Mathumai Kanapathipillai

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Mathumai Kanapathipillai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mathumai Kanapathipillai has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mathumai Kanapathipillai's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (7 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers). Mathumai Kanapathipillai is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (7 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers). Mathumai Kanapathipillai collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Israel. Mathumai Kanapathipillai's co-authors include Donald E. Ingber, Akiko Mammoto, Amy Brock, Netanel Korin, Tadanori Mammoto, Chan Beum Park, Joo H. Kang, Kaustabh Ghosh, Georg Lentzen and Silva Krause and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Mathumai Kanapathipillai

32 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Shear-Activated Nanotherapeutics for Drug Targeting to Ob... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Shear-Activated Nanotherapeutics for Drug Targeting to Obstructed Blood Vessels
    2012 416 citations Netanel Korin, Mathumai Kanapathipillai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mathumai Kanapathipillai United States 18 776 629 493 241 183 34 1.8k
Sang Mun Bae South Korea 18 622 0.8× 742 1.2× 858 1.7× 168 0.7× 182 1.0× 26 1.8k
Jooho Park South Korea 26 760 1.0× 920 1.5× 622 1.3× 404 1.7× 188 1.0× 73 2.1k
Yojiro Maehata Japan 16 454 0.6× 748 1.2× 339 0.7× 371 1.5× 209 1.1× 32 1.9k
Ting Kang China 28 821 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 998 2.0× 331 1.4× 165 0.9× 53 2.3k
Jinhua Zhao China 27 708 0.9× 882 1.4× 567 1.2× 256 1.1× 257 1.4× 107 2.2k
Takemi Tanaka United States 25 751 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 692 1.4× 329 1.4× 405 2.2× 62 2.5k
Ran Tian China 24 460 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 384 0.8× 320 1.3× 151 0.8× 40 1.9k
Hae Yun Nam South Korea 22 497 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 835 1.7× 206 0.9× 271 1.5× 32 2.2k
Adam W. G. Alani United States 26 567 0.7× 716 1.1× 790 1.6× 266 1.1× 198 1.1× 53 2.3k
Lisa M. Mahakian United States 29 1.1k 1.4× 541 0.9× 584 1.2× 301 1.2× 206 1.1× 53 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mathumai Kanapathipillai

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All Works

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Chuikov, Sergei, et al.. (2025). Novel Delivery of Cyclic-Diguanylate Monophosphate Utilizing Amyloid Depots. Pharmaceutics. 17(5). 668–668.
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Chuikov, Sergei, et al.. (2025). Lysozyme Amyloid for Synthetic RNA Delivery. Pharmaceutics. 17(9). 1094–1094.
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Datta, Saurav, et al.. (2024). Effect of extracellular matrices on production and potency of mesenchymal stem cell‐derived exosomes. Biotechnology Journal. 19(2). e2300474–e2300474. 4 indexed citations
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Khalil, Sara & Mathumai Kanapathipillai. (2023). Exosome-Coated tPA/Catalase Nanoformulation for Thrombolytic Therapy. Bioengineering. 10(2). 177–177. 6 indexed citations
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Korin, Netanel, et al.. (2021). Heparin and Arginine Based Plasmin Nanoformulation for Ischemic Stroke Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(21). 11477–11477. 13 indexed citations
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Kanapathipillai, Mathumai, et al.. (2018). L‐proline and betaine inhibit extracellular enzymes mediated abeta 1‐42 aggregation, oxidative stress, and toxicity. Peptide Science. 110(6). 1 indexed citations
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Kanapathipillai, Mathumai. (2018). Treating p53 Mutant Aggregation-Associated Cancer. Cancers. 10(6). 154–154. 155 indexed citations
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Papa, Anne‐Laure, Netanel Korin, Mathumai Kanapathipillai, et al.. (2017). Ultrasound-sensitive nanoparticle aggregates for targeted drug delivery. Biomaterials. 139. 187–194. 61 indexed citations
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Kanapathipillai, Mathumai, et al.. (2017). Tau peptides and tau mutant protein aggregation inhibition by cationic polyethyleneimine and polyarginine. Biopolymers. 107(9). 12 indexed citations
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Kojima, Taisuke, et al.. (2016). Aqueous Two Phase System Assisted Self-Assembled PLGA Microparticles. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27736–27736. 23 indexed citations
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Kanapathipillai, Mathumai, et al.. (2015). Bio-Inspired, Biomimetic Polymeric Cancer Nanotherapeutics. Advanced Science Engineering and Medicine. 7(12). 1033–1043. 2 indexed citations
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Marosföi, Miklós, Netanel Korin, Matthew J. Gounis, et al.. (2015). Shear-Activated Nanoparticle Aggregates Combined With Temporary Endovascular Bypass to Treat Large Vessel Occlusion. Stroke. 46(12). 3507–3513. 43 indexed citations
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Kanapathipillai, Mathumai, Amy Brock, & Donald E. Ingber. (2014). Nanoparticle targeting of anti-cancer drugs that alter intracellular signaling or influence the tumor microenvironment. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 79-80. 107–118. 196 indexed citations
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Kang, Joo H., et al.. (2012). A combined micromagnetic-microfluidic device for rapid capture and culture of rare circulating tumor cells. Lab on a Chip. 12(12). 2175–2175. 240 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, et al.. (2009). Novel Pentablock Copolymers for Selective Gene Delivery to Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutical Research. 26(3). 700–713. 18 indexed citations
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Hu, Yan‐Yan, Mathumai Kanapathipillai, Yaqiao Wu, et al.. (2009). Self-assembled calcium phosphate nanocomposites using block copolypeptide templates. Soft Matter. 5(21). 4311–4311. 22 indexed citations
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Ryu, Jungki, Mathumai Kanapathipillai, Georg Lentzen, & Chan Beum Park. (2008). Inhibition of β-amyloid peptide aggregation and neurotoxicity by α-d-mannosylglycerate, a natural extremolyte. Peptides. 29(4). 578–584. 41 indexed citations
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Hu, Yan‐Yan, Mathumai Kanapathipillai, M. J. Kramer, et al.. (2008). Bioinspired synthesis of self-assembled calcium phosphate nanocomposites using block copolymer-peptide conjugates. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 23(12). 3196–3212. 17 indexed citations
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Kanapathipillai, Mathumai, Sook Hee Ku, Koyeli Girigoswami, & Chan Beum Park. (2007). Small stress molecules inhibit aggregation and neurotoxicity of prion peptide 106–126. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 365(4). 808–813. 52 indexed citations
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Rawal, Aditya, Mathumai Kanapathipillai, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, et al.. (2007). Synthesis and characterization of self-assembled block copolymer templated calcium phosphate nanocomposite gels. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 17(16). 1570–1570. 30 indexed citations

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