Khalid M. El‐Say

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Khalid M. El‐Say is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Analytical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Khalid M. El‐Say has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 13 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Khalid M. El‐Say's work include Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (30 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (28 papers) and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (25 papers). Khalid M. El‐Say is often cited by papers focused on Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (30 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (28 papers) and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (25 papers). Khalid M. El‐Say collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and United States. Khalid M. El‐Say's co-authors include Hossam S. El‐Sawy, Tarek A. Ahmed, Osama A. A. Ahmed, Khaled M. Hosny, Ahmed M. Al‐Abd, Vladimir P. Torchilin, Bader M. Aljaeid, Fathy I. Abd-Allah, Usama A. Fahmy and Shaimaa M. Badr-Eldin and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Khalid M. El‐Say

74 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Polymeric nanoparticles: Promising platform for drug delivery

2017 441 citations Khalid M. El‐Say, Hossam S. El‐Sawy International Journal of Pharmaceutics profile →
Stimuli-Responsive Nano-Architecture Drug-Delivery Systems to Solid Tumor Micromilieu: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

2018 367 citations Hossam S. El‐Sawy, Tarek A. Ahmed et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Khalid M. El‐Say Saudi Arabia	25	987	628	557	494	224	77	2.3k
Eun‐Seok Park South Korea	31	1.2k 1.2×	506 0.8×	623 1.1×	316 0.6×	244 1.1×	140	2.9k
Asadullah Madni Pakistan	31	840 0.9×	925 1.5×	813 1.5×	604 1.2×	229 1.0×	107	2.7k
Jitender Madan India	29	787 0.8×	736 1.2×	828 1.5×	376 0.8×	180 0.8×	148	2.6k
Omer Salman Qureshi Pakistan	17	734 0.7×	711 1.1×	668 1.2×	505 1.0×	265 1.2×	25	2.1k
Rahul Shukla India	28	668 0.7×	548 0.9×	657 1.2×	435 0.9×	218 1.0×	154	2.5k
Varun Kushwah India	34	1.1k 1.1×	876 1.4×	895 1.6×	434 0.9×	247 1.1×	88	2.8k
Hyeongmin Kim South Korea	17	909 0.9×	401 0.6×	463 0.8×	265 0.5×	305 1.4×	43	2.2k
Amber Vyas India	19	781 0.8×	531 0.8×	594 1.1×	355 0.7×	384 1.7×	65	2.0k
Simin Dadashzadeh Iran	30	944 1.0×	965 1.5×	855 1.5×	466 0.9×	265 1.2×	119	2.8k
Sabna Kotta Saudi Arabia	24	618 0.6×	393 0.6×	461 0.8×	439 0.9×	200 0.9×	57	2.2k

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Kumosani, Taha, et al.. (2025). Impact of niacin combined with ubiquinone on inhibition of lipoprotein lipase as a mechanism of anti-obesity and antiatherogenic agents in rats fed on high-fat diet. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale. 98(2).

Elimam, Hanan, Khalid M. El‐Say, Tarek A. Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Nanoformulation of valsartan-loaded tablet attenuates L-NAME-induced hypertension: role of Nrf2/PPARγ/AT1 signaling pathway. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 398(9). 12321–12341. 1 indexed citations

El‐Say, Khalid M., et al.. (2023). Incorporating valsartan in sesame oil enriched self-nanoemulsifying system-loaded liquisolid tablets to improve its bioavailability. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 639. 122966–122966. 6 indexed citations

Gad, Shadeed, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Rosuvastatin Calcium through the Development and Optimization of Fast-Dissolving Films. Pharmaceutics. 15(11). 2640–2640. 3 indexed citations

Ahmed, Tarek A., et al.. (2023). Enhancing Ezetimibe Anticancer Activity Through Development of Drug Nano-Micelles Formulations: A Promising Strategy Supported by Molecular Docking. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 18. 6689–6703. 5 indexed citations

Kumosani, Taha A., et al.. (2022). Leishmaniasis prevalence, awareness and control in Saudi Arabia. African Health Sciences. 22(3). 640–647. 5 indexed citations

