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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
93
Citations
33392
World Ranking
261
National Ranking
2

Materials Science

D-Index
95
Citations
35204
World Ranking
1320
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Arben Merkoçi is affiliated with the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their work delves into specialized subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Infectious Diseases, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scholarly output demonstrates strong engagement with several main topics, prominently including advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, biosensors and analytical detection, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing. Additional research interests cover graphene and nanomaterials applications, analytical chemistry and sensors, electrochemical analysis and applications, and advanced biosensing techniques and applications.

Merkoçi has contributed significantly to the academic literature with numerous publications in well-regarded scientific venues. Frequent publishing outlets include Biosensors and Bioelectronics, where they have published 14 articles, followed by Small with 6 publications, Analytical Chemistry and 2D Materials both with 4 publications each, and ACS Nano with 3 publications.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • "Toward Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches against the COVID-19 Pandemic," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Tutorial: design and fabrication of nanoparticle-based lateral-flow immunoassays," 2020, Nature Protocols
  • "Nanomaterials for Nanotheranostics: Tuning Their Properties According to Disease Needs," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Toward Next Generation Lateral Flow Assays: Integration of Nanomaterials," 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • "Rapid and Efficient Detection of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Using an Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor," 2021, ACS Sensors

Collaboration forms a key part of Merkoçi's research activity, with frequent coauthors including Ruslán Álvarez-Diduk (40 joint publications), Claudio Parolo (24), Giulio Rosati (21), Emily P. Nguyen (13), and Liming Hu (12).

Best Publications

  • Recent trends in macro-, micro-, and nanomaterial-based tools and strategies for heavy-metal detection.

    Gemma Aragay;Josefina Pons;Arben Merkoçi

  • Low-potential stable NADH detection at carbon-nanotube-modified glassy carbon electrodes

    Mustafa Musameh;Joseph Wang;Arben Merkoci;Yuehe Lin

  • Disposable Sensors in Diagnostics, Food, and Environmental Monitoring.

    Can Dincer;Richard Bruch;Estefanía Costa-Rama;Maria Teresa Fernández-Abedul

  • Electrochemical coding technology for simultaneous detection of multiple DNA targets.

    Joseph Wang;Guodong Liu;Arben Merkoçi

  • New materials for electrochemical sensing VI: Carbon nanotubes

    Arben Merkoçi;Martin Pumera;Xavier Llopis;Briza Pérez

  • Nanoparticle-based lateral flow biosensors.

    Daniel Quesada-González;Arben Merkoçi

  • Toward Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Carsten Weiss;Marie Carriere;Laura Fusco;Laura Fusco;Ilaria Capua

  • Nanomaterials for Sensing and Destroying Pesticides

    Gemma Aragay;Flavio Pino;Arben Merkoçi

  • Nano/micromotors in (bio)chemical science applications.

    Maria Guix;Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez;Arben Merkoçi

  • Paper-based nanobiosensors for diagnostics

    Claudio Parolo;Arben Merkoçi

  • Graphene oxide as an optical biosensing platform.

    Eden Morales-Narváez;Arben Merkoçi

  • Tutorial: design and fabrication of nanoparticle-based lateral-flow immunoassays.

    Claudio Parolo;Amadeo Sena-Torralba;José Francisco Bergua;Enric Calucho

  • Nanomaterials application in electrochemical detection of heavy metals

    Gemma Aragay;Arben Merkoçi

  • Electrochemical genosensor design: immobilisation of oligonucleotides onto transducer surfaces and detection methods

    M I Pividori;A Merkoçi;S Alegret

  • Enhanced gold nanoparticle based ELISA for a breast cancer biomarker.

    Adriano Ambrosi;Federico Airò;Arben Merkoçi

  • Configurations used in the design of screen-printed enzymatic biosensors. A review

    Miquel Albareda-Sirvent;Arben Merkoçi;Salvador Alegret

  • Superhydrophobic alkanethiol-coated microsubmarines for effective removal of oil.

    Maria Guix;Jahir Orozco;Miguel García;Miguel García;Wei Gao

  • Double-Codified Gold Nanolabels for Enhanced Immunoanalysis

    Adriano Ambrosi;Maria Teresa Castañeda;Anthony J Killard;Malcolm R Smyth

  • Nanomaterials for bio-functionalized electrodes: recent trends

    Alain Walcarius;Shelley D. Minteer;Joseph Wang;Yuehe Lin;Yuehe Lin

  • Nanocellulose in Sensing and Biosensing

    Hamed Golmohammadi;Eden Morales-Narváez;Eden Morales-Narváez;Tina Naghdi;Arben Merkoçi

  • Cancer detection using nanoparticle-based sensors

    Maëlle Perfézou;Maëlle Perfézou;Anthony Turner;Anthony Turner;Arben Merkoçi

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvador Alegret
Salvador Alegret Autonomous University of Barcelona
Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez
Carmen C. Mayorga-Martinez Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Martin Pumera
Martin Pumera Brno University of Technology
Adriano Ambrosi
Adriano Ambrosi Nanyang Technological University
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Armand Sánchez
Armand Sánchez Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jahir Orozco
Jahir Orozco University of California, San Diego
Manuel Palomar-Pardavé
Manuel Palomar-Pardavé Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
María Isabel Pividori
María Isabel Pividori Autonomous University of Barcelona
M. del Valle
M. del Valle Autonomous University of Barcelona

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