Sarah J. Shepherd

2.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Sarah J. Shepherd is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah J. Shepherd has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Sarah J. Shepherd's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (11 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (3 papers). Sarah J. Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (11 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers) and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (3 papers). Sarah J. Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Sarah J. Shepherd's co-authors include Michael J. Mitchell, David Issadore, Rakan El‐Mayta, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, Drew Weissman, Ningqiang Gong, Marshall S. Padilla, Claude C. Warzecha, Lili Wang and James M. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sarah J. Shepherd

22 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Microfluidic formulation of nanoparticles for biomedical applications

2021 274 citations Sarah J. Shepherd, David Issadore et al. Biomaterials profile →
Scalable mRNA and siRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Production Using a Parallelized Microfluidic Device

2021 222 citations Sarah J. Shepherd, Claude C. Warzecha et al. Nano Letters profile →
Nanoparticle protein corona: from structure and function to therapeutic targeting

2023 147 citations Marshall S. Padilla, Kelsey L. Swingle et al. Lab on a Chip profile →
Rational Design of Bisphosphonate Lipid-like Materials for mRNA Delivery to the Bone Microenvironment

2022 124 citations Lulu Xue, Ningqiang Gong et al. profile →
Ligand-tethered lipid nanoparticles for targeted RNA delivery to treat liver fibrosis

2023 123 citations Xuexiang Han, Ningqiang Gong et al. Nature Communications profile →
High-throughput barcoding of nanoparticles identifies cationic, degradable lipid-like materials for mRNA delivery to the lungs in female preclinical models

2024 83 citations Lulu Xue, Alex G. Hamilton et al. Nature Communications profile →
Throughput-scalable manufacturing of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines

2023 68 citations Sarah J. Shepherd, Xuexiang Han et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah J. Shepherd United States	15	896	360	253	141	113	24	1.5k
Sarah‐Jane Richards United Kingdom	27	889 1.0×	312 0.9×	220 0.9×	126 0.9×	62 0.5×	57	1.8k
Anning Li China	24	763 0.9×	394 1.1×	268 1.1×	255 1.8×	299 2.6×	92	2.0k
Stephan Stremersch Belgium	19	1.5k 1.6×	477 1.3×	124 0.5×	149 1.1×	66 0.6×	29	2.0k
Ramin A. Morshed United States	27	673 0.8×	687 1.9×	613 2.4×	132 0.9×	135 1.2×	130	2.6k
Jingjing Yang China	23	682 0.8×	623 1.7×	242 1.0×	134 1.0×	67 0.6×	62	1.6k
Xue‐Qing Zhang United States	25	873 1.0×	495 1.4×	511 2.0×	292 2.1×	85 0.8×	37	2.1k
Jennifer K. Saucier-Sawyer United States	13	690 0.8×	457 1.3×	602 2.4×	215 1.5×	53 0.5×	14	1.5k
Yuanxin Chen China	15	357 0.4×	348 1.0×	232 0.9×	219 1.6×	42 0.4×	35	1.1k
Galia Tiram Israel	17	568 0.6×	430 1.2×	389 1.5×	119 0.8×	26 0.2×	21	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Padilla, Marshall S., Sarah J. Shepherd, Martin Kurnik, et al.. (2025). Elucidating lipid nanoparticle properties and structure through biophysical analyses. Nature Biotechnology. 1 indexed citations

Shepherd, Sarah J., Rakan El‐Mayta, Thomas F. Anderson, et al.. (2025). Automated and Parallelized Microfluidic Generation of Large and Precisely Defined Lipid Nanoparticle Libraries. ACS Nano. 20(1). 772–789.

