Chuncai Zhou

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Chuncai Zhou is a scholar working on Microbiology, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chuncai Zhou has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Microbiology, 18 papers in Organic Chemistry and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chuncai Zhou's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (20 papers), Antimicrobial agents and applications (13 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (8 papers). Chuncai Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (20 papers), Antimicrobial agents and applications (13 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (8 papers). Chuncai Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United Kingdom. Chuncai Zhou's co-authors include Mary B. Chan‐Park, Peng Li, Yin Fun Poon, Susanna Su Jan Leong, Xiaobao Qi, Ye Cao, Tianqi Huang, Jia Wei, Jianzhong Du and Yuguang Mu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Materials and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Chuncai Zhou

29 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

  1. A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability
    2010 721 citations Peng Li, Yin Fun Poon et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers

Chuncai Zhou
Jiaul Hoque India
Yin Fun Poon Singapore
Xiaobao Qi China
Adrian Sulistio Australia
Jeremy P. K. Tan Singapore
Yuyu Sun United States
Ge Gao China
Shu Jie Lam Australia
Ning Shao China
Edmund F. Palermo United States
Jiaul Hoque India
Chuncai Zhou
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Countries citing papers authored by Chuncai Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chuncai Zhou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Danjing, Jieping Zhang, Yan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Dendrimer-Derived Mimics of Host Defense Peptides Selectively Disrupt Cancer Cell Membranes for Melanoma Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 17(3). 361–361. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Hongxia, Guoliang Zhu, Yuekai Hu, et al.. (2025). Flower-like C/CoO/Co3O4 heterostructures with abundant oxygen vacancies for effective peroxymonosulfate activation and tetracycline degradation. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 350. 125469–125469. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Sijin, et al.. (2025). Doxorubicin-Poly-l-lysine Peptide Polymers: A Rapid, Selective, and Biocompatible Therapeutic for Infection and Cancer Prevention. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(11). 7440–7449. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jun, Quan Zhou, Xiaoyan Xu, et al.. (2024). Organic Polymer Framework Enhanced PEO‐Based Electrolyte for Fast Li+ Migration in All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐ion Batteries†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(24). 3308–3316. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Danjing, Liang Zhu, Wenhui Liu, et al.. (2022). Therapeutic Effects of Synthetic Triblock Amphiphilic Short Antimicrobial Peptides on Human Lung Adenocarcinoma. Pharmaceutics. 14(5). 929–929. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Sijin, Shuting Huang, Yan Li, & Chuncai Zhou. (2021). Recent Advances in Epsilon-Poly-L-Lysine and L-Lysine-Based Dendrimer Synthesis, Modification, and Biomedical Applications. Frontiers in Chemistry. 9. 659304–659304. 68 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuting, et al.. (2020). Biocompatible antibacterial nanoparticles prepared by assembling polycaprolactone-lysine-dendrimers. European Polymer Journal. 138. 109956–109956. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinyu, et al.. (2019). Polycaprolactone-Based Mimetic Antimicrobial Peptide Copolymers Vesicles as an Effective Drug-Carrier for Cancer Therapy. Polymers. 11(11). 1783–1783. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuncai. (2018). Design, Synthesis and Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides and Antimicrobial Peptide-Mimetic Copolymers. Huaxue jinzhan. 30(7). 913. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinyu, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of triblock amphiphilic copolypeptides with excellent antibacterial activity. European Polymer Journal. 106. 175–181. 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinyu, et al.. (2017). Highly efficient antibacterial diblock copolypeptides based on lysine and phenylalanine. Biopolymers. 107(11). 23 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuncai, Daniel E. Heath, Shahrzad Rayatpisheh, et al.. (2013). High Water Content Hydrogel With Super High Refractive Index. Macromolecular Bioscience. 13(11). 1485–1491. 28 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuncai, Mingzhi Wang, Kaidian Zou, et al.. (2013). Antibacterial Polypeptide-Grafted Chitosan-Based Nanocapsules As an “Armed” Carrier of Anticancer and Antiepileptic Drugs. ACS Macro Letters. 2(11). 1021–1025. 137 indexed citations
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Li, Peng, Chuncai Zhou, Shahrzad Rayatpisheh, et al.. (2012). Cationic Peptidopolysaccharides Show Excellent Broad‐Spectrum Antimicrobial Activities and High Selectivity. Advanced Materials. 24(30). 4130–4137. 239 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuncai, Peng Li, Xiaobao Qi, et al.. (2011). A photopolymerized antimicrobial hydrogel coating derived from epsilon-poly-l-lysine. Biomaterials. 32(11). 2704–2712. 216 indexed citations
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Li, Peng, Yin Fun Poon, Weifeng Li, et al.. (2010). A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability. Nature Materials. 10(2). 149–156. 721 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qi, Xiaobao, Chuncai Zhou, Peng Li, et al.. (2010). Novel short antibacterial and antifungal peptides with low cytotoxicity: Efficacy and action mechanisms. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 398(3). 594–600. 60 indexed citations
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Zhou, Chuncai, Xiaobao Qi, Peng Li, et al.. (2009). High Potency and Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Peptides Synthesized via Ring-Opening Polymerization of α-Aminoacid-N-carboxyanhydrides. Biomacromolecules. 11(1). 60–67. 141 indexed citations
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