Thomas Scheibel

18.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
288 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Scheibel is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Scheibel has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 233 papers in Biomaterials, 135 papers in Molecular Biology and 67 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Thomas Scheibel's work include Silk-based biomaterials and applications (205 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (88 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (50 papers). Thomas Scheibel is often cited by papers focused on Silk-based biomaterials and applications (205 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (88 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (50 papers). Thomas Scheibel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Thomas Scheibel's co-authors include John G. Hardy, Lin Römer, Kristin Schacht, Ute Slotta, Markus H. Heim, Lukas Eisoldt, Johannes Büchner, Susan Lindquist, Aldo Leal‐Egaña and Martin Humeník and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Scheibel

278 papers receiving 14.9k citations

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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.

Conducting nanowires built by controlled self-assembly of amyloid fibers and selective metal deposition

2003 619 citations Thomas Scheibel et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Strategies and Molecular Design Criteria for 3D Printable Hydrogels

2015 580 citations Thomas Scheibel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Scheibel Germany	63	10.9k	6.7k	3.5k	2.0k	1.3k	288	15.1k
Zhengzhong Shao China	67	10.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.4×	4.3k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	660 0.5×	320	14.7k
Xiao Hu United States	50	7.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.3×	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	597 0.4×	141	10.2k
Peggy Cebe United States	57	8.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.3×	3.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	530 0.4×	196	12.3k
Xiaoqin Wang China	39	6.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.2×	3.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	516 0.4×	136	8.7k
Hyoung‐Joon Jin South Korea	55	8.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.2×	4.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	391 0.3×	287	14.8k
Tetsuo Asakura Japan	56	8.4k 0.8×	3.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	415	11.7k
Keiji Numata Japan	52	5.4k 0.5×	3.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	618 0.3×	485 0.4×	258	8.7k
Kuen Yong Lee South Korea	56	8.7k 0.8×	3.9k 0.6×	8.2k 2.3×	1.4k 0.7×	142 0.1×	143	20.2k
Qiang Lü China	53	5.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.2×	2.9k 0.8×	807 0.4×	325 0.2×	185	7.9k
Kevin M. Shakesheff United Kingdom	71	6.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.4×	7.8k 2.2×	1.3k 0.6×	85 0.1×	260	16.4k

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Nozaki, Kyoko, Thomas Scheibel, Keiji Numata, et al.. (2025). An open source for multiplexed, stable and transient flows to advance life sciences using microfluidic control automation. Lab on a Chip. 25(20). 5302–5317.

Mannala, Gopala Krishna, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of Biofilm Formation on Orthopedic Implants Based on Spider Silk Coatings Increases Survival of Galleria mellonella. Advanced NanoBiomed Research. 5(4). 1 indexed citations

Chan, Nicholas Jun-An, Paul A. Gurr, Shereen Tan, et al.. (2025). Robust β‐Sheet Peptide Reinforced Polymer Fibers. Small Science. 5(8). 2500115–2500115. 1 indexed citations

Chan, Nicholas Jun-An, et al.. (2024). REDV-Functionalized Recombinant Spider Silk for Next-Generation Coronary Artery Stent Coatings: Hemocompatible, Drug-Eluting, and Endothelial Cell-Specific Materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(12). 14474–14488. 7 indexed citations

Trossmann, Vanessa T., et al.. (2024). 3D‐Printed and Recombinant Spider Silk Particle Reinforced Collagen Composite Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Engineering. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(15). 8 indexed citations

Bargel, Hendrik & Thomas Scheibel. (2024). A bio-engineering approach to generate bioinspired (spider) silk protein-based materials. at - Automatisierungstechnik. 72(7). 657–665. 5 indexed citations

Scheibel, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired and biomimetic protein-based fibers and their applications. Communications Materials. 5(1). 21 indexed citations

Schwarzer, Michael, Julia Jasinski, Valérie Jérôme, et al.. (2024). Size dependent uptake and trophic transfer of polystyrene microplastics in unicellular freshwater eukaryotes. The Science of The Total Environment. 929. 172470–172470. 7 indexed citations

Steiner, Dominik, Vanessa T. Trossmann, Tobias Fey, et al.. (2021). Enhanced vascularization and de novo tissue formation in hydrogels made of engineered RGD-tagged spider silk proteins in the arteriovenous loop model. Biofabrication. 13(4). 45003–45003. 28 indexed citations

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Chan, Nicholas Jun-An, et al.. (2021). Crosslinked Polypeptide Films via RAFT‐Mediated Continuous Assembly of Polymers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(9). e202112842–e202112842. 7 indexed citations

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Hopfe, Charlotte, et al.. (2020). Ocrepeira klamt sp. n. (Araneae: Araneidae), a novel spider species from an Andean páramo in Colombia. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237499–e0237499. 1 indexed citations

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Weiss, Alessia C. G., Heike M. Herold, Matthew Faria, et al.. (2020). Surface Modification of Spider Silk Particles to Direct Biomolecular Corona Formation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(22). 24635–24643. 25 indexed citations

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Steiner, Dominik, Gregor Lang, Laura Fischer, et al.. (2019). Intrinsic Vascularization of Recombinant eADF4(C16) Spider Silk Matrices in the Arteriovenous Loop Model. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(21-22). 1504–1513. 31 indexed citations

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Zha, R. Helen, et al.. (2018). Universal nanothin silk coatings via controlled spidroin self-assembly. Biomaterials Science. 7(2). 683–695. 18 indexed citations

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Haug, Michael, Bernhard Reischl, Sebastian Schürmann, et al.. (2017). The MyoRobot: A novel automated biomechatronics system to assess voltage/Ca2+ biosensors and active/passive biomechanics in muscle and biomaterials. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 102. 589–599. 18 indexed citations

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Mahmood, Nasir, et al.. (2017). Foundation of the Outstanding Toughness in Biomimetic and Natural Spider Silk. Biomacromolecules. 18(12). 3954–3962. 46 indexed citations

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Giesa, Reiner, et al.. (2012). Macromol. Rapid Commun. 3/2012. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 33(3). 177–177. 1 indexed citations

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Pirzer, Tobias, Michael Geisler, Thomas Scheibel, & Thorsten Hugel. (2009). Single molecule force measurements delineate salt, pH and surface effects on biopolymer adhesion. Physical Biology. 6(2). 25004–25004. 30 indexed citations

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Horinek, Dominik, Andreas Serr, Michael Geisler, et al.. (2008). Peptide adsorption on a hydrophobic surface results from an interplay of solvation, surface, and intrapeptide forces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(8). 2842–2847. 136 indexed citations

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Slotta, Ute, Simone Heß, Kristina Spieß, et al.. (2007). Spider Silk and Amyloid Fibrils: A Structural Comparison. Macromolecular Bioscience. 7(2). 183–188. 146 indexed citations

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