L.‐C. Gerhardt

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

L.‐C. Gerhardt is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Orthodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, L.‐C. Gerhardt has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 6 papers in Orthodontics. Recurrent topics in L.‐C. Gerhardt's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (8 papers), Textile materials and evaluations (7 papers) and Dental materials and restorations (6 papers). L.‐C. Gerhardt is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (8 papers), Textile materials and evaluations (7 papers) and Dental materials and restorations (6 papers). L.‐C. Gerhardt collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Germany. L.‐C. Gerhardt's co-authors include Aldo R. Boccaccini, S. Derler, Jan Zimmermann, Felix A. Reifler, Giuseppino Fortunato, Stefan Seeger, Amy L. Lenz, Nicholas D. Spencer, M. Hadad and Gavin Jell and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Advanced Functional Materials and Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing.

In The Last Decade

L.‐C. Gerhardt

21 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Bioactive Glass and Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

2010 914 citations L.‐C. Gerhardt, Aldo R. Boccaccini Materials profile →
A Simple, One‐Step Approach to Durable and Robust Superhydrophobic Textiles

2008 548 citations Jan Zimmermann, Felix A. Reifler et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L.‐C. Gerhardt Switzerland	18	1.9k	543	521	498	477	21	3.1k
Cancan Zhao China	26	1.9k 1.0×	508 0.9×	923 1.8×	502 1.0×	211 0.4×	65	3.7k
Maria A. Surmeneva Russia	36	2.8k 1.5×	184 0.3×	1.1k 2.1×	527 1.1×	499 1.0×	110	3.8k
Lei Zhou China	37	2.6k 1.4×	385 0.7×	1.1k 2.2×	753 1.5×	103 0.2×	154	5.1k
Yonghui Ding United States	27	1.8k 0.9×	713 1.3×	862 1.7×	435 0.9×	106 0.2×	58	3.0k
Chunze Yan China	57	3.2k 1.7×	154 0.3×	462 0.9×	352 0.7×	711 1.5×	185	12.2k
Roman A. Surmenev Russia	44	4.6k 2.4×	309 0.6×	1.9k 3.7×	922 1.9×	764 1.6×	192	6.4k
Jiankang He China	40	3.7k 1.9×	245 0.5×	1.3k 2.5×	942 1.9×	222 0.5×	208	5.7k
Hossein Montazerian Canada	31	2.3k 1.2×	153 0.3×	705 1.4×	536 1.1×	195 0.4×	53	4.3k
Chaozong Liu United Kingdom	32	1.7k 0.9×	420 0.8×	822 1.6×	653 1.3×	283 0.6×	162	3.6k
Carlos Fonseca Portugal	27	781 0.4×	142 0.3×	131 0.3×	198 0.4×	286 0.6×	65	2.2k

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Franklin, Steve, et al.. (2016). In-vitro method for determining corneal tissue friction and damage due to contact lens sliding. Biotribology. 5. 23–30. 15 indexed citations

Mundra, Shishir, et al.. (2015). Hardness, friction and wear studies on hydrogen peroxide treated bovine teeth. Tribology International. 89. 109–118. 5 indexed citations

Gerhardt, L.‐C., et al.. (2013). Tribological investigation of a functional medical textile with lubricating drug-delivery finishing. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 108. 103–109. 24 indexed citations

Gerhardt, L.‐C., et al.. (2012). A novel method for visualising and quantifying through-plane skin layer deformations. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 14. 199–207. 41 indexed citations

Gerhardt, L.‐C., Kate Widdows, M. Erol, et al.. (2012). Neocellularization and neovascularization of nanosized bioactive glass‐coated decellularized trabecular bone scaffolds. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 101A(3). 827–841. 21 indexed citations

Fiedler, Melanie, et al.. (2012). Assessment of Biophysical Skin Properties at Different Body Sites in Hospitalized Old Patients: Results of a Pilot Study. Gerontology. 58(6). 513–517. 11 indexed citations

Gholami, Fatemeh, Sharif Hussein Sharif Zein, L.‐C. Gerhardt, et al.. (2012). Cytocompatibility, bioactivity and mechanical strength of calcium phosphate cement reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and bovine serum albumin. Ceramics International. 39(5). 4975–4983. 19 indexed citations

Gerhardt, L.‐C., Kate Widdows, M. Erol, et al.. (2011). The pro-angiogenic properties of multi-functional bioactive glass composite scaffolds. Biomaterials. 32(17). 4096–4108. 140 indexed citations

Derler, S. & L.‐C. Gerhardt. (2011). Tribology of Skin: Review and Analysis of Experimental Results for the Friction Coefficient of Human Skin. Tribology Letters. 45(1). 1–27. 303 indexed citations

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Will, J., L.‐C. Gerhardt, & Aldo R. Boccaccini. (2011). Bioactive Glass-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 126. 195–226. 50 indexed citations

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Zein, Sharif Hussein Sharif, et al.. (2010). Reinforcement of calcium phosphate cement with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and bovine serum albumin for injectable bone substitute applications. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 4(3). 331–339. 52 indexed citations

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Gerhardt, L.‐C. & Aldo R. Boccaccini. (2010). Bioactive Glass and Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Materials. 3(7). 3867–3910. 914 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gerhardt, L.‐C., Amy L. Lenz, Nicholas D. Spencer, Thomas Münzer, & S. Derler. (2009). Skin–textile friction and skin elasticity in young and aged persons. Skin Research and Technology. 15(3). 288–298. 100 indexed citations

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Gerhardt, L.‐C., Alexander Schiller, Bettina Müller, Nicholas D. Spencer, & S. Derler. (2009). Fabrication, Characterisation and Tribological Investigation of Artificial Skin Surface Lipid Films. Tribology Letters. 34(2). 81–93. 46 indexed citations

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Gerhardt, L.‐C., et al.. (2008). Influence of epidermal hydration on the friction of human skin against textiles. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 5(28). 1317–1328. 249 indexed citations

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Derler, S., et al.. (2008). Friction of human skin against smooth and rough glass as a function of the contact pressure. Tribology International. 42(11-12). 1565–1574. 160 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Jan, Felix A. Reifler, Giuseppino Fortunato, L.‐C. Gerhardt, & Stefan Seeger. (2008). A Simple, One‐Step Approach to Durable and Robust Superhydrophobic Textiles. Advanced Functional Materials. 18(22). 3662–3669. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gerhardt, L.‐C., Gavin Jell, & A.R. Boccaccini. (2007). Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles filled poly(d,l lactid acid) (PDLLA) matrix composites for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 18(7). 1287–1298. 92 indexed citations

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Gerhardt, L.‐C., et al.. (2007). Study of skin–fabric interactions of relevance to decubitus: friction and contact‐pressure measurements. Skin Research and Technology. 14(1). 77–88. 74 indexed citations

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Gerhardt, L.‐C., et al.. (2004). Fabrication, characterisation and assessment of bioactivity of poly(d,l lactid acid) (PDLLA)/TiO2 nanocomposite films. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 36(6). 721–727. 46 indexed citations

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