Arben Merkoçi

31.8k total citations · 13 hit papers
336 papers, 25.3k citations indexed

About

Arben Merkoçi is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Arben Merkoçi has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 25.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 176 papers in Molecular Biology and 120 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Arben Merkoçi's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (168 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (120 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (104 papers). Arben Merkoçi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (168 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (120 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (104 papers). Arben Merkoçi collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and United States. Arben Merkoçi's co-authors include Salvador Alegret, Alfredo de la Escosura‐Muñiz, Gemma Aragay, Eden Morales‐Narváez, Joseph Wang, Daniel Quesada-González, Claudio Parolo, Josefina Pons, Ruslán Álvarez-Diduk and Maria Guix and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Arben Merkoçi

332 papers receiving 24.9k 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.

  1. Recent Trends in Macro-, Micro-, and Nanomaterial-Based Tools and Strategies for Heavy-Metal Detection
    2011 1.2k citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  2. Low-potential stable NADH detection at carbon-nanotube-modified glassy carbon electrodes
    2002 891 citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  3. Disposable Sensors in Diagnostics, Food, and Environmental Monitoring
    2019 664 citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  4. New materials for electrochemical sensing VI: Carbon nanotubes
    2005 588 citations Arben Merkoçi, Salvador Alegret et al. profile →
  5. Nanoparticle-based lateral flow biosensors
    2015 474 citations Daniel Quesada-González, Arben Merkoçi Biosensors and Bioelectronics profile →
  6. Nano/Micromotors in (Bio)chemical Science Applications
    2014 469 citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  7. Paper-based nanobiosensors for diagnostics
    2012 455 citations Claudio Parolo, Arben Merkoçi Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  8. Toward Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches against the COVID-19 Pandemic
    2020 451 citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  9. Nanomaterials for Sensing and Destroying Pesticides
    2012 443 citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  10. Tutorial: design and fabrication of nanoparticle-based lateral-flow immunoassays
    2020 404 citations Claudio Parolo, Amadeo Sena‐Torralba et al. Nature Protocols profile →
  11. Superhydrophobic Alkanethiol-Coated Microsubmarines for Effective Removal of Oil
    2012 360 citations Arben Merkoçi et al. profile →
  12. Toward Next Generation Lateral Flow Assays: Integration of Nanomaterials
    2022 219 citations Amadeo Sena‐Torralba, Ruslán Álvarez-Diduk et al. profile →
  13. MXenes in healthcare: synthesis, fundamentals and applications
    2025 35 citations Giulio Rosati, Ruslán Álvarez-Diduk et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arben Merkoçi Spain 81 12.7k 11.5k 8.4k 5.7k 5.2k 336 25.3k
Huangxian Ju China 105 18.0k 1.4× 30.2k 2.6× 15.2k 1.8× 9.8k 1.7× 13.4k 2.6× 906 46.4k
José M. Pingarrón Spain 65 6.4k 0.5× 9.3k 0.8× 8.1k 1.0× 4.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 509 17.9k
J. Justin Gooding Australia 93 11.4k 0.9× 12.3k 1.1× 15.1k 1.8× 7.3k 1.3× 9.6k 1.8× 600 34.8k
Jing‐Juan Xu China 92 14.3k 1.1× 19.7k 1.7× 11.3k 1.3× 7.7k 1.3× 10.0k 1.9× 632 33.1k
Songqin Liu China 73 5.4k 0.4× 9.2k 0.8× 7.4k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 7.4k 1.4× 468 19.7k
Guonan Chen China 86 13.6k 1.1× 19.8k 1.7× 9.5k 1.1× 4.9k 0.9× 14.8k 2.8× 689 36.2k
Lianhui Wang China 97 10.0k 0.8× 12.5k 1.1× 8.4k 1.0× 1.5k 0.3× 12.2k 2.3× 585 31.1k
Rabah Boukherroub France 85 10.2k 0.8× 5.7k 0.5× 10.3k 1.2× 1.9k 0.3× 12.1k 2.3× 755 29.9k
Osvaldo N. Oliveira Brazil 68 6.5k 0.5× 5.7k 0.5× 7.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.4× 4.1k 0.8× 678 20.1k
Bansi D. Malhotra India 78 7.3k 0.6× 8.6k 0.7× 11.9k 1.4× 4.2k 0.7× 4.2k 0.8× 380 21.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Quesada-González, Daniel & Arben Merkoçi. (2025). Quantum dots for biosensing: Classification and applications. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 273. 117180–117180. 21 indexed citations
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Merkoçi, Arben, et al.. (2025). Prussian‐Blue Catalysis and NFC Synergy: a Battery‐Free Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Platform for Urine Glucose Monitoring at Point‐of‐Care. Advanced Science. 12(20). e2500365–e2500365. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Liming, Marianna Rossetti, José Francisco Bergua, et al.. (2024). Harnessing Bioluminescent Bacteria to Develop an Enzymatic-free Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the Detection of Clinically Relevant Biomarkers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(24). 30636–30647. 8 indexed citations
