Chung‐Hang Leung

17.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
333 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Chung‐Hang Leung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chung‐Hang Leung has authored 333 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 224 papers in Molecular Biology, 78 papers in Spectroscopy and 68 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Chung‐Hang Leung's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (129 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (81 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (76 papers). Chung‐Hang Leung is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (129 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (81 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (76 papers). Chung‐Hang Leung collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Macao and China. Chung‐Hang Leung's co-authors include Dik‐Lung Ma, Daniel Shiu‐Hin Chan, Hai‐Jing Zhong, Hong‐Zhang He, Ka‐Ho Leung, Wanhe Wang, Lihua Lu, Sheng Lin, Modi Wang and Guodong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society Reviews and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Chung‐Hang Leung

328 papers receiving 14.9k citations

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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.

A small molecule HIF-1α stabilizer that accelerates diabetic wound healing

2021 186 citations Guodong Li, Chung-Nga Ko et al. profile →
Exosomal miRNA-mediated intercellular communications and immunomodulatory effects in tumor microenvironments

2023 100 citations Chung‐Hang Leung, Huimin Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chung‐Hang Leung Hong Kong	69	8.2k	3.3k	2.9k	2.9k	2.2k	333	15.1k
Dik‐Lung Ma Hong Kong	76	9.7k 1.2×	3.9k 1.2×	3.7k 1.3×	3.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	349	18.0k
Ali Akbar Saboury Iran	61	7.7k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	511 0.2×	548	16.0k
Xuhong Qian China	74	7.6k 0.9×	9.2k 2.7×	5.0k 1.7×	1.2k 0.4×	10.6k 4.9×	522	21.8k
Yufang Xu China	51	3.5k 0.4×	3.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	749 0.3×	4.0k 1.9×	257	9.0k
Angela Casini Italy	75	8.6k 1.1×	2.3k 0.7×	11.3k 3.8×	7.5k 2.6×	993 0.5×	296	19.6k
Frank M. Raushel United States	58	7.0k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	873 0.3×	535 0.2×	343	13.1k
Xiao‐Qi Yu China	62	5.3k 0.6×	5.1k 1.5×	6.1k 2.1×	750 0.3×	5.0k 2.3×	563	16.3k
Abraham Nudelman Israel	34	3.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	4.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.4×	727 0.3×	147	10.0k
Luigi Messori Italy	68	4.9k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	6.7k 2.3×	8.9k 3.0×	1.1k 0.5×	388	15.9k
Jun‐Ying Miao China	53	3.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	533 0.2×	3.7k 1.7×	272	9.2k

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Cheng, Shasha, Jiandong Li, Yingqi Song, et al.. (2025). A Bioactive Benzimidazole‐Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complex as an Epigenetic Regulator through Effectively Interrupting the EED–EZH2 Interaction. Small. 21(12). e2405771–e2405771. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xueliang, et al.. (2024). Visualizing cellular uptake of metformin by a luminogenic bioimaging probe in living cancer cells. Microchemical Journal. 205. 111225–111225.

Chan, Daniel Shiu‐Hin, Xueliang Wang, Guodong Li, et al.. (2024). Repurposing sodium stibogluconate as an uracil DNA glycosylase inhibitor against prostate cancer using a time-resolved oligonucleotide-based drug screening platform. Bioorganic Chemistry. 144. 107176–107176. 3 indexed citations

Song, Yingqi, Guan‐Jun Yang, Dik‐Lung Ma, Wanhe Wang, & Chung‐Hang Leung. (2023). The role and prospect of lysine‐specific demethylases in cancer chemoresistance. Medicinal Research Reviews. 43(5). 1438–1469. 21 indexed citations

Cheng, Shasha, Yi Kuang, Guodong Li, et al.. (2022). Dehydroeburicoic Acid, a Dual Inhibitor against Oxidative Stress in Alcoholic Liver Disease. Pharmaceuticals. 16(1). 14–14. 3 indexed citations

Li, Guodong, Hao Liu, Tian‐Shu Kang, et al.. (2020). A robust photoluminescence screening assay identifies uracil-DNA glycosylase inhibitors against prostate cancer. Chemical Science. 11(7). 1750–1760. 33 indexed citations

