Cheng‐Yu Lai

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Cheng‐Yu Lai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng‐Yu Lai has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cheng‐Yu Lai's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (16 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (16 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers). Cheng‐Yu Lai is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (16 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (16 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers). Cheng‐Yu Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Canada. Cheng‐Yu Lai's co-authors include Ksenija Jeftinija, Srdija Jeftinija, Daniela R. Radu, Shu Xu, Victor S.‐Y. Lin, Brian G. Trewyn, Victor S.-Y. Lin, Eric Rowe, Jianguo Huang and Jerzy W. Wiench and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Cheng‐Yu Lai

46 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Mesoporous Silica Nanosphere-Based Carrier System with ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2004 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. A Mesoporous Silica Nanosphere-Based Carrier System with Chemically Removable CdS Nanoparticle Caps for Stimuli-Responsive Controlled Release of Neurotransmitters and Drug Molecules
    2003 1.5k citations Cheng‐Yu Lai, Shu Xu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. A Polyamidoamine Dendrimer-Capped Mesoporous Silica Nanosphere-Based Gene Transfection Reagent
    2004 717 citations Daniela R. Radu, Cheng‐Yu Lai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Cheng‐Yu Lai
Dechao Niu China
Andrew Burns United States
Chung Yen Ang Singapore
Elena Aznar Spain
Laurence Raehm France
Nayoun Won South Korea
Juan Cheng China
Lu An China
Soo Zeng Fiona Phua Singapore
Jia Wen China
Dechao Niu China
Cheng‐Yu Lai
Citations per year, relative to Cheng‐Yu Lai Cheng‐Yu Lai (= 1×) peers Dechao Niu

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng‐Yu Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng‐Yu Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng‐Yu Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng‐Yu Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng‐Yu Lai 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 Cheng‐Yu Lai. Cheng‐Yu Lai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhang, Fei, et al.. (2025). Injectable Photothermally Responsive Hydrogel for Treating Bacterial Infections. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 3(5). 1246–1257. 1 indexed citations
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Masson, Daniel, et al.. (2025). Hydrothermal Synthesis of Phase-Pure Sulvanite Cu3VS4 Nanoparticles. Langmuir. 41(23). 14800–14806. 1 indexed citations
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Kaur, Navdeep, et al.. (2025). Scattering dynamics of metal-organic frameworks (MOF)-driven light harvesters in dye sensitized solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164271–164271.
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Chen, Hongming, Cheng‐Yu Lai, Jhen‐Wei Ruan, et al.. (2025). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum GMNL-661 Ameliorates Clostridioides difficile Infection and Reconfigures Intestinal Microbiota in a Murine Model. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(4). 2461–2475.
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Kumar, Neetesh, Carlo A. R. Perini, John W. Lawton, et al.. (2024). 2D/3D Heterostructure Halide Perovskite Thin Films through an Innovative Spray‐Deposition of Bulky Organic Cation‐Containing Ammonium Salts. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 12(9).
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Lai, Cheng‐Yu, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of Rhenium Disulfide/Mesoporous Silica Core–Shell Nanoparticles for a pH-Responsive Drug Release and Combined Chemo-Photothermal Therapy. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(5). 3337–3345. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fei, et al.. (2024). Mixed-Metal 2D Chalcogenides MoxRe1–xS2 as Antifungal Near-Infrared-Responsive Nanozymes. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(23). 27717–27727. 3 indexed citations
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Kaur, Navdeep, et al.. (2023). From reflection to absorption: Improving light harvesting of dye sensitized solar cells with Cu nanowires as reflectors. Optical Materials. 142. 114074–114074. 7 indexed citations
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Radu, Daniela R., et al.. (2023). Disulfide-Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. Crystals. 13(7). 1067–1067. 5 indexed citations
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Lai, Cheng‐Yu, et al.. (2022). Colloidal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Cu3NbS4 and Cu3NbSe4 Sulvanite Nanocrystals. PubMed. 2(5). 440–447. 11 indexed citations
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Radu, Daniela R., et al.. (2021). Versatile Silver Nanoparticles-Based SERS Substrate with High Sensitivity and Stability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 242–256. 9 indexed citations
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Lai, Cheng‐Yu, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of Cu3VSe4 nanocrystals. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0232184–e0232184. 23 indexed citations
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Berg, Dominik M., Cheng‐Yu Lai, Kevin H. Stone, et al.. (2018). The promise of solution-processed Fe2GeS4 thin films in iron chalcogenide photovoltaics. Journal of Materials Science. 53(10). 7725–7734. 11 indexed citations
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Lai, Cheng‐Yu, et al.. (2014). Novel Solution Process for Fabricating Ultra-Thin-Film Absorber Layers in Fe2SiS4 and Fe2GeS4 Photovoltaics. MRS Proceedings. 1670. 2 indexed citations
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Liao, Yunn‐Shiuan, et al.. (2013). Cutting performance of diamond-like carbon coated tips in ultrasonic osteotomy. Journal of Dental Sciences. 9(1). 63–68. 6 indexed citations
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Goh, Jian Yuan, et al.. (2010). Functional characterization of two novel parvulins in Trypanosoma brucei. FEBS Letters. 584(13). 2901–2908. 11 indexed citations
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Lin, Victor S.-Y., et al.. (2001). Molecular Recognition Inside of Multifunctionalized Mesoporous Silicas:  Toward Selective Fluorescence Detection of Dopamine and Glucosamine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123(46). 11510–11511. 198 indexed citations

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