Kewen Lei

959 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 782 citations indexed

About

Kewen Lei is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kewen Lei has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 782 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomaterials, 6 papers in Molecular Medicine and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kewen Lei's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers), CAR-T cell therapy research (4 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). Kewen Lei is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers), CAR-T cell therapy research (4 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). Kewen Lei collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and United States. Kewen Lei's co-authors include Li Tang, Lin Yu, Jiandong Ding, Yugang Guo, Armand Kurum, Wenjia Shen, Yipei Chen, Jiabin Luan, Min Gao and Ma Qian and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Kewen Lei

18 papers receiving 775 citations

Hit Papers

Cancer-cell stiffening via cholesterol depletion enhances... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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. Cancer-cell stiffening via cholesterol depletion enhances adoptive T-cell immunotherapy
    2021 176 citations Kewen Lei, Armand Kurum et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kewen Lei China 13 261 233 200 182 153 20 782
David G. Leach United States 10 258 1.0× 230 1.0× 334 1.7× 282 1.5× 133 0.9× 14 877
Peter Abdou United States 7 313 1.2× 175 0.8× 166 0.8× 227 1.2× 122 0.8× 7 690
Bhavani Krishnan United States 10 248 1.0× 80 0.3× 231 1.2× 298 1.6× 161 1.1× 13 1.1k
Sachin Bhagchandani United States 9 272 1.0× 327 1.4× 195 1.0× 276 1.5× 119 0.8× 11 865
Alessio Malfanti Italy 18 321 1.2× 217 0.9× 286 1.4× 369 2.0× 163 1.1× 40 918
Jueun Jeon South Korea 18 482 1.8× 76 0.3× 316 1.6× 269 1.5× 91 0.6× 27 913
Julio M. Rios De La Rosa United Kingdom 10 213 0.8× 67 0.3× 231 1.2× 272 1.5× 72 0.5× 12 650
Soyoung Son South Korea 17 613 2.3× 166 0.7× 537 2.7× 451 2.5× 114 0.7× 23 1.2k
Jaya Mallela United States 13 325 1.2× 73 0.3× 256 1.3× 133 0.7× 109 0.7× 16 669
Edikan Archibong United States 9 577 2.2× 279 1.2× 225 1.1× 394 2.2× 207 1.4× 17 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kewen Lei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kewen Lei

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Kai, Kewen Lei, Zeyu Wang, et al.. (2025). A Protein‐Managed Hydrogel Biomimicked by Insect Cuticle Enabling Ultra‐Durable Impact Resistance. Advanced Materials. e19427–e19427.
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Tang, Hai, Hanchen Wang, Weiyan Sun, et al.. (2025). A bio-adaptive physical hydrogel enables dynamic tissue engineering for tracheal reconstruction. Nature Communications. 17(1). 866–866. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Fuguo, Mubin Tarannum, Yingjie Zhao, et al.. (2025). Selective HLA knockdown and PD-L1 expression prevent allogeneic CAR-NK cell rejection and enhance safety and anti-tumor responses in xenograft mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8809–8809. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Fuguo, Mubin Tarannum, Yingjie Zhao, et al.. (2024). One-Step Construction of Allogeneic CAR-NK Cells Preventing Rejection and Mediating Enhanced Anti-Tumor Responses. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 915–915. 3 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Yang Wang, Xiaochun Peng, Lin Yu, & Jiandong Ding. (2022). Long‐term delivery of etanercept mediated via a thermosensitive hydrogel for efficient inhibition of wear debris‐induced inflammatory osteolysis. Journal of Polymer Science. 60(20). 2875–2888. 8 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Armand Kurum, Murat Kaynak, et al.. (2021). Cancer-cell stiffening via cholesterol depletion enhances adoptive T-cell immunotherapy. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5(12). 1411–1425. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Min, Yuqing Xie, Kewen Lei, et al.. (2021). A Manganese Phosphate Nanocluster Activates the cGAS‐STING Pathway for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy. Advanced Therapeutics. 4(8). 56 indexed citations
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Li, Li, et al.. (2021). Revolutionize China’s Auto Market Setup by Chinese EV Brands? Answers from Consumers. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 793(1). 12022–12022.
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Lei, Kewen & Li Tang. (2020). T cell force-responsive delivery of anticancer drugs using mesoporous silica microparticles. Materials Horizons. 7(12). 3196–3200. 14 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Armand Kurum, & Li Tang. (2020). Mechanical Immunoengineering of T cells for Therapeutic Applications. Accounts of Chemical Research. 53(12). 2777–2790. 37 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Feng Zhou, Xiaowei Yang, et al.. (2019). Injectable PEG/polyester thermogel: A new liquid embolization agent for temporary vascular interventional therapy. Materials Science and Engineering C. 102. 606–615. 33 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen & Li Tang. (2018). Surgery-free injectable macroscale biomaterials for local cancer immunotherapy. Biomaterials Science. 7(3). 733–749. 42 indexed citations
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Guo, Yugang, Kewen Lei, & Li Tang. (2018). Neoantigen Vaccine Delivery for Personalized Anticancer Immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1499–1499. 117 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Yipei Chen, Jinyao Wang, et al.. (2017). Non-invasive monitoring of in vivo degradation of a radiopaque thermoreversible hydrogel and its efficacy in preventing post-operative adhesions. Acta Biomaterialia. 55. 396–409. 57 indexed citations
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Qian, Ma, Kewen Lei, Jianjun Ding, Lin Yu, & Jiandong Ding. (2017). Design, synthesis and ring-opening polymerization of a new iodinated carbonate monomer: a universal route towards ultrahigh radiopaque aliphatic polycarbonates. Polymer Chemistry. 8(43). 6665–6674. 17 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Ma Qian, Lin Yu, & Jiandong Ding. (2016). Functional biomedical hydrogels for in vivo imaging. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 4(48). 7793–7812. 55 indexed citations
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Chen, Yipei, Jiabin Luan, Wenjia Shen, et al.. (2016). Injectable and Thermosensitive Hydrogel Containing Liraglutide as a Long-Acting Antidiabetic System. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(45). 30703–30713. 86 indexed citations
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Luan, Jiabin, et al.. (2016). Injectable thermogels and their biomedical applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 4. 1 indexed citations
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Lei, Kewen, Wenjia Shen, Luping Cao, Lin Yu, & Jiandong Ding. (2015). An injectable thermogel with high radiopacity. Chemical Communications. 51(28). 6080–6083. 52 indexed citations
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Luan, Jiabin, Wenjia Shen, Chang Chen, et al.. (2015). Selenium-containing thermogel for controlled drug delivery by coordination competition. RSC Advances. 5(119). 97975–97981. 26 indexed citations

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