John R. Clegg

2.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John R. Clegg is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Clegg has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in John R. Clegg's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (5 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (5 papers). John R. Clegg is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (5 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (5 papers). John R. Clegg collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and South Korea. John R. Clegg's co-authors include Nicholas A. Peppas, Samir Mitragotri, Heidi R. Culver, Aaron C. Anselmo, Abhirup Mandal, Neha Kapate, Zongmin Zhao, Ninad Kumbhojkar, Supriya Prakash and Kolade Adebowale and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Accounts of Chemical Research and Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.

In The Last Decade

John R. Clegg

30 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Analyte-Responsive Hydrogels: Intelligent Materials for B... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 2024 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Analyte-Responsive Hydrogels: Intelligent Materials for Biosensing and Drug Delivery
    2017 400 citations Heidi R. Culver, John R. Clegg et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  2. Hydrogels in the clinic
    2020 358 citations John R. Clegg, Aaron C. Anselmo et al. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine profile →
  3. Hydrogels in the clinic: An update
    2024 62 citations John R. Clegg, Kolade Adebowale et al. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John R. Clegg United States 18 725 548 375 323 150 33 1.6k
Stephanie D. Steichen United States 6 748 1.0× 730 1.3× 474 1.3× 341 1.1× 167 1.1× 6 1.5k
Lingli Li China 20 616 0.8× 448 0.8× 195 0.5× 195 0.6× 240 1.6× 71 1.6k
Jin‐Oh You United States 17 542 0.7× 545 1.0× 177 0.5× 301 0.9× 127 0.8× 27 1.2k
Santiago Correa United States 17 913 1.3× 688 1.3× 329 0.9× 561 1.7× 257 1.7× 28 2.1k
Tse-Ying Liu Taiwan 20 649 0.9× 509 0.9× 241 0.6× 129 0.4× 206 1.4× 42 1.2k
Xianbo Mou China 19 1.0k 1.4× 662 1.2× 316 0.8× 538 1.7× 265 1.8× 35 2.0k
Prathamesh M. Kharkar United States 13 616 0.8× 501 0.9× 453 1.2× 232 0.7× 118 0.8× 15 1.3k
Liyang Shi China 20 834 1.2× 678 1.2× 414 1.1× 172 0.5× 162 1.1× 40 1.7k
Rong Jin China 19 706 1.0× 837 1.5× 627 1.7× 301 0.9× 133 0.9× 38 1.8k
Eneko Axpe Spain 14 743 1.0× 276 0.5× 214 0.6× 223 0.7× 112 0.7× 20 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by John R. Clegg

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Fields of papers citing papers by John R. Clegg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Clegg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John R. Clegg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John R. Clegg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John R. Clegg. John R. Clegg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Catelain, Cyril, et al.. (2025). Recombinant cytokine bioconjugates with degradable nanogel substrates for macrophage immunotherapy. Acta Biomaterialia. 201. 604–617.
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Clegg, John R., Kolade Adebowale, Zongmin Zhao, & Samir Mitragotri. (2024). Hydrogels in the clinic: An update. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 9(6). e10680–e10680. 62 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakajima, Mayuka, Neha Kapate, John R. Clegg, et al.. (2024). Backpack-carrying macrophage immunotherapy for periodontitis. Journal of Controlled Release. 377. 315–323. 5 indexed citations
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Langenheim, John F., John R. Clegg, Kar-Ming Fung, et al.. (2024). Sustained delivery of celecoxib from nanoparticles embedded in hydrogel injected into the biopsy cavity to prevent biopsy-induced breast cancer metastasis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 208(1). 165–177.
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Clegg, John R., et al.. (2023). Intrathecal delivery of Macromolecules: Clinical status and emerging technologies. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 199. 114949–114949. 10 indexed citations
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Seaberg, Joshua, John R. Clegg, Resham Bhattacharya, & Priyabrata Mukherjee. (2022). Self-therapeutic nanomaterials: Applications in biology and medicine. Materials Today. 62. 190–224. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Liwen, Ninad Kumbhojkar, Neha Kapate, et al.. (2021). Cell therapies in the clinic. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 6(2). e10214–e10214. 105 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R., et al.. (2020). Peptide conjugation enhances the cellular co-localization, but not endosomal escape, of modular poly(acrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) nanogels. Journal of Controlled Release. 329. 1162–1171. 7 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R., et al.. (2020). Optimization of Cationic Nanogel PEGylation to Achieve Mammalian Cytocompatibility with Limited Loss of Gram-Negative Bactericidal Activity. Biomacromolecules. 21(4). 1528–1538. 13 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R., Angela M. Wagner, Su Ryon Shin, et al.. (2019). Modular fabrication of intelligent material-tissue interfaces for bioinspired and biomimetic devices. Progress in Materials Science. 106. 100589–100589. 82 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R. & Kenneth R. Diller. (2019). Development and Transfer of Innovative Problem Solving Strategies and Related Confidence in Biomedical Engineering. Texas Digital Library (University of Texas). 3 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R. & Nicholas A. Peppas. (2019). Molecular recognition with soft biomaterials. Soft Matter. 16(4). 856–869. 26 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R., Marissa E. Wechsler, & Nicholas A. Peppas. (2018). Correction to: Vision for Functionally Decorated and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Regenerative Engineering. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 5(4). 450–450. 4 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R. & Kenneth R. Diller. (2018). Challenge-based instruction promotes students’ development of transferable frameworks and confidence for engineering problem solving. European Journal of Engineering Education. 44(3). 398–416. 8 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R., Marissa E. Wechsler, & Nicholas A. Peppas. (2017). Vision for Functionally Decorated and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Regenerative Engineering. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 3(3). 166–175. 29 indexed citations
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Culver, Heidi R., John R. Clegg, & Nicholas A. Peppas. (2017). Analyte-Responsive Hydrogels: Intelligent Materials for Biosensing and Drug Delivery. Accounts of Chemical Research. 50(2). 170–178. 400 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peppas, Nicholas A. & John R. Clegg. (2016). The challenge to improve the response of biomaterials to the physiological environment. Regenerative Biomaterials. 3(2). 67–71. 20 indexed citations
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Clegg, John R., et al.. (2001). The Language for Learning project: Developing language-sensitive subject-teaching in South African secondary schools. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. 19(3-4). 149–161. 3 indexed citations

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