ink	29
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Zoology of collective patterns modulated by non-reciprocal, long-range interactions	28
Droplets sliding on soft solids shed elastocapillary rails	27
Tensile force field plays a crucial role in local invasion of tumor cells through a mechano-chemical coupling mechanism	27
Harnessing interfacial entropic effects in polymer grafted nanoparticle composites for tailoring their thermo-mechanical and separation properties	27
Long-range order in two-dimensional systems with fluctuating active stresses	27
A theory of hydrogel mechanics that couples swelling and external flow	26
Tuning alginate β-lactoglobulin complex coacervation by modulating pH and temperature	26
Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility	26
Size-dependent bending of a rectangular polymer film	26
Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures	25
One step generation of single-core double emulsions from polymer-osmose-induced aqueous phase separation in polar oil droplets	25
A multifunctional structural coloured electronic skin monitoring body motion and temperature	25
Correction: Hystereses in flow-induced compression of a poroelastic hydrogel	24
Correction: A passive star polymer in a dense active bath: insights from computer simulations	24
Instability and rupture of surfactant-laden bilayer thin liquid films	24
The motion of micro-swimmers over a cavity in a micro-channel	24
A simple one step synthesis of magnetic-optical dual functional ZIF-8 in a sodalite phase for magnetically guided targeting bioimaging and drug delivery	24
Tuning the velocity of thermophoretic microswimmers with thermo-sensitive polymers	24
Thermotropic reentrant isotropy and induced smectic antiferroelectricity in the ferroelectric nematic realm: comparing RM734 and DIO	23
New quasiperiodic structures in nematic liquid crystals	23
Elastoviscoplasticity, hyperaging, and time–age-time–temperature superposition in aqueous dispersions of bentonite clay	23
PEG-fibrin conjugates: the PEG impact on the polymerization dynamics	22
Surface acoustic wave manipulation of bioparticles	22
Pinching dynamics, extensional rheology, and stringiness of saliva substitutes	22
Generalized model for static contact angles and hysteresis on micro/nanostructured surfaces	21
Role of confinement in the shear banding and shear jamming in noncolloidal fiber suspensions	21
Strong viscoelastic glycerol solutions formed from phenylalanine-based amine oxide surfactants	21
Mesoscale polymer arrays: high aspect ratio surface structures and their digital reconstruction	21
Dipolar colloids in three dimensions: non-equilibrium structure and re-entrant dynamics	21
The coagulant dipping process of nitrile latex: investigations of former motion effects and coagulant loss into the dipping compound	21
Multi-population dissolution in confined active fluids	20
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	20
Advection-dominated transport dynamics of pili and flagella-mediated motile bacteria in porous media	20
Dynamics of liquid rise in the interstices of circular capillaries under a non-inertial regime	20
Is there a difference between surfactant-stabilised and Pickering emulsions?	20
Effect of polymerization on free water in polyacrylamide hydrogels observed with Brillouin spectroscopy	20
Effect of confinement and topology: 2-TIPS vs. MIPS	20
Mechanical deformation affects the counterion condensation in highly-swollen polyelectrolyte hydrogels	20

Biopolymer-supramolecular polymer hybrids for photocatalytic hydrogen production	20
Gelation effects on the spreading of non-Newtonian drops impacting a reactive liquid	19
Statistical mechanics of cell aggregates: explaining the phase transition and paradoxical piezoelectric behavior of soft biological tissues	19
The effect of thioester linkages on the stability of the ferroelectric nematic phase	19
Fabrication of submillimeter-sized spherical self-oscillating gels and control of their isotropic volumetric oscillatory behaviors	19
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Effect of intermolecular hydrogen bonding strength on the dynamic fragility of amorphous polyamides	19
Viscoelasticity of single folded proteins using dynamic atomic force microscopy	19
Effect of segmental motion on hydrolytic degradation of polyglycolide in electro-spun fiber mats	19
Oxidative destabilization of model E. coli membrane by Cu(OH) ₂ nanoparticles: a neutron reflectometry	19
Mean-field model for the bubble size distribution in coarsening wet foams	19
Modulation of wetting of stimulus responsive polymer brushes by lipid vesicles: experiments and simulations	19
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	19
Influence of matrix stiffness on microstructure evolution and magnetization of magneto-active elastomers	18
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Temperature-responsive membrane permeability of recombinant fusion protein vesicles	18
Influence of shape on heteroaggregation of model microplastics: a simulation study	18
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New approach for SANS measurement of micelle chain mixing during size and morphology transitions	18
The role of poroelastic diffusion in the transient wetting behavior of hydrogels	18
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Interactions of thermochromic liquid crystals with surface-modified PET substrates for thermal sensing applications	18
Positive, negative and controlled durotaxis	18
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A double-well potential model for glass transition in a glassy hydrogel undergoing bi-stable interactions with water	17
Adsorption and aggregation properties of quaternary-ammonium-salt-based gemini surfactants with a glycinate counterion	17
E . coli bacterium tumbling in bulk and close to surfaces: a simulation study	17
Probing the elastic response of lipid bilayers and nanovesicles to leaflet tensions via volume per lipid	17
