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Vesa-Pekka Lehto 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 Vesa-Pekka Lehto sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 233 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vesa-Pekka Lehto 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 Vesa-Pekka Lehto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Vesa-Pekka Lehto is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work emphasizes key topics including:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Frequent publication venues for Vesa-Pekka Lehto include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Analytical Chemistry

Their recent published papers demonstrate diverse research interests and contributions across multiple scientific disciplines. These include:

  • Challenges and prospects of nanosized silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries, 2020, Nanotechnology
  • Systematic design of cell membrane coating to improve tumor targeting of nanoparticles, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Quantitative Comparison of the Light-to-Heat Conversion Efficiency in Nanomaterials Suitable for Photothermal Therapy, 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • From structural design to delivery: mRNA therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy, 2023, Exploration
  • Recovery of uranium with bisphosphonate modified mesoporous silicon, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology

Vesa-Pekka Lehto collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors, indicating active engagement in interdisciplinary research networks. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Wujun Xu
  • Joakim Riikonen
  • Konstantin Tamarov
  • Ondřej Haluska
  • Rinez Thapa

Best Publications

  • Mesoporous silicon microparticles for oral drug delivery: loading and release of five model drugs.

    J. Salonen;L. Laitinen;A.M. Kaukonen;J. Tuura

  • Mesoporous silicon in drug delivery applications.

    Jarno Salonen;Ann M. Kaukonen;Jouni Hirvonen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • Cell membrane coating integrity affects the internalization mechanism of biomimetic nanoparticles.

    Lizhi Liu;Xuan Bai;Maria Viola Martikainen;Anna Kårlund

  • Biocompatibility of Thermally Hydrocarbonized Porous Silicon Nanoparticles and their Biodistribution in Rats

    Luis M. Bimbo;Mirkka Sarparanta;Hélder A. Santos;Anu J. Airaksinen

  • Use of thermoanalytical methods in quantification of drug load in mesoporous silicon microparticles

    V.-P. Lehto;K. Vähä-Heikkilä;J. Paski;J. Salonen

  • Mesoporous silica material TUD-1 as a drug delivery system.

    T. Heikkilä;J. Salonen;J. Tuura;M.S. Hamdy

  • Mesoporous systems for poorly soluble drugs

    Wujun Xu;Joakim Riikonen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • Evaluation of Mesoporous TCPSi, MCM-41, SBA-15, and TUD-1 Materials as API Carriers for Oral Drug Delivery

    T. Heikkilä;J. Salonen;J. Tuura;N. Kumar

  • In vitro cytotoxicity of porous silicon microparticles: effect of the particle concentration, surface chemistry and size.

    Hélder A. Santos;Joakim Riikonen;Jarno Salonen;Ermei Mäkilä

  • Predicting the Formation and Stability of Amorphous Small Molecule Binary Mixtures from Computationally Determined Flory−Huggins Interaction Parameter and Phase Diagram

    Katja Pajula;Markku Taskinen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto;Jarkko Ketolainen

  • Fabrication and chemical surface modification of mesoporous silicon for biomedical applications

    Jarno Salonen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • Systematic design of cell membrane coating to improve tumor targeting of nanoparticles

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  • Drug permeation across intestinal epithelial cells using porous silicon nanoparticles

    Luis M. Bimbo;Ermei Mäkilä;Timo Laaksonen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • Challenges and prospects of nanosized silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries.

    Xiuyun Zhao;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • Co-delivery of a hydrophobic small molecule and a hydrophilic peptide by porous silicon nanoparticles

    Dongfei Liu;Luis M. Bimbo;Ermei Mäkilä;Francesca Villanova;Francesca Villanova

  • Semimetallic TiO2 nanotubes.

    Robert Hahn;Felix Schmidt-Stein;Jarno Salonen;Stefan Thiemann

  • Failure of MTT as a Toxicity Testing Agent for Mesoporous Silicon Microparticles

    Timo Laaksonen;Hélder Santos;Henna Vihola;Jarno Salonen

  • Carbon doping of self-organized TiO 2 nanotube layers by thermal acetylene treatment

    Robert Hahn;Andrei Ghicov;Jarno Salonen;Vesa-Pekka Lehto

  • In vivo delivery of a peptide, ghrelin antagonist, with mesoporous silicon microparticles.

    M. Kilpeläinen;J. Riikonen;M.A. Vlasova;A. Huotari

  • Surface chemistry and pore size affect carrier properties of mesoporous silicon microparticles.

    T Limnell;J Riikonen;J Salonen;Ann Marie Kaukonen

  • The comparison of seven different methods to quantify the amorphous content of spray dried lactose

    Vesa-Pekka Lehto;Mikko Tenho;Kalle Vähä-Heikkilä;Päivi Harjunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jarno Salonen
Jarno Salonen University of Turku
Hélder A. Santos
Hélder A. Santos University Medical Center Groningen
Jouni Hirvonen
Jouni Hirvonen University of Helsinki
Ermei Mäkilä
Ermei Mäkilä University of Turku
Narendra Kumar
Narendra Kumar Åbo Akademi University
Karl-Heinz Herzig
Karl-Heinz Herzig Oulu University Hospital
Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki
Timo Laaksonen
Timo Laaksonen University of Helsinki
Tapio Salmi
Tapio Salmi Åbo Akademi University
Jorma Jokiniemi
Jorma Jokiniemi University of Eastern Finland

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