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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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Rheology of a 2D granular film	64
Effect of polyacrylamide gel elasticity on collagen type II fibril assembly	57
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Microfluidic extensional flow device to study mass transfer dynamics in the polymer microparticle formation process	48
Composition and temperature effects on the solution structure of SDS/octanol/brine by SANS, NMR and microscopy	47
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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	46
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Entangled nematic disclinations using multi-particle collision dynamics	43
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Liquid crystalline collagen assemblies as substrates for directed alignment of human Schwann cells	36
Design of ultra-stretchable physical hydrogels cross-linked by cubosomes: structural changes revealed by SANS during in situ polymerisation and mechanical deformation	36
Catching the wave: particle transport by a moving phase boundary	36
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Effect of surfactant concentration on diffusion and microstructure in water-in-oil emulsions studied by low-field benchtop NMR and optical microscopy	35
Strain stiffening elastomers with swelling inclusions	34
Probing molecular motion and microstructure into emulsion gels by PFG NMR and advanced microscopy for microstructural observations	34
Spontaneous rolling of a soft sphere on a vertical soft substrate	34

Lowest gelation concentration in a complex-coacervate-driven self-assembly system, achieved by redox-RAFT synthesis of high molecular weight block polyelectrolytes	34
Effects of shear-induced crystallization on the complex viscosity of lamellar-structured concentrated surfactant solutions	34
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Revisiting the strain-induced softening behaviour in hydrogels	33
Directional actuation and phase transition-like behavior in anisotropic networks of responsive microfibers	32
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Granular flow of 3D mixtures of soft and hard spheres	32
Water–alcohol–TiO₂ dispersions as sustainable ink	31
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Modelling the non-linear viscoelastic behaviour of brain tissue in torsion	31
Zoology of collective patterns modulated by non-reciprocal, long-range interactions	30
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Tuning alginate β-lactoglobulin complex coacervation by modulating pH and temperature	29
Tensile force field plays a crucial role in local invasion of tumor cells through a mechano-chemical coupling mechanism	29
Harnessing interfacial entropic effects in polymer grafted nanoparticle composites for tailoring their thermo-mechanical and separation properties	29
Droplets sliding on soft solids shed elastocapillary rails	29
Size-dependent bending of a rectangular polymer film	28
A multifunctional structural coloured electronic skin monitoring body motion and temperature	27
One step generation of single-core double emulsions from polymer-osmose-induced aqueous phase separation in polar oil droplets	27
Temperature dependence of micelle shape transitions in copolymer solutions: the role of inter-block incompatibility	27
Correction: Hystereses in flow-induced compression of a poroelastic hydrogel	26
Correction: A passive star polymer in a dense active bath: insights from computer simulations	26
Instability and rupture of surfactant-laden bilayer thin liquid films	26
New quasiperiodic structures in nematic liquid crystals	25
A simple one step synthesis of magnetic-optical dual functional ZIF-8 in a sodalite phase for magnetically guided targeting bioimaging and drug delivery	25
Elastoviscoplasticity, hyperaging, and time–age-time–temperature superposition in aqueous dispersions of bentonite clay	25
The motion of micro-swimmers over a cavity in a micro-channel	25
Thermotropic reentrant isotropy and induced smectic antiferroelectricity in the ferroelectric nematic realm: comparing RM734 and DIO	25
Tuning the velocity of thermophoretic microswimmers with thermo-sensitive polymers	25
Surface acoustic wave manipulation of bioparticles	24
Mesoscale polymer arrays: high aspect ratio surface structures and their digital reconstruction	24
Pinching dynamics, extensional rheology, and stringiness of saliva substitutes	24
PEG-fibrin conjugates: the PEG impact on the polymerization dynamics	24
The coagulant dipping process of nitrile latex: investigations of former motion effects and coagulant loss into the dipping compound	23
Role of confinement in the shear banding and shear jamming in noncolloidal fiber suspensions	23
Viscoelasticity of single folded proteins using dynamic atomic force microscopy	22
Strong viscoelastic glycerol solutions formed from phenylalanine-based amine oxide surfactants	22