Ahmed, Osama A. A., et al.. (2021). Investigating the Potential of Transdermal Delivery of Avanafil Using Vitamin E-TPGS Based Mixed Micelles Loaded Films. Pharmaceutics. 13(5). 739–739. 5 indexed citations

El‐Say, Khalid M., et al.. (2020). Improved Transmucosal Delivery of Glimepiride via Unidirectional Release Buccal Film Loaded With Vitamin E TPGS-Based Nanocarrier. Dose-Response. 18(3). 3584393996–3584393996. 12 indexed citations

Ahmed, Tarek A., et al.. (2020). Rosuvastatin lyophilized tablets loaded with flexible chitosomes for improved drug bioavailability, anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-oxidant activity. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 588. 119791–119791. 29 indexed citations

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El‐Say, Khalid M., Osama A. A. Ahmed, Amir I. Mohamed, Martin K. Safo, & Abdelsattar M. Omar. (2019). Zein-alpha lipoic acid-loaded nanoparticles to enhance the oral bioavailability of dapoxetine: optimization and clinical pharmacokinetic evaluation. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 7461–7473. 8 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Tarek A., Khalid M. El‐Say, Osama A. A. Ahmed, & Bader M. Aljaeid. (2019). Superiority of TPGS-loaded micelles in the brain delivery of vinpocetine via administration of thermosensitive intranasal gel. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 5555–5567. 35 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Tarek A., et al.. (2019). An Optimized Surfactant-Based PEG-PLCL In Situ Gel Formulation For Enhanced Activity Of Rosuvastatin In Poloxamer-Induced Hyperlipidemic Rats. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 13. 4035–4051. 6 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Osama A. A., Khalid M. El‐Say, Bader M. Aljaeid, Shaimaa M. Badr-Eldin, & Tarek A. Ahmed. (2018). Optimized vinpocetine-loaded vitamin E D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate-alpha lipoic acid micelles as a potential transdermal drug delivery system: in vitro and ex vivo studies. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 33–43. 38 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Osama A. A., Khalid M. El‐Say, & Abdulrahman M. Alahdal. (2017). A PLGA-reinforced PEG in situ gel formulation for improved sustainability of hypoglycaemic activity of glimepiride in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16384–16384. 8 indexed citations

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Kassem, Mohammed A., Hossam S. El‐Sawy, Fathy I. Abd-Allah, Tamer M. Abdelghany, & Khalid M. El‐Say. (2016). Maximizing the Therapeutic Efficacy of Imatinib Mesylate–Loaded Niosomes on Human Colon Adenocarcinoma Using Box-Behnken Design. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 106(1). 111–122. 69 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Tarek A., Khalid M. El‐Say, Bader M. Aljaeid, Usama A. Fahmy, & Fathy I. Abd-Allah. (2016). Transdermal glimepiride delivery system based on optimized ethosomal nano-vesicles: Preparation, characterization, in vitro , ex vivo and clinical evaluation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 500(1-2). 245–254. 70 indexed citations

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Harbi, Ibrahim, Bader M. Aljaeid, Khalid M. El‐Say, & Ahmed S. Zidan. (2016). Glycosylated Sertraline-Loaded Liposomes for Brain Targeting: QbD Study of Formulation Variabilities and Brain Transport. AAPS PharmSciTech. 17(6). 1404–1420. 39 indexed citations

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El‐Say, Khalid M.. (2016). Maximizing the encapsulation efficiency and the bioavailability of controlled-release cetirizine microspheres using Draper–Lin small composite design. Drug Design Development and Therapy. 10. 825–825. 58 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Osama A. A., Shaimaa M. Badr-Eldin, Mona K. Tawfik, et al.. (2014). Design and Optimization of Self-Nanoemulsifying Delivery System to Enhance Quercetin Hepatoprotective Activity in Paracetamol-Induced Hepatotoxicity. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 103(2). 602–612. 50 indexed citations

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El‐Say, Khalid M., et al.. (2010). Optimization of Rofecoxib Liquisolid Tablets usingBox-Behnken Design and Desirability Function. Journal of Pharmacy Research. 2388–2392. 2 indexed citations

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