Pilar Rivera Gil

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Pilar Rivera Gil is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pilar Rivera Gil has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Materials Chemistry, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Pilar Rivera Gil's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (23 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (17 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (14 papers). Pilar Rivera Gil is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (23 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (17 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (14 papers). Pilar Rivera Gil collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and China. Pilar Rivera Gil's co-authors include Wolfgang J. Parak, Feng Zhang, Marco Zanella, Ralph A. Sperling, José‐María Montenegro, Stefaan J. Soenen, Kevin Braeckmans, Stefaan C. De Smedt, Loretta L. del Mercato and Dominik Hühn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Pilar Rivera Gil

70 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

Biological applications of gold nanoparticles

2008 1.4k citations Ralph A. Sperling, Pilar Rivera Gil et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Cellular toxicity of inorganic nanoparticles: Common aspects and guidelines for improved nanotoxicity evaluation

2011 560 citations Pilar Rivera Gil, Wolfgang J. Parak et al. profile →
Regulatory pathways and guidelines for nanotechnology-enabled health products: a comparative review of EU and US frameworks

2025 58 citations Oriol Penon, Pilar Rivera Gil et al. Frontiers in Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pilar Rivera Gil Germany	36	3.2k	2.5k	2.0k	1.8k	1.7k	72	6.8k
Pablo del Pino Spain	38	2.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	104	6.4k
Beatriz Pelaz Spain	37	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	102	6.2k
Fred Klaessig United States	9	3.3k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	663 0.4×	12	6.8k
Nana Zhao China	45	3.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	171	7.4k
Miaoxin Yang United States	23	2.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	45	6.5k
Oscar R. Miranda United States	37	2.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	52	7.1k
Krishnendu Saha United States	27	3.3k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	3.3k 1.8×	2.2k 1.3×	36	8.0k
Francesca Baldelli Bombelli Italy	33	2.9k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	4.4k 2.2×	3.2k 1.7×	1.0k 0.6×	93	8.8k
Erik C. Dreaden United States	28	3.5k 1.1×	4.6k 1.8×	3.4k 1.7×	3.2k 1.7×	2.7k 1.6×	54	10.2k
Hongchen Gu China	56	3.4k 1.1×	4.0k 1.6×	2.9k 1.4×	2.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	208	9.2k

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Kalaitzidou, Kyriaki, F. Pinakidou, Ting Zhou, et al.. (2024). Implementing magnetically-active Sn-based nanocomposites in hexavalent chromium removal from drinking water. Chemosphere. 361. 142529–142529.

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Xu, Ruixue, Neus Martínez‐Bosch, Vladimir Mulens‐Arias, et al.. (2024). Validation of ZIP4 as a tumour-associated antigen for nanotargeting. Journal of drug targeting. 33(1). 143–155. 2 indexed citations

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Penon, Oriol, et al.. (2024). Implementing Horizon Scanning as a tool for the strategic development of regulatory guidelines for nanotechnology-enabled health products. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1308047–1308047. 1 indexed citations

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Izquierdo‐Roca, Víctor, et al.. (2023). Real Time and Spatiotemporal Quantification of pH and H₂O₂ Imbalances with a Multiplex Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Nanosensor. ACS Materials Au. 3(2). 164–175. 8 indexed citations

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Penon, Oriol, et al.. (2023). Classification system for nanotechnology-enabled health products with both scientific and regulatory application. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1212949–1212949. 11 indexed citations

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Hu, Jie, Dirk H. Ortgies, Daniel González‐Hedström, et al.. (2021). Molecular Imaging of Infarcted Heart by Biofunctionalized Gold Nanoshells. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(10). e2002186–e2002186. 10 indexed citations

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Simeonidis, K., Efthimia Kaprara, Pilar Rivera Gil, et al.. (2021). Hydrotalcite-Embedded Magnetite Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia-Triggered Chemotherapy. Nanomaterials. 11(7). 1796–1796. 7 indexed citations

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Sanlés‐Sobrido, Marcos, et al.. (2018). Common Aspects Influencing the Translocation of SERS to Biomedicine. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 25(35). 4638–4652. 21 indexed citations

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Fenollosa, Roberto, Eduardo García‐Rico, Susana Álvarez, et al.. (2014). Silicon particles as trojan horses for potential cancer therapy. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 12(1). 35–35. 20 indexed citations

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Gil, Pilar Rivera, Vincenzo Giannini, M. Pilar Callao, et al.. (2013). Plasmonic Nanoprobes for Real‐Time Optical Monitoring of Nitric Oxide inside Living Cells. Angewandte Chemie. 125(51). 13939–13943. 23 indexed citations

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Gil, Pilar Rivera, Vincenzo Giannini, M. Pilar Callao, et al.. (2013). Plasmonic Nanoprobes for Real‐Time Optical Monitoring of Nitric Oxide inside Living Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(51). 13694–13698. 73 indexed citations

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Chanana, Munish, Pilar Rivera Gil, Miguel A. Correa‐Duarte, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, & Wolfgang J. Parak. (2013). Physicochemical Properties of Protein‐Coated Gold Nanoparticles in Biological Fluids and Cells before and after Proteolytic Digestion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(15). 4179–4183. 126 indexed citations

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Corato, Riccardo Di, Roberto Marotta, Susana Carregal‐Romero, et al.. (2012). Magnetic Nanobeads Decorated with Silver Nanoparticles as Cytotoxic Agents and Photothermal Probes. Small. 8(17). 2731–2742. 59 indexed citations

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Hoecke, Karen Van, Karel De Schamphelaere, Zulqurnain Ali, et al.. (2011). Ecotoxicity and uptake of polymer coated gold nanoparticles. Nanotoxicology. 7(1). 37–47. 46 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, Emma E. Lees, Faheem Amin, et al.. (2011). Polymer‐Coated Nanoparticles: A Universal Tool for Biolabelling Experiments. Small. 7(22). 3113–3127. 242 indexed citations

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Hühn, Dominik, Alexander O. Govorov, Pilar Rivera Gil, & Wolfgang J. Parak. (2011). Photostimulated Au Nanoheaters in Polymer and Biological Media: Characterization of Mechanical Destruction and Boiling. Advanced Functional Materials. 22(2). 294–303. 58 indexed citations

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Harakeh, Steve, Roula M. Abdel‐Massih, Pilar Rivera Gil, et al.. (2010). The effect of PEG-coated gold nanoparticles on the anti-proliferative potential of Specific Nutrient Synergy. Nanotoxicology. 4(2). 177–185. 13 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yue, Waqas Khalid, Marco Zanella, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of quantum dots applied as switchable layer in a light-controlled electrochemical sensor. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 396(3). 1095–1103. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, et al.. (2009). One Example on How Colloidal Nano- and Microparticles Could Contribute to Medicine. Nanomedicine. 4(8). 967–979. 33 indexed citations

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Sperling, Ralph A., Pilar Rivera Gil, Feng Zhang, Marco Zanella, & Wolfgang J. Parak. (2008). Biological applications of gold nanoparticles. Chemical Society Reviews. 37(9). 1896–1896. 1434 indexed citations breakdown →

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