Yahya E. Choonara

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
384 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Yahya E. Choonara is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yahya E. Choonara has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Biomaterials, 130 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 89 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yahya E. Choonara's work include Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (114 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (68 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (52 papers). Yahya E. Choonara is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (114 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (68 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (52 papers). Yahya E. Choonara collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, India and United States. Yahya E. Choonara's co-authors include Viness Pillay, Lisa C. du Toit, Pradeep Kumar, Pierre P. D. Kondiah, Girish Modi, Valence M. K. Ndesendo, Thashree Marimuthu, Charu Tyagi, Lomas K. Tomar and Sunaina Indermun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yahya E. Choonara

369 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of the Effect of Processing Variables on the Fab... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2016 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. 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 →
  2. A review of the chemical modification techniques of starch
    2016 465 citations Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar et al. profile →
  3. 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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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yahya E. Choonara South Africa 53 3.7k 3.3k 2.6k 2.0k 1.1k 384 11.1k
Viness Pillay South Africa 55 3.7k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 3.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 303 11.6k
Pradeep Kumar South Africa 48 3.1k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 936 0.8× 420 10.2k
Yoon Yeo United States 54 3.9k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 875 0.8× 150 9.5k
Xiao Yu Wu Canada 59 3.8k 1.0× 3.9k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.1× 290 12.0k
Jaleh Varshosaz Iran 52 3.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 3.6k 1.4× 2.4k 1.2× 812 0.7× 395 10.9k
Yu Zhang China 57 3.4k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 3.6k 1.8× 923 0.8× 508 12.5k
Fwu‐Long Mi Taiwan 65 5.6k 1.5× 2.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.7× 155 12.3k
M. N. V. Ravi Kumar United States 45 4.4k 1.2× 1.7k 0.5× 3.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 114 10.7k
Lisa C. du Toit South Africa 44 2.7k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 802 0.7× 206 7.6k
Diane J. Burgess United States 64 3.2k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 4.8k 1.8× 2.9k 1.5× 750 0.7× 257 13.0k

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All Works

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Adeyemi, Samson A., et al.. (2025). Advances in targeted therapies and emerging strategies for blood cancer treatment. 2(5). 950–961.
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Boateng, Joshua, Yahya E. Choonara, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, et al.. (2025). Metallic and lipid nanoparticles against multidrug resistant Candida : advances and translational hurdles. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 22(11). 1727–1749.
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Ramburrun, Poornima, et al.. (2025). Nanotheranostics in Periodontitis: Bridging Diagnosis and Therapy Through Smart Integrated Nanosystems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 31–31.
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Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2025). A review of bigels for neurotrauma therapeutics: Structural insights for tissue microenvironment alignment. Biomaterials Advances. 174. 214315–214315. 1 indexed citations
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Singh, Naveen P., Yahya E. Choonara, & Pradeep Kumar. (2025). Method standardization of secretome production, collection, and characterization: New insights and challenges. Regenerative Therapy. 29. 466–473. 4 indexed citations
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Moodley, Dhayendre, et al.. (2024). The assessment and aetiology of drug-induced ischaemic priapism. International Journal of Impotence Research. 2 indexed citations
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Eyk, Armorel van, et al.. (2024). A sensitive, rapid and cost-effective RP-HPLC-UV method for detection and quantification of bedaquiline in physiological fluid (pH 7.4). Analytical Methods. 16(42). 7169–7177. 1 indexed citations
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Motaung, Keolebogile Shirley, Samson A. Adeyemi, Philemon Ubanako, et al.. (2024). Sodium alginate/carboxymethylcellulose gel formulations containing Capparis sepieria plant extract for wound healing. Therapeutic Delivery. 15(12). 921–937. 2 indexed citations
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Agrahari, Vivek, Yahya E. Choonara, Mitra Mosharraf, Sravan Kumar Patel, & Fan Zhang. (2024). The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Accelerating the Discovery and Development of Nanomedicine. Pharmaceutical Research. 41(12). 2289–2297. 13 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pradeep, et al.. (2023). Advances in immunomodulatory strategies for host-directed therapies in combating tuberculosis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114588–114588. 17 indexed citations
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Witika, Bwalya A., Yahya E. Choonara, & Patrick H. Demana. (2023). A SWOT analysis of nano co-crystals in drug delivery: present outlook and future perspectives. RSC Advances. 13(11). 7339–7351. 8 indexed citations
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Alven, Sibusiso, Samson A. Adeyemi, Philemon Ubanako, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of co-loading Ag nanoparticles and metronidazole in PEG–gelatin-based sponges for the treatment of chronic wounds. Polymer Bulletin. 81(6). 4819–4849. 9 indexed citations
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Alven, Sibusiso, Philemon Ubanako, Samson A. Adeyemi, et al.. (2023). Carboxymethyl cellulose/poloxamer Gels Enriched With Essential Oil and Ag Nanoparticles: Promising Wound Dressings. Therapeutic Delivery. 14(2). 139–156. 3 indexed citations
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Khan, Riaz A., Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Ghassan M. Sulaiman, et al.. (2022). Molecule(s) of Interest: I. Ionic Liquids–Gateway to Newer Nanotechnology Applications: Advanced Nanobiotechnical Uses’, Current Status, Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Prospects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(22). 14346–14346. 11 indexed citations
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Panda, Samir Ranjan, Syed Shafi, V.G.M. Naidu, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Cytotoxic Activity of 1,2,4-Triazolo-Linked Bis-Indolyl Conjugates as Dual Inhibitors of Tankyrase and PI3K. Molecules. 27(21). 7642–7642. 16 indexed citations
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Radchenko, Eugene V., Pradeep Kumar, Yahya E. Choonara, et al.. (2020). Discovery of Novel Tankyrase Inhibitors through Molecular Docking-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies. Molecules. 25(14). 3171–3171. 20 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pradeep, Viness Pillay, Yahya E. Choonara, et al.. (2019). Development and Mechanistic Insight into the Enhanced Cytotoxic Potential of Parvifloron D Albumin Nanoparticles in EGFR-Overexpressing Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Cancers. 11(11). 1733–1733. 28 indexed citations

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