Tejal A. Desai

20.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
299 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Tejal A. Desai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Tejal A. Desai has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 86 papers in Surgery and 60 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Tejal A. Desai's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (79 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (40 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (38 papers). Tejal A. Desai is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (79 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (40 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (38 papers). Tejal A. Desai collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Tejal A. Desai's co-authors include Ketul C. Popat, Craig A. Grimes, Sarah L. Tao, Wei Tan, Thomas J. LaTempa, Mauro Ferrari, Lara Leoni, James J. Norman, Matthew Eltgroth and Vuk Uskoković and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tejal A. Desai

294 papers receiving 15.5k 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.

Influence of engineered titania nanotubular surfaces on bone cells

2007 488 citations Tejal A. Desai et al. profile →
Advances in islet encapsulation technologies

2016 323 citations Tejal A. Desai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tejal A. Desai United States	72	7.7k	3.1k	3.1k	3.1k	2.6k	299	15.9k
Daniel S. Kohane United States	70	8.6k 1.1×	3.6k 1.2×	6.9k 2.2×	3.6k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	234	20.5k
Kevin M. Shakesheff United Kingdom	71	7.8k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	6.3k 2.0×	2.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	260	16.4k
Wenguang Liu China	80	7.8k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	6.1k 2.0×	3.9k 1.3×	4.1k 1.6×	377	21.5k
Akihiko Kikuchi Japan	84	10.4k 1.3×	4.1k 1.3×	6.7k 2.2×	5.1k 1.7×	2.6k 1.0×	511	26.9k
Paolo A. Netti Italy	68	8.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.5×	4.7k 1.5×	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	494	17.9k
David W. Grainger United States	64	4.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	324	15.3k
Morgan R. Alexander United Kingdom	63	6.4k 0.8×	981 0.3×	1.6k 0.5×	3.7k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	299	14.4k
Mark W. Grinstaff United States	78	7.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	6.4k 2.1×	6.7k 2.2×	4.2k 1.6×	449	24.4k
Jeffrey M. Karp United States	62	10.1k 1.3×	3.6k 1.1×	8.1k 2.6×	8.2k 2.7×	2.4k 0.9×	174	24.2k
Jingwei Xie United States	62	7.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	7.3k 2.4×	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	173	14.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Desai, Tejal A., et al.. (2024). Nanostructure-Mediated Transport of Therapeutics through Epithelial Barriers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(13). 7098–7098. 6 indexed citations

Jana, Deblin, Zhiyuan Han, Xiao Huang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Targeting by Precision Control of DNA Scaffolded Nanoparticle Ligand Presentation. ACS Nano. 18(26). 16674–16683. 9 indexed citations

Desai, Tejal A. & Alessandro Grattoni. (2023). Robotic self-modulation enhances implantable long-acting drug delivery devices. Science Robotics. 8(81). eadj8292–eadj8292. 4 indexed citations

Finbloom, Joel A., Cindy Huynh, Xiao Huang, & Tejal A. Desai. (2023). Bioinspired nanotopographical design of drug delivery systems. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 1(2). 139–152. 75 indexed citations

Raghavan, Preethi, et al.. (2022). Harnessing Biomaterials for Immunomodulatory-Driven Tissue Engineering. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 9(2). 224–239. 25 indexed citations

Kim, Jean, et al.. (2019). Co-Delivery of Timolol and Brimonidine with a Polymer Thin-Film Intraocular Device. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 35(2). 124–131. 18 indexed citations

Cerchiari, Alec E., James C. Garbe, Michael E. Todhunter, et al.. (2015). A strategy for tissue self-organization that is robust to cellular heterogeneity and plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(7). 2287–2292. 95 indexed citations

Allen, Jessica L., et al.. (2015). Tunable Microfibers Suppress Fibrotic Encapsulation via Inhibition of TGFβ Signaling. Tissue Engineering Part A. 22(1-2). 142–150. 6 indexed citations

Uskoković, Vuk & Tejal A. Desai. (2014). Nanoparticulate drug delivery platforms for advancing bone infection therapies. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 11(12). 1899–1912. 22 indexed citations

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Zaitseva, Tatiana S., et al.. (2014). Effect of Collagen Nanotopography on Keloid Fibroblast Proliferation and Matrix Synthesis: Implications for Dermal Wound Healing. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(19-20). 2728–2736. 24 indexed citations

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Cerchiari, Alec E., James C. Garbe, Michael E. Todhunter, et al.. (2014). Formation of Spatially and Geometrically Controlled Three-Dimensional Tissues in Soft Gels by Sacrificial Micromolding. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 21(6). 541–547. 21 indexed citations

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Desai, Tejal A., et al.. (2014). Compliant 3D Microenvironment Improves β-Cell Cluster Insulin Expression Through Mechanosensing and β-Catenin Signaling. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(13-14). 1888–1895. 41 indexed citations

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Ollerenshaw, Jeremy D., et al.. (2013). The Effect of Nanotopography on Modulating Protein Adsorption and the Fibrotic Response. Tissue Engineering Part A. 20(1-2). 130–138. 44 indexed citations

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Bernards, Daniel A., et al.. (2013). Ocular Biocompatibility and Structural Integrity of Micro- and Nanostructured Poly(caprolactone) Films. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 29(2). 249–257. 43 indexed citations

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Ayala, Perla, José I. López, & Tejal A. Desai. (2010). Microtopographical Cues in 3D Attenuate Fibrotic Phenotype and Extracellular Matrix Deposition: Implications for Tissue Regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(8). 2519–2527. 41 indexed citations

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Pattani, Varun, Chunfei Li, Tejal A. Desai, & Tania Q. Vu. (2008). Microcontact printing of quantum dot bioconjugate arrays for localized capture and detection of biomolecules. Biomedical Microdevices. 10(3). 367–374. 23 indexed citations

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Norman, James J., John M. Collins, Sadhana Sharma, Brenda Russell, & Tejal A. Desai. (2008). Microstructures in 3D Biological Gels Affect Cell Proliferation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14(3). 379–390. 29 indexed citations

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Desai, Tejal A. & Sangeeta N. Bhatia. (2006). Therapeutic micro/nanotechnology. Springer eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Keysor, Julie J., Tejal A. Desai, & Elizabeth J. Mutran. (1999). Elders' Preferences for Care Setting in Short- and Long-Term Disability Scenarios. The Gerontologist. 39(3). 334–344. 41 indexed citations

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Mosqueda‐Garcia, Rogelio, Raffaello Furlan, Roxana Fernandez-Violante, et al.. (1997). Sympathetic and baroreceptor reflex function in neurally mediated syncope evoked by tilt.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 99(11). 2736–2744. 202 indexed citations

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