Kevin Braeckmans

20.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
290 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Kevin Braeckmans is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Braeckmans has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 55 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Kevin Braeckmans's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (95 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (68 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (41 papers). Kevin Braeckmans is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (95 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (68 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (41 papers). Kevin Braeckmans collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands. Kevin Braeckmans's co-authors include Stefaan C. De Smedt, Jo Demeester, Katrien Remaut, Koen Raemdonck, Stefaan J. Soenen, Joseph Demeester, Niek N. Sanders, Ranhua Xiong, Hendrik Deschout and Wolfgang J. Parak and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Braeckmans

285 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Use of Inhibitors to Study Endocytic Pathways of Gene Carriers: Optimization and Pitfalls

2009 569 citations Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke, Stefaan C. De Smedt et al. profile →
Cellular toxicity of inorganic nanoparticles: Common aspects and guidelines for improved nanotoxicity evaluation

2011 560 citations Stefaan J. Soenen, Stefaan C. De Smedt et al. profile →
Electroporation-induced siRNA precipitation obscures the efficiency of siRNA loading into extracellular vesicles

2013 524 citations Stephan Stremersch, Kevin Braeckmans et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Lipid and polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery to bacterial biofilms

2014 345 citations Koen Raemdonck, Stefaan C. De Smedt et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Macrophages as a therapeutic target to promote diabetic wound healing

2022 326 citations Maryam Sharifiaghdam, Elnaz Shaabani et al. profile →
Stimuli-responsive nanobubbles for biomedical applications

2021 200 citations Ranhua Xiong, Stefaan C. De Smedt et al. profile →

Peers

Kevin Braeckmans

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Darrell J. Irvine United States

James R. Baker United States

Paolo A. Netti Italy

Volker Mailänder Germany

Nicolas H. Voelcker Australia

Stefaan C. De Smedt Belgium

Jeffrey M. Karp United States

Ching‐Hsuan Tung United States

Mauro Ferrari United States

Martyn C. Davies United Kingdom

Darrell J. Irvine United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Braeckmans

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Nguyen, Van Phuc, Aranit Harizaj, Bart Van Puyvelde, et al.. (2025). Collagenase-modified polydopamine nanoparticles for safe and effective vitreolysis. Journal of Controlled Release. 383. 113753–113753.

Acker, Thibaut Van, Tina Smets, Amin Al‐Ahmad, et al.. (2025). Improving transport efficiency for large human cells for enabling accurate determination of cellular nanoparticle uptake via SC-ICP-TOF-MS. Talanta. 297(Pt B). 128696–128696.

Ramon, Jan, Wilfred T.V. Germeraad, Aranit Harizaj, et al.. (2025). Gentle and efficient engineering of primary human NK cells by photoporation with polydopamine nanosensitizers. Journal of Controlled Release. 382. 113742–113742. 1 indexed citations

Braeckmans, Kevin, et al.. (2025). Risk assessment of pneumatic tube systems for in-hospital transportation of biotherapeutics. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 3222412329–3222412329.

Harizaj, Aranit, Dominika Berdecka, Eva Lion, et al.. (2024). Photoporation of NK-92MI cells with biodegradable polydopamine nanosensitizers as a promising strategy for the generation of engineered NK cell therapies. Applied Materials Today. 40. 102402–102402. 4 indexed citations

Braeckmans, Kevin, et al.. (2024). Impact of pneumatic tube transportation on the aggregation of monoclonal antibodies in clinical practice. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 204. 106952–106952. 4 indexed citations

Vlierberghe, Sandra Van, et al.. (2024). Porcine ex-vivo intestinal mucus has age-dependent blocking activity against transmissible gastroenteritis virus. Veterinary Research. 55(1). 113–113. 3 indexed citations

Zwaenepoel, Olivier, et al.. (2023). Nanobodies: a promising tool to perturb ApoE4 activity in Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S13). 2 indexed citations

Keersmaecker, Herlinde De, Deep Punj, Geert Berx, et al.. (2023). Laser-induced vapor nanobubbles for B16-F10 melanoma cell killing and intracellular delivery of chemotherapeutics. Journal of Controlled Release. 365. 1019–1036. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Yong, et al.. (2023). Drying behaviour and visualization of surfactants after co-spray drying of surfactant-stabilized aqueous suspensions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 643. 123231–123231. 6 indexed citations

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Berdecka, Dominika, Tao Lu, Deep Punj, et al.. (2023). Photothermal nanofibers enable macromolecule delivery in unstimulated human T cells. Applied Materials Today. 35. 101991–101991. 5 indexed citations

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Punj, Deep, Aranit Harizaj, Sofie Thys, et al.. (2023). Response Surface Methodology to Efficiently Optimize Intracellular Delivery by Photoporation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3147–3147. 15 indexed citations

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Fraire, Juan C., Elnaz Shaabani, Maryam Sharifiaghdam, et al.. (2022). Light triggered nanoscale biolistics for efficient intracellular delivery of functional macromolecules in mammalian cells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1996–1996. 25 indexed citations

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Sauvage, Félix, Van Phuc Nguyen, Yanxiu Li, et al.. (2022). Laser-induced nanobubbles safely ablate vitreous opacities in vivo. Nature Nanotechnology. 17(5). 552–559. 59 indexed citations

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Harizaj, Aranit, Benedicte Descamps, Stephan Stremersch, et al.. (2021). Cytosolic delivery of gadolinium via photoporation enables improved in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of cancer cells. Biomaterials Science. 9(11). 4005–4018. 8 indexed citations

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Hoeck, Jelter Van, Aranit Harizaj, Glenn Goetgeluk, et al.. (2021). Hydrogel‐Induced Cell Membrane Disruptions Enable Direct Cytosolic Delivery of Membrane‐Impermeable Cargo. Advanced Materials. 33(30). e2008054–e2008054. 17 indexed citations

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Roo, Chloë De, Sylvie Lierman, Kelly Tilleman, et al.. (2018). Ovarian tissue cryopreservation in female-to-male transgender persons : insights in ovarian histology and physiology after prolonged androgen treatment. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).

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Martens, Thomas, Karen Peynshaert, Thaís Leite Nascimento, et al.. (2017). Effect of hyaluronic acid-binding to lipoplexes on intravitreal drug delivery for retinal gene therapy. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 103. 27–35. 29 indexed citations

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Xiong, Ranhua, Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke, Toon Brans, et al.. (2016). Sizing nanomaterials in bio-fluids by cFRAP enables protein aggregation measurements and diagnosis of bio-barrier permeability. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12982–12982. 21 indexed citations

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Xiong, Ranhua, Stefaan J. Soenen, Kevin Braeckmans, & André G. Skirtach. (2013). Towards Theranostic Multicompartment Microcapsules: in-situ Diagnostics and Laser-induced Treatment. Theranostics. 3(3). 141–151. 68 indexed citations

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