Aung Than

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
34 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Aung Than is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aung Than has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Aung Than's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (9 papers) and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (6 papers). Aung Than is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (9 papers) and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (6 papers). Aung Than collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and Russia. Aung Than's co-authors include Peng Chen, Chenjie Xu, Hao Chang, Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow, Jingqi Tian, Mengjia Zheng, Xin Ting Zheng, Dong‐Hwan Kim, Shaohai Xu and Nan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Aung Than

33 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A Swellable Microneedle Patch to Rapidly Extract Skin Interstitial Fluid for Timely Metabolic Analysis

2017 399 citations Hao Chang, Mengjia Zheng et al. profile →
Self-implantable double-layered micro-drug-reservoirs for efficient and controlled ocular drug delivery

2018 277 citations Aung Than, Chenghao Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Cryomicroneedles for transdermal cell delivery

2021 193 citations Hao Chang, Sharon W. T. Chew et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aung Than Singapore	23	801	658	567	469	304	34	2.4k
Mukta Agrawal India	30	1.2k 1.4×	200 0.3×	1.0k 1.8×	985 2.1×	150 0.5×	82	3.9k
Pravin Shende India	30	892 1.1×	394 0.6×	782 1.4×	806 1.7×	108 0.4×	207	3.1k
Swarnlata Saraf India	26	1.6k 2.1×	198 0.3×	491 0.9×	962 2.1×	281 0.9×	50	3.5k
Alam Zeb Pakistan	31	1.1k 1.4×	294 0.4×	596 1.1×	1.0k 2.2×	161 0.5×	66	3.3k
Sarika Wairkar India	25	565 0.7×	290 0.4×	410 0.7×	598 1.3×	192 0.6×	86	2.3k
Angela Lopedota Italy	33	841 1.0×	248 0.4×	584 1.0×	834 1.8×	84 0.3×	119	2.9k
Keishiro Tomoda Japan	21	609 0.8×	611 0.9×	625 1.1×	373 0.8×	118 0.4×	32	2.2k
Jasmina Lovrić Croatia	28	854 1.1×	1.4k 2.1×	548 1.0×	917 2.0×	66 0.2×	51	3.3k
Valentino Laquintana Italy	35	604 0.8×	385 0.6×	642 1.1×	1.1k 2.4×	56 0.2×	109	3.1k
Hidemasa Katsumi Japan	35	1.4k 1.8×	148 0.2×	333 0.6×	957 2.0×	373 1.2×	116	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Aung Than

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aung Than

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aung Than. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aung Than based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aung Than. Aung Than is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiao, Yi, Jia Hui Wong, Nan Gao, et al.. (2025). Universal Artificial Urinary Biomarker Probe Enabled by an Aptamer–DNAzyme–Nanozyme Construct. Nano Letters. 25(28). 11106–11115.

Than, Aung, Ping Zan, Dongsheng Li, et al.. (2024). Mild-photothermal and nanocatalytic therapy for obesity and associated diseases. Theranostics. 14(14). 5608–5620. 1 indexed citations

Chang, Hao, Sharon W. T. Chew, Mengjia Zheng, et al.. (2021). Cryomicroneedles for transdermal cell delivery. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5(9). 1008–1018. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

Özdemir, Semra, Chetna Malhotra, Irene Teo, et al.. (2021). Associations Between Prognostic Awareness, Acceptance of Illness, and Psychological and Spiritual Well-being Among Patients With Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 28(5). 736–743. 7 indexed citations

Than, Aung, et al.. (2021). Mind the Localized Skeletal Pain: Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis. Cureus. 13(5). e15101–e15101. 1 indexed citations

Than, Aung, et al.. (2020). Lancing Drug Reservoirs into Subcutaneous Fat to Combat Obesity and Associated Metabolic Diseases. Small. 16(31). e2002872–e2002872. 11 indexed citations

Than, Aung, Ping Zan, & Peng Chen. (2020). Transdermal theranostics. View. 1(2). 25 indexed citations

Malhotra, Chetna, Ratna Singh, Semra Özdemir, et al.. (2018). Study protocol for a cohort study of patients with advanced heart failure in Singapore. BMJ Open. 8(9). e022248–e022248. 11 indexed citations

Than, Aung, Chenghao Liu, Hao Chang, et al.. (2018). Self-implantable double-layered micro-drug-reservoirs for efficient and controlled ocular drug delivery. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4433–4433. 277 indexed citations breakdown →

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Than, Aung, Shaohai Xu, Ru Li, et al.. (2017). Angiotensin type 2 receptor activation promotes browning of white adipose tissue and brown adipogenesis. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 2(1). 17022–17022. 55 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, Nan Li, Mahasin Alam Sk, et al.. (2016). Thiophene-derived polymer dots for imaging endocytic compartments in live cells and broad-spectrum bacterial killing. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 1(1). 152–157. 12 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, et al.. (2015). Apelin Enhances Brown Adipogenesis and Browning of White Adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(23). 14679–14691. 91 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, Xiaohong Zhang, Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow, et al.. (2013). Apelin Attenuates Oxidative Stress in Human Adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(6). 3763–3774. 100 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow, & Peng Chen. (2013). Control of Adipogenesis by the Autocrine Interplays between Angiotensin 1–7/Mas Receptor and Angiotensin II/AT1 Receptor Signaling Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(22). 15520–15531. 60 indexed citations

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Chen, Yun, et al.. (2013). Enzymeless multi-sugar fuel cells with high power output based on 3D graphene–Co3O4 hybrid electrodes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(23). 9170–9170. 40 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow, Su Chi Lim, et al.. (2012). Apelin inhibits adipogenesis and lipolysis through distinct molecular pathways. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 362(1-2). 227–241. 102 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, et al.. (2012). Apelin secretion and expression of apelin receptors in 3T3-L1 adipocytes are differentially regulated by angiotensin type 1 and type 2 receptors. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 351(2). 296–305. 19 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, et al.. (2011). Kainate Receptors Mediate Regulated Exocytosis of Secretory Phospholipase A2 in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells. Neurosignals. 20(2). 72–85. 8 indexed citations

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Than, Aung, et al.. (2010). The crosstalks between adipokines and catecholamines. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 332(1-2). 261–270. 22 indexed citations

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Ma, Jimei, Yanying Zhao, Simon Ng, et al.. (2010). Sugar‐Based Synthesis of Tamiflu and Its Inhibitory Effects on Cell Secretion. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(15). 4533–4540. 42 indexed citations

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