Laura A. Wells

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 864 citations indexed

About

Laura A. Wells is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura A. Wells has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 864 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Biomaterials, 6 papers in Molecular Medicine and 5 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Laura A. Wells's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (6 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (5 papers). Laura A. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (6 papers) and Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (5 papers). Laura A. Wells collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Laura A. Wells's co-authors include Heather Sheardown, Michael V. Sefton, M. Dean Chamberlain, Stéphane Massé, Abdul Momen, Lewis A. Reis, Gordon Keller, Aaron R. Wheeler, Anastasia Korolj and Aric Pahnke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Materials and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Laura A. Wells

22 papers receiving 842 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.

Biodegradable scaffold with built-in vasculature for organ-on-a-chip engineering and direct surgical anastomosis

2016 468 citations Boyang Zhang, Miles Montgomery et al. Nature Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura A. Wells Canada	12	486	245	208	172	82	24	864
Yu-Shik Hwang South Korea	13	752 1.5×	381 1.6×	174 0.8×	200 1.2×	69 0.8×	23	1.0k
S. Campbell Canada	16	520 1.1×	269 1.1×	115 0.6×	261 1.5×	222 2.7×	33	1.3k
Jay C. Sy United States	14	500 1.0×	361 1.5×	187 0.9×	228 1.3×	142 1.7×	20	1.2k
Sandra Hauser Germany	13	406 0.8×	265 1.1×	139 0.7×	113 0.7×	100 1.2×	31	816
Lisa R. Volpatti United States	14	582 1.2×	177 0.7×	144 0.7×	297 1.7×	74 0.9×	17	1.2k
David D. Hile United States	10	534 1.1×	288 1.2×	121 0.6×	94 0.5×	69 0.8×	17	837
Benoît Liberelle Canada	19	372 0.8×	371 1.5×	103 0.5×	198 1.2×	105 1.3×	37	941
Dean L. Glettig United States	9	278 0.6×	175 0.7×	68 0.3×	112 0.7×	68 0.8×	14	655
Zichen Qian United States	15	556 1.1×	555 2.3×	429 2.1×	104 0.6×	128 1.6×	23	1.1k
Dorothee Krafft Germany	5	487 1.0×	283 1.2×	134 0.6×	162 0.9×	106 1.3×	6	709

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Flanagan, Robert J., Simon A. Handley, Charlotte James, Laura A. Wells, & Susanna Every‐Palmer. (2025). Clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility: UK pharmacovigilance reports, 2018–2022. BJPsych Open. 11(3). e79–e79. 1 indexed citations

Wells, Laura A., et al.. (2023). Copolymer functional groups modulate extracellular trap accumulation and inflammatory markers in HL60 and murine neutrophils. Biomedical Materials. 18(3). 35009–35009. 2 indexed citations

Wells, Laura A., et al.. (2023). Poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) surface chemistry and modulus differentially modulate neutrophils and lens epithelial cells—possible implications in cellular responses to intraocular lenses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 111(6). 863–878. 3 indexed citations

Meunier, Louise, et al.. (2022). Modeling the Effects of Disease, Drug Properties, and Material on Drug Transport From Intraocular Lenses. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 11(5). 14–14. 4 indexed citations

Phillips, Susan P., Katrina Gee, & Laura A. Wells. (2022). Medical Devices, Invisible Women, Harmful Consequences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21). 14524–14524. 5 indexed citations

Clarke, Ashley, et al.. (2022). The effects of surface chemistry on the accumulation of extracellular traps on poly(methyl methacrylate) and the implications on other immune cells. Journal of Materials Science. 57(22). 10299–10312. 5 indexed citations

Wells, Laura A., et al.. (2021). Hyaluronic Acid and Poly-l-Lysine Layers on Calcium Alginate Microspheres to Modulate the Release of Encapsulated FITC-Dextran. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 110(6). 2472–2478. 3 indexed citations

Wells, Laura A., et al.. (2020). DNA-crosslinked alginate and layered microspheres to modulate the release of encapsulated FITC-dextran. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 158. 313–322. 7 indexed citations

Wells, Laura A., Hongbo Guo, Andrew Emili, & Michael V. Sefton. (2016). The profile of adsorbed plasma and serum proteins on methacrylic acid copolymer beads: Effect on complement activation. Biomaterials. 118. 74–83. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Boyang, Miles Montgomery, M. Dean Chamberlain, et al.. (2016). Biodegradable scaffold with built-in vasculature for organ-on-a-chip engineering and direct surgical anastomosis. Nature Materials. 15(6). 669–678. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chamberlain, M. Dean, Laura A. Wells, Hongbo Guo, et al.. (2015). Unbiased phosphoproteomic method identifies the initial effects of a methacrylic acid copolymer on macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(34). 10673–10678. 13 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A. & Michael V. Sefton. (2014). The effect of methacrylic acid in smooth coatings on dTHP1 and HUVEC gene expression. Biomaterials Science. 2(12). 1768–1778. 15 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A., et al.. (2013). Angiogenic Biomaterials to Promote Tissue Vascularization and Integration. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 53(9-10). 637–645. 13 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A. & Heather Sheardown. (2011). Photosensitive controlled release with polyethylene glycol–anthracene modified alginate. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 79(2). 304–313. 30 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A., Michael A. Brook, & Heather Sheardown. (2011). Generic, Anthracene‐Based Hydrogel Crosslinkers for Photo‐controllable Drug Delivery. Macromolecular Bioscience. 11(7). 988–998. 53 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A., et al.. (2010). Responding to Change: Thermo- and Photoresponsive Polymers as Unique Biomaterials. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 38(6). 487–509. 25 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A. & Heather Sheardown. (2006). Sustained Delivery of Proteins From Alginate Microspheres. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 47(13). 5125–5125. 1 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A. & Heather Sheardown. (2006). Extended release of high pI proteins from alginate microspheres via a novel encapsulation technique. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 65(3). 329–335. 82 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A. & Heather Sheardown. (2005). Artificial Cornea Design for Corneal Tissue Infiltration Into Porous PDMS Scaffold. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 4991–4991. 1 indexed citations

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Wells, Laura A. & G. Wayne MacDonald. (1981). Interpersonal Networks and Post-Relocation Adjustment of the Institutionalized Elderly. The Gerontologist. 21(2). 177–183. 33 indexed citations

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