Paras N. Prasad

73.9k total citations · 18 hit papers
937 papers, 62.1k citations indexed

About

Paras N. Prasad is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paras N. Prasad has authored 937 papers receiving a total of 62.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 403 papers in Materials Chemistry, 378 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 270 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Paras N. Prasad's work include Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (197 papers), Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (116 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (108 papers). Paras N. Prasad is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (197 papers), Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (116 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (108 papers). Paras N. Prasad collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Paras N. Prasad's co-authors include Guang S. He, Guanying Chen, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Mark T. Swihart, Indrajit Roy, Ken‐Tye Yong, David J. Williams, Qingdong Zheng, Earl J. Bergey and Hans Ågren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paras N. Prasad

917 papers receiving 60.6k citations

Hit Papers

Upconversion Nanoparticle... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2014 1991 2008 2016 2008 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design, Nanochemistry, and Applications in Theranostics
    2014 2.2k citations Guanying Chen, Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →
  2. Introduction to Nonlinear Optical Effects in Molecules and Polymers
    1991 1.9k citations Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →
  3. Multiphoton Absorbing Materials:  Molecular Designs, Characterizations, and Applications
    2008 1.9k citations Guang S. He, Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →
  4. Nanochemistry and Nanomedicine for Nanoparticle-based Diagnostics and Therapy
    2016 1.2k citations Guanying Chen, Indrajit Roy et al. profile →
  5. High Contrast in Vitro and in Vivo Photoluminescence Bioimaging Using Near Infrared to Near Infrared Up-Conversion in Tm3+ and Yb3+ Doped Fluoride Nanophosphors
    2008 803 citations Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Paras N. Prasad et al. Nano Letters profile →
  6. Two-dimensional MXenes: From morphological to optical, electric, and magnetic properties and applications
    2020 771 citations Alexander Baev, Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →
  7. Ceramic-Based Nanoparticles Entrapping Water-Insoluble Photosensitizing Anticancer Drugs:  A Novel Drug−Carrier System for Photodynamic Therapy
    2003 707 citations Indrajit Roy, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy et al. profile →
  8. Highly Active Two-Photon Dyes:  Design, Synthesis, and Characterization toward Application
    1998 655 citations Guang S. He, Paras N. Prasad et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  9. (α-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles with Efficient Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion for High-Contrast Deep Tissue Bioimaging
    2012 616 citations Guanying Chen, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy et al. ACS Nano profile →
  10. Organically Modified Silica Nanoparticles Co-encapsulating Photosensitizing Drug and Aggregation-Enhanced Two-Photon Absorbing Fluorescent Dye Aggregates for Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy
    2007 580 citations Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Haridas E. Pudavar et al. profile →
  11. Biocompatible Luminescent Silicon Quantum Dots for Imaging of Cancer Cells
    2008 565 citations Ken‐Tye Yong, Indrajit Roy et al. ACS Nano profile →
  12. Ultrasmall Monodisperse NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ Nanocrystals with Enhanced Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion Photoluminescence
    2010 558 citations Guanying Chen, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy et al. ACS Nano profile →
  13. Combined Optical and MR Bioimaging Using Rare Earth Ion Doped NaYF4 Nanocrystals
    2009 554 citations Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →
  14. A General Approach to Binary and Ternary Hybrid Nanocrystals
    2006 528 citations Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Mark T. Swihart et al. Nano Letters profile →
  15. Light upconverting core–shell nanostructures: nanophotonic control for emerging applications
    2014 484 citations Guanying Chen, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy et al. profile →
  16. Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy
    1997 479 citations Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →
  17. New Generation Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots for Biophotonics and Nanomedicine
    2016 464 citations Mark T. Swihart, Ken‐Tye Yong et al. profile →
  18. Dual heterogeneous interfaces enhance X-ray excited persistent luminescence for low-dose 3D imaging
    2024 69 citations Paras N. Prasad et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paras N. Prasad United States 118 37.8k 26.6k 12.9k 12.9k 8.2k 937 62.1k
Kwang S. Kim South Korea 113 37.8k 1.0× 16.1k 0.6× 7.3k 0.6× 24.9k 1.9× 6.8k 0.8× 856 76.5k
Nicholas A. Kotov United States 129 27.1k 0.7× 21.3k 0.8× 13.8k 1.1× 13.5k 1.0× 8.1k 1.0× 523 58.1k
Paul Mulvaney Australia 100 23.2k 0.6× 14.9k 0.6× 18.5k 1.4× 10.9k 0.8× 5.4k 0.7× 373 42.7k
Helmuth Möhwald Germany 128 23.7k 0.6× 13.7k 0.5× 6.0k 0.5× 11.0k 0.9× 11.3k 1.4× 918 63.4k
George C. Schatz United States 141 38.0k 1.0× 37.1k 1.4× 45.9k 3.6× 15.4k 1.2× 18.7k 2.3× 1.1k 99.3k
Joseph R. Lakowicz United States 98 26.6k 0.7× 18.1k 0.7× 13.1k 1.0× 10.7k 0.8× 38.2k 4.7× 779 85.3k
Mostafa A. El‐Sayed United States 121 49.8k 1.3× 41.8k 1.6× 50.7k 3.9× 15.3k 1.2× 19.1k 2.3× 621 103.1k
Catherine J. Murphy United States 95 28.3k 0.7× 17.3k 0.6× 26.1k 2.0× 6.9k 0.5× 11.9k 1.5× 336 51.3k
Moungi G. Bawendi United States 149 78.7k 2.1× 20.5k 0.8× 11.2k 0.9× 56.4k 4.4× 12.6k 1.5× 502 101.5k
Luis M. Liz‐Marzán Spain 141 36.6k 1.0× 27.6k 1.0× 37.8k 2.9× 10.1k 0.8× 12.6k 1.5× 668 69.5k

