André E. Nel

68.1k total citations · 20 hit papers
273 papers, 52.6k citations indexed

About

André E. Nel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, André E. Nel has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 52.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Materials Chemistry and 68 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in André E. Nel's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (62 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (58 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (25 papers). André E. Nel is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (62 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (58 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (25 papers). André E. Nel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. André E. Nel's co-authors include Tian Xia, Lutz Mädler, Ning Li, Jeffrey I. Zink, Huan Meng, Ning Li, Zhaoxia Ji, Michael Kovochich, Monty Liong and Meiying Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

André E. Nel

272 papers receiving 51.4k citations

Hit Papers

Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel 2003 2026 2010 2018 2006 2009 2008 2003 2008 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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  1. Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel
    2006 7.2k citations André E. Nel, Tian Xia et al. profile →
  2. Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface
    2009 5.7k citations André E. Nel, Tian Xia et al. profile →
  3. Comparison of the Mechanism of Toxicity of Zinc Oxide and Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Based on Dissolution and Oxidative Stress Properties
    2008 2.0k citations Tian Xia, Jeffrey I. Zink et al. ACS Nano profile →
  4. Ultrafine particulate pollutants induce oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage.
    2003 1.7k citations Ning Li, Constantinos Sioutas et al. profile →
  5. Multifunctional Inorganic Nanoparticles for Imaging, Targeting, and Drug Delivery
    2008 1.6k citations Tian Xia, André E. Nel et al. ACS Nano profile →
  6. Comparison of the Abilities of Ambient and Manufactured Nanoparticles To Induce Cellular Toxicity According to an Oxidative Stress Paradigm
    2006 1.6k citations Tian Xia, Joan M. Sempf et al. profile →
  7. Air Pollution-Related Illness: Effects of Particles
    2005 1.3k citations André E. Nel profile →
  8. Engineered Design of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Deliver Doxorubicin and P-Glycoprotein siRNA to Overcome Drug Resistance in a Cancer Cell Line
    2010 759 citations Huan Meng, Tian Xia et al. ACS Nano profile →
  9. Polyethyleneimine Coating Enhances the Cellular Uptake of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Allows Safe Delivery of siRNA and DNA Constructs
    2009 743 citations Tian Xia, Huan Meng et al. ACS Nano profile →
  10. The role of oxidative stress in ambient particulate matter-induced lung diseases and its implications in the toxicity of engineered nanoparticles
    2008 725 citations Ning Li, Tian Xia et al. profile →
  11. Use of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Band Gap To Develop a Predictive Paradigm for Oxidative Stress and Acute Pulmonary Inflammation
    2012 680 citations Tian Xia, Huan Meng et al. ACS Nano profile →
  12. Health effects of air pollution
    2004 676 citations André E. Nel et al. profile →
  13. Physicochemical Properties Determine Nanomaterial Cellular Uptake, Transport, and Fate
    2012 634 citations Huan Meng, Tian Xia et al. profile →
  14. Particulate air pollutants and asthma
    2003 631 citations Ning Li, André E. Nel et al. profile →
  15. Cationic Polystyrene Nanosphere Toxicity Depends on Cell-Specific Endocytic and Mitochondrial Injury Pathways
    2007 549 citations Tian Xia, Jeffrey I. Zink et al. ACS Nano profile →
  16. Autonomous in Vitro Anticancer Drug Release from Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles by pH-Sensitive Nanovalves
    2010 511 citations Huan Meng, Tian Xia et al. profile →
  17. Codelivery of an Optimal Drug/siRNA Combination Using Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles To Overcome Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer in Vitro and in Vivo
    2013 501 citations Huan Meng, Tian Xia et al. ACS Nano profile →
  18. Ambient Particulate Pollutants in the Ultrafine Range Promote Early Atherosclerosis and Systemic Oxidative Stress
    2008 501 citations Constantinos Sioutas, André E. Nel et al. profile →
  19. Nanomaterial Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: Use of a Predictive Toxicological Approach and High-Throughput Screening
    2012 434 citations André E. Nel, Tian Xia et al. profile →
  20. Nano-enabled pancreas cancer immunotherapy using immunogenic cell death and reversing immunosuppression
    2017 399 citations Jianqin Lu, Xiangsheng Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
André E. Nel United States 103 21.8k 13.8k 12.8k 11.1k 9.7k 273 52.6k
Tian Xia United States 83 21.5k 1.0× 13.5k 1.0× 5.8k 0.4× 8.0k 0.7× 8.8k 0.9× 330 41.0k
Chunying Chen China 117 21.8k 1.0× 20.6k 1.5× 3.8k 0.3× 10.8k 1.0× 10.5k 1.1× 749 46.7k
Ying Liu China 100 11.9k 0.5× 13.5k 1.0× 2.4k 0.2× 12.6k 1.1× 6.7k 0.7× 1.7k 63.4k
Vincent Castranova United States 82 11.3k 0.5× 5.3k 0.4× 8.7k 0.7× 4.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.2× 405 26.6k
Yuliang Zhao China 128 29.0k 1.3× 25.5k 1.9× 2.6k 0.2× 13.5k 1.2× 10.5k 1.1× 622 54.5k
Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser Switzerland 72 6.9k 0.3× 5.9k 0.4× 4.1k 0.3× 4.0k 0.4× 4.6k 0.5× 363 21.0k
Na Li China 108 21.6k 1.0× 12.8k 0.9× 1.9k 0.2× 14.2k 1.3× 3.6k 0.4× 1.9k 60.8k
Ki‐Hyun Kim South Korea 129 23.5k 1.1× 15.1k 1.1× 13.9k 1.1× 6.1k 0.6× 3.8k 0.4× 1.6k 80.5k
