Petra S. Dittrich

9.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
162 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Petra S. Dittrich is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Petra S. Dittrich has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 68 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Petra S. Dittrich's work include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (62 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (54 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (27 papers). Petra S. Dittrich is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (62 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (54 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (27 papers). Petra S. Dittrich collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Spain. Petra S. Dittrich's co-authors include A. Manz, Petra Schwille, Kaoru Tachikawa, Klaus Eyer, André Kling, Phillip Kuhn, Lucas Armbrecht, Michael Jahnz, Dario Lombardi and Can Dincer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Petra S. Dittrich

157 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Lab-on-a-chip: microfluidics in drug discovery

2006 1.4k citations Petra S. Dittrich, A. Manz profile →
Micro Total Analysis Systems. Latest Advancements and Trends

2006 778 citations Petra S. Dittrich, A. Manz et al. profile →
Multiplexed Point-of-Care Testing – xPOCT

2017 404 citations André Kling, Petra S. Dittrich et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Petra S. Dittrich Switzerland	38	5.0k	2.2k	1.5k	497	425	162	7.2k
Jean‐François Masson Canada	45	3.5k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	669 1.3×	386 0.9×	181	6.5k
Nancy L. Allbritton United States	49	4.7k 0.9×	3.5k 1.6×	856 0.6×	363 0.7×	289 0.7×	224	8.9k
Steven A. Soper United States	56	7.3k 1.5×	3.0k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	710 1.4×	737 1.7×	296	10.6k
Manabu Tokeshi Japan	57	7.3k 1.5×	3.3k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	249 0.5×	477 1.1×	299	10.5k
Weiling Fu China	41	2.2k 0.4×	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	210 0.4×	308 0.7×	187	5.6k
Todd Thorsen United States	30	8.1k 1.6×	922 0.4×	3.5k 2.3×	168 0.3×	147 0.3×	59	9.2k
Thomas Laurell Sweden	57	10.5k 2.1×	2.7k 1.2×	3.1k 2.0×	194 0.4×	1.4k 3.3×	311	13.5k
Peng Li United States	44	6.8k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	137 0.3×	304 0.7×	180	8.8k
Bi‐Feng Liu China	49	4.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.5×	686 0.4×	171 0.3×	705 1.7×	267	8.0k
James P. Landers United States	56	7.8k 1.6×	2.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	113 0.2×	1.1k 2.5×	277	10.5k

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Güntner, Andreas T., Philipp A. Gerber, Petra S. Dittrich, et al.. (2025). Challenges and opportunities of wearable molecular sensors in endocrinology and metabolism. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 22(1). 50–60.

Strutt, Robert John, et al.. (2024). Open microfluidics: droplet microarrays as next generation multiwell plates for high throughput screening. Lab on a Chip. 24(5). 1064–1075. 14 indexed citations

Kling, André, et al.. (2023). Laser-assisted protein micropatterning in a thermoplastic device for multiplexed prostate cancer biomarker detection. Lab on a Chip. 23(3). 534–541. 11 indexed citations

Koch, Philipp, et al.. (2022). A Multiplexed Cell‐Free Assay to Screen for Antimicrobial Peptides in Double Emulsion Droplets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(13). e202114632–e202114632. 35 indexed citations

Koch, Philipp, et al.. (2022). A Multiplexed Cell‐Free Assay to Screen for Antimicrobial Peptides in Double Emulsion Droplets. Angewandte Chemie. 134(13). 3 indexed citations

Schwab, Fabienne D., Manuel C. Scheidmann, André Kling, et al.. (2022). MyCTC chip: microfluidic-based drug screen with patient-derived tumour cells from liquid biopsies. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 8(1). 130–130. 17 indexed citations

Nikoloff, Jonas, Mario A. Saucedo‐Espinosa, André Kling, & Petra S. Dittrich. (2021). Identifying extracellular vesicle populations from single cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(38). 54 indexed citations

Dittrich, Petra S., et al.. (2020). Manipulation of single cells inside nanoliter water droplets using acoustic forces. Biomicrofluidics. 14(6). 64112–64112. 19 indexed citations

Xing, Yanlong & Petra S. Dittrich. (2018). One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Microfluidic-Based Synthesis, Alignment and Integration towards Functional Sensing Devices. Sensors. 18(1). 134–134. 22 indexed citations

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Dittrich, Petra S., et al.. (2015). A Microfluidic Device for Immunoassay-Based Protein Analysis of Single E. coli Bacteria. Methods in molecular biology. 11–25. 1 indexed citations

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Eyer, Klaus, Katharina Root, Tom Robinson, & Petra S. Dittrich. (2015). A simple low-cost method to enhance luminescence and fluorescence signals in PDMS-based microfluidic devices. RSC Advances. 5(17). 12511–12516. 18 indexed citations

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Eyer, Klaus, et al.. (2013). A Microfluidic Chip for the Versatile Chemical Analysis of Single Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e50618–e50618. 8 indexed citations

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Purkayastha, Nirupam, Klaus Eyer, Tom Robinson, et al.. (2013). Enantiomeric and Diastereoisomeric (Mixed) L/ D‐Octaarginine Derivatives – A Simple Way of Modulating the Properties of Cell‐Penetrating Peptides. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 10(7). 1165–1184. 24 indexed citations

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Dittrich, Petra S., et al.. (2011). Monitoring induced gene expression of single cells in a multilayer microchip. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 402(8). 2577–2585. 7 indexed citations

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Dittrich, Petra S., et al.. (2011). FORMATION, IMMOBILIZATION AND LOCAL MANIPULATION OF TUBULAR LIPID MEMBRANE STRUCTURES. 1406–1408. 1 indexed citations

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Lombardi, Dario & Petra S. Dittrich. (2010). Droplet microfluidics with magnetic beads: a new tool to investigate drug–protein interactions. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 399(1). 347–352. 95 indexed citations

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Kurth, Felix, et al.. (2008). Bilayer microfluidic chip for diffusion-controlled activation of yeast species. Journal of Chromatography A. 1206(1). 77–82. 7 indexed citations

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Janasek, Dirk, et al.. (2008). A novel method for determining residence time distribution in intricately structured microreactors. Lab on a Chip. 8(3). 431–431. 30 indexed citations

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Franzke, Joachim, et al.. (2008). Concomitant detection of CYP1A1 enzymatic activity and CYP1A1 protein in individual cells of a human urothelial cell line using a bilayer microfluidic device. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 392(6). 1159–1166. 8 indexed citations

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West, Jonathan, A. Manz, & Petra S. Dittrich. (2008). Lipid Nanotubule Fabrication by Microfluidic Tweezing. Langmuir. 24(13). 6754–6758. 15 indexed citations

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