Behnaz Ashtari

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

Behnaz Ashtari is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Behnaz Ashtari has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Biomaterials and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Behnaz Ashtari's work include Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (6 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (4 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (4 papers). Behnaz Ashtari is often cited by papers focused on Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (6 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (4 papers) and Silk-based biomaterials and applications (4 papers). Behnaz Ashtari collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Italy. Behnaz Ashtari's co-authors include Pooyan Makvandi, Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare‬, Filippo Rossi, Giuseppe Perale, Ahmad Motahari, Franklin R. Tay, Assunta Borzacchiello, Arash Moeini, Li‐na Niu and Parvaneh Naserzadeh and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Behnaz Ashtari

18 papers receiving 840 citations

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Progress in Conductive Polyaniline-Based Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications: A Review

2019 363 citations Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare‬, Pooyan Makvandi et al. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Behnaz Ashtari Iran	10	395	233	197	181	113	22	861
Falk Bernsmann Germany	11	320 0.8×	237 1.0×	237 1.2×	223 1.2×	232 2.1×	18	996
Shubham Jain India	19	505 1.3×	99 0.4×	237 1.2×	210 1.2×	52 0.5×	50	1.1k
Moonhyun Choi South Korea	19	511 1.3×	140 0.6×	236 1.2×	239 1.3×	152 1.3×	60	1.1k
Cristina Serrano Spain	15	255 0.6×	241 1.0×	248 1.3×	279 1.5×	86 0.8×	20	967
Da-Guang Yu Taiwan	17	255 0.6×	118 0.5×	269 1.4×	283 1.6×	68 0.6×	18	1.0k
Tomasz Buchwald Poland	18	255 0.6×	75 0.3×	125 0.6×	205 1.1×	144 1.3×	61	946
Filippo Pinelli Italy	14	365 0.9×	99 0.4×	236 1.2×	123 0.7×	77 0.7×	20	807
Yanming Dong China	15	213 0.5×	135 0.6×	398 2.0×	211 1.2×	84 0.7×	59	875
Man Li China	12	328 0.8×	152 0.7×	100 0.5×	153 0.8×	64 0.6×	27	626

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Chauhan, Narendra Pal Singh, Behnaz Ashtari, Behnaz Sadat Eftekhari, et al.. (2025). Functionalization of graphene oxide and its applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Biomaterials Advances. 178. 214421–214421.

Hosseinzadeh, Elham, et al.. (2025). Proliferation and differentiation of PC12 cells in silk fibroin/amniotic membrane/ glycosylated gold nanocomposite in microfluidic device. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 717. 136655–136655. 1 indexed citations

Ashtari, Behnaz, Morteza Koruji, Zohreh Bagher, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Chitosan/Alginate/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites on Proliferation of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 14(12). 556–556. 6 indexed citations

Ahmadi, Houssein, Behnaz Ashtari, Parvaneh Naserzadeh, et al.. (2023). Combined Use of Photobiomodulation and Curcumin-Loaded Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Significantly Improved Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats Compared to Either Treatment Alone. Journal of lasers in medical sciences. 14. e18–e18. 3 indexed citations

Naserzadeh, Parvaneh, Parastoo Tarighi, Masoud Akhshik, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of a microfluidic device for probiotic drug's dosage screening: Precision Medicine for Breast Cancer Treatment. Translational Oncology. 34. 101674–101674. 5 indexed citations

Seyfoori, Amir, Ehsan Samiei, Parvaneh Naserzadeh, et al.. (2023). A Drug-Eluting Injectable NanoGel for Localized Delivery of Anticancer Drugs to Solid Tumors. Pharmaceutics. 15(9). 2255–2255. 9 indexed citations

Kiani, Jafar, et al.. (2022). Gold nanorods decorated polycaprolactone/cellulose acetate hybrid scaffold for PC12 cells proliferation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 206. 511–520. 10 indexed citations

Naserzadeh, Parvaneh, et al.. (2022). Stem Cell Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes: Current Methods and Emerging Approaches. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 18(8). 2566–2592. 25 indexed citations

Jafari, Amir, Karim Khanmohammadi Chenab, Haniyeh Malektaj, et al.. (2022). An attempt of stimuli-responsive drug delivery of graphene-based nanomaterial through biological obstacles of tumor. FlatChem. 34. 100381–100381. 13 indexed citations

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Hosseini, Nasrin, et al.. (2022). Structure, Distribution, Regulation, and Function of Splice Variant Isoforms of Nitric Oxide Synthase Family in the Nervous System. Current Protein and Peptide Science. 23(8). 510–534. 16 indexed citations

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Naserzadeh, Parvaneh, et al.. (2022). Investigation of toxicity effect of TiCN coated on 304 SS and 410 SS substrates in rat fibroblasts and B-lymphocytes. Toxicology Research. 11(2). 286–298.

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Jafari, Amir, et al.. (2021). PC12 cells proliferation and morphological aspects: Inquiry into raffinose-grafted graphene oxide in silk fibroin-based scaffold. Materials Science and Engineering C. 121. 111810–111810. 11 indexed citations

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Shabani, Ronak, et al.. (2021). Labelling of human Wharton's jelly‐derived mesenchymal stem cells with gold nanorods by biomimicry method. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 39(8). 983–990.

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Hosseini, Nasrin, et al.. (2021). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Role of Toll-like Receptor 9 in Alzheimer's Disease: The Protocol for a Systematic Review. 10(1). 1 indexed citations

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Nazari, Hojjatollah, Mousa Kehtari, Iman Rad, Behnaz Ashtari, & Mohammad Taghi Joghataei. (2020). Electrical stimulation induces differentiation of human cardiosphere-derived cells (hCDCs) to committed cardiomyocyte. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 470(1-2). 29–39. 11 indexed citations

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Ashtari, Behnaz, et al.. (2020). Separating mouse malignant cell line (EL4) from neonate spermatogonial stem cells utilizing microfluidic device in vitro. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 11(1). 191–191. 3 indexed citations

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Zare‬, Ehsan Nazarzadeh, Pooyan Makvandi, Assunta Borzacchiello, et al.. (2019). Antimicrobial gum bio-based nanocomposites and their industrial and biomedical applications. Chemical Communications. 55(99). 14871–14885. 82 indexed citations

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Zare‬, Ehsan Nazarzadeh, Rezvan Jamaledin, Parvaneh Naserzadeh, et al.. (2019). Metal-Based Nanostructures/PLGA Nanocomposites: Antimicrobial Activity, Cytotoxicity, and Their Biomedical Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(3). 3279–3300. 138 indexed citations

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Zare‬, Ehsan Nazarzadeh, Pooyan Makvandi, Behnaz Ashtari, et al.. (2019). Progress in Conductive Polyaniline-Based Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications: A Review. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(1). 1–22. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Makvandi, Pooyan, Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare‬, Behnaz Ashtari, et al.. (2019). Polymeric and inorganic nanoscopical antimicrobial fillers in dentistry. Acta Biomaterialia. 101. 69–101. 160 indexed citations

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