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Bonaldo, Stefano, et al.. (2024). Multiphysics Modeling of the Electrochemical Response of Screen-Printed Electrodes for Sensing Applications. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(15). 23960–23967. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Qiuyue, Emily P. Nguyen, David Panáček, et al.. (2023). Metal-free cysteamine-functionalized graphene alleviates mutual interferences in heavy metal electrochemical detection. Green Chemistry. 25(4). 1647–1657. 30 indexed citations
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Scroccarello, Annalisa, Ruslán Álvarez-Diduk, Flavio Della Pelle, et al.. (2023). One-Step Laser Nanostructuration of Reduced Graphene Oxide Films Embedding Metal Nanoparticles for Sensing Applications. ACS Sensors. 8(2). 598–609. 59 indexed citations
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Hu, Liming, Enric Calucho, Claudio Parolo, et al.. (2022). Selection and characterisation of bioreceptors to develop nanoparticle-based lateral-flow immunoassays in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Lab on a Chip. 22(16). 2938–2943. 8 indexed citations
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Idili, Andrea, Claudio Parolo, Ruslán Álvarez-Diduk, & Arben Merkoçi. (2021). Rapid and Efficient Detection of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor. ACS Sensors. 6(8). 3093–3101. 157 indexed citations
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Usha, Sruthi P., et al.. (2021). Attomolar analyte sensing techniques (AttoSens): a review on a decade of progress on chemical and biosensing nanoplatforms. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(23). 13012–13089. 50 indexed citations
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Parolo, Claudio, Amadeo Sena‐Torralba, José Francisco Bergua, et al.. (2020). Tutorial: design and fabrication of nanoparticle-based lateral-flow immunoassays. Nature Protocols. 15(12). 3788–3816. 404 indexed citations breakdown →
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Álvarez-Diduk, Ruslán, et al.. (2018). Electrochromic Molecular Imprinting Sensor for Visual and Smartphone-Based Detections. Analytical Chemistry. 90(9). 5850–5856. 94 indexed citations
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Quesada-González, Daniel, et al.. (2018). Uranium (VI) detection in groundwater using a gold nanoparticle/paper-based lateral flow device. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16157–16157. 47 indexed citations
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Golmohammadi, Hamed, Eden Morales‐Narváez, Tina Naghdi, & Arben Merkoçi. (2017). Nanocellulose in Sensing and Biosensing. Chemistry of Materials. 29(13). 5426–5446. 303 indexed citations
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Morales‐Narváez, Eden, Abdelrahim H. A. Hassan, José Francisco Bergua, et al.. (2017). Straightforward Immunosensing Platform Based on Graphene Oxide‐Decorated Nanopaper: A Highly Sensitive and Fast Biosensing Approach. Advanced Functional Materials. 27(38). 62 indexed citations
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Khater, Mohga, Alfredo de la Escosura‐Muñiz, & Arben Merkoçi. (2016). Biosensors for plant pathogen detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 93. 72–86. 176 indexed citations
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Rivas, Lourdes, �� Lá, Laura Laura, et al.. (2015). Triple lines gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow assay for enhanced and simultaneous detection of Leishmania DNA and endogenous control. 纳米研究：英文版. 3704–3714. 48 indexed citations
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Castañeda, María Teresa, Salvador Alegret, & Arben Merkoçi. (2009). Electrochemical Detection of DNA Hybridization Using Micro and Nanoparticles. Methods in molecular biology. 504. 127–143. 7 indexed citations
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Merkoçi, Arben, Luiz H. Marcolino‐Júnior, Sergio Marín, Orlando Fatibello‐Filho, & Salvador Alegret. (2007). Detection of cadmium sulphide nanoparticles by using screen-printed electrodes and a handheld device. Nanotechnology. 18(3). 35502–35502. 33 indexed citations
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Anık, Ülkü, Dilek Odacı Demirkol, Suna Tımur, et al.. (2006). A biosensor based on graphite epoxy composite electrode for aspartame and ethanol detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 570(2). 165–169. 42 indexed citations

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