Alexander Thomas

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Thomas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Thomas has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexander Thomas's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (9 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (5 papers) and Hair Growth and Disorders (3 papers). Alexander Thomas is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (9 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (5 papers) and Hair Growth and Disorders (3 papers). Alexander Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Alexander Thomas's co-authors include Roland Lauster, Lutz Kloke, Frank Sonntag, Uwe Marx, Anja Patricia Ramme, Sophie Bauer, Katharina Schimek, Alexandra Lorenz, Christopher Drewell and Ilka Maschmeyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Thomas

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A four-organ-chip for interconnected long-term co-culture of human intestine, liver, skin and kidney equivalents

2015 620 citations Ilka Maschmeyer, Alexandra Lorenz et al. Lab on a Chip profile →

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Masaki Nishikawa Japan

Kambez H. Benam United States

Hubert Tseng United States

Da Yoon No South Korea

Reyk Horland Germany

Elodie Josset France

Samira Musah United States

Dong‐Yeon Kim South Korea

Leila Montazeri Iran

Masaki Nishikawa Japan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Thomas

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18 of 18 papers shown

Thomas, Alexander, Anna-Klara Amler, Patricia Huebbe, et al.. (2025). Light-based multi-material bioprinting of vascularised adipose tissue for breast fatty tissue engineering. Biofabrication. 17(2). 25034–25034.

Thomas, Alexander, A. Herrera, Dag Wulsten, et al.. (2022). Engineering Vascular Self‐Assembly by Controlled 3D‐Printed Cell Placement. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(52). 25 indexed citations

Amler, Anna-Klara, Alexander Thomas, Ingeborg Tinhofer, et al.. (2021). Pilot investigation on the dose-dependent impact of irradiation on primary human alveolar osteoblasts in vitro. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 19833–19833. 4 indexed citations

Amler, Anna-Klara, Alexander Thomas, Tobias Lam, et al.. (2021). 3D bioprinting of tissue-specific osteoblasts and endothelial cells to model the human jawbone. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4876–4876. 36 indexed citations

Lam, Tobias, Anika Klaus, Annika Winkler, et al.. (2021). A Reproducible Bioprinted 3D Tumor Model Serves as a Preselection Tool for CAR T Cell Therapy Optimization. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 689697–689697. 39 indexed citations

Stiffel, Virginia M., Alexander Thomas, Charles H. Rundle, Matilda H.‐C. Sheng, & K.‐H. William Lau. (2020). The EphA4 Signaling is Anti-catabolic in Synoviocytes but Pro-anabolic in Articular Chondrocytes. Calcified Tissue International. 107(6). 576–592. 5 indexed citations

Thomas, Alexander, Tobias Lam, Michel‐Andreas Geiger, et al.. (2020). Vascular bioprinting with enzymatically degradable bioinks via multi-material projection-based stereolithography. Acta Biomaterialia. 117. 121–132. 80 indexed citations

Palmer, Christopher P., Alexander Thomas, Michel‐Andreas Geiger, et al.. (2020). Inspired by the human placenta: a novel 3D bioprinted membrane system to create barrier models. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15606–15606. 39 indexed citations

Lam, Tobias, Tilo Dehne, Jan Philipp Krüger, et al.. (2019). Photopolymerizable gelatin and hyaluronic acid for stereolithographic 3D bioprinting of tissue‐engineered cartilage. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 107(8). 2649–2657. 148 indexed citations

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Anderson, Mark S., et al.. (2018). K-wire Pull-Out Force After Multiple Redirection Attempts. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 43(12). 1081–1084. 4 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexander, Matthew Pierce, Mohamed Keheila, et al.. (2018). Conventional vs Computer-Assisted Stereoscopic Ultrasound Needle Guidance for Renal Access: A Randomized Crossover Bench-Top Trial. Journal of Endourology. 32(5). 424–430. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Bioprinting Perfusion-Enabled Liver Equivalents for Advanced Organ-on-a-Chip Applications. Genes. 9(4). 176–176. 119 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (2016). Alterations in Hair Follicle Morphology and Hair Shaft Production After Follicular Unit Transplantation. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 38(10). 732–738. 5 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (2016). Asymmetry of the Receding Hairline in Men With Early Androgenetic Alopecia. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 20(6). 546–549. 1 indexed citations

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Lindner, G, et al.. (2015). Hair follicle plasticity with complemented immune-modulation following follicular unit extraction. International Journal of Trichology. 7(1). 16–16. 4 indexed citations

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Maschmeyer, Ilka, Alexandra Lorenz, Katharina Schimek, et al.. (2015). A four-organ-chip for interconnected long-term co-culture of human intestine, liver, skin and kidney equivalents. Lab on a Chip. 15(12). 2688–2699. 620 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wagner, Ilka, Beren Ataç, G Lindner, et al.. (2013). Skin and hair-on-a-chip: Hair and skin assembly versus native skin maintenance in a chip-based perfusion system. BMC Proceedings. 7(S6). 6 indexed citations

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Thomas, Alexander, et al.. (1977). Glomerular Pathology in Leprosy. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 26(2). 266–272. 12 indexed citations

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