Hwang, Yoon‐Ho, Sarah J. Shepherd, Alvin J. Mukalel, et al.. (2024). Robust, Scalable Microfluidic Manufacturing of RNA–Lipid Nanoparticles Using Immobilized Antifouling Lubricant Coating. ACS Nano. 19(1). 1090–1102. 12 indexed citations

Xue, Lulu, Alex G. Hamilton, Gan Zhao, et al.. (2024). High-throughput barcoding of nanoparticles identifies cationic, degradable lipid-like materials for mRNA delivery to the lungs in female preclinical models. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1884–1884. 83 indexed citations breakdown →

Shepherd, Sarah J., Jessica C. Hsu, Michael J. Siedlik, et al.. (2024). Towards the clinical translation of a silver sulfide nanoparticle contrast agent: large scale production with a highly parallelized microfluidic chip. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(3). 1177–1188. 3 indexed citations

Guimarães, Pedro Pires Goulart, Rachel Riley, Ningqiang Gong, et al.. (2023). In vivo bone marrow microenvironment siRNA delivery using lipid–polymer nanoparticles for multiple myeloma therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(25). e2215711120–e2215711120. 32 indexed citations

Shepherd, Sarah J., Xuexiang Han, Alvin J. Mukalel, et al.. (2023). Throughput-scalable manufacturing of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(33). e2303567120–e2303567120. 68 indexed citations breakdown →

Padilla, Marshall S., et al.. (2023). Nanoparticle protein corona: from structure and function to therapeutic targeting. Lab on a Chip. 23(6). 1432–1466. 147 indexed citations breakdown →

Han, Xuexiang, Ningqiang Gong, Lulu Xue, et al.. (2023). Ligand-tethered lipid nanoparticles for targeted RNA delivery to treat liver fibrosis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 75–75. 123 indexed citations breakdown →

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Corfield, Douglas R., et al.. (2023). From Manchester to Alexandria: Are there fundamentals of communication teaching. Patient Education and Counseling. 109. 52–52.

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Zhang, Hanwen, Xuexiang Han, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, et al.. (2022). Rational design of anti‐inflammatory lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 110(5). 1101–1108. 48 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Sarah J., David Issadore, & Michael J. Mitchell. (2021). Microfluidic formulation of nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Biomaterials. 274. 120826–120826. 274 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shepherd, Sarah J., Claude C. Warzecha, Sagar Yadavali, et al.. (2021). Scalable mRNA and siRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Production Using a Parallelized Microfluidic Device. Nano Letters. 21(13). 5671–5680. 222 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Rui, Rakan El‐Mayta, Timothy J. Murdoch, et al.. (2020). Helper lipid structure influences protein adsorption and delivery of lipid nanoparticles to spleen and liver. Biomaterials Science. 9(4). 1449–1463. 175 indexed citations

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El‐Mayta, Rakan, Rui Zhang, Sarah J. Shepherd, et al.. (2020). A Nanoparticle Platform for Accelerated In Vivo Oral Delivery Screening of Nucleic Acids. Advanced Therapeutics. 4(1). 26 indexed citations

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Pashak, Travis J., et al.. (2017). You Are Alive Right Now: An Experimental Exploration of the Interplay between Existential Salience, Mental Health, and Death Anxiety.. College student journal. 51(4). 451–462. 3 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Sarah J., et al.. (2016). Recurrence of chest wall hydatid cyst disease involving the thoracic spine in an Australian patient. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 30. 132–136. 1 indexed citations

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Phillips, Christopher M., Sarah J. Shepherd, Amy Nowack, et al.. (2015). Loss of Afferent Vestibular Input Produces Central Adaptation and Increased Gain of Vestibular Prosthetic Stimulation. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 17(1). 19–35. 11 indexed citations

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Golub, Justin S., Leo Ling, Kaibao Nie, et al.. (2013). Prosthetic Implantation of the Human Vestibular System. Otology & Neurotology. 35(1). 136–147. 63 indexed citations

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Shamey, Renzo, et al.. (2011). How well are color components of samples of the Natural Color System estimated?. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 28(10). 1962–1962. 10 indexed citations

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