Helena Gavilán

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Helena Gavilán is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Gavilán has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 14 papers in Biomaterials and 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Helena Gavilán's work include Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles (16 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (14 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (12 papers). Helena Gavilán is often cited by papers focused on Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles (16 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (14 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (12 papers). Helena Gavilán collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and United Kingdom. Helena Gavilán's co-authors include M. P. Morales, Teresa Pellegrino, Lucía Gutiérrez, T. Binh, R.W. Chantrell, Maria Eugênia Fortes Brollo, S. Veintemillas‐Verdaguer, Marco Cassani, Nisarg Soni and Sahitya Kumar Avugadda and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Helena Gavilán

27 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Magnetic nanoparticles and clusters for magnetic hyperthermia: optimizing their heat performance and developing combinatorial therapies to tackle cancer

2021 361 citations Helena Gavilán, Sahitya Kumar Avugadda et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Gavilán Spain	19	872	635	399	257	192	27	1.3k
M. Pilar Calatayud Spain	18	772 0.9×	643 1.0×	398 1.0×	190 0.7×	236 1.2×	28	1.4k
Antonios Makridis Greece	15	700 0.8×	513 0.8×	335 0.8×	242 0.9×	94 0.5×	35	1.0k
Margarete Hofmann Switzerland	3	669 0.8×	731 1.2×	428 1.1×	263 1.0×	208 1.1×	6	1.4k
Eneko Garaio Spain	12	1.0k 1.2×	683 1.1×	400 1.0×	325 1.3×	163 0.8×	14	1.4k
Irati Rodrigo Spain	16	576 0.7×	416 0.7×	283 0.7×	186 0.7×	156 0.8×	23	904
Joachim Teller Germany	10	715 0.8×	498 0.8×	405 1.0×	263 1.0×	243 1.3×	15	1.4k
Jean-Paul Fortin France	4	1.1k 1.2×	940 1.5×	429 1.1×	335 1.3×	264 1.4×	4	1.5k
R. Costo Spain	21	1.1k 1.3×	809 1.3×	636 1.6×	513 2.0×	219 1.1×	34	1.8k
Gauvin Hemery France	7	606 0.7×	411 0.6×	226 0.6×	164 0.6×	113 0.6×	8	880
Eneko Garaio Spain	13	521 0.6×	435 0.7×	379 0.9×	234 0.9×	134 0.7×	23	939

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Avugadda, Sahitya Kumar, Niccolò Silvestri, Roberto Marotta, et al.. (2025). Magnetic nanosheets: from iron oxide nanocubes to polydopamine embedded 2D clusters and their multi-purpose properties. Nanoscale Horizons. 10(6). 1140–1158. 2 indexed citations

Binh, T., et al.. (2024). Nanoplatforms for Magnetic‐Photo‐Heating of Thermo‐Resistant Tumor Cells: Singular Synergic Therapeutic Effects at Mild Temperature. Small. 20(51). e2310522–e2310522. 4 indexed citations

Gavilán, Helena, et al.. (2023). Scale-up approach for the preparation of magnetic ferrite nanocubes and other shapes with benchmark performance for magnetic hyperthermia applications. Nature Protocols. 18(3). 783–809. 58 indexed citations

Binh, T., et al.. (2022). Clickable Polymer Ligand-Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanocubes: A Promising Nanoplatform for ‘Local Hot Spots’ Magnetically Triggered Drug Release. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(43). 48476–48488. 15 indexed citations

Persano, Stefano, et al.. (2021). Elucidating the Innate Immunological Effects of Mild Magnetic Hyperthermia on U87 Human Glioblastoma Cells: An In Vitro Study. Pharmaceutics. 13(10). 1668–1668. 24 indexed citations

Gavilán, Helena, Sahitya Kumar Avugadda, Tamara Fernández, et al.. (2021). Magnetic nanoparticles and clusters for magnetic hyperthermia: optimizing their heat performance and developing combinatorial therapies to tackle cancer. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(20). 11614–11667. 361 indexed citations breakdown →

Alonso-Calvo, Raúl, et al.. (2021). A deep learning approach using synthetic images for segmenting and estimating 3D orientation of nanoparticles in EM images. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 202. 105958–105958. 18 indexed citations

Silvestri, Niccolò, Helena Gavilán, Pablo Guardia, et al.. (2021). Di- and tri-component spinel ferrite nanocubes: synthesis and their comparative characterization for theranostic applications. Nanoscale. 13(32). 13665–13680. 37 indexed citations

González‐Alonso, David, J.I. Espeso, Helena Gavilán, et al.. (2021). Identifying the presence of magnetite in an ensemble of iron-oxide nanoparticles: a comparative neutron diffraction study between bulk and nanoscale. Nanoscale Advances. 3(12). 3491–3496. 5 indexed citations

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Gavilán, Helena, et al.. (2020). The benefits of a Bayesian analysis for the characterization of magnetic nanoparticles. Nanotechnology. 31(43). 435704–435704. 4 indexed citations

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González‐Alonso, David, J. González, Helena Gavilán, et al.. (2020). Revealing a masked Verwey transition in nanoparticles of coexisting Fe-oxide phases. RSC Advances. 11(1). 390–396. 3 indexed citations

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Gavilán, Helena, et al.. (2019). Elongated magnetic nanoparticles with high-aspect ratio: a nuclear relaxation and specific absorption rate investigation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(34). 18741–18752. 18 indexed citations

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Shahrivar, Keshvad, Jose R. Morillas, Yurena Luengo, et al.. (2019). Rheological behavior of magnetic colloids in the borderline between ferrofluids and magnetorheological fluids. Journal of Rheology. 63(4). 547–558. 19 indexed citations

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Bender, Philipp, Erik Wetterskog, Dirk Honecker, et al.. (2018). Dipolar-coupled moment correlations in clusters of magnetic nanoparticles. Physical review. B.. 98(22). 29 indexed citations

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Roca, Alejandro G., Lucía Gutiérrez, Helena Gavilán, et al.. (2018). Design strategies for shape-controlled magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 138. 68–104. 265 indexed citations

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Rojas, José M., Helena Gavilán, Laura Sanz-Ortega, et al.. (2017). Time-course assessment of the aggregation and metabolization of magnetic nanoparticles. Acta Biomaterialia. 58. 181–195. 61 indexed citations

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Gavilán, Helena, Maria Eugênia Fortes Brollo, Laura Asín, et al.. (2017). Formation Mechanism of Maghemite Nanoflowers Synthesized by a Polyol-Mediated Process. ACS Omega. 2(10). 7172–7184. 85 indexed citations

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Bender, Philipp, Christoph Balceris, Frank Ludwig, et al.. (2017). Distribution functions of magnetic nanoparticles determined by a numerical inversion method. New Journal of Physics. 19(7). 73012–73012. 45 indexed citations

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Gavilán, Helena, Francesca Rossi, César de Julián Fernández, et al.. (2016). Tuning morphology and magnetism of magnetite nanoparticles by calix[8]arene-induced oriented aggregation. CrystEngComm. 18(44). 8591–8598. 7 indexed citations

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Gavilán, Helena, Oliver Posth, Lara K. Bogart, et al.. (2016). How shape and internal structure affect the magnetic properties of anisometric magnetite nanoparticles. Acta Materialia. 125. 416–424. 38 indexed citations

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