Won Jong Rhee

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Won Jong Rhee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Won Jong Rhee has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cancer Research and 19 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Won Jong Rhee's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (39 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (21 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers). Won Jong Rhee is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (39 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (21 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers). Won Jong Rhee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Ethiopia. Won Jong Rhee's co-authors include Gang Bao, Tai Hyun Park, Su Jin Kang, Jae Young You, Jeong Ah Kim, Andrew Tsourkas, Ji Hye Lee, Ju Hyun Park, Eun Jeong Kim and Do Kyung Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Won Jong Rhee

87 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Isolation of cabbage exosome-like nanovesicles and investigation of their biological activities in human cells

2021 221 citations Su Jin Kang, Won Jong Rhee et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Won Jong Rhee South Korea	36	2.9k	967	823	439	359	88	3.9k
Zicai Liang China	45	3.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	290 0.7×	636 1.8×	125	5.7k
Quan Du China	36	3.1k 1.1×	857 0.9×	353 0.4×	144 0.3×	371 1.0×	134	4.4k
Edward V. Maytin United States	40	1.3k 0.4×	249 0.3×	1.2k 1.4×	331 0.8×	218 0.6×	122	3.9k
Hyesung Jeon South Korea	31	2.3k 0.8×	278 0.3×	568 0.7×	538 1.2×	340 0.9×	69	4.0k
Gary J. Doherty United Kingdom	19	2.3k 0.8×	357 0.4×	409 0.5×	234 0.5×	471 1.3×	44	4.2k
Zhiqian Li China	30	1.2k 0.4×	150 0.2×	813 1.0×	354 0.8×	267 0.7×	126	2.8k
Gregg Fields United States	30	3.7k 1.3×	983 1.0×	977 1.2×	206 0.5×	390 1.1×	92	6.9k
Hongxia Wang China	31	2.3k 0.8×	406 0.4×	1.3k 1.6×	760 1.7×	278 0.8×	93	4.4k
Mattias Hällbrink Sweden	33	4.2k 1.4×	400 0.4×	354 0.4×	169 0.4×	496 1.4×	59	4.7k
Giridhar R. Akkaraju United States	23	1.4k 0.5×	833 0.9×	485 0.6×	485 1.1×	1.1k 3.0×	47	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Won Jong Rhee

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Su Jin, et al.. (2025). Plant‐derived extracellular vesicles: Current status and challenges for developing a new paradigm in therapeutics development. View. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

Choi, Chan & Won Jong Rhee. (2025). Targeted Atherosclerosis Treatment Using Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Targeting Peptide-Engineered Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(18). 8884–8884. 1 indexed citations

Kang, Su Jin, et al.. (2024). Exploiting Spinach‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Anti‐Obesity Therapy Through Lipid Accumulation Inhibition. Advanced Therapeutics. 7(11). 7 indexed citations

Hoang, Quan Truong, Thuy Giang Nguyen Cao, Su Jin Kang, et al.. (2023). Exosome membrane-sheathed and multi-stimuli-responsive MnO2 nanoparticles with self-oxygenation and energy depletion abilities potentiate the sonodynamic therapy of hypoxic tumors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 144871–144871. 23 indexed citations

Kim, Do Kyung, Su Jin Kang, & Won Jong Rhee. (2023). Perilla-Leaf-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Selectively Inhibit Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation and Invasion. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15633–15633. 11 indexed citations

Cao, Thuy Giang Nguyen, Quan Truong Hoang, Ji Hee Kang, et al.. (2023). Bioreducible exosomes encapsulating glycolysis inhibitors potentiate mitochondria-targeted sonodynamic cancer therapy via cancer-targeted drug release and cellular energy depletion. Biomaterials. 301. 122242–122242. 48 indexed citations

Kang, Su Jin, et al.. (2022). Suppression of inflammatory responses in macrophages by onion-derived extracellular vesicles. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 115. 287–297. 22 indexed citations

Rhee, Won Jong, et al.. (2022). Genomic and physiological analysis of C50 carotenoid-producing novel Halorubrum ruber sp. nov.. The Journal of Microbiology. 60(10). 1007–1020. 8 indexed citations

Kang, Su Jin, et al.. (2022). Size-selective filtration of extracellular vesicles with a movable-layer device. Lab on a Chip. 22(19). 3699–3707. 10 indexed citations

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Rhee, Won Jong, et al.. (2021). Single Step In Situ Detection of Surface Protein and MicroRNA in Clustered Extracellular Vesicles Using Flow Cytometry. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(2). 319–319. 12 indexed citations

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Rhee, Won Jong, et al.. (2020). Cell death in culture: Molecular mechanisms, detections, and inhibition strategies. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 91. 37–53. 17 indexed citations

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Rhee, Won Jong, et al.. (2019). Simultaneous multiplexed detection of exosomal microRNAs and surface proteins for prostate cancer diagnosis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 146. 111749–111749. 125 indexed citations

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Rhee, Won Jong, et al.. (2019). Colorimetric biosensor using dual‐amplification of enzyme‐free reaction through universal hybridization chain reaction system. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 116(7). 1567–1574. 10 indexed citations

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Lee, Ji Hye, et al.. (2016). Simultaneous and multiplexed detection of exosome microRNAs using molecular beacons. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 86. 202–210. 139 indexed citations

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Ryu, Jina, et al.. (2015). Soluble expression and stability enhancement of transcription factors using 30Kc19 cell-penetrating protein. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(8). 3523–3532. 17 indexed citations

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Kim, Jeong Ah, Jong‐Ho Choi, Min‐Soo Kim, et al.. (2013). High-throughput generation of spheroids using magnetic nanoparticles for three-dimensional cell culture. Biomaterials. 34(34). 8555–8563. 96 indexed citations

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Kim, Jeong Ah, Nohyun Lee, Byung Hyo Kim, et al.. (2011). Enhancement of neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells by iron oxide nanoparticles. Biomaterials. 32(11). 2871–2877. 118 indexed citations

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Lennon, Frances E., Christopher D. Hermann, René Olivares‐Navarrete, et al.. (2010). Use of molecular beacons to image effects of titanium surface microstructure on β1 integrin expression in live osteoblast-like cells. Biomaterials. 31(30). 7640–7647. 8 indexed citations

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Rhee, Won Jong & Gang Bao. (2009). Simultaneous detection of mRNA and protein stem cell markers in live cells. BMC Biotechnology. 9(1). 30–30. 45 indexed citations

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Nitin, Nitin, Leslie E. W. LaConte, Won Jong Rhee, & Gang Bao. (2009). Tat Peptide Is Capable of Importing Large Nanoparticles Across Nuclear Membrane in Digitonin Permeabilized Cells. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 37(10). 2018–2027. 46 indexed citations

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