Leung, Chung‐Hang, et al.. (2019). Emerging Screening Approaches in the Development of Nrf2–Keap1 Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(18). 4445–4445. 46 indexed citations

Ma, Dik‐Lung, Wu Chun, Hao Liu, Ke‐Jia Wu, & Chung‐Hang Leung. (2019). Luminescence approaches for the rapid detection of disease-related receptor proteins using transition metal-based probes. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(16). 3249–3260. 13 indexed citations

Yang, Guan‐Jun, Hai‐Jing Zhong, Chung-Nga Ko, et al.. (2018). Identification of a rhodium(iii) complex as a Wee1 inhibitor againstTP53-mutated triple-negative breast cancer cells. Chemical Communications. 54(20). 2463–2466. 55 indexed citations

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Vellaisamy, Kasipandi, Guodong Li, Wanhe Wang, Chung‐Hang Leung, & Dik‐Lung Ma. (2018). A long-lived peptide-conjugated iridium(iii) complex as a luminescent probe and inhibitor of the cell migration mediator, formyl peptide receptor 2. Chemical Science. 9(43). 8171–8177. 60 indexed citations

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Vellaisamy, Kasipandi, Guodong Li, Chung-Nga Ko, et al.. (2017). Cell imaging of dopamine receptor using agonist labeling iridium(iii) complex. Chemical Science. 9(5). 1119–1125. 101 indexed citations

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Yang, Chao, Wanhe Wang, Jiaxin Liang, et al.. (2017). A Rhodium(III)-Based Inhibitor of Lysine-Specific Histone Demethylase 1 as an Epigenetic Modulator in Prostate Cancer Cells. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(6). 2597–2603. 65 indexed citations

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Wang, Wanhe, Kasipandi Vellaisamy, Guodong Li, et al.. (2017). Development of a Long-Lived Luminescence Probe for Visualizing β-Galactosidase in Ovarian Carcinoma Cells. Analytical Chemistry. 89(21). 11679–11684. 142 indexed citations

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Chung, Lai‐Hon, Chi‐Fung Yeung, Hoi‐Shing Lo, et al.. (2017). Metalated Chromene and Chromone Complexes: pH Switchable Metal–Carbon Bonding Interaction, Photo‐triggerable Chromone Delivery Application, and Antioxidative Activity. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(8). 1779–1783. 21 indexed citations

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Lu, Lihua, Zhifeng Mao, Tian‐Shu Kang, Chung‐Hang Leung, & Dik‐Lung Ma. (2016). A versatile nanomachine for the sensitive detection of platelet-derived growth factor-BB utilizing a G-quadruplex-selective iridium(III) complex. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 85. 300–309. 40 indexed citations

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Ma, Dik‐Lung, Sheng Lin, Wanhe Wang, Chao Yang, & Chung‐Hang Leung. (2016). Luminescent chemosensors by using cyclometalated iridium(iii) complexes and their applications. Chemical Science. 8(2). 878–889. 194 indexed citations

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Zhong, Hai‐Jing, Wanhe Wang, Tian‐Shu Kang, et al.. (2016). A Rhodium(III) Complex as an Inhibitor of Neural Precursor Cell Expressed, Developmentally Down-Regulated 8-Activating Enzyme with in Vivo Activity against Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(1). 497–503. 72 indexed citations

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Susanti, Dewi, Lijuan Liu, Weidong Rao, et al.. (2015). Gold‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization and Diels–Alder Reaction of 1,4,9‐Dienyne Esters to 3 a,6‐Methanoisoindole Esters with Pro‐Inflammatory Cytokine Antagonist Activity. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(25). 9111–9118. 32 indexed citations

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He, Hong‐Zhang, Modi Wang, Daniel Shiu‐Hin Chan, et al.. (2013). A label-free G-quadruplex-based luminescent switch-on assay for the selective detection of histidine. Methods. 64(3). 205–211. 27 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Weijian, Jia Cao, Lin Ao, et al.. (2004). Involvement of NF-κB and c-myc signaling pathways in the apoptosis of HL-60 cells induced by alkaloids of Tripterygium hypoglaucum (levl.) Hutch. Phytomedicine. 11(4). 295–302. 25 indexed citations

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