Christoph Alexiou

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
256 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Christoph Alexiou is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Alexiou has authored 256 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 103 papers in Biomaterials and 39 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christoph Alexiou's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (87 papers), Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles (53 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (21 papers). Christoph Alexiou is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (87 papers), Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles (53 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (21 papers). Christoph Alexiou collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Ukraine and United States. Christoph Alexiou's co-authors include Christian Bergemann, Stefan Lyer, Christina Janko, Andreas S. Lübbe, Rainer Tietze, Roland Jurgons, W. Arnold, F. Parak, Ralf P. Friedrich and Iwona Cicha and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Alexiou

246 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Locoregional cancer treatment with magnetic drug targeting.

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Clinical Applications of Magnetic Drug Targeting

2001 667 citations Christoph Alexiou et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph Alexiou Germany	46	4.6k	3.8k	1.6k	1.4k	776	256	9.0k
Paolo Decuzzi Italy	52	5.0k 1.1×	4.4k 1.2×	2.6k 1.6×	2.3k 1.6×	558 0.7×	208	10.8k
Florence Gazeau France	64	8.0k 1.7×	6.2k 1.6×	3.4k 2.0×	3.9k 2.8×	488 0.6×	204	13.9k
André G. Skirtach Belgium	62	4.7k 1.0×	4.2k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	2.9k 2.1×	248 0.3×	282	12.7k
Ji‐Ho Park South Korea	51	5.4k 1.2×	3.2k 0.8×	3.6k 2.2×	3.4k 2.4×	603 0.8×	228	11.4k
Urs O. Häfeli Canada	42	4.4k 0.9×	2.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	2.9k 2.1×	297 0.4×	224	9.3k
Wei Liu China	56	6.0k 1.3×	2.9k 0.8×	3.4k 2.1×	2.9k 2.1×	1.2k 1.6×	280	11.1k
Claire Wilhelm France	65	9.6k 2.1×	7.1k 1.9×	3.6k 2.2×	3.6k 2.6×	316 0.4×	224	15.4k
Chenjie Xu Singapore	62	6.2k 1.4×	4.1k 1.1×	3.9k 2.4×	4.9k 3.5×	433 0.6×	223	15.5k
Andreas Jordan Germany	31	6.5k 1.4×	4.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	270 0.3×	58	9.4k
Dong‐Hyun Kim South Korea	54	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	995 1.3×	430	9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Alexiou

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Pourshahrestani, Sara, Irem Unalan, Ehsan Zeimaran, et al.. (2025). Tannic acid-loaded zinc- and copper-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles: Potential antioxidant nanocarriers for wound healing. Bioactive Materials. 54. 71–85. 2 indexed citations

Heinen, Laura, Cristian Bonato, Rainer Tietze, et al.. (2025). Optimizing SPION Labeling for Single-Cell Magnetic Microscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(30). 7584–7590.

Pourshahrestani, Sara, Ehsan Zeimaran, Christina Janko, et al.. (2024). The effect of mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles incorporating various metallic ions (Cu, Zn, Mn, Te) on wound healing. Materials Advances. 5(16). 6630–6647. 12 indexed citations

Liang, Chunguang, Katharina Habenicht, Julia Winkler, et al.. (2024). Oligoclonal CD4+CXCR5+ T cells with a cytotoxic phenotype appear in tonsils and blood. Communications Biology. 7(1). 879–879. 3 indexed citations

Mickoleit, Frank, Bernhard Friedrich, Christina Janko, et al.. (2024). Assessing Cytotoxicity, Endotoxicity, and Blood Compatibility of Nanoscale Iron Oxide Magnetosomes for Biomedical Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(1). 1278–1288. 6 indexed citations

Friedrich, Bernhard, Rainer Tietze, Eveline Schreiber, et al.. (2023). Magnetic Removal of Candida albicans Using Salivary Peptide-Functionalized SPIONs. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 18. 3231–3246. 1 indexed citations

Friedrich, Bernhard, et al.. (2023). Endothelialization of Whey Protein Isolate-Based Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration. Molecules. 28(20). 7052–7052. 1 indexed citations

Dörrie, Jan, Niels Schaft, Harald Unterweger, et al.. (2023). Human T cells loaded with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles retain antigen-specific TCR functionality. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1223695–1223695. 11 indexed citations

Zheng, Kai, Mahshid Monavari, Zhiyan Xu, et al.. (2023). Sol–gel derived B2O3–CaO borate bioactive glasses with hemostatic, antibacterial and pro-angiogenic activities. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbad105–rbad105. 9 indexed citations

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Friedrich, Bernhard, Stefan Lyer, Christina Janko, et al.. (2022). Scavenging of bacteria or bacterial products by magnetic particles functionalized with a broad-spectrum pathogen recognition receptor motif offers diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Acta Biomaterialia. 141. 418–428. 17 indexed citations

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Unterweger, Harald, et al.. (2021). Cellular SPION Uptake and Toxicity in Various Head and Neck Cancer Cell Lines. Nanomaterials. 11(3). 726–726. 20 indexed citations

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Schapher, Mirco, Michael Koch, Daniela Weidner, et al.. (2020). Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Promote the Development and Growth of Human Salivary Stones. Cells. 9(9). 2139–2139. 30 indexed citations

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Mühlberger, M., Christina Janko, Harald Unterweger, et al.. (2019). Functionalization Of T Lymphocytes With Citrate-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles For Magnetically Controlled Immune Therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Pöttler, Marina, Christian Braun, Matthias Graw, et al.. (2019). Magnetic Tissue Engineering of the Vocal Fold Using Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(21-22). 1470–1477. 18 indexed citations

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Unterweger, Harald, László Dézsi, Jasmin Matuszak, et al.. (2018). Dextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging: evaluation of size-dependent imaging properties, storage stability and safety. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 13. 1899–1915. 118 indexed citations

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Cicha, Iwona, Rainer Detsch, Raminder Singh, et al.. (2017). Biofabrication of vessel grafts based on natural hydrogels. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. 2. 83–89. 21 indexed citations

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Arkudas, Andreas, Isabel Arnold, Andreas Brandl, et al.. (2017). Pedicled Transplantation of Axially Vascularized Bone Constructs in a Critical Size Femoral Defect. Tissue Engineering Part A. 24(5-6). 479–492. 27 indexed citations

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Kühn, Christina, Doris Mayr, Christoph Alexiou, et al.. (2016). Immunohistochemical Evaluation of E6/E7 HPV Oncoproteins Staining in Cervical Cancer.. PubMed. 36(6). 3195–8. 23 indexed citations

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Zaloga, Jan, Marina Pöttler, Gerd Leitinger, et al.. (2016). Pharmaceutical formulation of HSA hybrid coated iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic drug targeting. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 101. 152–162. 50 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Jan Zaloga, Yaping Ding, et al.. (2016). Facile preparation of multifunctional superparamagnetic PHBV microspheres containing SPIONs for biomedical applications. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23140–23140. 46 indexed citations

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