Thomas Freier

2.2k total citations
31 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas Freier is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Freier has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomaterials, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Freier's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (14 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers). Thomas Freier is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (14 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers). Thomas Freier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Canada and Italy. Thomas Freier's co-authors include Molly S. Shoichet, Karineh Kazazian, Rivelino Montenegro, Carmen Kunze, Klaus‐Peter Schmitz, Sven Kramer, Stefano Geuna, Kirsten Haastert‐Talini, Katrin Sternberg and Harold Rüdiger and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Phytochemistry and European Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Freier

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Freier Germany 20 1.0k 578 489 363 181 31 1.7k
Jiřı́ Michálek Czechia 26 820 0.8× 638 1.1× 341 0.7× 283 0.8× 184 1.0× 87 2.0k
Chiara Tonda‐Turo Italy 30 1.4k 1.4× 1.5k 2.6× 615 1.3× 512 1.4× 247 1.4× 75 2.9k
Yahong Zhao China 26 1.0k 1.0× 800 1.4× 800 1.6× 349 1.0× 358 2.0× 75 2.1k
Zohreh Bagher Iran 27 993 1.0× 978 1.7× 363 0.7× 409 1.1× 303 1.7× 69 2.3k
Jun Fang China 21 662 0.7× 715 1.2× 172 0.4× 354 1.0× 269 1.5× 33 1.6k
Saeed Farzamfar Iran 27 1.3k 1.3× 720 1.2× 267 0.5× 423 1.2× 316 1.7× 43 2.2k
Minghao Yao China 29 1.0k 1.0× 744 1.3× 192 0.4× 396 1.1× 392 2.2× 73 2.4k
Kuihua Zhang China 21 1.4k 1.4× 752 1.3× 403 0.8× 347 1.0× 122 0.7× 39 1.8k
Xifeng Liu United States 26 577 0.6× 1.3k 2.3× 254 0.5× 203 0.6× 254 1.4× 83 2.0k
Isabel F. Amaral Portugal 20 614 0.6× 612 1.1× 99 0.2× 291 0.8× 264 1.5× 30 1.6k

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All Works

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Carvalho, Cristiana R., Rita López‐Cebral, Joana Silva‐Correia, et al.. (2016). Investigation of cell adhesion in chitosan membranes for peripheral nerve regeneration. Materials Science and Engineering C. 71. 1122–1134. 43 indexed citations
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González, Francisco, Stefano Cobianchi, Stefano Geuna, et al.. (2014). Tubulization with chitosan guides for the repair of long gap peripheral nerve injury in the rat. Microsurgery. 35(4). 300–308. 59 indexed citations
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Haastert‐Talini, Kirsten, Stefano Geuna, Lars B. Dahlin, et al.. (2013). Chitosan tubes of varying degrees of acetylation for bridging peripheral nerve defects. Biomaterials. 34(38). 9886–9904. 129 indexed citations
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Gnavi, Sara, et al.. (2013). The Use of Chitosan-Based Scaffolds to Enhance Regeneration in the Nervous System. International review of neurobiology. 109. 1–62. 81 indexed citations
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Kunze, Carmen, Thomas Freier, Katrin Sternberg, et al.. (2008). Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) patches for covering anterior skull base defects – an animal study with minipigs. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 129(9). 1010–1017. 25 indexed citations
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Freier, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Chitin-based tubes for tissue engineering in the nervous system. Biomaterials. 26(22). 4624–4632. 192 indexed citations
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Freier, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Controlling cell adhesion and degradation of chitosan films by N-acetylation. Biomaterials. 26(29). 5872–5878. 478 indexed citations
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Montenegro, Rivelino, et al.. (2005). Coil-reinforced hydrogel tubes promote nerve regeneration equivalent to that of nerve autografts. Biomaterials. 27(3). 505–518. 55 indexed citations
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Bünger, Carsten Michael, Christian Gerlach, Thomas Freier, et al.. (2003). Biocompatibility and surface structure of chemically modified immunoisolating alginate‐PLL capsules. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 67A(4). 1219–1227. 50 indexed citations
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Stamm, Christof, et al.. (2003). Biomaterial/Polymer Composite for Heart Valve Engineering: Biocompatibility Testing. Materials science forum. 426-432. 3049–3054. 1 indexed citations
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Kunze, Carmen, Thomas Freier, Sven Kramer, & Klaus‐Peter Schmitz. (2002). Anti-inflammatory prodrugs as plasticizers for biodegradable implant materials based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 13(11). 1051–1055. 31 indexed citations
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Kunze, Carmen, Thomas Freier, B. Sandner, et al.. (2002). Surface modification of tricalcium phosphate for improvement of the interfacial compatibility with biodegradable polymers. Biomaterials. 24(6). 967–974. 43 indexed citations
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Freier, Thomas, Carmen Kunze, Sven Kramer, et al.. (2002). In vitro and in vivo degradation studies for development of a biodegradable patch based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Biomaterials. 23(13). 2649–2657. 195 indexed citations
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Behrend, D., et al.. (2001). Laser cutting: influence on morphological and physicochemical properties of polyhydroxybutyrate. Biomaterials. 22(18). 2447–2452. 26 indexed citations
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Michalik, Manfred, et al.. (1995). NMR studies on the rhodium(I) chelates of two 2,3‐bis(O‐diphenylphosphino)‐β‐D‐glucopyranosides: Potent catalysts for enantioselective reactions. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 33(10). 835–840. 11 indexed citations
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Freier, Thomas & Harold Rüdiger. (1987). In vivo Bindung Partners of theLens culinarisLectin. Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler. 368(2). 1215–1224. 16 indexed citations

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