Lars Wågberg

23.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
392 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Lars Wågberg is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars Wågberg has authored 392 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Biomaterials, 119 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 117 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lars Wågberg's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (219 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (74 papers) and Material Properties and Processing (61 papers). Lars Wågberg is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (219 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (74 papers) and Material Properties and Processing (61 papers). Lars Wågberg collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Italy. Lars Wågberg's co-authors include Tom Lindström, Per A. Larsson, Per Tomas Larsson, Mahiar Max Hamedi, Christian Aulin, Federico Carosio, Tobias Benselfelt, Andreas Fall, Shannon M. Notley and Erdem Karabulut and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lars Wågberg

383 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

Developing fibrillated... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2021 2008 2014 2018 2018 400 800 1.2k
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. Developing fibrillated cellulose as a sustainable technological material
    2021 1.3k citations Tian Li, Chaoji Chen et al. profile →
  2. The Build-Up of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers of Microfibrillated Cellulose and Cationic Polyelectrolytes
    2008 680 citations Lars Wågberg et al. Langmuir profile →
  3. Hydrodynamic alignment and assembly of nanofibrils resulting in strong cellulose filaments
    2014 446 citations Lars Wågberg et al. profile →
  4. Anisotropic, lightweight, strong, and super thermally insulating nanowood with naturally aligned nanocellulose
    2018 440 citations Tian Li, Jianwei Song et al. Science Advances profile →
  5. Multiscale Control of Nanocellulose Assembly: Transferring Remarkable Nanoscale Fibril Mechanics to Macroscale Fibers
    2018 420 citations Lars Wågberg et al. profile →
  6. Multifunctional Nanocomposites with High Strength and Capacitance Using 2D MXene and 1D Nanocellulose
    2019 381 citations Weiqian Tian, Michael S. Reid et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. Cellulose and the role of hydrogen bonds: not in charge of everything
    2021 376 citations Tobias Benselfelt, Lars Wågberg et al. Cellulose profile →
  8. Phosphorylated Cellulose Nanofibrils: A Renewable Nanomaterial for the Preparation of Intrinsically Flame-Retardant Materials
    2015 341 citations Maryam Ghanadpour, Federico Carosio et al. Biomacromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lars Wågberg Sweden 70 11.6k 6.5k 3.5k 3.2k 2.5k 392 19.5k
Jeffrey P. Youngblood United States 50 7.3k 0.6× 4.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 156 14.7k
Lars A. Berglund Sweden 88 19.2k 1.7× 8.9k 1.4× 2.1k 0.6× 8.0k 2.5× 3.4k 1.4× 392 30.1k
Kam Chiu Tam Canada 79 9.1k 0.8× 5.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 5.3k 2.1× 476 24.0k
Tom Lindström Sweden 53 13.6k 1.2× 5.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 180 16.5k
Tsuguyuki Saito Japan 70 19.4k 1.7× 7.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 206 22.5k
Alexander Bismarck United Kingdom 76 6.2k 0.5× 5.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 4.4k 1.4× 6.4k 2.6× 381 19.7k
Yulin Deng United States 69 5.4k 0.5× 5.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 2.9k 0.9× 3.7k 1.5× 300 15.5k
Mohamed Naceur Belgacem France 71 12.3k 1.1× 6.8k 1.0× 963 0.3× 5.8k 1.8× 2.0k 0.8× 283 19.8k
Athanassia Athanassiou Italy 64 4.7k 0.4× 4.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 3.2k 1.3× 393 14.4k
Derek G. Gray Canada 59 12.6k 1.1× 5.1k 0.8× 832 0.2× 1.7k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 181 17.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars Wågberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lars Wågberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lars Wågberg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lars Wågberg. Lars Wågberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Benselfelt, Tobias, Michael S. Reid, Jesper Edberg, et al.. (2025). Membranes and separators from cellulose fibrils of different degrees of refining. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115766–115766. 1 indexed citations
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Mao, Anran, Nazanin Zanjanizadeh Ezazi, Anastasia V. Riazanova, et al.. (2025). Plant cell–inspired colon-targeted cargo delivery systems with dual-triggered release mechanisms. Science Advances. 11(20). eadt2653–eadt2653. 1 indexed citations
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Westman, Gunnar, et al.. (2024). On the determination of charge and nitrogen content in cellulose fibres modified to contain quaternary amine functionality. Carbohydrate Polymers. 347. 122734–122734. 3 indexed citations
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Benselfelt, Tobias, Göksu Çınar, Lars Wågberg, Jakob Wohlert, & Mahiar Max Hamedi. (2024). Entropy Drives Interpolymer Association in Water: Insights into Molecular Mechanisms. Langmuir. 40(13). 6718–6729. 8 indexed citations
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Lindström, Stefan B., et al.. (2023). Shape-recovering nanocellulose networks: Preparation, characterization and modeling. Carbohydrate Polymers. 315. 120950–120950. 7 indexed citations
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Benselfelt, Tobias, Lorenza Maddalena, Civan Avcı, et al.. (2022). Shaping 90 wt% NanoMOFs into Robust Multifunctional Aerogels Using Tailored Bio‐Based Nanofibrils. Advanced Materials. 34(38). e2204800–e2204800. 74 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen, Liangqi Ouyang, Weiqian Tian, et al.. (2019). Layer-by-Layer Assembly of High-Performance Electroactive Composites Using a Multiple Charged Small Molecule. Langmuir. 35(32). 10367–10373. 6 indexed citations
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Ghanadpour, Maryam, Bernd Wicklein, Federico Carosio, & Lars Wågberg. (2018). All-natural and highly flame-resistant freeze-cast foams based on phosphorylated cellulose nanofibrils. Nanoscale. 10(8). 4085–4095. 114 indexed citations
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Carosio, Federico, Maryam Ghanadpour, Jenny Alongi, & Lars Wågberg. (2018). Layer-by-layer-assembled chitosan/phosphorylated cellulose nanofibrils as a bio-based and flame protecting nano-exoskeleton on PU foams. Carbohydrate Polymers. 202. 479–487. 76 indexed citations
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Jansson, Ronnie, et al.. (2018). Genetically Engineered Mucoadhesive Spider Silk. Biomacromolecules. 19(8). 3268–3279. 15 indexed citations
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Ghanadpour, Maryam, et al.. (2018). Tuning the Nanoscale Properties of Phosphorylated Cellulose Nanofibril-Based Thin Films To Achieve Highly Fire-Protecting Coatings for Flammable Solid Materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(38). 32543–32555. 46 indexed citations
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Erlandsson, Johan, et al.. (2018). Novel, Cellulose-Based, Lightweight, Wet-Resilient Materials with Tunable Porosity, Density, and Strength. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(8). 9951–9957. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Tian, Jianwei Song, Xinpeng Zhao, et al.. (2018). Anisotropic, lightweight, strong, and super thermally insulating nanowood with naturally aligned nanocellulose. Science Advances. 4(3). eaar3724–eaar3724. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stépán, Agnes, Guillermo Toríz, Scott Renneckar, et al.. (2014). Nanoparticles based on linear xylans and their assembly onto cellulose surfaces. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Salmén, Lennart, et al.. (2009). On the Mechanisms of Mechano-sorptive Creep Reduction by Chemical Cross-linking. 1001–1017. 2 indexed citations
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Wågberg, Lars, et al.. (2001). Ink Release from Printed Surfaces – New Methodology and Initial Insights to the True Mechanisms Behind Ink Detachment. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 339–356. 1 indexed citations

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