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Viness Pillay 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 Viness Pillay sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 290 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Viness Pillay 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 Viness Pillay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Viness Pillay was a researcher affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their work primarily focused on materials science, engineering, and medicine, with substantial contributions in biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and pharmaceutical science.

Their main research topics encompassed:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties

Pillay's publication record included papers in frequent collaboration with authors such as Yahya E. Choonara, Pradeep Kumar, Pierre P. D. Kondiah, Lisa C. du Toit, and Thashree Marimuthu. The most common venues for their publications were:

  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Molecules
  • Frontiers in Materials
  • Cancers

Some of their recent papers include:

  • The Design of Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Nanocarriers for Medical Applications, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Hydrogel Biomaterials for Application in Ocular Drug Delivery, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Various Methods: Implications for Biomedical Applications, 2020, Nanomaterials
  • Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting in Tissue Regeneration, 2020, Frontiers in Materials
  • A 3D Bioprinted Pseudo-Bone Drug Delivery Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering, 2020, Pharmaceutics

Throughout their career, Pillay contributed significantly to biomedical engineering approaches involving novel materials and drug delivery systems, with particular emphasis on nanotechnology and 3D bioprinting applications.

Best Publications

  • Stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications in drug delivery.

    Priya Bawa;Viness Pillay;Yahya E Choonara;Lisa C du Toit

  • A Review of the Effect of Processing Variables on the Fabrication of Electrospun Nanofibers for Drug Delivery Applications

    Viness Pillay;Clare Dott;Yahya E. Choonara;Charu Tyagi

  • A review of the chemical modification techniques of starch.

    Nonhlanhla Masina;Yahya E. Choonara;Pradeep Kumar;Lisa C. du Toit

  • Current advances in the fabrication of microneedles for transdermal delivery.

    Sunaina Indermun;Regina Luttge;Yahya E. Choonara;Pradeep Kumar

  • The Hemocompatibility of Nanoparticles: A Review of Cell–Nanoparticle Interactions and Hemostasis

    Kara M de la Harpe;Pierre P D Kondiah;Yahya E Choonara;Thashree Marimuthu

  • A Review on Composite Liposomal Technologies for Specialized Drug Delivery

    Maluta S. Mufamadi;Viness Pillay;Yahya E. Choonara;Lisa C. Du Toit

  • A comprehensive review of advanced biopolymeric wound healing systems.

    Naeema Mayet;Yahya E. Choonara;Pradeep Kumar;Lomas K. Tomar

  • In vitro release modulation from crosslinked pellets for site-specific drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract. I. Comparison of pH-responsive drug release and associated kinetics

    Viness Pillay;Reza Fassihi

  • A Review of Injectable Polymeric Hydrogel Systems for Application in Bone Tissue Engineering.

    Pariksha J Kondiah;Yahya E Choonara;Pierre P D Kondiah;Thashree Marimuthu

  • The Design of Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Nanocarriers for Medical Applications.

    Divesha Essa;Pierre P. D. Kondiah;Yahya E. Choonara;Viness Pillay

  • Hydrogel Biomaterials for Application in Ocular Drug Delivery.

    Courtney R Lynch;Pierre P D Kondiah;Yahya E Choonara;Lisa C du Toit

  • Advances in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders employing nanotechnology.

    Girish Modi;Viness Pillay;Yahya E. Choonara

  • Parameters and characteristics governing cellular internalization and trans-barrier trafficking of nanostructures.

    Karmani Murugan;Yahya E Choonara;Pradeep Kumar;Divya Bijukumar

  • Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Various Methods: Implications for Biomedical Applications.

    Mpumelelo Nyoka;Yahya E. Choonara;Pradeep Kumar;Pierre P. D. Kondiah

  • Functionalizing bioinks for 3D bioprinting applications.

    Azraa Parak;Priyamvada Pradeep;Lisa C. du Toit;Pradeep Kumar

  • A novel approach for constant rate delivery of highly soluble bioactives from a simple monolithic system

    Viness Pillay;Reza Fassihi

  • In vitro release modulation from crosslinked pellets for site-specific drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract. II. Physicochemical characterization of calcium-alginate, calcium-pectinate and calcium-alginate-pectinate pellets

    Viness Pillay;Reza Fassihi

  • A composite chitosan-gelatin bi-layered, biomimetic macroporous scaffold for blood vessel tissue engineering.

    Ravindra V. Badhe;Divya Bijukumar;Dharmesh R. Chejara;Mostafa Mabrouk

  • Bypassing P-Glycoprotein Drug Efflux Mechanisms: Possible Applications in Pharmacoresistant Schizophrenia Therapy.

    Famida G. Hoosain;Yahya E. Choonara;Lomas K. Tomar;Pradeep Kumar

  • Hydrogel-based Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting in Tissue Regeneration

    Previn Ramiah;Lisa C. du Toit;Yahya E. Choonara;Pierre P. D. Kondiah

  • A review of integrating electroactive polymers as responsive systems for specialized drug delivery applications

    Viness Pillay;Tong-Sheng Tsai;Yahya E. Choonara;Lisa C. du Toit

  • Ionic Liquids as Potential and Synergistic Permeation Enhancers for Transdermal Drug Delivery.

    Zainul Sidat;Thashree Marimuthu;Pradeep Kumar;Lisa C du Toit

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip M. Hansbro
Philip M. Hansbro University of Technology Sydney
Peter A. B. Wark
Peter A. B. Wark University of Newcastle Australia
Ahmed Kamal
Ahmed Kamal Jamia Hamdard
Sanyog Jain
Sanyog Jain Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
Isabel Correia
Isabel Correia Instituto Superior Técnico
Yufang Xu
Yufang Xu East China University of Science and Technology
Xuhong Qian
Xuhong Qian East China University of Science and Technology
Cecília M. P. Rodrigues
Cecília M. P. Rodrigues University of Lisbon
Brian G. Oliver
Brian G. Oliver Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Zhihong Nie
Zhihong Nie Fudan University

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