Peter Gehr

14.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
174 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Peter Gehr is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Gehr has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 54 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 26 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter Gehr's work include Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (76 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (52 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (26 papers). Peter Gehr is often cited by papers focused on Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (76 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (52 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (26 papers). Peter Gehr collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Peter Gehr's co-authors include Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, Samuel Schürch, Ewald R. Weibel, Fabian Blank, Marianne Geiser, M Bachofen, Christian Mühlfeld, Nadine Kapp, Vinzenz Im Hof and Stephen G. Kiama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Gehr

172 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

Ultrafine Particles Cross Cellular Membranes by Nonphagocytic Mechanisms in Lungs and in Cultured Cells

2005 1.0k citations Marianne Geiser, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser et al. profile →
Cell number and cell characteristics of the normal human lung.

1982 557 citations Peter Gehr et al. profile →
The normal human lung: ultrastructure and morphometric estimation of diffusion capacity

1978 457 citations Peter Gehr, Ewald R. Weibel et al. profile →
Allometric Relationships of Cell Numbers and Size in the Mammalian Lung

1992 430 citations Peter Gehr et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Gehr Switzerland	55	3.7k	3.0k	2.8k	1.9k	1.7k	174	11.5k
Rodger Duffin United Kingdom	55	2.1k 0.6×	4.2k 1.4×	5.4k 1.9×	2.7k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	111	13.2k
Robert R. Mercer United States	48	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	121	8.6k
Joseph D. Brain United States	55	3.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	998 0.4×	806 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	230	9.5k
J. Heyder Germany	47	4.5k 1.2×	4.6k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	938 0.5×	502 0.3×	194	10.2k
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser Switzerland	72	3.0k 0.8×	4.1k 1.4×	6.9k 2.5×	5.9k 3.2×	4.0k 2.4×	363	21.0k
Marianne Geiser Switzerland	33	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	751 0.4×	449 0.3×	76	5.2k
Peter Möller Germany	83	1.7k 0.5×	6.5k 2.2×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	6.6k 3.9×	459	24.2k
David A. Edwards United States	45	3.7k 1.0×	555 0.2×	726 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	903 0.5×	184	9.1k
Winfried Möller Germany	35	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	518 0.3×	84	5.2k
Albert Duschl Austria	50	577 0.2×	1.5k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	143	9.1k

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Rothen‐Rutishauser, Barbara, et al.. (2013). Fate of TLR-1/TLR-2 agonist functionalised pDNA nanoparticles upon deposition at the human bronchial epithelium in vitro. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 11(1). 29–29. 9 indexed citations

Gasser, Michael, Peter Wick, Martin J. D. Clift, et al.. (2012). Pulmonary surfactant coating of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) influences their oxidative and pro-inflammatory potential in vitro. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 9(1). 17–17. 74 indexed citations

Schleh, Carsten, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, Fabian Blank, et al.. (2012). Surfactant Protein D modulates allergen particle uptake and inflammatory response in a human epithelial airway model. Respiratory Research. 13(1). 8–8. 18 indexed citations

Ahmad, Shama, David O. Raemy, Joan E. Loader, et al.. (2011). Interaction and Localization of Synthetic Nanoparticles in Healthy and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelial Cells: Effect of Ozone Exposure. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 25(1). 7–15. 12 indexed citations

Scheuch, G., William D. Bennett, Lars Borgström, et al.. (2010). Deposition, Imaging, and Clearance: What Remains to be Done?. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 23(S2). S–39. 45 indexed citations

Blank, Fabian, Marc Wehrli, Andrea Lehmann, et al.. (2010). Macrophages and dendritic cells express tight junction proteins and exchange particles in an in vitro model of the human airway wall. Immunobiology. 216(1-2). 86–95. 63 indexed citations

Raemy, David O., Ludwig K. Limbach, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, et al.. (2010). Cerium oxide nanoparticle uptake kinetics from the gas-phase into lung cells in vitro is transport limited. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 77(3). 368–375. 34 indexed citations

Gehr, Peter, et al.. (2009). Particle Lung Interactions, Second Edition. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 2 indexed citations

Blank, Fabian, et al.. (2008). The role of dendritic cells in the Lung: What do we know from in vitro models, animal models and human studies?. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 6 indexed citations

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Fraissinette, Anne de Brugerolle de, et al.. (1997). Comparison of the rate of phagocytosis of orthorhombic cyclosporine A (CsA) and latex particles by alveolar macrophages from hamsters. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 53(8). 689–696. 4 indexed citations

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Gehr, Peter, et al.. (1996). Airway Surfactant, a Primary Defense Barrier: Mechanical and Immunological Aspects. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 9(2). 163–181. 75 indexed citations

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Geiser, Marianne, et al.. (1995). Particle Retention in Airways Estimated by Unbiased Stereology and Photometry. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 8(2). 149–165. 9 indexed citations

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Geiser, Marianne, et al.. (1994). The Effect of Particle Inhalation on Macrophage Number and Phagocytic Activity in the Intrapulmonary Conducting Airways of Hamsters. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 10(6). 594–603. 44 indexed citations

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Stucki, Jörg W., et al.. (1992). Stereological and Functional Analysis of Liver Mitochondria From Rats With Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis: Impaired Mitochondrial Metabolism and Increased Mitochondrial Content Per Hepatocyte. Hepatology. 15(6). 1167–1172. 41 indexed citations

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Gehr, Peter, Vinzenz Im Hof, Marianne Geiser, & Samuel Schürch. (1991). The Fate of Particles Deposited in the Intrapulmonary Conducting Airways. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 4(4). 349–361. 17 indexed citations

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Cruz‐Orive, Luis M., et al.. (1990). STEPone - An interactive program for manual stereology. Image Analysis & Stereology. 10 indexed citations

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Munshi, J. S. Datta, G. M. Hughes, Peter Gehr, & Ewald R. Weibel. (1989). Structure of the Air-Breathing Organs of a Swamp Mud Eel, Monopterus cuchia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 35(4). 453–465. 8 indexed citations

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Brecx, M., et al.. (1988). Observations on the initial stages of healing following human experimental gingivitis A clinical and morphometric study. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 15(2). 123–129. 19 indexed citations

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Gehr, Peter, et al.. (1984). Noninvasive Studies of Kupffer Cells In Situ by Magnetometry. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 35(1). 19–30. 14 indexed citations

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Cruz‐Orive, Luis M., et al.. (1981). Comparison of two subsampling methods for electron microscopic morphometry*. Journal of Microscopy. 123(1). 35–49. 55 indexed citations

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