Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser

27.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
363 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Materials Chemistry, 92 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 90 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (105 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (81 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (60 papers). Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (105 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (81 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (60 papers). Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser's co-authors include Alke Petri‐Fink, Peter Gehr, Fabian Blank, Martin J. D. Clift, Christoph Weder, Laura Rodríguez‐Lorenzo, Roman Lehner, Dimitri Vanhecke, Samuel Schürch and Sandor Balog and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser

355 papers receiving 20.7k 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.

Ultrafine Particles Cross Cellular Membranes by Nonphagocytic Mechanisms in Lungs and in Cultured Cells

2005 1.0k citations Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, Peter Gehr et al. profile →
Emergence of Nanoplastic in the Environment and Possible Impact on Human Health

2019 893 citations Roman Lehner, Christoph Weder et al. profile →
Nanoparticle colloidal stability in cell culture media and impact on cellular interactions

2015 870 citations Thomas L. Moore, Laura Rodríguez‐Lorenzo et al. profile →
Understanding nanoparticle endocytosis to improve targeting strategies in nanomedicine

2021 712 citations Mauro Sousa de Almeida, Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco et al. profile →
Form Follows Function: Nanoparticle Shape and Its Implications for Nanomedicine

2017 520 citations Calum Kinnear, Thomas L. Moore et al. profile →
Silica nanoparticles enhance disease resistance in Arabidopsis plants

2020 276 citations Alke Petri‐Fink, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser Switzerland	72	6.9k	5.9k	4.6k	4.1k	4.0k	363	21.0k
Vicki Stone United Kingdom	69	12.0k 1.7×	5.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.5×	7.6k 1.9×	1.8k 0.5×	210	21.0k
Alke Petri‐Fink Switzerland	53	4.3k 0.6×	4.4k 0.7×	3.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	2.3k 0.6×	268	12.7k
Wolfgang G. Kreyling Germany	71	8.2k 1.2×	3.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	10.8k 2.7×	1.8k 0.4×	219	22.1k
Iseult Lynch United Kingdom	75	13.2k 1.9×	9.3k 1.6×	10.7k 2.3×	2.2k 0.5×	7.6k 1.9×	380	30.9k
Lutz Mädler Germany	64	17.4k 2.5×	8.7k 1.5×	4.2k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	257	28.8k
Günter Oberdörster United States	73	13.4k 1.9×	5.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.5×	14.8k 3.6×	1.9k 0.5×	228	30.4k
Vincent Castranova United States	82	11.3k 1.6×	5.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	8.7k 2.1×	4.1k 1.0×	405	26.6k
Zhaoxia Ji United States	59	8.4k 1.2×	4.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	91	14.0k
Bing Yan China	68	5.4k 0.8×	4.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	5.0k 1.3×	490	17.9k
Anna Salvati Netherlands	48	5.0k 0.7×	4.5k 0.8×	5.6k 1.2×	674 0.2×	4.4k 1.1×	119	13.8k

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Almeida, Mauro Sousa de, et al.. (2025). Interplay between lung and intestine in responses to diesel exhaust particles: Contrasting intestinal effects of cleared and swallowed particles with lung-mediated effects using an in vitro approach. Environmental Pollution. 389. 127399–127399.

Balitskii, О.A., et al.. (2024). Understanding Macrophage Interaction with Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Cells. 13(17). 1468–1468.

Kalberer, Markus, et al.. (2024). Oxidative Properties of Atmospheric Particles and their Biological Effects. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 78(11). 734–738. 1 indexed citations

Czerwiński, Jan, Andreas Mayer, Jörg H. Mayer, et al.. (2023). Minimizing indoor infection risks with automotive nanofiltration and with laminar vertical flow. Silniki Spalinowe/Combustion Engines.