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All Works

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Lei, Pedro, Andrey N. Kuzmin, Kaiwen Chen, et al.. (2024). Microbial green synthesis of luminescent terbium sulfide nanoparticles using E. Coli: a rare earth element detoxification mechanism. Microbial Cell Factories. 23(1). 248–248. 1 indexed citations
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Joseph, Jojo P., et al.. (2022). Modulating the Chiroptical Response of Chiral Polymers with Extended Conjugation within the Structural Building Blocks. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(39). 9085–9095. 10 indexed citations
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Shipunova, Victoria O., Polina A. Kotelnikova, Ivan V. Zelepukin, et al.. (2020). Dual Regioselective Targeting the Same Receptor in Nanoparticle-Mediated Combination Immuno/Chemotherapy for Enhanced Image-Guided Cancer Treatment. ACS Nano. 14(10). 12781–12795. 45 indexed citations
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Kuzmin, Andrey N., et al.. (2019). Cellular transformations in near‐infrared light‐induced apoptosis in cancer cells revealed by label‐free CARS imaging. Journal of Biophotonics. 12(12). e201900179–e201900179. 15 indexed citations
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Kabashin, Andrei V., Ajay Singh, Mark T. Swihart, I. N. Zavestovskaya, & Paras N. Prasad. (2019). Laser-Processed Nanosilicon: A Multifunctional Nanomaterial for Energy and Healthcare. ACS Nano. 13(9). 9841–9867. 103 indexed citations
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Shao, Wei, Chang‐Keun Lim, Qi Li, Mark T. Swihart, & Paras N. Prasad. (2018). Dramatic Enhancement of Quantum Cutting in Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals Photosensitized with an Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission Dye. Nano Letters. 18(8). 4922–4926. 43 indexed citations
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Hughes, Zak E., Yang Liu, Chang‐Keun Lim, et al.. (2018). Optical Control of Nanoparticle Catalysis Influenced by Photoswitch Positioning in Hybrid Peptide Capping Ligands. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(39). 33640–33651. 17 indexed citations
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Lv, Ruichan, Piaoping Yang, Guanying Chen, et al.. (2017). Dopamine-mediated photothermal theranostics combined with up-conversion platform under near infrared light. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13562–13562. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yumiao, Hao Hong, Boyang Sun, et al.. (2017). Surfactant-stripped naphthalocyanines for multimodal tumor theranostics with upconversion guidance cream. Nanoscale. 9(10). 3391–3398. 42 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Maixian Liu, Deqiang Yin, et al.. (2017). Kuramite Cu3SnS4 and Mohite Cu2SnS3 Nanoplatelet Synthesis Using Covellite CuS Templates with Sn(II) and Sn(IV) Sources. Chemistry of Materials. 29(8). 3555–3562. 59 indexed citations
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Gu, Bobo, Chujun Zhao, Alexander Baev, et al.. (2016). Molecular nonlinear optics: recent advances and applications. Advances in Optics and Photonics. 8(2). 328–328. 128 indexed citations
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Song, Jun, Junle Qu, Mark T. Swihart, & Paras N. Prasad. (2015). Near-IR responsive nanostructures for nanobiophotonics: emerging impacts on nanomedicine. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 12(3). 771–788. 49 indexed citations
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Vidal, Xavier, Won Jin Kim, Alexander Baev, et al.. (2013). Coupled plasmons induce broadband circular dichroism in patternable films of silver nanoparticles with chiral ligands. Nanoscale. 5(21). 10550–10550. 14 indexed citations
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Mahajan, Supriya D., Wing‐Cheung Law, Ravikumar Aalinkeel, et al.. (2012). Nanoparticle-Mediated Targeted Delivery of Antiretrovirals to the Brain. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 509. 41–60. 57 indexed citations
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Pliss, Artem, Andrey N. Kuzmin, Aliaksandr V. Kachynski, & Paras N. Prasad. (2010). Biophotonic probing of macromolecular transformations during apoptosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(29). 12771–12776. 43 indexed citations
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Haus, Joseph W., et al.. (2007). Self-collimation in photonic crystals with anisotropic constituents. Chinese Optics Letters. 5(9). 527–530. 2 indexed citations
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Ruan, Jesse, Paras N. Prasad, Svein Kleiven, & Hans von Holst. (2006). On the consequences of head size following impact to the human head [2] (multiple letters). Journal of Biomechanics. 39(2). 383–385. 2 indexed citations
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Dunham-Ems, Star, Haridas E. Pudavar, Jason Myers, et al.. (2006). Factors Controlling Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-1's Cytoplasmic Trafficking and Its Regulation as Revealed by FRAP Analysis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17(5). 2223–2235. 27 indexed citations
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He, Guang S. & Paras N. Prasad. (1989). Stimulated Rayleigh-Kerr scattering from a CS 2 liquid–core fiber system. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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