Ulrich Blache

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 902 citations indexed

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Ulrich Blache is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Blache has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 902 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Blache's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (6 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Ulrich Blache is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (6 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Ulrich Blache collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Denmark. Ulrich Blache's co-authors include Jess G. Snedeker, Martin Ehrbar, Eileen Gentleman, Stephan Fricke, Ulrike Koehl, Molly M. Stevens, Iván Martín, Queralt Vallmajó-Martín, April M. Kloxin and Ovijit Chaudhuri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Blache

25 papers receiving 893 citations

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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.

Engineered hydrogels for mechanobiology

2022 140 citations Ulrich Blache, Eden M. Ford et al. Nature Reviews Methods Primers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulrich Blache Switzerland	17	370	204	185	178	166	25	902
Brian J. Kwee United States	13	510 1.4×	144 0.7×	301 1.6×	211 1.2×	158 1.0×	20	966
Jonathan J. Campbell United Kingdom	14	511 1.4×	157 0.8×	211 1.1×	166 0.9×	212 1.3×	25	993
Kristin Andreas Germany	13	257 0.7×	146 0.7×	211 1.1×	177 1.0×	103 0.6×	15	1.0k
Woojin M. Han United States	21	503 1.4×	136 0.7×	377 2.0×	482 2.7×	202 1.2×	38	1.3k
Zophia X.H. Lim Singapore	15	340 0.9×	123 0.6×	288 1.6×	200 1.1×	194 1.2×	15	1.0k
Ankit Salhotra United States	8	378 1.0×	142 0.7×	530 2.9×	172 1.0×	67 0.4×	15	1.2k
Karen E. Martin United States	11	452 1.2×	171 0.8×	256 1.4×	300 1.7×	186 1.1×	15	1.1k
Elizabeth A. Aisenbrey United States	13	678 1.8×	234 1.1×	325 1.8×	273 1.5×	184 1.1×	17	1.2k
Asma Sharif United States	8	290 0.8×	131 0.6×	262 1.4×	154 0.9×	434 2.6×	14	1.1k
Estelle Collin Ireland	18	358 1.0×	80 0.4×	251 1.4×	262 1.5×	147 0.9×	30	1.2k

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Kitte, Reni, Robert Serfling, Ulrich Blache, et al.. (2025). Optimal Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-mRNA for Transient CAR T Cell Generation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 965–965. 4 indexed citations

Kläs, Michael, et al.. (2025). A User‐Centric Approach to Reliable Automated Flow Cytometry Data Analysis for Biomedical Applications. Cytometry Part A. 107(2). 111–125. 1 indexed citations

Tretbar, Sandy, Joel G. Rurik, Even H Rustad, et al.. (2024). Non-viral vectors for chimeric antigen receptor immunotherapy. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 4(1). 5 indexed citations

Blache, Ulrich, Sandy Tretbar, Ulrike Koehl, Dimitrios Mougiakakos, & Stephan Fricke. (2023). CAR T cells for treating autoimmune diseases. RMD Open. 9(4). e002907–e002907. 50 indexed citations

Blache, Ulrich, Eden M. Ford, Byung Hang Ha, et al.. (2022). Engineered hydrogels for mechanobiology. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 2(1). 98–98. 140 indexed citations breakdown →

Blache, Ulrich, et al.. (2022). Potential solutions for manufacture of CAR T cells in cancer immunotherapy. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5225–5225. 80 indexed citations

Blache, Ulrich, Andreas Boldt, Michael Kapinsky, et al.. (2021). Advanced Flow Cytometry Assays for Immune Monitoring of CAR-T Cell Applications. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 658314–658314. 39 indexed citations

Blache, Ulrich, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of ERK 1/2 kinases prevents tendon matrix breakdown. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6838–6838. 16 indexed citations

Schwarz, Thomas, Robert Schmitt, Ulrich Blache, et al.. (2021). From Single Batch to Mass Production–Automated Platform Design Concept for a Phase II Clinical Trial Tissue Engineered Cartilage Product. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 712917–712917. 10 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, Molly M. Stevens, & Eileen Gentleman. (2020). Harnessing the secreted extracellular matrix to engineer tissues. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 4(4). 357–363. 77 indexed citations

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Horton, Edward R., Queralt Vallmajó-Martín, Iván Martín, et al.. (2020). Extracellular Matrix Production by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Hydrogels Facilitates Cell Spreading and Is Inhibited by FGF‐2. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 9(7). e1901669–e1901669. 35 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, Barbara Niederöst, Fabian S. Passini, et al.. (2020). Tendon response to matrix unloading is determined by the patho-physiological niche. Matrix Biology. 89. 11–26. 43 indexed citations

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Lienemann, Philipp S., Queralt Vallmajó-Martín, Ulrich Blache, et al.. (2020). Smart Hydrogels for the Augmentation of Bone Regeneration by Endogenous Mesenchymal Progenitor Cell Recruitment. Advanced Science. 7(7). 1903395–1903395. 59 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, et al.. (2019). Tendon tissue microdamage and the limits of intrinsic repair. Matrix Biology. 85-86. 68–79. 46 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, Edward R. Horton, Erwin M. Schoof, et al.. (2019). Mesenchymal stromal cell activation by breast cancer secretomes in bioengineered 3D microenvironments. Life Science Alliance. 2(3). e201900304–e201900304. 38 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, Queralt Vallmajó-Martín, Edward R. Horton, et al.. (2018). Notch‐inducing hydrogels reveal a perivascular switch of mesenchymal stem cell fate. EMBO Reports. 19(8). 40 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, et al.. (2017). A dual phenotype of MDA-MB-468 cancer cells reveals mutual regulation of tensin3 and adhesion plasticity. Journal of Cell Science. 130(13). 2172–2184. 12 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich & Martin Ehrbar. (2017). Inspired by Nature: Hydrogels as Versatile Tools for Vascular Engineering. Advances in Wound Care. 7(7). 232–246. 47 indexed citations

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Metzger, Stéphanie, Ulrich Blache, Philipp S. Lienemann, et al.. (2016). Cell-Mediated Proteolytic Release of Growth Factors from Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Matrices. Macromolecular Bioscience. 16(11). 1703–1713. 18 indexed citations

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Blache, Ulrich, et al.. (2011). The impact of cell-specific absorption properties on the correlation of electron transport rates measured by chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthetic oxygen production in planktonic algae. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 49(8). 801–808. 25 indexed citations

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