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Pilar Aranda publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pilar Aranda sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 210 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Pilar Aranda D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pilar Aranda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pilar Aranda is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research activity focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry. They also engage in work related to electrical and electronic engineering and complementary and manual therapy.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Therapeutic uses of natural elements
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced cellulose research studies
  • Layered double hydroxides synthesis and applications
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization

Frequent publication venues for Pilar Aranda consist of:

  • Applied Clay Science
  • Recent Patents on Nanotechnology
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials

Recent notable papers authored by or associated with Pilar Aranda include:

  • "Nanotechnology Responses to COVID-19," 2020, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • "Composite Nanoarchitectonics: Alginate Beads Encapsulating Sepiolite/Magnetite/Prussian Blue for Removal of Cesium Ions from Water," 2020, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
  • "Chitosan and pectin core-shell beads encapsulating metformin-clay intercalation compounds for controlled delivery," 2020, New Journal of Chemistry
  • "Hydrophobic composite foams based on nanocellulose-sepiolite for oil sorption applications," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Sepiolite-Hydrogels: Synthesis by Ultrasound Irradiation and Their Use for the Preparation of Functional Clay-Based Nanoarchitectured Materials," 2021, Frontiers in Chemistry

Collaborative work is highlighted by frequent coauthors, including:

  • Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky
  • Margarita Darder
  • Raquel Martín-Sampedro
  • Cristina Ruiz-García
  • Bernd Wicklein

The research focus of Pilar Aranda integrates aspects of natural element utilization and materials innovation, spanning chemical synthesis, biomedical applications, and environmental technologies. Their participation in developing clay-based nanoarchitectures and biopolymer systems indicates an interdisciplinary approach bridging chemistry, materials science, and applied engineering.

Best Publications

  • Bionanocomposites: A New Concept of Ecological, Bioinspired, and Functional Hybrid Materials

    Margarita Darder;Pilar Aranda;Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

  • Poly(ethylene oxide)-silicate intercalation materials

    Pilar Aranda;Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

  • Advances in Biomimetic and Nanostructured Biohybrid Materials

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Margarita Darder;Pilar Aranda;Katsuhiko Ariga

  • Hybrid materials based on clays for environmental and biomedical applications

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Pilar Aranda;Margarita Darder;Giora Rytwo

  • Bio-Nanocomposites Based on Layered Double Hydroxides

    Margarita Darder;† Mar López-Blanco;Pilar Aranda;and Fabrice Leroux

  • Bionanocomposites based on alginate–zein/layered double hydroxide materials as drug delivery systems

    A. C. S. Alcântara;P. Aranda;M. Darder;E. Ruiz-Hitzky

  • Functional biopolymer nanocomposites based on layered solids

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Margarita Darder;Pilar Aranda

  • Polymer‐salt intercalation complexes in layer silicates

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Pilar Aranda

  • Pectin-coated chitosan–LDH bionanocomposite beads as potential systems for colon-targeted drug delivery

    Lígia N.M. Ribeiro;Ana C.S. Alcântara;Margarita Darder;Pilar Aranda

  • Fibrous clays based bionanocomposites

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Margarita Darder;Francisco M. Fernandes;Bernd Wicklein

  • Microfibrous Chitosan−Sepiolite Nanocomposites

    Margarita Darder;Mar Lopez-Blanco;Pilar Aranda;Antonio J. Aznar

  • Hybrid and biohybrid silicate based materials: molecular vs. block-assembling bottom–up processes

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Pilar Aranda;Margarita Darder;Makoto Ogawa;Makoto Ogawa

  • Supported graphene from natural resources: easy preparation and applications.

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Margarita Darder;Francisco M. Fernandes;Ezzouhra Zatile

  • New titania-clay nanostructured porous materials

    Elina Manova;Pilar Aranda;M. Angeles Martín-Luengo;Sadok Letaïef

  • Nanocomposite materials with controlled ion mobilityk

    Eduardo Ruiz‐Hitzky;Pilar Aranda;Blanca Casal;Juan C. Galván

  • Titania-sepiolite nanocomposites prepared by a surfactant templating colloidal route

    Pilar Aranda;Robert Kun;M. Angeles Martín-Luengo;Sadok Letaïef

  • Poly(ethylene oxide)/NH4+-smectite nanocomposites

    Pilar Aranda;Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

  • Nanotechnology Responses to COVID-19

    Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Margarita Darder;Bernd Wicklein;Cristina Ruiz-Garcia

  • Magnetic behavior of an array of cobalt nanowires

    J. M. Garcı́a;A. Asenjo;J. Velázquez;D. Garcı́a

  • Polysaccharide-fibrous clay bionanocomposites

    Ana C.S. Alcântara;Margarita Darder;Pilar Aranda;Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

  • Templated Synthesis of Carbon Nanofibers from Polyacrylonitrile Using Sepiolite

    R. Fernández-Saavedra;P. Aranda;E. Ruiz-Hitzky

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky
Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky Spanish National Research Council
Margarita Darder
Margarita Darder Spanish National Research Council
Carolina Belver
Carolina Belver Autonomous University of Madrid
Manuel Vázquez
Manuel Vázquez Spanish National Research Council
Makoto Ogawa
Makoto Ogawa Waseda University
Alvaro Mayoral
Alvaro Mayoral ShanghaiTech University
Clément Sanchez
Clément Sanchez Collège de France
Katsuhiko Ariga
Katsuhiko Ariga National Institute for Materials Science
Diego Cazorla-Amorós
Diego Cazorla-Amorós University of Alicante

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