Devleena Samanta

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Devleena Samanta is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Devleena Samanta has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Devleena Samanta's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (24 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (10 papers). Devleena Samanta is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (24 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (10 papers). Devleena Samanta collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Devleena Samanta's co-authors include Sasha B. Ebrahimi, Chad A. Mirkin, Richard N. Zare, Hong Gil Nam, Jae Kyoo Lee, Puru Jena, Niloufar Hosseini-Nassab, Wenjie Zhou, Ho Fung Cheng and Miao Miao Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Devleena Samanta

48 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Engineering protein-based... 2023 2026 2024 2023 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

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. Engineering protein-based therapeutics through structural and chemical design
    2023 183 citations Sasha B. Ebrahimi, Devleena Samanta Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Devleena Samanta 957 713 515 266 259 50 2.3k
Gong Cheng 1.2k 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 702 1.4× 327 1.2× 181 0.7× 91 2.9k
Kentaro Suzuki 799 0.8× 544 0.8× 625 1.2× 309 1.2× 415 1.6× 112 2.5k
Kevin Hwang 1.7k 1.8× 971 1.4× 851 1.7× 309 1.2× 234 0.9× 22 2.8k
Martin A. Schroer 770 0.8× 241 0.3× 687 1.3× 162 0.6× 137 0.5× 82 1.9k
Takehisa Dewa 1.3k 1.3× 218 0.3× 459 0.9× 243 0.9× 149 0.6× 121 2.1k
Wei Bu 521 0.5× 331 0.5× 441 0.9× 176 0.7× 232 0.9× 122 1.9k
Valérie Marchi‐Artzner 886 0.9× 367 0.5× 671 1.3× 176 0.7× 219 0.8× 31 1.8k
Mitsuo Umetsu 1.9k 2.0× 1.1k 1.6× 1.2k 2.3× 308 1.2× 179 0.7× 155 4.1k
Damiano Genovese 702 0.7× 687 1.0× 1.3k 2.5× 443 1.7× 164 0.6× 76 2.5k
Shi‐Bo Cheng 538 0.6× 797 1.1× 1.2k 2.3× 537 2.0× 227 0.9× 121 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Devleena Samanta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Devleena Samanta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devleena Samanta

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All Works

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Capasso, Anna, et al.. (2025). Conformationally Locked Peptide–DNA Nanostructures for CRISPR‐Amplified Activity‐Based Sensing. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(25). e202500649–e202500649. 4 indexed citations
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Samanta, Devleena, et al.. (2025). Label-Free Quantification of DNA Loading on Centrifugation-Resistant Spherical Nucleic Acids. Analytical Chemistry. 97(23). 12267–12275.
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Mittal, Jeetain, et al.. (2025). Surface-Engineered Nanoparticles Enhance the Peroxidase Activity of Heme-Containing Proteins. ACS Nano. 19(7). 7117–7128. 3 indexed citations
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Samanta, Devleena, et al.. (2025). DNA-enzyme nanostructures enhance enzyme stability and functionality. Chem. 11(2). 102451–102451. 3 indexed citations
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Samanta, Devleena, et al.. (2025). Single‐Molecule DNA Tweezers Enable Programmable Control of Enzyme Activity via Arbitrary Molecular Cues. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(47). e202513154–e202513154.
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Pandit, Subrata, et al.. (2024). Modulating Enzyme Activity using Engineered Nanomaterials. ChemBioChem. 26(6). e202400520–e202400520. 4 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Sasha B., Devleena Samanta, Denis Leshchev, et al.. (2024). Early Folding Dynamics of i-Motif DNA Revealed by pH-Jump Time-Resolved X-ray Solution Scattering. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(49). 33743–33752. 5 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Sasha B., et al.. (2024). Engineering considerations for next-generation oligonucleotide therapeutics. PubMed. 1(12). 741–750. 4 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Sasha B. & Devleena Samanta. (2023). Engineering protein-based therapeutics through structural and chemical design. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2411–2411. 183 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ebrahimi, Sasha B., et al.. (2023). Proximity-Driven DNA Nanosensors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 30601–30601. 6 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Sasha B., et al.. (2023). Enhancing CRISPR/Cas systems with nanotechnology. Trends in biotechnology. 41(12). 1549–1564. 34 indexed citations
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Edwards, Martin A., et al.. (2023). Next‐Generation Nanopore Sensors Based on Conductive Pulse Sensing for Enhanced Detection of Nanoparticles. Small. 20(4). e2305186–e2305186. 15 indexed citations
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Figg, C. Adrian, A. J. Anderson, Peter H. Winegar, et al.. (2023). Spatially‐Encoding Hydrogels With DNA to Control Cell Signaling. Advanced Materials. 35(36). e2301086–e2301086. 17 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Sasha B., Devleena Samanta, Caroline D. Kusmierz, & Chad A. Mirkin. (2022). Protein transfection via spherical nucleic acids. Nature Protocols. 17(2). 327–357. 28 indexed citations
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Lee, Jae Kyoo, Devleena Samanta, Inho Nam, Hong Gil Nam, & Richard N. Zare. (2018). Spontaneous Reduction of Biomolecules on the Surface of Water Droplets. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 542a–542a. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Jae Kyoo, Devleena Samanta, Hong Gil Nam, & Richard N. Zare. (2018). Spontaneous formation of gold nanostructures in aqueous microdroplets. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1562–1562. 194 indexed citations
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Hosseini-Nassab, Niloufar, et al.. (2016). Electrically controlled release of insulin using polypyrrole nanoparticles. Nanoscale. 9(1). 143–149. 70 indexed citations
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Samanta, Devleena, Niloufar Hosseini-Nassab, & Richard N. Zare. (2016). Electroresponsive nanoparticles for drug delivery on demand. Nanoscale. 8(17). 9310–9317. 60 indexed citations
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Pathak, Biswarup, Devleena Samanta, Rajeev Ahuja, & Puru Jena. (2011). Borane Derivatives: A New Class of Super‐ and Hyperhalogens. ChemPhysChem. 12(13). 2423–2428. 75 indexed citations
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Samanta, Devleena, Miao Miao Wu, & Puru Jena. (2011). Au(CN)n Complexes: Superhalogens with Pseudohalogen as Building Blocks. Inorganic Chemistry. 50(18). 8918–8925. 52 indexed citations

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