Dr. Sonal Desai - SSR College of Pharmacy

Analytical method development and validation
Factorial designed based method optimization
Isolation of markers and bioactives from medicinal plants
Standardization of Herbal formulations, Ayurvedic formulations and Homeopathic formulations

Publications – 50 (International- 39, National-11)
Presentations- 10 (International- 05, National- 05)
Government fellowship – 1 (Senior Research Fellowship) by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH, Govrnment of India.

Senior Research Fellowship by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH, Govrnment of India
First Prize for the poster entitled “ Optimization of HPLC mobile phase using augmented simplex centroid design for estimation of curcumin and piperine in dietary supplement” at two days GUJCOST sponsored workshop on “Quality by Design using Design of Experiments (DoE)” organised by ROFEL, Shri G. M. Bilakhia College of Pharmacy, Vapi in February 2018.
First Prize for the poster at One Day National Seminar on “Role of Indian System of Medicine in the Era of Make in India” Organised by Shree Naranjibhai Lalbhai College of Pharmacy, Umarakh, in September 2016.
Second Prize for the poster at One Day National Seminar on “Role of Indian System of Medicine in the Era of Make in India” Organised by Shree Naranjibhai Lalbhai College of Pharmacy, Umarakh, in September 2016.
Consolation Prize for the poster Poster at One Day National Seminar on “Advances in Pharmaceutical Technology” Organised by Oriental College of Pharmacy, Navi Mumbai, in September 2016.
First Prize for the poster Poster in category of Quality Assurance at 4th International Conference on Theranostic Nanoarticles-A Recent Breakthrough in Nanotechnology” Organised by Shree Dhanvantary Pharmacy College, in April 2016.

Kavita Suthar, Sonal Desai, A comparative greenness assessment of chromatographic methods for cilnidipine analysis and its combination, Green Analytical Chemistry, 9, 20024, 100112 (Impact Factor 6.2)
Aesha Bhalodia, Sonal Desai, Application of seven tools for evaluation of greenness of chromatographic methods for Remdesivir analysis, Green Analytical Chemistry, 11, 2024, 100149 (Impact Factor 6.2)
Jay Rana, Sonal Desai, Recent Advances in E-Nose for Potential Applications in Covid-19 Infection, Talanta Open, 10, 2024, 100363. (Impact Factor: 3.7)
Ruchita Rajput, Sonal Desai, Assessment of greenness for solid phase microextraction techniques of sample preparation for flavors by AGREE Prep & SPMS tools, Green Analytical Chemistry, 11, 2024, 100167 (Impact Factor 6.2)
Sweta Gupta, Sonal Desai, Green approach for simultaneous determination of long acting β-agonists, their organic counterparts and corticosteroids by HPLC coupled with PDA detector, Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises, 83(4), 2025, 675-689 (Impact Factor: 1.1)
Aesha Bhalodia, Sonal Desai, Comprehensive Assessment of greenness of ICP-OES methods for determination of metals, Green Analytical Chemistry, 12, 2025, 100222 (Impact Factor 6.2)
Divya Bhandari, Vishal Modi, Sonal Desai, Comparison Of HPLC-PDA and HPTLC Methods For Simultaneous Estimation of Bilastine and Montelukast Sodium In Marketed Formulation, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 58(10), 2025, 1593-1599. Impact Factor: 1)

Desai, S., Prajapati, V., & Chandarana, C. (2022). Chemistry, biological activities, and uses of tara gum. In Gums, Resins and Latexes of Plant Origin: Chemistry, Biological Activities and Uses (pp. 1-25). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Prajapati, V., Desai, S., Gandhi, S., & Roy, S. (2022). Pharmaceutical applications of various natural gums and mucilages. In Gums, resins and latexes of plant origin: Chemistry, biological activities and uses (pp. 25-57). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Mety, S. S., Desai, S., Sampatrao, T.S., Sharma, V., Kumar, S. (2022).Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK) on wild edible fruits of Eastern Ghats, India: Medico-Biowealth of India (pp.18-22). Orrissa: Ambika Prasad Research Foundation.
Desai, S., Desai, P., & Prajapati, V. (2023). Biosensors for Paint and Pigment Analysis. Biosensors Nanotechnology, 395-418.
Desai, S. R., Vishwakarma, M. J., & Desai, S. S. (2023). Antiviral effect of curcumin: A special emphasis on COVID-19 virus. Curcumin and Its Role in Health and Disease, 119-144.
Rana, J., Desai, P., Desai, S. (2023).Gallic Acid: From Chemistry to Analysis. The Chemistry of Gallic Acid, 1-30
Pallar, A., Thakor, N., Desai, S. S. (2023). Critical Review on Extraction, Analysis and Pharmaceutical Applications of Beetroot Pigments in Advances in Chemistry, New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc.

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