Chunlei Zhu

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Chunlei Zhu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunlei Zhu has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 41 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Chunlei Zhu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (32 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (31 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (10 papers). Chunlei Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (32 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (31 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (10 papers). Chunlei Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Chunlei Zhu's co-authors include Libing Liu, Shu Wang, Fengting Lv, Qiong Yang, Younan Xia, Huanxiang Yuan, Jiajia Xue, Ben Zhong Tang, Liheng Feng and Da Huo 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

Chunlei Zhu

83 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Water-Soluble Conjugated Polymers for Imaging, Diagnosis, and Therapy

2012 1.1k citations Chunlei Zhu, Libing Liu et al. profile →
Conjugated polymer nanoparticles: preparation, properties, functionalization and biological applications

2013 759 citations Chunlei Zhu, Libing Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chunlei Zhu China	38	3.2k	3.2k	1.2k	1.0k	945	85	6.5k
Yue Pan China	41	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	689 0.7×	167	6.1k
Hailin Cong China	48	3.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	385	8.9k
Linyong Zhu China	46	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.6×	2.0k 1.9×	1.3k 1.4×	137	8.4k
Zhaogang Teng China	44	3.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.8k 1.7×	491 0.5×	168	6.8k
Yannan Yang Australia	41	2.5k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	459 0.5×	121	6.3k
Zhijun Zhang China	49	6.3k 2.0×	7.4k 2.3×	1.9k 1.6×	1.8k 1.8×	686 0.7×	180	10.4k
Weian Zhang China	49	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	710 0.6×	1.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	200	7.2k
Qi Lei China	50	3.8k 1.2×	4.6k 1.5×	2.4k 2.0×	2.5k 2.4×	679 0.7×	144	8.8k
Zushun Xu China	49	3.4k 1.1×	4.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	2.1k 2.0×	1.3k 1.3×	248	8.5k
Mengyao Zhao China	40	4.5k 1.4×	5.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	801 0.8×	274 0.3×	87	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chunlei Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunlei Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lv, Shuyi, Cheng Wang, Hao Fu, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Eradication of Bacterial Biofilms via Phage‐Driven EPS Disruption and Click‐Activated AIE Photosensitization. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(32). e02295–e02295.

Liu, Bo, Cheng Wang, Zhencheng Sun, et al.. (2025). A pH‐responsive charge‐reversal liposome with enhanced biofilm penetration for multimodal synergistic therapy of bacterial infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 2 indexed citations

Sun, Zhencheng, Jiaxin Wang, Minghui Xiao, et al.. (2024). A straightforward strategy to modulate ROS generation of AIE photosensitizers for type-I PDT. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 155782–155782. 12 indexed citations

Xiao, Minghui, Shuyi Lv, & Chunlei Zhu. (2024). Bacterial Patterning: A Promising Biofabrication Technique. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(12). 8008–8018. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Zhencheng, Minghui Xiao, Shuyi Lv, et al.. (2024). A pH‐Responsive, Surface Charge‐Switchable Nanosystem with Enhanced Biofilm Penetration for Synergistic Photodynamic and Antibiotic Therapy of Diabetic Wounds. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(17). 9 indexed citations

Li, Jingyao, et al.. (2023). Tailored biomedical materials for wound healing. Burns & Trauma. 11. tkad040–tkad040. 23 indexed citations

Wang, Chao, Fuping Wang, Haitao Wang, et al.. (2023). Differentiation therapy for murine myelofibrosis model with MLN8237 loaded low-density lipoproteins. Journal of Controlled Release. 356. 554–566. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaolin, Chunlei Zhu, & Ben Zhong Tang. (2023). Informatics colourizes polymers. Nature Reviews Chemistry. 7(4). 232–233. 3 indexed citations

Lv, Shuyi, Chao Wang, Jiaxin Wang, et al.. (2023). Activated alkyne-enabled turn-on click bioconjugation with cascade signal amplification for ultrafast and high-throughput antibiotic screening. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(27). e2302367120–e2302367120. 13 indexed citations

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Fu, Hao, Ke Xue, Yongxin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Thermoresponsive Hydrogel‐Enabled Thermostatic Photothermal Therapy for Enhanced Healing of Bacteria‐Infected Wounds. Advanced Science. 10(11). e2206865–e2206865. 97 indexed citations

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Wang, Cheng, Jiaxin Wang, Ke Xue, et al.. (2022). A receptor-targeting AIE photosensitizer for selective bacterial killing and real-time monitoring of photodynamic therapy outcome. Chemical Communications. 58(50). 7058–7061. 30 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaolin, Chunlei Zhu, & Ben Zhong Tang. (2022). Bringing Inherent Charges into Aggregation-Induced Emission Research. Accounts of Chemical Research. 55(2). 197–208. 66 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Jiaxin Wang, Ke Xue, et al.. (2022). Polarity-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe for Reflecting the Packing Degree of Bacterial Membrane Lipids. Analytical Chemistry. 94(7). 3303–3312. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaolin, Jianhui Liu, & Chunlei Zhu. (2022). NIR-II organic dyes: Get brighter and see clearer. Matter. 5(11). 3583–3585. 1 indexed citations

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Xue, Ke, Shuyi Lv, & Chunlei Zhu. (2021). Bringing naturally-occurring saturated fatty acids into biomedical research. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(35). 6973–6987. 17 indexed citations

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Xue, Ke, Chao Wang, Jiaxin Wang, et al.. (2021). A Sensitive and Reliable Organic Fluorescent Nanothermometer for Noninvasive Temperature Sensing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(35). 14147–14157. 143 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaolin, Minghui Xiao, Ke Xue, et al.. (2021). Heteroaromatic Hyperbranched Polyelectrolytes: Multicomponent Polyannulation and Photodynamic Biopatterning. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(35). 19222–19231. 41 indexed citations

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Xue, Ke, et al.. (2021). Self-assembly of virulent amyloid-derived peptides into nanoantibacterials. Nanoscale. 13(21). 9864–9872. 9 indexed citations

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Wu, Tong, Jiajia Xue, Haoxuan Li, et al.. (2018). General Method for Generating Circular Gradients of Active Proteins on Nanofiber Scaffolds Sought for Wound Closure and Related Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(10). 8536–8545. 53 indexed citations

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Zhu, Chunlei, Qiong Yang, Fengting Lv, Libing Liu, & Shu Wang. (2012). Conjugated Polymer‐Coated Bacteria for Multimodal Intracellular and Extracellular Anticancer Activity. Advanced Materials. 25(8). 1203–1208. 75 indexed citations

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