Chi Wu

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
195 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Chi Wu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Chi Wu has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Organic Chemistry, 52 papers in Materials Chemistry and 45 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Chi Wu's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (55 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (45 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (42 papers). Chi Wu is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (55 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (45 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (42 papers). Chi Wu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Chi Wu's co-authors include Xing‐Ping Qiu, Xiaohui Wang, Shuiqin Zhou, Guangzhao Zhang, Xiaohui Wang, Shufu Peng, Fan Jin, To Ngai, Guangzhao Zhang and Ming Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Chi Wu

193 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Comparison of the Coil-to-Globule and the Globule-to-Coil Transitions of a Single Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Homopolymer Chain in Water

1998 629 citations Chi Wu et al. Macromolecules profile →
Globule-to-Coil Transition of a Single Homopolymer Chain in Solution

1998 552 citations Chi Wu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Chi Wu	4.3k	2.5k	2.3k	1.9k	1.8k	195	9.1k
Heikki Tenhu	4.4k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	245	9.4k
Brian Vincent	2.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	133	7.0k
André Laschewsky	7.1k 1.7×	2.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.5×	2.2k 1.2×	334	13.8k
Charles L. McCormick	9.8k 2.3×	1.8k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	230	15.0k
Howard G. Schild	3.0k 0.7×	3.5k 1.4×	973 0.4×	944 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	20	6.3k
J. E. Guillet	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	232	7.8k
Yoshinori Takashima	7.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.0×	4.5k 2.0×	3.2k 1.7×	3.0k 1.6×	290	14.8k
Ming Jiang	4.7k 1.1×	741 0.3×	4.6k 2.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	298	10.8k
Haruma Kawaguchi	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	557 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	161	5.9k
Brian R. Saunders	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	167	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chi Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chi Wu

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Zhang, Yifei, et al.. (2024). A simple and cost-effective strategy for electrochemiluminescence spectral determination. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1324. 343097–343097. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Wenyue, et al.. (2023). A novel and efficient electrochemiluminescence sensing strategy for the determination of trimethylamine oxide in seafood. Talanta. 269. 125409–125409. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Fan, et al.. (2023). Research On Monitoring System Of Power Transmission Tower And Foundation Landslide Based On Beidou Technology. 45. 1456–1460.

Wang, Yanjing & Chi Wu. (2022). The effect of mechanical shocks on the initial aggregation behavior of yeast prion protein Sup35NM. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 212. 465–473.

Liu, Wei, Xiangjun Gong, Yuwei Zhu, et al.. (2019). Probing Sol–Gel Matrices and Dynamics of Star PEG Hydrogels Near Overlap Concentration. Macromolecules. 52(22). 8956–8966. 32 indexed citations

Wang, Jianqi, Fengjie Zhang, Wing Pui Tsang, Chao Wan, & Chi Wu. (2016). Fabrication of injectable high strength hydrogel based on 4-arm star PEG for cartilage tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 120. 11–21. 180 indexed citations

Hong, Fei, et al.. (2013). Novel hybrid anti-biofouling coatings with a self-peeling and self-generated micro-structured soft and dynamic surface. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 1(15). 2048–2048. 25 indexed citations

Lu, Yijie, Ke‐Jin Zhou, Yanwei Ding, Guangzhao Zhang, & Chi Wu. (2010). Origin of hysteresis observed in association and dissociation of polymer chains in water. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(13). 3188–3188. 83 indexed citations

Yue, Yanan, Fan Jin, Rui Deng, et al.. (2010). Revisit complexation between DNA and polyethylenimine — Effect of uncomplexed chains free in the solution mixture on gene transfection. Journal of Controlled Release. 155(1). 67–76. 137 indexed citations

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Deng, Rui, Yanan Yue, Fan Jin, et al.. (2009). Revisit the complexation of PEI and DNA — How to make low cytotoxic and highly efficient PEI gene transfection non-viral vectors with a controllable chain length and structure?. Journal of Controlled Release. 140(1). 40–46. 135 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guangzhao & Chi Wu. (2008). Quartz Crystal Microbalance Studies on Conformational Change of Polymer Chains at Interface. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 30(4-5). 328–335. 76 indexed citations

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Xu, Jian, Zhiyuan Zhu, Shizhong Luo, Chi Wu, & Shiyong Liu. (2006). First Observation of Two-Stage Collapsing Kinetics of a Single Synthetic Polymer Chain. Physical Review Letters. 96(2). 27802–27802. 86 indexed citations

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Jin, Fan & Chi Wu. (2006). Observation of the First-Order Transition in Ultrafiltration of Flexible Linear Polymer Chains. Physical Review Letters. 96(23). 237801–237801. 65 indexed citations

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Chen, William Y., Joseph X. Zheng, Stephen Z. D. Cheng, et al.. (2004). Onset of Tethered Chain Overcrowding. Physical Review Letters. 93(2). 28301–28301. 126 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guangzhao, Françoise M. Winnik, & Chi Wu. (2003). Structure of a Collapsed Polymer Chain with Stickers: A Single- or Multiflower?. Physical Review Letters. 90(3). 35506–35506. 41 indexed citations

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Leung, P. C., et al.. (2003). Biodegradable, thermosensitive implant for approximating cylindrical structures: A preliminary study. Microsurgery. 23(2). 123–129. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Chi, Zuowei Xie, Guangzhao Zhang, et al.. (2002). Self-assembly assisted polymerization (SAAP): approaching long multi-block copolymers with an ordered chain sequence and controllable block length. Chemical Communications. 2898–2899. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guangzhao & Chi Wu. (2001). Reentrant Coil-to-Globule-to-Coil Transition of a Single Linear Homopolymer Chain in a Water/Methanol Mixture. Physical Review Letters. 86(5). 822–825. 168 indexed citations

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Mong, Tony K.‐K., Aizhen Niu, Hak‐Fun Chow, et al.. (2001). β-Alanine-Based Dendritic β-Peptides: Dendrimers Possessing Unusually Strong Binding Ability Towards Protic Solvents and Their Self-Assembly into Nanoscale Aggregates through Hydrogen-Bond Interactions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 7(3). 686–699. 43 indexed citations

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Wu, Chi, Shuiqin Zhou, & Wei Wang. (1995). A dynamic laser light‐scattering study of chitosan in aqueous solution. Biopolymers. 35(4). 385–392. 54 indexed citations

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