Edgar Acosta

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Edgar Acosta is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Ocean Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Edgar Acosta has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Organic Chemistry, 28 papers in Ocean Engineering and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Edgar Acosta's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (74 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (26 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (21 papers). Edgar Acosta is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (74 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (26 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (21 papers). Edgar Acosta collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Thailand. Edgar Acosta's co-authors include David A. Sabatini, Jeffrey H. Harwell, John F. Scamehorn, Erika Szekeres, A. W. Neumann, Zdenka Policova, Anuradee Witthayapanyanon, Charles E. Hammond, Sameh M.I. Saad and Daniel F. Shantz and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Environmental Science & Technology and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Edgar Acosta

124 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Bioavailability of nanoparticles in nutrient and nutraceutical delivery

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edgar Acosta Canada	37	2.0k	1.0k	825	737	648	128	4.3k
Watson Loh Brazil	40	2.1k 1.1×	770 0.7×	831 1.0×	993 1.3×	262 0.4×	154	5.2k
Dejun Sun China	46	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	568 0.7×	3.3k 4.5×	1.2k 1.9×	160	6.2k
John F. Scamehorn United States	42	2.9k 1.4×	694 0.7×	733 0.9×	725 1.0×	170 0.3×	177	5.6k
Slavka Tcholakova Bulgaria	45	2.0k 1.0×	990 1.0×	309 0.4×	3.1k 4.2×	2.0k 3.1×	135	6.3k
Laurier L. Schramm Canada	30	787 0.4×	1.9k 1.9×	1.1k 1.4×	723 1.0×	183 0.3×	80	3.8k
Joy T. Kunjappu United States	12	1.2k 0.6×	375 0.4×	297 0.4×	535 0.7×	117 0.2×	28	2.4k
M. Teresa García Spain	42	2.6k 1.3×	134 0.1×	569 0.7×	481 0.7×	216 0.3×	111	6.0k
Feridun Esmaeilzadeh Iran	41	747 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	644 0.8×	727 1.0×	72 0.1×	202	4.8k
Anna Zdziennicka Poland	29	1.4k 0.7×	214 0.2×	235 0.3×	452 0.6×	121 0.2×	130	3.0k
Bidyut Saha India	37	2.5k 1.3×	143 0.1×	567 0.7×	1.3k 1.8×	128 0.2×	230	6.0k

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Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2025). Obtaining Curvature‐Based HLD Parameters for Single Ionic Surfactants via Small Angle X‐Ray Scattering ( SAXS ). Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.

Álvarez, M., et al.. (2025). Yeast Viability in HLD–NAC-Designed Fully Dilutable Lecithin-Linker Microemulsions. Molecules. 30(4). 921–921.

Collymore, Chereen, et al.. (2021). HLD-NAC design and evaluation of a fully dilutable lecithin-linker SMEDDS for ibuprofen. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 610. 121237–121237. 5 indexed citations

Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2019). Prediction of Cloud Point Curves of Alkyl Ethoxylates with the Hydrophilic–Lipophilic‐Difference and Net‐Average‐Curvature (HLD‐NAC) Framework. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 22(5). 973–982. 7 indexed citations

Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2019). Formulating Nonionic Detergents via the Integrated Free Energy Model. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 22(5). 1023–1037. 5 indexed citations

Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2017). Design of nonionic micelle-laden polysaccharide hydrogels for controlled delivery of hydrophobic drugs. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 526(1-2). 455–465. 5 indexed citations

Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2017). Predicting solubilisation features of ternary phase diagrams of fully dilutable lecithin linker microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 495. 178–190. 33 indexed citations

Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2015). Circunferencia de cintura, perfil de lípidos y riesgo cardiovascular en adolescentes. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 19(2). 31–36.

Cheng, Yu‐Ling, et al.. (2014). Lecithin-linker formulations for self-emulsifying delivery of nutraceuticals. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 471(1-2). 92–102. 11 indexed citations

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Acosta, Edgar, Zdenka Policova, Simon Lee, et al.. (2010). Restoring the activity of serum-inhibited bovine lung extract surfactant (BLES) using cationic additives. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798(3). 489–497. 4 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Nga, et al.. (2010). Effect of surfactant concentration on transdermal lidocaine delivery with linker microemulsions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 392(1-2). 274–284. 36 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yu‐Ling, et al.. (2010). The hydrophobicity of silicone-based oils and surfactants and their use in reactive microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 353(1). 196–205. 24 indexed citations

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Saad, Sameh M.I., Zdenka Policova, Andrew Dang, et al.. (2009). A double injection ADSA-CSD methodology for lung surfactant inhibition and reversal studies. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 73(2). 365–375. 19 indexed citations

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Acosta, Edgar, et al.. (2008). Extended release of lidocaine from linker-based lecithin microemulsions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 368(1-2). 63–71. 32 indexed citations

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Krajangpan, Sita, et al.. (2007). Effect of admicellar properties on adsolubilization: Column studies and solute transport. Water Research. 41(6). 1343–1349. 9 indexed citations

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Zuo, Yi Y., Edgar Acosta, Zdenka Policova, et al.. (2006). Effect of humidity on the stability of lung surfactant films adsorbed at air–water interfaces. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1758(10). 1609–1620. 22 indexed citations

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Acosta, Edgar, Yi Y. Zuo, Zdenka Policova, et al.. (2006). Effect of humidity on lung surfactant films subjected to dynamic compression/expansion cycles. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 155(3). 255–267. 24 indexed citations

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Szekeres, Erika, Edgar Acosta, David A. Sabatini, & Jeffrey H. Harwell. (2005). Modeling solubilization of oil mixtures in anionic microemulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 294(1). 222–233. 8 indexed citations

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Childs, Jeffrey, Edgar Acosta, Michael D. Annable, et al.. (2005). Field demonstration of surfactant-enhanced solubilization of DNAPL at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 82(1-2). 1–22. 60 indexed citations

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Childs, Jeffrey, Edgar Acosta, Robert C. Knox, Jeffrey H. Harwell, & David A. Sabatini. (2004). Improving the extraction of tetrachloroethylene from soil columns using surfactant gradient systems. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 71(1-4). 27–45. 47 indexed citations

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