Bei Ran

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Bei Ran is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bei Ran has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bei Ran's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (6 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (5 papers). Bei Ran is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (6 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (5 papers). Bei Ran collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Sweden. Bei Ran's co-authors include Lei Ran, Jungang Hou, Xingyu Jiang, Xiaojun Peng, Zuokai Wang, Junchuan Yang, Xinglong Yang, Zhiyong Qian, Jinfeng Liao and Zhuwei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Bei Ran

20 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Engineering Single-Atom Active Sites on Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO₂ Photoreduction

2022 398 citations Lei Ran, Bei Ran et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Photocatalytic Antimicrobials: Principles, Design Strategies, and Applications

2023 181 citations Bei Ran, Lei Ran et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bei Ran China	17	844	688	497	289	277	22	1.6k
Wanni Wang China	26	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	471 0.9×	369 1.3×	371 1.3×	64	2.1k
Donglin Han China	10	752 0.9×	708 1.0×	475 1.0×	194 0.7×	95 0.3×	18	1.4k
Kaili Yang China	22	844 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	168 0.3×	157 0.5×	432 1.6×	52	1.9k
Ruilian Qi China	18	731 0.9×	463 0.7×	508 1.0×	162 0.6×	381 1.4×	52	1.5k
Xiaoyuan Yang China	24	999 1.2×	578 0.8×	263 0.5×	194 0.7×	334 1.2×	54	2.1k
Xiaohong Chu China	22	875 1.0×	821 1.2×	110 0.2×	281 1.0×	210 0.8×	50	1.5k
Eue‐Soon Jang South Korea	26	934 1.1×	782 1.1×	213 0.4×	440 1.5×	219 0.8×	61	1.8k
Zhiling Zhu China	31	1.8k 2.2×	1.1k 1.6×	337 0.7×	240 0.8×	826 3.0×	69	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bei Ran

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Keda, Bei Ran, Yifan Xu, et al.. (2025). Defective ZnIn2S4/NiO Z-scheme heterostructure for photothermal-assisted high performance photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 127. 394–404. 1 indexed citations

Pu, Lihui, et al.. (2025). Targeting tumor angiogenesis and metabolism with photodynamic nanomedicine. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1558393–1558393.

Chen, Keda, Lei Ran, Bei Ran, Wei Xiong, & Michael K.H. Leung. (2024). Boosting charge migration kinetics using an Fe–S bridge for efficacious photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(4). 3045–3055. 2 indexed citations

Ran, Bei, Lei Ran, Zuokai Wang, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic Antimicrobials: Principles, Design Strategies, and Applications. Chemical Reviews. 123(22). 12371–12430. 181 indexed citations breakdown →

Ran, Bei, et al.. (2023). Photo‐Controllable Smart Hydrogels for Biomedical Application: A Review. Small Methods. 8(1). e2301095–e2301095. 21 indexed citations

Ran, Bei, Lei Ran, Jungang Hou, & Xiaojun Peng. (2022). Incorporating Boron into Niobic Acid Nanosheets Enables Generation of Multiple Reactive Oxygen Species for Superior Antibacterial Action. Small. 18(17). e2107333–e2107333. 27 indexed citations

Ran, Bei, et al.. (2022). Developments on the Smart Hydrogel-Based Drug Delivery System for Oral Tumor Therapy. Gels. 8(11). 741–741. 31 indexed citations

Ran, Bei, Zuokai Wang, Wenlin Cai, et al.. (2021). Organic Photo-antimicrobials: Principles, Molecule Design, and Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(43). 17891–17909. 127 indexed citations

Liu, Weijian, Hua Gu, Bei Ran, et al.. (2021). Accelerated antibacterial red-carbon dots with photodynamic therapy against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Science China Materials. 65(3). 845–854. 35 indexed citations

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Ran, Bei, Yuyu Yuan, Wenxi Xia, et al.. (2020). A photo-sensitizable phage for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii therapy and biofilm ablation. Chemical Science. 12(3). 1054–1061. 64 indexed citations

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Dong, Mingling, Wenshu Zheng, Yiping Chen, et al.. (2018). Fe-T₁ Sensor Based on Coordination Chemistry for Sensitive and Versatile Bioanalysis. Analytical Chemistry. 90(15). 9148–9155. 24 indexed citations

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Dong, Mingling, Wenshu Zheng, Yiping Chen, et al.. (2018). Cu-T₁ Sensor for Versatile Analysis. Analytical Chemistry. 90(4). 2833–2838. 25 indexed citations

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Ran, Bei, Wenshu Zheng, Mingling Dong, et al.. (2018). Peptide-Mediated Controllable Cross-Linking of Gold Nanoparticles for Immunoassays with Tunable Detection Range. Analytical Chemistry. 90(13). 8234–8240. 40 indexed citations

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Liao, Jinfeng, XiaWei Wei, Bei Ran, et al.. (2017). Polymer hybrid magnetic nanocapsules encapsulating IR820 and PTX for external magnetic field-guided tumor targeting and multifunctional theranostics. Nanoscale. 9(7). 2479–2491. 70 indexed citations

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Wang, Le, Junchuan Yang, Bei Ran, et al.. (2017). Small Molecular TGF-β1-Inhibitor-Loaded Electrospun Fibrous Scaffolds for Preventing Hypertrophic Scars. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(38). 32545–32553. 59 indexed citations

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Yang, Xinglong, Junchuan Yang, Le Wang, et al.. (2017). Pharmaceutical Intermediate-Modified Gold Nanoparticles: Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Wound-Healing Application via an Electrospun Scaffold. ACS Nano. 11(6). 5737–5745. 324 indexed citations

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Li, He, Lei Jiao, Lijuan Chen, et al.. (2017). Ultrasensitive Simultaneous Electrochemical Immunoassay of Acute Myocardial Infarction Biomarkers Using Metal Ion Chelated Polydopamine Nanospheres. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 13(10). 1235–1242. 7 indexed citations

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Peng, Jinrong, Mingling Dong, Bei Ran, et al.. (2017). “One-for-All”-Type, Biodegradable Prussian Blue/Manganese Dioxide Hybrid Nanocrystal for Trimodal Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy and Oxygen Regulation of Breast Cancer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(16). 13875–13886. 99 indexed citations

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Yin, Binfeng, Yu Wang, Mingling Dong, et al.. (2016). One-step multiplexed detection of foodborne pathogens: Combining a quantum dot-mediated reverse assaying strategy and magnetic separation. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 86. 996–1002. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Juanjuan, Yang Liu, Ruitao Cha, et al.. (2016). The biocompatibility evaluation of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized by a one pot process for intravenous iron supply. RSC Advances. 6(17). 14329–14334. 13 indexed citations

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