Kathryn A. Whitehead

13.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
73 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Kathryn A. Whitehead is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn A. Whitehead has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kathryn A. Whitehead's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (45 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (19 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (17 papers). Kathryn A. Whitehead is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (45 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (19 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (17 papers). Kathryn A. Whitehead collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Sweden. Kathryn A. Whitehead's co-authors include Daniel G. Anderson, Róbert Langer, Khalid A. Hajj, Namit Chaudhary, Drew Weissman, Rebecca L. Ball, Samir Mitragotri, Tyler Brown, Omid Veiseh and Katherine C. Fein and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn A. Whitehead

71 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

Knocking down barriers: advances in siRNA delivery 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2021 2010 2017 2014 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Knocking down barriers: advances in siRNA delivery
    2009 2.5k citations Kathryn A. Whitehead, Daniel G. Anderson et al. profile →
  2. mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases: principles, delivery and clinical translation
    2021 934 citations Namit Chaudhary, Kathryn A. Whitehead et al. profile →
  3. Lipid-like materials for low-dose, in vivo gene silencing
    2010 792 citations Kathryn A. Whitehead, J. Robert Dorkin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Tools for translation: non-viral materials for therapeutic mRNA delivery
    2017 644 citations Kathryn A. Whitehead et al. profile →
  5. Degradable lipid nanoparticles with predictable in vivo siRNA delivery activity
    2014 496 citations Kathryn A. Whitehead, J. Robert Dorkin et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Managing diabetes with nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities
    2014 473 citations Omid Veiseh, Benjamin C. Tang et al. profile →
  7. Materials for oral delivery of proteins and peptides
    2019 383 citations Kathryn A. Whitehead, Samir Mitragotri et al. profile →
  8. The replacement of helper lipids with charged alternatives in lipid nanoparticles facilitates targeted mRNA delivery to the spleen and lungs
    2022 187 citations Samuel T. LoPresti, Mariah L. Arral et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
  9. Ionizable lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to pancreatic β cells via macrophage-mediated gene transfer
    2023 132 citations Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Mariah L. Arral et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathryn A. Whitehead United States 36 7.5k 1.7k 1.5k 1.2k 1.1k 73 10.3k
Daniel J. Siegwart United States 51 7.3k 1.0× 2.6k 1.5× 2.2k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 98 12.1k
Dominik Witzigmann Canada 31 6.2k 0.8× 2.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 754 0.7× 64 9.1k
Gaurav Sahay United States 37 5.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 810 0.7× 784 0.7× 69 8.4k
Yizhou Dong United States 45 6.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 110 9.3k
Xun Sun China 55 4.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 2.1k 1.4× 1.9k 1.6× 910 0.8× 236 9.3k
Yu‐Kyoung Oh South Korea 62 5.7k 0.8× 2.7k 1.6× 2.9k 1.9× 1.8k 1.5× 909 0.8× 273 12.7k
Hidetaka Akita Japan 52 7.6k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.5× 245 11.1k
Daniel G. Anderson United States 43 3.6k 0.5× 977 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 609 0.5× 762 0.7× 71 6.9k
Jayesh A. Kulkarni Canada 28 5.8k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 995 0.8× 729 0.7× 47 7.2k
Shigeru Kawakami Japan 50 4.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 221 6.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Voke, Elizabeth, Mariah L. Arral, Henry Squire, et al.. (2025). Protein corona formed on lipid nanoparticles compromises delivery efficiency of mRNA cargo. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8699–8699. 5 indexed citations
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Lawson, Harrison, Nguyễn Huy Hoàng, Mengrou Lu, et al.. (2025). Synthetic Strategy for mRNA Encapsulation and Gene Delivery with Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Frameworks. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(44). 4 indexed citations
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Chaudhary, Namit, Mariah L. Arral, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, et al.. (2024). Lipid nanoparticle structure and delivery route during pregnancy dictate mRNA potency, immunogenicity, and maternal and fetal outcomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(11). e2307810121–e2307810121. 23 indexed citations
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Yerneni, Saigopalakrishna S., et al.. (2024). Characterization and comparison of human and mouse milk cells. PLoS ONE. 19(1). e0297821–e0297821. 4 indexed citations
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Chaudhary, Namit, et al.. (2023). Non‐Viral RNA Delivery During Pregnancy: Opportunities and Challenges. Small. 20(41). e2306134–e2306134. 3 indexed citations
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Chaudhary, Namit, et al.. (2023). The mixing method used to formulate lipid nanoparticles affects mRNA delivery efficacy and organ tropism. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 192. 126–135. 41 indexed citations
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Fein, Katherine C., et al.. (2023). Placental drug transport and fetal exposure during pregnancy is determined by drug molecular size, chemistry, and conformation. Journal of Controlled Release. 361. 29–39. 7 indexed citations
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LoPresti, Samuel T., Mariah L. Arral, Namit Chaudhary, & Kathryn A. Whitehead. (2022). The replacement of helper lipids with charged alternatives in lipid nanoparticles facilitates targeted mRNA delivery to the spleen and lungs. Journal of Controlled Release. 345. 819–831. 187 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gleeson, John P., Katherine C. Fein, & Kathryn A. Whitehead. (2021). Oral delivery of peptide therapeutics in infants: Challenges and opportunities. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 173. 112–124. 27 indexed citations
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Ball, Rebecca L., et al.. (2018). Oral delivery of siRNA lipid nanoparticles: Fate in the GI tract. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2178–2178. 111 indexed citations
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Cummings, Chad, Katherine C. Fein, Hironobu Murata, et al.. (2017). ATRP-grown protein-polymer conjugates containing phenylpiperazine selectively enhance transepithelial protein transport. Journal of Controlled Release. 255. 270–278. 30 indexed citations
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Fein, Katherine C., Nicholas G. Lamson, & Kathryn A. Whitehead. (2017). Structure-Function Analysis of Phenylpiperazine Derivatives as Intestinal Permeation Enhancers. Pharmaceutical Research. 34(6). 1320–1329. 20 indexed citations
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He, Jia, et al.. (2016). Lipidoid nanoparticle mediated silencing of Mcl-1 induces apoptosis in mantle cell lymphoma. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 241(9). 1007–1013. 15 indexed citations
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Ball, Rebecca L., et al.. (2016). Achieving long-term stability of lipid nanoparticles: examining the effect of pH, temperature, and lyophilization. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 12. 305–315. 246 indexed citations
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Langer, R., Daniel G. Anderson, Omid Veiseh, Benjamin C. Tang, & Kathryn A. Whitehead. (2014). Managing diabetes with nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Knapp, Christopher & Kathryn A. Whitehead. (2014). In pursuit of a moving target: nanotherapeutics for the treatment of non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 11(12). 1923–1937. 26 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Kathryn A., J. Matthews, Philip Chang, et al.. (2012). In Vitro-In Vivo Translation of Lipid Nanoparticles for Hepatocellular siRNA Delivery. PMC. 8 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Kathryn A., J. Matthews, Philip Chang, et al.. (2012). In Vitro–In Vivo Translation of Lipid Nanoparticles for Hepatocellular siRNA Delivery. ACS Nano. 6(8). 6922–6929. 113 indexed citations
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Whitehead, Kathryn A. & Samir Mitragotri. (2008). Mechanistic Analysis of Chemical Permeation Enhancers for Oral Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutical Research. 25(6). 1412–1419. 55 indexed citations

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