Mueller, William A., Ilse Gosens, Flemming R. Cassee, et al.. (2023). Establishing relationships between particle-induced in vitro and in vivo inflammation endpoints to better extrapolate between in vitro markers and in vivo fibrosis. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 20(1). 5 indexed citations

Geers, Christoph, et al.. (2023). Quantification of nanoparticles' concentration inside polymer films using lock-in thermography. Nanoscale Advances. 5(11). 2963–2972. 2 indexed citations

Corrales-Ureña, Yendry Regina, Fabienne Schwab, Efraín Ochoa-Martínez, et al.. (2022). Encapsulated salts in velvet worm slime drive its hardening. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 19261–19261. 4 indexed citations

Lehner, Roman, Wendel Wohlleben, Dedy Septiadi, et al.. (2020). A novel 3D intestine barrier model to study the immune response upon exposure to microplastics. Archives of Toxicology. 94(7). 2463–2479. 85 indexed citations

Huang, Yen‐Lin, Ching-Yeu Liang, Danilo Ritz, et al.. (2020). Collagen-rich omentum is a premetastatic niche for integrin α2-mediated peritoneal metastasis. eLife. 9. 49 indexed citations

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Bourquin, Joël, Hana Barošová, Jessica Caldwell, et al.. (2020). Rapid and sensitive quantification of cell-associated multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Nanoscale. 12(33). 17362–17372. 6 indexed citations

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Fink, James B., Stéphan Ehrmann, Jie Li, et al.. (2020). Reducing Aerosol-Related Risk of Transmission in the Era of COVID-19: An Interim Guidance Endorsed by the International Society of Aerosols in Medicine. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 33(6). 300–304. 77 indexed citations

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Chortarea, Savvina, Patrick Rupper, Oliver Braun, et al.. (2020). Release of graphene-related materials from epoxy-based composites: characterization, quantification and hazard assessment in vitro. Nanoscale. 12(19). 10703–10722. 28 indexed citations

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Bourquin, Joël, Dedy Septiadi, Dimitri Vanhecke, et al.. (2019). Reduction of Nanoparticle Load in Cells by Mitosis but Not Exocytosis. ACS Nano. 13(7). 7759–7770. 47 indexed citations

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Rodríguez‐Lorenzo, Laura, Ana Milošević, Thomas L. Moore, et al.. (2018). A rational and iterative process for targeted nanoparticle design and validation. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 171. 579–589. 6 indexed citations

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Lacroix, Ghislaine, Wolfgang Koch, Detlef Ritter, et al.. (2018). Air–Liquid Interface In Vitro Models for Respiratory Toxicology Research: Consensus Workshop and Recommendations. PubMed. 4(2). 91–106. 160 indexed citations

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Schmid, Otmar, Corinne Jud, Dominik Mueller, et al.. (2017). Biokinetics of Aerosolized Liposomal Ciclosporin A in Human Lung Cells In Vitro Using an Air-Liquid Cell Interface Exposure System. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 30(6). 411–424. 19 indexed citations

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d’Angelo, Ivana, Gabriella Costabile, Paola Brocca, et al.. (2017). Hybrid Lipid/Polymer Nanoparticles for Pulmonary Delivery of siRNA: Development and Fate Upon In Vitro Deposition on the Human Epithelial Airway Barrier. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 31(3). 170–181. 60 indexed citations

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Endes, Carola, Otmar Schmid, Calum Kinnear, et al.. (2014). An in vitro testing strategy towards mimicking the inhalation of high aspect ratio nanoparticles. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 11(1). 40–40. 85 indexed citations

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Gasser, Michael, Peter Wick, Martin J. D. Clift, et al.. (2012). Pulmonary surfactant coating of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) influences their oxidative and pro-inflammatory potential in vitro. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 9(1). 17–17. 74 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Shama, David O. Raemy, Joan E. Loader, et al.. (2011). Interaction and Localization of Synthetic Nanoparticles in Healthy and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelial Cells: Effect of Ozone Exposure. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 25(1). 7–15. 12 indexed citations

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