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Researcher · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · United States

Róbert Langer

Róbert Langer publishes mostly in Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials, on topics such as RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

ORCID 0000-0003-4255-0492 OpenAlex
World rank
#579
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#272
of 1,627,098
Works
1,950
Citations
303k
Citations per work
155.5
h-index
266
i10-index 1,337Top 0.1% in Molecular Biology
Róbert Langer

What does Róbert Langer research?

Róbert Langer's work is mostly in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Engineering (15%), Materials Science (10%).

Everything else: 842 works · 43.2% of their workLife Sciences: 501 works · 25.7% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 347 works · 17.8% of their workMolecular Biology: 347 works · 17.8% of their workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 115 works · 5.9% of their workPharmaceutical Science: 115 works · 5.9% of their workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 works · 2.0% of their workImmunology: 39 works · 2.0% of their workPhysical Sciences: 486 works · 24.9% of their workEngineering: 298 works · 15.3% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 298 works · 15.3% of their workMaterials Science: 187 works · 9.6% of their workBiomaterials: 187 works · 9.6% of their workHealth Sciences: 121 works · 6.2% of their workMedicine: 121 works · 6.2% of their workSurgery: 121 works · 6.2% of their workTHEIR WORKRóbert Langer1,950works
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences6%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
  1. Everything else84243.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34717.8%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1155.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology392.0%
    1. Engineering29815.3%
    2. Materials Science1879.6%
    1. Medicine1216.2%
  1. 1Molecular Biology18% of their works
  2. 2Biomedical Engineering15% of their works
  3. 3Biomaterials10% of their works
  4. 4Surgery6% of their works
  5. 5Pharmaceutical Science6% of their works
  6. 6Immunology2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Róbert Langer's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Regenerative Medicine, Drug Delivery, Nanoparticles, Tissue Engineering, Biomedical Applications, RNA Interference, siRNA Delivery and Bioprinting.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Regenerative Medicine5623 topics
  2. Drug Delivery5213 topics
  3. Nanoparticles5093 topics
  4. Tissue Engineering4452 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications3442 topics
  6. RNA Interference2951 topic
  7. siRNA Delivery2951 topic
  8. Bioprinting2631 topic
  9. Microfluidic Devices2631 topic
  10. Electrospinning1821 topic
  11. Nanofibers1821 topic
  12. Chitosan1771 topic
  13. Mucosal1771 topic
  14. DNA nanotechnology1701 topic
  15. Self-Assembly1701 topic
  16. Cancer Therapy1621 topic
  17. Nanocarriers1621 topic
  18. Decellularization1171 topic
  19. Extracellular Matrix1171 topic
  20. Microneedles1041 topic
  21. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles1041 topic

Where does Róbert Langer work?

Róbert Langer's main affiliation in the publication record is Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States.

How many publications and citations does Róbert Langer have?

OpenAlex counts 1,950 works and 303,188 citations for Róbert Langer, an h-index of 266, ranking #579 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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