Chunhai Fan

92.0k total citations · 30 hit papers
1.0k papers, 72.1k citations indexed

About

Chunhai Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunhai Fan has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 72.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 729 papers in Molecular Biology, 369 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 180 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chunhai Fan's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (654 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (249 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (145 papers). Chunhai Fan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (654 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (249 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (145 papers). Chunhai Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Chunhai Fan's co-authors include Lihua Wang, Shiping Song, Jiang Li, Xiaolei Zuo, Di Li, Qian Li, Hao Pei, Qing Huang, Jiye Shi and Yao He and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chunhai Fan

970 papers receiving 71.3k citations

Hit Papers

Graphene-Based Antibacterial Paper 2003 2026 2010 2018 2010 2015 2013 2010 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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. Graphene-Based Antibacterial Paper
    2010 1.7k citations Chunhai Fan et al. ACS Nano profile →
  2. Isothermal Amplification of Nucleic Acids
    2015 1.4k citations Qian Li, Lihua Wang et al. profile →
  3. Destructive extraction of phospholipids from Escherichia coli membranes by graphene nanosheets
    2013 1.3k citations Chunhai Fan et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  4. A Graphene Nanoprobe for Rapid, Sensitive, and Multicolor Fluorescent DNA Analysis
    2010 1.2k citations Lihua Wang, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  5. Aptamer-based biosensors
    2007 1.1k citations Lihua Wang, Jiang Li et al. profile →
  6. Single-Layer MoS2-Based Nanoprobes for Homogeneous Detection of Biomolecules
    2013 969 citations Chunhai Fan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. DNA Nanotechnology-Enabled Drug Delivery Systems
    2018 894 citations Lihua Wang, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  8. Electrochemical interrogation of conformational changes as a reagentless method for the sequence-specific detection of DNA
    2003 887 citations Chunhai Fan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Protein Corona-Mediated Mitigation of Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxide
    2011 754 citations Chunhai Fan et al. ACS Nano profile →
  10. Target-Responsive Structural Switching for Nucleic Acid-Based Sensors
    2010 674 citations Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  11. Self-Assembled Multivalent DNA Nanostructures for Noninvasive Intracellular Delivery of Immunostimulatory CpG Oligonucleotides
    2011 635 citations Jiang Li, Hao Pei et al. ACS Nano profile →
  12. Distribution and biocompatibility studies of graphene oxide in mice after intravenous administration
    2010 608 citations Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  13. The cytotoxicity of cadmium-based quantum dots
    2011 584 citations Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  14. Self-Catalyzed, Self-Limiting Growth of Glucose Oxidase-Mimicking Gold Nanoparticles
    2010 573 citations Chunhai Fan et al. ACS Nano profile →
  15. A Target-Responsive Electrochemical Aptamer Switch (TREAS) for Reagentless Detection of Nanomolar ATP
    2007 541 citations Xiaolei Zuo, Lihua Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. Functional nanoprobes for ultrasensitive detection of biomolecules
    2010 516 citations Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  17. A DNA Nanostructure‐based Biomolecular Probe Carrier Platform for Electrochemical Biosensing
    2010 505 citations Hao Pei, Chunhai Fan et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. DNA origami
    2021 501 citations Chunhai Fan, Jiang Li et al. profile →
  19. Designed Diblock Oligonucleotide for the Synthesis of Spatially Isolated and Highly Hybridizable Functionalization of DNA–Gold Nanoparticle Nanoconjugates
    2012 482 citations Hao Pei, Huajie Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  20. Single‐Particle Tracking and Modulation of Cell Entry Pathways of a Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructure in Live Cells
    2014 480 citations Jiang Li, Qian Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  21. Hybridization Chain Reaction Amplification of MicroRNA Detection with a Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructure-Based Electrochemical Biosensor
    2014 455 citations Hao Pei, Jiye Shi et al. profile →
  22. Complex silica composite nanomaterials templated with DNA origami
    2018 407 citations Xiaoguo Liu, Xinxin Jing et al. profile →
  23. Multicomponent Plasmonic Nanoparticles: From Heterostructured Nanoparticles to Colloidal Composite Nanostructures
    2019 374 citations Qian Li, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  24. DNA origami nanostructures can exhibit preferential renal uptake and alleviate acute kidney injury
    2018 359 citations Junjun Hou, Jiye Shi et al. profile →
  25. An Exonuclease III‐Powered, On‐Particle Stochastic DNA Walker
    2017 348 citations Guangbao Yao, Jie Chao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  26. Rapid and ultrasensitive electromechanical detection of ions, biomolecules and SARS-CoV-2 RNA in unamplified samples
    2022 255 citations Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  27. DNA-based programmable gate arrays for general-purpose DNA computing
    2023 117 citations Mingqiang Li, Jiang Li et al. profile →
  28. An intelligent DNA nanodevice for precision thrombolysis
    2024 74 citations Chunhai Fan, Jie Chao et al. profile →
  29. A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis
    2024 62 citations Lianhui Wang, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →
  30. DNA as a universal chemical substrate for computing and data storage
    2024 59 citations Fei Wang, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →

