Franco Alhaique

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
104 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Franco Alhaique is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Medicine and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Alhaique has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Food Science, 37 papers in Molecular Medicine and 35 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Franco Alhaique's work include Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (43 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (37 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (34 papers). Franco Alhaique is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (43 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (37 papers) and Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (34 papers). Franco Alhaique collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Israel and Netherlands. Franco Alhaique's co-authors include Tommasina Coviello, Pietro Matricardi, Carlotta Marianecci, Chiara Di Meo, Maria Carafa, Wim E. Hennink, Donatella Paolino, Mario Grassi, F.M. Riccieri and Eleonora Santucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Biomaterials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Franco Alhaique

102 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Polysaccharide hydrogels for modified release formulations

2007 723 citations Tommasina Coviello, Pietro Matricardi et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Interpenetrating Polymer Networks polysaccharide hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering

2013 429 citations Pietro Matricardi, Chiara Di Meo et al. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Niosomes from 80s to present: The state of the art 2013 ·Advances in Colloid and Interface Science ·Carlotta Marianecci, Luisa Di Marzio, Federica Rinaldi, Christian Celia, Donatella Paolino, Franco Alhaique, Sara Esposito, Maria Carafa	404
2	Interpenetrating Polymer Networks polysaccharide hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering breakdown → 2013 ·Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews ·Pietro Matricardi, Chiara Di Meo, Tommasina Coviello, Wim E. Hennink, Franco Alhaique	429
3	Evaluation of Rheological Properties and Swelling Behaviour of Sonicated Scleroglucan Samples 2012 ·Molecules ·Siddique Akber Ansari, Pietro Matricardi, Chiara Di Meo, Franco Alhaique, Tommasina Coviello	7
4	In situ forming IPN hydrogels of calcium alginate and dextran-HEMA for biomedical applications 2010 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·(unknown), Tina Vermonden, Jos Malda, Roberta Censi, Wouter J.A. Dhert, Franco Alhaique, Wim E. Hennink, Pietro Matricardi	76
5	Preparation and Characterization of Novel Gellan Gum Hydrogels Suitable for Modified Drug Release 2009 ·Molecules ·Pietro Matricardi, Claudia Cencetti, Roberto Ria, Franco Alhaique, Tommasina Coviello	93
6	pH-sensitive non-phospholipid vesicle and macrophage-like cells: Binding, uptake and endocytotic pathway 2008 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes ·Luisa Di Marzio, Carlotta Marianecci, Benedetta Cinque, (unknown), Annamaria Cimini, Loredana Cristiano, Maria Grazia Cifone, Franco Alhaique, Maria Carafa	44
7	Recent advances and perspectives on coated alginate microspheres for modified drug delivery 2008 ·Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery ·Pietro Matricardi, Chiara Di Meo, Tommasina Coviello, Franco Alhaique	85
8	Characterization of polysaccharide hydrogels for modified drug delivery 2007 ·European Biophysics Journal ·(unknown), Tommasina Coviello, Pietro Matricardi, Franco Alhaique	48
9	Drug delivery matrices based on scleroglucan/alginate/borax gels 2006 ·International Journal of Pharmaceutics ·Pietro Matricardi, (unknown), Tommasina Coviello, Franco Alhaique	16
10	Ethosomes for skin delivery of ammonium glycyrrhizinate: In vitro percutaneous permeation through human skin and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity on human volunteers 2005 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·Donatella Paolino, Giuseppe Lucania, (unknown), Franco Alhaique, Massimo Fresta	256
11	Non-phospholipid vesicles for pulmonary glucocorticoid delivery 2004 ·European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics ·Claudio Terzano, L. Allegra, Franco Alhaique, Carlotta Marianecci, Maria Carafa	46
12	A new scleroglucan/borax hydrogel: swelling and drug release studies 2004 ·International Journal of Pharmaceutics ·Tommasina Coviello, Mario Grassi, Antonio Palleschi, Gianfranco Bocchinfuso, (unknown), Fateme Banishoeib, Franco Alhaique	46
13	Structural and rheological characterization of Scleroglucan/borax hydrogel for drug delivery 2003 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Tommasina Coviello, (unknown), Antonio Palleschi, Mario Grassi, Eleonora Santucci, Franco Alhaique	47
14	Low-degree oxidized scleroglucan and its hydrogel 2001 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), (unknown), Tommasina Coviello, Yoshiaki Yuguchi, Hiroshi Urakawa, Franco Alhaique, (unknown)	15
15	A crosslinked system from Scleroglucan derivative: preparation and characterization 2001 ·Biomaterials ·Tommasina Coviello, Mario Grassi, (unknown), Franco Alhaique	35
16	Vesicles from POLYSORBATE 20 AND CHOLESTEROL: A SIMPLE PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION 1996 ·IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) ·(unknown), Maria Carafa, Tommasina Coviello, (unknown), F.M. Riccieri, Franco Alhaique, (unknown), (unknown)	9
17	Non-ionic surfactant vesicles as ophthalmic carriers for cyclopentolate. A preliminary evaluation 1996 ·(unknown), Giovanni Perini, Maria Carafa, Eleonora Santucci, Franco Alhaique	37
18	Liposomes in cosmetics. II. Entrapment of a hydrophilic probe 1994 ·Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists ·Adriana Memoli, (unknown), Valter Travagli, Franco Alhaique	6
19	I. iposomes in cosmetics: Which kind of phospholipid? Which loading method? 1993 ·Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists ·Adriana Memoli, (unknown), Valter Travagli, Franco Alhaique	5
20	Prevention of Molecular Self-Association by Sodium Salicylate: Effect on Insulin and 6-Carboxyfluorescein 1987 ·Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·Elka Touítou, Franco Alhaique, (unknown), Adriana Memoli, F.M. Riccieri, Eleonora Santucci	17

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