Nikhil Bhalla

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Nikhil Bhalla is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikhil Bhalla has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nikhil Bhalla's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (25 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (19 papers) and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (14 papers). Nikhil Bhalla is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (25 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (19 papers) and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (14 papers). Nikhil Bhalla collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and United States. Nikhil Bhalla's co-authors include Pedro Estrela, Pawan Jolly, Nello Formisano, Zhugen Yang, Amir Farokh Payam, Atul Thakur, Preeti Thakur, Yuwei Pan, Shilpa Taneja and Deepika Chahar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Nikhil Bhalla

69 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Introduction to biosensors

2016 860 citations Nikhil Bhalla, Pawan Jolly et al. profile →
A review on MnZn ferrites: Synthesis, characterization and applications

2020 303 citations Nikhil Bhalla et al. profile →
Biosensors for rapid detection of bacterial pathogens in water, food and environment

2022 169 citations Ning Sui, Bowen Ke et al. Environment International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikhil Bhalla United Kingdom	25	1.5k	1.4k	735	626	495	74	3.0k
Juan Wang China	37	2.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	554 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	213 0.4×	140	4.1k
Min‐Ho Lee South Korea	33	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	827 1.1×	842 1.3×	189 0.4×	150	2.9k
M.‐Carmen Estévez Spain	30	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	794 1.1×	481 0.8×	495 1.0×	53	3.0k
Yuguo Tang China	36	1.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.9×	778 1.1×	1.3k 2.1×	293 0.6×	143	4.3k
Jae‐Chul Pyun South Korea	32	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	677 1.1×	177 0.4×	200	3.8k
C. Raman Suri India	35	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	930 1.3×	809 1.3×	310 0.6×	90	3.3k
Eden Morales‐Narváez Mexico	29	2.6k 1.7×	1.5k 1.1×	947 1.3×	1.1k 1.8×	321 0.6×	65	4.3k
Ying Wan China	27	1.6k 1.1×	2.6k 1.9×	699 1.0×	665 1.1×	382 0.8×	100	3.3k
Souhir Boujday France	33	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	714 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	706 1.4×	85	3.2k
Junhong Min South Korea	34	1.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.8×	693 1.1×	203 0.4×	207	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nikhil Bhalla

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Ganguly, Abhijit, et al.. (2025). Nanoplasmonics Reveal Ionic‐Strength‐Driven Hydration of Nanoparticles. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(1).

Chaudhary, Vishal, et al.. (2025). Interdisciplinary Approach to Monkeypox Prevention: Integrating Nanobiosensors, Nanovaccines, Artificial Intelligence, Visual Arts, and Social Sciences. Small Structures. 6(7). 11 indexed citations

Sharma, Preetam K., Liya Wei, Jeffrey Y. Pan, et al.. (2025). Nanoparticles alter locust development and behaviour. Nanoscale. 17(13). 7844–7855.

Bhalla, Nikhil, et al.. (2025). Plasmonic Geometry-Induced Viscoelastic Biocomplex Formation with Optical Concealment, Liquid Slips, and Soundscapes in Bioassays. Analytical Chemistry. 97(13). 7020–7027.

Bhalla, Nikhil. (2025). Sensing Pico‐Newton Plasmonic Forces and Jerks of LSPR Biochips Using Simple UV‐Visible Spectroscopy. Advanced Physics Research. 4(8). 2 indexed citations

Jana, Saikat & Nikhil Bhalla. (2024). Acoustic Fingerprinting and Nanoslip Dynamics of Biofilms. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(5). 1 indexed citations

Kaushik, Ajeet, et al.. (2024). Decoupling Variable Capacitance and Diffusive Components of Active Solid–Liquid Interfaces with Flex Points. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(5). 599–605. 6 indexed citations

Morelli, Alessio, et al.. (2024). Incongruous Harmonics of Vibrating Solid‐Solid Interface. Small. 21(10). e2409410–e2409410. 1 indexed citations

Manjunatha, C., Arpit Verma, Ujwal Shreenag Meda, et al.. (2024). High selectivity and sensitivity through nanoparticle sensors for cleanroom CO₂ detection. Nanotechnology. 35(31). 315501–315501. 5 indexed citations

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Bhalla, Nikhil. (2024). Measurement of Human Urine Specific Gravity Using Nanoplasmonics: A Paradigm Shift from Scales to Biosensors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 5 indexed citations

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Cunningham, D. G., et al.. (2023). Refractive Index-Modulated LSPR Sensing in 20–120 nm Gold and Silver Nanoparticles: A Simulation Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 43402–43402. 17 indexed citations

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Fishlock, Sam J., Joseph E. McGrath, T. Uniacke‐Lowe, et al.. (2023). Effect of Selenium Nanoparticle Size on IL-6 Detection Sensitivity in a Lateral Flow Device. ACS Omega. 8(9). 8407–8414. 12 indexed citations

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Payam, Amir Farokh, Riccardo Funari, Gaetano Scamarcio, & Nikhil Bhalla. (2023). Sensing Dynamically Evolved Short‐Range Nanomechanical Forces in Fast‐Mutating Single Viral Spike Proteins. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(8). 2300029–2300029. 2 indexed citations

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Sui, Ning, Bowen Ke, Zhenhua Luo, et al.. (2022). Biosensors for rapid detection of bacterial pathogens in water, food and environment. Environment International. 166. 107357–107357. 169 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bhalla, Nikhil, et al.. (2021). Deterministic particle assembly on nanophotonic chips. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 603. 259–269. 1 indexed citations

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Chauhan, Neeraj, et al.. (2021). HigB1 Toxin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Upregulated During Stress and Required to Establish Infection in Guinea Pigs. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 748890–748890. 13 indexed citations

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Bhalla, Nikhil, et al.. (2020). Independent and grouped 3D cell rotation in a microfluidic device for bioimaging applications. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 170. 112661–112661. 17 indexed citations

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Bhalla, Nikhil, Mirella Di Lorenzo, Pedro Estrela, & Giordano Pula. (2016). Semiconductor technology in protein kinase research and drug discovery: sensing a revolution. Drug Discovery Today. 22(2). 204–209. 6 indexed citations

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Formisano, Nello, Nikhil Bhalla, Amrita Sarkar, et al.. (2016). Inexpensive and fast pathogenic bacteria screening using field-effect transistors. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 85. 103–109. 35 indexed citations

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Bhalla, Nikhil, Mirella Di Lorenzo, Giordano Pula, & Pedro Estrela. (2013). Protein phosphorylation analysis based on proton release detection: Potential tools for drug discovery. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 54. 109–114. 24 indexed citations

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