2026 Rangasamy Jayakumar: 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	97	1216	1165	6	6	339	34423

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in India Leader Award

Overview

Rangasamy Jayakumar is affiliated with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University in India. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Medicine, Materials Science, and Engineering, with a focus on several subfields such as Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, Pharmaceutical Science, and Rehabilitation. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their extensive publication record across various specialized topics.

Their main research interests include:

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
Wound Healing and Treatments
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Recent notable publications by Rangasamy Jayakumar include:

"In-situ silver nanoparticles incorporated N, O-carboxymethyl chitosan based adhesive, self-healing, conductive, antibacterial and anti-biofilm hydrogel" (2021), published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
"Prospection of chitosan and its derivatives in wound healing: Proof of patent analysis (2010-2020)" (2021), published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
"Trends in mechanobiology guided tissue engineering and tools to study cell-substrate interactions: a brief review" (2023), published in Biomaterials Research
"Vasoconstrictor and coagulation activator entrapped chitosan based composite hydrogel for rapid bleeding control" (2021), published in Carbohydrate Polymers
"Combinatorial effect of nano whitlockite/nano bioglass with FGF-18 in an injectable hydrogel for craniofacial bone regeneration" (2020), published in Biomaterials Science

They have contributed to books published by Springer Science+Business Media, including:

"Chitosan for Biomaterials III" (2021)
"Chitosan for Biomaterials IV" (2021)
"Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers" (2023)

Frequently collaborating researchers linked to Rangasamy Jayakumar include:

Arun Kumar Rajendran
Aathira Pradeep
Sivashanmugam Amirthalingam
Nathaniel S. Hwang
Shantikumar V. Nair

Their research articles are often published in the following journals:

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Carbohydrate Polymers
Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Thyroid Research and Practice
Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition

Best Publications

Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications

R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;P.T. Sudheesh Kumar;S.V. Nair

2191
Citations
Biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan based nanomaterials—A short review

R. Jayakumar;Deepthy Menon;K. Manzoor;S.V. Nair

1460
Citations
Novel chitin and chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications.

R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;S.V. Nair;H. Tamura

1189
Citations
Chitin and Chitosan in Selected Biomedical Applications

A. Anitha;S. Sowmya;P.T. Sudheesh Kumar;S. Deepthi

1015
Citations
Sulfated chitin and chitosan as novel biomaterials

R. Jayakumar;N. Nwe;S. Tokura;H. Tamura

853
Citations
Retraction of "Flexible and Microporous Chitosan Hydrogel/Nano ZnO Composite Bandages for Wound Dressing: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation".

P T Sudheesh Kumar;Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan;T V Anilkumar;C Ramya

782
Citations
GRAFT COPOLYMERIZED CHITOSAN-PRESENT STATUS AND APPLICATIONS

R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;R.L. Reis;J.F. Mano

766
Citations
Novel carboxymethyl derivatives of chitin and chitosan materials and their biomedical applications

R. Jayakumar;M. Prabaharan;S.V. Nair;S. Tokura

645
Citations
Sodium alginate/poly(vinyl alcohol)/nano ZnO composite nanofibers for antibacterial wound dressings.

K.T. Shalumon;K.H. Anulekha;Sreeja V. Nair;S.V. Nair

606
Citations
Preparation, characterization, in vitro drug release and biological studies of curcumin loaded dextran sulphate–chitosan nanoparticles

A. Anitha;V.G. Deepagan;V.V. Divya Rani;Deepthy Menon

548
Citations
Development of novel chitin/nanosilver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications

K. Madhumathi;P. T. Sudheesh Kumar;S. Abhilash;V. Sreeja

486
Citations
Synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity and antibacterial studies of chitosan, O-carboxymethyl and N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles

A. Anitha;V.V. Divya Rani;R. Krishna;V. Sreeja

480
Citations
Carrageenan Based Hydrogels for Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing

Ramanathan Yegappan;Vignesh Selvaprithiviraj;Sivashanmugam Amirthalingam;R. Jayakumar

442
Citations
Novel Biodegradable Chitosan-gelatin/nano-bioactive Glass Ceramic Composite Scaffolds for Alveolar Bone Tissue Engineering

Mathew Peter;N.S. Binulal;S.V. Nair;N. Selvamurugan;N. Selvamurugan

431
Citations
Preparation and characterization of chitosan–gelatin/nanohydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

Mathew Peter;Nitya Ganesh;N. Selvamurugan;S.V. Nair

422
Citations
Efficient water soluble O-carboxymethyl chitosan nanocarrier for the delivery of curcumin to cancer cells

A. Anitha;S. Maya;N. Deepa;K.P. Chennazhi

406
Citations
Biomimetic Materials and Fabrication Approaches for Bone Tissue Engineering.

Hwan D. Kim;Sivashanmugam Amirthalingam;Seunghyun L. Kim;Seunghun S. Lee

390
Citations
An overview of injectable polymeric hydrogels for tissue engineering

A. Sivashanmugam;R. Arun Kumar;M. Vishnu Priya;Shantikumar V. Nair

388
Citations
Chitosan conjugated DNA nanoparticles in gene therapy

R. Jayakumar;K.P. Chennazhi;R.A.A. Muzzarelli;H. Tamura

366
Citations
Preparation and characterization of novel β-chitin/nanosilver composite scaffolds for wound dressing applications

P.T. Sudheesh Kumar;S. Abhilash;K. Manzoor;S.V. Nair

343
Citations