Chunying Chen

60.7k total citations · 20 hit papers
749 papers, 46.7k citations indexed

About

Chunying Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunying Chen has authored 749 papers receiving a total of 46.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 275 papers in Materials Chemistry, 257 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 157 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chunying Chen's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (119 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (119 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (102 papers). Chunying Chen is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (119 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (119 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (102 papers). Chunying Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Chunying Chen's co-authors include Yuliang Zhao, Ying Liu, Liming Wang, Zhifang Chai, Yufeng Li, Rong Cai, Cuicui Ge, Xiaochun Wu, Ru Bai and Zhenjiang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chunying Chen

718 papers receiving 46.0k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular Uptake, Intracellular Trafficking, and Cytotoxic... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2011 2006 2012 2011 2005 250 500 750
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. Cellular Uptake, Intracellular Trafficking, and Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials
    2011 960 citations Feng Zhao, Ying Zhao et al. Small profile →
  2. Acute toxicity and biodistribution of different sized titanium dioxide particles in mice after oral administration
    2006 895 citations Chunying Chen, Yuxi Gao et al. profile →
  3. Mesoporous Silica‐Coated Gold Nanorods as a Light‐Mediated Multifunctional Theranostic Platform for Cancer Treatment
    2012 838 citations Chunying Chen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  4. Binding of blood proteins to carbon nanotubes reduces cytotoxicity
    2011 772 citations Ying Liu, Yuliang Zhao et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Acute toxicological effects of copper nanoparticles in vivo
    2005 719 citations Chunying Chen, Yuliang Zhao et al. profile →
  6. Understanding the Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes
    2012 585 citations Ying Liu, Yuliang Zhao et al. profile →
  7. Near‐Infrared Light‐Mediated Nanoplatforms for Cancer Thermo‐Chemotherapy and Optical Imaging
    2013 571 citations Chunying Chen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. Surface chemistry and aspect ratio mediated cellular uptake of Au nanorods
    2010 570 citations Ying Liu, Ru Bai et al. profile →
  9. Near Infrared Laser-Induced Targeted Cancer Therapy Using Thermoresponsive Polymer Encapsulated Gold Nanorods
    2014 556 citations Yuliang Zhao, Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  10. Au@Pt nanostructures as oxidase and peroxidase mimetics for use in immunoassays
    2010 540 citations Ying Liu, Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  11. Bismuth Sulfide Nanorods as a Precision Nanomedicine forin VivoMultimodal Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy of Tumor
    2015 517 citations Jing Liu, Ying Liu et al. profile →
  12. Differential Pd-nanocrystal facets demonstrate distinct antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
    2018 491 citations Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  13. The Crown and the Scepter: Roles of the Protein Corona in Nanomedicine
    2018 471 citations Rong Cai, Chunying Chen Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Arginine-Rich Manganese Silicate Nanobubbles as a Ferroptosis-Inducing Agent for Tumor-Targeted Theranostics
    2018 353 citations Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  15. Self‐Assembling Peptide‐Based Hydrogels for Wound Tissue Repair
    2022 233 citations Chunying Chen, Ying Liu et al. profile →
  16. Advances in versatile anti-swelling polymer hydrogels
    2021 215 citations Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  17. Chemical and Biophysical Signatures of the Protein Corona in Nanomedicine
    2022 211 citations Rong Cai, Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  18. Tumor‐Microenvironment‐Responsive Cascade Reactions by a Cobalt‐Single‐Atom Nanozyme for Synergistic Nanocatalytic Chemotherapy
    2022 208 citations Chunying Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  19. A natural biogenic nanozyme for scavenging superoxide radicals
    2024 88 citations Chunying Chen et al. profile →
  20. Physiological Barriers and Strategies of Lipid‐Based Nanoparticles for Nucleic Acid Drug Delivery
    2023 83 citations Xiaoyan Li, Zhen You et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chunying Chen China 117 21.8k 20.6k 10.8k 10.5k 3.8k 749 46.7k
Yuliang Zhao China 128 29.0k 1.3× 25.5k 1.2× 13.5k 1.3× 10.5k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 622 54.5k
Tian Xia United States 83 21.5k 1.0× 13.5k 0.7× 8.0k 0.7× 8.8k 0.8× 5.8k 1.5× 330 41.0k
André E. Nel United States 103 21.8k 1.0× 13.8k 0.7× 11.1k 1.0× 9.7k 0.9× 12.8k 3.3× 273 52.6k
Kenneth A. Dawson Ireland 84 15.2k 0.7× 11.9k 0.6× 11.2k 1.0× 15.4k 1.5× 1.7k 0.4× 325 37.4k
Iseult Lynch United Kingdom 75 13.2k 0.6× 9.3k 0.4× 7.6k 0.7× 10.7k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 380 30.9k
Jeffrey I. Zink United States 101 22.6k 1.0× 12.1k 0.6× 8.4k 0.8× 12.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.3× 472 43.0k
Feng Chen China 92 12.1k 0.6× 15.2k 0.7× 3.8k 0.4× 8.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 740 33.8k
Warren C. W. Chan Canada 82 22.3k 1.0× 23.4k 1.1× 19.4k 1.8× 18.1k 1.7× 764 0.2× 190 53.2k
Wolfgang J. Parak Germany 109 23.1k 1.1× 15.5k 0.8× 12.8k 1.2× 12.2k 1.2× 693 0.2× 442 45.3k
