Hyung‐Jun Im

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Hyung‐Jun Im is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hyung‐Jun Im has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hyung‐Jun Im's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (17 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (16 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (15 papers). Hyung‐Jun Im is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (17 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (16 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (15 papers). Hyung‐Jun Im collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Hyung‐Jun Im's co-authors include Steve Y. Cho, Dong Soo Lee, Weibo Cai, Gi Jeong Cheon, Tyler Bradshaw, Christopher G. England, Meiyappan Solaiyappan, Gaeun Kim, Han Na Jung and Wooseung Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Hyung‐Jun Im

93 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

DNA origami nanostructures can exhibit preferential renal uptake and alleviate acute kidney injury

2018 359 citations Dawei Jiang, Hyung‐Jun Im et al. profile →
Lipid nanoparticles for delivery of RNA therapeutics: Current status and the role of in vivo imaging

2022 152 citations Han Na Jung, Somin Lee et al. Theranostics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hyung‐Jun Im South Korea	31	875	871	789	607	458	99	3.0k
Harald Ittrich Germany	31	447 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	969 1.2×	345 0.6×	241 0.5×	98	4.1k
Phillip C. Yang United States	41	846 1.0×	1.8k 2.0×	942 1.2×	295 0.5×	225 0.5×	147	4.6k
Josef Ehling Germany	24	386 0.4×	631 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	281 0.5×	198 0.4×	37	2.7k
Yun‐Sang Lee South Korea	32	1.3k 1.4×	957 1.1×	555 0.7×	472 0.8×	413 0.9×	166	3.4k
Warren D. Foltz Canada	33	924 1.1×	635 0.7×	710 0.9×	408 0.7×	198 0.4×	101	3.0k
Chris A. Flask United States	36	862 1.0×	1.8k 2.1×	1.3k 1.6×	537 0.9×	327 0.7×	135	6.1k
Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort Netherlands	32	244 0.3×	1.4k 1.6×	526 0.7×	494 0.8×	237 0.5×	85	4.4k
Hua Zhang China	31	399 0.5×	835 1.0×	996 1.3×	375 0.6×	613 1.3×	144	3.3k
Xiaoli Lan China	38	1.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	1.6k 2.1×	683 1.1×	1.2k 2.6×	263	5.0k
Shunsuke Ohnishi Japan	39	301 0.3×	1.6k 1.8×	718 0.9×	539 0.9×	487 1.1×	124	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Hyung‐Jun Im

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hyung‐Jun Im

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Park, Ji Yong, Jinyeong Choi, Jin Sil Kim, et al.. (2025). Engineering and evaluation of precision-glycosylated clickable albumin nanoplatform for targeting the tumor microenvironment. Theranostics. 16(3). 1482–1503.

Lee, Somin, et al.. (2025). Aptamer-conjugated liposome system for targeting MUC1-positive cancer: an in silico screening approach. 1(1). 3 indexed citations

Lee, Somin, et al.. (2025). Magnetic Resonance Imaging‐Based Quantification of Endosomal Escape Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticle‐Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(30). e03055–e03055. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Sang‐Hee, Wooseung Lee, Bo‐Kyung Kim, et al.. (2025). A three-step mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy platform integrating TSPO ligands and pH-responsive liposomes. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

Li, Shengjun, Yonghwan Kim, Eunji Lee, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional Ultrathin Recycled PET‐Based Membrane for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding, Antibacterial and Thermal Management. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 11(14). 4 indexed citations

Choi, Jinyeong, et al.. (2024). Generation of super-resolution images from barcode-based spatial transcriptomics by deep image prior. Cell Reports Methods. 5(1). 100937–100937.

Zhang, Wang, Zhiqiang Zheng, Liwei Lin, et al.. (2023). Ultrafast Synthesis of Graphene‐Embedded Cyclodextrin‐Metal‐Organic Framework for Supramolecular Selective Absorbency and Supercapacitor Performance. Advanced Science. 10(31). e2304062–e2304062. 55 indexed citations

Lee, Chaedong, Hwichan Hong, Wooseung Lee, et al.. (2023). In vitro magnetic hyperthermia properties of angle-shaped superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized by a bromide-assisted polyol method. RSC Advances. 13(5). 2803–2810. 13 indexed citations

Kim, Taeyun, et al.. (2022). Dual imaging modality of fluorescence and transmission X‐rays for gold nanoparticle‐injected living mice. Medical Physics. 50(1). 529–539. 6 indexed citations

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Hao, Wei, Dawei Jiang, Bo Yu, et al.. (2022). Nanostructured polyvinylpyrrolidone-curcumin conjugates allowed for kidney-targeted treatment of cisplatin induced acute kidney injury. Bioactive Materials. 19. 282–291. 42 indexed citations

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Kim, Hyung‐Mo, Jaehyun An, Seung‐Ki Baek, et al.. (2021). Multi-Quantum Dots-Embedded Silica-Encapsulated Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Assay for Highly Sensitive Exosome Detection. Nanomaterials. 11(3). 768–768. 32 indexed citations

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Kim, Taeyun, Wooseung Lee, Hye‐Jin Kim, et al.. (2019). Dynamic In Vivo X-ray Fluorescence Imaging of Gold in Living Mice Exposed to Gold Nanoparticles. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 39(2). 526–533. 27 indexed citations

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Jiang, Dawei, Hyung‐Jun Im, Haiyan Sun, et al.. (2017). Radiolabeled pertuzumab for imaging of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 expression in ovarian cancer. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 44(8). 1296–1305. 30 indexed citations

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Lee, Seung‐Pyo, Hyung‐Jun Im, Shinae Kang, et al.. (2017). Noninvasive Imaging of Myocardial Inflammation in Myocarditis using ⁶⁸Ga-tagged Mannosylated Human Serum Albumin Positron Emission Tomography. Theranostics. 7(2). 413–424. 43 indexed citations

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Lee, Dong Soo, Hyung‐Jun Im, & Yun‐Sang Lee. (2015). Radionanomedicine: Widened perspectives of molecular theragnosis. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 11(4). 795–810. 38 indexed citations

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Ko, Guen Bae, Kyeong Yun Kim, Hyun Suk Yoon, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of a silicon photomultiplier PET insert for simultaneous PET and MR imaging. Medical Physics. 43(1). 72–83. 42 indexed citations

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Lee, Seung‐Pyo, Eun Seong Lee, Hongyoon Choi, et al.. (2014). 11C-Pittsburgh B PET Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 8(1). 50–59. 115 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong‐Il, Hyung‐Jun Im, Jin Chul Paeng, et al.. (2014). Serum thyroglobulin level after radioiodine therapy (Day 3) to predict successful ablation of thyroid remnant in postoperative thyroid cancer. Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 29(2). 184–189. 17 indexed citations

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Im, Hyung‐Jun, et al.. (2009). Chronic Osteomyelitis in Sternum Mimicking Bone Metastasis of Lung Cancer Patient. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 43(3). 245–249. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Chae‐Yong, et al.. (2001). Accumulation of 2,5-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone in suspension cultures of Panax ginseng by a fungal elicitor preparation and a yeast elicitor preparation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 56(1-2). 239–242. 14 indexed citations

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