Christian E.H. Schmelzer

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Christian E.H. Schmelzer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian E.H. Schmelzer has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Christian E.H. Schmelzer's work include Connective tissue disorders research (23 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (18 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (9 papers). Christian E.H. Schmelzer is often cited by papers focused on Connective tissue disorders research (23 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (18 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (9 papers). Christian E.H. Schmelzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and France. Christian E.H. Schmelzer's co-authors include Reinhard H.H. Neubert, Andrea Heinz, Laurent Duca, Anthony S. Weiss, Klaus Raith, Linda Troeberg, Spyros S. Skandalis, Véronique Orian‐Rousseau, Maurizio Onisto and Dimitra Manou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christian E.H. Schmelzer

77 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian E.H. Schmelzer Germany	29	954	543	414	346	339	78	2.7k
Shunji Hattori Japan	33	1.5k 1.5×	268 0.5×	439 1.1×	584 1.7×	443 1.3×	168	3.5k
Soo‐Hyun Kim South Korea	33	1.6k 1.6×	513 0.9×	338 0.8×	223 0.6×	398 1.2×	92	3.7k
Andrea Heinz Denmark	29	507 0.5×	419 0.8×	314 0.8×	302 0.9×	170 0.5×	65	2.3k
Haiyan Chen China	31	1.9k 2.0×	310 0.6×	344 0.8×	154 0.4×	205 0.6×	112	3.2k
Zoi Piperigkou Greece	27	1.2k 1.3×	245 0.5×	590 1.4×	404 1.2×	849 2.5×	61	2.9k
Sean M. Hartig United States	29	1.2k 1.2×	282 0.5×	416 1.0×	132 0.4×	273 0.8×	75	2.8k
Bernard Haye France	28	1.3k 1.4×	319 0.6×	603 1.5×	188 0.5×	254 0.7×	115	3.0k
Dawidson Assis Gomes Brazil	36	1.7k 1.8×	222 0.4×	207 0.5×	420 1.2×	401 1.2×	134	3.8k
Xinyu Wu China	31	1.4k 1.4×	227 0.4×	499 1.2×	222 0.6×	125 0.4×	167	3.6k
Changyu Zheng United States	33	1.4k 1.5×	740 1.4×	203 0.5×	122 0.4×	137 0.4×	123	3.2k

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Kalwa, Hermann, Leonard Kaysser, Clara T. Schoeder, et al.. (2025). Development and functionality analysis of lipoplex-loaded polysaccharide-based surface coatings for local nucleic acid delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 673. 125330–125330. 1 indexed citations

Schmelzer, Christian E.H., et al.. (2025). A standardized in vitro bioengineered skin for penetrating wound modeling. PubMed. 4(1). 15–30. 1 indexed citations

Menzel, Matthias, Johannes W G Jacobs, J. Kunert, et al.. (2025). Enhancing drug release from PEG-PLGA implants: The role of Hydrophilic Dexamethasone Phosphate in modulating release kinetics and degradation behavior. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 209. 107067–107067. 2 indexed citations

Schmelzer, Christian E.H., et al.. (2024). Oregano, thyme, and lemongrass essential oils as antimicrobial agents in gelatin for photographic films. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 126(3). 1 indexed citations

Menzel, Matthias, et al.. (2023). Intrinsically Cross‐Linked ECM‐Like Multilayers for BMP‐2 Delivery Promote Osteogenic Differentiation of Cells. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10(7). 1 indexed citations

Steenbock, Heiko, Jürgen Brinckmann, Matthias Menzel, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of Insoluble Elastin by Enzyme‐Free Cross‐Linking. Macromolecular Bioscience. 23(11). e2300203–e2300203. 2 indexed citations

Stojanović, Sanja, Vladimir J. Cvetković, Christian E.H. Schmelzer, et al.. (2020). Tissue response to biphasic calcium phosphate covalently modified with either heparin or hyaluronic acid in a mouse subcutaneous implantation model. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 109(8). 1353–1365. 6 indexed citations

Hause, Gerd, Matthias Menzel, Christian E.H. Schmelzer, et al.. (2020). Engineering osteogenic microenvironments by combination of multilayers from collagen type I and chondroitin sulfate with novel cationic liposomes. Materials Today Bio. 7. 100071–100071. 15 indexed citations

Miękus, Natalia, et al.. (2019). MMP-14 degrades tropoelastin and elastin. Biochimie. 165. 32–39. 17 indexed citations

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Thomas, Anja, et al.. (2019). Ligand-Binding Cooperativity Effects in Polymer–Protein Conjugation. Biomacromolecules. 20(2). 1118–1131. 13 indexed citations

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Heinz, Andrea, Petra Majovsky, Berin Karaman, et al.. (2018). Elastin is heterogeneously cross-linked. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(39). 15107–15119. 48 indexed citations

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Schmelzer, Christian E.H., et al.. (2018). Exploring the pH-Induced Functional Phase Space of Human Serum Albumin by EPR Spectroscopy. Magnetochemistry. 4(4). 47–47. 25 indexed citations

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Joshi, Rashika, Andrea Heinz, Qiang Fan, et al.. (2018). Role for Cela1 in Postnatal Lung Remodeling and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin–Deficient Emphysema. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 59(2). 167–178. 20 indexed citations

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Kawecki, Charlotte, Christian E.H. Schmelzer, Andrea Heinz, et al.. (2018). Identification of CD36 as a new interaction partner of membrane NEU1: potential implication in the pro-atherogenic effects of the elastin receptor complex. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(4). 791–807. 38 indexed citations

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Schmelzer, Christian E.H., et al.. (2017). Degradation of tropoelastin and skin elastin by neprilysin. Biochimie. 146. 73–78. 18 indexed citations

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Schmelzer, Christian E.H., et al.. (2016). Prolyl hydroxylation in elastin is not random. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1860(10). 2169–2177. 21 indexed citations

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Blaise, Sébastien, Béatrice Romier, Charlotte Kawecki, et al.. (2013). Elastin-Derived Peptides Are New Regulators of Insulin Resistance Development in Mice. Diabetes. 62(11). 3807–3816. 89 indexed citations

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Heinz, Andrea, Christoph Ruttkies, Günther Jahreis, et al.. (2013). In vitro cross-linking of elastin peptides and molecular characterization of the resultant biomaterials. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1830(4). 2994–3004. 19 indexed citations

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Farwanah, Hany, Christian E.H. Schmelzer, Klaus Raith, et al.. (2007). Separation and mass spectrometric characterization of covalently bound skin ceramides using LC/APCI-MS and Nano-ESI-MS/MS. Journal of Chromatography B. 852(1-2). 562–570. 52 indexed citations

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Schmelzer, Christian E.H., Melkamu Getie, & Reinhard H.H. Neubert. (2005). Mass spectrometric characterization of human skin elastin peptides produced by proteolytic digestion with pepsin and thermitase. Journal of Chromatography A. 1083(1-2). 120–126. 27 indexed citations

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