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Materials Science

D-Index
86
Citations
28845
World Ranking
2042
National Ranking
617

Chemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
30367
World Ranking
2058
National Ranking
751

Jianjun Cheng 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 Jianjun Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 299 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jianjun Cheng 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 Jianjun Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jianjun Cheng is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research contributions span primarily the fields of Medicine and Materials Science, with a publication count of 54 and 49 respectively.

Within these broader fields, their work extends into various subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Civil and Structural Engineering. The subfield publication breakdown shows 27 in Molecular Biology, 22 in Biomaterials, 21 in Organic Chemistry, 13 in Materials Chemistry, and 13 in Civil and Structural Engineering.

The research topics Jianjun Cheng has focused on include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Jianjun Cheng has published numerous papers across notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include the Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications), Biomaterials Science (6), Macromolecules (4), Research Square (4), and Nature Materials (3).

Selected recent papers include:

  • Rheology and texture analysis of gelatin/dialdehyde starch hydrogel carriers for curcumin controlled release (2022, Carbohydrate Polymers)
  • Biodegradable Polyanhydrides as Encapsulation Layers for Transient Electronics (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Recyclable, Self-Healable, and Highly Malleable Poly(urethane-urea)s with Improved Thermal and Mechanical Performances (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Protein modification, IgE binding capacity, and functional properties of soybean protein upon conjugation with polyphenols (2022, Food Chemistry)
  • Accelerated polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides catalyzed by crown ether (2021, Nature Communications)

Their frequent collaborators include Ziyuan Song (20 coauthored works), Tianrui Xue (11), Yao Lin (9), Zhengzhong Tan (7), and Yingfeng Yang (6).

Best Publications

  • Targeted nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates for cancer chemotherapy in vivo

    Omid C. Farokhzad;Jianjun Cheng;Jianjun Cheng;Benjamin A. Teply;Ines Sherifi

  • Formulation of functionalized PLGA-PEG nanoparticles for in vivo targeted drug delivery

    Jianjun Cheng;Benjamin A. Teply;Benjamin A. Teply;Ines Sherifi;Ines Sherifi;Josephine Sung

  • Bioresorbable silicon electronic sensors for the brain

    Seung Kyun Kang;Rory K.J. Murphy;Suk Won Hwang;Seung Min Lee

  • Dynamic urea bond for the design of reversible and self-healing polymers

    Hanze Ying;Yanfeng Zhang;Jianjun Cheng

  • Investigating the optimal size of anticancer nanomedicine

    Li Tang;Xujuan Yang;Qian Yin;Kaimin Cai

  • G protein-coupled receptors: structure- and function-based drug discovery.

    Dehua Yang;Qingtong Zhou;Viktorija Labroska;Shanshan Qin

  • Nonporous Silica Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine Application

    Li Tang;Jianjun Cheng

  • Reversible Cell‐Specific Drug Delivery with Aptamer‐Functionalized Liposomes

    Zehui Cao;Rong Tong;Abhijit Mishra;Weichen Xu

  • Controlling size, shape and homogeneity of embryoid bodies using poly(ethylene glycol) microwells

    Jeffrey M. Karp;Jeffrey M. Karp;Judy Yeh;George Eng;Junji Fukuda

  • Protein corona significantly reduces active targeting yield

    Vahid Mirshafiee;Morteza Mahmoudi;Morteza Mahmoudi;Kaiyan Lou;Jianjun Cheng

  • Macrophage-Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles for Tumor-Targeted Chemotherapy

    Yu Zhang;Kaimin Cai;Chao Li;Qin Guo

  • Malleable and Recyclable Poly(urea-urethane) Thermosets bearing Hindered Urea Bonds.

    Yanfeng Zhang;Yanfeng Zhang;Hanze Ying;Kevin R. Hart;Yuxiao Wu

  • Sequentially Responsive Shell-Stacked Nanoparticles for Deep Penetration into Solid Tumors

    Jinjin Chen;Jianxun Ding;Yucai Wang;Jianjun Cheng

  • Anticancer Polymeric Nanomedicines

    Rong Tong;Jianjun Cheng

  • Synthetic polypeptides: from polymer design to supramolecular assembly and biomedical application

    Ziyuan Song;Zhiyuan Han;Shixian Lv;Shixian Lv;Chongyi Chen;Chongyi Chen

  • Translocation of HIV TAT peptide and analogues induced by multiplexed membrane and cytoskeletal interactions

    Abhijit Mishra;Ghee Hwee Lai;Ghee Hwee Lai;Nathan W. Schmidt;Nathan W. Schmidt;Victor Z. Sun

  • Dimeric drug polymeric nanoparticles with exceptionally high drug loading and quantitative loading efficiency

    Kaimin Cai;Xi He;Xi He;Ziyuan Song;Qian Yin

  • Near IR Heptamethine Cyanine Dye–Mediated Cancer Imaging

    Xiaojian Yang;Chunmeng Shi;Chunmeng Shi;Rong Tong;Weiping Qian

  • Selective in vivo metabolic cell-labeling-mediated cancer targeting

    Hua Wang;Ruibo Wang;Kaimin Cai;Hua He

  • Materials, Designs, and Operational Characteristics for Fully Biodegradable Primary Batteries

    Lan Yin;Xian Huang;Hangxun Xu;Yanfeng Zhang

  • In vitro selection of a sodium-specific DNAzyme and its application in intracellular sensing

    Seyed Fakhreddin Torabi;Peiwen Wu;Claire E. McGhee;Lu Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lichen Yin
Lichen Yin Soochow University
Yanfeng Zhang
Yanfeng Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Mark E. Davis
Mark E. Davis California Institute of Technology
Fatih M. Uckun
Fatih M. Uckun University of Southern California
Omid C. Farokhzad
Omid C. Farokhzad Harvard Medical School
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Timothy J. Deming
Timothy J. Deming University of California, Los Angeles
William G. Helferich
William G. Helferich University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bryan L. Roth
Bryan L. Roth University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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