Christina Cortez

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Christina Cortez is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christina Cortez has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Biomaterials, 3 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christina Cortez's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (3 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (3 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (2 papers). Christina Cortez is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (3 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (3 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (2 papers). Christina Cortez collaborates with scholars based in Australia. Christina Cortez's co-authors include Frank Caruso, Angus P. R. Johnston, Alexandra S. Angelatos, Felix Meiser, Siow‐Feng Chong, Alexander N. Zelikin, Sri Sivakumar, Vipul Bansal, Andrew M. Scott and Joan K. Heath and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Christina Cortez

7 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Layer-by-layer engineered capsules and their applications 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Layer-by-layer engineered capsules and their applications
    2006 504 citations Angus P. R. Johnston, Christina Cortez et al. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christina Cortez Australia 7 534 517 419 314 211 7 1.3k
Alexandra S. Angelatos Australia 10 881 1.6× 618 1.2× 526 1.3× 468 1.5× 280 1.3× 11 1.9k
Meilin Ruan China 11 197 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 480 1.1× 389 1.2× 112 0.5× 17 1.6k
Yuhan Lee South Korea 14 436 0.8× 546 1.1× 707 1.7× 634 2.0× 281 1.3× 21 1.7k
Michelle Prevot Germany 7 587 1.1× 238 0.5× 382 0.9× 286 0.9× 179 0.8× 10 1.0k
Elvira Tjipto Australia 11 775 1.5× 316 0.6× 357 0.9× 392 1.2× 187 0.9× 11 1.4k
Olivier Félix France 23 324 0.6× 311 0.6× 304 0.7× 430 1.4× 305 1.4× 48 1.5k
Christopher J. Ochs Australia 13 523 1.0× 242 0.5× 435 1.0× 329 1.0× 187 0.9× 21 1.0k
Satish Nayak United States 11 366 0.7× 365 0.7× 539 1.3× 533 1.7× 239 1.1× 12 1.8k
Lewis D. Blackman United Kingdom 17 495 0.9× 451 0.9× 423 1.0× 360 1.1× 296 1.4× 24 1.7k
Géraldine Carrot France 24 314 0.6× 528 1.0× 389 0.9× 346 1.1× 164 0.8× 44 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Christina Cortez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christina Cortez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christina Cortez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christina Cortez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christina Cortez 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 Christina Cortez. Christina Cortez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Cortez, Christina, John F. Quinn, Xiaojuan Hao, et al.. (2010). Multilayer Buildup and Biofouling Characteristics of PSS-b-PEG Containing Films. Langmuir. 26(12). 9720–9727. 34 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, Sri, Vipul Bansal, Christina Cortez, et al.. (2009). Degradable, Surfactant‐Free, Monodisperse Polymer‐Encapsulated Emulsions as Anticancer Drug Carriers. Advanced Materials. 21(18). 1820–1824. 150 indexed citations
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Rose, Robert De, Alexander N. Zelikin, Angus P. R. Johnston, et al.. (2008). Binding, Internalization, and Antigen Presentation of Vaccine‐Loaded Nanoengineered Capsules in Blood. Advanced Materials. 20(24). 4698–4703. 127 indexed citations
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Cortez, Christina, Eva Tomaskovic‐Crook, Angus P. R. Johnston, et al.. (2007). Influence of Size, Surface, Cell Line, and Kinetic Properties on the Specific Binding of A33 Antigen-Targeted Multilayered Particles and Capsules to Colorectal Cancer Cells. ACS Nano. 1(2). 93–102. 127 indexed citations
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Johnston, Angus P. R., Christina Cortez, Alexandra S. Angelatos, & Frank Caruso. (2006). Layer-by-layer engineered capsules and their applications. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 11(4). 203–209. 504 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meiser, Felix, Christina Cortez, & Frank Caruso. (2004). Biofunctionalization of Fluorescent Rare‐Earth‐Doped Lanthanum Phosphate Colloidal Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(44). 5954–5957. 313 indexed citations
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Meiser, Felix, Christina Cortez, & Frank Caruso. (2004). Biofunctionalization of Fluorescent Rare‐Earth‐Doped Lanthanum Phosphate Colloidal Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie. 116(44). 6080–6083. 29 indexed citations

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