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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 42 17426 15759 338 333 144 7806

Jae-Woon Nah publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jae-Woon Nah between 1998 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jae-Woon Nah published across 24 years, from 1998 to 2021, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2016. 6 of the 162 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2016. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications
1998 2021

162 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jae-Woon Nah: publications per year, 1998 to 2021
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 2
2000 7
2001 3
2002 3
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 10
2007 10
2008 10
2009 13
2010 11
2011 7
2012 3
2013 5
2014 7
2015 9
2016 20
2017 11
2018 10
2019 6
2020 2
2021 4
Total 162
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Jae-Woon Nah publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jae-Woon Nah sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 144 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218 144
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Jae-Woon Nah D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jae-Woon Nah sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612 42
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Jae-Woon Nah is affiliated with Sunchon National University in South Korea. Their research encompasses multiple fields including pharmacology, food science, pharmaceutical science, biomaterials, and mechanical engineering. The work focuses notably on organic compound synthesis and drug delivery systems, with particular attention to microencapsulation and drying processes as well as applications involving nanocomposite films for food packaging.

Their research contributions extend across topics related to coal combustion, slurry processing, and coagulation and flocculation studies, indicating a diverse expertise that crosses both chemical engineering and materials science domains.

Jae-Woon Nah frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Gyeong-Won Jeong, Woong-Gil Hong, and Jun-Hyuk Anh. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to several publications in reputable journals.

Publication venues where Jae-Woon Nah's work has appeared include:

  • Polymer Korea
  • Carbohydrate Research
  • Applied Chemistry for Engineering

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jae-Woon Nah demonstrate a focus on chitosan-based materials and their applications. These publications include:

  • Preparation and encapsulation techniques of chitosan microsphere for enhanced bioavailability of natural antioxidants (2020), published in Carbohydrate Research

Coauthored works with Woong-Gil Hong and Jun-Hyuk Anh include:

  • Development and Evaluation of Coal-dust Water Flocculant using Chitosan (2021), Applied Chemistry for Engineering
  • Preparation and Characterization of Tropolone-encapsulated Chitosan Nanoparticle for Application as Cosmetic Preservatives (2020), Polymer Korea
  • Preparation and Anticancer Effect of Flufenamic Acid-loaded Chitosan Nanoparticle (2021), Polymer Korea

These publications reflect a research interest in the development of organic compounds for practical applications such as cosmetics preservation, enhanced antioxidant delivery, and anticancer treatments, utilizing chitosan as a biocompatible and functional material.

Best Publications

  • Physicochemical characterization of α-chitin, β-chitin, and γ-chitin separated from natural resources

    Mi-Kyeong Jang;Byeong-Gi Kong;Young-Il Jeong;Chang Hyung Lee

  • Influence of molecular weight on oral absorption of water soluble chitosans.

    Su Young Chae;Mi-Kyeong Jang;Jae-Woon Nah

  • Preparation of alginate/galactosylated chitosan scaffold for hepatocyte attachment.

    Taek Woong Chung;Jun Yang;Toshihiro Akaike;Kwang Yong Cho

  • Chitosan-graft-polyethylenimine as a gene carrier

    Hu-Lin Jiang;You-Kyoung Kim;Rohidas Arote;Jae-Woon Nah

  • Chemical modification of chitosan as a gene carrier in vitro and in vivo

    Tae-Hee Kim;Hu-Lin Jiang;Dhananjay Jere;In-Kyu Park

  • Water-soluble and low molecular weight chitosan-based plasmid DNA delivery

    Minhyung Lee;Jae-Woon Nah;Youngmin Kwon;Jae Joon Koh

  • Application of chitosan and chitosan derivatives as biomaterials

    Changyong Choi;Joung-Pyo Nam;Jae-Woon Nah

  • Clonazepam release from core-shell type nanoparticles in vitro.

    Young-Il Jeong;Jae-Bok Cheon;Sung-Ho Kim;Jae-Woon Nah

  • Retinol-encapsulated low molecular water-soluble chitosan nanoparticles.

    Dong-Gon Kim;Young-Il Jeong;Changyong Choi;Sung-Hee Roh

  • Deoxycholic acid-conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide nanoparticles for efficient gene carrier.

    Su Young Chae;Sohee Son;Minhyung Lee;Mi-Kyeong Jang

  • Potential anti-inflammatory natural products from marine algae

    I.P. Shanura Fernando;Jae-Woon Nah;You-Jin Jeon

  • Effect of solvent on the preparation of surfactant-free poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles and norfloxacin release characteristics.

    Hyun-Jeong Jeon;Young-Il Jeong;Mi-Kyeong Jang;Young-Hoon Park

  • A biodegradable poly(ester amine) based on polycaprolactone and polyethylenimine as a gene carrier.

    Rohidas Arote;Tae-Hee Kim;You-Kyoung Kim;Soon-Kyung Hwang

  • Galactosylated poly(ethylene glycol)-chitosan-graft-polyethylenimine as a gene carrier for hepatocyte-targeting

    Hu-Lin Jiang;Jung-Taek Kwon;Eun-Mi Kim;You-Kyoung Kim

  • Ciprofloxacin-encapsulated poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles and its antibacterial activity.

    Young-Il Jeong;Hee-Sam Na;Dong-Hyuk Seo;Dong-Gon Kim

  • Advances in functionalizing fucoidans and alginates (bio)polymers by structural modifications: A review

    I.P. Shanura Fernando;Daekyung Kim;Jae-Woon Nah;You-Jin Jeon

  • Adriamycin release from flower-type polymeric micelle based on star-block copolymer composed of poly(γ-benzyl l-glutamate) as the hydrophobic part and poly(ethylene oxide) as the hydrophilic part

    Young-Il Jeong;Jae-Woon Nah;Hyun-Chul Lee;Sung-Ho Kim

  • Targeted oral delivery of BmpB vaccine using porous PLGA microparticles coated with M cell homing peptide-coupled chitosan.

    Tao Jiang;Bijay Singh;Hui-Shan Li;You-Kyoung Kim

  • Investigation of the antifungal activity and mechanism of action of LMWS-chitosan

    Yoonkyung Park;Mi-Hyun Kim;Seong-Cheol Park;Hyeonsook Cheong

  • Mannosylated chitosan-graft-polyethylenimine as a gene carrier for Raw 264.7 cell targeting

    Hu-Lin Jiang;You-Kyoung Kim;Rohidas Arote;Dhananjay Jere

  • Clonazepam release from core-shell type nanoparticles of poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(ε-caprolactone) triblock copolymers

    Jae-Gon Ryu;Young-Il Jeong;In-Sook Kim;Jong-Hoon Lee

  • SPION-loaded chitosan-linoleic acid nanoparticles to target hepatocytes.

    Chang-Moon Lee;Hwan-Jeong Jeong;Se-Lim Kim;Eun-Mi Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Young-Il Jeong
Young-Il Jeong Pusan National University
Chong-Su Cho
Chong-Su Cho Seoul National University
Myung-Haing Cho
Myung-Haing Cho Seoul National University
Yun-Jaie Choi
Yun-Jaie Choi Seoul National University
Yoonkyung Park
Yoonkyung Park Chosun University
You-Jin Jeon
You-Jin Jeon Jeju National University
Toshihiro Akaike
Toshihiro Akaike Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kyung-Soo Hahm
Kyung-Soo Hahm BioLeaders Corp.
Sung Wan Kim
Sung Wan Kim University of Utah

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