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Rajender S. Varma

Active 1973–2025

185
Papers
42,495
Citations
104
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Citations

Citations per year for Rajender S. Varma1974: 1 citations1975: 1 citations1986: 1 citations1988: 1 citations1992: 1 citations1993: 2 citations1995: 5 citations1996: 7 citations1997: 13 citations1998: 7 citations1999: 13 citations2000: 16 citations2001: 18 citations2002: 29 citations2003: 11 citations2004: 25 citations2005: 22 citations2006: 15 citations2007: 30 citations2008: 45 citations2009: 130 citations2010: 89 citations2011: 151 citations2012: 85 citations2013: 154 citations2014: 202 citations2015: 158 citations2016: 162 citations2017: 122 citations2018: 161 citations2019: 422 citations2020: 546 citations2021: 659 citations2022: 771 citations2023: 678 citations2024: 926 citations2025: 502 citations2026: 9 citations1976–1985: no citations, so these years are not shown1987: no citations, so this year is not shown1989–1991: no citations, so these years are not shown1994: no citations, so this year is not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorChina: 1,379 citing papers, 16.7% of this breakdownIndia: 981 citing papers, 11.9% of this breakdownUnited States: 726 citing papers, 8.8% of this breakdownIran: 629 citing papers, 7.6% of this breakdownSaudi Arabia: 270 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 245 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownItaly: 238 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 225 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownTürkiye: 170 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownEgypt: 165 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownAustralia: 155 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownPakistan: 154 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Materials Science25.9%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.5%
  • Engineering14.5%
  • Chemistry13.7%
  • Medicine12.8%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences3%
  • Other13.6%

Topics

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications4.6%
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques4.2%
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery2.4%
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics1.8%
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery1.8%
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications1.7%
  • Other83.5%

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  1. RETRACTED: Liposomes: Structure, Biomedical Applications, and Stability Parameters With Emphasis on Cholesterol

    Authors: Pooria Nakhaei, Ria Margiana, Dmitry Olegovich Bokov, Walid Kamal Abdelbasset, Mohammad Amin Jadidi Kouhbanani, Rajender S. Varma, Faroogh Marofi, Mostafa Jarahian, Nasrin Beheshtkhoo - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2021 cited by 474

  2. Tannic acid: a versatile polyphenol for design of biomedical hydrogels

    Authors: Hafez Jafari, Pejman Ghaffari‐Bohlouli, Seyyed Vahid Niknezhad, Ali Abedi, Zohreh Izadifar, Reza Mohammadinejad, Rajender S. Varma, Amin Shavandi - Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2022 cited by 301

  3. Alginate-Based Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

    Authors: Nima Farshidfar, Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma - Marine Drugs 2023 cited by 253

  4. Immune cells-derived exosomes function as a double-edged sword: role in disease progression and their therapeutic applications

    Authors: Ali Hazrati, Sara Soudi, Kosar Malekpour, Mohammad Mahmoudi, Arezou Rahimi, Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi, Rajender S. Varma - Biomarker Research 2022 cited by 149

  5. Cu and Cu-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis

    Authors: Manoj B. Gawande, Anandarup Goswami, François‐Xavier Felpin, Tewodros Asefa, Xiaoxi Huang, Rafael Silva, Xiaoxin Zou, Radek Zbořil, Rajender S. Varma - Chemical Reviews 2016 cited by 2,877

  6. Customizing nano-chitosan for sustainable drug delivery

    Authors: Mostafa Saeedi, Omid Vahidi, Mohammad Reza Moghbeli, Sepideh Ahmadi, Mohsen Asadnia, Omid Akhavan, Farzad Seidi, Mohammad Rabiee, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Thomas J. Webster, Rajender S. Varma, Esmaeel Sharifi, Ali Zarrabi, Navid Rabiee - Journal of Controlled Release 2022 cited by 208

  7. Self-assembled peptide and protein nanostructures for anti-cancer therapy: Targeted delivery, stimuli-responsive devices and immunotherapy

    Authors: Masoud Delfi, Rossella Sartorius, Milad Ashrafizadeh, Esmaeel Sharifi, Yapei Zhang, Piergiuseppe De Berardinis, Ali Zarrabi, Rajender S. Varma, Franklin R. Tay, Bryan Ronain Smith, Pooyan Makvandi - Nano Today 2021 cited by 245

  8. Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

    Authors: Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh, Mohaddeseh Sajjadi, Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma - Carbohydrate Polymers 2020 cited by 703

  9. Hyaluronic acid-based nanoplatforms for Doxorubicin: A review of stimuli-responsive carriers, co-delivery and resistance suppression

    Authors: Milad Ashrafizadeh, Sepideh Mirzaei, Mohammad Gholami, Farid Hashemi, Amirhossein Zabolian, Mehdi Raei, Kiavash Hushmandi, Ali Zarrabi, Nicolas H. Voelcker, Amir Reza Aref, Michael R. Hamblin, Rajender S. Varma, Saeed Samarghandian, I.J. Arostegi, M. Alzola, Alan Prem Kumar, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Noushin Nabavi, Pooyan Makvandi, Franklin R. Tay, Gorka Orive - Carbohydrate Polymers 2021 cited by 168