Nanodroplets wetting an elastic half-space	17
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Mechanisms of electrostatic interactions between two charged dielectric spheres inside a polarizable medium: an effective-dipole analysis	17
Thermal- and pH-responsive triple-shape memory hydrogel based on a single reversible switch	17
Impact of slipping plane location and ion-partitioning on the diffusiophoresis of soft particles with hydrophobic inner core	17
The random walker's toolbox for analyzing single-particle tracking data	17
Drop splitting on hydrophobic wedge-shaped tips after central impact: effect of sharpness and wetting properties	17
Investigating glass transition in a PA6T/66 copolymer through molecular dynamics simulations	17
Shear recovery and temperature stability of Ca²⁺ and Ag⁺ glycolipid fibrillar metallogels with unusual β-sheet-like domains	17
Shear-induced criticality in glasses shares qualitative similarities with the Gardner phase	16
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Preparation and characterization of emulsion gels stabilized by adequately preprocessed insoluble soybean fiber from okara	16
Adhesive tape loops	16
Droplet spreading in a wedge: a route to fluid rheology for power-law liquids	16
Peeling from a liquid	16
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Microfluidic dual picoinjection based encapsulation of hemoglobin in alginate microcapsules reinforced by a poly(l-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol)	16
Insight into the structure and transport properties of pyrrolidinium-based geminal dicationic-organic ionic crystals: unravelling the role of alkyl-chain length	16
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Solvent-dependent supramolecular assembly behavior of a coumarin-headed amphiphile	16
Training precise stress patterns	16
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Mechanochromic polymer blends made with an excimer-forming telechelic sensor molecule	16
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Differential membrane curvature induced by distinct protein conformers	16
The relationship between structure and rheology in a three-dimensional sheared lamellar mesophase	15
Tuning evaporation driven deposition in sessile drops via electrostatic hetero-aggregation	15
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A simple approach to produce hydrophobic biobased coatings using methylcellulose and organosolv lignin	15
Phospholipase-catalyzed degradation drives domain morphology and rheology transitions in model lung surfactant monolayers	15
Probing the binding mode and interactions of proteinase K and glutathione: molecular simulation and experiments	15
Crystallization of non-convex colloids: the roles of particle shape and entropy	15
Molecular dynamics study of shear-induced lamellar alignment of ABA triblock copolymer thin films	15
Making microgels photo-responsive by complexation with a spiropyran surfactant	15
Coarsening in bent-core liquid crystals: a molecular dynamics study	15
Jamming transition and normal modes of polydispersed soft particle packing	15
Fabrication of a MXene-based shape-memory hydrogel and its application in the wound repair of skin	15
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Bacterial surface swimming states revealed by TIRF microscopy	15
Particle pinning as a method to manipulate marginal stability	15
Dynamics of evaporating, interconnected droplets	15
Janus-type ionic conductive gels based on poly(N,N-dimethyl)acrylamide for strain/pressure sensors	15
Ferrofluid drop impacts and Rosensweig peak formation in a non-uniform magnetic field	15
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Observations on phenomenological changes in Klebsiella Pneumoniae under fluidic stresses	15
Computer vision for high-throughput analysis of pickering emulsions	15
Phases of surface-confined trivalent colloidal particles	15
Correction: Aggregation or phase separation can be induced in highly charged proteins by small charged biomolecules	15
Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly	15

Magnetic field-directed self-assembly of CNT–Fe₃O₄ hybrids for tunable soft piezoresistive sensors	15
Orientational transitions of discotic columnar liquid crystals in cylindrical pores	14
Flow environment affects nutrient transport in soft plant roots	14
Vibrational spectroscopic profiling of biomolecular interactions between oak powdery mildew and oak leaves	14
Chiral ground states in a nematic liquid crystal confined to a cylinder with homeotropic anchoring	14
Granular aqueous suspensions with controlled interparticular friction and adhesion	14
Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates	14
The alternate ligand Jagged enhances the robustness of Notch signaling patterns	14
Exploiting breath figure reversibility for in situ pattern modulation and hierarchical design	14
Probing and modeling cell–cell communication in 2D biomimetic tissues	14
Phase behavior of symmetric diblock copolymers under 3D soft confinement	14
Fluorescent azobenzene-confined coiled-coil mesofibers	14
Insights into the interactions of zinc-phthalocyanines with lipid bilayers for liposomal formulations	14
A polymer chain with dipolar active forces in connection to spatial organization of chromatin	14
Self-healing polyacrylates based on dynamic disulfide and quadruple hydrogen bonds	14
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,	14
Ion specific effects on the rheology of cellulose nanofibrils in the presence of salts	14
Influence of adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of solid-supported lipid double-bilayers	14
Self-organization of metallo-supramolecular polymer networks by free formation of pyridine–phenanthroline heteroleptic complexes	14
Necking of thin-walled cylinders via bifurcation of incompressible nonlinear elastic solids	14
Dynamical boundary following and corner trapping of undulating worms	14
