Johannes Karges

5.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
121 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Johannes Karges is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Johannes Karges has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 48 papers in Materials Chemistry and 40 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Johannes Karges's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (58 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (37 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (32 papers). Johannes Karges is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (58 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (37 papers) and Metal complexes synthesis and properties (32 papers). Johannes Karges collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Johannes Karges's co-authors include Gilles Gasser, Hui Chao, Franz Heinemann, Olivier Blacque, Seth M. Cohen, Mickaël Tharaud, Haihua Xiao, Nicolás Montesdeoca, Kai Xiong and Shi Kuang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Johannes Karges

115 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Critical Overview of the Use of Ru(II) Polypyridyl Comple... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2021 2022 2022 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Critical Overview of the Use of Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers in One-Photon and Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy
    2017 518 citations Johannes Karges, Gilles Gasser et al. profile →
  2. Clinical Development of Metal Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer
    2021 339 citations Johannes Karges Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Photodecaging of a Mitochondria-Localized Iridium(III) Endoperoxide Complex for Two-Photon Photoactivated Therapy under Hypoxia
    2022 193 citations Johannes Karges, Kai Xiong et al. profile →
  4. Photo‐Reduction with NIR Light of Nucleus‐Targeting Pt IV Nanoparticles for Combined Tumor‐Targeted Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Immunotherapy
    2022 161 citations Bin Wang, Johannes Karges et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Immunogenic Cell Death Inducing Metal Complexes for Cancer Therapy
    2023 150 citations Nicolás Montesdeoca, Johannes Karges et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johannes Karges China 37 2.6k 2.0k 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 121 4.8k
Huaiyi Huang China 36 2.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 991 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 101 4.9k
Sherri A. McFarland United States 37 2.1k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 91 5.0k
Leli Zeng China 33 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 665 0.5× 1.7k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 79 4.6k
Cai‐Ping Tan China 49 1.8k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 692 0.5× 2.8k 2.3× 2.3k 2.0× 105 6.8k
Seyoung Koo South Korea 30 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 602 0.4× 295 0.2× 649 0.6× 55 5.2k
Thomas W. Rees China 32 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 507 0.4× 713 0.6× 651 0.6× 54 2.9k
Chong‐Jing Zhang China 37 2.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.3× 887 0.6× 335 0.3× 900 0.8× 83 5.2k
Pui‐Chi Lo Hong Kong 42 3.1k 1.2× 3.6k 1.7× 2.6k 1.9× 219 0.2× 554 0.5× 114 5.2k
Yuanzeng Min China 28 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 346 0.3× 826 0.7× 469 0.4× 61 4.0k
Youyong Yuan China 49 5.2k 2.0× 4.6k 2.2× 1.5k 1.1× 360 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 125 8.3k

