Zelalem Ayenew Worku

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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Zelalem Ayenew Worku is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zelalem Ayenew Worku has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pharmaceutical Science, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zelalem Ayenew Worku's work include Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (15 papers), Crystallization and Solubility Studies (8 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (5 papers). Zelalem Ayenew Worku is often cited by papers focused on Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems (15 papers), Crystallization and Solubility Studies (8 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (5 papers). Zelalem Ayenew Worku collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Belgium. Zelalem Ayenew Worku's co-authors include Guy Van den Mooter, Anne Marie Healy, Sandra Guns, Joke Meeus, Amrit Paudel, Atif Madi, Dinesh Kumar, Abhishek Singh, Dolores R. Serrano and D. Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, International Journal of Pharmaceutics and European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics.

In The Last Decade

Zelalem Ayenew Worku

17 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Manufacturing of solid dispersions of poorly water soluble drugs by spray drying: Formulation and process considerations

2012 435 citations Amrit Paudel, Zelalem Ayenew Worku et al. International Journal of Pharmaceutics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zelalem Ayenew Worku Ireland	13	704	511	250	205	203	17	1.3k
Krzysztof J. Paluch Ireland	22	528 0.8×	430 0.8×	195 0.8×	216 1.1×	175 0.9×	37	1.3k
Rahul B. Chavan India	21	599 0.9×	601 1.2×	333 1.3×	75 0.4×	231 1.1×	35	1.4k
Swapnil J. Dengale India	17	944 1.3×	505 1.0×	138 0.6×	106 0.5×	236 1.2×	48	1.4k
Ketan T. Savjani India	6	588 0.8×	445 0.9×	131 0.5×	126 0.6×	316 1.6×	11	1.6k
Devalina Law United States	15	782 1.1×	826 1.6×	137 0.5×	134 0.7×	191 0.9×	20	1.4k
Norbert Rasenack Germany	12	801 1.1×	501 1.0×	96 0.4×	174 0.8×	178 0.9×	15	1.3k
Jared A. Baird United States	10	915 1.3×	851 1.7×	123 0.5×	155 0.8×	165 0.8×	10	1.5k
Aditya Mohan Kaushal India	17	850 1.2×	432 0.8×	94 0.4×	186 0.9×	157 0.8×	25	1.3k
Wilna Liebenberg South Africa	24	494 0.7×	549 1.1×	292 1.2×	85 0.4×	281 1.4×	83	1.5k
Yiwei Tian United Kingdom	19	676 1.0×	536 1.0×	108 0.4×	84 0.4×	211 1.0×	35	1.1k

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Oliveira, Mark A., et al.. (2024). Influence of colloidal silicon dioxide‑magnesium stearate interaction on flow and compaction behavior of an MCC-Lactose binary mixture. Powder Technology. 434. 119371–119371. 2 indexed citations

Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2022). Modelling the Compaction Step of a Platform Direct Compression Process. Pharmaceutics. 14(4). 695–695. 4 indexed citations

Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2021). Process Model Approach to Predict Tablet Weight Variability for Direct Compression Formulations at Pilot and Production Scale. Pharmaceutics. 13(7). 1033–1033. 9 indexed citations

Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2020). Physicochemical Properties of Poly-vinyl Polymers and Their Influence on Ketoprofen Amorphous Solid Dispersion Performance: A Polymer Selection Case Study. Pharmaceutics. 12(5). 433–433. 53 indexed citations

Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2019). In Situ Cocrystallization of Dapsone and Caffeine during Fluidized Bed Granulation Processing. AAPS PharmSciTech. 20(1). 28–28. 9 indexed citations

Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2019). Amorphous solid dispersions of ketoprofen and poly-vinyl polymers prepared via electrospraying and spray drying: A comparison of particle characteristics and performance. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 566. 173–184. 34 indexed citations

Morales, E., et al.. (2019). Predicting the critical quality attributes of ibuprofen tablets via modelling of process parameters for roller compaction and tabletting. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 565. 209–218. 29 indexed citations

Walsh, D., Dolores R. Serrano, Zelalem Ayenew Worku, et al.. (2018). Engineering of pharmaceutical cocrystals in an excipient matrix: Spray drying versus hot melt extrusion. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 551(1-2). 241–256. 53 indexed citations

Kumar, Dinesh, Zelalem Ayenew Worku, Yuan Gao, et al.. (2018). Comparison of wet milling and dry milling routes for ibuprofen pharmaceutical crystals and their impact on pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical properties. Powder Technology. 330. 228–238. 28 indexed citations

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Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, Dinesh Kumar, Brian Glennon, et al.. (2017). Modelling and understanding powder flow properties and compactability of selected active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and physical mixtures from critical material properties. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 531(1). 191–204. 33 indexed citations

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Walsh, D., et al.. (2017). Production of cocrystals in an excipient matrix by spray drying. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 536(1). 467–477. 45 indexed citations

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Healy, Anne Marie, Zelalem Ayenew Worku, Dinesh Kumar, & Atif Madi. (2017). Pharmaceutical solvates, hydrates and amorphous forms: A special emphasis on cocrystals. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 117. 25–46. 280 indexed citations

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Serrano, Dolores R., D. Walsh, P. O’Connell, et al.. (2017). Optimising the in vitro and in vivo performance of oral cocrystal formulations via spray coating. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 124. 13–27. 43 indexed citations

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Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2014). Drug–Polymer Miscibility across a Spray Dryer: A Case Study of Naproxen and Miconazole Solid Dispersions. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 11(4). 1094–1101. 28 indexed citations

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Worku, Zelalem Ayenew, et al.. (2014). Influence of Compression Forces on the Structural Stability of Naproxen/PVP-VA 64 Solid Dispersions. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 11(4). 1102–1108. 20 indexed citations

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Paudel, Amrit, Zelalem Ayenew Worku, Joke Meeus, Sandra Guns, & Guy Van den Mooter. (2012). Manufacturing of solid dispersions of poorly water soluble drugs by spray drying: Formulation and process considerations. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 453(1). 253–284. 435 indexed citations breakdown →

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Singh, Abhishek, Zelalem Ayenew Worku, & Guy Van den Mooter. (2011). Oral formulation strategies to improve solubility of poorly water-soluble drugs. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 8(10). 1361–1378. 196 indexed citations

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