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Woo Dong Jang

Woo Dong Jang

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
8511
World Ranking
16339
National Ranking
309

Woo Dong Jang 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 Woo Dong Jang sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 154 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Woo Dong Jang 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 Woo Dong Jang sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Woo Dong Jang is a researcher affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea. Their academic work primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with notable contributions to various subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, biomaterials, polymers and plastics, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their research covers multiple topics, with significant attention to luminescence and fluorescent materials, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, supramolecular chemistry and complexes, covalent organic framework applications, photodynamic therapy research studies, and advanced polymer synthesis and characterization.

Jang has published extensively in several scientific venues. Some of the most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Nanoscale
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • Chemical Communications

In collaboration contexts, they have worked repeatedly with several coauthors, including:

  • Hosoowi Lee
  • Kyeong-Im Hong
  • Jeong Heon Lee
  • Du Yeol Ryu
  • Younghun Kim

Representative recent publications by Woo Dong Jang include:

  • "Bioinspired Applications of Porphyrin Derivatives," 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Porphyrin-based supramolecular polymers," 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Asymmetric gradient orbital interaction of hetero-diatomic active sites for promoting C − C coupling," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Electrodeposited CuAgHg Multimetallic Thin Films for Improved CO2 Conversion: the Dramatic Impact of Hg Incorporation on Product Selectivity," 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "Strapped calix[4]pyrrole as a lithium salts selective receptor through separated ion-pair binding," 2020, Chemical Communications

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional polymeric micelles with folate-mediated cancer cell targeting and pH-triggered drug releasing properties for active intracellular drug delivery

    Younsoo Bae;Woo Dong Jang;Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Shigeto Fukushima

  • Recent progress in the design and applications of fluorescence probes containing crown ethers

    Jun Li;Dajeong Yim;Woo Dong Jang;Juyoung Yoon

  • Semipermeable polymer vesicle (PICsome) self-assembled in aqueous medium from a pair of oppositely charged block copolymers: physiologically stable micro-/nanocontainers of water-soluble macromolecules.

    Aya Koide;Akihiro Kishimura;Kensuke Osada;Woo Dong Jang

  • Light-induced gene transfer from packaged DNA enveloped in a dendrimeric photosensitizer

    Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Aya Iriyama;Woo Dong Jang;Kanjiro Miyata

  • Nanophotosensitizers toward advanced photodynamic therapy of Cancer

    Chang Keun Lim;Jeongyun Heo;Seunghoon Shin;Keunsoo Jeong;Keunsoo Jeong

  • Design and development of dendrimer photosensitizer-incorporated polymeric micelles for enhanced photodynamic therapy

    Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Yuji Morimoto;Woo Dong Jang;Kazunori Kataoka

  • Bioinspired application of dendrimers: From bio-mimicry to biomedical applications

    Woo Dong Jang;K. M. Kamruzzaman Selim;Chi Hwa Lee;Inn Kyu Kang

  • Bioinspired Applications of Porphyrin Derivatives.

    Jong Min Park;Kyeong-Im Hong;Hosoowi Lee;Woo-Dong Jang

  • Nanotechnology-based photodynamic therapy for neovascular disease using a supramolecular nanocarrier loaded with a dendritic photosensitizer.

    Ryuichi Ideta;Fumitaka Tasaka;Woo Dong Jang;Nobuhiro Nishiyama

  • A PEG-based biocompatible block catiomer with high buffering capacity for the construction of polyplex micelles showing efficient gene transfer toward primary cells.

    Naoki Kanayama;Shigeto Fukushima;Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Keiji Itaka

  • Applications of porphyrins in emerging energy conversion technologies

    Jong Min Park;Jeong Heon Lee;Woo Dong Jang

  • Dendritic Physical Gel: Hierarchical Self-Organization of a Peptide-Core Dendrimer to Form a Micrometer-Scale Fibrous Assembly

    Woo Dong Jang;Dong Lin Jiang;Takuzo Aida

  • Supramolecular nanocarrier of siRNA from PEG-based block catiomer carrying diamine side chain with distinctive pKa directed to enhance intracellular gene silencing.

    Keiji Itaka;Naoki Kanayama;Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Woo Dong Jang

  • Enhanced photodynamic cancer treatment by supramolecular nanocarriers charged with dendrimer phthalocyanine

    Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Yoshinori Nakagishi;Yuji Morimoto;Ping Shan Lai

  • Supramolecular Nanocarrier of Anionic Dendrimer Porphyrins with Cationic Block Copolymers Modified with Polyethylene Glycol to Enhance Intracellular Photodynamic Efficacy

    Woo Dong Jang;Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Guo Dong Zhang;Atsushi Harada

  • Polyion complex micelles for photodynamic therapy : Incorporation of dendritic photosensitizer excitable at long wavelength relevant to improved tissue-penetrating property

    Woo Dong Jang;Yoshinori Nakagishi;Nobuhiro Nishiyama;Satoko Kawauchi

  • Design and applications of molecular probes containing porphyrin derivatives

    Hosoowi Lee;Kyeong Im Hong;Woo Dong Jang

  • Polymeric supramolecular systems for drug delivery

    Hee Jae Yoon;Woo Dong Jang

  • A boradiazaindacene-based turn-on fluorescent probe for cyanide detection in aqueous media.

    Chi Hwa Lee;Hee Jae Yoon;Jeong Soo Shim;Woo Dong Jang

  • Control of Single-Molecule Junction Conductance of Porphyrins via a Transition-Metal Center

    Zhen Fei Liu;Sujun Wei;Hongsik Yoon;Olgun Adak

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazunori Kataoka
Kazunori Kataoka University of Tokyo
Nobuhiro Nishiyama
Nobuhiro Nishiyama Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kanjiro Miyata
Kanjiro Miyata University of Tokyo
Dongho Kim
Dongho Kim Yonsei University
Keiji Itaka
Keiji Itaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Takuzo Aida
Takuzo Aida University of Tokyo
Won-Gun Koh
Won-Gun Koh Yonsei University
Du Yeol Ryu
Du Yeol Ryu Yonsei University
Luis M. Campos
Luis M. Campos Columbia University
Jeffrey B. Neaton
Jeffrey B. Neaton University of California, Berkeley

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