Berit L. Strand

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Berit L. Strand is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Berit L. Strand has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Berit L. Strand's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (31 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (22 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (14 papers). Berit L. Strand is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (31 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (22 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (14 papers). Berit L. Strand collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Slovakia. Berit L. Strand's co-authors include Gudmund Skjåk‐Bræk, Ýrr Mørch, Ivan Donati, Paul de Vos, Terje Espevik, Anne Mari Rokstad, Marijke M. Faas, R. Calafiore, Bård Kulseng and Igor Lacı́k and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Berit L. Strand

66 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Effect of Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺, and Sr²⁺ on Alginate Microbeads

2006 687 citations Ýrr Mørch, Ivan Donati et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Berit L. Strand Norway	33	1.6k	1.6k	1.2k	865	621	68	4.2k
Ramesh Bhonde India	39	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	367 0.4×	1.7k 2.7×	132	6.0k
Ýrr Mørch Norway	27	1.2k 0.8×	525 0.3×	840 0.7×	529 0.6×	440 0.7×	51	2.8k
Anthony M. Lowman United States	35	1.6k 1.0×	852 0.5×	2.0k 1.7×	1.6k 1.8×	708 1.1×	71	5.3k
Ivan Donati Italy	37	1.8k 1.1×	562 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	595 1.0×	122	4.8k
Cristina C. Barrias Portugal	41	2.8k 1.7×	975 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	711 0.8×	825 1.3×	112	4.9k
Brian G. Amsden Canada	41	2.1k 1.3×	937 0.6×	3.0k 2.5×	1.3k 1.5×	878 1.4×	139	6.4k
Garry P. Duffy Ireland	34	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	167 0.2×	1.0k 1.6×	79	3.4k
Zuhao Li China	31	1.6k 1.0×	565 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	419 0.5×	392 0.6×	62	3.6k
V. Prasad Shastri Germany	34	2.0k 1.2×	608 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	385 0.4×	794 1.3×	120	4.7k
Li Zheng China	42	1.9k 1.1×	608 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	328 0.4×	1.3k 2.1×	161	5.3k

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Brambilla, Andrea, et al.. (2025). Fucoidan alginate and sulfated alginate microbeads induce distinct coagulation, inflammatory and fibrotic responses. Materials Today Bio. 31. 101474–101474. 3 indexed citations

Christiansen, Sverre Christian, Liv Ryan, Trygve Andreassen, et al.. (2025). Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) does not affect whole blood responses to alginate-based microspheres despite plasma lipid and glucose differences. Materials Today Bio. 34. 102113–102113.

Strand, Berit L., et al.. (2025). Long-Term Culture of Cellular Spheroids in Novel Hydrogel Constructs for ECM Characterization in Bone Models. Materials. 18(15). 3538–3538.

Nordgård, Catherine Taylor, Peter Apelgren, Karin Säljö, et al.. (2023). Injectable In Situ Crosslinking Hydrogel for Autologous Fat Grafting. Gels. 9(10). 813–813. 1 indexed citations

Sharma, Animesh, et al.. (2022). MS-proteomics provides insight into the host responses towards alginate microspheres. Materials Today Bio. 17. 100490–100490. 9 indexed citations

Zaytseva‐Zotova, Daria, et al.. (2022). Alginate and tunicate nanocellulose composite microbeads – Preparation, characterization and cell encapsulation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 286. 119284–119284. 15 indexed citations

Oberholzer, José, et al.. (2021). Pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth mitigated in immunocompetent mice through microbead formulations based on sulfated or intermediate G alginates. Acta Biomaterialia. 137. 172–185. 13 indexed citations

Zaytseva‐Zotova, Daria, et al.. (2021). High resolution imaging of soft alginate hydrogels by atomic force microscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers. 276. 118804–118804. 30 indexed citations

Strand, Berit L., et al.. (2021). Click chemistry for block polysaccharides with dihydrazide and dioxyamine linkers - A review. Carbohydrate Polymers. 278. 118840–118840. 10 indexed citations

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Bjørge, Isabel M., et al.. (2019). Mechanical Properties of Ca-Saturated Hydrogels with Functionalized Alginate. Gels. 5(2). 23–23. 27 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Thorbjørn Terndrup, et al.. (2019). Efficient Grafting of Cyclodextrin to Alginate and Performance of the Hydrogel for Release of Model Drug. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9325–9325. 34 indexed citations

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Formo, Kjetil, Olav A. Aarstad, Gudmund Skjåk‐Bræk, & Berit L. Strand. (2014). Lyase-catalyzed degradation of alginate in the gelled state: Effect of gelling ions and lyase specificity. Carbohydrate Polymers. 110. 100–106. 27 indexed citations

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Mørch, Ýrr, Meirigeng Qi, Per Ole M. Gundersen, et al.. (2012). Binding and leakage of barium in alginate microbeads. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 100A(11). 2939–2947. 72 indexed citations

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Xie, Minli, Magnus Ø. Olderøy, Jens‐Petter Andreassen, et al.. (2010). Alginate-controlled formation of nanoscale calcium carbonate and hydroxyapatite mineral phase within hydrogel networks. Acta Biomaterialia. 6(9). 3665–3675. 66 indexed citations

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Vos, Paul de, Marek Bučko, Peter Gemeiner, et al.. (2009). Multiscale requirements for bioencapsulation in medicine and biotechnology. Biomaterials. 30(13). 2559–2570. 169 indexed citations

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Qi, Meirigeng, Berit L. Strand, Ýrr Mørch, et al.. (2008). Encapsulation of Human Islets in Novel Inhomogeneous Alginate-Ca²⁺/Ba²⁺Microbeads:In VitroandIn VivoFunction. Artificial Cells Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology. 36(5). 403–420. 72 indexed citations

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Marsich, Eleonora, Massimiliano Borgogna, Ivan Donati, et al.. (2007). Alginate/lactose‐modified chitosan hydrogels: A bioactive biomaterial for chondrocyte encapsulation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 84A(2). 364–376. 86 indexed citations

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Strand, Berit L., Ýrr Mørch, Terje Espevik, & Gudmund Skjåk‐Bræk. (2003). Visualization of alginate–poly‐L‐lysine–alginate microcapsules by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 82(4). 386–394. 122 indexed citations

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King, Aileen, Berit L. Strand, Anne Mari Rokstad, et al.. (2003). Improvement of the biocompatibility of alginate/poly‐L‐lysine/alginate microcapsules by the use of epimerized alginate as a coating. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 64A(3). 533–539. 49 indexed citations

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Rokstad, Anne Mari, Bård Kulseng, Berit L. Strand, Gudmund Skjåk‐Bræk, & Terje Espevik. (2001). Transplantation of Alginate Microcapsules with Proliferating Cells in Mice. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 944(1). 216–225. 17 indexed citations

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