Pradeep Kumar

13.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
420 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Pradeep Kumar is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pradeep Kumar has authored 420 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 117 papers in Biomaterials and 73 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pradeep Kumar's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (92 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (51 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (49 papers). Pradeep Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (92 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (51 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (49 papers). Pradeep Kumar collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, India and Egypt. Pradeep Kumar's co-authors include Yahya E. Choonara, Viness Pillay, Lisa C. du Toit, Pierre P. D. Kondiah, Charu Tyagi, Lomas K. Tomar, Vikas Sharma, Devender Pathak, Girish Modi and Inderbir Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Pradeep Kumar

391 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

A Review of the Effect of Processing Variables on the Fabrication of Electrospun Nanofibers for Drug Delivery Applications

2013 535 citations Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara et al. profile →
Biological importance of the indole nucleus in recent years: A comprehensive review

2010 525 citations Pradeep Kumar et al. profile →
A review of the chemical modification techniques of starch

2016 465 citations Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →
Current advances in the fabrication of microneedles for transdermal delivery

2014 319 citations Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar et al. profile →
Recent Developments in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Treatment: A Review

2022 168 citations Pradeep Kumar et al. profile →
Preparation and Evaluation of Chitosan/PVA Based Hydrogel Films Loaded with Honey for Wound Healing Application

2022 139 citations Pradeep Kumar, Inderbir Singh et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pradeep Kumar South Africa	48	3.1k	2.7k	2.0k	1.8k	1.1k	420	10.2k
Yahya E. Choonara South Africa	53	3.7k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	788 0.7×	384	11.1k
Viness Pillay South Africa	55	3.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	3.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.1×	830 0.7×	303	11.6k
Chul Soon Yong South Korea	56	3.1k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.8×	2.6k 1.5×	760 0.7×	232	10.5k
Jaleh Varshosaz Iran	52	3.6k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	3.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.3×	713 0.6×	395	10.9k
Xiguang Chen China	52	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	608 0.5×	240	8.2k
Lisa C. du Toit South Africa	44	2.7k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	583 0.5×	206	7.6k
Lee Yong Lim Australia	49	3.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	682 0.6×	182	9.1k
Fwu‐Long Mi Taiwan	65	5.6k 1.8×	2.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.4×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	155	12.3k
Ming Kong China	42	3.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	935 0.8×	142	7.4k
Dae‐Duk Kim South Korea	54	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	3.3k 1.6×	3.1k 1.7×	896 0.8×	293	10.8k

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Bhattacharya, Baby, et al.. (2025). From Citrus to Clinic: Limonene’s Journey Through Preclinical Research, Clinical Trials, and Formulation Innovations. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 4433–4460. 6 indexed citations

Kumar, Pradeep, Pedro Faísca, Hugo Alexandre Ferreira, et al.. (2025). Gold nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy: Expanding the frontiers of cancer treatment and theragnostics. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 190. 118399–118399. 3 indexed citations

Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2024). Organocatalytic route to the enantioselective synthesis of syn/anti-α-hydrazino-γ-fluoro alcohols. Tetrahedron Letters. 145. 155179–155179. 1 indexed citations

Sk, Singh, et al.. (2024). Thyroid dysfunction in India: what is different. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 11(3). 286–290. 3 indexed citations

Prakash, Jyoti, et al.. (2024). Comparative Evaluation of Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life between Clinical and other than Clinical Branch Postgraduate Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2024). Co-emulsified Alginate-Eudragit Nanoparticles: Potential Carriers for Localized and Time-defined Release of Tenofovir in the Female Genital Tract. AAPS PharmSciTech. 25(1). 15–15. 3 indexed citations

Motaung, Keolebogile Shirley, Samson A. Adeyemi, Philemon Ubanako, et al.. (2024). Sodium alginate/carboxymethylcellulose gel formulations containing Capparis sepieria plant extract for wound healing. Therapeutic Delivery. 15(12). 921–937. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2023). Advances in immunomodulatory strategies for host-directed therapies in combating tuberculosis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114588–114588. 17 indexed citations

Garg, Unnati, Neha Jain, Manisha Pandey, et al.. (2023). Chitosan and hyaluronic acid-based nanocarriers for advanced cancer therapy and intervention. Biomaterials Advances. 157. 213733–213733. 10 indexed citations

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Kondiah, Pierre P. D., et al.. (2023). Design of Chitosan-Coated, Quercetin-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Enhanced PSMA-Specific Activity on LnCap Prostate Cancer Cells. Biomedicines. 11(4). 1201–1201. 24 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2023). Renewable Energy Systems Using Game Theory For Power Forecasting Energy Simulation. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Sharma, Ameya, Divya Dheer, Inderbir Singh, Vivek Puri, & Pradeep Kumar. (2023). Phytoconstituent-Loaded Nanofibrous Meshes as Wound Dressings: A Concise Review. Pharmaceutics. 15(4). 1058–1058. 14 indexed citations

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Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2023). Assessment of various cognitive domains in patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 11(4). 1180–1185.

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Prasad, Arun, et al.. (2023). Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis after COVID-19 vaccination in a teenage girl. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 10(3). 425–428. 1 indexed citations

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Singhal, Saurabh, et al.. (2022). Intraoperative portal vein stenting through umbilical vein approach: An innovative salvage procedure for portal vein thrombosis in pediatric liver transplant. Pediatric Transplantation. 27(1). e14427–e14427. 1 indexed citations

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Roy, Partha, et al.. (2020). Folate-induced nanostructural changes of oligochitosan nanoparticles and their fate of cellular internalization by melanoma. Carbohydrate Polymers. 244. 116488–116488. 33 indexed citations

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Radchenko, Eugene V., Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, et al.. (2020). Discovery of Novel Tankyrase Inhibitors through Molecular Docking-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies. Molecules. 25(14). 3171–3171. 20 indexed citations

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Sharma, Ameya, Anjali Mittal, Vivek Puri, Pradeep Kumar, & Inderbir Singh. (2020). Curcumin-loaded, alginate–gelatin composite fibers for wound healing applications. 3 Biotech. 10(11). 464–464. 38 indexed citations

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Catarino, José, Pedro Faísca, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2020). How Can Biomolecules Improve Mucoadhesion of Oral Insulin? A Comprehensive Insight using Ex-Vivo, In Silico, and In Vivo Models. Biomolecules. 10(5). 675–675. 20 indexed citations

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Govender, Mershen, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, et al.. (2013). A Review of the Advancements in Probiotic Delivery: Conventional vs. Non-conventional Formulations for Intestinal Flora Supplementation. AAPS PharmSciTech. 15(1). 29–43. 146 indexed citations

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