Ambar B. RanguMagar Data-verified

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Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Philander Smith University
Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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11 h-index 35 pubs 859 cited

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Ambar B. RanguMagar's research focuses on the development and application of novel materials and catalysts for chemical processes and biomedical applications. Her work has explored guar-based hydrogels for drug delivery and bone cell growth, and functionalized nanocellulose to promote neural stem cell differentiation. RanguMagar has also investigated amination of sp³ carbon using nickel pincer catalysts and iron(III) catalysts derived from natural amino acids for oxidation chemistry. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10 with 261 total citations across 14 publications. She has collaborated with researchers from Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, including Malathi Srivatsan, Anindya Ghosh, Charlette M. Parnell, and Hunter A. Wayland.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 35
  • Citations: 859

Selected Publications

  • Natural Amino Acid-Derived Iron(III) Catalysts for Green Oxidation Chemistry Applications (2025)
    DOI OpenAlex
  • Guar-Based Injectable Hydrogel for Drug Delivery and In Vitro Bone Cell Growth (2023)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Functionalized Nanocellulose Drives Neural Stem Cells toward Neuronal Differentiation (2021)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Highly economical and direct amination of sp<sup>3</sup> carbon using low-cost nickel pincer catalyst (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Malathi Srivatsan Arkansas State University 4 shared publications Anindya Ghosh University of Arkansas at Little Rock 4 shared publications Charlette M. Parnell University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2 shared publications Hunter A. Wayland University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 shared publication Peter Szwedo University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 shared publication Bijay P. Chhetri University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 shared publication Jennifer Y. Xie Arkansas State University 1 shared publication Krishna Deo Sharma Arkansas State University 1 shared publication

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