Róbert Langer

8.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
106 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Róbert Langer is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Róbert Langer has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Organic Chemistry, 46 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Róbert Langer's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (39 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (23 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (17 papers). Róbert Langer is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (39 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (23 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (17 papers). Róbert Langer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Róbert Langer's co-authors include Omid C. Farokhzad, N. A. Peppas, Yehoshoa Ben‐David, David Milstein, Gregory Leitus, Daniel S. Kohane, Yael Diskin‐Posner, Frank Gu, Linda J. W. Shimon and Etgar Levy‐Nissenbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Róbert Langer

98 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Formulation of functionalized PLGA–PEG nanoparticles for in vivo targeted drug delivery

2006 1.0k citations Róbert Langer, Omid C. Farokhzad et al. Biomaterials profile →
Nanomedicine: Developing smarter therapeutic and diagnostic modalities☆

2006 580 citations Omid C. Farokhzad, Róbert Langer profile →
Present and future applications of biomaterials in controlled drug delivery systems

1981 501 citations Róbert Langer et al. Biomaterials profile →
Surface Charge-Switching Polymeric Nanoparticles for Bacterial Cell Wall-Targeted Delivery of Antibiotics

2012 438 citations Aleksandar F. Radovic‐Moreno, Timothy K. Lu et al. ACS Nano profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Róbert Langer Germany	33	2.2k	1.9k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	106	6.9k
Huayu Tian China	57	3.8k 1.7×	5.0k 2.6×	1.1k 0.6×	634 0.4×	4.1k 2.9×	252	10.9k
Daniel Crespy Thailand	51	2.5k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	340 0.2×	877 0.6×	244	8.3k
Kristofer J. Thurecht Australia	44	3.4k 1.5×	3.0k 1.6×	1.7k 0.9×	182 0.1×	2.5k 1.8×	212	8.7k
Yukio Imanishi Japan	47	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	375 0.2×	2.6k 1.8×	418	8.5k
Yue‐Sheng Li China	51	2.4k 1.1×	846 0.4×	6.2k 3.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	383	11.6k
Hsin‐Lung Chen Taiwan	49	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	253 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	254	7.9k
Jun Ge China	45	1.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	3.8k 2.7×	185	9.2k
Véronique Marsaud France	32	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	610 0.3×	2.8k 1.7×	1.9k 1.4×	62	6.7k
Nghia P. Truong Australia	46	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	4.1k 2.2×	262 0.2×	1.6k 1.1×	113	7.5k
Gao Li China	37	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	678 0.4×	353 0.2×	452 0.3×	163	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Róbert Langer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Róbert Langer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Róbert Langer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Róbert Langer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Róbert Langer. Róbert Langer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Vogt, Matthias, Frederik Haase, Wolfgang H. Binder, et al.. (2025). Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis for the Modification, Depolymerization, and Synthesis of Polyesters. Macromolecules. 58(5). 2366–2378.

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Rupf, Susanne M., et al.. (2024). Monomer centred selectivity guidelines for sulfurated ring-opening copolymerisations. Chemical Science. 15(45). 19029–19036. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Yinwu, et al.. (2024). Evidence of boride–borylene ligand-tautomerism leading to a remote C–C-bond and concomitant boryl ligand formation. Dalton Transactions. 54(1). 389–395.

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Olmedo‐Martínez, Jorge L., Mathias Dimde, Róbert Langer, et al.. (2024). Easy Synthetic Access to High‐Melting Sulfurated Copolymers and their Self‐Assembling Diblock Copolymers from Phenylisothiocyanate and Oxetane. Angewandte Chemie. 136(25).

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Olmedo‐Martínez, Jorge L., Mathias Dimde, Róbert Langer, et al.. (2024). Easy Synthetic Access to High‐Melting Sulfurated Copolymers and their Self‐Assembling Diblock Copolymers from Phenylisothiocyanate and Oxetane. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(25). e202405047–e202405047. 10 indexed citations

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Chua, Corrine Ying Xuan, Allen Yujie Jiang, Tatiane Eufrásio-da-Silva, et al.. (2022). Emerging immunomodulatory strategies for cell therapeutics. Trends in biotechnology. 41(3). 358–373. 26 indexed citations

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Oña‐Burgos, Pascual, Antonio Rodrı́guez-Diéguez, Róbert Langer, et al.. (2018). A new anthraquinoid ligand for the iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds at room temperature: new insights and kinetics. Dalton Transactions. 47(21). 7272–7281. 15 indexed citations

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Zell, Thomas & Róbert Langer. (2018). CO2-based hydrogen storage – formic acid dehydrogenation. Physical Sciences Reviews. 3(12). 11 indexed citations

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Ortuño, Manuel Á., Pascual Oña‐Burgos, Antonio Rodrı́guez-Diéguez, et al.. (2016). Efficient Hydrosilylation of Acetophenone with a New Anthraquinonic Amide-Based Iron Precatalyst. Organometallics. 35(24). 4083–4089. 22 indexed citations

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Kulak, Nora, Eric M. Pridgen, Omid C. Farokhzad, et al.. (2013). Nanoparticle Encapsulation of Mitaplatin and the Effect Thereof on In Vivo properties. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Langer, Róbert, Matthias Vogt, Ekambaram Balaraman, et al.. (2013). Stepwise Metal–Ligand Cooperation by a Reversible Aromatization/Deconjugation Sequence in Ruthenium Complexes with a Tetradentate Phenanthroline‐Based Ligand. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(10). 3407–3414. 49 indexed citations

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Radovic‐Moreno, Aleksandar F., et al.. (2012). Surface Charge-Switching Polymeric Nanoparticles for Bacterial Cell Wall-Targeted Delivery of Antibiotics. ACS Nano. 6(5). 4279–4287. 438 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heller, Daniel A., Y. Levi, Jeisa M. Pelet, et al.. (2012). Modular ‘Click‐in‐Emulsion’ Bone‐Targeted Nanogels. Advanced Materials. 25(10). 1449–1454. 67 indexed citations

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Valencia, Pedro M., et al.. (2011). Effects of ligands with different water solubilities on self-assembly and properties of targeted nanoparticles. Biomaterials. 32(26). 6226–6233. 152 indexed citations

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Karajanagi, Sandeep S., Gerardo Lopez‐Guerra, Hyoungshin Park, et al.. (2011). Assessment of Canine Vocal Fold Function after Injection of a New Biomaterial Designed to Treat Phonatory Mucosal Scarring. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology. 120(3). 175–184. 30 indexed citations

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Pritchard, Christopher, Sven Crafoord, Sten Andréasson, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of viscoelastic poly(ethylene glycol) sols as vitreous substitutes in an experimental vitrectomy model in rabbits. Acta Biomaterialia. 7(3). 936–943. 33 indexed citations

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Langer, Róbert, Weifeng Shi, & A. Rothenberger. (2006). Copper-mediated cleavage of disulfides by tertiary phosphines: a new route to As–S anions. Dalton Transactions. 4435–4437. 5 indexed citations

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Rosenthal, Rosalind A., Marsha A. Moses, Yasushi Shintani, et al.. (1994). Purification and characterization of two collagenase inhibitors from mouse sarcoma 180 conditioned medium. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 56(1). 97–105. 9 indexed citations

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Moses, Marsha A. & Róbert Langer. (1991). A metalloproteinase inhibitor as an inhibitor of neovascularization. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 47(3). 230–235. 81 indexed citations

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Langer, Róbert & Marsha A. Moses. (1991). Biocompatible controlled release polymers for delivery of polypeptides and growth factors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 45(4). 340–345. 63 indexed citations

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