Peers

Chunhai Fan
Weihong Tan China
Itamar Willner Israel
Vincent M. Rotello United States
Na Li China
Xiaogang Qu China
Hong‐Yuan Chen China
Chad A. Mirkin United States
Yi Lu United States
Jinsong Ren China
Huanghao Yang China
Weihong Tan China
Chunhai Fan
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunhai Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chunhai Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chunhai Fan 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 Chunhai Fan. Chunhai Fan 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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Fan, Chunhai, B. Zhang, Xing Han, et al.. (2025). To explore the potential combined treatment strategy for colorectal cancer: Inhibition of cancer stem cells and enhancement of intestinal immune microenvironment. European Journal of Pharmacology. 998. 177533–177533. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yi‐Rong, Fan Li, Feng Liu, et al.. (2025). DNA Framework‐Ensembled Aptamers Enhance Fluid Stability in Circulating Tumor Cells Capture for Tumor Treatment Evaluation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202425252–e202425252. 6 indexed citations
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Ding, Longjiang, et al.. (2025). Prescribing DNA Origami Barrel‐Directed Subtractive Patterning of Nanoparticles for Crystalline Superstructure Assembly. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(15). e202424230–e202424230. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qiang, Chunhai Fan, Ziming Wang, et al.. (2024). An 11-bit two-step column-shared ADC based on Flash/SS architecture for CMOS image sensor. Microelectronics Journal. 154. 106444–106444. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Hongyu, et al.. (2024). Random Sanitization in DNA Information Storage Using CRISPR-Cas12a. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(51). 35155–35164. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Xi, Bo Zhang, Miao Zhang, et al.. (2024). An artificial metabzyme for tumour-cell-specific metabolic therapy. Nature Nanotechnology. 19(11). 1712–1722. 27 indexed citations
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Ji, Wei, Xiewei Xiong, Mengyao Cao, et al.. (2024). Encoding signal propagation on topology-programmed DNA origami. Nature Chemistry. 16(9). 1408–1417. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, et al.. (2024). Deciphering live-cell biomolecular dynamics with single-molecule fluorescence imaging. Science Bulletin. 69(12). 1823–1828. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Xingyuan, Yi Zhang, Qiaoxia Li, et al.. (2024). Development and validation of a clinical prediction model for blastocyst formation during IVF/ICSI-ET. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1432943–1432943.
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Zhao, Yan, Junjun Hou, Linjie Guo, et al.. (2024). DNA-Engineered Degradable Invisibility Cloaking for Tumor-Targeting Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(36). 25253–25262. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongjun, Xiaodong Xie, Sisi Jia, et al.. (2024). Spacer-Programmed Two-Dimensional DNA Origami Assembly. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(8). 5461–5469. 9 indexed citations
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Yin, Fangfei, Shasha Lu, Juwen Shen, et al.. (2023). DNA-framework-based multidimensional molecular classifiers for cancer diagnosis. Nature Nanotechnology. 18(6). 677–686. 94 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhitao, Yue Wang, Sisi Jia, & Chunhai Fan. (2023). Body-conformable light-emitting materials and devices. Nature Photonics. 18(2). 114–126. 41 indexed citations
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Wang, Kaizhe, Xiaodong Xie, Qian Li, et al.. (2023). DNA‐Programmed Stem Cell Niches via Orthogonal Extracellular Vesicle–Cell Communications. Advanced Materials. 35(45). e2302323–e2302323. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaoliang, Xinxin Jing, Yinan Zhang, et al.. (2021). DNA Origami‐Encoded Integration of Heterostructures. Angewandte Chemie. 134(11). 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Wenjuan, Yuxi Zhan, Yuxin Zhang, et al.. (2019). An Intelligent DNA Nanorobot with in Vitro Enhanced Protein Lysosomal Degradation of HER2. Nano Letters. 19(7). 4505–4517. 177 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huan, Gözde S. Demirer, Honglu Zhang, et al.. (2019). DNA nanostructures coordinate gene silencing in mature plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(15). 7543–7548. 214 indexed citations
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Man, Tiantian, Wei Ji, Xiaoguo Liu, et al.. (2019). Chiral Metamolecules with Active Plasmonic Transition. ACS Nano. 13(4). 4826–4833. 55 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinan, Fei Wang, Jie Chao, et al.. (2019). DNA origami cryptography for secure communication. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5469–5469. 110 indexed citations
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