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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 64 5955 5761 1525 1424 191 13386

Ki-Bum Lee publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ki-Bum Lee between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ki-Bum Lee published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2022. 36 of the 273 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2022. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 34 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 19 publications
1991 2025

273 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ki-Bum Lee: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 5
2004 5
2005 2
2006 3
2007 2
2008 1
2009 7
2010 9
2011 7
2012 7
2013 16
2014 14
2015 19
2016 11
2017 6
2018 14
2019 16
2020 11
2021 20
2022 34
2023 21
2024 17
2025 19
Total 273
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Ki-Bum Lee 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 Ki-Bum Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 190–209 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 191 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 191
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Ki-Bum Lee 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 Ki-Bum Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533 64
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Ki-Bum Lee is a researcher affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in the United States. Their academic work spans several disciplines within the realms of engineering, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and materials science. The primary focus of their research lies in the intersection of these fields, including biomedical engineering, molecular biology, and materials chemistry.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics such as graphene and nanomaterials applications, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and 3D printing in biomedical research. Other significant areas of study include nanoparticle-based drug delivery, cellular mechanics and interactions, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

Ki-Bum Lee's publication record includes numerous articles in high-impact venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Small
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Science

Significant coauthors with whom Lee has frequently collaborated include:

  • Letao Yang
  • Yannan Hou
  • Ramar Thangam
  • Brian Conley
  • Ramasamy Paulmurugan

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Ki-Bum Lee include:

  • Bioengineering Approaches for the Advanced Organoid Research, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-Mediated Amplification-Free Detection of Viral DNAs Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Active Nanoarray, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Nanotechnology for Targeted Detection and Removal of Bacteria: Opportunities and Challenges, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Hybrid Graphene-Gold Nanoparticle-Based Nucleic Acid Conjugates for Cancer-Specific Multimodal Imaging and Combined Therapeutics, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Harnessing the Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles for Biomedical Applications Using Multifunctional Magnetic Nanomaterials, 2022, Small

The research contributions span multiple aspects of nanotechnology and biomedical engineering, including the development of nanoplatforms for diagnostics and therapeutics, bioengineering strategies involving organoids, and the use of multifunctional nanomaterials for biomedical applications.

Best Publications

  • Protein Nanoarrays Generated By Dip-Pen Nanolithography

    Ki Bum Lee;So Jung Park;Chad A. Mirkin;Jennifer C. Smith

  • Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Graphene–Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials for Bioapplications

    Perry T. Yin;Shreyas Shah;Manish Chhowalla;Ki Bum Lee

  • Protein nanostructures formed via direct-write dip-pen nanolithography.

    Ki Bum Lee;Jung Hyurk Lim;Chad A Mirkin

  • Graphene-encapsulated nanoparticle-based biosensor for the selective detection of biomarkers

    Ki-Bum Lee;Sung Myung;Aniruddh Solanki

  • Guiding stem cell differentiation into oligodendrocytes using graphene-nanofiber hybrid scaffolds.

    Shreyas Shah;Perry T. Yin;Thiers M. Uehara;Sy-Tsong Dean Chueng

  • The use of nanoarrays for highly sensitive and selective detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in plasma

    Ki Bum Lee;Eun Young Kim;Chad A. Mirkin;Steven M. Wolinsky

  • Direct-write dip-pen nanolithography of proteins on modified silicon oxide surfaces.

    Jung Hyurk Lim;David S. Ginger;Ki Bum Lee;Jungseok Heo

  • Nanotechnology for regenerative medicine: nanomaterials for stem cell imaging

    Aniruddh Solanki;John D Kim;Ki-Bum Lee

  • Exocytosis of nanoparticles from cells: Role in cellular retention and toxicity

    Ramin Sakhtianchi;Rodney F. Minchin;Ki-Bum Lee;Alaaldin M. Alkilany

  • Multicomponent magnetic nanorods for biomolecular separations

    Ki-Bum Lee;Sungho Park;Chad Mirkin;Byung-Keun Oh

  • Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Laurence M. Brill;Laurence M. Brill;Wen Xiong;Ki-Bum Lee;Scott B. Ficarro

  • Versatile fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based mesoporous silica nanoparticles for real-time monitoring of drug release.

    Jinping Lai;Birju P. Shah;Eric Garfunkel;Ki Bum Lee

  • Nanopatterning the chemospecific immobilization of cowpea mosaic virus capsid

    Jennifer C. Smith;Ki Bum Lee;Qian Wang;M. G. Finn

  • Axonal Alignment and Enhanced Neuronal Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells on Graphene‐Nanoparticle Hybrid Structures

    Aniruddh Solanki;Sy Tsong Dean Chueng;Perry T. Yin;Rajesh Kappera

  • Prospects for graphene–nanoparticle-based hybrid sensors

    Perry T. Yin;Tae Hyung Kim;Tae Hyung Kim;Jeong Woo Choi;Ki Bum Lee

  • Real-Time Monitoring of ATP-Responsive Drug Release Using Mesoporous-Silica-Coated Multicolor Upconversion Nanoparticles.

    Jinping Lai;Birju P. Shah;Yixiao Zhang;Letao Yang

  • Bioengineering Approaches for the Advanced Organoid Research

    Sang Ah Yi;Sang Ah Yi;Yixiao Zhang;Christopher Rathnam;Thanapat Pongkulapa

  • Selective inhibition of human brain tumor cells through multifunctional quantum-dot-based siRNA delivery.

    Jongjin Jung;Aniruddh Solanki;Kevin A. Memoli;Ken Ichiro Kamei

  • Protein and peptide nanoarrays

    Chad A Mirkin;Cioppa Guy Della;Linette Demers;Ki-Bum Lee

  • Bioactive protein nanoarrays on nickel oxide surfaces formed by dip-pen nanolithography.

    Jwa Min Nam;Sang Woo Han;Ki Bum Lee;Xiaogang Liu

  • An Upconversion Nanoparticle with Orthogonal Emissions Using Dual NIR Excitations for Controlled Two-way Photoswitching

    Jinping Lai;Yixiao Zhang;Nicholas Pasquale;Ki-Bum Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeong-Woo Choi
Jeong-Woo Choi Sogang University
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin Northwestern University
Ramasamy Paulmurugan
Ramasamy Paulmurugan Stanford University
Young Keun Kim
Young Keun Kim Korea University
Hsian-Rong Tseng
Hsian-Rong Tseng University of California, Los Angeles
Manish Chhowalla
Manish Chhowalla University of Cambridge
Morteza Mahmoudi
Morteza Mahmoudi Michigan State University
Hiroshi Sugiyama
Hiroshi Sugiyama Kyoto University
Seunghun Hong
Seunghun Hong Seoul National University
Yun Chan Kang
Yun Chan Kang Korea University

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