Viness Pillay

15.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
303 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Viness Pillay is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Viness Pillay has authored 303 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 104 papers in Biomaterials and 66 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Viness Pillay's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (109 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (60 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (52 papers). Viness Pillay is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (109 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (60 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (52 papers). Viness Pillay collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, India and United States. Viness Pillay's co-authors include Yahya E. Choonara, Lisa C. du Toit, Pradeep Kumar, Pierre P. D. Kondiah, Reza Fassihi, Girish Modi, Valence M. K. Ndesendo, Charu Tyagi, Lomas K. Tomar and Thashree Marimuthu and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Viness Pillay

302 papers receiving 11.3k citations

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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.

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 →
A review of the chemical modification techniques of starch

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

2014 319 citations Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fouling in ocular devices: implications for drug delivery, bioactive surface immobilization, and biomaterial design 2021 ·Drug Delivery and Translational Research ·(unknown), Pradeep Kumar, Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara	10
2	Curcumin-Loaded Niosomes Downregulate mRNA Expression of Pro-Inflammatory Markers Involved in Asthma: An In Vitro Study 2020 ·Nanomedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Meenu Mehta, Shakti D. Shukla, Jithendra Panneerselvam, Thiagarajan Madheswaran, Gaurav Gupta, Poonam Negi, Pradeep Kumar, Viness Pillay, Alan Hsu, Nicole G. Hansbro, Peter Wark, Mary Bebawy, Philip M. Hansbro, (unknown), Dinesh Kumar Chellappan	14
3	Discovery of Novel Tankyrase Inhibitors through Molecular Docking-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies 2020 ·Molecules ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eugene V. Radchenko, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Viness Pillay, Ähmed Kamal, Vladimir A. Palyulin	20
4	An advanced 3D monofilament biosuture 2020 ·(unknown), (unknown), Thashree Marimuthu, Lisa C. du Toit, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Viness Pillay	2
5	Hybrid Thermo-Responsive Polymer Systems and Their Biomedical Applications 2020 ·Frontiers in Materials ·(unknown), Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Viness Pillay	57
6	Self-accelerating H₂O₂-responsive Plasmonic Nanovesicles for Synergistic Chemo/starving therapy of Tumors 2020 ·Theranostics ·Yao Tang, (unknown), Chenglin Yi, Di Cheng, Bin Wang, Yun Fu, Yufang Xu, Xuhong Qian, Yahya E. Choonara, Viness Pillay, Weiping Zhu, Yunen Liu, Zhihong Nie	49
7	Development and Mechanistic Insight into the Enhanced Cytotoxic Potential of Parvifloron D Albumin Nanoparticles in EGFR-Overexpressing Pancreatic Cancer Cells 2019 ·Cancers ·(unknown), Pradeep Kumar, Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara, Carla Eleutério, (unknown), Ana S. Viana, Lia Ascensão, Jesús Molpeceres, Patrícia Rijo, Isabel Correia, Joana D. Amaral, Susana Solá, Cecília M. P. Rodrigues, Maria Manuela Gaspar, Catarina Pinto Reis	28
8	Improved antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activity of naringenin on conjugation with pectin 2019 ·3 Biotech ·(unknown), Munish Ahuja, Pradeep Kumar, Viness Pillay	39
9	Time-Domain Analysis of Molecular Dynamics Trajectories Using Deep Neural Networks: Application to Activity Ranking of Tankyrase Inhibitors 2019 ·Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eugene V. Radchenko, Riyaz Syed, (unknown), Viness Pillay, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Ähmed Kamal, Vladimir A. Palyulin	18
10	Enhancement of the Oral Bioavailability of Felodipine Employing 8-Arm-Poly(Ethylene Glycol): In Vivo, In Vitro and In Silico Evaluation 2016 ·AAPS PharmSciTech ·Pius S. Fasinu, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Lisa C. du Toit, Divya Bijukumar, Riaz A. Khan, Viness Pillay	5
11	A Review of Bioactive Release from Nerve Conduits as a Neurotherapeutic Strategy for Neuronal Growth in Peripheral Nerve Injury 2014 ·BioMed Research International ·Poornima Ramburrun, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Divya Bijukumar, Lisa C. du Toit, Viness Pillay	44
12	Design of chitospheres loaded with pristine polymer particles for extended drug delivery via polyelectrolyte complexation and particulate leaching 2014 ·International Journal of Pharmaceutics ·Poornima Ramburrun, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Lisa C. du Toit, Viness Pillay	9
13	Potential nanotechnologies and molecular targets in the quest for efficient chemotherapy in ovarian cancer 2014 ·Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery ·(unknown), Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Divya Bijukumar, Lisa C. du Toit, Viness Pillay	4
14	PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE CCTR, FCB CONTINUOUS PANS AT ESTON AND SEZELA 2013 ·(unknown), Viness Pillay, (unknown)	0
15	A Review of the Advancements in Probiotic Delivery: Conventional vs. Non-conventional Formulations for Intestinal Flora Supplementation 2013 ·AAPS PharmSciTech ·Mershen Govender, Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Lisa C. du Toit, Sandy van Vuuren, Viness Pillay	146
16	Design of an Anti-Inflammatory Composite Nanosystem and Evaluation of Its Potential for Ocular Drug Delivery 2013 ·Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·Lisa C. du Toit, Thirumala Govender, Trevor Carmichael, Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, Viness Pillay	14
17	In Vivo Evaluation of the Release of Zidovudine and Polystyrene Sulfonate from a Dual Intravaginal Bioadhesive Polymeric Device in the Pig Model 2010 ·Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·Valence M. K. Ndesendo, Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara, Lisa C. du Toit, Leith C. R. Meyer, Eckhart Buchmann, Pradeep Kumar, Riaz A. Khan	9
18	Advances in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders employing nanotechnology 2009 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Girish Modi, Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara	118
19	Design and Development of a Novel Controlled Release PLGA Alginate-Pectinate Polyspheric Drug Delivery System 2007 ·Drug Delivery ·(unknown), Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara	5
20	Upregulation of P-glycoprotein in rat hepatoma rho(o) cells: implications for drug-DNA interactions. 1998 ·PubMed ·Viness Pillay, Ryan D. Martinus, John S. Hill, Don R. Phillips	7

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