Kongchang Wei

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Kongchang Wei is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kongchang Wei has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 17 papers in Biomaterials and 14 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kongchang Wei's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (14 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (10 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (9 papers). Kongchang Wei is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (14 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (10 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (9 papers). Kongchang Wei collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, China and Hong Kong. Kongchang Wei's co-authors include Liming Bian, Qian Feng, Guosong Chen, Kunyu Zhang, Xiaoyu Chen, Gang Li, Sien Lin, Meiling Zhu, Lu Su and Ming Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kongchang Wei

43 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Dynamic and Cell-Infiltratable Hydrogels as Injectable Carrier of Therapeutic Cells and Drugs for Treating Challenging Bone Defects
    2019 194 citations Qian Feng, Kunyu Zhang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kongchang Wei 1.1k 1.1k 601 490 435 45 2.8k
Junmin Zhu 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.3× 768 1.3× 537 1.1× 355 0.8× 35 3.3k
Jörg Teßmar 2.1k 1.9× 1.6k 1.5× 535 0.9× 685 1.4× 392 0.9× 88 4.2k
Chelsea N. Salinas 1.3k 1.2× 830 0.8× 579 1.0× 392 0.8× 312 0.7× 8 2.4k
Charles R. Nuttelman 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 711 1.2× 326 0.7× 348 0.8× 12 2.7k
Axel T. Neffe 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 328 0.5× 527 1.1× 491 1.1× 120 3.2k
Kyung Min Park 1.7k 1.5× 1.7k 1.6× 823 1.4× 522 1.1× 208 0.5× 94 3.9k
Seongbong Jo 1.9k 1.8× 2.0k 1.9× 500 0.8× 757 1.5× 448 1.0× 68 4.6k
Boguang Yang 1.9k 1.7× 1.6k 1.4× 729 1.2× 490 1.0× 260 0.6× 66 4.0k
Ferdinand Brandl 869 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 756 1.3× 331 0.7× 365 0.8× 29 2.6k
Stevin H. Gehrke 1.2k 1.1× 915 0.8× 1.2k 2.0× 314 0.6× 418 1.0× 70 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kongchang Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kongchang Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kongchang Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kongchang Wei 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 Kongchang Wei. Kongchang Wei 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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Yang, Ke, Barbara Meier, Markus Rottmar, et al.. (2025). Mechanically robust non-swelling cold water fish gelatin hydrogels for 3D bioprinting. Materials Today Bio. 32. 101701–101701. 3 indexed citations
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Spano, Fabrizio, et al.. (2025). Human Skin Models in Biophotonics: Materials, Methods, and Applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(24). e2501894–e2501894. 1 indexed citations
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Wahl, Peter, et al.. (2025). Enabling hydrogel coating on silicone breast implants with a poly(vinyl acetate) primer layer. RSC Applied Interfaces. 2(3). 755–763. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Kongchang, et al.. (2025). Spatially Controlled 3‐D Multiplexed Aptamer Patterning in Hydrogels. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 12(22). 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Kongchang, et al.. (2025). A plug-and-play microfluidic device for hydrogel fiber spinning. Lab on a Chip. 25(6). 1575–1585. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wuchao, René M. Rossi, & Kongchang Wei. (2025). Polylactic acid green gels for fabrication of porous scaffolds. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 322(Pt 3). 146950–146950.
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Gomes, Maria C., et al.. (2025). Supramolecular assembly of multi-purpose tissue engineering platforms from human extracellular matrix. Biomaterials. 320. 123270–123270. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Ke, et al.. (2024). Amino-acid-specific thiol-ene coupling governs hydrogel crosslinking mechanism and cell behavior. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(2). 101809–101809. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Wuchao, Jonathan Avaro, Bruno F. B. Silva, et al.. (2024). Hydrogel-assisted microfluidic wet spinning of poly(lactic acid) fibers from a green and pro-crystallization spinning dope. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148417–148417. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Wuchao, Tina Künniger, Kongchang Wei, et al.. (2024). Microfluidic wet spinning of soft polydimethylsiloxane polymer optical fibers. Materials & Design. 248. 113466–113466.
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Zhang, Sixuan, et al.. (2024). An Injectable Living Hydrogel with Embedded Probiotics as a Novel Strategy for Combating Multifaceted Pathogen Wound Infections. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(27). e2400921–e2400921. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Boguang, Kongchang Wei, Claudia Loebel, et al.. (2021). Enhanced mechanosensing of cells in synthetic 3D matrix with controlled biophysical dynamics. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3514–3514. 161 indexed citations
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Wei, Kongchang, et al.. (2021). Reversible and Broad-Range Oxygen Sensing Based on Purely Organic Long-Lived Photoemitters. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 3(5). 2480–2488. 8 indexed citations
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Su, Lu, Yingle Feng, Kongchang Wei, et al.. (2021). Carbohydrate-Based Macromolecular Biomaterials. Chemical Reviews. 121(18). 10950–11029. 214 indexed citations
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Wei, Kongchang, et al.. (2020). Reversible Oxygen Sensing Based on Multi-Emission Fluorescence Quenching. Sensors. 20(2). 477–477. 9 indexed citations
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Iranshahi, Kamran, Kongchang Wei, Luciano F. Boesel, et al.. (2020). Facile Fabrication of Microfluidic Chips for 3D Hydrodynamic Focusing and Wet Spinning of Polymeric Fibers. Polymers. 12(3). 633–633. 16 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiayi, Xianfeng Xia, Kunyu Zhang, et al.. (2020). Bioadhesive hydrogels demonstrating pH-independent and ultrafast gelation promote gastric ulcer healing in pigs. Science Translational Medicine. 12(558). 196 indexed citations
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Wei, Kongchang, Berna Şentürk, Martin T. Matter, et al.. (2019). Mussel-Inspired Injectable Hydrogel Adhesive Formed under Mild Conditions Features Near-Native Tissue Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(51). 47707–47719. 61 indexed citations
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Feng, Qian, Meiling Zhu, Kongchang Wei, & Liming Bian. (2014). Cell-Mediated Degradation Regulates Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chondrogenesis and Hypertrophy in MMP-Sensitive Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e99587–e99587. 58 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yu, Lu Su, Yijiang Liu, et al.. (2013). Progressive Macromolecular Self‐Assembly: From Biomimetic Chemistry to Bio‐Inspired Materials. Advanced Materials. 25(37). 5215–5256. 210 indexed citations

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