Andrew Tsourkas

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Andrew Tsourkas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Tsourkas has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 39 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Andrew Tsourkas's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (39 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (31 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (28 papers). Andrew Tsourkas is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (39 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (31 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (28 papers). Andrew Tsourkas collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Brazil. Andrew Tsourkas's co-authors include Zhiliang Cheng, Daniel L.J. Thorek, Ajlan Al Zaki, James Z. Hui, Vladimir R. Muzykantov, Antony K. Chen, Julie Czupryna, Ralph Weissleder, Mark A. Behlke and Vladimir V. Popik and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Tsourkas

138 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multifunctional Nanoparticles: Cost Versus Benefit of Adding Targeting and Imaging Capabilities

2012 1.1k citations Zhiliang Cheng, Vladimir R. Muzykantov et al. profile →
Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Probes for Molecular Imaging

2006 573 citations Daniel L.J. Thorek, Antony K. Chen et al. Annals of Biomedical Engineering profile →

Peers

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Heebeom Koo South Korea

Thomas L. Andresen Denmark

Hao Hong United States

Conroy Sun United States

Zhuxian Zhou China

Zhantong Wang United States

Kazuo Maruyama Japan

Jean‐Luc Coll France

Yong‐Min Huh South Korea

Kristofer J. Thurecht Australia

Heebeom Koo South Korea

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Countries citing papers authored by Andrew Tsourkas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Tsourkas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Tsourkas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrew Tsourkas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrew Tsourkas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrew Tsourkas. Andrew Tsourkas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Gui, Tao, Anatoliy V. Popov, Qi He, et al.. (2025). Varespladib-Based Lipid Nanoparticles as Highly Efficient Anti-Inflammatory Agents for Osteoarthritis Treatment. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(45). 61843–61854.

Jang, Bian, Ahmad Amirshaghaghi, Jeongmoon J. Choi, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Accumulation and Penetration of Magnetic Nanoclusters in Tumors Using an 8-Magnet Halbach Array Leads to Improved Cancer Treatment. ACS Nano. 19(1). 1794–1808. 7 indexed citations

Murali, Shruthi, Joann M. Miller, Theresa M. Busch, et al.. (2025). Micelle-Encapsulated Theranostic Phthalocyanine and Naphthalocyanine Derivatives for Photothermal Therapy and Photoacoustic Imaging with NIR-I vs NIR-II Irradiation. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(34). 16658–16670.

Chan, Alexander, Rebecca M. Haley, Mohd Altaf Najar, et al.. (2024). Lipid-mediated intracellular delivery of recombinant bioPROTACs for the rapid degradation of undruggable proteins. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5808–5808. 28 indexed citations

Habibollahi, Peiman, Alexey Gurevich, Michael C. Soulen, et al.. (2024). Integrated Imaging Probe and Bispecific Antibody Development Enables In Vivo Targeting of Glypican-3–Expressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 23(12). 1815–1826. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Yulong, Lesan Yan, Lijun Luo, et al.. (2021). Phospholipase A ₂ inhibitor–loaded micellar nanoparticles attenuate inflammation and mitigate osteoarthritis progression. Science Advances. 7(15). 59 indexed citations

Altshuler, Peter J., Mark R. Helmers, Jason J. Han, et al.. (2021). Superoxide Dismutase‐Loaded Nanoparticles Attenuate Myocardial Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury and Protect against Chronic Adverse Ventricular Remodeling. Advanced Therapeutics. 4(6). 20 indexed citations

Sheikh, Saad, Deeksha Saxena, Xiaobing Tian, et al.. (2019). An Integrated Stress Response Agent that Modulates DR5-Dependent TRAIL Synergy Reduces Patient-Derived Glioma Stem Cell Viability. Molecular Cancer Research. 17(5). 1102–1114. 7 indexed citations

Tsourkas, Andrew, et al.. (2019). Site-Specific Photocrosslinking to Immunoglobulin G Using Photoreactive Antibody-Binding Domains. Methods in molecular biology. 2033. 275–286. 6 indexed citations

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Khoshnejad, Makan, Colin F. Greineder, Carlos H. Villa, et al.. (2018). Ferritin Nanocages with Biologically Orthogonal Conjugation for Vascular Targeting and Imaging. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 29(4). 1209–1218. 39 indexed citations

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Wooltorton, Julian R. A., Andrew J. Ramsey, Mei Lin, et al.. (2018). A novel nanoparticle delivery system for targeted therapy of noise-induced hearing loss. Journal of Controlled Release. 279. 243–250. 56 indexed citations

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Ramsey, Andrew J., Elizabeth Higbee‐Dempsey, Lesan Yan, et al.. (2018). The Development of a Nano-based Approach to Alleviate Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 19(2). 123–132. 12 indexed citations

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Greineder, Colin F., Carlos H. Villa, Landis R. Walsh, et al.. (2017). Site-Specific Modification of Single-Chain Antibody Fragments for Bioconjugation and Vascular Immunotargeting. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 29(1). 56–66. 29 indexed citations

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Qiao, Peter, Nobuaki Tanaka, Alyssa M. Civantos, et al.. (2014). A Novel Chitosan-Hydrogel-Based Nanoparticle Delivery System for Local Inner Ear Application. Otology & Neurotology. 36(2). 341–347. 61 indexed citations

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Karunamuni, Roshan, Andrew Tsourkas, & Andrew D. A. Maidment. (2014). Exploring silver as a contrast agent for contrast-enhanced dual-energy X-ray breast imaging. British Journal of Radiology. 87(1041). 20140081–20140081. 24 indexed citations

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Czupryna, Julie & Andrew Tsourkas. (2012). Xanthine oxidase‐generated hydrogen peroxide is a consequence, not a mediator of cell death. FEBS Journal. 279(5). 844–855. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Antony K., Mark A. Behlke, & Andrew Tsourkas. (2009). Sub-cellular trafficking and functionality of 2′- O -methyl and 2′- O -methyl-phosphorothioate molecular beacons. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(22). e149–e149. 30 indexed citations

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Lü, Jing & Andrew Tsourkas. (2009). Imaging individual microRNAs in single mammalian cells in situ. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(14). e100–e100. 134 indexed citations

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Tsourkas, Andrew, et al.. (2008). Iron chelator-based amplification strategy for improved targeting of transferrin receptor with SPIO. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 7(6). 889–895. 10 indexed citations

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Thorek, Daniel L.J., Antony K. Chen, Julie Czupryna, & Andrew Tsourkas. (2006). Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Probes for Molecular Imaging. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 34(1). 23–38. 573 indexed citations breakdown →

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