Ken Webb

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ken Webb is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Webb has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ken Webb's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (6 papers). Ken Webb is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (7 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (6 papers). Ken Webb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Russia. Ken Webb's co-authors include Patrick A. Tresco, Vladimir Hlady, Jaishankar K. Kutty, Jeoung Soo Lee, Steven D. Gray, Robert Hitchcock, Eun-Hee Cho, Roy M. Smeal, Wenhua Li and Naren Vyavahare and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Ken Webb

34 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Relative importance of surface wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment, spreading, and cytoskeletal organization

1998 583 citations Ken Webb, Vladimir Hlady et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken Webb United States	20	819	633	367	245	236	36	1.8k
Kazuaki Yamamoto Japan	23	618 0.8×	428 0.7×	518 1.4×	98 0.4×	108 0.5×	66	3.1k
Andrew R. Cameron Ireland	17	976 1.2×	463 0.7×	463 1.3×	487 2.0×	98 0.4×	22	3.0k
Yon Jin Chuah Singapore	24	977 1.2×	589 0.9×	446 1.2×	162 0.7×	247 1.0×	39	1.9k
Heike Hall Switzerland	34	752 0.9×	764 1.2×	417 1.1×	315 1.3×	198 0.8×	54	2.5k
Bo Ri Seo United States	24	1.5k 1.8×	629 1.0×	593 1.6×	536 2.2×	453 1.9×	30	3.5k
Nicholas A. Kurniawan Netherlands	27	774 0.9×	466 0.7×	294 0.8×	571 2.3×	78 0.3×	67	1.8k
Elsie Place United Kingdom	12	1.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.8×	433 1.2×	203 0.8×	134 0.6×	16	2.3k
Douglas W. Hamilton Canada	31	973 1.2×	424 0.7×	531 1.4×	414 1.7×	160 0.7×	78	2.7k
Hyun‐Ji Park South Korea	22	1.1k 1.3×	511 0.8×	406 1.1×	84 0.3×	226 1.0×	61	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Webb

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Lee, Jeoung Soo, et al.. (2025). N-Oxalylglycine-Conjugated Hyaluronic Acid as a Macromolecular Prodrug for Therapeutic Angiogenesis. Gels. 11(1). 27–27. 1 indexed citations

Beasock, Damian, Morgan Chandler, Martin Panigaj, et al.. (2024). The Reduction of Traumatic Spinal Cord Secondary Injury by Anti-RhoA siRNA Functionalized Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles (NANPs). PubMed. 1(1). 79–90.

Jones, Claire E., Bradley Elliott, Fuyin Ma, et al.. (2023). PEG hydrogel containing dexamethasone-conjugated hyaluronic acid reduces secondary injury and improves motor function in a rat moderate TBI model. Experimental Neurology. 369. 114533–114533. 5 indexed citations

Gao, Jun, et al.. (2023). Rolipram-loaded PgP nanoparticle reduces secondary injury and enhances motor function recovery in a rat moderate contusion SCI model. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 53. 102702–102702.

Jeong, Da Un, et al.. (2020). Hydrogel-mediated local delivery of dexamethasone reduces neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury. Biomedical Materials. 16(3). 35002–35002. 36 indexed citations

Gwak, So‐Jung, et al.. (2017). RhoA knockdown by cationic amphiphilic copolymer/siRhoA polyplexes enhances axonal regeneration in rat spinal cord injury model. Biomaterials. 121. 155–166. 42 indexed citations

Gwak, So‐Jung, et al.. (2016). Cationic, amphiphilic copolymer micelles as nucleic acid carriers for enhanced transfection in rat spinal cord. Acta Biomaterialia. 35. 98–108. 31 indexed citations

Lee, Ho‐Joon, et al.. (2014). Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate/hyaluronic acid semi-interpenetrating network compositions for 3-D cell spreading and migration. Acta Biomaterialia. 14. 43–52. 43 indexed citations

Cho, Eun-Hee, Jeoung Soo Lee, & Ken Webb. (2012). Formulation and characterization of poloxamine-based hydrogels as tissue sealants. Acta Biomaterialia. 8(6). 2223–2232. 51 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, et al.. (2010). The effect of various denier capillary channel polymer fibers on the alignment of NHDF cells and type I collagen. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 95A(4). 1194–1202. 19 indexed citations

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Kutty, Jaishankar K. & Ken Webb. (2009). Tissue Engineering Therapies for the Vocal Fold Lamina Propria. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 15(3). 249–262. 67 indexed citations

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Cho, Eunhee, et al.. (2008). A novel synthetic route for the preparation of hydrolytically degradable synthetic hydrogels. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 90A(4). 1073–1082. 26 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, et al.. (2008). Variation of cyclic strain parameters regulates development of elastic modulus in fibroblast/substrate constructs. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 26(8). 1105–1113. 38 indexed citations

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Kutty, Jaishankar K., Eun-Hee Cho, Jeoung Soo Lee, Naren Vyavahare, & Ken Webb. (2007). The effect of hyaluronic acid incorporation on fibroblast spreading and proliferation within PEG-diacrylate based semi-interpenetrating networks. Biomaterials. 28(33). 4928–4938. 84 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, Robert Hitchcock, Roy M. Smeal, et al.. (2005). Cyclic strain increases fibroblast proliferation, matrix accumulation, and elastic modulus of fibroblast-seeded polyurethane constructs. Journal of Biomechanics. 39(6). 1136–1144. 125 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, Wenhua Li, Robert Hitchcock, et al.. (2003). Comparison of human fibroblast ECM-related gene expression on elastic three-dimensional substrates relative to two-dimensional films of the same material. Biomaterials. 24(25). 4681–4690. 39 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken. (2001). Substrate-bound human recombinant L1 selectively promotes neuronal attachment and outgrowth in the presence of astrocytes and fibroblasts. Biomaterials. 22(10). 1017–1028. 55 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, Karin D. Caldwell, & Patrick A. Tresco. (2000). A novel surfactant-based immobilization method for varying substrate-bound fibronectin. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 54(4). 509–518. 14 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, Vladimir Hlady, & Patrick A. Tresco. (2000). Relationships among cell attachment, spreading, cytoskeletal organization, and migration rate for anchorage-dependent cells on model surfaces. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 49(3). 362–368. 208 indexed citations

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Webb, Ken, Vladimir Hlady, & Patrick A. Tresco. (1998). Relative importance of surface wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment, spreading, and cytoskeletal organization. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 41(3). 422–430. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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