Ana Jaklenec

5.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
52 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Ana Jaklenec is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Jaklenec has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ana Jaklenec's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (14 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (14 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). Ana Jaklenec is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (14 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (14 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). Ana Jaklenec collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Israel. Ana Jaklenec's co-authors include Róbert Langer, Kevin J. McHugh, Matthias A. Oberli, Daniel Blankschtein, Andreas M. Reichmuth, Adam M. Behrens, Aaron C. Anselmo, Daniel G. Anderson, Michael J. Mitchell and J. Robert Dorkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ana Jaklenec

47 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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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.

Lipid Nanoparticle Assisted mRNA Delivery for Potent Cancer Immunotherapy

2016 582 citations Matthias A. Oberli, J. Robert Dorkin et al. profile →
mRNA Vaccine Delivery Using Lipid Nanoparticles

2016 465 citations Matthias A. Oberli, Ana Jaklenec et al. profile →
Layer‐by‐Layer Encapsulation of Probiotics for Delivery to the Microbiome

2016 333 citations Aaron C. Anselmo, Kevin J. McHugh et al. profile →
Stimuli-responsive transdermal microneedle patches

2021 219 citations Pooyan Makvandi, Rezvan Jamaledin et al. Materials Today profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Jaklenec United States	25	1.8k	1.2k	779	713	598	52	3.9k
Eric M. Bachelder United States	37	1.4k 0.8×	915 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	1.1k 1.5×	574 1.0×	113	4.1k
Balaji Narasimhan United States	40	1.5k 0.9×	697 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	921 1.3×	754 1.3×	101	4.3k
Kristy M. Ainslie United States	37	1.2k 0.7×	935 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	725 1.0×	470 0.8×	123	3.8k
Alexandra Correia Finland	43	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	443 0.6×	1.8k 2.5×	626 1.0×	171	5.4k
Tao Wan China	40	2.5k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	604 0.8×	508 0.8×	133	5.3k
Sally‐Ann Cryan Ireland	36	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	342 0.4×	1.2k 1.7×	461 0.8×	104	4.1k
Koen Raemdonck Belgium	45	3.6k 2.1×	1.3k 1.2×	485 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	531 0.9×	103	5.9k
Young Jik Kwon United States	32	3.0k 1.7×	1.7k 1.4×	480 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	326 0.5×	94	5.7k
Marianna Földvári Canada	36	1.9k 1.1×	496 0.4×	678 0.9×	378 0.5×	982 1.6×	128	4.1k
Bruno Gander Switzerland	43	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.9×	1.2k 1.6×	1.3k 2.1×	75	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Jaklenec

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Vidal, Samuel J., Ninaad Lasrado, Lisa H. Tostanoski, et al.. (2025). Mining the CD4 antigen repertoire for next-generation tuberculosis vaccines. Cell. 188(24). 6791–6803.e13. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Erika Yan, Elizabeth A. Calle, Binbin Ying, et al.. (2025). TIMED: Temporal intervention with microparticle encapsulation and delivery—A programmed release system for post-myocardial infarction therapy. 2(1). 100249–100249.

Yang, Xin, et al.. (2025). Transforming drug and vaccine delivery for equitable access in global health. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 779. 152415–152415.

Yang, Xin, et al.. (2025). Advanced Oral Delivery Systems for Nutraceuticals. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(31). e2500271–e2500271. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Xin, Fangzheng Chen, Wenhao Gao, et al.. (2025). Ferrous nutritional metal-organic framework as food fortificant. Matter. 8(10). 102372–102372. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zhihao, Sixuan Zhang, Flavia Zuber, et al.. (2023). Topical application of Lactobacilli successfully eradicates Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms and promotes wound healing in chronic wounds. Microbes and Infection. 25(8). 105176–105176. 13 indexed citations

Eshaghi, Behnaz, Alex Schudel, Ilin Sadeghi, et al.. (2023). The role of engineered materials in mucosal vaccination strategies. Nature Reviews Materials. 9(1). 29–45. 18 indexed citations

Sarmadi, Morteza, Ilin Sadeghi, Adam M. Behrens, et al.. (2022). Experimental and computational understanding of pulsatile release mechanism from biodegradable core-shell microparticles. Science Advances. 8(28). eabn5315–eabn5315. 25 indexed citations

Ding, Yingyue, Zhaoting Li, Ana Jaklenec, & Quanyin Hu. (2021). Vaccine delivery systems toward lymph nodes. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 179. 113914–113914. 134 indexed citations

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Makvandi, Pooyan, Rezvan Jamaledin, Guojun Chen, et al.. (2021). Stimuli-responsive transdermal microneedle patches. Materials Today. 47. 206–222. 219 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kauffman, Kevin, Matthias A. Oberli, J. Robert Dorkin, et al.. (2017). Rapid, Single-Cell Analysis and Discovery of Vectored mRNA Transfection In Vivo with a loxP-Flanked tdTomato Reporter Mouse. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 10. 55–63. 78 indexed citations

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Schoellhammer, Carl M., Gregory Y. Lauwers, Jeremy A. Goettel, et al.. (2017). Ultrasound-Mediated Delivery of RNA to Colonic Mucosa of Live Mice. Gastroenterology. 152(5). 1151–1160. 45 indexed citations

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McHugh, Kevin J., David Yang, Adam M. Behrens, et al.. (2017). Fabrication of fillable microparticles and other complex 3D microstructures. Science. 357(6356). 1138–1142. 174 indexed citations

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Tzeng, Stephany Y., Rohiverth Guarecuco, Kevin J. McHugh, et al.. (2016). Thermostabilization of inactivated polio vaccine in PLGA-based microspheres for pulsatile release. Journal of Controlled Release. 233. 101–113. 50 indexed citations

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McHugh, Kevin J., Rohiverth Guarecuco, Róbert Langer, & Ana Jaklenec. (2015). Single-injection vaccines: Progress, challenges, and opportunities. Journal of Controlled Release. 219. 596–609. 86 indexed citations

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Jaklenec, Ana, et al.. (2012). Progress in the Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Industry “Are we there yet?”. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 18(3). 155–166. 80 indexed citations

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Lysaght, Michael J., et al.. (2008). Great Expectations: Private Sector Activity in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, and Stem Cell Therapeutics. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(2). 305–315. 114 indexed citations

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Jaklenec, Ana, et al.. (2008). Sequential release of bioactive IGF-I and TGF-β1 from PLGA microsphere-based scaffolds. Biomaterials. 29(10). 1518–1525. 158 indexed citations

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Jaklenec, Ana, et al.. (2007). Novel scaffolds fabricated from protein-loaded microspheres for tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 29(2). 185–192. 113 indexed citations

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Ciombor, Deborah McK., Ana Jaklenec, Christopher G. Thanos, et al.. (2006). Encapsulation of BSA using a modified W/O/O emulsion solvent removal method. Journal of Microencapsulation. 23(2). 183–194. 17 indexed citations

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