Effect of segmental motion on hydrolytic degradation of polyglycolide in electro-spun fiber mats	22
Interactions of thermochromic liquid crystals with surface-modified PET substrates for thermal sensing applications	22
Modulation of wetting of stimulus responsive polymer brushes by lipid vesicles: experiments and simulations	22
Generalized model for static contact angles and hysteresis on micro/nanostructured surfaces	22
New approach for SANS measurement of micelle chain mixing during size and morphology transitions	21
Dipolar colloids in three dimensions: non-equilibrium structure and re-entrant dynamics	21
Temperature-responsive membrane permeability of recombinant fusion protein vesicles	21
Hysteresis in phase volumes, compositions and interfacial roughness in model OPV-small-molecule/polymer thin-films	21
Effect of polymerization on free water in polyacrylamide hydrogels observed with Brillouin spectroscopy	21
Multi-population dissolution in confined active fluids	20
Mean-field model for the bubble size distribution in coarsening wet foams	20
The effect of thioester linkages on the stability of the ferroelectric nematic phase	20
Effect of confinement and topology: 2-TIPS vs. MIPS	20

Mechanical deformation affects the counterion condensation in highly-swollen polyelectrolyte hydrogels	20
Statistical mechanics of cell aggregates: explaining the phase transition and paradoxical piezoelectric behavior of soft biological tissues	20
Effect of intermolecular hydrogen bonding strength on the dynamic fragility of amorphous polyamides	20
Gelation effects on the spreading of non-Newtonian drops impacting a reactive liquid	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
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Fabrication of submillimeter-sized spherical self-oscillating gels and control of their isotropic volumetric oscillatory behaviors	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
Positive, negative and controlled durotaxis	19
Biopolymer-supramolecular polymer hybrids for photocatalytic hydrogen production	19
A theory of hydrogel mechanics that couples swelling and external flow	19
Is there a difference between surfactant-stabilised and Pickering emulsions?	19
Long-range order in two-dimensional systems with fluctuating active stresses	19
Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures	19
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Influence of matrix stiffness on microstructure evolution and magnetization of magneto-active elastomers	19
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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
Dynamical universality and vibrational divergence in 2D supercooled liquids, quasicrystals, and crystals	19
Oxidative destabilization of model E. coli membrane by Cu(OH) ₂ nanoparticles: a neutron reflectometry	19
Influence of shape on heteroaggregation of model microplastics: a simulation study	18
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Nanodroplets wetting an elastic half-space	18
The role of poroelastic diffusion in the transient wetting behavior of hydrogels	18
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A double-well potential model for glass transition in a glassy hydrogel undergoing bi-stable interactions with water	18
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Mechanisms of electrostatic interactions between two charged dielectric spheres inside a polarizable medium: an effective-dipole analysis	18
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Drop splitting on hydrophobic wedge-shaped tips after central impact: effect of sharpness and wetting properties	17
E . coli bacterium tumbling in bulk and close to surfaces: a simulation study	17
Droplet spreading in a wedge: a route to fluid rheology for power-law liquids	17
Peeling from a liquid	17
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Adsorption and aggregation properties of quaternary-ammonium-salt-based gemini surfactants with a glycinate counterion	17
Shear recovery and temperature stability of Ca²⁺ and Ag⁺ glycolipid fibrillar metallogels with unusual β-sheet-like domains	17
Solvent-dependent supramolecular assembly behavior of a coumarin-headed amphiphile	17
Training precise stress patterns	17
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Shear-induced criticality in glasses shares qualitative similarities with the Gardner phase	17
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Investigating glass transition in a PA6T/66 copolymer through molecular dynamics simulations	17
Probing the elastic response of lipid bilayers and nanovesicles to leaflet tensions via volume per lipid	17
Impact of slipping plane location and ion-partitioning on the diffusiophoresis of soft particles with hydrophobic inner core	17
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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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Granular aqueous suspensions with controlled interparticular friction and adhesion	16
Development of tough and stiff elastomers by leveraging hydrophilic–hydrophobic supramolecular segment interaction	16
