Caitlin Howell

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Caitlin Howell is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Caitlin Howell has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 16 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 13 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Caitlin Howell's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (13 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (11 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (9 papers). Caitlin Howell is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (13 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (11 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (9 papers). Caitlin Howell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Denmark. Caitlin Howell's co-authors include Joanna Aizenberg, Steffi Sunny, Philseok Kim, Stefan Kolle, Michael Aizenberg, Alexander B. Tesler, Nicolas Vogel, Alison Grinthal, Patrick Koelsch and Jack Alvarenga and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Caitlin Howell

54 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Extremely durable biofouling-resistant metallic surfaces based on electrodeposited nanoporous tungstite films on steel

2015 352 citations Caitlin Howell, Joanna Aizenberg et al. profile →

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Uttam Manna India

Miguel A. Cabrerizo‐Vílchez Spain

Tianyi Zhao China

Bi‐min Zhang Newby United States

Alexander Epstein United States

Qiangqiang Sun China

Yair Kaufman Israel

M.L. González-Martı́n Spain

Qi Zhao United Kingdom

Victor Breedveld United States

Uttam Manna India

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Countries citing papers authored by Caitlin Howell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caitlin Howell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Caitlin Howell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Caitlin Howell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Caitlin Howell. Caitlin Howell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Hajam, Maryam El, et al.. (2025). In situ growth of mycelium in a lignocellulosic scaffold enabled by cellulose nanofibrils for lightweight insulation. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 199. 109223–109223. 1 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2025). The Orientation of Human Fibrinogen at Biomedically Relevant Polydimethylsiloxane–Water Interfaces. Langmuir. 41(19). 12089–12095. 1 indexed citations

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Hajam, Maryam El, et al.. (2024). Surfactant-assisted foam-forming of high performance ultra-low density structures made from lignocellulosic materials and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs). Industrial Crops and Products. 221. 119357–119357. 11 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2024). Multi-component liquid-infused systems: a new approach to functional coatings. PubMed. 2(3). 378–392. 3 indexed citations

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Flores‐Mireles, Ana L., et al.. (2024). Effect of free liquid layer quantity on bacteria and protein adhesion to liquid infused polymers. Biointerphases. 19(4). 1 indexed citations

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Fong, Chunki, et al.. (2022). Inhibiting host-protein deposition on urinary catheters reduces associated urinary tract infections. eLife. 11. 39 indexed citations

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Patel, Avinash Singh, et al.. (2021). Antioxidant and antimicrobial modified cellulose nanofibers for food applications. Food Bioscience. 44. 101421–101421. 26 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2021). Characterization of novel cellulose nanofibril and phenolic acid-based active and hydrophobic packaging films. Food Chemistry. 374. 131773–131773. 26 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2020). 3D printing direct to industrial roll-to-roll casting for fast prototyping of scalable microfluidic systems. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0244324–e0244324. 4 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2016). Infused polymers for cell sheet release. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26109–26109. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiaxuan, Caitlin Howell, Carolyn A. Haller, et al.. (2016). An immobilized liquid interface prevents device associated bacterial infection in vivo. Biomaterials. 113. 80–92. 106 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, Hicham Hamoudi, & Michael Zharnikov. (2013). Thymine/adenine diblock-oligonucleotide monolayers and hybrid brushes on gold: a spectroscopic study. Biointerphases. 8(1). 6–6. 9 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2012). Differences in crystalline cellulose modification due to degradation by brown and white rot fungi. Fungal Biology. 116(10). 1052–1063. 35 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2011). Non-enzymatic depolymerization of cotton cellulose by fungal mimicking metabolites. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 65(3). 553–559. 20 indexed citations

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Schreiner, Sarah M., Anna L. Hatch, David R. Howard, et al.. (2011). Impact of DNA–Surface Interactions on the Stability of DNA Hybrids. Analytical Chemistry. 83(11). 4288–4295. 65 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, Jianli Zhao, Patrick Koelsch, & Michael Zharnikov. (2011). Hybridization in ssDNA films—a multi-technique spectroscopy study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(34). 15512–15512. 22 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2010). Interactions of hydrophobic and hydrophilic self-assembled monolayers with water as probed by sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy. Chemical Physics Letters. 494(4-6). 193–197. 19 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2009). Decay Resistance Properties of Hot Water Extracted Oriented Strandboard. Wood and Fiber Science. 41(2). 201–208. 10 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin. (2008). Understanding Wood Biodegradation through the Characterization of Crystalline Cellulose Nanostructures. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 35(3). 706–12. 1 indexed citations

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Howell, Caitlin, et al.. (2002). Compatibility of Seven Adhesives to Eight Resin Composites. 19(4). 250. 1 indexed citations

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