Alain Roch

10.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Alain Roch is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Roch has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Biomaterials, 12 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Alain Roch's work include Iron oxide chemistry and applications (12 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (12 papers). Alain Roch is often cited by papers focused on Iron oxide chemistry and applications (12 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (12 papers). Alain Roch collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Alain Roch's co-authors include Robert N. Müller, Sophie Laurent, Delphine Forge, Marc Port, Luce Vander Elst, Caroline Robic, Pierre Gillis, Yves Gossuin, Robert N. Müller and Quoc Lam Vuong and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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Alain Roch

45 papers receiving 8.1k citations

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Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, Vectorization, Physicochemical Characterizations, and Biological Applications

2008 5.5k citations Sophie Laurent, Delphine Forge et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The paramagnetic properties of malaria pigment, hemozoin, yield clues to a low-cost system for its trapping and determination 2019 ·Talanta ·Alain Roch, (unknown), Corinne Piérart, (unknown), Pierre Duez	8
2	Development of magnetic chromatography to sort polydisperse nanoparticles in ferrofluids 2010 ·Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging ·Delphine Forge, Yves Gossuin, Alain Roch, Sophie Laurent, Luce Vander Elst, Robert N. Müller	23
3	In vitro biomedical applications of functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles, including those not related to magnetic properties 2010 ·Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging ·Carmen Burtéa, Sophie Laurent, Isabelle Mahieu, (unknown), Alain Roch, Marc Port, Olivier Rousseaux, Sébastien Ballet, Oltea Murariu, Gérard Toubeau, Claire Corot, Luce Vander Elst, Robert N. Müller	30
4	Magnetic resonance relaxation properties of superparamagnetic particles 2009 ·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology ·Yves Gossuin, Pierre Gillis, Aline Hocq, Quoc Lam Vuong, Alain Roch	248
5	PEO coated magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical application 2008 ·European Polymer Journal ·Abdelhafid Aqil, Sébastien Vasseur, Étienne Duguet, Catherine Passirani, Jean‐Pierre Benoît, Alain Roch, Robert N. Müller, R. Jérôme, Christine Jérôme	76
6	A High‐Performance Magnetic Resonance Imaging T₂ Contrast Agent 2007 ·Advanced Materials ·Qin Jian, Sophie Laurent, Y. S. Jo, Alain Roch, Maria Mikhaylova, Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Robert N. Müller, Mamoun Muhammed	13
7	C-MALISA (cellular magnetic-linked immunosorbent assay), a new application of cellular ELISA for MRI 2005 ·Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry ·Carmen Burtéa, Sophie Laurent, Alain Roch, Luce Vander Elst, Robert N. Müller	48
8	Ferritin‐induced relaxation in tissues: An in vitro study 2004 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Yves Gossuin, Carmen Burtéa, (unknown), Gérard Toubeau, Alain Roch, Robert N. Müller, Pierre Gillis	31
9	Anaerobic co-digestion of pre-treated organic fraction of municipal solid waste with municipal sewage sludge under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions 2003 ·Engineering and Protection of Environment ·(unknown), Alain Roch, Rudolf Braun, (unknown)	1
10	Anomalous nuclear magnetic relaxation of aqueous solutions of ferritin: An unprecedented first‐order mechanism 2002 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·Yves Gossuin, Alain Roch, Robert N. Müller, Pierre Gillis, (unknown)	46
11	Dy‐DTPA derivatives as relaxation agents for very high field MRI: The beneficial effect of slow water exchange on the transverse relaxivities 2002 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·Luce Vander Elst, Alain Roch, Pierre Gillis, Sophie Laurent, (unknown), Jeff W. M. Bulte, Robert N. Müller	71
12	An evaluation of the contributions of diffusion and exchange in relaxation enhancement by MRI contrast agents 2002 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance ·Yves Gossuin, Alain Roch, Robert N. Müller, Pierre Gillis	23
13	Cesium Adsorption in Hydrated Iron Oxide Particles Suspensions: An NMR Study 2002 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance ·Yves Gossuin, Jean‐Marie Colet, Alain Roch, Robert N. Müller, Pierre Gillis	25
14	Ultrasmall particulate iron oxides as contrast agents for magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A dose‐effect study 2001 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Géraldine Le Duc, Luce Vander Elst, (unknown), Alain Roch, Pierre Gillis, J.F. Le Bas, Robert N. Müller	10
15	Relaxation induced by ferritin and ferritin-like magnetic particles: The role of proton exchange 2000 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·Yves Gossuin, Alain Roch, Robert N. Müller, Pierre Gillis	88
16	Corrected Equations for Susceptibility-InducedT2-Shortening 1999 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance ·Pierre Gillis, Alain Roch, Rodney A. Brooks	68
17	Optimization schemes for selective excitations: Application to the digger pulses 1992 ·Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Alain Roch, Hubert Raeymaekers, Laurent Lamalle, Yves Van Haverbeke, Robert N. Müller	3
18	Transverse relaxivity of particulate MRI contrast media: From theories to experiments 1991 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·Robert N. Muller, Pierre Gillis, Francis Moiny, Alain Roch	143
19	Recent Developments in Design, Characterization, and Understanding of MRI and MRS Contrast Media 1990 ·Investigative Radiology ·Robert N. Müller, Patrick Vallet, F. Maton, Alain Roch, (unknown), Luce Vander Elst, Pierre Gillis, (unknown), Francis Moiny, Yves Van Haverbeke	12
20	Étude du dopage de couches minces d'oxyde cuivrique par spectrometrie de masse à étincelles 1980 ·Thin Solid Films ·J.-P. Hiernaut, Alain Roch	2

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