Ion specific effects on the rheology of cellulose nanofibrils in the presence of salts	16
Preparation and characterization of emulsion gels stabilized by adequately preprocessed insoluble soybean fiber from okara	16
A simple approach to produce hydrophobic biobased coatings using methylcellulose and organosolv lignin	16
Computer vision for high-throughput analysis of pickering emulsions	16
Ferrofluid drop impacts and Rosensweig peak formation in a non-uniform magnetic field	16
Understanding the role of crosslink density and linear viscoelasticity on the shear failure of pressure-sensitive-adhesives	16
Tuning evaporation driven deposition in sessile drops via electrostatic hetero-aggregation	16
Microfluidic dual picoinjection based encapsulation of hemoglobin in alginate microcapsules reinforced by a poly(l-lysine)-g-poly(ethylene glycol)	16
Observations on phenomenological changes in Klebsiella Pneumoniae under fluidic stresses	16
Jamming transition and normal modes of polydispersed soft particle packing	16
Coarsening in bent-core liquid crystals: a molecular dynamics study	16
Self-healing polyacrylates based on dynamic disulfide and quadruple hydrogen bonds	16
How reciprocity impacts ordering and phase separation in active nematics?	15
Magnetic field-directed self-assembly of CNT–Fe₃O₄ hybrids for tunable soft piezoresistive sensors	15
Dynamics of particles suspended in field-enhanced microscale flows	15
Thermal- and pH-responsive triple-shape memory hydrogel based on a single reversible switch	15
Phospholipase-catalyzed degradation drives domain morphology and rheology transitions in model lung surfactant monolayers	15
Adhesive tape loops	15
Bulking up: the impact of polymer sterics on emulsion stability	15
Influence of adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of solid-supported lipid double-bilayers	15
Orientational transitions of discotic columnar liquid crystals in cylindrical pores	15
Systematic error detection in the database of liquid crystals (LiqCryst) using predictive models	15
Hopping dynamics of a tracer particle confined in a fluctuating lattice	15
Bacterial surface swimming states revealed by TIRF microscopy	15

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Dynamics and rheology of vesicles under confined Poiseuille flow	15
Effect of microstructure evolution on the mechanical behavior of magneto-active elastomers with different matrix stiffness	15
Insights into the interactions of zinc-phthalocyanines with lipid bilayers for liposomal formulations	15
Chiral ground states in a nematic liquid crystal confined to a cylinder with homeotropic anchoring	15
Combining SAXS analysis and MD simulation to determine structure and hydration of ionizable lipid hexagonal phases	15
An interfacial host–guest inclusion complex regulated supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel showing tunable mechanical strength, self-healing, strain sensitivity and NIR responsiveness	15
Probing and modeling cell–cell communication in 2D biomimetic tissues	15
Phases of surface-confined trivalent colloidal particles	15
Differential membrane curvature induced by distinct protein conformers	15
Particle pinning as a method to manipulate marginal stability	15
The relationship between structure and rheology in a three-dimensional sheared lamellar mesophase	15
Role of MXenes in advancing soft robotics	15
Fabrication of a MXene-based shape-memory hydrogel and its application in the wound repair of skin	15
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,	15
The alternate ligand Jagged enhances the robustness of Notch signaling patterns	15
The cellular Potts model on disordered lattices	15
Correction: Aggregation or phase separation can be induced in highly charged proteins by small charged biomolecules	15
Recent advances in the design and use of Pickering emulsions for wastewater treatment applications	14
Self-organization of metallo-supramolecular polymer networks by free formation of pyridine–phenanthroline heteroleptic complexes	14
A polymer chain with dipolar active forces in connection to spatial organization of chromatin	14
Necking of thin-walled cylinders via bifurcation of incompressible nonlinear elastic solids	14
Transparent and iridescent photonic films with intelligent responsive ability based on electrospun core–shell nanofibrous membranes	14
Chemically triggered rapid degradation of tetraPEG gels cross-linked with a diacylhydrazine-containing cross-linker	14
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Chiral photonic crystals from sphere packing	14
Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly	14
Efficient fabrication of bioinspired soft, ridged-slippery surfaces with large-range anisotropic wettability for droplet manipulation	14
Wetting Morphologies and Apparent Line Tension of Nanodroplets on Soft Substrates	14
Phase behavior of symmetric diblock copolymers under 3D soft confinement	14
Janus-type ionic conductive gels based on poly(N,N-dimethyl)acrylamide for strain/pressure sensors	14
