Waleed Faisal

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 906 citations indexed

About

Waleed Faisal is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, General Health Professions and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Waleed Faisal has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 906 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Waleed Faisal's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (7 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (6 papers) and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (5 papers). Waleed Faisal is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (7 papers), Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (6 papers) and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (5 papers). Waleed Faisal collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Waleed Faisal's co-authors include Ziad Sartawi, Brendan T. Griffin, Caitríona M. O’Driscoll, Ghareb M. Soliman, Ahmed M. Hamdan, Ahmed A. H. Abdellatif, Edmund Kostewicz, Martin Kuentz, Kasturi Sen and Abina M. Crean and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Controlled Release and International Journal of Pharmaceutics.

In The Last Decade

Waleed Faisal

27 papers receiving 886 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.

Dissolving microneedles: Applications and growing therapeutic potential

2022 303 citations Ziad Sartawi, Waleed Faisal et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Waleed Faisal Ireland	15	579	159	144	85	84	28	906
Sonia Pandey India	15	491 0.8×	106 0.7×	199 1.4×	92 1.1×	121 1.4×	41	873
Vaishali Londhe India	20	516 0.9×	98 0.6×	216 1.5×	82 1.0×	128 1.5×	66	1.1k
Vikas Bali India	14	571 1.0×	90 0.6×	155 1.1×	147 1.7×	90 1.1×	18	856
Ehab R. Bendas Egypt	19	849 1.5×	148 0.9×	275 1.9×	157 1.8×	136 1.6×	34	1.4k
H. Yeşim Karasulu Türkiye	18	673 1.2×	119 0.7×	171 1.2×	142 1.7×	103 1.2×	57	1.0k
Hetal Thakkar India	22	905 1.6×	165 1.0×	321 2.2×	104 1.2×	236 2.8×	66	1.5k
Asim ur Rehman Pakistan	19	492 0.8×	111 0.7×	164 1.1×	98 1.2×	163 1.9×	45	981
Sameh Hosam Abd El-Alim Egypt	19	582 1.0×	112 0.7×	188 1.3×	154 1.8×	148 1.8×	32	1.1k
Mireia Mallandrich Spain	17	430 0.7×	122 0.8×	119 0.8×	101 1.2×	129 1.5×	60	848
Harshad Harde India	16	653 1.1×	124 0.8×	336 2.3×	112 1.3×	184 2.2×	19	984

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Waleed Faisal

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Sartawi, Ziad, et al.. (2025). Glassy Drug Microneedle Array Design: Drug Glass-Forming Ability and Stability. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(3). 1373–1383. 2 indexed citations

Sartawi, Ziad, et al.. (2023). Glass Microneedles: A Case Study for Regulatory Approval Using a Quality by Design Approach. Advanced Materials. 35(52). e2305834–e2305834. 12 indexed citations

Sartawi, Ziad, et al.. (2022). Dissolving microneedles: Applications and growing therapeutic potential. Journal of Controlled Release. 348. 186–205. 303 indexed citations breakdown →

Faisal, Waleed, Simon E. Lawrence, H.A. Moynihan, et al.. (2021). Investigating microcrystalline cellulose crystallinity using Raman spectroscopy. Cellulose. 28(14). 8971–8985. 27 indexed citations

Abdellatif, Ahmed A. H., Zafar Rasheed, Ahmad Alhowail, et al.. (2020). <p>Silver Citrate Nanoparticles Inhibit PMA-Induced TNFα Expression via Deactivation of NF-κB Activity in Human Cancer Cell-Lines, MCF-7</p>. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 15. 8479–8493. 45 indexed citations

Wood, Barbara A., et al.. (2020). Application of percolation threshold to disintegration and dissolution of ibuprofen tablets with different microcrystalline cellulose grades. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 589. 119838–119838. 14 indexed citations

Alawadi, Fatheya, Mohamed Hassanein, Eldaw Suliman, et al.. (2020). The Prevalence of Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes among the Dubai Population: Findings from Dubai Household Health Surveys, 2014 and 2017. 26(2). 78–84. 13 indexed citations

Sibai, Abla Mehio, et al.. (2019). Ethics Reporting Practices in Aging Research From the Arab Region. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 40(1). 105–109. 3 indexed citations

Abdellatif, Ahmed A. H., et al.. (2018). Somatostatin receptors as a new active targeting sites for nanoparticles. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 26(7). 1051–1059. 21 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, et al.. (2017). Incidence and determinants of severity of unintentional injuries among students of private schools in Dubai: a cross-sectional study. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 23(1). 20–27. 1 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Carol A., Waleed Faisal, Joseph P. O’Shea, et al.. (2017). In vitro dissolution models for the prediction of in vivo performance of an oral mesoporous silica formulation. Journal of Controlled Release. 250. 86–95. 28 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, et al.. (2017). Taste Masking Approaches for Medicines. Current Drug Delivery. 15(2). 167–185. 41 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, Ghareb M. Soliman, & Ahmed M. Hamdan. (2016). Enhanced skin deposition and delivery of voriconazole using ethosomal preparations. Journal of Liposome Research. 28(1). 14–21. 68 indexed citations

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O’Shea, Joseph P., et al.. (2015). Lipidic dispersion to reduce food dependent oral bioavailability of fenofibrate: In vitro, in vivo and in silico assessments. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 96. 207–216. 30 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, et al.. (2014). Health - Related Quality of Life in Transfusion - Dependent Thalassemia Major Patients and Associated Factors in Dubai , UAE , 2011. 5(3). 3–10. 7 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, et al.. (2014). Intimate Partner Violence against Women in : Prevalence , Associated Factors and Health Consequences , 2012 - 2013. 5(3). 19–27. 4 indexed citations

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Griffin, Brendan T., Martin Kuentz, Maria Vertzoni, et al.. (2013). Comparison of in vitro tests at various levels of complexity for the prediction of in vivo performance of lipid-based formulations: Case studies with fenofibrate. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 86(3). 427–437. 110 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, et al.. (2013). A novel lipid-based solid dispersion for enhancing oral bioavailability of Lycopene – In vivo evaluation using a pig model. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 453(2). 307–314. 52 indexed citations

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Sen, Kasturi & Waleed Faisal. (2012). Syria Neoliberal Reforms in Health Sector Financing: Embedding Unequal Access?. Social medicine. 6(3). 171–182. 13 indexed citations

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Faisal, Waleed, et al.. (2012). Syria: Public health achievements and the effect of sanctions. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 9(3). 151–3. 3 indexed citations

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