Patrick Saulnier

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Patrick Saulnier is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Saulnier has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Organic Chemistry and 33 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Patrick Saulnier's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (40 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (29 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (27 papers). Patrick Saulnier is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (40 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (29 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (27 papers). Patrick Saulnier collaborates with scholars based in France, Belgium and Bulgaria. Patrick Saulnier's co-authors include Jean‐Pierre Benoît, Nicolas Anton, Catherine Passirani, Arnaud Béduneau, Brigitte Pech, Sandy Vrignaud, Jacques‐Emile Proust, Ngoc Trinh Huynh, Anita Umerska and J. E. Proust and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Plant Cell and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Saulnier

145 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Design and production of nanoparticles formulated from nano-emulsion templates—A review

2008 870 citations Jean‐Pierre Benoît, Patrick Saulnier et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Parameters influencing the stealthiness of colloidal drug delivery systems

2006 585 citations Catherine Passirani, Patrick Saulnier et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Saulnier France	45	2.8k	2.2k	1.7k	1.2k	1.2k	154	7.4k
Donatella Paolino Italy	53	3.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	3.2k 1.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	188	9.0k
Hatem Fessi France	41	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	105	6.4k
Massimo Fresta Italy	55	3.5k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	3.1k 1.9×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	219	9.9k
M. R. Mozafari Iran	35	2.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.9×	137	8.9k
Karsten Mäder Germany	47	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	200	7.5k
Mario Grassi Italy	43	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	846 0.7×	213	5.7k
Christine Vauthier France	51	2.2k 0.8×	3.9k 1.7×	2.8k 1.7×	1.8k 1.5×	564 0.5×	143	8.4k
Xing Tang China	51	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	2.7k 1.6×	1.8k 1.5×	551 0.5×	349	8.9k
Hong Yuan China	53	3.0k 1.1×	3.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	474 0.4×	228	8.5k
Gerhard Winter Germany	59	6.1k 2.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	849 0.7×	284	11.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Saulnier

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Eyer, Joël, Tony Breton, Véronique Montembault, et al.. (2025). One-Step Synthesis of Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)-Coated Gold Nanospheres: A Greener Approach for Biomedical Uses. Biomacromolecules. 26(3). 1923–1934.

Eyer, Joël, et al.. (2025). Focus on the importance of the process parameters: Temperature cycles and “shock” water addition during the phase inversion process for the formulation of lipid nanoparticles. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 712. 136428–136428.

Bastiat, Guillaume, et al.. (2025). Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizer-Loaded Lipid Nanocapsules for Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 8(4). 3086–3095. 2 indexed citations

Legeay, Samuel, et al.. (2024). Elimination study of intact lipid nanocapsules after intravenous rat administration. Nanomedicine. 19(13). 1123–1131. 1 indexed citations

Augusto, Jean‐François, et al.. (2023). Waiting for a kidney transplant, a source of unavoidable but reversible anxiety: a prospective pilot study investigating a psychological intervention. Journal of Nephrology. 36(3). 841–849.

Bigot, Pierre, Jean‐Christophe Bernhard, Z. Khene, et al.. (2023). Nephrectomy for kidney tumour increases the risk of de novo arterial hypertension. British Journal of Urology. 132(5). 575–580. 3 indexed citations

Saulnier, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Glioblastoma-targeted, local and sustained drug delivery system based on an unconventional lipid nanocapsule hydrogel. Biomaterials Advances. 153. 213549–213549. 10 indexed citations

Hilairet, Grégory, Jérôme Bejaud, Patrick Saulnier, et al.. (2022). Pharmacokinetics of intact lipid nanocapsules using new quantitative FRET technique. Journal of Controlled Release. 351. 681–691. 16 indexed citations

Nardi, Chiara, Vincenzo Calabrese, Roberta Messina, et al.. (2021). Hypernatraemia and low eGFR at hospitalization in COVID-19 patients: a deadly combination. Clinical Kidney Journal. 14(10). 2227–2233. 5 indexed citations

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Legeay, Samuel, et al.. (2021). Specificity of pharmacokinetic modeling of nanomedicines. Drug Discovery Today. 26(10). 2259–2268. 16 indexed citations

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Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara, et al.. (2020). New Intravenous Calcimimetic Agents: New Options, New Problems. An Example on How Clinical, Economical and Ethical Considerations Affect Choice of Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(4). 1238–1238. 2 indexed citations

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Rouleau, Étienne, et al.. (2020). Association of TERT, OGG1, and CHRNA5 Polymorphisms and the Predisposition to Lung Cancer in Eastern Algeria. Pulmonary Medicine. 2020. 1–12. 3 indexed citations

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Fassio, Federica, Rossella Attini, Bianca Masturzo, et al.. (2019). Risk of Preeclampsia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes after Heterologous Egg Donation: Hypothesizing a Role for Kidney Function and Comorbidity. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(11). 1806–1806. 5 indexed citations

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Lepeltier, Élise, Jean-Christophe Gimel, Brice Calvignac, et al.. (2019). Importance of Combining Advanced Particle Size Analysis Techniques To Characterize Cell-Penetrating Peptide–Ferrocifen Self-Assemblies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 10(21). 6613–6620. 9 indexed citations

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Chatrenet, Antoine, Daniele Penna, Ettore Pelosi, et al.. (2019). Positron Emission Tomography Can Support the Diagnosis of Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(9). 1494–1494. 3 indexed citations

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Desmet, Céline M., et al.. (2018). Preparation and evaluation of trityl-loaded lipid nanocapsules as oxygen sensors for electron paramagnetic resonance oximetry. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 554. 87–92. 11 indexed citations

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Veillon, Pascal, I. Fouchard‐Hubert, Dominique Larrey, et al.. (2015). Does Epoetin Beta Still Have a Place in Peginterferon Alpha-2a Plus Ribavirin Treatment Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis C?. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 36(3). 204–214. 1 indexed citations

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Balzeau, Julien, et al.. (2013). The effect of functionalizing lipid nanocapsules with NFL-TBS.40-63 peptide on their uptake by glioblastoma cells. Biomaterials. 34(13). 3381–3389. 53 indexed citations

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Paillard, Archibald, Catherine Passirani, Patrick Saulnier, et al.. (2009). Positively-Charged, Porous, Polysaccharide Nanoparticles Loaded with Anionic Molecules Behave as ‘Stealth’ Cationic Nanocarriers. Pharmaceutical Research. 27(1). 126–133. 43 indexed citations

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Tolleter, Dimitri, Cécile Mangavel, Catherine Passirani, et al.. (2007). Structure and Function of a Mitochondrial Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein Are Revealed by Desiccation. The Plant Cell. 19(5). 1580–1589. 192 indexed citations

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