Shirley K. Knauer

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
150 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Shirley K. Knauer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shirley K. Knauer has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Shirley K. Knauer's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (31 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (29 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (21 papers). Shirley K. Knauer is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (31 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (29 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (21 papers). Shirley K. Knauer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Shirley K. Knauer's co-authors include Roland H. Stauber, Dominic Docter, Michael Maskos, Stefan Tenzer, Jörg Kuharev, Wolf J. Mann, Hansjörg Schild, Verena Fetz, Carolin Bier and Christoph Reinhardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society Reviews and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shirley K. Knauer

148 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid formation of plasma... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2013 2011 2015 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Rapid formation of plasma protein corona critically affects nanoparticle pathophysiology
    2013 1.8k citations Dominic Docter, Verena Fetz et al. profile →
  2. Nanoparticle Size Is a Critical Physicochemical Determinant of the Human Blood Plasma Corona: A Comprehensive Quantitative Proteomic Analysis
    2011 703 citations Dominic Docter, Shirley K. Knauer et al. profile →
  3. The nanoparticle biomolecule corona: lessons learned – challenge accepted?
    2015 549 citations Dominic Docter, Dana Westmeier et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shirley K. Knauer Germany 39 3.9k 2.4k 1.6k 1.6k 952 150 7.6k
Tianmeng Sun China 39 3.5k 0.9× 3.7k 1.5× 1.5k 0.9× 3.4k 2.1× 542 0.6× 112 8.2k
David Oupický United States 54 5.1k 1.3× 2.2k 0.9× 923 0.6× 2.2k 1.4× 802 0.8× 195 8.9k
Giulio Caracciolo Italy 47 4.7k 1.2× 3.7k 1.5× 889 0.5× 2.6k 1.6× 384 0.4× 213 8.0k
Elvin Blanco United States 33 3.4k 0.9× 4.4k 1.8× 1.5k 0.9× 4.0k 2.5× 666 0.7× 61 8.9k
Jin‐Zhi Du China 42 3.3k 0.8× 5.0k 2.0× 1.4k 0.8× 4.7k 2.9× 681 0.7× 97 8.9k
Kristofer J. Thurecht Australia 44 2.5k 0.6× 3.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 3.0k 1.9× 398 0.4× 212 8.7k
Nazila Kamaly United Kingdom 31 3.6k 0.9× 5.0k 2.1× 1.5k 0.9× 4.0k 2.5× 563 0.6× 62 9.8k
Seulki Lee South Korea 59 5.2k 1.3× 4.0k 1.6× 2.4k 1.5× 4.3k 2.7× 1.1k 1.1× 165 12.0k
Vladimír Šubr Czechia 46 2.7k 0.7× 3.3k 1.4× 943 0.6× 2.6k 1.6× 862 0.9× 129 7.4k
Simona Mura France 33 2.8k 0.7× 4.7k 1.9× 2.0k 1.2× 4.3k 2.7× 568 0.6× 75 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shirley K. Knauer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Váraljai, Renáta, et al.. (2025). Raising the iron curtain: Lactate's secret role in oxidative stress defense. Redox Biology. 85. 103754–103754. 1 indexed citations
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Stauber, Roland H., et al.. (2025). Small but mighty: the versatility of nanobodies in modern medicine. Nanoscale Horizons. 10(10). 2158–2171. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Laura S., et al.. (2024). Stepwise Modulation of Bridged Single‐Benzene‐Based Fluorophores for Materials Science. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(14). e202404263–e202404263. 3 indexed citations
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Wölper, Christoph, Felix C. Niemeyer, Johannes Koch, et al.. (2024). Merging of a Supramolecular Ligand with a Switchable Luminophore – Light‐Responsiveness, Photophysics and Bioimaging. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(57). e202402578–e202402578. 1 indexed citations
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Niemeyer, Felix C., Christine Beuck, Reza Zadmard, et al.. (2024). Functional Linkers Support Targeting of Multivalent Tweezers to Taspase1. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(56). e202401542–e202401542. 1 indexed citations
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Kollenda, Sebastian, Laura S. Schmidt, Martin A. Schroer, et al.. (2023). Tuning Nanobodies’ Bioactivity: Coupling to Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles Allows the Intracellular Interference with Survivin. Small. 19(33). e2300871–e2300871. 9 indexed citations
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Vallet, Cecilia, Sunil Kumar Tripathi, Yasser B. Ruiz‐Blanco, et al.. (2022). Selective Disruption of Survivin's Protein‐Protein Interactions: A Supramolecular Approach Based on Guanidiniocarbonylpyrrole. ChemBioChem. 23(5). e202100618–e202100618. 3 indexed citations
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Beuck, Christine, Felix C. Niemeyer, Laura Hartmann, et al.. (2022). Recognition of a Flexible Protein Loop in Taspase 1 by Multivalent Supramolecular Tweezers. Biomacromolecules. 23(11). 4504–4518. 7 indexed citations
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Vallet, Cecilia, et al.. (2022). Advances towards Cell‐Specific Gene Transfection: A Small‐Molecule Approach Allows Order‐of‐Magnitude Selectivity. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(43). e202104618–e202104618. 4 indexed citations
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Hussain, Timon, Svenja Siemer, Christoph A. Reichel, et al.. (2021). TNF-α-Inhibition Improves the Biocompatibility of Porous Polyethylene Implants In Vivo. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 18(2). 297–303. 5 indexed citations
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Saha, Subrata, Cecilia Vallet, Shirley K. Knauer, et al.. (2020). Smart Glycopolymeric Nanoparticles for Multivalent Lectin Binding and Stimuli-Controlled Guest Release. Biomacromolecules. 21(6). 2356–2364. 9 indexed citations
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Vallet, Cecilia, Christine Beuck, Martin Ehlers, et al.. (2020). Functional Disruption of the Cancer‐Relevant Interaction between Survivin and Histone H3 with a Guanidiniocarbonyl Pyrrole Ligand. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(14). 5567–5571. 22 indexed citations
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Gigante, Alba, et al.. (2019). Non-viral transfection vectors: are hybrid materials the way forward?. MedChemComm. 10(10). 1692–1718. 45 indexed citations
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Gigante, Alba, Eline Sijbesma, Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, et al.. (2019). A Supramolecular Stabilizer of the 14‐3‐3ζ/ERα Protein‐Protein Interaction with a Synergistic Mode of Action. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(13). 5284–5287. 15 indexed citations
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Mueller, Jonathan Wolf, Jan Idkowiak, Tarsis F. Gesteira, et al.. (2018). Human DHEA sulfation requires direct interaction between PAPS synthase 2 and DHEA sulfotransferase SULT2A1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(25). 9724–9735. 29 indexed citations
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Westmeier, Dana, Gernot Posselt, Angelina Hahlbrock, et al.. (2017). Nanoparticle binding attenuates the pathobiology of gastric cancer-associatedHelicobacter pylori. Nanoscale. 10(3). 1453–1463. 43 indexed citations
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Engels, Knut, Shirley K. Knauer, Sibylle Loibl, et al.. (2008). NO Signaling Confers Cytoprotectivity through the Survivin Network in Ovarian Carcinomas. Cancer Research. 68(13). 5159–5166. 64 indexed citations
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Dälken, Benjamin, et al.. (2006). Targeted induction of apoptosis by chimeric granzyme B fusion proteins carrying EGFR- and ErbB2/HER2-specific binding domains for tumor cell recognition. Cancer Research. 66. 521–521. 1 indexed citations

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