Mechanochromic polymer blends made with an excimer-forming telechelic sensor molecule	14
Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates	14
Modeling high strain-rate microcavitation in soft materials: the role of material behavior in bubble dynamics	14
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Flow environment affects nutrient transport in soft plant roots	14
Crystallization of non-convex colloids: the roles of particle shape and entropy	14
Interplay between yielding, ‘recovery’, and strength of yield stress fluids for direct ink writing: new insights from oscillatory rheology	14
Exploiting breath figure reversibility for in situ pattern modulation and hierarchical design	14
Dynamical boundary following and corner trapping of undulating worms	14
Fluorescent azobenzene-confined coiled-coil mesofibers	14
Vibrational spectroscopic profiling of biomolecular interactions between oak powdery mildew and oak leaves	14
The random walker's toolbox for analyzing single-particle tracking data	14
Making microgels photo-responsive by complexation with a spiropyran surfactant	14
Dynamics of evaporating, interconnected droplets	14
Probing the binding mode and interactions of proteinase K and glutathione: molecular simulation and experiments	14
Molecular dynamics study of shear-induced lamellar alignment of ABA triblock copolymer thin films	14
Nonaffine motion and network reorganization in entangled polymer networks	13
The role of urea on the dissolution of starch in NaOH–urea aqueous solutions	13
Power law creep and delayed failure of gels and fibrous materials under stress	13
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
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Model predictive control of non-interacting active Brownian particles	13
Scale-dependent sharpening of interfacial fluctuations in shape-based models of dense cellular sheets	13
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A multiscale approach to uncover the self-assembly of ligand-covered palladium nanocubes	13
The fluctuation–dissipation relation holds for a macroscopic tracer in an active bath	13
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Determination of the swimming mechanism of Au@TiO₂ active matter and implications on active–passive interactions	13
Deformation of soap bubbles in uniform magnetic fields	13
Individual closed-loop control of micromotors by selective light actuation	13
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Observation of ferroelectric behaviour in non-symmetrical cholesterol-based bent-shaped dimers	13
Mesoscale modelling of fibrin clots: the interplay between rheology and microstructure at the gel point	13
Solute dispersion in pre-turbulent confined active nematics	13
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Synchronized rotations of active particles on chemical substrates	13
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Force induced DNA melting in the presence of an attractive surface	13
Structural determinants of collapse by a monomolecular mimic of pulmonary surfactant at the physiological temperature	13
Through-drop imaging of moving contact lines and contact areas on opaque water-repellent surfaces	13
Analysis of the adhesive secreting cells of Arion subfuscus: insights into the role of microgels in a tough, fast-setting hydrogel glue	13
Collective motion and its connection to the energy landscape in 2D soft crystals	13
Chain stretching in brushes favors sequence recognition for nucleobase-functionalized flexible precise oligomers	13
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Covalent segmented polymer networks composed of poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) and selected aliphatic polyesters: designing biocompatible amphiphilic materials containing degradable blocks	13
The design of highly conductive and stretchable polymer conductors with low-load nanoparticles	13
The size ratio effect on the microstructure and magnetization of a bidisperse magnetic colloidal suspension	13
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Photopolymerization of 1D photonic structures induced by nematic–isotropic phase transition in liquid crystal	13
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Lipid doping of the sponge (L₃) mesophase	13
Water-resistant free-standing DNA-complexed films with antioxidant and H₂O₂-responsive activity	13
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Inverse design of triblock Janus spheres for self-assembly of complex structures in the crystallization slot via digital alchemy	13
Reversible pH-responsive supramolecular aggregates from viologen based amphiphiles – a molecular design perspective	13
Droplet-on-chip electro-spectroscopy detects the ultra-short relaxation time of a dilute polymer solution	13
Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation?	13
Spatial mapping and scaling of the shear-induced transformation from bicontinuous microemulsions towards lamellar structures by coupling microfluidics and SANS	12