Chengbo Liu

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Chengbo Liu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengbo Liu has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chengbo Liu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (50 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (47 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (17 papers). Chengbo Liu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (50 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (47 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (17 papers). Chengbo Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Chengbo Liu's co-authors include Zhangwei Chen, Changshi Lao, Zonghai Sheng, Liang Song, Changyong Liu, Pei Wang, Ziyong Li, Junjie Li, Yang Li and Yuelong Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chengbo Liu

69 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

3D printing of ceramics: A review

2018 1.6k citations Zhangwei Chen, Chengbo Liu et al. profile →
Bright Aggregation‐Induced‐Emission Dots for Targeted Synergetic NIR‐II Fluorescence and NIR‐I Photoacoustic Imaging of Orthotopic Brain Tumors

2018 398 citations Zonghai Sheng, Dehong Hu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
In vivo theranostics with near-infrared-emitting carbon dots—highly efficient photothermal therapy based on passive targeting after intravenous administration

2018 359 citations Jingqin Chen, Ding Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chengbo Liu China	38	4.1k	2.1k	1.6k	916	647	71	6.0k
Salvador Borrós Spain	37	1.7k 0.4×	657 0.3×	558 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	898 1.4×	190	5.1k
Lay Poh Tan Singapore	46	3.7k 0.9×	677 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	681 0.7×	2.0k 3.1×	116	6.3k
Marcella Trombetta Italy	45	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	747 0.5×	401 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	127	5.7k
Hyunjoon Kong United States	44	3.9k 1.0×	450 0.2×	605 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.8k 2.8×	182	6.8k
Robert Liska Austria	60	5.7k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	4.5k 2.9×	256 0.3×	1.2k 1.9×	270	12.5k
Guillermo A. Ameer United States	42	4.5k 1.1×	748 0.4×	643 0.4×	906 1.0×	4.4k 6.8×	137	8.7k
Ling Wang China	48	3.1k 0.8×	640 0.3×	482 0.3×	989 1.1×	3.1k 4.8×	204	7.0k
Kimberly A. Homan United States	24	5.7k 1.4×	545 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	913 1.4×	51	6.8k
Yujing Liu China	57	1.6k 0.4×	4.8k 2.3×	2.2k 1.4×	1.8k 2.0×	418 0.6×	174	11.6k
Qing Li China	34	1.7k 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	129 0.1×	514 0.6×	1.2k 1.9×	159	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Chengbo Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chengbo Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengbo Liu

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All Works

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Chen, Jianhai, Jianhai Chen, Hui Li, et al.. (2025). Specific macrophage RhoA targeting CRISPR-Cas9 for mitigating osteoclastogenesis-induced joint damage in inflammatory arthritis. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(4). 102046–102046. 1 indexed citations

Li, Xiufeng, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous Ultraviolet Photoacoustic and Auto‐Fluorescence Microscopy for High‐Contrast Histological Imaging. Laser & Photonics Review. 19(10).

Liu, Chengbo, Pan Wang, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2025). Deterioration of passivation film caused by carbonation in reinforced concrete: An electrochemical and nanoscale perspectives. Journal of Building Engineering. 106. 112524–112524. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Chengbo, Tingting Liu, Kaiyuan Yang, Kun Hong, & Xizhong Chen. (2025). Differentiable simulation and optimization of particle-fluid flows using graph neural networks. Powder Technology. 462. 121143–121143.

Liu, Chengbo, Muhan Wang, Xiang Ji, et al.. (2024). Molecular dynamics study of surface alkalization reaction in high calcium systems. Journal of Building Engineering. 91. 109475–109475. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Muhan, Chengbo Liu, Pan Wang, et al.. (2024). Design of high chloride-resistant passivation films: From synthesis to the mechanisms of nano-generation. Corrosion Science. 244. 112656–112656. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Chengbo, Pan Wang, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Microscopic Transport and Degradation Behavior of CO2 in C-S-H with Varying Ca/Si Ratios during Carbonation. Buildings. 14(9). 2808–2808. 2 indexed citations

Liao, Wang, Di Hu, Duyang Gao, et al.. (2024). Near-Infrared II ratiometric photoacoustic imaging of copper ions in Alzheimer’s disease mice by using biomineralized nanoprobes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 504. 158678–158678. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenguang, Miaomiao Kang, Xue Li, et al.. (2024). Interstitial Optical Fiber‐Mediated Multimodal Phototheranostics Based on an Aggregation‐Induced NIR‐II Emission Luminogen for Orthotopic Breast Cancer Treatment. Advanced Materials. 36(38). e2406474–e2406474. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Jingqin, Rui Chen, Calvin V. Chau, et al.. (2024). Targeted Cyclo[8]pyrrole-Based NIR-II Photoacoustic Tomography Probe for Suppression of Orthotopic Pancreatic Tumor Growth and Intra-abdominal Metastases. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(7). 4620–4631. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Liangjian, Jingying Zhai, Chenchen Liu, et al.. (2023). Molecular Electronic Coupling-Induced Photoacoustics for NIR-I/II Duplex in Vivo Imaging. Chemistry of Materials. 35(3). 1335–1344. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Xingang, Yukun Duan, Dehong Hu, et al.. (2021). Targeted Photoacoustic Imaging of Brain Tumor Mediated by Neutrophils Engineered with Lipid-Based Molecular Probe. ACS Materials Letters. 3(9). 1284–1290. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Huichao, Jie Ren, Duyang Gao, et al.. (2021). Intravital NIR-II three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging of biomineralized copper sulfide nanoprobes. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(13). 3005–3014. 14 indexed citations

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Sheng, Zonghai, Yali Jia, Dehong Hu, et al.. (2021). Correction to “Indocyanine Green-holo-Transferrin Nanoassemblies for Tumor-Targeted Dual-Modal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Glioma”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(21). 25574–25574. 1 indexed citations

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Geng, Xiaorui, Duyang Gao, Dehong Hu, et al.. (2020). Active-Targeting NIR-II Phototheranostics in Multiple Tumor Models Using Platelet-Camouflaged Nanoprobes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(50). 55624–55637. 53 indexed citations

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Gao, Rongkang, et al.. (2020). Design and Synthesis of a Ratiometric Photoacoustic Probe for In Situ Imaging of Zinc Ions in Deep Tissue In Vivo. Analytical Chemistry. 92(9). 6382–6390. 41 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhangwei, Junjie Li, Chengbo Liu, et al.. (2019). Preparation of high solid loading and low viscosity ceramic slurries for photopolymerization-based 3D printing. Ceramics International. 45(9). 11549–11557. 239 indexed citations

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Xu, Guiying, Xin Bao, Jingqin Chen, et al.. (2018). In Vivo Tumor Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy Based on Supra‐(Carbon Nanodots). Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(2). e1800995–e1800995. 67 indexed citations

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Lin, Xiangwei, Chengbo Liu, Zonghai Sheng, et al.. (2018). Highly Sensitive Fluorescence and Photoacoustic Detection of Metastatic Breast Cancer in Mice Using Dual-Modal Nanoprobes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(31). 26064–26074. 22 indexed citations

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Lee, Changho, Jeesu Kim, Yumiao Zhang, et al.. (2015). Dual-color photoacoustic lymph node imaging using nanoformulated naphthalocyanines. Biomaterials. 73. 142–148. 99 indexed citations

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