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Volker Mailänder

Volker Mailänder

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
74
Citations
18459
World Ranking
3674
National Ranking
205

Volker Mailänder publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Volker Mailänder sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 247 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Volker Mailänder D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Volker Mailänder sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Volker Mailänder is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, emphasizing the intersection of materials science, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study in their work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, key subfields explored are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Immunology
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Mailänder's notable research topics encompass:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Biomacromolecules
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Cells
  • Nanoscale Horizons
  • Advanced Materials

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Katharina Landfester
  • Johanna Simon
  • Shuai Jiang
  • Svenja Morsbach
  • Michael Fichter

Recent research papers highlight diverse topics and publication years:

  • "Brush Conformation of Polyethylene Glycol Determines the Stealth Effect of Nanocarriers in the Low Protein Adsorption Regime," 2021, Nano Letters
  • "Elastic Superhydrophobic and Photocatalytic Active Films Used as Blood Repellent Dressing," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "The Influence of Nanoparticle Shape on Protein Corona Formation," 2020, Small
  • "Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits TMPRSS2 protease activity and SARS-CoV-2 infection," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Submicrometer-Sized Roughness Suppresses Bacteria Adhesion," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Protein adsorption is required for stealth effect of poly(ethylene glycol)- and poly(phosphoester)-coated nanocarriers

    Susanne Schöttler;Greta Becker;Svenja Winzen;Tobias Steinbach

  • Interaction of nanoparticles with cells.

    Volker Mailänder;Katharina Landfester

  • Protein corona of nanoparticles: distinct proteins regulate the cellular uptake.

    Sandra Ritz;Susanne Schöttler;Niklas Kotman;Grit Baier

  • Differential Uptake of Functionalized Polystyrene Nanoparticles by Human Macrophages and a Monocytic Cell Line

    Oleg Lunov;Tatiana Syrovets;Cornelia Loos;Johanna Beil

  • Visualizing the kinetics of tumor-cell clearance in living animals

    Thomas J. Sweeney;Volker Mailänder;Amanda A. Tucker;Adesuwa B. Olomu

  • Platelet lysate from whole blood-derived pooled platelet concentrates and apheresis-derived platelet concentrates for the isolation and expansion of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells: production process, content and identification of active components

    Natalie Fekete;Mélanie Gadelorge;Daniel Fürst;Caroline Maurer

  • Uptake mechanism of oppositely charged fluorescent nanoparticles in HeLa cells.

    Julia Dausend;Anna Musyanovych;Martin Dass;Paul Walther

  • Uptake of functionalized, fluorescent-labeled polymeric particles in different cell lines and stem cells.

    Myriam Ricarda Lorenz;Verena Holzapfel;Anna Musyanovych;Karin Nothelfer

  • Controlling the Stealth Effect of Nanocarriers through Understanding the Protein Corona

    Susanne Schöttler;Susanne Schöttler;Katharina Landfester;Volker Mailänder;Volker Mailänder

  • Amino-Functionalized Polystyrene Nanoparticles Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Human Macrophages

    Oleg Lunov;Tatiana Syrovets;Cornelia Loos;G. Ulrich Nienhaus;G. Ulrich Nienhaus

  • Pre-adsorption of antibodies enables targeting of nanocarriers despite a biomolecular corona

    Manuel Tonigold;Manuel Tonigold;Johanna Simon;Johanna Simon;Diego Estupiñán;Maria Kokkinopoulou

  • Visualization of the protein corona: towards a biomolecular understanding of nanoparticle-cell-interactions.

    Maria Kokkinopoulou;Johanna Simon;Katharina Landfester;Volker Mailänder

  • Complementary analysis of the hard and soft protein corona: sample preparation critically effects corona composition

    Svenja Winzen;Susanne Schoettler;Grit Baier;Christine Rosenauer

  • Functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles as a platform for studying bio–nano interactions

    C. Loos;T. Syrovets;Anna Musyanovych;Volker Mailänder

  • Preparation of Fluorescent Carboxyl and Amino Functionalized Polystyrene Particles by Miniemulsion Polymerization as Markers for Cells

    Verena Holzapfel;Anna Musyanovych;Katharina Landfester;Myriam Ricarda Lorenz

  • How Shape Influences Uptake: Interactions of Anisotropic Polymer Nanoparticles and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Laura Florez;Christine Herrmann;Jens M. Cramer;Christoph P. Hauser

  • The challenges of oral drug delivery via nanocarriers.

    Jonas Reinholz;Katharina Landfester;Volker Mailänder

  • From Polymeric Particles to Multifunctional Nanocapsules for Biomedical Applications Using the Miniemulsion Process

    Katharina Landfester;Anna Musyanovych;Volker Mailänder

  • Lysosomal degradation of the carboxydextran shell of coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and the fate of professional phagocytes

    Oleg Lunov;Tatiana Syrovets;Carlheinz Röcker;Kyrylo Tron

  • Biomaterial Surface Hydrophobicity-Mediated Serum Protein Adsorption and Immune Responses.

    Rahul Madathiparambil Visalakshan;Melanie N. MacGregor;Salini Sasidharan;Artur Ghazaryan

  • Resistance of ex vivo expanded CD3+CD56+ T cells to Fas-mediated apoptosis.

    Michael R. Verneris;Martin Kornacker;Volker Mailänder;Robert S. Negrin

Frequent Co-Authors

Katharina Landfester
Katharina Landfester Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Frederik R. Wurm
Frederik R. Wurm University of Twente
Hans-Jürgen Butt
Hans-Jürgen Butt Max Planck Society
Hubert Schrezenmeier
Hubert Schrezenmeier University of Ulm
Thomas Simmet
Thomas Simmet University of Ulm
Daniel Crespy
Daniel Crespy Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
Si Wu
Si Wu University of Science and Technology of China
G. Ulrich Nienhaus
G. Ulrich Nienhaus Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ingo Lieberwirth
Ingo Lieberwirth Max Planck Society
Kaloian Koynov
Kaloian Koynov Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

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