  10. Biomedical application of chitosan-based nanoscale delivery systems: Potential usefulness in siRNA delivery for cancer therapy

    Authors: Milad Ashrafizadeh, Masoud Delfi, Farid Hashemi, Amirhossein Zabolian, Hossein Saleki, Morteza Bagherian, Negar Azami, Mahdi Vasheghani Farahani, Seyed Omid Sharifzadeh, Soodeh Hamzehlou, Kiavash Hushmandi, Pooyan Makvandi, Ali Zarrabi, Michael R. Hamblin, Rajender S. Varma - Carbohydrate Polymers 2021 cited by 160

  11. Hydroxyapatite: A review of syntheses, structure and applications in heterogeneous catalysis

    Authors: Aziz Fihri, Christophe Len, Rajender S. Varma, Abderrahim Solhy - Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2017 cited by 509

  12. Gallic acid for cancer therapy: Molecular mechanisms and boosting efficacy by nanoscopical delivery

    Authors: Milad Ashrafizadeh, Ali Zarrabi, Sepideh Mirzaei, Farid Hashemi, Saeed Samarghandian, Amirhossein Zabolian, Kiavash Hushmandi, Hui Li Ang, Gautam Sethi, Alan Prem Kumar, Kwang Seok Ahn, Noushin Nabavi, Haroon Khan, Pooyan Makvandi, Rajender S. Varma - Food and Chemical Toxicology 2021 cited by 121

  13. Green synthesis, biomedical and biotechnological applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots. A review

    Authors: Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma - Environmental Chemistry Letters 2020 cited by 507

  14. Nanotechnology-Abetted Astaxanthin Formulations in Multimodel Therapeutic and Biomedical Applications

    Authors: Zohreh Jafari, Ashkan Bigham, Sahar Sadeghi, Sayed Mehdi Dehdashti, Navid Rabiee, Alireza Abedivash, Mojtaba Bagherzadeh, Behzad Nasseri, Hassan Karimi‐Maleh, Esmaeel Sharifi, Rajender S. Varma, Pooyan Makvandi - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2021 cited by 80

  15. Greener synthesis of lignin nanoparticles and their applications

    Authors: Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma - Green Chemistry 2020 cited by 430

  16. Smart stimuli-responsive polysaccharide nanohydrogels for drug delivery: a review

    Authors: Fouad Damiri, Ahmed Fatimi, Ana Cláudia Paiva‐Santos, Rajender S. Varma, Mohammed Berrada - Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2023 cited by 67

  17. Recent developments in enzyme immobilization technology for high-throughput processing in food industries

    Authors: Asghar Taheri‐Kafrani, Sara Kharazmi, Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh, Asieh Soozanipour, Fatemeh Ejeian, Parisa Etedali, Hajar-Alsadat Mansouri-Tehrani, Amir Razmjou, Samaneh Mahmoudi‐Gom Yek, Rajender S. Varma - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2020 cited by 105

  18. Health Concerns of Various Nanoparticles: A Review of Their in Vitro and in Vivo Toxicity

    Authors: Marziyeh Ajdary, Mohammad Amin Moosavi, Marveh Rahmati, Mojtaba Falahati, Mohammad Mahboubi, Ali Mandegary, Saranaz Jangjoo, Reza Mohammadinejad, Rajender S. Varma - Nanomaterials 2018 cited by 319

  19. Recent Developments in Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detecting Environmental Pollutants

    Authors: Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Fariba Garkani Nejad, Zahra Dourandish, Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh, Ho Won Jang, Richard A. Venditti, Rajender S. Varma, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2021 cited by 285

  20. Applications of plant-based nanoparticles in nanomedicine: A review

    Authors: Vahideh Mohammadzadeh, Mahmood Barani, Mohammad Sadegh Amiri, Mohammad Ehsan Taghavizadeh Yazdi, Mohadeseh Hassanisaadi, Abbas Rahdar, Rajender S. Varma - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 2022 cited by 168

  21. Plant-Derived Edible Nanoparticles and miRNAs: Emerging Frontier for Therapeutics and Targeted Drug-Delivery

    Authors: Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019 cited by 134

  22. Current trends in stimuli-responsive nanotheranostics based on metal–organic frameworks for cancer therapy

    Authors: Fatemeh Oroojalian, Shahla Karimzadeh, Siamak Javanbakht, Maryam Hejazi, Behzad Baradaran, Thomas J. Webster, Ahad Mokhtarzadeh, Rajender S. Varma, Prashant Kesharwani, Amirhossein Sahebkar - Materials Today 2022 cited by 76

  23. Alginate-Based Micro- and Nanosystems for Targeted Cancer Therapy

    Authors: Siavash Iravani, Rajender S. Varma - Marine Drugs 2022 cited by 68

  24. CaZnO-based nanoghosts for the detection of ssDNA, pCRISPR and recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen and targeted delivery of doxorubicin

    Authors: Navid Rabiee, Omid Akhavan, Yousef Fatahi, Amir Mohammad Ghadiri, Mahsa Kiani, Pooyan Makvandi, Mohammad Rabiee, Mohammad Hossein Nicknam, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Rajender S. Varma, Milad Ashrafizadeh, Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare‬, Esmaeel Sharifi, Éder C. Lima - Chemosphere 2022 cited by 63