Deju Ye

8.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
144 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Deju Ye is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Deju Ye has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Deju Ye's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (69 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (29 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (22 papers). Deju Ye is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (69 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (29 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (22 papers). Deju Ye collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Deju Ye's co-authors include Hong‐Yuan Chen, Adam J. Shuhendler, Yidan Sun, Jianghong Rao, Jing‐Juan Xu, Yuxuan Hu, Hong Liu, Hualiang Jiang, Yizhong Shen and Luyan Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Deju Ye

139 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Two-photon excitation nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy 2014 2026 2018 2022 2016 2014 2019 2021 2025 100 200 300 400 500
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. Two-photon excitation nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy
    2016 502 citations Yizhong Shen, Adam J. Shuhendler et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. Bioorthogonal cyclization-mediated in situ self-assembly of small-molecule probes for imaging caspase activity in vivo
    2014 425 citations Deju Ye, Adam J. Shuhendler et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
  3. Activatable NIR Fluorescence/MRI Bimodal Probes for in Vivo Imaging by Enzyme-Mediated Fluorogenic Reaction and Self-Assembly
    2019 332 citations Runqi Yan, Yuxuan Hu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Ultrasonic activation of inert poly(tetrafluoroethylene) enables piezocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species
    2021 302 citations Deju Ye, Guandao Gao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Tandem-controlled lysosomal assembly of nanofibres induces pyroptosis for cancer immunotherapy
    2025 32 citations Junya Zhang, Yuxuan Hu et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deju Ye China 51 4.2k 2.7k 2.5k 1.6k 1.2k 144 7.5k
Chen Xie China 46 6.2k 1.5× 4.0k 1.5× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 139 9.3k
Amit Sharma South Korea 39 4.9k 1.2× 3.9k 1.4× 2.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 129 9.0k
Mako Kamiya Japan 44 3.0k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 3.0k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 434 0.4× 144 7.9k
Zong‐Wan Mao China 65 3.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.5× 5.4k 2.2× 3.9k 2.3× 1.4k 1.1× 354 14.2k
Qingqing Miao China 43 5.3k 1.3× 3.6k 1.3× 2.3k 0.9× 458 0.3× 766 0.6× 98 7.9k
Lu Wang China 45 3.3k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 646 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 170 8.5k
Cai‐Ping Tan China 49 1.8k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 2.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.4× 601 0.5× 105 6.8k
Doron Shabat Israel 62 3.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.2× 5.0k 2.0× 3.2k 1.9× 1.2k 1.0× 186 10.8k
Jiaguo Huang Singapore 43 6.6k 1.6× 4.0k 1.5× 2.8k 1.1× 451 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 82 9.1k
Youyong Yuan China 49 5.2k 1.2× 4.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.6× 125 8.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deju Ye

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Junya, Yuxuan Hu, Xidan Wen, et al.. (2025). Tandem-controlled lysosomal assembly of nanofibres induces pyroptosis for cancer immunotherapy. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(4). 563–574. 32 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Zheng, et al.. (2025). A Smart Self‐Immobilization Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent for Delayed Tumor Imaging In Vivo. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(52). e16998–e16998.
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Tian, Yuyang, Ruifang Chen, Yi Miao, et al.. (2025). Self‐Assembled Triple‐Targeted Radiosensitizer Enhances Hypoxic Tumor Targeting and Radio‐Immunotherapy Efficacy. Angewandte Chemie. 137(18). 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Run, Yuyang Tian, Xiaoxia Lü, et al.. (2025). Pretargeted Mitochondrial Delivery of Organoarsenicals for Cancer Immunotherapy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(42). 38534–38548.
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Miao, Yinxing, Yuyang Tian, & Deju Ye. (2025). Activatable covalent labeling probes: design, mechanism, and biological applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(24). 11624–11658.
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Zeng, Wenhui, Zheng Huang, Daqing Fang, et al.. (2024). Ratiometric Afterglow Luminescent Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase‐2 Activity via an Energy Diversion Process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(26). e202404244–e202404244. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Luyan, Huihui Lin, Qiang Tong, et al.. (2024). Bioorthogonal Cu Single‐Atom Nanozyme for Synergistic Nanocatalytic Therapy, Photothermal Therapy, Cuproptosis and Immunotherapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(27). e202405937–e202405937. 63 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanling, Yili Liu, Jianhui Weng, et al.. (2023). A carbonic anhydrase-targeted NIR-II fluorescent cisplatin theranostic nanoparticle for combined therapy of pancreatic tumors. Biomaterials. 305. 122454–122454. 17 indexed citations
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An, Y., Weiwei Chen, Yiran Li, et al.. (2023). Crosslinked albumin–manganese nanoaggregates with sensitized T1 relaxivity and indocyanine green loading for multimodal imaging and cancer phototherapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(10). 2157–2165. 6 indexed citations
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Wen, Xidan, Rui Zhang, Yuxuan Hu, et al.. (2023). Controlled sequential in situ self-assembly and disassembly of a fluorogenic cisplatin prodrug for cancer theranostics. Nature Communications. 14(1). 800–800. 98 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuqi, et al.. (2022). A caspase-3-activatable bimodal probe for photoacoustic and magnetic resonance imaging of tumor apoptosis in vivo. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 216. 114648–114648. 25 indexed citations
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Wu, Luyan, Yusuke Ishigaki, Yuxuan Hu, et al.. (2020). H2S-activatable near-infrared afterglow luminescent probes for sensitive molecular imaging in vivo. Nature Communications. 11(1). 446–446. 209 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaoming, Yufu Tang, Yuxuan Hu, et al.. (2019). Gadolinium-Chelated Conjugated Polymer-Based Nanotheranostics for Photoacoustic/Magnetic Resonance/NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Cancer Photothermal Therapy. Theranostics. 9(14). 4168–4181. 110 indexed citations
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Shen, Yizhong, Yidan Sun, Runqi Yan, et al.. (2017). Rational engineering of semiconductor QDs enabling remarkable 1O2 production for tumor-targeted photodynamic therapy. Biomaterials. 148. 31–40. 65 indexed citations
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Shuhendler, Adam J., Deju Ye, Kimberly Brewer, et al.. (2015). Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumor Response to Therapy. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 14759–14759. 42 indexed citations
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Ye, Deju, Adam J. Shuhendler, Lina Cui, et al.. (2014). Bioorthogonal cyclization-mediated in situ self-assembly of small-molecule probes for imaging caspase activity in vivo. Nature Chemistry. 6(6). 519–526. 425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Bin, Jongho Jeon, Mikael Palner, et al.. (2013). Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Drug‐Induced Tumor Apoptosis with a Caspase‐Triggered Nanoaggregation Probe. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(40). 10511–10514. 97 indexed citations
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Ye, Deju, Woo-Jin Shin, Ning Li, et al.. (2012). Synthesis of C-4-modified zanamivir analogs as neuraminidase inhibitors and their anti-AIV activities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 54. 764–770. 30 indexed citations
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Ye, Deju, et al.. (2009). Current Strategies for the Discovery of K+ Channel Modulators. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 9(4). 348–361. 7 indexed citations
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Zheng, Mingyue, Deju Ye, Yangmei Deng, et al.. (2007). Indole derivatives as potent inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(9). 2414–2420. 30 indexed citations

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