Günter Oberdörster United States 73 13.4k 0.6× 5.1k 0.4× 14.8k 1.2× 1.9k 0.2× 2.4k 0.3× 228 30.4k
Iseult Lynch United Kingdom 75 13.2k 0.6× 9.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.2× 7.6k 0.7× 10.7k 1.1× 380 30.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luo, Lijia, Xiang Wang, Yu‐Pei Liao, & André E. Nel. (2025). KRAS mRNA Spleen‐Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles Synergize with Irinotecan Silicasomes to Robustly Augment the Cancer Immunity Cycle in Pancreatic Cancer. Advanced Science. 12(34). e04886–e04886. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiao, Xiang Wang, Yu‐Pei Liao, Lijia Luo, & André E. Nel. (2025). Reprogramming the Tolerogenic Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer Metastases by Lipid Nanoparticles Delivering a STING Agonist Plus Mutant KRAS mRNA. ACS Nano. 19(9). 8579–8594. 12 indexed citations
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Luo, Lijia, Xiang Wang, Yu‐Pei Liao, et al.. (2023). Reprogramming the pancreatic cancer stroma and immune landscape by a silicasome nanocarrier delivering nintedanib, a protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Nano Today. 54. 102058–102058. 8 indexed citations
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Liz‐Marzán, Luis M., André E. Nel, C. Jeffrey Brinker, et al.. (2022). What Do We Mean When We Say Nanomedicine?. ACS Nano. 16(9). 13257–13259. 40 indexed citations
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Khademhosseini, Ali, André E. Nel, Christopher J. DeSantis, et al.. (2019). Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at UCLA. ACS Nano. 13(6). 6127–6129. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiangsheng, Jinhong Jiang, Ryan Chan, et al.. (2018). Improved Efficacy and Reduced Toxicity Using a Custom-Designed Irinotecan-Delivering Silicasome for Orthotopic Colon Cancer. ACS Nano. 13(1). 38–53. 106 indexed citations
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Lu, Jianqin, Xiangsheng Liu, Yu‐Pei Liao, et al.. (2017). Nano-enabled pancreas cancer immunotherapy using immunogenic cell death and reversing immunosuppression. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1811–1811. 399 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Sijie, Yan Zhao, André E. Nel, & Shuo Lin. (2012). Zebrafish: An In Vivo Model for Nano EHS Studies. Small. 9(9-10). 1608–1618. 133 indexed citations
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Ayres, Jon G., Paul J. A. Borm, Flemming R. Cassee, et al.. (2008). Evaluating the Toxicity of Airborne Particulate Matter and Nanoparticles by Measuring Oxidative Stress Potential—A Workshop Report and Consensus Statement. Inhalation Toxicology. 20(1). 75–99. 473 indexed citations
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Li, Ning, Meiying Wang, Terry D. Oberley, Joan M. Sempf, & André E. Nel. (2002). Comparison of the Pro-Oxidative and Proinflammatory Effects of Organic Diesel Exhaust Particle Chemicals in Bronchial Epithelial Cells and Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 169(8). 4531–4541. 276 indexed citations
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Hiura, Timothy S., et al.. (2000). The Role of a Mitochondrial Pathway in the Induction of Apoptosis by Chemicals Extracted from Diesel Exhaust Particles. The Journal of Immunology. 165(5). 2703–2711. 183 indexed citations
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Khoshnan, Ali, D. Bae, Charles Tindell, & André E. Nel. (2000). The Physical Association of Protein Kinase Cθ with a Lipid Raft-Associated Inhibitor of κB Factor Kinase (IKK) Complex Plays a Role in the Activation of the NF-κB Cascade by TCR and CD28. The Journal of Immunology. 165(12). 6933–6940. 121 indexed citations
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Li, Ning, et al.. (2000). Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression in Macrophages by Diesel Exhaust Particle Chemicals and Quinones via the Antioxidant-Responsive Element. The Journal of Immunology. 165(6). 3393–3401. 239 indexed citations
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Khoshnan, Ali, Charles Tindell, Isett Laux, et al.. (2000). The NF-κB Cascade Is Important in Bcl-xL Expression and for the Anti-Apoptotic Effects of the CD28 Receptor in Primary Human CD4+ Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 165(4). 1743–1754. 194 indexed citations
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Faris, Mary, Kevin Latinis, Stephan J. Kempiak, Gary A. Koretzky, & André E. Nel. (1998). Stress-Induced Fas Ligand Expression in T Cells Is Mediated through a MEK Kinase 1-Regulated Response Element in the Fas Ligand Promoter. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(9). 5414–5424. 176 indexed citations
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Nel, André E.. (1997). Michel Canard, Horst Aspöck & Mervyn W. Mansell (eds). - Pure and applied research in Neuropterology. (Insecta : Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera). Proceedings of the fifth international symposium on Neuropterology. Cairo, Egypt. 2-6 may 1994, imprimerie Sacco, Toulouse, France, 1996. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 102(5). 496–496. 8 indexed citations
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Nel, André E., et al.. (1991). Nerve growth factor stimulates the tyrosine phosphorylation of MAP2 kinase in PC12 cells. Neuron. 6(6). 915–922. 52 indexed citations
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Goldschmidt‐Clermont, Pascal J., et al.. (1988). Role of group-specific component (vitamin D binding protein) in clearance of actin from the circulation in the rabbit.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81(5). 1519–1527. 43 indexed citations

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