Robert A. Cordfunke

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Cordfunke is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Cordfunke has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Microbiology and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Cordfunke's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (18 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (11 papers) and Antimicrobial agents and applications (5 papers). Robert A. Cordfunke is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (18 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (11 papers) and Antimicrobial agents and applications (5 papers). Robert A. Cordfunke collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Austria and United Kingdom. Robert A. Cordfunke's co-authors include Jan W. Drijfhout, Peter H. Nibbering, Anna de Breij, Nermina Malanović, Martijn Riool, Sebastian A. J. Zaat, Leonie de Boer, Paulus H. S. Kwakman, Karl Lohner and Bouke K. H. L. Boekema and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Immunology and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Cordfunke

37 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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The antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148 combats drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms

2018 426 citations Anna de Breij, Martijn Riool et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Cordfunke Netherlands	18	722	619	217	199	166	37	1.4k
Constance M. John United States	24	656 0.9×	434 0.7×	101 0.5×	500 2.5×	80 0.5×	50	1.8k
Jya‐Wei Cheng Taiwan	26	972 1.3×	679 1.1×	170 0.8×	281 1.4×	25 0.2×	67	1.7k
M. Victòria Nogués Spain	33	1.7k 2.4×	1.5k 2.4×	135 0.6×	606 3.0×	131 0.8×	70	2.7k
M. Rangarajan United Kingdom	28	921 1.3×	396 0.6×	51 0.2×	320 1.6×	141 0.8×	65	2.4k
Chiara Falciani Italy	28	1.3k 1.7×	817 1.3×	425 2.0×	227 1.1×	19 0.1×	83	2.1k
Jlenia Brunetti Italy	22	696 1.0×	488 0.8×	103 0.5×	163 0.8×	16 0.1×	59	1.2k
Mark Cunningham United States	20	398 0.6×	233 0.4×	118 0.5×	520 2.6×	55 0.3×	29	1.3k
Prateek Raj United States	19	676 0.9×	374 0.6×	133 0.6×	68 0.3×	20 0.1×	32	1.4k
Christian Kleist Germany	22	511 0.7×	154 0.2×	61 0.3×	342 1.7×	200 1.2×	56	1.3k
Jean‐Luc Desseyn France	27	1.2k 1.6×	103 0.2×	331 1.5×	386 1.9×	203 1.2×	57	2.0k

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Dirven, Richard, Ruben Bierings, Caterina Casari, et al.. (2025). Amelioration of a von Willebrand disease type 2B phenotype in vivo upon treatment with allele-selective siRNAs. Blood Advances. 9(2). 310–320. 6 indexed citations

Cordfunke, Robert A., Arnoud H. de Ru, Ulrich Baumann, et al.. (2024). Non‐prime‐ and prime‐side profiling of P ro‐ P ro endopeptidase specificity using synthetic combinatorial peptide libraries and mass spectrometry. FEBS Journal. 291(17). 3820–3838. 1 indexed citations

Bos, Erik, et al.. (2023). Physical and Functional Characterization of PLGA Nanoparticles Containing the Antimicrobial Peptide SAAP-148. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2867–2867. 15 indexed citations

Riool, Martijn, Leonie de Boer, Robert A. Cordfunke, et al.. (2023). CalcAMP: A New Machine Learning Model for the Accurate Prediction of Antimicrobial Activity of Peptides. Antibiotics. 12(4). 725–725. 19 indexed citations

Reijden, T. J. K. van der, et al.. (2023). Novel Antibacterial Agents SAAP-148 and Halicin Combat Gram-Negative Bacteria Colonizing Catheters. Antibiotics. 12(12). 1743–1743. 3 indexed citations

Manen, Labrinus van, Shadhvi S. Bhairosingh, Luisa Iamele, et al.. (2021). Side-by-Side Comparison of uPAR-Targeting Optical Imaging Antibodies and Antibody Fragments for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of Solid Tumors. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 25(1). 122–132. 15 indexed citations

