Soon Gu Kwon

10.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
53 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Soon Gu Kwon is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Soon Gu Kwon has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Soon Gu Kwon's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (21 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (11 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (10 papers). Soon Gu Kwon is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (21 papers), Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (11 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (10 papers). Soon Gu Kwon collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and China. Soon Gu Kwon's co-authors include Taeghwan Hyeon, Jin Joo, Jongnam Park, Young Jin Jang, Jisoo Lee, Jung Ho Yu, Yung‐Eun Sung, Jae Sung Son, Je‐Geun Park and Jiwoong Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Soon Gu Kwon

52 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Monodisperse Spherical Nanocrystals 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2011 2015 2011 2017 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Synthesis of Monodisperse Spherical Nanocrystals
    2007 1.6k citations Jin Joo, Soon Gu Kwon et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Large-Scale Synthesis of Uniform and Extremely Small-Sized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for High-Resolution T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
    2011 815 citations Byung Hyo Kim, Nohyun Lee et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Highly Durable and Active PtFe Nanocatalyst for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction
    2015 595 citations Samuel Woojoo Jun, Soon Gu Kwon et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Formation Mechanisms of Uniform Nanocrystals via Hot‐Injection and Heat‐Up Methods
    2011 535 citations Soon Gu Kwon, Taeghwan Hyeon Small profile →
  5. Large-Scale Synthesis of Carbon-Shell-Coated FeP Nanoparticles for Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst
    2017 479 citations Samuel Woojoo Jun, Soon Gu Kwon et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Design Principle of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts: How to Optimize Multimodal Porous Structures?
    2019 470 citations Soon Gu Kwon, Taeghwan Hyeon et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Nonclassical nucleation and growth of inorganic nanoparticles
    2016 413 citations Jisoo Lee, Jiwoong Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Soon Gu Kwon South Korea 36 5.7k 3.5k 3.2k 1.7k 1.6k 53 9.4k
Andrea Falqui Italy 53 5.2k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 213 8.5k
Stanislaus S. Wong United States 68 9.5k 1.7× 5.4k 1.5× 4.1k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 2.9k 1.8× 203 15.8k
Stephen O’Brien United States 55 9.1k 1.6× 4.1k 1.2× 1.6k 0.5× 2.9k 1.8× 2.9k 1.8× 191 14.7k
Xue‐Jun Wu China 34 7.3k 1.3× 4.9k 1.4× 4.8k 1.5× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 77 11.6k
Daniel Guay Canada 57 3.5k 0.6× 4.9k 1.4× 4.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 299 10.5k
Dalaver H. Anjum Saudi Arabia 60 8.3k 1.5× 7.2k 2.0× 5.7k 1.8× 2.8k 1.7× 2.9k 1.9× 308 15.8k
Taekyung Yu South Korea 40 6.6k 1.2× 2.8k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.6× 2.1k 1.3× 186 11.2k
Tijana Rajh United States 61 9.8k 1.7× 4.4k 1.3× 8.2k 2.6× 2.0k 1.2× 2.2k 1.4× 173 16.1k
Z. Ryan Tian United States 33 4.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 981 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 187 6.8k
Cheng‐Feng Du China 48 3.2k 0.6× 3.4k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 864 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 158 7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soon Gu Kwon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Soon Gu Kwon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Soon Gu Kwon 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 Soon Gu Kwon. Soon Gu Kwon 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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Kwon, Soon Gu, Soma Chattopadhyay, Tomohiro Shibata, et al.. (2025). Surface engineering of Pt nanocatalysts with transition metal oleates for selective catalysis: a case study on the hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. Nanoscale. 17(15). 9391–9400. 1 indexed citations
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Yun, Seongsik, Arfaxad Reyes‐Alcaraz, Byung‐Joo Ham, et al.. (2019). Spexin-Based Galanin Receptor Type 2 Agonist for Comorbid Mood Disorders and Abnormal Body Weight. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 391–391. 44 indexed citations
