George Whitesides(1939)
ChemistryGeorge McClelland Whitesides is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He is best known for his work in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology. A prolific author and patent holder who has received many awards, he received the highest Hirsch index rating of all living chemists in 2011.
United StatesHarvard University
3
Major Awards
1,521
Publications
263,363
Citations
233
h-index
1117
i10-index
173.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#3
Chemistry and the worm: Caenorhabditis elegans as a platform for integrating chemical and biological research.
Angewandte Chemie(2011)
141
citations
Recent Publications
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Open AccessGenetics: CRISPR maps yeast genes
Nature2016
0citations
Open AccessChemistry and the worm: Caenorhabditis elegans as a platform for integrating chemical and biological research.
Angewandte Chemie2011
141citations
Open Access0citations
ART OF THE POSSIBLE
Technology Review1998
2citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
Harvard University
Harvard College
California Institute of Technology
Phillips Academy
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
Harvard University?–present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology?–present
Top Publications
A soft, bistable valve for autonomous control of soft actuators
Science Robotics2018483 citations
Open-Source Potentiostat for Wireless Electrochemical Detection with Smartphones
Analytical Chemistry2018322 citations
An outlook on microfluidics: the promise and the challenge
Lab on a Chip2022305 citations
Digital logic for soft devices
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2019289 citations
A soft ring oscillator
Science Robotics2019205 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
AH
Ahmed H. Zewail
Davy Medal (2011)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
CR
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Priestley Medal (2023)
RZ
Richard Zare
Welch Award in Chemistry (2010)
HG
Harry Gray
Welch Award in Chemistry (2009)
RH
Roald Hoffmann
Priestley Medal (1990)
Henry Eyring
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1980)
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
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