Claire E. Witherel

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Claire E. Witherel is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Claire E. Witherel has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Rehabilitation and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Claire E. Witherel's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (5 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (5 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers). Claire E. Witherel is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (5 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (5 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers). Claire E. Witherel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Claire E. Witherel's co-authors include Kara L. Spiller, Gordana Vunjak‐Novakovic, Tony Yu, Sina Nassiri, Kenneth R. Nakazawa, Johnathan Ng, Thomas H. Barker, Daniel Abebayehu, Pamela L. Graney and Jason A. Burdick and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Experimental Cell Research and Theranostics.

In The Last Decade

Claire E. Witherel

13 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Sequential delivery of immunomodulatory cytokines to facilitate the M1-to-M2 transition of macrophages and enhance vascularization of bone scaffolds

2014 598 citations Kara L. Spiller, Sina Nassiri et al. Biomaterials profile →
Macrophage and Fibroblast Interactions in Biomaterial‐Mediated Fibrosis

2019 285 citations Claire E. Witherel, Daniel Abebayehu et al. Advanced Healthcare Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Claire E. Witherel United States	11	590	469	386	298	294	15	1.5k
Kenneth R. Nakazawa United States	7	602 1.0×	540 1.2×	372 1.0×	294 1.0×	291 1.0×	11	1.6k
Johnathan Ng United States	8	732 1.2×	583 1.2×	379 1.0×	292 1.0×	368 1.3×	9	1.6k
Rukmani Sridharan Ireland	13	800 1.4×	493 1.1×	342 0.9×	225 0.8×	427 1.5×	17	1.7k
Amy K. McNally United States	15	356 0.6×	374 0.8×	289 0.7×	293 1.0×	207 0.7×	16	1.2k
Shu Guo China	23	365 0.6×	267 0.6×	578 1.5×	132 0.4×	209 0.7×	82	1.6k
Xiao‐Tao He China	25	442 0.7×	246 0.5×	593 1.5×	145 0.5×	214 0.7×	47	1.6k
Yuanman Yu China	22	844 1.4×	317 0.7×	251 0.7×	63 0.2×	449 1.5×	39	1.4k
David García‐Bernal Spain	30	468 0.8×	185 0.4×	491 1.3×	273 0.9×	158 0.5×	93	2.5k
Anke Dienelt Germany	17	494 0.8×	346 0.7×	441 1.1×	200 0.7×	122 0.4×	23	1.3k
Ajaykumar Vishwakarma United States	6	375 0.6×	227 0.5×	279 0.7×	217 0.7×	205 0.7×	6	1.1k

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15 of 15 papers shown

Witherel, Claire E., et al.. (2025). Preliminary Analysis of American Burn Association National Burn Repository to Investigate Impact of Cellular, Acellular, and Matrix-Based Products Use in Burn Wound Management. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 47(1). 85–95.

Galarraga, Jonathan H., Ryan C. Locke, Claire E. Witherel, et al.. (2021). Fabrication of MSC-laden composites of hyaluronic acid hydrogels reinforced with MEW scaffolds for cartilage repair. Biofabrication. 14(1). 14106–14106. 65 indexed citations

Yin, Bohan, Claire E. Witherel, Mo Yang, et al.. (2021). Harnessing Tissue-derived Extracellular Vesicles for Osteoarthritis Theranostics. Theranostics. 12(1). 207–231. 120 indexed citations

Witherel, Claire E., Becky K. Brisson, Biao Han, et al.. (2021). Regulation of extracellular matrix assembly and structure by hybrid M1/M2 macrophages. Biomaterials. 269. 120667–120667. 158 indexed citations

Chu, Crystal K., Salmaan H. Baxamusa, & Claire E. Witherel. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on materials science research innovation and related pandemic response. MRS Bulletin. 46(9). 807–812. 2 indexed citations

Witherel, Claire E., et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Impact of an Assessment Course on Preservice Teachers' Classroom Assessment Literacy and Self-Efficacy.. ScholarWorks@BGSU (Bowling Green State University). 32(2). 107–132. 5 indexed citations

Witherel, Claire E., Daniel Abebayehu, Thomas H. Barker, & Kara L. Spiller. (2019). Macrophage and Fibroblast Interactions in Biomaterial‐Mediated Fibrosis. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(4). e1801451–e1801451. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

Witherel, Claire E., Pamela L. Graney, & Kara L. Spiller. (2018). In Vitro Model of Macrophage-Biomaterial Interactions. Methods in molecular biology. 1758. 161–176. 10 indexed citations

Witherel, Claire E., et al.. (2017). Immunomodulatory Effects of Human Cryopreserved Viable Amniotic Membrane in a Pro-Inflammatory Environment In Vitro. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 10(5). 451–462. 23 indexed citations

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Pentecost, Amanda, Claire E. Witherel, Yury Gogotsi, & Kara L. Spiller. (2017). Anti-inflammatory effects of octadecylamine-functionalized nanodiamond on primary human macrophages. Biomaterials Science. 5(10). 2131–2143. 33 indexed citations

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Witherel, Claire E., David Gurevich, J. Collin, Paul Martin, & Kara L. Spiller. (2017). Host–Biomaterial Interactions in Zebrafish. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 4(4). 1233–1240. 18 indexed citations

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Witherel, Claire E., et al.. (2016). Differences in time-dependent mechanical properties between extruded and molded hydrogels. Biofabrication. 8(3). 35012–35012. 23 indexed citations

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Witherel, Claire E., Pamela L. Graney, Donald O. Freytes, Michael S. Weingarten, & Kara L. Spiller. (2016). Response of human macrophages to wound matrices in vitro. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 24(3). 514–524. 56 indexed citations

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Spiller, Kara L., Emily A. Wrona, Saly Romero‐Torres, et al.. (2015). Differential gene expression in human, murine, and cell line-derived macrophages upon polarization. Experimental Cell Research. 347(1). 1–13. 142 indexed citations

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Spiller, Kara L., Sina Nassiri, Claire E. Witherel, et al.. (2014). Sequential delivery of immunomodulatory cytokines to facilitate the M1-to-M2 transition of macrophages and enhance vascularization of bone scaffolds. Biomaterials. 37. 194–207. 598 indexed citations breakdown →

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