Benjamin F. Pierce

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Benjamin F. Pierce is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin F. Pierce has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomaterials, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Benjamin F. Pierce's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers). Benjamin F. Pierce is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (5 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers). Benjamin F. Pierce collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Uganda. Benjamin F. Pierce's co-authors include John S. Tregoning, Sophie L. Higham, Katie E. Flight, Ziyin Wang, Andreas Lendlein, Axel T. Neffe, Giuseppe Tronci, F. Jung, Hannah M. Cheeseman and E. Sherwood Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature reviews. Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin F. Pierce

31 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Progress of the COVID-19 vaccine effort: viruses, vaccines and variants versus efficacy, effectiveness and escape

2021 697 citations John S. Tregoning, Katie E. Flight et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

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Megan J. Farrell United States

Zhibin Peng China

Hannah G. Kelly Australia

Mara Mădălina Mihai Romania

Can Chen China

Haiyue Xu United States

Elizabeth J. Kelly United States

Stephen C. Balmert United States

Maria José González Spain

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pierce, Benjamin F., et al.. (2025). Health outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus in North West London: a 10-year longitudinal study. BMJ Public Health. 3(2). e002279–e002279. 1 indexed citations

Fayzan, T, et al.. (2025). Real-world evidence: state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 14(4). e240130–e240130. 2 indexed citations

Galimov, Evgeniy R., Vishal Patel, Daniel C. Gibbons, et al.. (2024). Comparative effectiveness of sotrovimab versus no treatment in non-hospitalised high-risk COVID-19 patients in north west London: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 11(1). e002238–e002238. 2 indexed citations

Kitonsa, Jonathan, Onesmus Kamacooko, Eugene Ruzagira, et al.. (2023). A phase I COVID-19 vaccine trial among SARS-CoV-2 seronegative and seropositive individuals in Uganda utilizing a self-amplifying RNA vaccine platform: Screening and enrollment experiences. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 19(2). 2240690–2240690. 3 indexed citations

Tregoning, John S., Katie E. Flight, Sophie L. Higham, Ziyin Wang, & Benjamin F. Pierce. (2021). Progress of the COVID-19 vaccine effort: viruses, vaccines and variants versus efficacy, effectiveness and escape. Nature reviews. Immunology. 21(10). 626–636. 697 indexed citations breakdown →

Kitonsa, Jonathan, Onesmus Kamacooko, Ubaldo Bahemuka, et al.. (2021). Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0251992–e0251992. 19 indexed citations

Tregoning, John S., E. Sherwood Brown, Hannah M. Cheeseman, et al.. (2020). Vaccines for COVID-19. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 202(2). 162–192. 159 indexed citations

Pierce, Benjamin F., et al.. (2015). Design of Decorin‐Based Peptides That Bind to Collagen I and their Potential as Adhesion Moieties in Biomaterials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(37). 10980–10984. 25 indexed citations

Neffe, Axel T., et al.. (2015). Conditional Ultrasound Sensitivity of Poly[(N‐isopropylacrylamide)‐co‐(vinyl imidazole)] Microgels for Controlled Lipase Release. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 36(21). 1891–1896. 5 indexed citations

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Neffe, Axel T., et al.. (2014). Crosslinking of gelatin by ring opening metathesis under aqueous conditions—an exploratory study. Polymers for Advanced Technologies. 25(11). 1371–1375. 4 indexed citations

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Wischke, Christian, Anne Krüger, Toralf Roch, et al.. (2013). Endothelial cell response to (co)polymer nanoparticles depending on the inflammatory environment and comonomer ratio. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 84(2). 288–296. 19 indexed citations

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Gorbushina, Anna A., et al.. (2013). Bacterial attachment on poly[acrylonitrile-co-(2-methyl-2-propene-1-sulfonic acid)] surfaces. MRS Proceedings. 1569. 85–90. 1 indexed citations

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Krüger, Anne, Candy Löwenberg, Benjamin F. Pierce, et al.. (2013). Influence of physically crosslinked gelatins on the vasculature in the avian chorioallantoic membrane. Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation. 55(1). 133–142. 5 indexed citations

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Pierce, Benjamin F., et al.. (2011). Photocrosslinked Co‐Networks from Glycidylmethacrylated Gelatin and Poly(ethylene glycol) Methacrylates. Macromolecular Bioscience. 12(4). 484–493. 38 indexed citations

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Lendlein, Andreas, Benjamin F. Pierce, & Dirk W. Grijpma. (2011). Introduction to Advanced Polymers in Medicine. Macromolecular Symposia. 309-310(1). 1–5.

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Roch, Toralf, et al.. (2011). Reducing the Endotoxin Burden of Desaminotyrosine‐ and Desaminotyrosyl Tyrosine‐Functionalized Gelatin. Macromolecular Symposia. 309-310(1). 182–189. 16 indexed citations

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Pierce, Benjamin F., et al.. (2011). Demonstrating the Influence of Water on Shape-Memory Polymer Networks Based on Poly[(Rac-Lactide)-Co-Glycolide] Segments in Vitro. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 34(2). 172–179. 27 indexed citations

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Neffe, Axel T., et al.. (2010). Knowledge‐Based Tailoring of Gelatin‐Based Materials by Functionalization with Tyrosine‐Derived Groups. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 31(17). 1534–1539. 32 indexed citations

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Tronci, Giuseppe, Axel T. Neffe, Benjamin F. Pierce, & Andreas Lendlein. (2010). An entropy–elastic gelatin-based hydrogel system. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 20(40). 8875–8875. 84 indexed citations

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Neffe, Axel T., et al.. (2010). A Molecular Dynamic Analysis of Gelatin as an Amorphous Material: Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Gelatin Systems. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 34(2). 139–151. 12 indexed citations

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