Ethan Gerhard

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ethan Gerhard is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ethan Gerhard has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Biomaterials and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ethan Gerhard's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (5 papers). Ethan Gerhard is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (13 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (5 papers). Ethan Gerhard collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Türkiye. Ethan Gerhard's co-authors include Jian Yang, Jinshan Guo, Dingying Shan, Denghui Xie, Chuying Ma, Di Lü, Jianqing Hu, Keke Wu, Yitao Zhao and Yue Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ethan Gerhard

26 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Anti-oxidant anti-inflammatory and antibacterial tannin-crosslinked citrate-based mussel-inspired bioadhesives facilitate scarless wound healing

2022 155 citations Keke Wu, Yitao Zhao et al. Bioactive Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ethan Gerhard United States	20	717	573	315	195	165	27	1.4k
Zuoying Yuan China	24	1.0k 1.4×	590 1.0×	339 1.1×	129 0.7×	233 1.4×	48	1.7k
Rongkang Huang China	17	566 0.8×	519 0.9×	357 1.1×	429 2.2×	195 1.2×	44	1.6k
Shaoquan Bian China	21	511 0.7×	653 1.1×	168 0.5×	195 1.0×	175 1.1×	30	1.3k
Shumeng Bai China	15	511 0.7×	473 0.8×	259 0.8×	200 1.0×	136 0.8×	24	1.1k
Zongliang Wang China	25	1.2k 1.7×	771 1.3×	432 1.4×	164 0.8×	146 0.9×	88	1.9k
Qi Feng China	20	908 1.3×	533 0.9×	317 1.0×	176 0.9×	139 0.8×	40	1.7k
Kunxi Zhang China	28	1.1k 1.5×	999 1.7×	386 1.2×	198 1.0×	260 1.6×	73	2.3k
James K. Carrow United States	19	1.2k 1.7×	668 1.2×	180 0.6×	147 0.8×	206 1.2×	22	1.9k
Pengchao Zhao China	20	827 1.2×	535 0.9×	370 1.2×	183 0.9×	240 1.5×	37	1.9k
Xue Qu China	25	799 1.1×	784 1.4×	242 0.8×	274 1.4×	208 1.3×	54	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ethan Gerhard

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Xu, Hui, Ethan Gerhard, Hao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Metabotissugenic citrate biomaterials orchestrate bone regeneration via citrate-mediated signaling pathways. Science Advances. 11(30). eady2862–eady2862. 1 indexed citations

Gupta, Deepak, et al.. (2025). Interparticle Crosslinked Ion‐Responsive Microgels for 3D and 4D (Bio)Printing Applications. Small. 21(36). e02262–e02262. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Yogendra Pratap, Joseph Christakiran Moses, Myoung-Hwan Kim, et al.. (2025). Three-tier framework for high-throughput biofabrication: Integrating 3D bioprinting, assistive platforms, and translational opportunities. Bioactive Materials. 57. 726–753.

Yeo, Miji, Deepak Gupta, Yogendra Pratap Singh, et al.. (2025). Intraoperative Bioprinting for Craniomaxillofacial Bone Reconstruction in Rats and Sheep. Small Science. 5(11). 2400621–2400621. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Hui, Yan Su, Ethan Gerhard, et al.. (2024). Citric Acid: A Nexus Between Cellular Mechanisms and Biomaterial Innovations. Advanced Materials. 36(32). e2402871–e2402871. 30 indexed citations

Singh, Yogendra Pratap, et al.. (2023). 3D embedded printing of microfluidic devices using a functional silicone composite support bath. Additive manufacturing. 70. 103566–103566. 22 indexed citations

Tan, Xinyu, Ethan Gerhard, Richard T. Tran, et al.. (2022). Development of Biodegradable Osteopromotive Citrate‐Based Bone Putty. Small. 18(36). e2203003–e2203003. 22 indexed citations

Wu, Keke, Yitao Zhao, Ethan Gerhard, et al.. (2022). Anti-oxidant anti-inflammatory and antibacterial tannin-crosslinked citrate-based mussel-inspired bioadhesives facilitate scarless wound healing. Bioactive Materials. 20. 93–110. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhu, Jia, Honglei Zhou, Ethan Gerhard, et al.. (2022). Smart bioadhesives for wound healing and closure. Bioactive Materials. 19. 360–375. 140 indexed citations

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Guo, Jinshan, Xinggui Tian, Denghui Xie, et al.. (2020). Citrate‐Based Tannin‐Bridged Bone Composites for Lumbar Fusion. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(27). 74 indexed citations

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Lu, Xili, Sanjun Shi, Hanmei Li, et al.. (2019). Magnesium oxide-crosslinked low-swelling citrate-based mussel-inspired tissue adhesives. Biomaterials. 232. 119719–119719. 85 indexed citations

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Moncal, Kazim K., Dong Nyoung Heo, Donna M. Sosnoski, et al.. (2018). 3D printing of poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)/hydroxyapatite composite constructs for bone tissue engineering. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 33(14). 1972–1986. 55 indexed citations

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Ma, Chuying, Ethan Gerhard, Di Lü, & Jian Yang. (2018). Citrate chemistry and biology for biomaterials design. Biomaterials. 178. 383–400. 87 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhenqi, Yuchen Tian, Dingying Shan, et al.. (2018). pH protective Y1 receptor ligand functionalized antiphagocytosis BPLP-WPU micelles for enhanced tumor imaging and therapy with prolonged survival time. Biomaterials. 170. 70–81. 47 indexed citations

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Ma, Chuying, et al.. (2018). In vitro cytocompatibility evaluation of poly(octamethylene citrate) monomers toward their use in orthopedic regenerative engineering. Bioactive Materials. 3(1). 19–27. 18 indexed citations

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Shan, Dingying, Ethan Gerhard, Chenji Zhang, et al.. (2018). Polymeric biomaterials for biophotonic applications. Bioactive Materials. 3(4). 434–445. 75 indexed citations

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Sun, Jiawei, Lei Jiang, Yi Lin, et al.. (2017). Enhanced anticancer efficacy of paclitaxel through multistage tumor-targeting liposomes modified with RGD and KLA peptides. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 12. 1517–1537. 75 indexed citations

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Gerhard, Ethan, Wei Wang, Caiyan Li, et al.. (2017). Design strategies and applications of nacre-based biomaterials. Acta Biomaterialia. 54. 21–34. 78 indexed citations

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Hu, Jianqing, Kaimei Peng, Jinshan Guo, et al.. (2016). Click Cross-Linking-Improved Waterborne Polymers for Environment-Friendly Coatings and Adhesives. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(27). 17499–17510. 89 indexed citations

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Guo, Jinshan, Wei Wang, Jianqing Hu, et al.. (2016). Synthesis and characterization of anti-bacterial and anti-fungal citrate-based mussel-inspired bioadhesives. Biomaterials. 85. 204–217. 94 indexed citations

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