K. David Wegner

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

K. David Wegner is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. David Wegner has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Materials Chemistry, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. David Wegner's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (30 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (22 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (17 papers). K. David Wegner is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (30 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (22 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (17 papers). K. David Wegner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Spain. K. David Wegner's co-authors include Niko Hildebrandt, Zongwen Jin, Stina Lindén, Peter Reiß, Xue Qiu, W. Russ Algar, Travis L. Jennings, Daniel Geißler, Ute Resch‐Genger and Dmitry Aldakov and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

K. David Wegner

66 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

Quantum dots: bright and versatile in vitro and in vivo fluorescence imaging biosensors

2015 768 citations K. David Wegner, Niko Hildebrandt profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. David Wegner Germany	27	2.1k	1.2k	815	646	307	67	3.0k
Chaoqing Dong China	24	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	596 0.7×	689 1.1×	273 0.9×	80	2.7k
Ruo‐Can Qian China	30	947 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	970 1.2×	411 0.6×	299 1.0×	89	2.7k
Allison M. Dennis United States	23	1.5k 0.7×	973 0.8×	608 0.7×	697 1.1×	205 0.7×	50	2.3k
Eleonora Petryayeva Canada	19	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	433 0.7×	647 2.1×	25	2.5k
Mark Green United Kingdom	34	2.5k 1.2×	660 0.5×	889 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	424 1.4×	115	3.7k
Emmanuel Chang United States	17	1.3k 0.6×	828 0.7×	674 0.8×	304 0.5×	346 1.1×	44	2.4k
Lihong Jing China	32	2.6k 1.2×	923 0.8×	1.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.7×	278 0.9×	89	4.0k
Yulei Chang China	29	1.7k 0.8×	434 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	530 0.8×	184 0.6×	83	2.5k
Qiang Ju China	22	2.0k 0.9×	441 0.4×	923 1.1×	555 0.9×	213 0.7×	48	2.5k

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Deniaud, Aurélien, et al.. (2025). Hydrothermal microwave synthesis of water soluble NIR-II emitting Ag ₂ S quantum dots. Nanoscale. 17(24). 14637–14646. 1 indexed citations

Wegner, K. David, et al.. (2025). NIR-II aza-BODIPY Platform for the Development of a Fluorescent Antibody Drug Conjugate. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(7). 7232–7242.

Aberasturi, Dorleta Jiménez de, Almudena Torres‐Pardo, F. J. Palomares, et al.. (2024). The role of temperature in the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of Ag ₂ S-based nanocrystals. Materials Horizons. 11(23). 6158–6168. 2 indexed citations

Wegner, K. David, et al.. (2024). Correlating semiconductor nanoparticle architecture and applicability for the controlled encoding of luminescent polymer microparticles. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 11904–11904. 1 indexed citations

Racoeur, Cindy, Ewen Bodio, Benoît Busser, et al.. (2024). Comparison of the In Vitro and In Vivo Behavior of a Series of NIR-II-Emitting Aza-BODIPYs Containing Different Water-Solubilizing Groups and Their Trastuzumab Antibody Conjugates. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(5). 3679–3691. 4 indexed citations

Wegner, K. David & Niko Hildebrandt. (2024). Near infrared quantum dots for biosensing and bioimaging. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 180. 117922–117922. 18 indexed citations

Busser, Benoît, K. David Wegner, Franck Denat, et al.. (2023). NIR-II Aza-BODIPY Dyes Bioconjugated to Monoclonal Antibody Trastuzumab for Selective Imaging of HER2-Positive Ovarian Cancer. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66(7). 5185–5195. 18 indexed citations

Wegner, K. David, Ines Häusler, Vasile‐Dan Hodoroaba, et al.. (2022). One-Pot Heat-Up Synthesis of ZnSe Magic-Sized Clusters Using Thiol Ligands. Inorganic Chemistry. 61(19). 7207–7211. 4 indexed citations

Sarret, Géraldine, K. David Wegner, Olivier Proux, et al.. (2022). Physico-Chemical Transformation and Toxicity of Multi-Shell InP Quantum Dots under Simulated Sunlight Irradiation, in an Environmentally Realistic Scenario. Nanomaterials. 12(20). 3703–3703. 12 indexed citations

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Wegner, K. David, Christine Moriscot, Benoît Gallet, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the Dermal Toxicity of InZnP Quantum Dots Before and After Accelerated Weathering: Toward a Safer-By-Design Strategy. Frontiers in Toxicology. 3. 636976–636976. 15 indexed citations

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Busser, Benoît, Xavier Le Guével, K. David Wegner, et al.. (2020). Water-Soluble Aza-BODIPYs: Biocompatible Organic Dyes for High Contrast In Vivo NIR-II Imaging. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 31(4). 1088–1092. 72 indexed citations

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Busser, Benoît, Mans Broekgaarden, Vincent Motto‐Ros, et al.. (2020). Aza-BODIPY: A New Vector for Enhanced Theranostic Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Applications. Cells. 9(9). 1953–1953. 36 indexed citations

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Wegner, K. David, et al.. (2020). Hydrothermal Synthesis of Aqueous-Soluble Copper Indium Sulfide Nanocrystals and Their Use in Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells. Nanomaterials. 10(7). 1252–1252. 25 indexed citations

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Wegner, K. David, Stéphanie Pouget, Wai Li Ling, Marie Carrière, & Peter Reiß. (2019). Gallium – a versatile element for tuning the photoluminescence properties of InP quantum dots. Chemical Communications. 55(11). 1663–1666. 55 indexed citations

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Veronesi, Giulia, María Moros, Hiram Castillo‐Michel, et al.. (2019). In Vivo Biotransformations of Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots Revealed by X-Ray Microspectroscopy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(39). 35630–35640. 19 indexed citations

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Alam, Firoz, K. David Wegner, Stéphanie Pouget, et al.. (2019). Eu2+: A suitable substituent for Pb2+ in CsPbX3 perovskite nanocrystals?. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 151(23). 231101–231101. 34 indexed citations

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Leistenschneider, Desirée, Sven Grätz, Steffen Oswald, et al.. (2018). Mechanochemical Functionalization of Carbon Black at Room Temperature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 14–14. 19 indexed citations

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Sandroni, Martina, Robin Gueret, K. David Wegner, et al.. (2018). Cadmium-free CuInS₂/ZnS quantum dots as efficient and robust photosensitizers in combination with a molecular catalyst for visible light-driven H₂ production in water. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(7). 1752–1761. 85 indexed citations

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Sandroni, Martina, K. David Wegner, Dmitry Aldakov, & Peter Reiß. (2017). Prospects of Chalcopyrite-Type Nanocrystals for Energy Applications. ACS Energy Letters. 2(5). 1076–1088. 119 indexed citations

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Bhuckory, Shashi, Olivier Lefebvre, Xue Qiu, K. David Wegner, & Niko Hildebrandt. (2016). Evaluating Quantum Dot Performance in Homogeneous FRET Immunoassays for Prostate Specific Antigen. Sensors. 16(2). 197–197. 35 indexed citations

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