2026 Nam-Joon Cho: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	64	5898	5706	115	112	289	14624
Chemistry	63	8398	7633	59	55	287	14674

Overview

Nam-Joon Cho is a researcher affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their scholarly work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside engineering.

The main fields of study that characterize their research include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Engineering

Their work extends into several subfields, including:

Molecular Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Materials Chemistry

Nam-Joon Cho's research covers a variety of topics, highlighting areas such as:

Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Plant Reproductive Biology
Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

The scientist has authored numerous papers published in a range of scientific journals. Recent notable publications include:

Supported Lipid Bilayer Formation: Beyond Vesicle Fusion, 2020, Langmuir
Interindividual- and blood-correlated sweat phenylalanine multimodal analytical biochips for tracking exercise metabolism, 2024, Nature Communications
Actuation and locomotion driven by moisture in paper made with natural pollen, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Microplastics released from food containers can suppress lysosomal activity in mouse macrophages, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
Transformation of hard pollen into soft matter, 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Joshua A. Jackman
Bo Kyeong Yoon
Tun Naw Sut
Abdul Rahim Ferhan
Soo-Hyun Park

The main venues where Nam-Joon Cho's work is published consist of:

Advanced Functional Materials
Applied Materials Today
Langmuir
ACS Nano
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

Midbrain-like Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Contain Functional Dopaminergic and Neuromelanin-Producing Neurons

Junghyun Jo;Yixin Xiao;Alfred Xuyang Sun;Engin Cukuroglu

848
Citations
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring of supported lipid bilayers on various substrates

Nam-Joon Cho;Curtis W Frank;Bengt Kasemo;Fredrik Höök

612
Citations
Antibacterial free fatty acids and monoglycerides: biological activities, experimental testing, and therapeutic applications

Bo Kyeong Yoon;Joshua A. Jackman;Joshua A. Jackman;Elba R. Valle-González;Nam-Joon Cho

602
Citations
Gelatin methacryloyl and its hydrogels with an exceptional degree of controllability and batch-to-batch consistency

Mengxiang Zhu;Yingying Wang;Gaia Ferracci;Jing Zheng

457
Citations
Strategies for enhancing the sensitivity of plasmonic nanosensors

Longhua Guo;Longhua Guo;Joshua A. Jackman;Huang-Hao Yang;Peng Chen

441
Citations
Precise Tuning of Facile One-Pot Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA) Synthesis

Hitomi Shirahama;Bae Hoon Lee;Lay Poh Tan;Nam-Joon Cho

439
Citations
Quantifying the local tissue volume and composition in individual brains with magnetic resonance imaging.

Aviv Mezer;Jason D. Yeatman;Nikola Stikov;Kendrick N. Kay

339
Citations
Nanoplasmonic Sensor Detects Preferential Binding of IRSp53 to Negative Membrane Curvature.

Gustav Emilsson;Evelyn Röder;Bita Malekian;Kunli Xiong

319
Citations
High-performance 3D printing of hydrogels by water-dispersible photoinitiator nanoparticles

Amol A. Pawar;Gabriel Saada;Ido Cooperstein;Liraz Larush

265
Citations
Nanoplasmonic sensors for biointerfacial science

Joshua A. Jackman;Abdul Rahim Ferhan;Nam-Joon Cho

257
Citations
High-performance, flexible electronic skin sensor incorporating natural microcapsule actuators

Lili Wang;Lili Wang;Joshua A. Jackman;Ee-Lin Tan;Jae Hyeon Park

195
Citations
Bimodal Tumor-Targeting from Microenvironment Responsive Hyaluronan Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Nanoparticles

Erik C. Dreaden;Stephen W. Morton;Stephen W. Morton;Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Kevin E. Shopsowitz;Jae-Hyeok Choi;Jae-Hyeok Choi

195
Citations
Silk fibroin-keratin based 3D scaffolds as a dermal substitute for skin tissue engineering.

Nandana Bhardwaj;Wan Ting Sow;Dipali Devi;Kee Woei Ng

192
Citations
Validation of Size Estimation of Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis on Polydisperse Macromolecule Assembly.

Ahram Kim;Wei Beng Ng;William Bernt;Nam-Joon Cho

185
Citations
Solvent-assisted lipid bilayer formation on silicon dioxide and gold.

Seyed R. Tabaei;Jae-Hyeok Choi;Goh Haw Zan;Vladimir P. Zhdanov;Vladimir P. Zhdanov

181
Citations
Efficient and controllable synthesis of highly substituted gelatin methacrylamide for mechanically stiff hydrogels

Bae Hoon Lee;Hitomi Shirahama;Nam-Joon Cho;Lay Poh Tan

168
Citations
Employing two different quartz crystal microbalance models to study changes in viscoelastic behavior upon transformation of lipid vesicles to a bilayer on a gold surface

Nam-Joon Cho;Kay K. Kanazawa;Jeffrey S. Glenn;Curtis W. Frank

143
Citations
Biotechnology Applications of Tethered Lipid Bilayer Membranes

Joshua A. Jackman;Wolfgang Knoll;Nam-Joon Cho

137
Citations
Supported Lipid Bilayer Formation: Beyond Vesicle Fusion

Joshua A. Jackman;Nam-Joon Cho

135
Citations
Employing an amphipathic viral peptide to create a lipid bilayer on Au and TiO2.

Nam-Joon Cho;Sang-Joon Cho;Kwang Ho Cheong;Jeffrey S. Glenn

134
Citations
Flexible, Graphene‐Coated Biocomposite for Highly Sensitive, Real‐Time Molecular Detection

Lili Wang;Lili Wang;Joshua A. Jackman;Wei Beng Ng;Nam-Joon Cho

128
Citations