Torsten Blunk

11.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
121 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Torsten Blunk is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Blunk has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 32 papers in Biomaterials and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Blunk's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (32 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (25 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (19 papers). Torsten Blunk is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (32 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (25 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (19 papers). Torsten Blunk collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Torsten Blunk's co-authors include Achim Göpferich, Rainer Müller, P. Quellec, Ruxandra Gref, Miriam Breunig, Uta Lungwitz, Jörg Teßmar, Martín Luck, Jürgen Gröll and Stephan Harnisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Blunk

113 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

‘Stealth’ corona-core nanoparticles surface modified by polyethylene glycol (PEG): influences of the corona (PEG chain length and surface density) and of the core composition on phagocytic uptake and plasma protein adsorption

2000 1.4k citations Torsten Blunk et al. profile →
Polyethylenimine-based non-viral gene delivery systems

2005 830 citations Torsten Blunk, Achim Göpferich et al. profile →
The controlled intravenous delivery of drugs using PEG-coated sterically stabilized nanospheres

1995 670 citations Torsten Blunk et al. profile →
Biofabrication: reappraising the definition of an evolving field

2016 537 citations Jürgen Gröll, Torsten Blunk et al. Biofabrication profile →
From Shape to Function: The Next Step in Bioprinting

2020 368 citations Riccardo Levato, Tomasz Jüngst et al. Advanced Materials profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Torsten Blunk	3.9k	3.7k	2.5k	1.2k	1.0k	121	9.1k
Joachim Kohn	4.3k 1.1×	4.0k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	685 0.7×	287	10.9k
Xin Zhao	6.5k 1.6×	3.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.6×	980 0.9×	196	11.6k
Vasıf Hasırcı	5.0k 1.3×	4.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	811 0.8×	235	9.3k
Tina Vermonden	4.5k 1.2×	4.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	910 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	157	10.3k
Dror Seliktar	5.3k 1.4×	4.7k 1.3×	2.2k 0.9×	2.9k 2.3×	722 0.7×	146	10.5k
Stephanie J. Bryant	5.1k 1.3×	3.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.2k 1.7×	695 0.7×	153	10.7k
Jiandong Ding	7.8k 2.0×	7.0k 1.9×	2.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	502 0.5×	328	16.8k
Tatiana Segura	4.4k 1.1×	3.8k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	296 0.3×	129	10.4k
Sidi A. Bencherif	4.8k 1.2×	3.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	324 0.3×	97	9.3k
Achim Göpferich	2.7k 0.7×	3.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	285 0.3×	104	8.0k

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Faber, Jessica, Lars Bräuer, Friedrich Paulsen, et al.. (2025). Poro-viscoelastic mechanical characterization of healthy and osteoarthritic human articular cartilage. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 173. 107226–107226.

Faber, Jessica, Philipp Stahlhut, Gregor Lang, et al.. (2024). Breast Tumor Cell Survival and Morphology in a Brain‐like Extracellular Matrix Depends on Matrix Composition and Mechanical Properties. Advanced Biology. 8(9). e2400184–e2400184. 5 indexed citations

Florczak, Sammy, Andreas Hierholzer, Martin Fussenegger, et al.. (2023). Shaping Synthetic Multicellular and Complex Multimaterial Tissues via Embedded Extrusion‐Volumetric Printing of Microgels. Advanced Materials. 35(36). e2301673–e2301673. 70 indexed citations

Bauer‐Kreisel, Petra, Khoon S. Lim, Tim B. F. Woodfield, et al.. (2023). Flexible Allyl‐Modified Gelatin Photoclick Resin Tailored for Volumetric Bioprinting of Matrices for Soft Tissue Engineering. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(30). e2300977–e2300977. 17 indexed citations

Ebert, Regina, et al.. (2023). Three-Dimensional Breast Cancer Model to Investigate CCL5/CCR1 Expression Mediated by Direct Contact between Breast Cancer Cells and Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells or Adipocytes. Cancers. 15(13). 3501–3501. 8 indexed citations

Florczak, Sammy, Andreas Hierholzer, Martin Fussenegger, et al.. (2023). Shaping Synthetic Multicellular and Complex Multimaterial Tissues via Embedded Extrusion‐Volumetric Printing of Microgels (Adv. Mater. 36/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(36). 1 indexed citations

Nadernezhad, Ali, et al.. (2022). Tethered TGF-β1 in a Hyaluronic Acid-Based Bioink for Bioprinting Cartilaginous Tissues. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(2). 924–924. 41 indexed citations

Schmid, Rafael, Steven K. Schmidt, Jonas Hazur, et al.. (2020). Comparison of Hydrogels for the Development of Well-Defined 3D Cancer Models of Breast Cancer and Melanoma. Cancers. 12(8). 2320–2320. 30 indexed citations

Winnefeld, Marc, et al.. (2020). Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell Spheroids Possess High Adipogenic Capacity and Acquire an Adipose Tissue-like Extracellular Matrix Pattern. Tissue Engineering Part A. 26(15-16). 915–926. 34 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Stefanie, Harold Brommer, Behdad Pouran, et al.. (2020). A composite hydrogel-3D printed thermoplast osteochondral anchor as example for a zonal approach to cartilage repair: in vivo performance in a long-term equine model. Biofabrication. 12(3). 35028–35028. 43 indexed citations

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Böck, Thomas, et al.. (2018). TGF‐β1‐Modified Hyaluronic Acid/Poly(glycidol) Hydrogels for Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Macromolecular Bioscience. 18(7). e1700390–e1700390. 30 indexed citations

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Storck, Katharina, et al.. (2015). Engineering Vascularized Adipose Tissue Using the Stromal-Vascular Fraction and Fibrin Hydrogels. Tissue Engineering Part A. 21(7-8). 1343–1353. 49 indexed citations

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Staudenmaier, R., et al.. (2010). Customized Tissue Engineering For Ear Reconstruction. Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology. 68. 120–131. 7 indexed citations

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Weiser, Barbara, Lukas Prantl, Thomas Schubert, et al.. (2008). In Vivo Development and Long-Term Survival of Engineered Adipose Tissue Depend on In Vitro Precultivation Strategy. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(2). 275–284. 36 indexed citations

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Hacker, Michael C., Christian F. W. Becker, Siegfried Schreiner, et al.. (2006). Biocompatibility and erosion behavior of triglycerides and blends with cholesterol and phospholipids. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 2 indexed citations

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Teßmar, Jörg, et al.. (2004). Toward the Development of Biomimetic Polymers by Protein Immobilization: PEGylation of Insulin as a Model Reaction. Tissue Engineering. 10(3-4). 441–453. 9 indexed citations

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Neubauer, Markus, Claudia Fischbach, Petra Bauer‐Kreisel, et al.. (2004). Basic fibroblast growth factor enhances PPARγ ligand‐induced adipogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells. FEBS Letters. 577(1-2). 277–283. 90 indexed citations

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Eyrich, Daniela, et al.. (2003). Fibrin as a carrier for chondrocytes and release systems for bioactive molecules in cartilage engineering. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 1 indexed citations

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Sieminski, Alisha L., Robert F. Padera, Torsten Blunk, & Keith J. Gooch. (2002). Systemic Delivery of Human Growth Hormone Using Genetically Modified Tissue-Engineered Microvascular Networks: Prolonged Delivery and Endothelial Survival with Inclusion of Nonendothelial Cells. Tissue Engineering. 8(6). 1057–1069. 30 indexed citations

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Blunk, Torsten, et al.. (1993). Characterization of colloidal drug carriers : determination of surface hydrophobicity by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. 55(6). 612–615. 3 indexed citations

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