Hitesh Handa

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Hitesh Handa is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hitesh Handa has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 36 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 34 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Hitesh Handa's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (34 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (28 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (20 papers). Hitesh Handa is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (34 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (28 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (20 papers). Hitesh Handa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Hitesh Handa's co-authors include Priyadarshini Singha, Marcus J. Goudie, Elizabeth J. Brisbois, Jitendra Pant, Jason Locklin, Terry C. Major, Robert H. Bartlett, Mark E. Meyerhoff, Megan Douglass and Sean Hopkins and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hitesh Handa

123 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.

A review of the recent advances in antimicrobial coatings for urinary catheters

2016 370 citations Priyadarshini Singha, Hitesh Handa et al. profile →

Peers

Hitesh Handa

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Wei Wu China

Melissa M. Reynolds United States

Didier Letourneur France

Baihai Su China

Li Yang China

James D. Bryers United States

Matt J. Kipper United States

Xinge Zhang China

Wei‐Bor Tsai Taiwan

Yoon Yeo United States

Wei Wu China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hitesh Handa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hitesh Handa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hitesh Handa based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hitesh Handa. Hitesh Handa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Tian, Jie, Kun Jiang, Arpita Shome, et al.. (2025). AI‐Directed 3D Printing of Hierarchical Polyurethane Foams. Advanced Science. 13(8). e15122–e15122.

Moses, Joseph Christakiran, et al.. (2025). In Situ Nitric Oxide Generating Nano‐Bioactive Glass‐Based Coatings and Its Therapeutic Ion Release toward Attenuating Implant‐Associated Fibrosis and Infection. Small. 21(13). e2411984–e2411984. 3 indexed citations

Gondil, Vijay Singh, Morgan Ashcraft, Sama Ghalei, et al.. (2025). Anti-Infective Bacteriophage Immobilized Nitric Oxide-Releasing Surface for Prevention of Thrombosis and Device-Associated Infections. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 8(2). 1362–1376. 6 indexed citations

Shome, Arpita, et al.. (2025). Catalyst-Free Synthesis of a Mechanically Tailorable, Nitric-Oxide-Releasing Organohydrogel and Its Derived Underwater Superoleophobic Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(13). 19335–19347.

Parker, Michael W., et al.. (2025). Anti-biofouling organogel and substrate independent coatings with a continuous lubricating network. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 165456–165456.

Mondal, Arnab, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the susceptibility of clinical infection loads to nitric oxide antibacterial treatment. Nitric Oxide. 154. 19–28. 1 indexed citations

Devine, Ryan, Sama Ghalei, Morgan Ashcraft, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces with silver and nitric oxide-releasing capabilities to prevent device-associated infections and thrombosis. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 664. 928–937. 11 indexed citations

Wu, Yi, et al.. (2023). Enhanced antibacterial efficacy against antibiotic-resistant bacteria via nitric oxide-releasing ampicillin polymer substrates. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 653(Pt B). 1763–1774. 9 indexed citations

Mondal, Arnab, et al.. (2023). Catalytic effect of transition metal-doped medical grade polymer on S-nitrosothiol decomposition and its biological response. Materials Advances. 4(15). 3197–3206. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Yi, et al.. (2023). Advances in nitric oxide-releasing hydrogels for biomedical applications. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 66. 101704–101704. 21 indexed citations

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Garren, Mark, et al.. (2023). Derivatization of graphene oxide nanosheets with tunable nitric oxide release for antibacterial biomaterials. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 111(4). 451–464. 15 indexed citations

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Kumar, Anil, Arnab Mondal, Megan Douglass, et al.. (2023). Nanoarchitectonics of nitric oxide releasing supramolecular structures for enhanced antibacterial efficacy under visible light irradiation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 640. 144–161. 12 indexed citations

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Mondal, Arnab, et al.. (2022). Biomimetic gasotransmitter-releasing alginate beads for biocompatible antimicrobial therapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 628(Pt B). 911–921. 15 indexed citations

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Douglass, Megan, Mark Garren, Ryan Devine, Arnab Mondal, & Hitesh Handa. (2022). Bio-inspired hemocompatible surface modifications for biomedical applications. Progress in Materials Science. 130. 100997–100997. 59 indexed citations

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Ghalei, Sama & Hitesh Handa. (2021). A review on antibacterial silk fibroin-based biomaterials: current state and prospects. Materials Today Chemistry. 23. 100673–100673. 78 indexed citations

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Ghalei, Sama, Sean Hopkins, Megan Douglass, et al.. (2021). Nitric oxide releasing halloysite nanotubes for biomedical applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 590. 277–289. 27 indexed citations

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Roberts, Teryn R., Mark Garren, Hitesh Handa, & Andriy I. Batchinsky. (2020). Toward an artificial endothelium: Development of blood-compatible surfaces for extracorporeal life support. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 89(2S). S59–S68. 27 indexed citations

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Singha, Priyadarshini, Sushant Singh, Tamil S. Sakthivel, et al.. (2020). Characterization of a nitric oxide (NO) donor molecule and cerium oxide nanoparticle (CNP) interactions and their synergistic antimicrobial potential for biomedical applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 586. 163–177. 47 indexed citations

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Manickam, Devika S., et al.. (2008). Transfection activity of layer-by-layer plasmid DNA/poly(ethylenimine) films deposited on PLGA microparticles. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 365(1-2). 44–52. 22 indexed citations

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Chavanpatil, Mahesh D., Ayman Khdair, Yogesh Patil, et al.. (2007). Polymer‐surfactant nanoparticles for sustained release of water‐soluble drugs. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 96(12). 3379–3389. 96 indexed citations

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