Marc Lavertu

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Marc Lavertu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc Lavertu has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Marc Lavertu's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (24 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (7 papers). Marc Lavertu is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (24 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers) and Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (7 papers). Marc Lavertu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Mexico. Marc Lavertu's co-authors include Michael D. Buschmann, Marc Thibault, Nicolas Tran‐Khanh, Stéphane Méthot, Vincent Darras, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, Dominic Filion, Acácio G. Rodrigues, Z. Xia and Ajay Gupta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Marc Lavertu

48 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A validated 1H NMR method for the determination of the degree of deacetylation of chitosan
    2003 559 citations Marc Lavertu, Michael D. Buschmann et al. profile →
  2. Adjuvant lipidoid-substituted lipid nanoparticles augment the immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines
    2023 147 citations Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, Majed Ghattas et al. profile →
  3. Chitosan immunomodulation: insights into mechanisms of action on immune cells and signaling pathways
    2025 29 citations Majed Ghattas, Garima Dwivedi 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
Marc Lavertu Canada 25 1.5k 1.0k 383 341 340 52 2.9k
Chong Su Cho South Korea 27 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 429 1.1× 404 1.2× 583 1.7× 72 2.9k
Swayam Prabha United States 20 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 770 2.0× 222 0.7× 795 2.3× 35 3.4k
Yoshiharu Okamoto Japan 34 932 0.6× 1.7k 1.7× 262 0.7× 145 0.4× 739 2.2× 186 4.0k
Saburo Minami Japan 31 972 0.6× 1.4k 1.4× 230 0.6× 126 0.4× 362 1.1× 100 3.6k
José Luís Santos United States 22 889 0.6× 651 0.6× 273 0.7× 175 0.5× 536 1.6× 30 2.0k
Sally‐Ann Cryan Ireland 36 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 461 1.2× 286 0.8× 1.2k 3.4× 104 4.1k
Stefano Salmaso Italy 34 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.6× 635 1.7× 149 0.4× 1.2k 3.5× 110 3.8k
María de la Fuente Spain 28 1.4k 0.9× 580 0.6× 749 2.0× 153 0.4× 423 1.2× 92 2.9k
Sabina P. Strand Norway 23 848 0.6× 699 0.7× 244 0.6× 169 0.5× 345 1.0× 33 2.0k
Hesson Chung South Korea 32 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 800 2.1× 209 0.6× 741 2.2× 66 3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marc Lavertu

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All Works

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Ghattas, Majed, Anik Chevrier, Dong Wang, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, & Marc Lavertu. (2025). Reducing endotoxin contamination in chitosan: An optimized purification method for biomedical applications. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 10. 100797–100797. 2 indexed citations
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Dwivedi, Garima, Catherine Hou, Hooda Said, et al.. (2025). Monitoring mRNA vaccine antigen expression in vivo using PET/CT. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2234–2234. 6 indexed citations
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Alameh, Mohamad‐Gabriel, et al.. (2024). Chitosan siRNA Nanoparticles Produce Significant Non-Toxic Functional Gene Silencing in Kidney Cortices. Polymers. 16(17). 2547–2547. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xuemin, Zhang Hu, Christian Pellerin, et al.. (2023). Chlorophyllin-Containing Copolymers and Their Responsive Properties. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(1). 124–130. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hu, Xuemin Liu, Ernesto Rivera, et al.. (2022). Thermoresponsive copolymers based on synthetic porphyrin derivatives. MRS Advances. 7(34). 1126–1132. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hu, et al.. (2021). Porphyrin-Based Polyesters Synthesized by Enzymatic Catalysis. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 3(7). 3659–3665. 6 indexed citations
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Alameh, Mohamad‐Gabriel, et al.. (2021). Poly(2-Propylacrylic Acid) Increases In Vitro Bioactivity of Chitosan/mRNA Nanoparticles. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 110(10). 3439–3449. 11 indexed citations
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Soliman, Ousamah Younoss, et al.. (2019). Efficiency of Chitosan/Hyaluronan-Based mRNA Delivery Systems In Vitro: Influence of Composition and Structure. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 109(4). 1581–1593. 32 indexed citations
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Soliman, Ousamah Younoss, et al.. (2017). Automated in-line mixing system for large scale production of chitosan-based polyplexes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 500. 253–263. 15 indexed citations
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Chevrier, Anik, et al.. (2017). Lyophilisation and concentration of chitosan/siRNA polyplexes: Influence of buffer composition, oligonucleotide sequence, and hyaluronic acid coating. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 512. 335–345. 35 indexed citations
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Lian, Pei, Marc Lavertu, Françoise M. Winnik, & Michael D. Buschmann. (2017). Stability and binding affinity of DNA/chitosan complexes by polyanion competition. Carbohydrate Polymers. 176. 167–176. 31 indexed citations
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Thibault, Marc, et al.. (2016). Structure Dependence of Lysosomal Transit of Chitosan-Based Polyplexes for Gene Delivery. Molecular Biotechnology. 58(10). 648–656. 12 indexed citations
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Nelea, Monica, et al.. (2015). Preparation of Concentrated Chitosan/DNA Nanoparticle Formulations by Lyophilization for Gene Delivery at Clinically Relevant Dosages. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 105(1). 88–96. 26 indexed citations
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Merzouki, Abderrazzak, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, Myriam Jean, et al.. (2012). Low molecular weight chitosan nanoparticulate system at low N:P ratio for nontoxic polynucleotide delivery. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 7. 1399–1399. 57 indexed citations
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Thibault, Marc, Nicolas Tran‐Khanh, Marc Lavertu, et al.. (2011). Excess polycation mediates efficient chitosan-based gene transfer by promoting lysosomal release of the polyplexes. Biomaterials. 32(20). 4639–4646. 71 indexed citations
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Nimesh, Surendra, Marc Thibault, Marc Lavertu, & Michael D. Buschmann. (2010). Enhanced Gene Delivery Mediated by Low Molecular Weight Chitosan/DNA Complexes: Effect of pH and Serum. Molecular Biotechnology. 46(2). 182–196. 94 indexed citations
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Thibault, Marc, Surendra Nimesh, Marc Lavertu, & Michael D. Buschmann. (2010). Intracellular Trafficking and Decondensation Kinetics of Chitosan–pDNA Polyplexes. Molecular Therapy. 18(10). 1787–1795. 89 indexed citations

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