Balaprasad Ankamwar

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Balaprasad Ankamwar is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Balaprasad Ankamwar has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Balaprasad Ankamwar's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (30 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (10 papers) and Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection (5 papers). Balaprasad Ankamwar is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (30 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (10 papers) and Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection (5 papers). Balaprasad Ankamwar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Indonesia. Balaprasad Ankamwar's co-authors include Murali Sastry, Absar Ahmad, Akhilesh Rai, Amit Singh, S. Shiv Shankar, Chinmay Damle, Minakshi Chaudhary, Saee Gharpure, Ujjal Kumar Sur and Y. Hwu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Balaprasad Ankamwar

60 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms

2004 1.3k citations S. Shiv Shankar, Akhilesh Rai et al. Nature Materials profile →
Biosynthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Using <I>Emblica Officinalis</I> Fruit Extract, Their Phase Transfer and Transmetallation in an Organic Solution

2005 529 citations Balaprasad Ankamwar, Chinmay Damle et al. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Balaprasad Ankamwar India	20	2.7k	1.3k	884	426	402	61	3.6k
Ria A. Yngard United States	12	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	433 0.5×	378 0.9×	396 1.0×	16	3.6k
M. Umadevi India	35	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	918 1.0×	229 0.5×	547 1.4×	166	4.5k
A. Venkataraman India	28	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	383 0.4×	223 0.5×	382 1.0×	86	3.4k
Jie Fu United States	14	2.3k 0.8×	859 0.6×	844 1.0×	280 0.7×	603 1.5×	35	3.1k
Akhilesh Rai Portugal	20	4.2k 1.5×	2.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.6×	598 1.4×	706 1.8×	36	5.6k
N. Sakthivel India	23	2.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	397 0.4×	324 0.8×	514 1.3×	98	3.9k
Alfredo R. Vilchis-Néstor Mexico	29	2.4k 0.9×	968 0.7×	304 0.3×	265 0.6×	319 0.8×	134	3.4k
Aftab Ahmad China	39	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	339 0.4×	238 0.6×	535 1.3×	100	3.7k
Kamran Tahir Pakistan	39	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	439 0.5×	260 0.6×	776 1.9×	117	4.2k
Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi South Africa	31	2.0k 0.8×	953 0.7×	367 0.4×	295 0.7×	258 0.6×	173	3.2k

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Babu, P. D., et al.. (2025). Biosynthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles and their antimicrobial and biocompatibility studies: a sustainable approach. 3 Biotech. 15(11). 394–394.

Gharpure, Saee, Ujjal Kumar Sur, Loka Subramanyam Sarma, et al.. (2025). Seed-mediated synthesis and biosynthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles. 3 Biotech. 15(8). 258–258. 1 indexed citations

Tripathi, A., et al.. (2024). Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Utilizing Monstera deliciosa Leaf Extract and Estimation of its Antimicrobial Characteristics. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 41(12). 2 indexed citations

Tripathi, A., et al.. (2024). Monstera deliciosa mediated single step biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by bottom-up approach and its non-antimicrobial properties. 3 Biotech. 14(2). 43–43. 4 indexed citations

Gharpure, Saee, et al.. (2023). Prunus dulcis-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and an evaluation of their biocidal properties. Physica Scripta. 98(10). 105004–105004. 4 indexed citations

Gharpure, Saee, et al.. (2022). Non-antimicrobial and Non-anticancer Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Biosynthesized Using Different Plant Parts of Bixa orellana. ACS Omega. 7(2). 1914–1933. 56 indexed citations

Gharpure, Saee, et al.. (2022). Bioactive properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using Cocos nucifera leaves. 3 Biotech. 12(2). 45–45. 10 indexed citations

Gharpure, Saee & Balaprasad Ankamwar. (2022). Albizia lebbeck-mediated ZnO phytosynthesis and their non-antimicrobial and biocompatibility studies. Applied Nanoscience. 13(6). 4497–4513. 4 indexed citations

Gharpure, Saee & Balaprasad Ankamwar. (2021). Use of nanotechnology in combating coronavirus. 3 Biotech. 11(7). 358–358. 6 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad & Ujjal Kumar Sur. (2020). Copper micro/nanostructures as effective SERS active substrates for pathogen detection. Advances in nano research. 9(2). 113–122. 2 indexed citations

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Gharpure, Saee, et al.. (2019). Non-antibacterial as well as non-anticancer activity of flower extract and its biogenous silver nanoparticles. Nanotechnology. 30(19). 195701–195701. 19 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad, et al.. (2017). Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue by ZnO Nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 17(2). 1185–1192. 23 indexed citations

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Mahajan, Chandrashekhar M., et al.. (2016). Spray Deposited Nanocrystalline ZnO Transparent Electrodes: Role of Precursor Solvent. Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics. 8(2). 2026–1. 8 indexed citations

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Mandal, Gopa, Amrita Chakraborty, Ujjal Kumar Sur, et al.. (2012). Synthesis, Characterization, Photophysical Properties of a Novel Organic Photoswitchable Dyad in Its Pristine and Hybrid Nanocomposite Forms. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 12(6). 4591–4600. 3 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad, et al.. (2012). Ecofriendly Synthesis of Anisotropic Gold Nanoparticles: A Potential Candidate of SERS Studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2012. 1–6. 17 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad. (2011). Morphology and Polymorphic Phase Changes of Calcium Carbonate Micro/Nanocrystals Using Fruit Extracts. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11(5). 3997–4003. 1 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad. (2010). Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles (Green‐gold) Using Leaf Extract of Terminalia Catappa. Journal of Chemistry. 7(4). 1334–1339. 168 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad, T. C. Lai, J.H. Huang, et al.. (2010). Biocompatibility of Fe₃O₄nanoparticles evaluated byin vitrocytotoxicity assays using normal, glia and breast cancer cells. Nanotechnology. 21(7). 75102–75102. 232 indexed citations

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Ankamwar, Balaprasad, Chinmay Damle, Absar Ahmad, & Murali Sastry. (2005). Biosynthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Using <I>Emblica Officinalis</I> Fruit Extract, Their Phase Transfer and Transmetallation in an Organic Solution. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 5(10). 1665–1671. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shankar, S. Shiv, Akhilesh Rai, Balaprasad Ankamwar, et al.. (2004). Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms. Nature Materials. 3(7). 482–488. 1336 indexed citations breakdown →

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