Bruce P. Lee

13.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
105 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Bruce P. Lee is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce P. Lee has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 34 papers in Biomaterials and 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bruce P. Lee's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (59 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (21 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (17 papers). Bruce P. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (59 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (21 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (17 papers). Bruce P. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Bruce P. Lee's co-authors include Phillip B. Messersmith, Haeshin Lee, J. Herbert Waite, Jacob N. Israelachvili, Pegah Kord Forooshani, Jeffrey L. Dalsin, Yuan Liu, Shari Konst, Hao Meng and Ka Yee C. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bruce P. Lee

99 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A reversible wet/dry adhesive inspired by mussels and geckos

2007 1.7k citations Haeshin Lee, Bruce P. Lee et al. Nature profile →
Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings

2011 1.4k citations Bruce P. Lee, Phillip B. Messersmith et al. profile →
pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

2011 1.4k citations Niels Holten‐Andersen, Matthew J. Harrington et al. profile →
Catechol-functionalized hydrogels: biomimetic design, adhesion mechanism, and biomedical applications

2020 745 citations Wei Zhang, Ruixing Wang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Recent approaches in designing bioadhesive materials inspired by mussel adhesive protein

2016 529 citations Pegah Kord Forooshani, Bruce P. Lee profile →
Synthesis and Gelation of DOPA-Modified Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels

2002 502 citations Bruce P. Lee, Jeffrey L. Dalsin et al. profile →
Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Polymers for the Preparation of Nonfouling Surfaces

2003 480 citations Jeffrey L. Dalsin, Bruce P. Lee et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Bruce P. Lee	5.2k	3.7k	3.5k	1.6k	1.5k	105	11.6k
Xiong Lu	2.5k 0.5×	11.0k 2.9×	5.4k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	409	20.1k
William M. Miller	4.1k 0.8×	5.0k 1.4×	2.7k 0.8×	999 0.6×	217 0.1×	208	15.9k
Jöns Hilborn	1.1k 0.2×	3.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	190	8.9k
Xin Chen	1.3k 0.3×	4.7k 1.2×	8.3k 2.4×	976 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	419	16.1k
Jianshu Li	1.4k 0.3×	3.9k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	912 0.6×	397	11.7k
Seema Agarwal	1.9k 0.4×	6.7k 1.8×	8.7k 2.5×	3.8k 2.4×	1.3k 0.8×	356	17.6k
Xiaoyan Yuan	1.5k 0.3×	4.0k 1.1×	5.5k 1.6×	657 0.4×	267 0.2×	248	9.6k
Won Ho Park	1.3k 0.3×	6.7k 1.8×	11.4k 3.3×	971 0.6×	637 0.4×	312	16.9k
Yiwen Li	2.0k 0.4×	4.2k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	519 0.3×	406	18.8k
Sandra Van Vlierberghe	917 0.2×	6.7k 1.8×	3.8k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	300	13.6k

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Forooshani, Pegah Kord, Rattapol Pinnaratip, Md. Saleh Akram Bhuiyan, et al.. (2025). Accelerated dermal wound healing in diabetic mice by a H₂O₂-generating catechol-functionalized gelatin microgel. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(12). 3967–3979. 4 indexed citations

Manuel, James, et al.. (2025). Chlorocatechol-functionalized gelatin nanoparticles as a hemostatic agent with antimicrobial properties. Acta Biomaterialia. 204. 568–581.

Pinnaratip, Rattapol, Zhongtian Zhang, Pegah Kord Forooshani, et al.. (2023). Utilizing Robust Design to Optimize Composite Bioadhesive for Promoting Dermal Wound Repair. Polymers. 15(8). 1905–1905. 5 indexed citations

Jung, Jiyoung, Kan Wang, Ravi Tutika, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired materials for underwater adhesion with pathways to switchability. Cell Reports Physical Science. 4(10). 101597–101597. 12 indexed citations

Xie, Yuxiang, Yixin Huang, Yinggan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Surface modification using heptafluorobutyric acid to produce highly stable Li metal anodes. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2883–2883. 113 indexed citations

Liu, Bo, Zhongtian Zhang, Bingqian Li, Qingping Liu, & Bruce P. Lee. (2023). Acrylate monomer polymerization triggered by iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles and catechol containing microgels. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143716–143716. 7 indexed citations

Lee, Bruce P., et al.. (2022). Catechol-functionalized sulfobetaine polymer for uniform zwitterionization via pH transition approach. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 220. 112879–112879. 5 indexed citations

Gillette, Amani A., et al.. (2022). Biodegradable magnesium materials regulate ROS-RNS balance in pro-inflammatory macrophage environment. Bioactive Materials. 23. 261–273. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, Ruixing Wang, ZhengMing Sun, et al.. (2020). Catechol-functionalized hydrogels: biomimetic design, adhesion mechanism, and biomedical applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(2). 433–464. 745 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Bo, et al.. (2020). Antimicrobial property of halogenated catechols. Chemical Engineering Journal. 403. 126340–126340. 55 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhongtian, Rattapol Pinnaratip, Keat Ghee Ong, & Bruce P. Lee. (2019). Correlating the mass and mechanical property changes during the degradation of PEG‐based adhesive. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 137(10). 8 indexed citations

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Pinnaratip, Rattapol, Hao Meng, Rupak M. Rajachar, & Bruce P. Lee. (2017). Effect of incorporating clustered silica nanoparticles on the performance and biocompatibility of catechol-containing PEG-based bioadhesive. Biomedical Materials. 13(2). 25003–25003. 21 indexed citations

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Holten‐Andersen, Niels, et al.. (2011). Bio-mimetic metal-ligand crosslinks yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Holten‐Andersen, Niels, Bruce P. Lee, Phillip B. Messersmith, J. Herbert Waite, & Ka Yee C. Lee. (2010). Mussel-Inspired Self-Healing Hydrogels. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 604a–604a. 2 indexed citations

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Ko, Raymond, et al.. (2007). Novel Uropathogen-Resistant Coatings Inspired by Marine Mussels. Journal of Endourology. 21(6). 1153–1160. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Haeshin, Bruce P. Lee, & Phillip B. Messersmith. (2007). A reversible wet/dry adhesive inspired by mussels and geckos. Nature. 448(7151). 338–341. 1706 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burke, Sean, et al.. (2007). Thermal gelation and tissue adhesion of biomimetic hydrogels. Biomedical Materials. 2(4). 203–210. 145 indexed citations

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Shull, Kenneth R., et al.. (2006). Quartz Crystal Microbalance Studies of Polymer Gels and Solutions in Liquid Environments. Analytical Chemistry. 78(4). 1158–1166. 31 indexed citations

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Lee, Bruce P. & Bradley W. Jones. (2005). Transcriptional regulation of the Drosophila glial gene repo. Mechanisms of Development. 122(6). 849–862. 76 indexed citations

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Chang, Edwin Y., Chien‐Hung Chen, Hongxiu Ji, et al.. (2000). Antigen‐specific cancer immunotherapy using a GM‐CSF secreting allogeneic tumor cell‐based vaccine. International Journal of Cancer. 86(5). 725–730. 7 indexed citations

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