Davide Brambilla

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Davide Brambilla is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Davide Brambilla has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Biomaterials, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Davide Brambilla's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (16 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (13 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers). Davide Brambilla is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (16 papers), Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (13 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (9 papers). Davide Brambilla collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Switzerland and France. Davide Brambilla's co-authors include Patrick Couvreur, Julien Nicolas, Simona Mura, Nicolas Mackiewicz, Jean‐Christophe Leroux, Benjamin Le Droumaguet, Karine Andrieux, Kun Liang, Paola Luciani and S. Moein Moghimi and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Davide Brambilla

66 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Design, functionalization strategies and biomedical applications of targeted biodegradable/biocompatible polymer-based nanocarriers for drug delivery

2012 1.0k citations Julien Nicolas, Simona Mura et al. profile →
Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture

2020 330 citations Thilo Hofmann, Gregory V. Lowry et al. Nature Food profile →
Dissolving microneedles in transdermal drug delivery: A critical analysis of limitations and translation challenges

2025 18 citations Roxane Pouliot, Davide Brambilla et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Davide Brambilla Canada	23	1.3k	1.2k	820	601	498	69	3.3k
Roberta Censi Italy	29	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	828 1.0×	619 1.0×	969 1.9×	91	4.3k
Hossein Derakhshankhah Iran	35	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	693 1.2×	331 0.7×	104	4.0k
Lesheng Teng China	43	1.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	2.6k 3.2×	423 0.7×	467 0.9×	166	5.4k
Cristina Chircov Romania	26	1.3k 1.0×	850 0.7×	701 0.9×	587 1.0×	162 0.3×	53	3.2k
Li‐Fang Wang Taiwan	34	664 0.5×	880 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	420 0.7×	233 0.5×	209	4.0k
Muhammad Yar Pakistan	41	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	693 0.8×	841 1.4×	397 0.8×	181	5.0k
Motoichi Kurisawa Singapore	47	2.3k 1.8×	2.7k 2.3×	1.4k 1.7×	496 0.8×	473 0.9×	95	6.7k
Li Guo China	38	1.0k 0.8×	904 0.7×	2.0k 2.4×	412 0.7×	148 0.3×	267	5.1k
Valentino Laquintana Italy	35	642 0.5×	814 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	385 0.6×	604 1.2×	109	3.1k
Prajakta Dandekar India	29	728 0.6×	947 0.8×	630 0.8×	352 0.6×	378 0.8×	128	2.6k

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Rabanel, Jean‐Michel, Charlotte Zaouter, Mohamed Haddad, et al.. (2025). Brain penetration of peripheral extracellular vesicles from Alzheimer's patients and induction of microglia activation. Journal of Extracellular Biology. 4(1). e70027–e70027. 3 indexed citations

Pouliot, Roxane, et al.. (2025). Dissolving microneedles in transdermal drug delivery: A critical analysis of limitations and translation challenges. Journal of Controlled Release. 383. 113794–113794. 18 indexed citations breakdown →

Brambilla, Davide, et al.. (2025). A Microwave-Assisted Method for the Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Cyanine Dyes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(13). 4759–4763.

Cordeiro, Ana Sara, et al.. (2024). Integrating microneedles and sensing strategies for diagnostic and monitoring applications: The state of the art. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 210. 115341–115341. 9 indexed citations

You, Haoyu, Shuo Geng, Mohammad Imani, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in biomimetic strategies for the immunotherapy of glioblastoma. Biomaterials. 311. 122694–122694. 17 indexed citations

Banquy, Xavier, et al.. (2024). Current Advances and Material Innovations in the Search for Novel Treatments of Phenylketonuria. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(26). e2401353–e2401353. 5 indexed citations

Gravel, Simon‐Pierre, et al.. (2024). 3D printed pH-responsive colonic capsules for the delivery of live aqueous bacterial suspensions. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 104. 106444–106444. 1 indexed citations

Marleau, Sylvie, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic applications of nanoparticles targeting neutrophil and extracellular traps. Journal of Controlled Release. 358. 636–653. 14 indexed citations

Hofmann, Thilo, Gregory V. Lowry, Subhasis Ghoshal, et al.. (2020). Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture. Nature Food. 1(7). 416–425. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Drouin‐Ouellet, Janelle, et al.. (2020). Treating brain diseases using systemic parenterally-administered protein therapeutics: Dysfunction of the brain barriers and potential strategies. Biomaterials. 269. 120461–120461. 10 indexed citations

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Rabanel, Jean‐Michel, et al.. (2020). Periphery-confined particulate systems for the management of neurodegenerative diseases and toxicity: Avoiding the blood-brain-barrier challenge. Journal of Controlled Release. 322. 286–299. 8 indexed citations

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Proulx, Steven T., Davide Brambilla, Mathias Bonmarin, et al.. (2019). Minimally invasive method for the point-of-care quantification of lymphatic vessel function. JCI Insight. 4(4). 20 indexed citations

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Brambilla, Davide, et al.. (2019). A Snapshot of Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery Research in Canada. Pharmaceutics. 11(6). 256–256. 28 indexed citations

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Werner, Beat, Davide Brambilla, Paola Luciani, et al.. (2018). Chemotherapy sensitization of glioblastoma by focused ultrasound-mediated delivery of therapeutic liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 295. 130–139. 78 indexed citations

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Liang, Kun, et al.. (2018). 3D printing of a wearable personalized oral delivery device: A first-in-human study. Science Advances. 4(5). eaat2544–eaat2544. 169 indexed citations

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Carradori, Dario, Claudia Balducci, Francesca Re, et al.. (2017). Antibody-functionalized polymer nanoparticle leading to memory recovery in Alzheimer's disease-like transgenic mouse model. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 14(2). 609–618. 101 indexed citations

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Brambilla, Davide, Paola Luciani, & Jean‐Christophe Leroux. (2014). Breakthrough discoveries in drug delivery technologies: The next 30 years. Journal of Controlled Release. 190. 9–14. 80 indexed citations

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Brambilla, Davide, Benjamin Le Droumaguet, Julien Nicolas, et al.. (2011). Nanotechnologies for Alzheimer's disease: diagnosis, therapy, and safety issues. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 7(5). 521–540. 220 indexed citations

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Brambilla, Davide, Julien Nicolas, Nicolas Mackiewicz, et al.. (2011). Colloidal properties of biodegradable nanoparticles influence interaction with amyloid-β peptide. Journal of Biotechnology. 156(4). 338–340. 16 indexed citations

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Brambilla, Davide, Romain Verpillot, Line De Kimpe, et al.. (2010). Nanoparticles against Alzheimer's disease: PEG–PACA nanoparticles are able to link the aβ-peptide and influence its aggregation kinetic. Journal of Controlled Release. 148(1). e112–e113. 9 indexed citations

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