Robert Langer
Impact in
- Biomaterials top 0.1%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Pharmaceutical Science top 0.2%
Papers in
- Biomaterials 26
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications 11
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties 11
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- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research 12
- Co-authors
- Omid C. Farokhzad (2 shared papers)Joseph P. Vacanti (10 shared papers)Christine E. Schmidt (2 shared papers)Venkatram R. Shastri (2 shared papers)Alexander M. Klibanov (2 shared papers)Karen K. Fu (1 shared paper)Daniel W. Pack (1 shared paper)Peter T. Lansbury (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Biomaterials (6 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)Macromolecules (5 papers)Pharmaceutical Research (4 papers)Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCzechiaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Robert Langer
94 papers receiving 10.6k citations
Robert Langer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 175
- Biomaterials 4.1k
- Pharmaceutical Science 828
- Polymers and Plastics 1.4k
- Biomedical Engineering 4.1k
- Molecular Medicine 440
Countries citing papers authored by Robert Langer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Langer
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impact of Nanotechnology on Drug Delivery Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 2555 |
| 2 | Stimulation of neurite outgrowth using an electrically conducting polymer Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 831 |
| 3 | In vitro and ex vivo strategies for intracellular delivery Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 714 |
| 4 | Visual Evidence of Acidic Environment Within Degrading Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) Microspheres Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 617 |
| 5 | Synthetic Polymers Seeded with Chondrocytes Provide a Template for New Cartilage Formation Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 438 |
| 6 | 2006 | 395 | |
| 7 | 1994 | 388 | |
| 8 | 1993 | 367 | |
| 9 | 2019 | 314 | |
| 10 | 2006 | 258 | |
| 11 | 1995 | 200 | |
| 12 | 2018 | 193 | |
| 13 | 1992 | 193 | |
| 14 | Tissue-engineered heart valves. Autologous valve leaflet replacement study in a lamb model. | 1996 | 181 |
| 15 | 1995 | 180 | |
| 16 | 2005 | 152 | |
| 17 | 1999 | 148 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 142 | |
| 19 | 2004 | 135 | |
| 20 | 1993 | 135 |
About Robert Langer
Robert Langer is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 97 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (11 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (10 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (9 papers), Liver physiology and pathology (9 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (7 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomaterials (4.1k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (828 citations), Polymers and Plastics (1.4k citations), Biomedical Engineering (4.1k citations) and Molecular Medicine (440 citations). Robert Langer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Czechia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Omid C. Farokhzad, Joseph P. Vacanti, Christine E. Schmidt, Venkatram R. Shastri, Alexander M. Klibanov, Karen K. Fu, Daniel W. Pack, Peter T. Lansbury, Joyce Wong and B. Schloo. Their work appears in journals such as Biomaterials, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Macromolecules, Pharmaceutical Research and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
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