Sangeeth Pillai

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sangeeth Pillai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sangeeth Pillai has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Physiology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Sangeeth Pillai's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers), Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (4 papers) and Dental Research and COVID-19 (2 papers). Sangeeth Pillai is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers), Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions (4 papers) and Dental Research and COVID-19 (2 papers). Sangeeth Pillai collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Qatar and China. Sangeeth Pillai's co-authors include Simon D. Tran, Akshaya Upadhyay, Parisa Khayambashi, Yuli Zhang, Hieu M. Pham, Janaki Iyer, Yuli Zhang, Julie Chen, I. Harb and Stephanie Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Molecules and Materials.

In The Last Decade

Sangeeth Pillai

13 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Smart Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

2019 624 citations Sangeeth Pillai, Parisa Khayambashi et al. Materials profile →
Dental 3D-Printing: Transferring Art from the Laboratories to the Clinics

2021 151 citations Sangeeth Pillai, Akshaya Upadhyay et al. Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sangeeth Pillai Canada	8	563	344	243	202	138	14	1.1k
Akshaya Upadhyay Canada	7	478 0.8×	342 1.0×	243 1.0×	187 0.9×	128 0.9×	13	1.1k
Parisa Khayambashi Canada	6	426 0.8×	339 1.0×	243 1.0×	169 0.8×	149 1.1×	6	1000
Honghyun Park South Korea	21	621 1.1×	409 1.2×	281 1.2×	94 0.5×	144 1.0×	45	1.2k
Farahnaz Fahimipour United States	22	937 1.7×	427 1.2×	120 0.5×	95 0.5×	210 1.5×	45	1.5k
Lina Altomare Italy	20	667 1.2×	485 1.4×	104 0.4×	83 0.4×	282 2.0×	45	1.2k
Pedro S. Babo Portugal	19	505 0.9×	515 1.5×	241 1.0×	106 0.5×	208 1.5×	44	1.3k
Likun Guo China	20	800 1.4×	462 1.3×	150 0.6×	262 1.3×	169 1.2×	33	1.3k
Nélson Monteiro United States	14	624 1.1×	469 1.4×	50 0.2×	278 1.4×	156 1.1×	16	1.2k
Sheeny K. Lan Levengood United States	16	1.1k 2.0×	627 1.8×	121 0.5×	231 1.1×	310 2.2×	17	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sangeeth Pillai

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14 of 14 papers shown

Pillai, Sangeeth, et al.. (2025). Smart hydrogels for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: how far have we come. Regenerative Medicine. 20(11). 585–608.

Pillai, Sangeeth, José G. Munguia-López, & Simon D. Tran. (2024). Bioengineered Salivary Gland Microtissues─A Review of 3D Cellular Models and their Applications. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(5). 2620–2636. 2 indexed citations

Pillai, Sangeeth, et al.. (2023). Mapping the Potential of Microfluidics in Early Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers. Cancers. 15(15). 3894–3894. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuli, et al.. (2023). Microfluidic Organ-on-A-chip: A Guide to Biomaterial Choice and Fabrication. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3232–3232. 96 indexed citations

Pillai, Sangeeth, et al.. (2023). Integration of an evidence‐based caries management approach in dental education: The perspectives of dental instructors. Journal of Dental Education. 88(1). 69–81. 1 indexed citations

Iyer, Janaki, et al.. (2023). Salivary gland bioengineering - yesterday, today, tomorrow!. PubMed. 38(6). 607–621. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yifei, Akshaya Upadhyay, Sangeeth Pillai, Parisa Khayambashi, & Simon D. Tran. (2022). Saliva as a diagnostic specimen for SARS‐CoV‐2 detection: A scoping review. Oral Diseases. 28(S2). 2362–2390. 5 indexed citations

Pillai, Sangeeth, José G. Munguia-López, & Simon D. Tran. (2022). Hydrogels for Salivary Gland Tissue Engineering. Gels. 8(11). 730–730. 5 indexed citations

Pillai, Sangeeth, et al.. (2022). Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Primary Salivary Gland Cells. Current Protocols. 2(7). e479–e479. 7 indexed citations

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Khayambashi, Parisa, Janaki Iyer, Sangeeth Pillai, et al.. (2021). Hydrogel Encapsulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Derived Exosomes for Tissue Engineering. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(2). 684–684. 165 indexed citations

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Pillai, Sangeeth, et al.. (2021). Advances in Medical Wearable Biosensors: Design, Fabrication and Materials Strategies in Healthcare Monitoring. Molecules. 27(1). 165–165. 60 indexed citations

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Pillai, Sangeeth, Akshaya Upadhyay, Parisa Khayambashi, et al.. (2021). Dental 3D-Printing: Transferring Art from the Laboratories to the Clinics. Polymers. 13(1). 157–157. 151 indexed citations breakdown →

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Upadhyay, Akshaya, Sangeeth Pillai, Parisa Khayambashi, et al.. (2020). Biomimetic Aspects of Oral and Dentofacial Regeneration. Biomimetics. 5(4). 51–51. 21 indexed citations

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Pillai, Sangeeth, Parisa Khayambashi, Akshaya Upadhyay, et al.. (2019). Smart Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Materials. 12(20). 3323–3323. 624 indexed citations breakdown →

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