Zhifang Chai China 112 31.1k 1.4× 9.5k 0.5× 4.0k 0.4× 3.3k 0.3× 3.6k 0.9× 1.0k 52.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunying Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chunying Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chunying Chen 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 Chunying Chen. Chunying Chen 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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Guo, Mengyu, Jincheng Guo, Haodong Yao, et al.. (2025). Adjuvant-metal-ion-chelating PTEN mRNA with cell-membrane-coating augments the immune sensitivity for precise cancer immunotherapy. Science Bulletin. 71(3). 609–622.
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Li, Runxia, et al.. (2025). Repelling effect of Si on Cu atoms enhances the strength and ductility of Al alloys: Atom probe tomography and first-principles analysis. Materials Science and Engineering A. 925. 147888–147888. 1 indexed citations
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Bao, Lin, Xuejing Cui, Tao Zeng, et al.. (2025). Incorporation of polylactic acid microplastics into the carbon cycle as a carbon source to remodel the endogenous metabolism of the gut. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(19). e2417104122–e2417104122. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Zhenzhen, Qiaolin Liu, Guorong Wang, et al.. (2025). An Oxidative Stress Nanoamplifier to Enhance the Efficacy of Cisplatin in Head and Neck Cancer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(29). e202421481–e202421481. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Fu, Haoyu You, Huahua Liu, et al.. (2025). Silencing PTPN2 with nanoparticle-delivered small interfering RNA remodels tumor microenvironment to sensitize immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(6). 2915–2929. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Junguang, et al.. (2025). A nanoparticle-based wireless deep brain stimulation system that reverses Parkinson’s disease. Science Advances. 11(3). eado4927–eado4927. 11 indexed citations
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Monikh, Fazel Abdolahpur, Šárka Lehtonen, Jukka Kekäläinen, et al.. (2024). Biotransformation of nanoplastics in human plasma and their permeation through a model in vitro blood-brain barrier: An in-depth quantitative analysis. Nano Today. 59. 102466–102466. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Kun, Bowen Xie, Jiayi Zhu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced antibody response to the conformational non-RBD region via DNA prime-protein boost elicits broad cross-neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 14(1). 2447615–2447615. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junke, Chunying Chen, Wenkai Guo, et al.. (2024). Chemical composition, sources and formation mechanism of urban PM 2.5 in Southwest China: a case study at the beginning of 2023. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(5). 2803–2820. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhenxing, et al.. (2023). A review on the hypoglycemic effect, mechanism and application development of natural dietary polysaccharides. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 6). 127267–127267. 36 indexed citations
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Liu, Jing, et al.. (2023). Effective photocatalytic methane oxidation over the TiO2/methanotrophs system. Nano Today. 52. 101938–101938. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2023). Physiological Barriers and Strategies of Lipid‐Based Nanoparticles for Nucleic Acid Drug Delivery. Advanced Materials. 36(22). e2303266–e2303266. 83 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Heng‐Jui, Mao Ye, Chao‐Yao Yang, et al.. (2021). Atomic origin of room-temperature two-dimensional itinerant ferromagnetism in an oxide-monolayer heterostructure. Applied Materials Today. 24. 101101–101101. 4 indexed citations
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Qiu, Nasha, Guowei Wang, Quan Zhou, et al.. (2020). Tumor‐Associated Macrophage and Tumor‐Cell Dually Transfecting Polyplexes for Efficient Interleukin‐12 Cancer Gene Therapy. Advanced Materials. 33(2). e2006189–e2006189. 92 indexed citations
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Huang, Ru‐Jin, Jing Duan, Yongjie Li, et al.. (2020). Effects of NH3 and alkaline metals on the formation of particulate sulfate and nitrate in wintertime Beijing. The Science of The Total Environment. 717. 137190–137190. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Yunyun, Ru Wang, Jiating Zhao, et al.. (2018). Nanoelemental selenium alleviated the mercury load and promoted the formation of high-molecular-weight mercury- and selenium-containing proteins in serum samples from methylmercury-poisoned rats. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 169. 128–133. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaohan, Yufeng Li, Jiating Zhao, et al.. (2015). Nanomaterial-based approaches for the detection and speciation of mercury. The Analyst. 140(23). 7841–7853. 30 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuexian, Peng Wang, Yue Wang, et al.. (2013). The Influence on Cell Cycle and Cell Division by Various Cadmium‐Containing Quantum Dots. Small. 9(14). 2440–2451. 39 indexed citations
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Zhao, Feng, Ying Zhao, Ying Liu, et al.. (2011). Cellular Uptake, Intracellular Trafficking, and Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials. Small. 7(10). 1322–1337. 960 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Chunying, et al.. (1997). Microcalorimetric study of the toxic effect of selenium on the mitochondrial metabolism of cyprinus carpio liver. Biological Trace Element Research. 60(1-2). 115–122. 12 indexed citations

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