Walter Richtering

21.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
336 papers, 17.6k citations indexed

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Walter Richtering is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Richtering has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 17.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Molecular Medicine, 140 papers in Organic Chemistry and 124 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Walter Richtering's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (148 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (109 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (69 papers). Walter Richtering is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (148 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (109 papers) and Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (69 papers). Walter Richtering collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and France. Walter Richtering's co-authors include H. Senff, Jan Skov Pedersen, Felix A. Plamper, Peter Lindner, Ingo Berndt, Andrij Pich, Karen Geisel, Markus Stieger, Igor I. Potemkin and Bastian Brugger and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Walter Richtering

332 papers receiving 17.4k 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.

Controlling Shear Stress in 3D Bioprinting is a Key Factor to Balance Printing Resolution and Stem Cell Integrity

2015 628 citations Walter Richtering et al. profile →
Functional Microgels and Microgel Systems

2017 621 citations Walter Richtering et al. profile →
Temperature sensitive microgel suspensions: Colloidal phase behavior and rheology of soft spheres

1999 569 citations Walter Richtering et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
Nanogels and Microgels: From Model Colloids to Applications, Recent Developments, and Future Trends

2019 491 citations Matthias Karg, Andrij Pich et al. Langmuir profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Walter Richtering	6.6k	6.5k	6.5k	4.2k	2.3k	336	17.6k
Mitsuhiro Shibayama	5.7k 0.9×	4.6k 0.7×	7.0k 1.1×	4.1k 1.0×	3.3k 1.4×	401	17.4k
L. Andrew Lyon	3.0k 0.5×	3.4k 0.5×	5.7k 0.9×	4.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	163	13.9k
Martien A. Cohen Stuart	8.1k 1.2×	6.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.3×	5.7k 1.4×	4.9k 2.2×	432	25.8k
Matthias Ballauff	10.2k 1.5×	9.0k 1.4×	2.2k 0.3×	3.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	322	20.8k
Françoise M. Winnik	9.5k 1.4×	6.7k 1.0×	4.9k 0.7×	4.9k 1.2×	5.3k 2.3×	299	24.0k
Ralph H. Colby	5.0k 0.8×	7.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.2×	5.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.3×	498	23.4k
Yan Lü	7.3k 1.1×	7.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.2×	2.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	393	17.1k
Markus Drechsler	6.7k 1.0×	5.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.2×	1.9k 0.4×	3.1k 1.3×	287	14.5k
Paschalis Alexandridis	9.7k 1.5×	5.1k 0.8×	936 0.1×	2.5k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	182	17.8k
X. X. Zhu	3.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.3×	2.4k 0.4×	2.6k 0.6×	3.1k 1.3×	323	11.7k

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Bochenek, Steffen, et al.. (2025). Investigation of microgel monolayers with the colloidal probe technique: how concentration and temperature allow tuning the properties of a microgel coating. Soft Matter. 21(26). 5255–5267.

Richtering, Walter, et al.. (2025). Solutions of Carboxymethylcellulose with Organic Counterions (I): The Influence of Counterion Properties on the Polymer Structure and Solubility. Macromolecules. 58(14). 7489–7499. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Botuo, Bing‐Nan Zhou, Jing Hu, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired Microgel-Loaded Smart Membrane Filtration with the Thermo- and Ion-Dual Responsive Water Gate for Selective Lead(II) Separation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(34). 45497–45510. 6 indexed citations

Gerelli, Yuri, Fabrizio Camerin, Steffen Bochenek, et al.. (2024). Softness matters: effects of compression on the behavior of adsorbed microgels at interfaces. Soft Matter. 20(17). 3653–3665. 12 indexed citations

Babenyshev, Andrey, et al.. (2024). Charged hollow microgel capsules. Soft Matter. 20(23). 4608–4620. 4 indexed citations

Bochenek, Steffen, et al.. (2022). Harnessing the polymer-particle duality of ultra-soft nanogels to stabilise smart emulsions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(4). 2810–2820. 7 indexed citations

Pasini, Stefano, Noemi Szekély, Laura Stingaciu, et al.. (2020). Fluctuation suppression in microgels by polymer electrolytes. Structural Dynamics. 7(3). 34302–34302. 1 indexed citations

Lopez, Carlos G., et al.. (2019). Electrostatic expansion of polyelectrolyte microgels: Effect of solvent quality and added salt. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 558. 200–210. 30 indexed citations

Schulte, M. Friederike, Andrea Scotti, Monia Brugnoni, et al.. (2019). Tuning the Structure and Properties of Ultra-Low Cross-Linked Temperature-Sensitive Microgels at Interfaces via the Adsorption Pathway. Langmuir. 35(46). 14769–14781. 32 indexed citations

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Lopez, Carlos G. & Walter Richtering. (2019). Viscosity of Semidilute and Concentrated Nonentangled Flexible Polyelectrolytes in Salt-Free Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 123(26). 5626–5634. 38 indexed citations

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Karg, Matthias, Andrij Pich, Thomas Hellweg, et al.. (2019). Nanogels and Microgels: From Model Colloids to Applications, Recent Developments, and Future Trends. Langmuir. 35(19). 6231–6255. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schulte, M. Friederike, Andrea Scotti, Arjan P. H. Gelissen, Walter Richtering, & Ahmed Mourran. (2018). Probing the Internal Heterogeneity of Responsive Microgels Adsorbed to an Interface by a Sharp SFM Tip: Comparing Core–Shell and Hollow Microgels. Langmuir. 34(14). 4150–4158. 37 indexed citations

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Lopez, Carlos G. & Walter Richtering. (2018). Conformation and dynamics of flexible polyelectrolytes in semidilute salt-free solutions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 148(24). 244902–244902. 27 indexed citations

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Gelissen, Arjan P. H., Andrea Scotti, Aurel Rădulescu, et al.. (2018). An anionic shell shields a cationic core allowing for uptake and release of polyelectrolytes within core–shell responsive microgels. Soft Matter. 14(21). 4287–4299. 54 indexed citations

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Brugnoni, Monia, Andrea Scotti, Andrey A. Rudov, et al.. (2018). Swelling of a Responsive Network within Different Constraints in Multi-Thermosensitive Microgels. Macromolecules. 51(7). 2662–2671. 58 indexed citations

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Davari, Mehdi D., Melanie König, Carlos G. Lopez, et al.. (2018). Enzyme‐Compatible Dynamic Nanoreactors from Electrostatically Bridged Like‐Charged Surfactants and Polyelectrolytes. Angewandte Chemie. 130(30). 9546–9551. 1 indexed citations

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Lopez, Carlos G., Andrea Scotti, Monia Brugnoni, & Walter Richtering. (2018). The Swelling of Poly(Isopropylacrylamide) Near the θ Temperature: A Comparison between Linear and Cross‐Linked Chains. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 220(4). 17 indexed citations

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Lopez, Carlos G. & Walter Richtering. (2018). Influence of divalent counterions on the solution rheology and supramolecular aggregation of carboxymethyl cellulose. Cellulose. 26(3). 1517–1534. 43 indexed citations

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Scotti, Andrea, Monia Brugnoni, Andrey A. Rudov, et al.. (2018). Hollow microgels squeezed in overcrowded environments. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 148(17). 174903–174903. 48 indexed citations

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Kleshchanok, Dzina & Walter Richtering. (2007). Polymer induced colloidal interactions : measured by direct and indirect methods. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 2 indexed citations

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