Samir Acherar

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Samir Acherar is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Samir Acherar has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Samir Acherar's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (18 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (13 papers). Samir Acherar is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (18 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (13 papers). Samir Acherar collaborates with scholars based in France, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. Samir Acherar's co-authors include Céline Frochot, Régis Vanderesse, Francis Baros, Ludovic Colombeau, Philippe Arnoux, Zahraa Youssef, Amina Ben Mihoub, Tayssir Hamieh, Amirah Mohd Gazzali and Bauyrzhan Myrzakhmetov and has published in prestigious journals such as Coordination Chemistry Reviews, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Samir Acherar

61 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Functionalized liposomes for targeted breast cancer drug delivery

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samir Acherar France	22	730	564	472	360	275	63	1.7k
Philippe Arnoux France	22	754 1.0×	567 1.0×	540 1.1×	261 0.7×	144 0.5×	79	1.5k
Diogo Silva Pellosi Brazil	24	617 0.8×	451 0.8×	539 1.1×	356 1.0×	240 0.9×	51	1.5k
Aurore Fraix Italy	26	885 1.2×	825 1.5×	394 0.8×	341 0.9×	269 1.0×	83	1.8k
Juanjuan Chen China	24	745 1.0×	803 1.4×	255 0.5×	511 1.4×	171 0.6×	120	2.3k
Jayeeta Bhaumik India	28	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.9×	530 1.1×	604 1.7×	305 1.1×	64	2.4k
Ludovic Colombeau France	18	427 0.6×	403 0.7×	324 0.7×	179 0.5×	117 0.4×	29	1.1k
Buhong Li China	25	1.2k 1.6×	720 1.3×	739 1.6×	367 1.0×	161 0.6×	102	2.3k
Chengli Yang China	26	914 1.3×	490 0.9×	194 0.4×	673 1.9×	216 0.8×	85	2.0k
Ke Zheng China	18	438 0.6×	342 0.6×	248 0.5×	200 0.6×	145 0.5×	56	1.0k
Barbara Pucelik Poland	21	913 1.3×	807 1.4×	817 1.7×	223 0.6×	197 0.7×	45	1.6k

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Daouk, Joël, Hervé Schohn, Philippe Arnoux, et al.. (2025). Lanthanides-Based Nanoparticles Conjugated with Rose Bengal for FRET-Mediated X-Ray-Induced PDT. Pharmaceuticals. 18(5). 672–672.

Gassoumi, Bouzid, Soumaya Nasri, Frédérique Loiseau, et al.. (2024). Photophysical, cyclic voltammetry, electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray molecular structure, DFT calculations and molecular docking study of a new Mn(III) metalloporphyrin. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1319. 139455–139455. 9 indexed citations

Moussaron, Albert, Olivier Moralès, Guillaume Paul Grolez, et al.. (2024). Targeted Photodynamic Therapy using a Vectorized Photosensitizer coupled to Folic Acid Analog induces Ovarian Tumor Cell Death and inhibits IL-6-mediated Inflammation. Journal of Controlled Release. 371. 351–370. 6 indexed citations

Daouk, Joël, François Lux, Jessica Cedervall, et al.. (2023). Targeting Glioblastoma-Associated Macrophages for Photodynamic Therapy Using AGuIX®-Design Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics. 15(3). 997–997. 14 indexed citations

Malliavin, Thérèse E., Samir Acherar, Céline Frochot, et al.. (2023). New Crystal Form of Human Neuropilin-1 b1 Fragment with Six Electrostatic Mutations Complexed with KDKPPR Peptide Ligand. Molecules. 28(14). 5603–5603. 4 indexed citations

Mihoub, Amina Ben, Kamil Elkhoury, Samir Acherar, et al.. (2023). Neuroprotective Effect of Curcumin-Loaded RGD Peptide-PEGylated Nanoliposomes. Pharmaceutics. 15(12). 2665–2665. 8 indexed citations

Jouan–Hureaux, Valérie, et al.. (2022). tLyp–1: A peptide suitable to target NRP–1 receptor. Bioorganic Chemistry. 130. 106200–106200. 24 indexed citations

Moussaron, Albert, et al.. (2022). Folate-based radiotracers for nuclear imaging and radionuclide therapy. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 470. 214702–214702. 15 indexed citations

Myrzakhmetov, Bauyrzhan, et al.. (2021). Photophysical Properties of Protoporphyrin IX, Pyropheophorbide-a, and Photofrin® in Different Conditions. Pharmaceuticals. 14(2). 138–138. 57 indexed citations

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Thomas, Noémie, Joël Daouk, Laurence Choulier, et al.. (2020). <p>Multiscale Selectivity and in vivo Biodistribution of NRP-1-Targeted Theranostic AGuIX Nanoparticles for PDT of Glioblastoma</p>. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 15. 8739–8758. 24 indexed citations

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Mihoub, Amina Ben, Zahraa Youssef, Valérie Jouan–Hureaux, et al.. (2019). Inclusion complex vs. conjugation of hydrophobic photosensitizers with β-cyclodextrin: Improved disaggregation and photodynamic therapy efficacy against glioblastoma cells. Materials Science and Engineering C. 109. 110604–110604. 11 indexed citations

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Moussodia, Ralph‐Olivier, et al.. (2018). Synthesis and Conformational Analysis of 1:1 [α/α‐N^α‐Bn‐Hydrazino] and 1:1 [α‐N^α‐Bn‐Hydrazino/α] Trimers: Determination of the Δδ Value for the γ‐Turn Structuration. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(34). 4754–4761. 1 indexed citations

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Larue, Lionel, Amina Ben Mihoub, Zahraa Youssef, et al.. (2018). Using X-rays in photodynamic therapy: an overview. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 17(11). 1612–1650. 99 indexed citations

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Vanderesse, Régis, Samir Acherar, Emmanuel Guédon, et al.. (2017). Light-sensitive dextran-covered PNBA nanoparticles as triggered drug delivery systems: Formulation, characteristics and cytotoxicity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 514. 289–298. 30 indexed citations

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Gazzali, Amirah Mohd, Ludovic Colombeau, Philippe Arnoux, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of mono-, di- and triporphyrin building blocks by click chemistry for photodynamic therapy application. Tetrahedron. 73(5). 532–541. 7 indexed citations

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Gazzali, Amirah Mohd, Ludovic Colombeau, Samir Acherar, et al.. (2016). Stability of folic acid under several parameters. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 93. 419–430. 145 indexed citations

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Stallivieri, Aurélie, Ludovic Colombeau, Albert Moussaron, et al.. (2016). Folic acid conjugates with photosensitizers for cancer targeting in photodynamic therapy: Synthesis and photophysical properties. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 25(1). 1–10. 54 indexed citations

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Stallivieri, Aurélie, et al.. (2015). Synthesis and photophysical properties of the photoactivatable cationic porphyrin 5-(4-N-dodecylpyridyl)-10,15,20-tri(4-N-methylpyridyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin tetraiodide for anti-malaria PDT. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 14(7). 1290–1295. 20 indexed citations

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Colombeau, Ludovic, Samir Acherar, Francis Baros, et al.. (2015). Inorganic Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy. Topics in current chemistry. 370. 113–134. 55 indexed citations

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Acherar, Samir, Ludovic Colombeau, Céline Frochot, & Régis Vanderesse. (2015). Synthesis of Porphyrin, Chlorin and Phthalocyanine Derivatives by Azide-Alkyne Click Chemistry. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 22(28). 3217–3254. 23 indexed citations

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