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All Works

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Montesdeoca, Nicolás, et al.. (2026). Encapsulation of a Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Photosensitizer into Nanosized Micelles for Oncosis-Inducing Photodynamic Therapy. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 9(6). 2924–2934.
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Rodrı́guez, Venancio, et al.. (2025). Rationally Designed Ir(III) Complex with an Exceptionally Strong Binding to Human Serum Albumin for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(7). 7792–7806. 10 indexed citations
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Rodrı́guez, Venancio, et al.. (2025). Conjugation of a cyclometalated Ir( iii ) complex to human serum albumin for oncosis-mediated photodynamic therapy. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(22). 7068–7082. 6 indexed citations
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Montesdeoca, Nicolás, et al.. (2024). Highly cytotoxic Cu(ii) terpyridine complexes as chemotherapeutic agents. Dalton Transactions. 53(19). 8223–8228. 5 indexed citations
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Liang, Ganghao, Nicolás Montesdeoca, Dongsheng Tang, et al.. (2024). Facile one-pot synthesis of Ir(III) Bodipy polymeric gemini nanoparticles for tumor selective NIR photoactivated anticancer therapy. Biomaterials. 309. 122618–122618. 14 indexed citations
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Feng, Tao, Johannes Karges, Jun Shu, et al.. (2024). An iridium(iii)-based photosensitizer disrupting the mitochondrial respiratory chain induces ferritinophagy-mediated immunogenic cell death. Chemical Science. 15(18). 6752–6762. 26 indexed citations
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Montesdeoca, Nicolás, et al.. (2024). Shift of cell-death mechanisms in primary human neutrophils with a ruthenium photosensitizer. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 30(1). 53–60. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Tao, Johannes Karges, Jinchao Shen, et al.. (2023). Exosome camouflaged coordination-assembled Iridium(III) photosensitizers for apoptosis-autophagy-ferroptosis induced combination therapy against melanoma. Biomaterials. 301. 122212–122212. 54 indexed citations
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Zhou, Huiling, Dongsheng Tang, Yingjie Yu, et al.. (2023). Theranostic imaging and multimodal photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy using the mTOR signaling pathway. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5350–5350. 81 indexed citations
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Karges, Johannes, Siyuan Gao, Xiting Zhang, et al.. (2023). Two-photon phototriggering of ROS storm in ruthenium(II) coordinated carbon nitride for robust cancer immunotherapy. Nano Today. 54. 102066–102066. 18 indexed citations
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Karges, Johannes, et al.. (2023). Platinum-based drugs in cancer treatment: Expanding horizons and overcoming resistance. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1301. 137366–137366. 26 indexed citations
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Gao, Yongchao, Hanchen Zhang, Lin Tang, et al.. (2023). Cancer Nanobombs Delivering Artoxplatin with a Polyigniter Bearing Hydrophobic Ferrocene Units Upregulate PD‐L1 Expression and Stimulate Stronger Anticancer Immunity. Advanced Science. 11(4). e2300806–e2300806. 23 indexed citations
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Vinck, Robin, Orsolya Dömötör, Johannes Karges, et al.. (2023). In Situ Bioconjugation of a Maleimide-Functionalized Ruthenium-Based Photosensitizer to Albumin for Photodynamic Therapy. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(38). 15510–15526. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Ganghao, Tumpa Sadhukhan, Samya Banerjee, et al.. (2023). Reduction of Platinum(IV) Prodrug Hemoglobin Nanoparticles with Deeply Penetrating Ultrasound Radiation for Tumor‐Targeted Therapeutically Enhanced Anticancer Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(22). e202301074–e202301074. 67 indexed citations
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Silva, Maria J. S. A., Robin Vinck, Bruno Saubaméa, et al.. (2022). Towards Selective Delivery of a Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complex‐Containing Bombesin Conjugate into Cancer Cells. ChemBioChem. 24(4). e202200647–e202200647. 14 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Luke K., Marie Flamme, Johannes Karges, et al.. (2021). A ruthenium–oligonucleotide bioconjugated photosensitizing aptamer for cancer cell specific photodynamic therapy. RSC Chemical Biology. 3(1). 85–95. 23 indexed citations
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Vinck, Robin, Johannes Karges, Mickaël Tharaud, Kevin Cariou, & Gilles Gasser. (2021). Physical, spectroscopic, and biological properties of ruthenium and osmium photosensitizers bearing diversely substituted 4,4′-di(styryl)-2,2′-bipyridine ligands. Dalton Transactions. 50(41). 14629–14639. 17 indexed citations
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Karges, Johannes, Mickaël Tharaud, & Gilles Gasser. (2021). Polymeric Encapsulation of a Ru(II)-Based Photosensitizer for Folate-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy of Drug Resistant Cancers. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(8). 4612–4622. 41 indexed citations
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McKenzie, Luke K., Johannes Karges, Mickaël Tharaud, et al.. (2020). Ruthenium-initiated polymerization of lactide: a route to remarkable cellular uptake for photodynamic therapy of cancer. Chemical Science. 11(10). 2657–2663. 41 indexed citations
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Basu, Uttara, Johannes Karges, Florian Chotard, et al.. (2019). Investigation of photo-activation on ruthenium(II)–arene complexes for the discovery of potential selective cytotoxic agents. Polyhedron. 172. 22–27. 19 indexed citations

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