Narayan Bhattarai

12.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
117 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Narayan Bhattarai is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Narayan Bhattarai has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Biomaterials, 48 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Narayan Bhattarai's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (41 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (16 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (14 papers). Narayan Bhattarai is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (41 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (16 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (14 papers). Narayan Bhattarai collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Nepal. Narayan Bhattarai's co-authors include Miqin Zhang, Jonathan Gunn, Hak Yong Kim, Omid Veiseh, Frederick A. Matsen, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Fang Chen, Dennis Edmondson, Conroy Sun and Myung‐Seob Khil and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Narayan Bhattarai

114 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Chitosan-based hydrogels for controlled, localized drug d... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2009 2005 2003 2005 2022 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Chitosan-based hydrogels for controlled, localized drug delivery
    2009 1.9k citations Narayan Bhattarai, Jonathan Gunn et al. profile →
  2. Electrospun chitosan-based nanofibers and their cellular compatibility
    2005 697 citations Narayan Bhattarai, Omid Veiseh et al. profile →
  3. Electrospun nanofibrous polyurethane membrane as wound dressing
    2003 659 citations Myung‐Seob Khil, Hak Yong Kim et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials profile →
  4. PEG-grafted chitosan as an injectable thermosensitive hydrogel for sustained protein release
    2005 527 citations Narayan Bhattarai, Jonathan Gunn et al. profile →
  5. Current Research on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications
    2022 177 citations Ashok Kumar Mandal, Felix Tettey et al. Nanomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Narayan Bhattarai United States 44 6.1k 4.3k 1.4k 1.4k 1.4k 117 10.0k
Gilson Khang South Korea 59 4.8k 0.8× 5.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 410 12.8k
Ilídio J. Correia Portugal 58 5.3k 0.9× 5.5k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 777 0.6× 194 11.9k
Xiuli Zhuang China 59 6.8k 1.1× 4.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 171 11.0k
Chaoliang He China 58 5.4k 0.9× 3.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 2.5k 1.8× 167 9.8k
M. Prabaharan India 39 4.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 837 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 64 8.0k
Herman S. Mansur Brazil 50 3.6k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 2.8k 1.9× 1.1k 0.8× 203 10.0k
Tina Vermonden Netherlands 55 4.3k 0.7× 4.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 936 0.7× 2.7k 2.0× 157 10.3k
Jianshu Li China 59 3.6k 0.6× 3.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 912 0.7× 397 11.7k
Chunsheng Xiao China 53 4.5k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.5× 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 216 8.6k
Kun Na South Korea 59 4.7k 0.8× 5.2k 1.2× 3.1k 2.2× 2.4k 1.7× 933 0.7× 263 11.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Narayan Bhattarai

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All Works

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Awasthi, Ganesh Prasad, Aneesh A. Chand, Miyeon Shin, et al.. (2025). Rhododendron arboreum Sm. anthocyanin-infused starch, chitosan, and polyvinyl alcohol based composite films: Comparative analysis of physical, UV barrier, antioxidant and intelligent behavior. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 302. 140532–140532. 11 indexed citations
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Tettey, Felix, Santosh Kumar Parupelli, Steven R. Bauer, Narayan Bhattarai, & Salil Desai. (2025). Advances in Artificial Intelligence-Based Medical Devices for Healthcare Applications. Biomedical Materials & Devices. 4(2). 1767–1787. 2 indexed citations
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Bhattarai, Narayan, Keshav Rai, Surendra Uranw, et al.. (2025). Can cutaneous leishmaniasis provoke a resurgence of kala-azar in the Indian subcontinent?. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 281–281.
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Ding, Rui, Qianqian Shang, Xue‐Qing Zhu, et al.. (2024). A flexible Ag2S QD sensitized TiO2 Janus photocatalytic nanofiber membrane for visible light organic pollutant degradation and COD removal. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 707. 135946–135946. 1 indexed citations
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Rai, Keshav, et al.. (2024). COVID-19 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals at BPKIHS, Nepal. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1003–1003. 2 indexed citations
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Acharya, Rajeev, Felix Tettey, Aakash Gupta, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles and assessment of their cytotoxicity and antimicrobial efficacy. Discover Applied Sciences. 6(3). 15 indexed citations
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Chandrasekaran, Arvind, et al.. (2023). Incorporating nanoconfined chitin‐fibrils in poly (ε‐caprolactone) membrane scaffolds improves mechanical and chemical properties for biomedical application. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 111(8). 1185–1199. 10 indexed citations
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Tettey, Felix, et al.. (2023). Preparation and Characterization of Poliglecaprone-Incorporated Polycaprolactone Composite Fibrous Scaffolds. Fibers. 11(10). 82–82. 2 indexed citations
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Shrestha, Bishnu Kumar, et al.. (2023). Chitin Nanofibrils Enabled Core–Shell Microcapsules of Alginate Hydrogel. Nanomaterials. 13(17). 2470–2470. 4 indexed citations
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Mandal, Ashok Kumar, Felix Tettey, Aakash Gupta, et al.. (2022). Current Research on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications. Nanomaterials. 12(17). 3066–3066. 177 indexed citations breakdown →
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K.C., Remant Bahadur, Bindu Thapa, & Narayan Bhattarai. (2013). Gold nanoparticle-based gene delivery: promises and challenges. Nanotechnology Reviews. 3(3). 46 indexed citations
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Veiseh, Omid, Narayan Bhattarai, Conroy Sun, et al.. (2010). Correction: Rapid Pharmacokinetic and Biodistribution Studies Using Cholorotoxin-Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: A Novel Non-Radioactive Method. PLoS ONE. 5(4). 7 indexed citations
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Bhattarai, Narayan, et al.. (2010). Enhanced Gene and siRNA Delivery by Polycation-Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Loaded with Chloroquine. Pharmaceutical Research. 27(12). 2556–2568. 101 indexed citations
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Veiseh, Omid, Conroy Sun, Fang Chen, et al.. (2009). Specific Targeting of Brain Tumors with an Optical/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nanoprobe across the Blood-Brain Barrier. Cancer Research. 69(15). 6200–6207. 290 indexed citations
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Kievit, Forrest M., Omid Veiseh, Narayan Bhattarai, et al.. (2009). PEI–PEG–Chitosan‐Copolymer‐Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Safe Gene Delivery: Synthesis, Complexation, and Transfection. Advanced Functional Materials. 19(14). 2244–2251. 296 indexed citations
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Bhattarai, Narayan, Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil, Montasser Dewidar, et al.. (2007). Novel production method and in‐vitro cell compatibility of porous Ti‐6Al‐4V alloy disk for hard tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 86A(2). 289–299. 26 indexed citations
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Aryal, Santosh, Remant Bahadur K.C., Narayan Bhattarai, P. Prabu, & Hak Yong Kim. (2006). Immobilization of collagen on gold nanoparticles: preparation, characterization, and hydroxyapatite growth. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 16(48). 4642–4642. 42 indexed citations
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Bhattarai, Shanta Raj, Ho‐Keun Yi, Narayan Bhattarai, Pyoung Han Hwang, & Hak Yong Kim. (2006). Novel block copolymer (PPDO/PLLA-b-PEG): Enhancement of DNA uptake and cell transfection. Acta Biomaterialia. 2(2). 207–212. 17 indexed citations
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Aryal, Santosh, et al.. (2006). Study of electrolyte induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles capped by amino acids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 299(1). 191–197. 94 indexed citations
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Khil, Myung‐Seob, et al.. (2003). Electrospun nanofibrous polyurethane membrane as wound dressing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 67B(2). 675–679. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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