Complex bacterial phenomena; group behavior mechanisms; collective bacterial motion in liquids; swarming motility; competition between sibling colonies; phenotypic switching; colony morphogenesis; bacteriocins; interactions between bacteria and polymeric membranes; particle tracking; superdiffusion; biorheology; biosurfactants; thin biofilms.

Scientific Publications 2015-2020
1. “Antibiotic-induced anomalous statistics of collective bacterial swarming”.
Sivan BenistyS, Eshel Ben-JacobPI, Gil ArielPI and Avraham Be’erPI. Phys Rev Lett, 114, 018105 (2015). (IF=8.313 JR=6(81)Q1). Cited 22 times.
2. “Swarming Bacteria Migrate by Lévy Walk”. Gil ArielPI, Amit RabaniS, Sivan BenistyS, Jonathan D. PartridgePD, Rasika M. HarsheyPI and Avraham Be’erPI. Nature Communications, 6, 8396 (2015). (IF=13.811; JR=5(69)Q1). Cited 107 times.
3. “Anomalous fluctuations in the orientation and velocity of swarming bacteria”.Shawn D. RyanPD, Gil ArielPI, and Avraham Be’erPI. Biophysical Journal, 111, 247-255 (2016). (IF=3.845; JR=20(72)Q2). Cited 14 times.
4. “Effect of cell aspect ratio on swarming bacteria”. Bella IlkanaivS, Daniel B. KearnsPI, Gil ArielPI and Avraham Be’erPI. Phys Rev Lett, 118 158002 (2017). (IF=8.313 JR=6(81)Q1). Cited 19 times.
5. “Chaotic model for Lévy walks in swarming bacteria”. Gil ArielPI, Avraham Be’erPI, and Andy ReynoldsPI. Phys Rev Lett 118, 228102 (2017). (IF=8.313 JR=6(81)Q1). Cited 15 times.
6. “Laser-Induced Graphene Layers and Electrodes Prevents Microbial Fouling and Exerts Antimicrobial Action”. Swatantra SinghPD, Yilun LiS, Avraham Be’erPI, Yoram OrenPI, James TourPI, Christopher ArnuschPI. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9, 18238 (2017). (IF=8.694; JR=27(293)Q1). Cited 56 times.
7. “Role of tumbling in bacterial swarming”. Marina SidortsovS, Yakov MorgensternT, and Avraham Be’erPI. Phys Rev E. 96, 022407 (2017). (IF=2.38; JR=7(55)Q1). Cited 6 times.
8. “Iron and phosphorus deprivation induce sociality in the marine bloom-forming cyanobacterium Trichodesmium”. Yael TzubariS, Liel MagneziS, Avraham Be’erPI, Ilana Berman-FrankPI. ISME. 12, 1682-1693 (2018). (IF=10.872 JR=10(133)Q1). Cited 7 times.
9. “Functionalization of ultrafiltration membrane with polyampholyte hydrogel and graphene oxide to achieve dual antifouling and antibacterial properties”. Wei ZhangS, Wei ChengS, Eric ZiemannS, Avraham Be’erPI, Xinglin LuPD, Menachem ElimelechPI, Roy BernsteinPI. Journal of Membrane Science. 565, 293-302 (2018). (IF=6.955 JR=2(87)Q1). Cited 18 times.
10. *“Collective dynamics of two-dimensional swimming bacteria: Experiments and models”. Gil ArielPI, Marina SidortsovS, Shawn D. RyanPI, Sebastian HeidenreichPI, Markus BärPI and Avraham Be’erPI. Phys Rev E. 98, 032415 (2018). (IF=2.38; JR=7(55)Q1). Cited 7 times.
11. “The 3D architecture of a bacterial swarm has implications for antibiotic tolerance”. Jonathan D. PartridgePD, Gil ArielPI, Orly SchvartzS, Rasika M. HarsheyPI and Avraham Be’erPI. Scientific Reports. 8, 15823 (2018). (IF=4.525 JR=15(69)Q1). Cited 3 times.
12. “A statistical physics view of swarming bacteria”. Review paper. Avraham Be’erPI and Gil ArielPI. Movements Ecology. 7:9 (2019). (IF=3.745 JR=37(164)Q1). Cited 9 times.
13. “One-step sonochemical synthesis of a reduced graphene oxide - ZnO nanocomposite with antibacterial and antibiofouling properties”. Wei ZhangS, Yang YangS, Eric ZiemannS, Avraham Be’erPI, Muhammad BashoutiPI, Menachem ElimelechPI and Roy BernsteinPI. Environmental Science: Nano. 6, 3080-3090 (2019). (IF=8.000 JR=11(251)Q1). Cited 6 times.
14. “Particle counting and tracking: Zooming on deposition and flow paths during initial stages of cake formation in forward osmosis with spacers”. Anne BoglerS, Andreas KastlS, Markus SpinnlerPI, Thomas SattelmayerPI, Avraham Be’erPI and Edo Ber-ZeevPI. Journal of Membrane Science, 597, 117619 (2020). (IF=6.955 JR=8(138)Q1). Cited 0 times.
15. “A phase diagram for bacterial swarming”. Avraham Be’erPI, Bella IlkanaivS, Renan GrossS, Daniel B. KearnsC, Sebastian HeidenreichC, Markus BärC and Gil ArielPI. Communications Physics, 3, 66 (2020). (IF=4.684 JR=10(85)Q1). Cited 2 times.
16. “Swarm Hunting and Cluster Ejections in Chemically Communicating Active Mixtures”. Jens GrauerS, Hartmut LöwenPI, Avraham Be’erPI, and Benno LiebchenPD. Scientific Reports, 10, 5594 (2020). (IF=4.525 JR=15(69)Q1). Cited 0 times.
17. “Where, when and why? Quantifying the relation of particle deposition to crossflow velocity and permeate water flux in forward osmosis”. Anne BoglerS, Andreas KastlS, Markus SpinnlerPI, Thomas SattelmayerPI, Avraham Be’erPI, Edo Bar-ZeevPI. Journal of Membrane Science, 604, 118055 (2020). (IF=6.955 JR=8(138)Q1). Cited 0 times.
18. “Impact of hydrodynamics on the first stages of biofilm formation in forward osmosis with spacers”. Andreas KastlS, Anne BoglerS, Markus SpinnlerPI, Thomas SattelmayerPI, Avraham Be’er, Edo Bar-ZeevPI. Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 5279 (2020). (IF=7.86 JR=6(53)Q1). Cited 0 times.