F. Tian

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

F. Tian is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Tian has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in F. Tian's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (11 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers). F. Tian is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (11 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers). F. Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. F. Tian's co-authors include Thomas Thundat, Jianhong Pei, Peng Zheng, Shengchao Shi, Michael L. Hitchman, Bin Zheng, Bei Tong, Xianchi Dong, Xudong Xiao and Zibin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Applied Physics Letters and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

F. Tian

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. Tian China	19	433	319	311	304	234	55	1.4k
Yusuke Nakanishi Japan	28	213 0.5×	446 1.4×	513 1.6×	1.3k 4.3×	74 0.3×	117	3.1k
Noel G. Harvey United States	24	129 0.3×	436 1.4×	255 0.8×	262 0.9×	88 0.4×	29	2.3k
Noemi Szekély Germany	20	115 0.3×	578 1.8×	219 0.7×	278 0.9×	76 0.3×	50	1.5k
Anton P. Le Brun Australia	25	271 0.6×	1.0k 3.3×	423 1.4×	257 0.8×	74 0.3×	73	2.2k
Delfi Bastos‐González Spain	26	318 0.7×	409 1.3×	132 0.4×	288 0.9×	39 0.2×	40	2.3k
Mariano Andrea Scorciapino Italy	25	90 0.2×	781 2.4×	258 0.8×	319 1.0×	90 0.4×	82	1.8k
Jianlin Wang China	21	73 0.2×	379 1.2×	355 1.1×	613 2.0×	43 0.2×	126	1.6k
Patricia Losada‐Pérez Belgium	23	277 0.6×	412 1.3×	135 0.4×	474 1.6×	35 0.1×	84	1.6k
Mohamed Taha Egypt	17	322 0.7×	397 1.2×	584 1.9×	1.4k 4.8×	83 0.4×	37	3.1k
Prabuddha Mukherjee United States	25	893 2.1×	586 1.8×	289 0.9×	360 1.2×	53 0.2×	47	2.1k

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Wang, Li, F. Tian, Min Ding, et al.. (2025). Boosting vinyl chloride catalytic combustion and chlorine resistance over Ti-modified Pt/ZrO2 catalysts. Separation and Purification Technology. 372. 133536–133536. 1 indexed citations

Tian, F., Shuo Sun, & Jianjun Wang. (2025). Overcoming Acidic Challenges in Hematite Photoanodes: Charge Transport Engineering and Catalytic Interface Optimization. Small. 21(37). e06878–e06878. 2 indexed citations

Tian, F., et al.. (2025). Direct measurement of SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD binding to integrin α _v β ₆ by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Chemical Communications. 61(90). 17697–17700. 1 indexed citations

Gao, H. Oliver, Haiying Hua, H.S. Qi, et al.. (2025). Road safety measurement with reliability using an advanced hybrid decision model. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 35099–35099.

Tang, Hua, Yuelong Xiao, Zibin Wang, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic insights into the C-type lectin receptor CLEC12A-mediated immune recognition of monosodium urate crystal. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(3). 105765–105765. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Kun, et al.. (2024). A new three-dimensional strength criterion considering the transverse isotropy based on the α-Spatial Mobilized Plane. Computers and Geotechnics. 177. 106853–106853.

Tian, F., Zhuopeng Wang, Yanglong Guo, et al.. (2023). Boosting vinyl chloride combustion over Pt/WOx/ZrO2: Regulating redox and acidity. Chemical Physics Letters. 821. 140467–140467. 4 indexed citations

Deng, Yibing, et al.. (2022). Detection of weak non-covalent cation-π interactions in NGAL by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Nano Research. 15(5). 4251–4257. 8 indexed citations

Deng, Yibing, Tao Wu, F. Tian, et al.. (2021). Highly Dynamic Polynuclear Metal Cluster Revealed in a Single Metallothionein Molecule. Research. 2021. 9756945–9756945. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Tingting, Meihua Han, F. Tian, et al.. (2017). Budesonide nanocrystal-loaded hyaluronic acid microparticles for inhalation: In vitro and in vivo evaluation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 181. 1143–1152. 66 indexed citations

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Tian, F., C. Gong, & Bo-Qiang Ma. (2017). Effect of sea quarks on the single-spin asymmetries ALW± in polarized pp collisions at RHIC. Nuclear Physics A. 961. 154–168. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, et al.. (2014). The complete mitochondrial genome of a chronic hepatitis associated liver cancer LEC rat strain. Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 27(3). 1928–1929. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiandong, Zhaogang Teng, Ying Tian, et al.. (2013). Increasing Cellular Uptake of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Human Embryonic Kidney Cell Line 293T Cells by Using Lipofectamine 2000. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 9(11). 1882–1890. 23 indexed citations

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Dou, Deqiang, et al.. (2009). Studies on chemical constituents of the leaves of Smallantus sonchifolius (yacon): Structures of two new diterpenes. Natural Product Research. 24(1). 40–47. 12 indexed citations

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Dou, Deqiang, F. Tian, Ying‐Kun Qiu, Ting‐Guo Kang, & Feng Dong. (2008). Structure elucidation and complete NMR spectral assignments of four new diterpenoids from Smallantus sonchifolius. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 46(8). 775–779. 10 indexed citations

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Tian, F., Katrina C. Johnson, Andrea Lesar, et al.. (2005). The pH-dependent conformational transition of β-lactoglobulin modulates the binding of protoporphyrin IX. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1760(1). 38–46. 34 indexed citations

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Tian, F., et al.. (2004). Observation of the surface stress induced in microcantilevers by electrochemical redox processes. Ultramicroscopy. 100(3-4). 217–223. 30 indexed citations

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Garlisi, Charles G., Jun Zou, Kristine Devito, et al.. (2003). Human ADAM33: protein maturation and localization. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 301(1). 35–43. 50 indexed citations

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Tian, F., Xudong Xiao, M. M. T. Loy, Chen Wang, & Chunli Bai. (1998). Humidity and Temperature Effect on Frictional Properties of Mica and Alkylsilane Monolayer Self-Assembled on Mica. Langmuir. 15(1). 244–249. 62 indexed citations

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Wang, Chen, Chunli Bai, Guangyi Shang, et al.. (1996). Evidence of diffusion characteristics of field emission electrons in nanostructuring process on graphite surface. Applied Physics Letters. 69(3). 348–350. 7 indexed citations

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