Gwang‐Bum Im

921 total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 667 citations indexed

About

Gwang‐Bum Im is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Gwang‐Bum Im has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 667 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Gwang‐Bum Im's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (11 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (9 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (7 papers). Gwang‐Bum Im is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (11 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (9 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (7 papers). Gwang‐Bum Im collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Gwang‐Bum Im's co-authors include Suk Ho Bhang, Yuzhou Wu, Jintao Zhu, Juan M. Melero‐Martin, Yijing Liu, Qianqian Liu, Ruei‐Zeng Lin, Xuechong Hong, Gun‐Jae Jeong and Hong-Wen Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Gwang‐Bum Im

36 papers receiving 662 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.

Mitochondrial transfer mediates endothelial cell engraftment through mitophagy

2024 106 citations Gwang‐Bum Im, Yonglin Zhu et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gwang‐Bum Im South Korea	13	279	195	175	131	90	37	667
Eun Jung Oh South Korea	16	139 0.5×	203 1.0×	92 0.5×	67 0.5×	150 1.7×	38	871
Weilin Yu China	18	472 1.7×	176 0.9×	342 2.0×	117 0.9×	237 2.6×	33	955
Xinquan Jiang China	12	342 1.2×	180 0.9×	171 1.0×	151 1.2×	85 0.9×	25	705
Bingyang Dai China	18	341 1.2×	220 1.1×	179 1.0×	67 0.5×	172 1.9×	31	879
Qingqing He China	12	315 1.1×	184 0.9×	160 0.9×	92 0.7×	89 1.0×	21	754
Baiyan Sui China	16	487 1.7×	184 0.9×	293 1.7×	167 1.3×	148 1.6×	26	1.0k
Fangfang Song China	18	271 1.0×	319 1.6×	213 1.2×	74 0.6×	60 0.7×	50	969
Meghnad G. Joshi India	14	186 0.7×	101 0.5×	199 1.1×	80 0.6×	216 2.4×	53	712
Ming Guan China	18	373 1.3×	259 1.3×	110 0.6×	305 2.3×	164 1.8×	52	1.0k
Hongsheng Yu China	15	500 1.8×	186 1.0×	194 1.1×	379 2.9×	137 1.5×	31	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gwang‐Bum Im

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20 of 20 papers shown

Im, Gwang‐Bum, Hosub Lim, Jae‐Won Lee, et al.. (2025). Soft Pneumatic Device Designed to Mimic the Periosteal Environment for Regulating the Fate of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(15). e2403229–e2403229.

Im, Gwang‐Bum & Juan M. Melero‐Martin. (2025). Mitochondrial transfer in endothelial cells and vascular health. Trends in Cell Biology. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Yujin, Sungwon Kim, Gwang‐Bum Im, et al.. (2024). Fibroblast function recovery through rejuvenation effect of nanovesicles extracted from human adipose-derived stem cells irradiated with red light. Journal of Controlled Release. 368. 453–465. 7 indexed citations

Im, Gwang‐Bum, Yonglin Zhu, Xuechong Hong, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial transfer mediates endothelial cell engraftment through mitophagy. Nature. 629(8012). 660–668. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

Baik, Sangyul, Ji‐Hyun Lee, Tae‐Jin Lee, et al.. (2024). Facile Size Tunable Skin‐Adaptive Patch for Accelerating Wound Healing. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(29). e2304435–e2304435. 3 indexed citations

Hong, Xuechong, Ilias P. Doulamis, Gwang‐Bum Im, et al.. (2023). Photopolymerizable Hydrogel for Enhanced Intramyocardial Vascular Progenitor Cell Delivery and Post‐Myocardial Infarction Healing. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(29). e2301581–e2301581. 11 indexed citations

Im, Gwang‐Bum, Young Geon Kim, Tae Yong Yoo, et al.. (2023). Ceria Nanoparticles as Copper Chaperones that Activate SOD1 for Synergistic Antioxidant Therapy to Treat Ischemic Vascular Diseases. Advanced Materials. 35(16). e2208989–e2208989. 49 indexed citations

Sarwar, Arslan, Gwang‐Bum Im, Sungwon Kim, et al.. (2023). Cytotoxic effect and mechanism of nano-sized polystyrene degraded by Rhodococcus ruber C208. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145094–145094. 7 indexed citations

Park, Hyun Su, Gwang‐Bum Im, Ju‐Ro Lee, et al.. (2023). Silica-Based Advanced Nanoparticles For Treating Ischemic Disease. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 20(2). 177–198. 7 indexed citations

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Lee, Dong‐Hyun, Dae Won Yun, Gwang‐Bum Im, et al.. (2023). Various Three-Dimensional Culture Methods and Cell Types for Exosome Production. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 20(4). 621–635. 18 indexed citations

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Im, Gwang‐Bum, Young Geon Kim, Tae Yong Yoo, et al.. (2022). Effect of polystyrene nanoplastics and their degraded forms on stem cell fate. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 430. 128411–128411. 30 indexed citations

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Park, Jung Hwan, Sungwon Kim, Gwang‐Bum Im, et al.. (2022). Silica-Capped and Gold-Decorated Silica Nanoparticles for Enhancing Effect of Gold Nanoparticle-Based Photothermal Therapy. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 19(6). 1161–1168. 8 indexed citations

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Im, Gwang‐Bum, et al.. (2022). Subaqueous free‐standing 3D cell culture system for ultrafast cell compaction, mechano‐inductive immune control, and improving therapeutic angiogenesis. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 8(2). e10438–e10438. 7 indexed citations

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Im, Gwang‐Bum, et al.. (2022). Fortifying angiogenic efficacy of conditioned media using phototoxic‐free blue light for wound healing. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 8(3). e10462–e10462. 2 indexed citations

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Jeong, Gun‐Jae, Gwang‐Bum Im, Tae‐Jin Lee, et al.. (2021). Development of a stem cell spheroid‐laden patch with high retention at skin wound site. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 7(2). e10279–e10279. 13 indexed citations

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Im, Gwang‐Bum, Sungwon Kim, Yu-Jin Kim, et al.. (2021). Anti-senescence ion-delivering nanocarrier for recovering therapeutic properties of long-term-cultured human adipose-derived stem cells. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 19(1). 352–352. 4 indexed citations

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Kim, Sung‐Won, Gwang‐Bum Im, Gun‐Jae Jeong, et al.. (2021). Delivery of a spheroids-incorporated human dermal fibroblast sheet increases angiogenesis and M2 polarization for wound healing. Biomaterials. 275. 120954–120954. 38 indexed citations

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Kim, Sungwon, et al.. (2020). Bio-application of Inorganic Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1249. 115–130. 9 indexed citations

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Im, Gwang‐Bum, Yujin Kim, Sung‐Won Kim, et al.. (2020). Regulation of intracellular transition metal ion level with a pH-sensitive inorganic nanocluster to improve therapeutic angiogenesis by enriching conditioned medium retrieved from human adipose derived stem cells. Nano Convergence. 7(1). 34–34. 11 indexed citations

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Jang, Hyeon‐Ki, Jin Young Oh, Gun‐Jae Jeong, et al.. (2018). A Disposable Photovoltaic Patch Controlling Cellular Microenvironment for Wound Healing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(10). 3025–3025. 11 indexed citations

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