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D-Index
87
Citations
26096
World Ranking
1971
National Ranking
591

L. James 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 L. James Lee sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 488 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

L. James 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 L. James Lee sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

L. James Lee is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant work in Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Research, Materials Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as extracellular vesicles in disease, microRNA in disease regulation, RNA interference and gene delivery, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, carbon nanotubes in composites, conducting polymers and applications, and nanopore and nanochannel transport studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Advanced Science, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Communications, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

Some representative recent papers by L. James Lee are:

  • "Intradermally delivered mRNA-encapsulating extracellular vesicles for collagen-replacement therapy," 2023, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • "Overview of Ultrasonic Assisted Manufacturing Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Nanopaper Based Polymer Nanocomposites," 2020, published in Engineered Science
  • "Adaptive design of mRNA-loaded extracellular vesicles for targeted immunotherapy of cancer," 2023, published in Nature Communications
  • "Exosomal mRNAs for Angiogenic-Osteogenic Coupled Bone Repair," 2023, published in Advanced Science
  • "An immunogold single extracellular vesicular RNA and protein (Au SERP) biochip to predict responses to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients," 2022, published in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including Kwang Joo Kwak, Chi-Ling Chiang, Yifan Ma, Xinyu Wang, and Eduardo Reátegui.

Best Publications

  • A Review of CO2 Applications in the Processing of Polymers

    David L. Tomasko;Hongbo Li;Dehua Liu;Xiangmin Han

  • Polymer nanocomposite foams

    L. James Lee;Kurt W. Koelling;David L. Tomasko;Xiangmin Han

  • Large-scale generation of functional mRNA-encapsulating exosomes via cellular nanoporation.

    Zhaogang Yang;Zhaogang Yang;Junfeng Shi;Jing Xie;Yifan Wang

  • Polyurethane/clay nanocomposites foams: processing, structure and properties

    Xia Cao;L. James Lee;Tomy Widya;Christopher Macosko

  • Design of a Compact Disk-like Microfluidic Platform for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Siyi Lai;Shengnian Wang;Jun Luo;Jun Luo;L. James Lee

  • Growth and alignment of polyaniline nanofibres with superhydrophobic, superhydrophilic and other properties.

    Nan Rong Chiou;Chunmeng Lu;Jingjiao Guan;L. James Lee

  • Poly(methyl methacrylate) and polystyrene/clay nanocomposites prepared by in-situ polymerization

    Changchun Zeng;L. James Lee

  • Nanochannel electroporation delivers precise amounts of biomolecules into living cells

    Pouyan E. Boukany;Andrew Morss;Wei Ching Liao;Brian Henslee

  • Morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites

    Petr Svoboda;Changchun Zeng;Hua Wang;L. James Lee

  • Extrusion of polystyrene nanocomposite foams with supercritical CO2

    Xiangmin Han;Changchun Zeng;L. James Lee;Kurt W. Koelling

  • Apoptotic Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Malignancy of Glioblastoma Via Intercellular Transfer of Splicing Factors.

    Marat S. Pavlyukov;Hai Yu;Hai Yu;Soniya Bastola;Mutsuko Minata

  • Design and Fabrication of CD-like Microfluidic Platforms for Diagnostics: Microfluidic Functions

    Marc J. Madou;L. James Lee;Sylvia Daunert;Siyi Lai

  • Epigenetic regulation of connective tissue growth factor by MicroRNA‐214 delivery in exosomes from mouse or human hepatic stellate cells

    Li Chen;Alyssa Charrier;Yu Zhou;Ruju Chen

  • Synthesis of polystyrene-carbon nanofibers nanocomposite foams

    Jiong Shen;Changchun Zeng;L. James Lee

  • Design of a novel hydrogel-based intelligent system for controlled drug release.

    Hongyan He;Xia Cao;L.James Lee

  • A fractal in-plane permeability model for fabrics

    Boming Yu;L. James Lee;Hanqiang Cao

  • Processing and properties of polymeric nano-composites

    Hua Wang;Changchun Zeng;Mark Elkovitch;L. James Lee

  • Self-Folding of Three-Dimensional Hydrogel Microstructures

    Jingjiao Guan;Hongyan He;Derek J. Hansford;L. James Lee

  • Experimental investigation and numerical simulation of injection molding with micro-features

    Liyong Yu;Chee Guan Koh;L. James Lee;Kurt W. Koelling

  • Analysis of resin injection molding in molds with preplaced fiber mats. I: Permeability and compressibility measurements

    L. Trevino;K. Rupel;W. B. Young;Ming J. Liou

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Lee
Robert J. Lee University of Pennsylvania
John C. Byrd
John C. Byrd University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Guido Marcucci
Guido Marcucci City Of Hope National Medical Center
Wu Lu
Wu Lu The Ohio State University
Shujun Liu
Shujun Liu University of Minnesota
Ichiro Nakano
Ichiro Nakano University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ching-Shih Chen
Ching-Shih Chen The Ohio State University
Christoph Rader
Christoph Rader Scripps Research Institute
John J. Lannutti
John J. Lannutti The Ohio State University
Marc J. Madou
Marc J. Madou University of California, Irvine

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