Kaja Kasemets

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Kaja Kasemets is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaja Kasemets has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kaja Kasemets's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (35 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (9 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (8 papers). Kaja Kasemets is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (35 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (9 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (8 papers). Kaja Kasemets collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Italy and Latvia. Kaja Kasemets's co-authors include Anne Kahru, Henri‐Charles Dubourguier, Angela Ivask, Villem Aruoja, Monika Mortimer, Olesja Bondarenko, Katre Juganson, Margit Heinlaan, Imbi Kurvet and Irina Blinova and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kaja Kasemets

52 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

2008 1.0k citations Villem Aruoja, Kaja Kasemets et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Toxicity of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles to selected environmentally relevant test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: a critical review

2013 988 citations Olesja Bondarenko, Katre Juganson et al. Archives of Toxicology profile →
Size-Dependent Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Yeast, Algae, Crustaceans and Mammalian Cells In Vitro

2014 455 citations Angela Ivask, Imbi Kurvet et al. profile →

Peers

Kaja Kasemets

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Monika Mortimer China

Clément Levard France

Henri‐Charles Dubourguier Estonia

Ludwig K. Limbach Switzerland

Elijah J. Petersen United States

Irina Blinova Estonia

Margit Heinlaan Estonia

Renata Behra Switzerland

Aruliah Rajasekar India

Ernest M. Hotze United States

Monika Mortimer China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaja Kasemets

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Sel, Saadettin, et al.. (2025). Development of inorganic nanoparticle glycoconjugate enhanced cotton fabrics for multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium. The Microbe. 6. 100269–100269. 2 indexed citations

Šutka, Andris, Mariliis Sihtmäe, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and antimicrobial efficacy of magnetic CuO/Fe2O3/CuFe2O4 nanostructured composite: Mechanisms of action, cytotoxicity to human keratinocytes in vitro, and ecotoxicity towards Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 117991–117991. 1 indexed citations

Sihtmäe, Mariliis, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and synergistic antibacterial efficiency of chitosan-copper oxide nanocomposites. Heliyon. 10(15). e35588–e35588. 6 indexed citations

Loughlin, Jane, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of aromatic glycoconjugates as anti-fungal agents against Candida spp. and assessment of their covalent crosslinking capabilities. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 117. 118020–118020. 1 indexed citations

Sihtmäe, Mariliis, et al.. (2023). Toxicity of Silver–Chitosan Nanocomposites to Aquatic Species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17–17. 1 indexed citations

Mortimer, Monika, Raivo Jaaniso, Anne Kahru, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Toxicity and Cellular Uptake of CdSe/ZnS and Carbon Quantum Dots for Molecular Tracking Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a Fungal Model. Nanomaterials. 14(1). 10–10. 4 indexed citations

Truu, Marika, Teele Ligi, Hiie Nõlvak, et al.. (2022). Impact of synthetic silver nanoparticles on the biofilm microbial communities and wastewater treatment efficiency in experimental hybrid filter system treating municipal wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 440. 129721–129721. 7 indexed citations

Rosenberg, Merilin, Meeri Visnapuu, Heiki Vija, et al.. (2020). Selective antibiofilm properties and biocompatibility of nano-ZnO and nano-ZnO/Ag coated surfaces. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 13478–13478. 56 indexed citations

Selmani, Atiđa, Kaja Kasemets, Imbi Kurvet, et al.. (2020). Stability and toxicity of differently coated selenium nanoparticles under model environmental exposure settings. Chemosphere. 250. 126265–126265. 38 indexed citations

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Tetyczka, Carolin, Kaja Kasemets, Imbi Kurvet, et al.. (2020). Impact of surface functionalization on the toxicity and antimicrobial effects of selenium nanoparticles considering different routes of entry. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 144. 111621–111621. 36 indexed citations

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Heinlaan, Margit, Kaja Kasemets, Villem Aruoja, et al.. (2019). Hazard evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastic with nine bioassays did not show particle-specific acute toxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 707. 136073–136073. 112 indexed citations

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Ahonen, Merja, Anne Kahru, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2017). Proactive Approach for Safe Use of Antimicrobial Coatings in Healthcare Settings: Opinion of the COST Action Network AMiCI. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(4). 366–366. 51 indexed citations

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Mantecca, Paride, et al.. (2017). Airborne Nanoparticle Release and Toxicological Risk from Metal-Oxide-Coated Textiles: Toward a Multiscale Safe-by-Design Approach. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(16). 9305–9317. 28 indexed citations

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Kahru, Anne, et al.. (2016). Profiling of the toxicity mechanisms of coated and uncoated silver nanoparticles to yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 using a set of its 9 single-gene deletion mutants defective in oxidative stress response, cell wall or membrane integrity and endocytosis. Toxicology in Vitro. 35. 149–162. 26 indexed citations

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Ivask, Angela, Katre Juganson, Olesja Bondarenko, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms of toxic action of Ag, ZnO and CuO nanoparticles to selected ecotoxicological test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: A comparative review. Nanotoxicology. 8(sup1). 57–71. 288 indexed citations

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Bondarenko, Olesja, Katre Juganson, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2013). Toxicity of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles to selected environmentally relevant test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: a critical review. Archives of Toxicology. 87(7). 1181–1200. 988 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blinova, Irina, L. Bityukova, Kaja Kasemets, et al.. (2012). Environmental hazard of oil shale combustion fly ash. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 229-230. 192–200. 47 indexed citations

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Mortimer, Monika, Kaja Kasemets, & Anne Kahru. (2009). Toxicity of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles to ciliated protozoa Tetrahymena thermophila. Toxicology. 269(2-3). 182–189. 283 indexed citations

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Kasemets, Kaja, et al.. (2007). Growth characteristics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C in changing environmental conditions: auxo-accelerostat study. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 92(1). 109–128. 21 indexed citations

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Kasemets, Kaja, et al.. (2003). Modification of A-stat for the characterization of microorganisms. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 55(1). 187–200. 29 indexed citations

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