Abdulaziz Almalik

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Abdulaziz Almalik is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdulaziz Almalik has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomaterials, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Abdulaziz Almalik's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (12 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers). Abdulaziz Almalik is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (12 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers). Abdulaziz Almalik collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and United States. Abdulaziz Almalik's co-authors include Niveen M. Khashab, Jonas G. Croissant, Yevhen Fatieiev, Nicola Tirelli, Aws Alshamsan, Philip J. Day, Ali H. Alhasan, Ibrahim Alradwan, Shahad K. Alsaiari and Mohd Abul Kalam and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Abdulaziz Almalik

43 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Mesoporous Silica and Organosilica Nanoparticles: Physical Chemistry, Biosafety, Delivery Strategies, and Biomedical Applications

2017 490 citations Jonas G. Croissant, Abdulaziz Almalik et al. profile →
Shattering barriers toward clinically meaningful MSC therapies

2020 447 citations Abdulaziz Almalik, Ali H. Alhasan et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abdulaziz Almalik Saudi Arabia	22	921	795	717	624	289	43	2.5k
Ranjita Misra India	16	1.2k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	944 1.3×	608 1.0×	306 1.1×	26	2.8k
Haisheng Peng China	30	1.0k 1.1×	872 1.1×	960 1.3×	359 0.6×	334 1.2×	63	2.7k
Ying Sun China	36	824 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.8×	458 0.7×	228 0.8×	117	3.8k
James O. Blanchette United States	15	1.6k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	434 0.7×	417 1.4×	21	3.0k
Hae Yun Nam South Korea	22	835 0.9×	497 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	271 0.4×	272 0.9×	32	2.2k
Xiaoru Shao China	34	653 0.7×	954 1.2×	1.8k 2.5×	435 0.7×	107 0.4×	43	3.2k
Yong Sun China	34	875 1.0×	1.7k 2.2×	1.1k 1.6×	977 1.6×	245 0.8×	150	3.9k
Nitin Joshi United States	22	1.5k 1.6×	1.7k 2.2×	1.2k 1.7×	478 0.8×	302 1.0×	40	3.7k
Dong Gil You South Korea	32	1.1k 1.2×	2.0k 2.6×	1.2k 1.6×	886 1.4×	147 0.5×	75	3.7k
Hong Wu China	26	893 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	608 0.8×	403 0.6×	170 0.6×	61	2.1k

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Ross, Perran A., Samia Elfékih, Melissa J. Klein, et al.. (2023). Developing Wolbachia-based disease interventions for an extreme environment. PLoS Pathogens. 19(1). e1011117–e1011117. 19 indexed citations

Pagendam, Dan, Samia Elfékih, Majed S. Nassar, et al.. (2022). Spatio-Temporal Modelling Informing Wolbachia Replacement Releases in a Low Rainfall Climate. Insects. 13(10). 949–949. 4 indexed citations

Omar, Haneen, Alhassan H. Aodah, Mram Alyami, et al.. (2022). α1-Acid Glycoprotein-Decorated Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles for Suppressing Metastasis and Overcoming Drug Resistance Breast Cancer. Biomedicines. 10(2). 414–414. 8 indexed citations

Alsaiari, Shahad K., Somayah Qutub, Shichao Sun, et al.. (2021). Sustained and targeted delivery of checkpoint inhibitors by metal-organic frameworks for cancer immunotherapy. Science Advances. 7(4). 89 indexed citations

Al‐Dossary, Amal A., Amal A. Al‐Dossary, Essam A. Tawfik, et al.. (2021). Engineered EV-Mimetic Nanoparticles as Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles for High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. Cancers. 13(12). 3075–3075. 16 indexed citations

Endersby‐Harshman, Nancy M., et al.. (2021). Voltage-sensitive sodium channel (Vssc) mutations associated with pyrethroid insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti (L.) from two districts of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: baseline information for a Wolbachia release program. Parasites & Vectors. 14(1). 361–361. 11 indexed citations

Ali, Daoud, Saud Alarifi, Abdullah A. Alkahtane, et al.. (2020). Bismuth oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(6). 7379–7389. 26 indexed citations

Almalik, Abdulaziz, et al.. (2018). Successful Management of Teeth with Different Types of Endodontic-Periodontal Lesions. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2018. 1–7. 13 indexed citations

Alshamsan, Aws, Fadilah Sfouq Aleanizy, Mohamed M. Badran, et al.. (2018). Exploring anti-MRSA activity of chitosan-coated liposomal dicloxacillin. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 156. 23–28. 25 indexed citations

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Omar, Haneen, Basem Moosa, Kholod Alamoudi, et al.. (2018). Impact of Pore–Walls Ligand Assembly on the Biodegradation of Mesoporous Organosilica Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery. ACS Omega. 3(5). 5195–5201. 16 indexed citations

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Almalik, Abdulaziz, Ibrahim Alradwan, Mohd Abul Kalam, & Aws Alshamsan. (2017). Effect of cryoprotection on particle size stability and preservation of chitosan nanoparticles with and without hyaluronate or alginate coating. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 25(6). 861–867. 92 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yang, Peng Yang, Madathumpady Abubaker Habeeb Muhammed, et al.. (2017). Tunable and Linker Free Nanogaps in Core–Shell Plasmonic Nanorods for Selective and Quantitative Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells by SERS. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(43). 37597–37605. 60 indexed citations

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Almalik, Abdulaziz, Hicham Benabdelkamel, Afshan Masood, et al.. (2017). Hyaluronic Acid Coated Chitosan Nanoparticles Reduced the Immunogenicity of the Formed Protein Corona. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10542–10542. 143 indexed citations

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Croissant, Jonas G., Dingyuan Zhang, Shahad K. Alsaiari, et al.. (2016). Protein-gold clusters-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles for high drug loading, autonomous gemcitabine/doxorubicin co-delivery, and in-vivo tumor imaging. Journal of Controlled Release. 229. 183–191. 139 indexed citations

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Tawfik, Essam A., et al.. (2016). Prolonged exposure of colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil nanoparticles improves its anticancer activity. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 25(2). 206–213. 41 indexed citations

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Kalam, Mohd Abul, Abdul Arif Khan, Shahanavaj Khan, Abdulaziz Almalik, & Aws Alshamsan. (2016). Optimizing indomethacin-loaded chitosan nanoparticle size, encapsulation, and release using Box–Behnken experimental design. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 87. 329–340. 74 indexed citations

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Ali, Daoud, Saud Alarifi, Saad Alkahtani, Abdullah A. Alkahtane, & Abdulaziz Almalik. (2014). Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Oxidative Stress and Genotoxicity in Human Skin Melanoma Cells. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 71(3). 1643–1651. 72 indexed citations

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Almalik, Abdulaziz, Paolo Carampin, Richard d’Arcy, et al.. (2013). Chemical specificity in REDOX-responsive materials: the diverse effects of different Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) on polysulfide nanoparticles. Polymer Chemistry. 5(4). 1393–1393. 50 indexed citations

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Almalik, Abdulaziz, et al.. (2013). Hyaluronic acid-coated chitosan nanoparticles: Molecular weight-dependent effects on morphology and hyaluronic acid presentation. Journal of Controlled Release. 172(3). 1142–1150. 107 indexed citations

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Flores‐Muñoz, Mónica, Bruno M.D.C. Godinho, Abdulaziz Almalik, & Stuart A. Nicklin. (2012). Adenoviral Delivery of Angiotensin-(1-7) or Angiotensin-(1-9) Inhibits Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy via the Mas or Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45564–e45564. 53 indexed citations

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