Chi Yao

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
104 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Chi Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chi Yao has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 25 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chi Yao's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (69 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (45 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers). Chi Yao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (69 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (45 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers). Chi Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Chi Yao's co-authors include Dayong Yang, Jianpu Tang, Fan Zhang, C.S. Cheung, Xiaomin Li, Dan Luo, Tat Leung Chan, Yuhang Dong, Peiyuan Wang and Zhihui Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Chi Yao

97 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

DNA Functional Materials Assembled from Branched DNA: Des... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2020 2018 2024 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. DNA Functional Materials Assembled from Branched DNA: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
    2020 433 citations Yuhang Dong, Chi Yao et al. profile →
  2. Near‐Infrared Upconversion Mesoporous Cerium Oxide Hollow Biophotocatalyst for Concurrent pH‐/H2O2‐Responsive O2‐Evolving Synergetic Cancer Therapy
    2018 406 citations Chi Yao et al. profile →
  3. A DNA/Upconversion Nanoparticle Complex Enables Controlled Co‐Delivery of CRISPR‐Cas9 and Photodynamic Agents for Synergistic Cancer Therapy
    2024 69 citations Nachuan Song, Jianpu Tang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chi Yao China 39 2.5k 2.4k 1.8k 730 698 104 5.3k
Xavier Banquy Canada 36 1.1k 0.4× 858 0.4× 654 0.4× 976 1.3× 87 0.1× 135 4.9k
You‐Yeon Won United States 31 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 1.9k 2.6× 53 0.1× 93 7.3k
Li Guo China 40 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 449 0.6× 44 0.1× 154 5.2k
Surita R. Bhatia United States 37 1.3k 0.5× 409 0.2× 717 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 123 0.2× 116 3.9k
Adam W. Perriman United Kingdom 32 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 670 0.4× 870 1.2× 20 0.0× 111 3.7k
Yao Lu China 31 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 250 0.1× 202 0.3× 54 0.1× 122 4.0k
Chia‐Fu Chou Taiwan 37 2.8k 1.1× 923 0.4× 383 0.2× 633 0.9× 47 0.1× 103 4.4k
Aleš Iglič Slovenia 39 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 996 0.5× 472 0.6× 14 0.0× 245 5.5k
Tetsuharu Narita France 30 806 0.3× 479 0.2× 355 0.2× 391 0.5× 179 0.3× 105 2.8k
Esther Amstad Switzerland 34 2.6k 1.0× 590 0.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 2.0× 37 0.1× 125 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chi Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chi Yao

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

All Works

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Song, Nachuan, Lijun Wang, Le Zhang, et al.. (2025). Precision Delivery of CRISPR/Cas Systems via DNA Nanostructures for Gene Therapy and Intracellular Detection. ChemBioChem. 26(22). e202500357–e202500357.
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Guo, Yanfei, Siqi Li, Zhaoyue Lv, et al.. (2025). Programmable DNA‐Based Synthetic Organelles as Telomerase Traps for Cell Cycle Regulation in Cancer Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(14).
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Song, Nachuan, Rui Zhang, Yan Huang, et al.. (2025). Spatially Controlled Co‐Delivery of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents Using DNA Nanoframeworks for Pancreatic Cancer Precision Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(22). e202500566–e202500566. 6 indexed citations
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Tang, Jianpu, Zhaoyue Lv, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Smart DNA Network Capturing and Destructing Tumor‐Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles at Tumor Sites for Localized Cancer Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(44). 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Junlin, Zhongyu Wang, Yu Cheng, et al.. (2024). A Smart DNA Hydrogel Enables Synergistic Immunotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy of Melanoma. Angewandte Chemie. 136(14). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingxing, Jianpu Tang, Siqi Li, et al.. (2024). Sequential assembly of DNA nanoparticles inside cells enables lysosome interference and cell behavior regulation. Nano Today. 56. 102224–102224. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jingwen, Jianpu Tang, Zhen Cui, et al.. (2023). A DNA micro-complex containing polyaptamer for exosome separation and wound healing. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(9). 109303–109303. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Fengqin, Weiqiang Yang, Shuai Yang, et al.. (2023). Framework‐Hotspot Enhanced Trans Cleavage of CRISPR‐Cas12a for Clinical Samples Detection. Angewandte Chemie. 135(32). 9 indexed citations
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Song, Nachuan, Shuai Li, Yuhang Dong, et al.. (2023). Cascade dynamic assembly/disassembly of DNA nanoframework enabling the controlled delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 system. Science Advances. 9(35). eadi3602–eadi3602. 28 indexed citations
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Lv, Zhaoyue, et al.. (2023). DNA Nanomaterials for Delivery of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/Cas Systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(10). 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Chi, Rui Zhang, Jianpu Tang, & Dayong Yang. (2021). Rolling circle amplification (RCA)-based DNA hydrogel. Nature Protocols. 16(12). 5460–5483. 151 indexed citations
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Yao, Chi, Weijian Wu, Han Tang, et al.. (2020). Self-assembly of stem cell membrane-camouflaged nanocomplex for microRNA-mediated repair of myocardial infarction injury. Biomaterials. 257. 120256–120256. 79 indexed citations
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Zhao, Huaixin, Chunxia Liu, Zi Gu, et al.. (2019). Persistent Luminescent Nanoparticles Containing Hydrogels for Targeted, Sustained, and Autofluorescence-Free Tumor Metastasis Imaging. Nano Letters. 20(1). 252–260. 75 indexed citations
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Dong, Yuhang, Chi Yao, Zhi Wang, Dan Luo, & Dayong Yang. (2019). Target-Triggered Polymerization of Branched DNA Enables Enzyme-free and Fast Discrimination of Single-Base Changes. iScience. 21. 228–240. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhihui, C.S. Cheung, Tat Leung Chan, & Chi Yao. (2009). Emission reduction from diesel engine using fumigation methanol and diesel oxidation catalyst. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(15). 4497–4505. 94 indexed citations
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Yao, Chi, et al.. (2008). Cloning and expression analysis of two alternative splicing toll-like receptor 9 isoforms A and B in large yellow croaker, Pseudosciaena crocea. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 25(5). 648–656. 52 indexed citations

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