2026 Surya K. Mallapragada: 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	52	9576	9247	2315	2149	219	9718

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2006 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Surya K. Mallapragada is a researcher affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their work spans several areas within materials science and medicine, with a focus on interdisciplinary applications in polymer chemistry, immunology, and nanotechnology.

Their main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Medicine

More specialized subfields include:

Materials Chemistry
Immunology
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Molecular Biology
Epidemiology

The primary research topics addressed in their publications highlight:

Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
Influenza Virus Research Studies
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Among their recent papers are:

"Nanocarriers for pancreatic cancer imaging, treatments, and immunotherapies" (2022) published in Theranostics
"Polymeric Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine Adjuvants and Delivery Vehicles" (2020) published in Current topics in microbiology and immunology
"Repurposing Niclosamide for Targeting Pancreatic Cancer by Inhibiting Hh/Gli Non-Canonical Axis of Gsk3β" (2021) published in Cancers
"Temperature-Induced Tunable Assembly of Columnar Phases of Nanorods" (2020) published in ACS Nano
"Interfacial and Bulk Assembly of Anisotropic Gold Nanostructures: Implications for Photonics and Plasmonics" (2020) published in ACS Applied Nano Materials

Their frequent co-authors include:

David Vaknin (17 joint publications)
Wenjie Wang (14 joint publications)
Balaji Narasimhan (12 joint publications)
Alex Travesset (10 joint publications)
Hyeong Jin Kim (10 joint publications)

The venues in which their work is most often published are:

ACS Applied Nano Materials (3 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (3 publications)
Cancers (2 publications)
Acta Biomaterialia (2 publications)
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2 publications)

Surya K. Mallapragada has been recognized through multiple fellowships, including:

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2016)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2008)
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (2006)

Best Publications

Vaccine adjuvants: current challenges and future approaches.

Jennifer H. Wilson-Welder;Maria P. Torres;Matt J. Kipper;Surya K. Mallapragada

360
Citations
Dissolution mechanism of semicrystalline poly(vinyl alcohol) in water

Surya K. Mallapragada;Nikolaos A. Peppas

321
Citations
Directed growth and selective differentiation of neural progenitor cells on micropatterned polymer substrates

Jennifer B. Recknor;Donald S. Sakaguchi;Surya K. Mallapragada

302
Citations
Materials-Based Strategies for Multi-Enzyme Immobilization and Co-Localization: A Review

Feng Jia;Balaji Narasimhan;Surya Mallapragada

276
Citations
Multifunctional nanoparticles for targeted delivery of immune activating and cancer therapeutic agents.

Feng Jia;Xunpei Liu;Linheng Li;Surya Mallapragada

268
Citations
Oriented Schwann cell growth on micropatterned biodegradable polymer substrates.

Cheryl Miller;Howard Shanks;Anthony Witt;Gregory Rutkowski

254
Citations
Experimental investigation and mathematical modeling of Pluronic F127 gel dissolution: drug release in stirred systems.

Theodore Moore;Scott Croy;Surya Mallapragada;Nivedita Pandit

212
Citations
Synergistic Effects of Physical and Chemical Guidance Cues on Neurite Alignment and Outgrowth on Biodegradable Polymer Substrates

Cheryl Miller;Srdija Jeftinija;Surya K. Mallapragada

211
Citations
Oriented astroglial cell growth on micropatterned polystyrene substrates.

J B Jennifer B Recknor;J C Justin C Recknor;D S Donald S Sakaguchi;S K Surya K Mallapragada

204
Citations
Treatment of neurodegenerative disorders through the blood-brain barrier using nanocarriers.

Nitya Poovaiah;Zahra Davoudi;Haisheng Peng;Benjamin Schlichtmann

199
Citations
Protein-Mediated Synthesis of Uniform Superparamagnetic Magnetite Nanocrystals**

Tanya Prozorov;Surya K. Mallapragada;Balaji Narasimhan;Lijun Wang

198
Citations
Micropatterned Schwann cell-seeded biodegradable polymer substrates significantly enhance neurite alignment and outgrowth

Cheryl Miller;Srdija Jeftinija;Surya K. Mallapragada

188
Citations
Synergistic effects of micropatterned biodegradable conduits and Schwann cells on sciatic nerve regeneration

Gregory E Rutkowski;Cheryl A Miller;Srdija Jeftinija;Surya K Mallapragada

185
Citations
Synthesis and Characterization of Temperature and pH-Responsive Pentablock Copolymers

Michael D. Determan;James P. Cox;Soenke Seifert;P. Thiyagarajan

175
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of novel polyanhydrides with tailored erosion mechanisms

María P. Torres;Brandon M. Vogel;Balaji Narasimhan;Surya K. Mallapragada

175
Citations
Novel magnetic nanomaterials inspired by magnetotactic bacteria: Topical review

Tanya Prozorov;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Surya K. Mallapragada;Surya K. Mallapragada;Ruslan Prozorov;Ruslan Prozorov

167
Citations
Amphiphilic polyanhydrides for protein stabilization and release.

María P. Torres;Amy S. Determan;Gretchen L. Anderson;Surya K. Mallapragada

153
Citations
Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystal/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene composites as biomaterials for acetabular cup prosthetics.

Brian C. Anderson;Brian C. Anderson;Paul D. Bloom;Paul D. Bloom;K.G. Baikerikar;K.G. Baikerikar;Valerie V. Sheares;Valerie V. Sheares

151
Citations
Nanocarriers for pancreatic cancer imaging, treatments, and immunotherapies

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148
Citations
Understanding drug release from poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) gels

Brian C Anderson;Nita K Pandit;Surya K Mallapragada

143
Citations
Magnetic irreversibility and the Verwey transition in nanocrystalline bacterial magnetite

Ruslan Prozorov;Tanya Prozorov;Surya K. Mallapragada;Balaji Narasimhan

137
Citations