Paul Roach

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
70 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Paul Roach is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Roach has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 19 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 15 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Paul Roach's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (11 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (10 papers). Paul Roach is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (11 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (10 papers). Paul Roach collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Paul Roach's co-authors include Carole C. Perry, David Farrar, Neil J. Shirtcliffe, Michael I. Newton, Glen McHale, David Eglin, Morgan R. Alexander, Nikolaj Gadegaard, Rosemary A. Fricker and Rowan Orme and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, JAMA and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Paul Roach

69 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Progess in superhydrophobic surface development

2007 1.4k citations Paul Roach, Neil J. Shirtcliffe et al. profile →
Interpretation of Protein Adsorption: Surface-Induced Conformational Changes

2005 1.3k citations Paul Roach, David Farrar et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Surface Tailoring for Controlled Protein Adsorption: Effect of Topography at the Nanometer Scale and Chemistry

2006 669 citations Paul Roach, David Farrar et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Roach United Kingdom	23	2.6k	2.3k	1.2k	894	846	70	5.3k
Pietro Favia Italy	44	2.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	958 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	1.9k 2.2×	175	5.9k
Peter Kingshott Australia	49	2.0k 0.8×	3.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	188	7.9k
Seimei Shiratori Japan	42	3.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	2.1k 2.4×	158	6.8k
Kirill Efimenko United States	27	2.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	814 0.7×	871 1.0×	949 1.1×	65	5.2k
Petr Slepička Czechia	35	1.0k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	651 0.8×	240	5.1k
Robert D. Short United Kingdom	54	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	988 0.8×	1.9k 2.2×	2.8k 3.3×	268	9.1k
Huanjun Li China	38	1.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	793 0.9×	129	6.0k
Nü Wang China	43	3.3k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	1.6k 1.8×	2.5k 2.9×	121	7.9k
Victor Breedveld United States	39	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	545 0.6×	89	4.8k
Feng Shi China	45	4.1k 1.6×	3.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.8k 2.0×	1.7k 2.0×	171	7.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Roach

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20 of 20 papers shown

Roach, Paul. (2025). Transforming drug discovery through the fusion of AI-driven analysis and protein micropatterning. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 20(12). 1505–1511.

Gibbins, Jonathan M., et al.. (2023). Developing Biomimetic Hydrogels of the Arterial Wall as a Prothrombotic Substrate for In Vitro Human Thrombosis Models. Gels. 9(6). 477–477. 3 indexed citations

Roach, Paul, Achim Köhler, Srinivas Pillai, et al.. (2023). Fourier Transform Infrared microspectroscopy identifies single cancer cells in blood. A feasibility study towards liquid biopsy. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0289824–e0289824. 3 indexed citations

Xiang, Yu, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Polymeric Particles for Modular Tissue Cultures in Developmental Engineering. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5234–5234. 3 indexed citations

Sulé‐Suso, Josep, et al.. (2023). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a non-destructive method for analysing herbarium specimens. Biology Letters. 19(3). 20220546–20220546. 20 indexed citations

Labbaf, Sheyda, et al.. (2023). Polycaprolactone/Gelatin/Polypyrrole/Graphene Conductive Aligned Fibrous Scaffold with Ferulic Acid Encapsulation for Tissue Engineering Applications. Fibers and Polymers. 24(9). 2995–3006. 8 indexed citations

Roach, Paul, et al.. (2022). Acrylamide-based hydrogels with distinct osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation potential. Progress in Biomaterials. 11(3). 297–309. 3 indexed citations

Kay, Alasdair G., Paul Roach, Rhys W. Lodge, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic Effects of Hypoxic and Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Inflammatory Arthritis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(1). 126–126. 20 indexed citations

Capel, Andrew J., et al.. (2021). Gradient biomimetic platforms for neurogenesis studies. Journal of Neural Engineering. 19(1). 11001–11001. 4 indexed citations

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Cousins, Brian G., et al.. (2021). Modification of the surface nanotopography of implant devices: A translational perspective. Materials Today Bio. 12. 100152–100152. 40 indexed citations

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Roach, Paul, et al.. (2020). Optimization of Sample Preparation Using Glass Slides for Spectral Pathology. Applied Spectroscopy. 75(3). 343–350. 7 indexed citations

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Rašeta, Marko, et al.. (2019). Identification of a Glass Substrate to Study Cells Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: Are We Closer to Spectral Pathology?. Applied Spectroscopy. 74(2). 178–186. 18 indexed citations

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Pardo‐Figuerez, Maria, Neil R. W. Martin, Darren J. Player, et al.. (2018). Controlled Arrangement of Neuronal Cells on Surfaces Functionalized with Micropatterned Polymer Brushes. ACS Omega. 3(10). 12383–12391. 21 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Stuart I., Alinda R. Fernandes, Humphrey H. P. Yiu, et al.. (2016). ‘Stealth’ nanoparticles evade neural immune cells but also evade major brain cell populations: Implications for PEG-based neurotherapeutics. Journal of Controlled Release. 224. 136–145. 52 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Stuart I., Paul Roach, & Divya M. Chari. (2014). Development of a nanomaterial bio-screening platform for neurological applications. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 11(1). 77–87. 6 indexed citations

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Roach, Paul, et al.. (2012). A bio-inspired neural environment to control neurons comprising radial glia, substrate chemistry and topography. Biomaterials Science. 1(1). 83–93. 24 indexed citations

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Shirtcliffe, Neil J. & Paul Roach. (2012). Superhydrophobicity for Antifouling Microfluidic Surfaces. Methods in molecular biology. 949. 269–281. 20 indexed citations

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Roach, Paul, David Farrar, & Carole C. Perry. (2006). Surface Tailoring for Controlled Protein Adsorption: Effect of Topography at the Nanometer Scale and Chemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(12). 3939–3945. 669 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shirtcliffe, Neil J., Glen McHale, Michael I. Newton, Carole C. Perry, & Paul Roach. (2005). Porous materials show superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic switching. Chemical Communications. 3135–3135. 158 indexed citations

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Westphal, B. R., et al.. (1996). Initial cathode processing experiences and results for the treatment of spent fuel. JAMA. 199(10). 753–4. 4 indexed citations

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