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Lee, Sang‐Young, Ho‐Hyun Nahm, Yong‐Hyun Kim, et al.. (2018). Microscopic States and the Verwey Transition of Magnetite Nanocrystals Investigated by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Nano Letters. 18(3). 1745–1750. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Taehun, Jaeyoung Hong, Soon Gu Kwon, et al.. (2018). Giant thermal hysteresis in Verwey transition of single domain Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5092–5092. 12 indexed citations
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Kwon, Soon Gu, Seo Yeon Yoon, Dae‐Hyun Roh, et al.. (2016). Peripheral neurosteroids enhance P2X receptor-induced mechanical allodynia via a sigma-1 receptor-mediated mechanism. Brain Research Bulletin. 121. 227–232. 7 indexed citations
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Choi, Sheu‐Ran, Dae‐Hyun Roh, Seo Yeon Yoon, et al.. (2016). Astrocyte sigma-1 receptors modulate connexin 43 expression leading to the induction of below-level mechanical allodynia in spinal cord injured mice. Neuropharmacology. 111. 34–46. 37 indexed citations
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Choi, Sheu‐Ran, Ji-Young Moon, Dae‐Hyun Roh, et al.. (2016). Spinal D-Serine Increases PKC-Dependent GluN1 Phosphorylation Contributing to the Sigma-1 Receptor-Induced Development of Mechanical Allodynia in a Mouse Model of Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Pain. 18(4). 415–427. 33 indexed citations
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Kwon, Soon Gu, Galyna Krylova, Patrick J. Phillips, et al.. (2014). Heterogeneous nucleation and shape transformation of multicomponent metallic nanostructures. Nature Materials. 14(2). 215–223. 201 indexed citations
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Moon, Ji-Young, Dae‐Hyun Roh, Seo Yeon Yoon, et al.. (2013). Sigma-1 receptor-mediated increase in spinal p38 MAPK phosphorylation leads to the induction of mechanical allodynia in mice and neuropathic rats. Experimental Neurology. 247. 383–391. 34 indexed citations
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Podsiadlo, Paul, Soon Gu Kwon, Bonil Koo, et al.. (2013). How “Hollow” Are Hollow Nanoparticles?. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(7). 2435–2438. 28 indexed citations
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Son, Jae Sung, Kunsu Park, Soon Gu Kwon, et al.. (2012). Dimension‐Controlled Synthesis of CdS Nanocrystals: From 0D Quantum Dots to 2D Nanoplates. Small. 8(15). 2394–2402. 101 indexed citations
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Park, Jin Kyung, Soon Gu Kwon, Samuel Woojoo Jun, Byung Hyo Kim, & Taeghwan Hyeon. (2012). Large‐Scale Synthesis of Ultra‐Small‐Sized Silver Nanoparticles. ChemPhysChem. 13(10). 2540–2543. 47 indexed citations
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Kim, Byung Hyo, Nohyun Lee, Hyoungsu Kim, et al.. (2011). Large-Scale Synthesis of Uniform and Extremely Small-Sized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for High-Resolution T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(32). 12624–12631. 815 indexed citations breakdown →
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Son, Jae Sung, Jung Ho Yu, Soon Gu Kwon, et al.. (2011). Colloidal Synthesis of Ultrathin Two‐Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Advanced Materials. 23(28). 3214–3219. 127 indexed citations
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Roh, Dae‐Hyun, Sheu‐Ran Choi, Seo‐Yeon Yoon, et al.. (2011). Spinal neuronal NOS activation mediates sigma‐1 receptor‐induced mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity in mice: involvement of PKC‐dependent GluN1 phosphorylation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 163(8). 1707–1720. 61 indexed citations
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Son, Jae Sung, Xiaodong Wen, Jin Joo, et al.. (2009). Large‐Scale Soft Colloidal Template Synthesis of 1.4 nm Thick CdSe Nanosheets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(37). 6861–6864. 308 indexed citations
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Heo, Kwang, Eunhee Cho, Minbaek Lee, et al.. (2008). Large-Scale Assembly of Silicon Nanowire Network-Based Devices Using Conventional Microfabrication Facilities. Nano Letters. 8(12). 4523–4527. 101 indexed citations
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Chun, Churl Hong, et al.. (1997). Tibial Segmental Fracture Treated with Interlocking Intramedullary Nail. Journal of the Korean Fracture Society. 10(3). 534–534. 1 indexed citations

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