Luca Palugan

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Luca Palugan is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Palugan has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Luca Palugan's work include Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (37 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (29 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers). Luca Palugan is often cited by papers focused on Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (37 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (29 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (12 papers). Luca Palugan collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Luca Palugan's co-authors include A. Gazzaniga, Alessandra Maroni, Anastasia Foppoli, Lucia Zema, Matteo Cerea, Alice Melocchi, Saliha Moutaharrik, Marco Uboldi, Miriam Colombo and Lucia Salvioni and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Luca Palugan

56 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luca Palugan Italy	22	522	438	281	194	157	58	1.3k
Matteo Cerea Italy	22	571 1.1×	474 1.1×	295 1.0×	194 1.0×	231 1.5×	56	1.4k
Bernard Bataille France	20	647 1.2×	384 0.9×	260 0.9×	215 1.1×	162 1.0×	55	1.5k
Anastasia Foppoli Italy	25	789 1.5×	1.0k 2.4×	775 2.8×	292 1.5×	384 2.4×	66	2.1k
Maren Preis Germany	25	852 1.6×	876 2.0×	436 1.6×	270 1.4×	72 0.5×	34	2.0k
Grace B. Hatton United Kingdom	12	335 0.6×	844 1.9×	691 2.5×	84 0.4×	182 1.2×	17	1.4k
Christine M. Madla United Kingdom	17	261 0.5×	913 2.1×	709 2.5×	96 0.5×	188 1.2×	21	1.7k
Füsun Acartürk Türkiye	25	621 1.2×	397 0.9×	116 0.4×	633 3.3×	27 0.2×	65	1.7k
Joanna Szafraniec-Szczęsny Poland	19	387 0.7×	745 1.7×	538 1.9×	191 1.0×	138 0.9×	38	1.4k
Kampanart Huanbutta Thailand	22	411 0.8×	295 0.7×	110 0.4×	283 1.5×	25 0.2×	71	1.2k
Anna Lechanteur Belgium	24	470 0.9×	341 0.8×	157 0.6×	265 1.4×	64 0.4×	56	1.5k

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Palugan, Luca, Saliha Moutaharrik, Anastasia Foppoli, et al.. (2025). Dry granulation by roller compaction of paracetamol with different grades of mannitol. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 106. 106689–106689. 1 indexed citations

Moutaharrik, Saliha, Luca Palugan, Giovanna Bruni, et al.. (2025). Gastroretentive systems for prolonged release of metformin based on osmotically driven expansion. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 681. 125856–125856.

Palugan, Luca, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of different techniques for wet granulation and pelletization processes using milk as innovative pharmaceutical excipient for pediatric use. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 666. 124836–124836. 1 indexed citations

Moutaharrik, Saliha, Luca Palugan, Matteo Cerea, et al.. (2024). Colon Drug Delivery Systems Based on Swellable and Microbially Degradable High-Methoxyl Pectin: Coating Process and In Vitro Performance. Pharmaceutics. 16(4). 508–508. 3 indexed citations

Moutaharrik, Saliha, Luca Palugan, Matteo Cerea, et al.. (2024). Cushion-coated pellets for tableting without external excipients. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 653. 123874–123874. 1 indexed citations

Maroni, Alessandra, Saliha Moutaharrik, Anastasia Foppoli, et al.. (2023). Organ-Retentive Osmotically Driven System (ORODS): A Novel Expandable Platform for in Situ Drug Delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 644. 123295–123295. 1 indexed citations

Palugan, Luca, Saliha Moutaharrik, Alessandra Maroni, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of different types of mannitol for dry granulation by roller compaction. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 75. 103619–103619. 5 indexed citations

Melocchi, Alice, Marco Uboldi, Matteo Cerea, et al.. (2021). Shape memory materials and 4D printing in pharmaceutics. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 173. 216–237. 89 indexed citations

Palugan, Luca, Matteo Cerea, Alessandra Maroni, et al.. (2021). Newly designed punch for scored tablets: Evaluation by an expert system based on quality by design. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 65. 102729–102729. 2 indexed citations

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Moutaharrik, Saliha, Alessandra Maroni, Alice Melocchi, et al.. (2021). Oral colon delivery platform based on a novel combination approach: Design concept and preliminary evaluation. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 66. 102919–102919. 16 indexed citations

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Melocchi, Alice, Marco Uboldi, Francesco Briatico Vangosa, et al.. (2021). The Chronotopic™ System for Pulsatile and Colonic Delivery of Active Molecules in the Era of Precision Medicine: Feasibility by 3D Printing via Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Pharmaceutics. 13(5). 759–759. 42 indexed citations

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Melocchi, Alice, Marco Uboldi, Alessandra Maroni, et al.. (2020). 3D printing by fused deposition modeling of single- and multi-compartment hollow systems for oral delivery – A review. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 579. 119155–119155. 89 indexed citations

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Foppoli, Anastasia, Alessandra Maroni, Luca Palugan, et al.. (2020). Erodible coatings based on HPMC and cellulase for oral time-controlled release of drugs. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 585. 119425–119425. 13 indexed citations

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Cerea, Matteo, Anastasia Foppoli, Luca Palugan, et al.. (2020). Non-uniform drug distribution matrix system (NUDDMat) for zero-order release of drugs with different solubility. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 581. 119217–119217. 13 indexed citations

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Foppoli, Anastasia, Alessandra Maroni, Saliha Moutaharrik, et al.. (2019). In vitro and human pharmacoscintigraphic evaluation of an oral 5-ASA delivery system for colonic release. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 572. 118723–118723. 44 indexed citations

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Morelli, Lucia, Sara Gimondi, Marta Sevieri, et al.. (2019). Monitoring the Fate of Orally Administered PLGA Nanoformulation for Local Delivery of Therapeutic Drugs. Pharmaceutics. 11(12). 658–658. 29 indexed citations

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Cerea, Matteo, Alessandra Maroni, Luca Palugan, et al.. (2018). Novel hydrophilic matrix system with non-uniform drug distribution for zero-order release kinetics. Journal of Controlled Release. 287. 247–256. 18 indexed citations

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Rinaldi, Maurizio, Lorena Segale, Luca Palugan, et al.. (2015). Nanonized itraconazole powders for extemporary oral suspensions: Role of formulation components studied by a mixture design. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 83. 175–183. 15 indexed citations

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Maroni, Alessandra, Lucia Zema, Matteo Cerea, et al.. (2015). Erodible drug delivery systems for time-controlled release into the gastrointestinal tract. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 32. 229–235. 41 indexed citations

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Curto, Maria Dorly Del, Luca Palugan, Anastasia Foppoli, et al.. (2014). Erodible Time‐Dependent Colon Delivery Systems with Improved Efficiency in Delaying the Onset of Drug Release. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 103(11). 3585–3593. 23 indexed citations

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