Kangwon Lee

8.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
141 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Kangwon Lee is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kangwon Lee has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 33 papers in Biomaterials and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kangwon Lee's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (22 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (17 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (15 papers). Kangwon Lee is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (22 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (17 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (15 papers). Kangwon Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Kangwon Lee's co-authors include David Mooney, Jinsang Kim, Eduardo A. Silva, Kevin Lin, Onas Bolton, Won‐Gun Koh, Yoon Jeong, Nathaniel Huebsch, Xuanhe Zhao and Jaeyun Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Kangwon Lee

137 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Activating efficient phosphorescence from purely organic materials by crystal design

2011 1.5k citations Kangwon Lee, Jinsang Kim et al. profile →
Growth factor delivery-based tissue engineering: general approaches and a review of recent developments

2010 1.1k citations Kangwon Lee et al. profile →
Active scaffolds for on-demand drug and cell delivery

2010 531 citations Kangwon Lee et al. profile →
Matrix elasticity of void-forming hydrogels controls transplanted-stem-cell-mediated bone formation

2015 447 citations Kangwon Lee et al. profile →
Metal enhanced fluorescence (MEF) for biosensors: General approaches and a review of recent developments

2018 360 citations Yoon Jeong, Kangwon Lee et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kangwon Lee South Korea	37	2.8k	2.3k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	141	7.1k
Xin Chen China	55	3.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	3.6k 3.0×	393	10.4k
Zhao Li China	49	3.2k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	955 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	196	7.1k
Michael J. Cima United States	60	5.7k 2.1×	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	223	13.5k
Xiaofeng Chen China	60	5.8k 2.1×	2.3k 1.0×	3.0k 2.0×	727 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	490	13.3k
Xuejiao Zhang China	44	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	984 0.7×	900 0.7×	784 0.7×	236	5.8k
Jaebeom Lee South Korea	46	4.9k 1.8×	4.2k 1.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.8×	285	10.7k
Hongkai Wu Hong Kong	41	7.0k 2.6×	1.3k 0.5×	938 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	957 0.8×	103	9.5k
Qiang Wei China	42	3.3k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1000 0.8×	909 0.8×	228	7.6k
Xiaowu Tang Canada	31	3.8k 1.4×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	819 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	73	6.4k
Junqing Wang China	46	4.3k 1.5×	3.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	577 0.4×	2.5k 2.1×	250	9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kangwon Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kangwon Lee

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kim, Dong Woo, et al.. (2025). Micro-fragmented collagen hydrogel wound dressing: Enhanced porosity facilitates elevated stem cell survival and paracrine effects for accelerated wound maturation. Materials Today Bio. 32. 101678–101678. 8 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

Lee, Gyubok, et al.. (2024). Remendable Cross-Linked Alginate/Gelatin Hydrogels Incorporating Nanofibers for Wound Repair and Regeneration. Biomacromolecules. 25(7). 4344–4357. 18 indexed citations

Kim, Young, Yu Jin Jeong, Tae Hee Kim, et al.. (2024). Sticky Polyelectrolyte Shield for Enhancing Biological Half-Life of Growth Factors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(1). 445–466. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Kyu-Chul, Ji-Hyun Hwang, Jeong Ho Park, et al.. (2023). New quinone-based electrode additives electrochemically polymerized on activated carbon electrodes for improved pseudocapacitance. Macromolecular Research. 31(2). 171–179. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Dongjin, Seok‐min Kim, Ji Min Seok, et al.. (2023). NK cells encapsulated in micro/macropore-forming hydrogels via 3D bioprinting for tumor immunotherapy. Biomaterials Research. 27(1). 60–60. 31 indexed citations

Lee, Kangwon, et al.. (2023). STORM Imaging Buffer with a Refractive Index Matched to Standard Immersion Oil. ACS Photonics. 10(8). 2589–2597. 8 indexed citations

Kim, Hyerim, Chaedong Lee, Changheon Kim, et al.. (2022). Induction of ferroptosis using functionalized iron-based nanoparticles for anti-cancer therapy. Materials Today Bio. 17. 100457–100457. 44 indexed citations

Lee, Gyubok, et al.. (2022). Multibranched Au–Ag–Pt Nanoparticle as a Nanozyme for the Colorimetric Assay of Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose. ACS Omega. 7(45). 40973–40982. 25 indexed citations

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Lee, Kyung Min, et al.. (2022). Suspension Arrays Prepared from Nanofiber-Based Microparticles for a Platform of SERS-Based Multiplex Immunoassay. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 5(1). 625–634. 4 indexed citations

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Yoo, Jounghyun, et al.. (2022). Multifunction‐Harnessed Afterglow Nanosensor for Molecular Imaging of Acute Kidney Injury In Vivo. Small. 18(22). e2200245–e2200245. 31 indexed citations

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Major, Terry C., Do Hyun Kang, Sungbaek Seo, et al.. (2021). Polydiacetylene Liposome Microarray toward Facile Measurement of Platelet Activation in Whole Blood. ACS Sensors. 6(9). 3170–3175. 21 indexed citations

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Seo, Su‐Yeong, Ji Eun Lee, Kangwon Lee, & Hong Nam Kim. (2021). Effects of microenvironmental factors on assessing nanoparticle toxicity. Environmental Science Nano. 9(2). 454–476. 6 indexed citations

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Lee, Ji‐Eun, et al.. (2021). Enhanced NO-induced angiogenesisviaNO/H₂S co-delivery from self-assembled nanoparticles. Biomaterials Science. 9(15). 5150–5159. 26 indexed citations

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Yang, Chungmo, et al.. (2021). Promotion of angiogenesis toward transplanted ovaries using nitric oxide releasing nanoparticles in fibrin hydrogel. Biofabrication. 14(1). 11001–11001. 16 indexed citations

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Jeong, Yoon, Garam Kim, Soohyun Jeong, et al.. (2019). Cancer Selective Turn-On Fluorescence Imaging Using a Biopolymeric Nanocarrier. Biomacromolecules. 20(2). 1068–1076. 5 indexed citations

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Jeong, Yoon, et al.. (2018). Converting Waste Papers to Fluorescent Carbon Dots in the Recycling Process without Loss of Ionic Liquids and Bioimaging Applications. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(4). 4510–4515. 71 indexed citations

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Yang, Chungmo, et al.. (2018). Use of gasotransmitters for the controlled release of polymer-based nitric oxide carriers in medical applications. Journal of Controlled Release. 279. 157–170. 48 indexed citations

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Park, Min Hee, Ramesh Subbiah, Min Kwon, et al.. (2018). The three dimensional cues-integrated-biomaterial potentiates differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells. Carbohydrate Polymers. 202. 488–496. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Kangwon, et al.. (2011). Diesel SCR Development to Meet US Tier2 Bin5 Emission Regulation. Transactions of Korean Society of Automotive Engineers. 19(2). 98–104. 1 indexed citations

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