2026 María Vallet-Regí: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	118	606	577	3	3	778	61475
Materials Science	122	442	423	3	3	757	65649

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Spain Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

María Vallet-Regí is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain and has a significant research profile in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular emphasis on Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. The scientist's work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The research topics explored include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics, Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications, Nanoparticles synthesis and applications, Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by María Vallet-Regí include:

Engineering mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery: where are we after two decades? (2022), Chemical Society Reviews
Biomaterials against Bone Infection (2020), Advanced Healthcare Materials

Other influential papers related to the scientist's field although authored by other researchers include:

Substituted hydroxyapatite coatings of bone implants (2020), Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Hard and Soft Protein Corona of Nanomaterials: Analysis and Relevance (2021), Nanomaterials
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Complex Bone Diseases: Bone Cancer, Bone Infection and Osteoporosis (2020), Pharmaceutics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with María Vallet-Regí include Blanca González, Miguel Manzano, Daniel Lozano, Isabel Izquierdo-Barba, and Montserrat Colilla.

The scientist has a body of publications in multiple specialized journals, with notable publication venues being Pharmaceutics, Acta Biomaterialia, Nanomaterials, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Microporous and Mesoporous Materials.

An award received by María Vallet-Regí is the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

Mesoporous materials for drug delivery.

María Vallet-Regí;Francisco Balas;Daniel Arcos

2899
Citations
A New Property of MCM-41: Drug Delivery System

M. Vallet-Regi;A. Ramila;R. P. Del Real;J. Perez-Pariente

2871
Citations
Metal-organic frameworks as efficient materials for drug delivery.

Patricia Horcajada;Christian Serre;María Vallet-Regí;Muriel Sebban

2438
Citations
Flexible Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks for a Controlled Drug Delivery

Patricia Horcajada;Christian Serre;Guillaume Maurin;Naseem A. Ramsahye

1930
Citations
Calcium phosphates as substitution of bone tissues

María Vallet-Regí;José María González-Calbet

1493
Citations
Influence of pore size of MCM-41 matrices on drug delivery rate

P. Horcajada;A. Rámila;J. Pérez-Pariente;M. Vallet-Regı́

948
Citations
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

Miguel Manzano;María Vallet‐Regí

878
Citations
MCM-41 Organic Modification as Drug Delivery Rate Regulator

B. Muñoz;A. Rámila;J. Pérez-Pariente;and I. Díaz

782
Citations
Mesoporous SBA-15 HPLC evaluation for controlled gentamicin drug delivery.

A.L. Doadrio;E.M.B. Sousa;J.C. Doadrio;J. Pérez Pariente

714
Citations
Sol-gel silica-based biomaterials and bone tissue regeneration.

Daniel Arcos;María Vallet-Regí

667
Citations
Ceramics for medical applications

Maria Vallet-Regí

662
Citations
Ordered Mesoporous Materials in the Context of Drug Delivery Systems and Bone Tissue Engineering

María Vallet-Regí

631
Citations
Functionalization of mesoporous materials with long alkyl chains as a strategy for controlling drug delivery pattern

Juan C. Doadrio;Edesia M. B. Sousa;Isabel Izquierdo-Barba;Antonio L. Doadrio

621
Citations
Studies on MCM-41 mesoporous silica for drug delivery: Effect of particle morphology and amine functionalization

M. Manzano;V. Aina;C. Arean;F. Balas

533
Citations
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Current Insights

María Vallet-Regí;Montserrat Colilla;Isabel Izquierdo-Barba;Miguel Manzano

516
Citations
Confinement and Controlled Release of Bisphosphonates on Ordered Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials

Francisco Balas;Miguel Manzano;Patricia Horcajada;María Vallet-Regí

513
Citations
Polymer-Grafted Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Ultrasound-Responsive Drug Carriers

Juan L. Paris;M. Victoria Cabañas;Miguel Manzano;María Vallet-Regí

509
Citations
Glasses with Medical Applications

María Vallet‐Regí;C. Victoria Ragel;Antonio J. Salinas

503
Citations
Engineering mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery: where are we after two decades?

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494
Citations
Smart Drug Delivery through DNA/Magnetic Nanoparticle Gates

Eduardo Ruiz-Hernández;Alejandro Baeza;María Vallet-Regí

487
Citations
Hexagonal ordered mesoporous material as a matrix for the controlled release of amoxicillin

M. Vallet-Regı́;J.C. Doadrio;A.L. Doadrio;I. Izquierdo-Barba

470
Citations
A Unified in Vitro Evaluation for Apatite-Forming Ability of Bioactive Glasses and Their Variants

Anthony L. B. Maçon;Taek B. Kim;Esther M. Valliant;Kathryn Goetschius

459
Citations