An interfacial host–guest inclusion complex regulated supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel showing tunable mechanical strength, self-healing, strain sensitivity and NIR responsiveness	14
Efficient fabrication of bioinspired soft, ridged-slippery surfaces with large-range anisotropic wettability for droplet manipulation	14
Chiral photonic crystals from sphere packing	14
The cellular Potts model on disordered lattices	14
Dynamics of particles suspended in field-enhanced microscale flows	14
Development of tough and stiff elastomers by leveraging hydrophilic–hydrophobic supramolecular segment interaction	14
Combining SAXS analysis and MD simulation to determine structure and hydration of ionizable lipid hexagonal phases	14
Modeling high strain-rate microcavitation in soft materials: the role of material behavior in bubble dynamics	14
Understanding the role of crosslink density and linear viscoelasticity on the shear failure of pressure-sensitive-adhesives	13
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A multiscale approach to uncover the self-assembly of ligand-covered palladium nanocubes	13
Microrheology of active suspensions	13
Deformation of soap bubbles in uniform magnetic fields	13
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Droplet-on-chip electro-spectroscopy detects the ultra-short relaxation time of a dilute polymer solution	13
Scale-dependent sharpening of interfacial fluctuations in shape-based models of dense cellular sheets	13
How reciprocity impacts ordering and phase separation in active nematics?	13
Destructive effect of fluctuations on the performance of a Brownian gyrator	13
Role of MXenes in advancing soft robotics	13
Interplay between yielding, ‘recovery’, and strength of yield stress fluids for direct ink writing: new insights from oscillatory rheology	13
Bulking up: the impact of polymer sterics on emulsion stability	13
Force induced DNA melting in the presence of an attractive surface	13
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A simulation method for highly entangled polymer nanocomposites: scaling exponents of slip-spring age among free and grafted chains, grafting density and nanoparticle/polymer interaction dependence on	13
Reversible pH-responsive supramolecular aggregates from viologen based amphiphiles – a molecular design perspective	13
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Interplay of the structures and viscoelastic properties of polyampholyte gels with the interlude of neutral blocks	13
Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation?	13
Defect transition of smectic liquid crystals confined in spherical cavities	13
Effect of microstructure evolution on the mechanical behavior of magneto-active elastomers with different matrix stiffness	13
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Dynamics and rheology of vesicles under confined Poiseuille flow	13
Water-resistant free-standing DNA-complexed films with antioxidant and H₂O₂-responsive activity	13
The size ratio effect on the microstructure and magnetization of a bidisperse magnetic colloidal suspension	13
Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics	13
Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers	13
Collective motion and its connection to the energy landscape in 2D soft crystals	13
Analysis of the adhesive secreting cells of Arion subfuscus: insights into the role of microgels in a tough, fast-setting hydrogel glue	13
Power law creep and delayed failure of gels and fibrous materials under stress	13
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Structural determinants of collapse by a monomolecular mimic of pulmonary surfactant at the physiological temperature	13
Stability of the chiral crystal phase and breakdown of the cholesteric phase in mixtures of active–passive chiral rods	13
Transparent and iridescent photonic films with intelligent responsive ability based on electrospun core–shell nanofibrous membranes	13
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Recent advances in the design and use of Pickering emulsions for wastewater treatment applications	13
Observation of ferroelectric behaviour in non-symmetrical cholesterol-based bent-shaped dimers	12
Crumpled Kirigami	12
Chiral active matter in external potentials	12
A unified approach to suspension cell mechanics	12
Re-entrant percolation in active Brownian hard disks	12
Nonaffine motion and network reorganization in entangled polymer networks	12
Exploring how cation entropy influences electric double layer formation and electrochemical reactivity	12
Strain hysteresis and Mullins effect of rubber vulcanizates with a reversible sacrificial network	12
Micro-ballistic response of thin film polymer grafted nanoparticle monolayers	12
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Hacktive matter: data-driven discovery through hackathon-based cross-disciplinary coding	12
A critical review on robust self-cleaning properties of lotus leaf	12
Organic/inorganic heterostructures templated by interfacial instability-driven BCP colloids in deformable emulsion droplets	12
Nature of barriers determines first passage times in heterogeneous media	12
An anti-freeze fluorescent organogel with rapid shape-forming properties for constructing artificial light harvesting systems used in extremely cold environments	12
Pairing-specific microstructure in depletion gels of bidisperse colloids	12
A computational method for rapid analysis polymer structure and inverse design strategy (RAPSIDY)	12
The electrostatic charge on exuded liquid drops	12
Rheological and thermal behaviour of microtubule networks mediated by microtubule associated proteins	12
Rheological dynamics and structural characteristics of supramolecular assemblies of β-cyclodextrin and sulfonic surfactants	12
Nanosheet–hydrogel composites: from preparation and fundamental properties to their promising applications	12