Thomas Pfohl

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Pfohl is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Pfohl has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Pfohl's work include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (27 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (20 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (10 papers). Thomas Pfohl is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (27 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (20 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (10 papers). Thomas Pfohl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Thomas Pfohl's co-authors include Stephan Herminghaus, Ralf Seemann, Martin Brinkmann, Sarah Köster, Hans Riegler, Markus Engstler, Heather M. Evans, Siddharth Deshpande, Niko Heddergott and Helmuth Möhwald and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Pfohl

98 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Droplet based microfluidics 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750
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. Droplet based microfluidics
    2011 837 citations Ralf Seemann, Thomas Pfohl et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Pfohl 1.7k 826 710 574 382 100 3.8k
Bogdan Dragnea 879 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 321 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 570 1.5× 108 4.1k
Niels B. Larsen 3.1k 1.8× 1.4k 1.6× 1.8k 2.6× 728 1.3× 268 0.7× 143 6.1k
Eric Hanssen 691 0.4× 1.9k 2.3× 785 1.1× 529 0.9× 201 0.5× 139 6.2k
Alokmay Datta 508 0.3× 713 0.9× 378 0.5× 645 1.1× 114 0.3× 142 2.4k
Michael F. Hagan 971 0.6× 1.9k 2.3× 301 0.4× 1.3k 2.3× 321 0.8× 114 5.4k
Nader Pourmand 2.5k 1.4× 3.4k 4.1× 938 1.3× 509 0.9× 324 0.8× 111 6.9k
Kathy L. Rowlen 1.3k 0.7× 721 0.9× 836 1.2× 850 1.5× 69 0.2× 97 3.5k
Susan Daniel 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.5× 266 0.5× 125 0.3× 107 4.7k
Uri Raviv 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 1.7× 314 0.4× 929 1.6× 645 1.7× 107 5.2k
T. Taniguchi 558 0.3× 787 1.0× 411 0.6× 961 1.7× 450 1.2× 190 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Pfohl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Pfohl

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Pfohl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Pfohl 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 Thomas Pfohl. Thomas Pfohl is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lang, Friederike, et al.. (2023). Tuning the hydraulic resistance by swelling-induced buckling of membranes in high-aspect-ratio microfluidic devices. Lab on a Chip. 23(16). 3662–3670. 2 indexed citations
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Sharma, Deepika, Roderick Y. H. Lim, Thomas Pfohl, & Yasin Ekinci. (2021). Surface-modified elastomeric nanofluidic devices for single nanoparticle trapping. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 7(1). 46–46. 6 indexed citations
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Sangermani, Matteo, et al.. (2019). Tad Pili Play a Dynamic Role in Caulobacter crescentus Surface Colonization. mBio. 10(3). 51 indexed citations
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Deyhle, Hans, et al.. (2019). Spatially resolved small-angle X-ray scattering for characterizing mechanoresponsive liposomes using microfluidics. Materials Today Bio. 1. 100003–100003. 12 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Matthias, Florian Jug, Thomas Julou, et al.. (2018). Monitoring single-cell gene regulation under dynamically controllable conditions with integrated microfluidics and software. Nature Communications. 9(1). 212–212. 78 indexed citations
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Guizar‐Sicairos, Manuel, Michael J. Gollner, Ana Díaz, et al.. (2017). Live cell X-ray imaging of autophagic vacuoles formation and chromatin dynamics in fission yeast. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13775–13775. 8 indexed citations
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Hochstetter, Axel & Thomas Pfohl. (2016). Motility, Force Generation, and Energy Consumption of Unicellular Parasites. Trends in Parasitology. 32(7). 531–541. 9 indexed citations
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Uppaluri, Sravanti, et al.. (2014). Optical trapping reveals propulsion forces, power generation and motility efficiency of the unicellular parasites Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6515–6515. 27 indexed citations
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Pfohl, Thomas, et al.. (2013). マイクロ流体学を用いた複合流体の解析:DNA/ポリ陽イオン集合体の特殊な場合. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 46(11). 1–9. 8 indexed citations
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Renggli, Kasper, et al.. (2013). A Chaperonin as Protein Nanoreactor for Atom‐Transfer Radical Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(5). 1443–1447. 38 indexed citations
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Pfohl, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Understanding Biorelevant Drug Release from a Novel Thermoplastic Capsule by Considering Microstructural Formulation Changes During Hydration. Pharmaceutical Research. 31(1). 194–203. 2 indexed citations
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Uppaluri, Sravanti, Niko Heddergott, Stephan Herminghaus, et al.. (2012). Flow Loading Induces Oscillatory Trajectories in a Bloodstream Parasite. Biophysical Journal. 103(6). 1162–1169. 25 indexed citations
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Brennich, Martha, J. Nölting, Christian Dammann, et al.. (2011). Dynamics of intermediate filament assembly followed in micro-flow by small angle X-ray scattering. Lab on a Chip. 11(4). 708–708. 69 indexed citations
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Zaburdaev, Vasily, Sravanti Uppaluri, Thomas Pfohl, et al.. (2011). Langevin Dynamics Deciphers the Motility Pattern of Swimming Parasites. Physical Review Letters. 106(20). 208103–208103. 19 indexed citations
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Pfohl, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Gold Nanoparticles Stabilized by Thioether Dendrimers. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(48). 13473–13481. 43 indexed citations
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Evans, Heather M., et al.. (2009). In situ formation, manipulation, and imaging of droplet-encapsulated fibrin networks. Lab on a Chip. 9(13). 1933–1933. 26 indexed citations
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Evans, Heather M., et al.. (2007). X-ray microdiffraction on flow-controlled biomolecular assemblies. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences. 55(2). 217–227. 11 indexed citations
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Engstler, Markus, Thomas Pfohl, Stephan Herminghaus, et al.. (2007). Hydrodynamic Flow-Mediated Protein Sorting on the Cell Surface of Trypanosomes. Cell. 131(3). 505–515. 303 indexed citations
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Köster, Sarah, et al.. (2005). Microfluidics of soft matter investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 12(6). 745–750. 58 indexed citations
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Pfohl, Thomas, Frieder Mugele, Ralf Seemann, & Stephan Herminghaus. (2003). Trends in Microfluidics with Complex Fluids. ChemPhysChem. 4(12). 1291–1298. 71 indexed citations

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