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Materials Science

D-Index
76
Citations
22072
World Ranking
3267
National Ranking
102

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Citations
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Insung S. Choi publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Insung S. Choi sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 350 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Insung S. Choi D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Insung S. Choi sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Insung S. Choi is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on materials science with a notable emphasis on biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, biomaterials, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their publication record includes significant contributions in key scientific venues such as Chemical Communications, Chemistry - An Asian Journal, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Langmuir, and arXiv (Cornell University). These platforms have disseminated their work predominantly in the intersection of materials chemistry and biomedical applications.

Research topics commonly addressed by Insung S. Choi cover a range of specialized areas including computational drug discovery methods, machine learning in materials science, 3D printing in biomedical research, polymer surface interaction studies, diatoms and algae research, graphene and nanomaterials applications, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Insung S. Choi include Sang Yeong Han, Hojae Lee, Duc Tai Nguyen, Nayoung Kim, and Wongu Youn. These collaborations have supported an interdisciplinary approach combining nanotechnology, catalysis, and biomedical materials.

Selected recent publications highlight the scope and advancement of their work:

  • Single-Cell Nanoencapsulation: From Passive to Active Shells, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • A Decade of Advances in Single-Cell Nanocoating for Mammalian Cells, 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Cell-in-Catalytic-Shell Nanoarchitectonics: Catalytic Empowerment of Individual Living Cells by Single-Cell Nanoencapsulation, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Ascorbic acid-mediated reductive disassembly of Fe3+-tannic acid shells in degradable single-cell nanoencapsulation, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Layer-wise relevance propagation of InteractionNet explains protein-ligand interactions at the atom level, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • A reversibly switching surface.

    Joerg Lahann;Samir Mitragotri;Thanh Nga Tran;Hiroki Kaido

  • Generation of Solution and Surface Gradients Using Microfluidic Systems

    Noo Li Jeon;Stephan K. W. Dertinger;Daniel T. Chiu;Insung S. Choi

  • Highly-efficient, flexible piezoelectric PZT thin film nanogenerator on plastic substrates.

    Kwi Il Park;Jung Hwan Son;Geon Tae Hwang;Chang Kyu Jeong

  • Patterned deposition of cells and proteins onto surfaces by using three-dimensional microfluidic systems

    Daniel T. Chiu;Noo Li Jeon;Sui Huang;Ravi S. Kane

  • Multi-pulse drug delivery from a resorbable polymeric microchip device

    Amy C. Richards Grayson;Amy C. Richards Grayson;Insung S. Choi;Betty M. Tyler;Paul P. Wang

  • One‐Step Multipurpose Surface Functionalization by Adhesive Catecholamine

    Sung Min Kang;Nathaniel S. Hwang;Jihyeon Yeom;Sung Young Park

  • One-step modification of superhydrophobic surfaces by a mussel-inspired polymer coating.

    Sung Min Kang;Inseong You;Woo Kyung Cho;Hyun Kyong Shon

  • Mussel-inspired encapsulation and functionalization of individual yeast cells.

    Sung Ho Yang;Sung Min Kang;Kyung-Bok Lee;Taek Dong Chung

  • Norepinephrine: material-independent, multifunctional surface modification reagent.

    Sung Min Kang;Junsung Rho;Insung S. Choi;Phillip B. Messersmith

  • Covalent Modification of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: Effect of Anions on Solubility

    Min Jeong Park;Min Jeong Park;Jae Kyun Lee;Bang Sook Lee;Bang Sook Lee;Yong Won Lee

  • A cytoprotective and degradable metal-polyphenol nanoshell for single-cell encapsulation.

    Ji Hun Park;Kyunghwan Kim;Juno Lee;Ji Yu Choi

  • Mesoscale Self-Assembly of Hexagonal Plates Using Lateral Capillary Forces: Synthesis Using the "Capillary Bond"

    Ned Bowden;Insung S. Choi;Bartosz A. Grzybowski;George M. Whitesides

  • Molecule-Mimetic Chemistry and Mesoscale Self-Assembly

    Ned B. Bowden;Marcus Weck;Insung S. Choi;George M. Whitesides

  • Imidazolium ion-terminated self-assembled monolayers on Au: effects of counteranions on surface wettability.

    Bang Sook Lee;Young Shik Chi;Jae Kyun Lee;Insung S. Choi

  • Biomimetic encapsulation of individual cells with silica.

    Sung Ho Yang;Kyung-Bok Lee;Bokyung Kong;Jin-Hyun Kim

  • Fabrication of Hairy Polymeric Films Inspired by Geckos: Wetting and High Adhesion Properties

    Woo Kyung Cho;Insung S. Choi

  • Valves and pumps for microfluidic systems and method for making microfluidic systems

    Noo Li Jeon;Daniel T. Chiu;Christopher J. Wargo;Insung S. Choi

  • Surface-Initiated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization on Si/SiO2

    Namyong Y. Kim;Noo Li Jeon;Insung S. Choi;Seiichi Takami

  • Patterned polymer growth on silicon surfaces using microcontact printing and surface-initiated polymerization

    Noo Li Jeon;Insung S. Choi;George M. Whitesides;Namyong Y. Kim

  • Reactivity of acetylenyl-terminated self-assembled monolayers on gold: triazole formation.

    Jungkyu K Lee;Young Shik Chi;Insung S Choi

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Bong-Soo Lee
Bong-Soo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Noo Li Jeon
Noo Li Jeon Seoul National University
Daniel T. Chiu
Daniel T. Chiu University of Washington
João F. Mano
João F. Mano University of Aveiro
Sungjin Park
Sungjin Park Inha University
Keon Jae Lee
Keon Jae Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Sang Yup Lee
Sang Yup Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Sang-gi Lee
Sang-gi Lee Ewha Womans University

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