Ryan F. Donnelly

36.3k total citations · 14 hit papers
479 papers, 27.8k citations indexed

About

Ryan F. Donnelly is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Dermatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan F. Donnelly has authored 479 papers receiving a total of 27.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 331 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 156 papers in Dermatology and 72 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ryan F. Donnelly's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (304 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (141 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (128 papers). Ryan F. Donnelly is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (304 papers), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (141 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (128 papers). Ryan F. Donnelly collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Indonesia and Spain. Ryan F. Donnelly's co-authors include Eneko Larrañeta, A. David Woolfson, Thakur Raghu Raj Singh, Maelíosa McCrudden, Paul A. McCarron, Helen O. McCarthy, Lalitkumar K. Vora, Aaron J. Courtenay, Martin J. Garland and Juan Domínguez‐Robles and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ryan F. Donnelly

457 papers receiving 27.4k citations

Hit Papers

Transdermal Drug Delivery: Innovative Pharmaceutical Deve... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2015 2016 2011 2012 2010 250 500 750
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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. Transdermal Drug Delivery: Innovative Pharmaceutical Developments Based on Disruption of the Barrier Properties of the Stratum Corneum
    2015 803 citations Ryan F. Donnelly et al. Pharmaceutics profile →
  2. Microneedle arrays as transdermal and intradermal drug delivery systems: Materials science, manufacture and commercial development
    2016 725 citations Eneko Larrañeta, A. David Woolfson et al. profile →
  3. Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems
    2011 542 citations Ryan F. Donnelly, Thakur Raghu Raj Singh et al. profile →
  4. Hydrogel‐Forming Microneedle Arrays for Enhanced Transdermal Drug Delivery
    2012 533 citations Ryan F. Donnelly, Thakur Raghu Raj Singh et al. profile →
  5. Microneedle-based drug delivery systems: Microfabrication, drug delivery, and safety
    2010 509 citations Ryan F. Donnelly, Thakur Raghu Raj Singh et al. profile →
  6. Photothermal therapy
    2020 493 citations Ryan F. Donnelly et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
  7. A proposed model membrane and test method for microneedle insertion studies
    2014 478 citations Eneko Larrañeta, Eva M. Vicente‐Pérez et al. International Journal of Pharmaceutics profile →
  8. Enhancement strategies for transdermal drug delivery systems: current trends and applications
    2021 403 citations Ryan F. Donnelly et al. Drug Delivery and Translational Research profile →
  9. Engineering Microneedle Patches for Improved Penetration: Analysis, Skin Models and Factors Affecting Needle Insertion
    2021 323 citations Melissa Kirkby, Aaron R. J. Hutton et al. profile →
  10. Microneedles: A New Frontier in Nanomedicine Delivery
    2016 267 citations Eneko Larrañeta, Ryan F. Donnelly et al. profile →
  11. Hollow microneedles: A perspective in biomedical applications
    2021 206 citations Álvaro Cárcamo-Martínez, Juan Domínguez‐Robles et al. International Journal of Pharmaceutics profile →
  12. On a highway to the brain: A review on nose-to-brain drug delivery using nanoparticles
    2022 173 citations Ryan F. Donnelly, Alejandro J. Paredes et al. profile →
  13. Microneedle-based biosensing
    2023 110 citations Lalitkumar K. Vora, Akmal Hidayat Bin Sabri et al. profile →
  14. Long-acting microneedle formulations
    2023 88 citations Lalitkumar K. Vora, Akmal Hidayat Bin Sabri 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
Ryan F. Donnelly United Kingdom 90 18.6k 8.8k 5.1k 4.4k 3.8k 479 27.8k
Mark R. Prausnitz United States 96 25.3k 1.4× 12.7k 1.4× 7.7k 1.5× 6.8k 1.5× 4.0k 1.1× 354 36.9k
Joke A. Bouwstra Netherlands 78 14.0k 0.8× 8.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.2× 6.3k 1.4× 974 0.3× 348 20.9k
Eliana B. Souto Portugal 87 10.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 7.5k 1.7× 1.7k 0.5× 553 28.0k
Richard H. Guy United States 77 14.0k 0.8× 8.4k 1.0× 3.0k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 671 0.2× 426 22.3k
Howard I. Maïbach United States 81 9.2k 0.5× 13.2k 1.5× 1.1k 0.2× 2.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 785 25.9k
Claus‐Michael Lehr Germany 81 8.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.2× 3.5k 0.7× 6.1k 1.4× 774 0.2× 417 22.0k
A. David Woolfson United Kingdom 53 6.5k 0.3× 3.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.3× 196 10.2k
Jürgen Lademann Germany 65 5.3k 0.3× 7.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 547 0.1× 431 15.9k
Jia‐You Fang Taiwan 61 4.3k 0.2× 3.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 3.4k 0.8× 282 0.1× 333 13.0k
Wolfram Sterry Germany 81 4.1k 0.2× 13.4k 1.5× 1.1k 0.2× 3.6k 0.8× 656 0.2× 671 27.1k

