Happy Agarwal

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
26 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Happy Agarwal is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Happy Agarwal has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Happy Agarwal's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers), Moringa oleifera research and applications (7 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (3 papers). Happy Agarwal is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers), Moringa oleifera research and applications (7 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (3 papers). Happy Agarwal collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Brunei. Happy Agarwal's co-authors include S. Venkat Kumar, S. Rajeshkumar, Venkat Kumar Shanmugam, Soumya V. Menon, Venkatkumar Shanmugam, Lakshmi Thangavelu, Arunachalam Ramaiah, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan, Pitchiah Sivaperumal and Molly McNally and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy and Enzyme and Microbial Technology.

In The Last Decade

Happy Agarwal

24 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles – An eco-friendly approach

2017 749 citations Happy Agarwal, S. Venkat Kumar et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles usingMangifera indica leaves and evaluation of their antioxidant and cytotoxic properties in lung cancer (A549) cells

2018 228 citations S. Rajeshkumar, S. Venkat Kumar et al. Enzyme and Microbial Technology profile →
A review on anti-inflammatory activity of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticle: Mechanism-based approach

2019 165 citations Happy Agarwal, Venkatkumar Shanmugam Bioorganic Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Happy Agarwal India	18	1.9k	622	526	311	259	26	2.8k
S. Venkat Kumar India	18	2.1k 1.1×	709 1.1×	539 1.0×	370 1.2×	266 1.0×	51	3.1k
Palanivel Velmurugan South Korea	38	1.7k 0.9×	734 1.2×	594 1.1×	368 1.2×	320 1.2×	139	3.9k
Aruna Jyothi Kora India	24	1.5k 0.8×	669 1.1×	310 0.6×	180 0.6×	233 0.9×	48	2.4k
Xugang Shu China	30	1.1k 0.6×	366 0.6×	320 0.6×	180 0.6×	255 1.0×	86	2.4k
Jitendra Panwar India	26	1.6k 0.9×	801 1.3×	699 1.3×	184 0.6×	229 0.9×	72	2.8k
Vineet Kumar India	25	1.9k 1.0×	736 1.2×	544 1.0×	222 0.7×	243 0.9×	96	2.7k
Mohammad Ehsan Taghavizadeh Yazdi Iran	36	1.4k 0.7×	572 0.9×	502 1.0×	260 0.8×	346 1.3×	62	2.4k
Rajiv Periakaruppan India	25	1.6k 0.9×	533 0.9×	543 1.0×	230 0.7×	204 0.8×	90	2.4k
Kwang‐Hyun Baek South Korea	24	1.1k 0.6×	542 0.9×	423 0.8×	207 0.7×	246 0.9×	40	2.2k
Selvaraj Arokiyaraj South Korea	30	1.7k 0.9×	813 1.3×	655 1.2×	402 1.3×	220 0.8×	126	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Agarwal, Happy, Molly McNally, Jennifer Holter‐Chakrabarty, et al.. (2025). pH-Responsive Liposomes for Targeted Detection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Using MSOT. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging. 3(11). 732–741.

Agarwal, Happy, Danielle Arlanda Harris, William M. MacCuaig, et al.. (2024). Theranostic nanoparticles for detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. 16(4). e1983–e1983. 6 indexed citations

Agarwal, Happy & Venkat Kumar Shanmugam. (2022). Mechanism-based approaches to medicinal plant mediated treatment of inflammatory disorders: A review. South African Journal of Botany. 147. 380–390. 10 indexed citations

Menon, Soumya V., Happy Agarwal, & Venkat Kumar Shanmugam. (2021). Catalytical degradation of industrial dyes using biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles and evaluating its antimicrobial activities. Sustainable Environment Research. 31(1). 51 indexed citations

Rajeshkumar, S., Happy Agarwal, Pitchiah Sivaperumal, Venkat Kumar Shanmugam, & Lakshmi Thangavelu. (2020). Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential of Microbes mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research. 11(5). 41–48. 5 indexed citations

Agarwal, Happy, et al.. (2020). Microbe-mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Its Biomedical Applications. 162–177.

Agarwal, Happy, Soumya V. Menon, & Venkat Kumar Shanmugam. (2020). Functionalization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Mucuna pruriens and its antibacterial activity. Surfaces and Interfaces. 19. 100521–100521. 38 indexed citations

Menon, Soumya V., et al.. (2020). Investigating the Antimicrobial Activities of the Biosynthesized Selenium Nanoparticles and Its Statistical Analysis. BioNanoScience. 10(1). 122–135. 94 indexed citations

Agarwal, Happy, et al.. (2019). Phyto-assisted synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Cassia alata and its antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 17. 208–211. 126 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Happy & Venkatkumar Shanmugam. (2019). A review on anti-inflammatory activity of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticle: Mechanism-based approach. Bioorganic Chemistry. 94. 103423–103423. 165 indexed citations breakdown →

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Menon, Soumya V., et al.. (2019). Efficacy of Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles from an Extract of Ginger towards Evaluation on Anti-Microbial and Anti-Oxidant Activities. Colloids and Interface Science Communications. 29. 1–8. 172 indexed citations

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Rajeshkumar, S., S. Venkat Kumar, Arunachalam Ramaiah, et al.. (2018). Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles usingMangifera indica leaves and evaluation of their antioxidant and cytotoxic properties in lung cancer (A549) cells. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 117. 91–95. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Agarwal, Happy, et al.. (2018). Mechanistic study on antibacterial action of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using green route. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 286. 60–70. 348 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Happy, et al.. (2018). Anti-inflammatory mechanism of various metal and metal oxide nanoparticles synthesized using plant extracts: A review. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 109. 2561–2572. 277 indexed citations

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Rajeshkumar, S., Happy Agarwal, S. Venkat Kumar, & Lakshmi Thangavelu. (2018). Brassica oleracea Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and its Antibacterial Activity against Pathogenic Bacteria. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 30(12). 2711–2715. 17 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Happy, et al.. (2017). A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles –An eco-friendly approach. Resource-Efficient Technologies. 406–413. 129 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Happy, S. Venkat Kumar, & S. Rajeshkumar. (2017). A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles – An eco-friendly approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 406–413. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

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Menon, Soumya V., et al.. (2017). GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING MEDICINAL PLANT ACALYPHA INDICA LEAF EXTRACTS AND ITS APPLICATION AS AN ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AGAINST FOODBORNE PATHOGENS. International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics. 9(5). 42–42. 70 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Happy, et al.. (2017). Characterization and optimization of bacterium isolated from soil samples for the production of siderophores. Resource-Efficient Technologies. 434–439. 13 indexed citations

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Kumar, S. Venkat, et al.. (2017). Characterization and optimization of bacterium isolated from soil samples for the production of siderophores. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 434–439. 44 indexed citations

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