Pascal Bertsch

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Pascal Bertsch is a scholar working on Food Science, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Pascal Bertsch has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Food Science, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 10 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Pascal Bertsch's work include Proteins in Food Systems (20 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (18 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (8 papers). Pascal Bertsch is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (20 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (18 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (8 papers). Pascal Bertsch collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Netherlands. Pascal Bertsch's co-authors include Peter Fischer, Jotam Bergfreund, Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh, David Mooney, Mani Diba, Lukas Böcker, Alexander Mathys, Thomas Geue, Simon Küster and Raffaele Mezzenga and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Pascal Bertsch

41 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Healing Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2024 100 200 300 400 500
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. Self-Healing Injectable Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration
    2022 561 citations Pascal Bertsch, David Mooney et al. profile →
  2. 3D Hydrogel Encapsulation Regulates Nephrogenesis in Kidney Organoids
    2024 46 citations Bryan A. Nerger, Pascal Bertsch et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pascal Bertsch Switzerland 24 660 630 527 491 261 42 2.0k
Svetlana R. Derkach Russia 23 761 1.2× 701 1.1× 317 0.6× 355 0.7× 231 0.9× 53 2.0k
Jianhua Rong China 28 258 0.4× 555 0.9× 298 0.6× 640 1.3× 151 0.6× 83 2.3k
Jingqi Yang China 18 633 1.0× 420 0.7× 222 0.4× 362 0.7× 161 0.6× 54 1.8k
Jiacheng Li China 29 349 0.5× 583 0.9× 928 1.8× 874 1.8× 291 1.1× 151 2.7k
Lubomir Lapčí­k Czechia 21 312 0.5× 400 0.6× 351 0.7× 464 0.9× 222 0.9× 106 2.3k
Jonghwi Lee South Korea 33 402 0.6× 979 1.6× 613 1.2× 1.1k 2.2× 281 1.1× 163 3.5k
Beibei Ding China 25 253 0.4× 973 1.5× 269 0.5× 578 1.2× 165 0.6× 52 2.1k
Yumin Du China 25 205 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 391 0.7× 696 1.4× 184 0.7× 56 2.3k
Xiangwei Zhu China 21 675 1.0× 549 0.9× 311 0.6× 553 1.1× 181 0.7× 48 2.2k
Lihong Fan China 24 196 0.3× 935 1.5× 331 0.6× 547 1.1× 216 0.8× 35 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pascal Bertsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pascal Bertsch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pascal Bertsch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pascal Bertsch 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 Pascal Bertsch. Pascal Bertsch is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bertsch, Pascal, et al.. (2025). Pickering double emulsions stabilized by acylated cellulose nanocrystals for oral co-delivery of macromolecules and permeation enhancers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 700(Pt 1). 138363–138363. 1 indexed citations
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Bergfreund, Jotam, et al.. (2025). Plant protein adsorption at oil–water interfaces: A mapping review using alternate subphase tensiometry. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 77. 101920–101920.
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Bertsch, Pascal & Pasquale Sacco. (2025). The role of non-linear viscoelastic hydrogel mechanics in cell culture and transduction. Materials Today Bio. 34. 102188–102188. 1 indexed citations
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Nerger, Bryan A., Pascal Bertsch, Christopher Johnson, et al.. (2024). 3D Hydrogel Encapsulation Regulates Nephrogenesis in Kidney Organoids. Advanced Materials. 36(14). e2308325–e2308325. 46 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bovone, Giovanni, Mark W. Tibbitt, Qun Ren, et al.. (2024). Versatile Mechanically Tunable Hydrogels for Therapeutic Delivery Applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(18). e2304287–e2304287. 10 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, Andreas Steingoetter, Myrtha Arnold, et al.. (2022). Lipid emulsion interfacial design modulates human in vivo digestion and satiation hormone response. Food & Function. 13(17). 9010–9020. 10 indexed citations
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Kummer, Nico, Jotam Bergfreund, Pascal Bertsch, et al.. (2022). Controlling lipid crystallization across multiple length scales by directed shear flow. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 630(Pt A). 731–741. 17 indexed citations
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Bergfreund, Jotam, et al.. (2021). Surfactant Adsorption to Different Fluid Interfaces. Langmuir. 37(22). 6722–6727. 68 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, Jotam Bergfreund, Erich J. Windhab, & Peter Fischer. (2021). Physiological fluid interfaces: Functional microenvironments, drug delivery targets, and first line of defense. Acta Biomaterialia. 130. 32–53. 28 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, et al.. (2021). Colloidal hydrogels made of gelatin nanoparticles exhibit fast stress relaxation at strains relevant for cell activity. Acta Biomaterialia. 138. 124–132. 39 indexed citations
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Böcker, Lukas, Pascal Bertsch, Jotam Bergfreund, et al.. (2020). Effect of Arthrospira platensis microalgae protein purification on emulsification mechanism and efficiency. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 584. 344–353. 69 indexed citations
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Bergfreund, Jotam, Pascal Bertsch, & Peter Fischer. (2020). Adsorption of proteins to fluid interfaces: Role of the hydrophobic subphase. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 584. 411–417. 111 indexed citations
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Bergfreund, Jotam, Michael Diener, Thomas Geue, et al.. (2020). Globular protein assembly and network formation at fluid interfaces: effect of oil. Soft Matter. 17(6). 1692–1700. 63 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal & Peter Fischer. (2019). Adsorption and interfacial structure of nanocelluloses at fluid interfaces. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 276. 102089–102089. 62 indexed citations
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Steingoetter, Andreas, Myrtha Arnold, Nathalie Scheuble, et al.. (2019). A Rat Model of Human Lipid Emulsion Digestion. Frontiers in Nutrition. 6. 170–170. 13 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, et al.. (2019). Injectable Biocompatible Hydrogels from Cellulose Nanocrystals for Locally Targeted Sustained Drug Release. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(42). 38578–38585. 73 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, Michael Diener, Jozef Adamčík, et al.. (2018). Adsorption and Interfacial Layer Structure of Unmodified Nanocrystalline Cellulose at Air/Water Interfaces. Langmuir. 34(50). 15195–15202. 57 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, et al.. (2017). Ion-Induced Hydrogel Formation and Nematic Ordering of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Suspensions. Biomacromolecules. 18(12). 4060–4066. 78 indexed citations
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Bertsch, Pascal, Jason M. Unrine, Olga V. Tsyusko, et al.. (2012). TĪNĒ: the fate, behavior, and ecotoxicology of manufactured nanomaterials in terrestrial ecosystems. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 3 indexed citations

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