Wolfgang Meier

17.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
272 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Meier is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Meier has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Organic Chemistry, 86 papers in Molecular Biology and 84 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Meier's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (95 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (82 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (47 papers). Wolfgang Meier is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (95 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (82 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (47 papers). Wolfgang Meier collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and France. Wolfgang Meier's co-authors include Cornelia G. Palivan, Ozana Onaca, Corinne Nardin, Mathias Winterhalter, Ramona Enea, Adrian Najer, Alexandra Graff, Katarzyna Kita‐Tokarczyk, Mariusz Grzelakowski and Pascal Tanner 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

Wolfgang Meier

270 papers receiving 14.1k 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.

Highly permeable polymeric membranes based on the incorporation of the functional water channel protein Aquaporin Z

2007 562 citations Wolfgang Meier et al. profile →
Polymeric Vesicles: From Drug Carriers to Nanoreactors and Artificial Organelles

2011 558 citations Cornelia G. Palivan, Wolfgang Meier et al. profile →
Bioinspired polymer vesicles and membranes for biological and medical applications

2015 506 citations Cornelia G. Palivan, Roland Goers et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolfgang Meier Switzerland	63	6.1k	4.7k	3.9k	3.8k	3.5k	272	14.3k
Françoise M. Winnik Canada	71	9.5k 1.5×	4.5k 1.0×	5.3k 1.4×	4.9k 1.3×	6.7k 1.9×	299	24.0k
Junbai Li China	76	5.0k 0.8×	6.2k 1.3×	8.6k 2.2×	6.2k 1.6×	6.9k 2.0×	373	20.0k
Markus Drechsler Germany	65	6.7k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	5.2k 1.5×	287	14.5k
Julien Nicolas France	54	6.3k 1.0×	3.6k 0.8×	7.6k 1.9×	5.7k 1.5×	3.5k 1.0×	161	16.4k
Matthias Ballauff Germany	74	10.2k 1.7×	2.2k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	9.0k 2.6×	322	20.8k
Han Zuilhof Netherlands	68	4.0k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	4.7k 1.3×	5.3k 1.5×	460	16.8k
Stephan Förster Germany	60	6.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.3×	3.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	6.5k 1.9×	244	14.0k
S. Thayumanavan United States	65	6.2k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	4.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.8×	4.4k 1.3×	309	14.7k
Michael R. Whittaker Australia	59	5.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	187	10.3k
André Laschewsky Germany	60	7.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.3×	2.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	334	13.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Meier

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Maffeis, Viviana, et al.. (2022). Inverting glucuronidation of hymecromone in situ by catalytic nanocompartments. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 10(20). 3916–3926. 16 indexed citations

Gaitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2021). Fully amorphous atactic and isotactic block copolymers and their self-assembly into nano- and microscopic vesicles. Polymer Chemistry. 12(37). 5377–5389. 9 indexed citations

Gaitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2020). One-Pot Synthesis of an Amphiphilic ABC Triblock Copolymer PEO-b-PEHOx-b-PEtOz and Its Self-Assembly into Nanoscopic Asymmetric Polymersomes. Macromolecules. 53(24). 11040–11050. 19 indexed citations

Gaitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2020). Deepening the insight into poly(butylene oxide)-block-poly(glycidol) synthesis and self-assemblies: micelles, worms and vesicles. RSC Advances. 10(38). 22701–22711. 14 indexed citations

Belluati, Andrea, et al.. (2020). Combinatorial Strategy for Studying Biochemical Pathways in Double Emulsion Templated Cell‐Sized Compartments. Advanced Materials. 32(48). e2004804–e2004804. 50 indexed citations

Meier, Wolfgang, et al.. (2020). Giant Polymer Compartments for Confined Reactions. Chemistry. 2(2). 470–489. 12 indexed citations

Gaitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and complex self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers with a branched hydrophobic poly(2-oxazoline) into multicompartment micelles, pseudo-vesicles and yolk/shell nanoparticles. Polymer Chemistry. 11(6). 1237–1248. 44 indexed citations

Anderson, James C., et al.. (2019). Novel monomers in radical ring-opening polymerisation for biodegradable and pH responsive nanoparticles. Polymer Chemistry. 10(39). 5285–5288. 27 indexed citations

Gaitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2019). Directed Insertion of Light-Activated Proteorhodopsin into Asymmetric Polymersomes from an ABC Block Copolymer. Nano Letters. 19(4). 2503–2508. 31 indexed citations

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Goers, Roland, Johannes Thoma, Gesine Gunkel‐Grabole, et al.. (2018). Optimized reconstitution of membrane proteins into synthetic membranes. Communications Chemistry. 1(1). 38 indexed citations

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Gunkel‐Grabole, Gesine, et al.. (2018). Surfaces with Dual Functionality through Specific Coimmobilization of Self-Assembled Polymeric Nanostructures. Langmuir. 35(13). 4557–4565. 14 indexed citations

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Gunkel‐Grabole, Gesine, et al.. (2018). Biomimetic Planar Polymer Membranes Decorated with Enzymes as Functional Surfaces. Langmuir. 34(30). 9015–9024. 13 indexed citations

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Gaitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2018). Revisiting monomer synthesis and radical ring opening polymerization of dimethylated MDO towards biodegradable nanoparticles for enzymes. European Polymer Journal. 101. 113–119. 21 indexed citations

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Montenegro, Javier, et al.. (2011). Synthetic polyion-counterion transport systems in polymersomes and gels. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(19). 6623–6623. 12 indexed citations

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Graff, Alexandra, et al.. (2004). Asymmetric ABC‐Triblock Copolymer Membranes Induce a Directed Insertion of Membrane Proteins. Macromolecular Bioscience. 4(10). 930–935. 129 indexed citations

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Meier, Wolfgang, et al.. (2002). New Liposome Gels by Self Organization of Vesicles and Intelligent Polymers. edoc (University of Basel). 2 indexed citations

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Meier, Wolfgang, Corinne Nardin, & Mathias Winterhalter. (2000). Reconstitution of Channel Proteins in (Polymerized) ABA Triblock Copolymer Membranes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 39(24). 4599–4602. 46 indexed citations

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Meier, Wolfgang, Corinne Nardin, & Mathias Winterhalter. (2000). Rekonstitution von Kanalproteinen in (polymerisierten) ABA-Triblockcopolymer-Membranen. Angewandte Chemie. 112(24). 4747–4750. 24 indexed citations

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Copley, Alfred L., S. Witte, A. M. Ehrly, et al.. (1991). Contents of Clinical Hemorheology, Volume 10, Number 6. Biorheology. 28(5). 483–483. 1 indexed citations

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Meier, Wolfgang. (1990). Hierarchical layout verification for submicron designs. European Design Automation Conference. 382–386. 3 indexed citations

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