2026 Michael R. Hamblin: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	164	1082	994	2	2	984	109940
Medicine	170	522	473	2	2	901	112056

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in South Africa Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
2012 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Michael R. Hamblin is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of study include molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, biomedical engineering, cancer research, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their major research topics cover a range of areas such as laser applications in dentistry and medicine, microRNA in disease regulation, circular RNAs in diseases, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, photodynamic therapy research studies, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Recent papers authored by researchers linked to their collaborations include:

COVID-19: Transmission, prevention, and potential therapeutic opportunities (2020), published in Clinica Chimica Acta
Carbon Nanotubes: Smart Drug/Gene Delivery Carriers (2021), published in International Journal of Nanomedicine
Recent Developments in Graphene and Graphene Oxide: Properties, Synthesis, and Modifications: A Review (2020), published in ChemistrySelect
The immune system and COVID-19: Friend or foe? (2020), published in Life Sciences
Nanotechnology for angiogenesis: opportunities and challenges (2020), published in Chemical Society Reviews

Frequent co-authors associated with Michael R. Hamblin include Hamed Mirzaei, Neda Rahimian, Maryam Mahjoubin-Tehran, Javid Sadri Nahand, and Fatemeh Ramezani.

The main publication venues for their work are:

Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery
Lasers in Medical Science
Journal of Controlled Release
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Michael R. Hamblin has also contributed to book publications. These include titles published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers: Exosomes and MicroRNAs in Biomedical Science (2022) and Photobiomodulation for the Brain (2023), as well as a publication with Springer Science+Business Media titled Photodynamic Therapy (2022).

In recognition of their contributions, Michael R. Hamblin was awarded the SPIE Fellow distinction in 2012.

Best Publications

Photodynamic therapy of cancer: An update†‡

Patrizia Agostinis;Kristian Berg;Keith A. Cengel;Thomas H. Foster

5775
Citations
Photodynamic therapy and anti-tumour immunity

Ana P. Castano;Pawel Mroz;Michael R. Hamblin;Michael R. Hamblin

2845
Citations
Photodynamic therapy: a new antimicrobial approach to infectious disease?

Michael R. Hamblin;Tayyaba Hasan

2422
Citations
Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: part one—-photosensitizers, photochemistry and cellular localization

Ana P. Castano;Tatiana N. Demidova;Michael R. Hamblin

2413
Citations
New photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

Heidi Abrahamse;Michael R. Hamblin;Michael R. Hamblin

1889
Citations
The Nuts and Bolts of Low-level Laser (Light) Therapy

Hoon Chung;Tianhong Dai;Sulbha K. Sharma;Ying-Ying Huang;Ying-Ying Huang

1646
Citations
Biphasic Dose Response in Low Level Light Therapy

Ying-Ying Huang;Aaron C.-H. Chen;James D. Carroll;Michael R. Hamblin

1373
Citations
Smart micro/nanoparticles in stimulus-responsive drug/gene delivery systems

Mahdi Karimi;Amir Ghasemi;Parham Sahandi Zangabad;Reza Rahighi

1326
Citations
Proposed Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation or Low-Level Light Therapy

Lucas Freitas de Freitas;Michael R Hamblin

1270
Citations
Antimicrobial strategies centered around reactive oxygen species - bactericidal antibiotics, photodynamic therapy and beyond

Fatma Vatansever;Wanessa C.M.A. de Melo;Wanessa C.M.A. de Melo;Pinar Avci;Pinar Avci;Daniela Vecchio

1125
Citations
COVID-19: Transmission, prevention, and potential therapeutic opportunities.

Melika Lotfi;Michael R. Hamblin;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei

1050
Citations
Chitosan preparations for wounds and burns: antimicrobial and wound-healing effects

Tianhong Dai;Masamitsu Tanaka;Ying-Ying Huang;Michael R Hamblin

1014
Citations
Photodynamic therapy for localized infections--state of the art.

Tianhong Dai;Ying-Ying Huang;Ying-Ying Huang;Michael R. Hamblin;Michael R. Hamblin

889
Citations
Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: part two-cellular signaling, cell metabolism and modes of cell death.

Ana P. Castano;Tatiana N. Demidova;Michael R. Hamblin

868
Citations
BIPHASIC DOSE RESPONSE IN LOW LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY – AN UPDATE

Ying-Ying Huang;Sulbha K Sharma;James Carroll;Michael R Hamblin

853
Citations
Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation.

Michael R Hamblin;Michael R Hamblin

831
Citations
Acute and impaired wound healing: pathophysiology and current methods for drug delivery, part 1: normal and chronic wounds: biology, causes, and approaches to care.

Tatiana N. Demidova-Rice;Michael R. Hamblin;Ira M. Herman

799
Citations
Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation: a bright new technique to kill resistant microbes.

Michael R Hamblin

766
Citations
MECHANISMS OF LOW LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY

Michael R Hamblin;Michael R Hamblin;Tatiana N Demidova;Tatiana N Demidova

762
Citations
CA : A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Patrizia Agostinis;Kristian Berg;Keith A Cengel;Thomas H Foster

302
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tianhong Dai Harvard University

George P. Tegos University of New Mexico

Tayyaba Hasan Harvard University

Hamed Mirzaei Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Long Y. Chiang University of Massachusetts Lowell

Margaret A. Naeser Boston University

Mojtaba Bagherzadeh Sharif University of Technology

Nima Rezaei Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Behzad Baradaran Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Tadeusz Sarna Jagiellonian University

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