Defan Yao

1.0k total citations
26 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

Defan Yao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Defan Yao has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Defan Yao's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (16 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (5 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers). Defan Yao is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (16 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (5 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (4 papers). Defan Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Switzerland. Defan Yao's co-authors include Dengbin Wang, Bingbo Zhang, Yanshu Wang, Weitao Yang, Kexin Bian, He Tian, Junchen Wu, Shuyan Yang, Rongfeng Zou and Wanshan Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Biomaterials and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Defan Yao

22 papers receiving 857 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defan Yao China 14 531 396 284 158 133 26 861
Yongxin Li China 15 610 1.1× 602 1.5× 347 1.2× 325 2.1× 157 1.2× 23 1.1k
Keunsoo Jeong South Korea 14 458 0.9× 433 1.1× 186 0.7× 215 1.4× 79 0.6× 21 886
Junzhu Wu China 17 672 1.3× 515 1.3× 446 1.6× 76 0.5× 109 0.8× 38 1.2k
Shixuan Wei China 11 533 1.0× 313 0.8× 296 1.0× 137 0.9× 90 0.7× 14 833
Ying‐Xi Zhao China 7 383 0.7× 293 0.7× 222 0.8× 265 1.7× 40 0.3× 9 694
Runqi Yan China 10 624 1.2× 405 1.0× 336 1.2× 216 1.4× 99 0.7× 11 917
Hao-Ran Jia China 11 744 1.4× 660 1.7× 392 1.4× 241 1.5× 59 0.4× 12 1.3k
Xianbao Sun China 20 789 1.5× 374 0.9× 723 2.5× 359 2.3× 51 0.4× 52 1.4k
Ben Zhong Tang China 13 621 1.2× 452 1.1× 224 0.8× 100 0.6× 46 0.3× 31 815

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All Works

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Hu, Jingjing, Chunting Wang, Defan Yao, & Dengbin Wang. (2025). Ratiometric MRI probes for tumor microenvironment profiling: Design principles, multimodal validation, and future perspectives in precision oncology. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 537. 216709–216709. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Yi, Chunting Wang, Yanhong Chen, Dengbin Wang, & Defan Yao. (2025). Nanomedicine-induced pyroptosis for anti-tumor immunotherapy: Mechanism analysis and application prospects. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(7). 3487–3510. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Defan & Dengbin Wang. (2025). Tumor microenvironment-responsive peptide-based molecular probe for cancer immunotherapy. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 56. 105182–105182.
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Huang, Yi, Huanhuan Liu, Yanhong Chen, et al.. (2025). Human serum albumin-based KBiF4@HSA nanoclusters for dual-energy computed tomography and glutathione-scavenging radiotherapy of breast cancer. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 451–451.
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Yao, Defan, Yanshu Wang, Yanhong Chen, et al.. (2025). Renal-clearable and tumor-retained nanodots overcoming metabolic reprogramming to boost mitochondrial-targeted photodynamic therapy in triple-negative breast cancer. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 195–195. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Chunting, et al.. (2024). Tumor-specific theranostics with stimulus-responsive MRI nanoprobes: Current advances and future perspectives. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 527. 216402–216402. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanhong, et al.. (2024). Bio-orthogonal click chemistry strategy for PD-L1-targeted imaging and pyroptosis-mediated chemo-immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 22(1). 461–461. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Rongjun, Ding‐Kun Ji, Defan Yao, Zeyu Xiao, & Weihong Tan. (2023). Molecular Engineering of Aptamer to Solubilize Hydrophobic Near-Infrared Photosensitizer for Enhanced Cancer Photodynamic Therapy. CCS Chemistry. 6(5). 1240–1254. 19 indexed citations
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Yao, Defan, Yanshu Wang, Kexin Bian, Bingbo Zhang, & Dengbin Wang. (2022). A self-cascaded unimolecular prodrug for pH-responsive chemotherapy and tumor-detained photodynamic-immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer. Biomaterials. 292. 121920–121920. 48 indexed citations
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Lu, Yimei, Qianfeng Wang, Tingting Zhang, et al.. (2021). Staging Liver Fibrosis: Comparison of Native T1 Mapping, T2 Mapping, and T1ρ: An Experimental Study in Rats With Bile Duct Ligation and Carbon Tetrachloride at 11.7 T MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 55(2). 507–517. 8 indexed citations
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Yao, Defan, Yanshu Wang, Rongfeng Zou, et al.. (2020). Molecular Engineered Squaraine Nanoprobe for NIR-II/Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(4). 4276–4284. 133 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanshu, Liping Jiang, Yuwen Zhang, et al.. (2020). Fibronectin-Targeting and Cathepsin B-Activatable Theranostic Nanoprobe for MR/Fluorescence Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(30). 33564–33574. 72 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanshu, Huanhuan Liu, Defan Yao, et al.. (2019). 18F-labeled magnetic nanoparticles for monitoring anti-angiogenic therapeutic effects in breast cancer xenografts. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 17(1). 105–105. 16 indexed citations
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Yao, Defan, Shuyan Yang, Yanshu Wang, et al.. (2019). An ALP-activatable and mitochondria-targeted probe for prostate cancer-specific bimodal imaging and aggregation-enhanced photothermal therapy. Nanoscale. 11(13). 6307–6314. 64 indexed citations
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Xu, Yan, Weitao Yang, Defan Yao, et al.. (2019). An aggregation-induced emission dye-powered afterglow luminogen for tumor imaging. Chemical Science. 11(2). 419–428. 56 indexed citations
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Gu, Kaizhi, Wanshan Qiu, Zhiqian Guo, et al.. (2018). An enzyme-activatable probe liberating AIEgens: on-site sensing and long-term tracking of β-galactosidase in ovarian cancer cells. Chemical Science. 10(2). 398–405. 170 indexed citations
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Yang, Shuyan, Defan Yao, Yanshu Wang, et al.. (2018). Enzyme-triggered self-assembly of gold nanoparticles for enhanced retention effects and photothermal therapy of prostate cancer. Chemical Communications. 54(70). 9841–9844. 64 indexed citations
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Yao, Defan, Zhi Lin, & Junchen Wu. (2016). Near-Infrared Fluorogenic Probes with Polarity-Sensitive Emission for in Vivo Imaging of an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(9). 5847–5856. 45 indexed citations
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Zou, Rongfeng, Yu Zhu, Ben Liu, et al.. (2014). Magainin II modified polydiacetylene micelles for cancer therapy. Nanoscale. 6(24). 14772–14783. 31 indexed citations

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