2026 Pilar Aranda: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	56	8234	7963	143	141	210	11733

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

790
Citations
Poly(ethylene oxide)-silicate intercalation materials

Pilar Aranda;Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

783
Citations
Advances in Biomimetic and Nanostructured Biohybrid Materials

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

350
Citations
Hybrid materials based on clays for environmental and biomedical applications

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

344
Citations
Bio-Nanocomposites Based on Layered Double Hydroxides

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

323
Citations
Bionanocomposites based on alginate–zein/layered double hydroxide materials as drug delivery systems

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

303
Citations
Functional biopolymer nanocomposites based on layered solids

Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Margarita Darder;Pilar Aranda

301
Citations
Polymer‐salt intercalation complexes in layer silicates

Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky;Pilar Aranda

274
Citations
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

246
Citations
Fibrous clays based bionanocomposites

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

243
Citations
Microfibrous Chitosan−Sepiolite Nanocomposites

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

241
Citations
Hybrid and biohybrid silicate based materials: molecular vs. block-assembling bottom–up processes

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

223
Citations
Supported graphene from natural resources: easy preparation and applications.

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

217
Citations
New titania-clay nanostructured porous materials

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

209
Citations
Nanocomposite materials with controlled ion mobilityk

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

189
Citations
Titania-sepiolite nanocomposites prepared by a surfactant templating colloidal route

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

174
Citations
Poly(ethylene oxide)/NH4+-smectite nanocomposites

Pilar Aranda;Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

164
Citations
Nanotechnology Responses to COVID-19

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

162
Citations
Magnetic behavior of an array of cobalt nanowires

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

159
Citations
Polysaccharide-fibrous clay bionanocomposites

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

135
Citations
Templated Synthesis of Carbon Nanofibers from Polyacrylonitrile Using Sepiolite

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

124
Citations