Dijksteel, Gabrielle S., Magda M. W. Ulrich, Peter H. Nibbering, et al.. (2020). The functional stability, bioactivity and safety profile of synthetic antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148. 12(2). 70–80. 5 indexed citations

Riool, Martijn, Anna de Breij, Paulus H. S. Kwakman, et al.. (2020). Thrombocidin-1-derived antimicrobial peptide TC19 combats superficial multi-drug resistant bacterial wound infections. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1862(8). 183282–183282. 25 indexed citations

Bhairosingh, Shadhvi S., Robert A. Cordfunke, Mireille Vankemmelbeke, et al.. (2020). Glycan-Based Near-infrared Fluorescent (NIRF) Imaging of Gastrointestinal Tumors: a Preclinical Proof-of-Concept In Vivo Study. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 22(6). 1511–1522. 11 indexed citations

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Dijksteel, Gabrielle S., Magda M. W. Ulrich, Marcel Vlig, et al.. (2019). Potential factors contributing to the poor antimicrobial efficacy of SAAP-148 in a rat wound infection model. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 18(1). 38–38. 14 indexed citations

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Nibbering, Peter H., Anikó Göblyös, Robert A. Cordfunke, et al.. (2019). Eradication of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from human skin by the novel LL-37-derived peptide P10 in four pharmaceutical ointments. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 54(5). 610–618. 10 indexed citations

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Mishto, Michele, Ying Ge, A. Bitra, et al.. (2019). An in silico—in vitro Pipeline Identifying an HLA-A*02:01+ KRAS G12V+ Spliced Epitope Candidate for a Broad Tumor-Immune Response in Cancer Patients. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 2572–2572. 33 indexed citations

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Breij, Anna de, Martijn Riool, Robert A. Cordfunke, et al.. (2018). The antimicrobial peptide SAAP-148 combats drug-resistant bacteria and biofilms. Science Translational Medicine. 10(423). 426 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boogerd, Leonora S. F., Martin C. Boonstra, Hendrica A.J.M. Prevoo, et al.. (2018). Fluorescence-guided tumor detection with a novel anti-EpCAM targeted antibody fragment: Preclinical validation. Surgical Oncology. 28. 1–8. 29 indexed citations

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Driel, Pieter B. A. A. van, Martin C. Boonstra, Hendrica A.J.M. Prevoo, et al.. (2016). EpCAM as multi-tumour target for near-infrared fluorescence guided surgery. BMC Cancer. 16(1). 884–884. 40 indexed citations

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Stammes, Marieke A., Luis J. Cruz, Laura Mezzanotte, et al.. (2016). Pre-clinical Evaluation of a Cyanine-Based SPECT Probe for Multimodal Tumor Necrosis Imaging. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 18(6). 905–915. 17 indexed citations

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Malanović, Nermina, Regina Leber, Maria Schmuck, et al.. (2015). Phospholipid-driven differences determine the action of the synthetic antimicrobial peptide OP-145 on Gram-positive bacterial and mammalian membrane model systems. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1848(10). 2437–2447. 65 indexed citations

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Breij, Anna de, Martijn Riool, Paulus H. S. Kwakman, et al.. (2015). Prevention of Staphylococcus aureus biomaterial-associated infections using a polymer-lipid coating containing the antimicrobial peptide OP-145. Journal of Controlled Release. 222. 1–8. 109 indexed citations

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Fransen, Marieke F., Robert A. Cordfunke, Marjolein Sluijter, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness of slow-release systems in CD40 agonistic antibody immunotherapy of cancer. Vaccine. 32(15). 1654–1660. 23 indexed citations

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Göblyös, Anikó, Kirsten J. M. Schimmel, A. Rob P.M. Valentijn, et al.. (2013). Development of a Nose Cream Containing the Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide P60.4Ac for Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 102(10). 3539–3544. 15 indexed citations

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