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All Works

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Jiwanti, Prastika Krisma, Qonita Kurnia Anjani, Takeshi Kondo, et al.. (2025). Microneedle-Integrated Screen-Printed Electrode Modified with Gold Nanoparticle-Boron-Doped Diamond Nanoparticle Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Theophylline Detection. ACS Omega. 10(43). 51738–51747.
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Anjani, Qonita Kurnia, Ashley R. Johnson, Akmal Hidayat Bin Sabri, et al.. (2025). Delivery of Islatravir via High Drug‐Load, Long‐acting Microarray Patches for the Prevention or Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(7). e2403615–e2403615. 1 indexed citations
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Himawan, Achmad, Juan L. Paris, Juan Domínguez‐Robles, et al.. (2025). Formulation and evaluation of PVA-based composite hydrogels: physicochemical, leachables, and in vitro immunogenicity studies. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(7). 2431–2445. 7 indexed citations
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Gowda, B.H. Jaswanth, Anjali Pandya, Shilpkala Gade, et al.. (2025). Voriconazole nanosuspension-loaded ocular bilayer dissolving microneedle patch for the management of fungal keratitis. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. 16(4). 1164–1187.
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Anjani, Qonita Kurnia, Aaron R. J. Hutton, Peter E. McKenna, Eneko Larrañeta, & Ryan F. Donnelly. (2025). Safety Evaluation of Repeated Application of Polymeric Microarray Patches in Miniature Pigs. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(22). e2501512–e2501512. 1 indexed citations
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Hutton, Aaron R. J., Melissa Kirkby, Tom Van Bogaert, et al.. (2024). Transdermal Administration of Nanobody Molecules using Hydrogel‐Forming Microarray Patch Technology: A Unique Delivery Approach. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 309(6). 5 indexed citations
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Domínguez‐Robles, Juan, et al.. (2024). 3D-printed implants loaded with acriflavine for glioblastoma treatment. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 665. 124710–124710. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Yu‐Wei, et al.. (2024). Deferasirox nanosuspension loaded dissolving microneedles for ocular drug delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 664. 124614–124614. 15 indexed citations
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Anjani, Qonita Kurnia, Usanee Detamornrat, Eneko Larrañeta, & Ryan F. Donnelly. (2024). Hydrogel-forming microarray patches combined with powder-based reservoir for labetalol hydrochloride transdermal delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 669. 125061–125061. 4 indexed citations
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Sangalli, M.E., et al.. (2024). A novel temperature-controlled media milling device to produce drug nanocrystals at the laboratory scale. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 666. 124780–124780. 6 indexed citations
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Naser, Yara A., Lalitkumar K. Vora, Ismaiel A. Tekko, et al.. (2024). Atorvastatin-Loaded Dissolving Microarray Patches for Long-Acting Microdepot Delivery: Comparison of Nanoparticle and Microparticle Drug Formulations. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(41). 55027–55044. 2 indexed citations
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Apolinário, Alexsandra Conceição, Yara A. Naser, Fabiana Volpe‐Zanutto, et al.. (2024). Novel lipid nanovesicle-loaded dissolving microarray patches for fenretinide in breast cancer chemoprevention. Journal of Controlled Release. 374. 76–88. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han, et al.. (2024). Sodium Alginate Microneedles Loaded with Vancomycin for Skin Infections. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 15(11). 316–316. 9 indexed citations
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Hutton, Aaron R. J., et al.. (2024). Application of microarray patches for the transdermal administration of psychedelic drugs in micro-doses. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 207. 114603–114603. 2 indexed citations
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Anjani, Qonita Kurnia, Sara Demartis, Fabiana Volpe‐Zanutto, et al.. (2023). Fluorescence-Coupled Techniques for Determining Rose Bengal in Dermatological Formulations and Their Application to Ex Vivo Skin Deposition Studies. Pharmaceutics. 15(2). 408–408. 9 indexed citations
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Demartis, Sara, Qonita Kurnia Anjani, Fabiana Volpe‐Zanutto, et al.. (2022). Trilayer dissolving polymeric microneedle array loading Rose Bengal transfersomes as a novel adjuvant in early-stage cutaneous melanoma management. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 627. 122217–122217. 48 indexed citations
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Cárcamo-Martínez, Álvaro, Qonita Kurnia Anjani, Andi Dian Permana, et al.. (2020). WITHDRAWN: Coated polymeric needles for rapid and deep intradermal delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 119355–119355. 1 indexed citations
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Caffarel–Salvador, Ester, A. J. Brady, Eyman Mohamed Eltayib, et al.. (2015). Hydrogel-Forming Microneedle Arrays Allow Detection of Drugs and Glucose In Vivo: Potential for Use in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145644–e0145644. 142 indexed citations
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Morrow, Desmond I. J., Paul A. McCarron, A. David Woolfson, et al.. (2010). Novel patch-based systems for the localised delivery of ALA-esters. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 101(1). 59–69. 14 indexed citations
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McCarron, Paul A., et al.. (2004). Evaluation of the penetration of 5‐aminolevulinic acid through basal cell carcinoma: a pilot study. Experimental Dermatology. 13(7). 445–451. 48 indexed citations

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