Robert Langer: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Robert Langer's h-index is 338 (1906 i10-index, 479,110+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Robert Langer is affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert Langer is a researcher affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in drug delivery, tissue engineering, biomaterials. Their work has been cited 479,110 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Robert Langer's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 338
- i10-Index
- 1906
- Total Citations
- 479,110
- Citing Countries
- 76
As of July 2026.
Robert Langer has an h-index of 338 and 479,110 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 76 countries.
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Nanocarriers as an emerging platform for cancer therapy
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About Robert Langer's research
Robert Langer is a researcher in drug delivery, tissue engineering and biomaterials at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their work has been cited 479,110 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 338), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Nanocarriers as an emerging platform for cancer therapy” (2020), has accumulated 11,206 citations. Other influential works include “Engineering precision nanoparticles for drug delivery” (2021) with 8,673 citations and “Hydrogels in biology and medicine: from molecular principles to bionanotechnology” (2006) with 5,230 citations.
Citations of Robert Langer's research come primarily from China, United States and India, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
