Fang Qian

22.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
112 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Fang Qian is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Fang Qian has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 28 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Fang Qian's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (13 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (12 papers). Fang Qian is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (13 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (12 papers). Fang Qian collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Fang Qian's co-authors include Yat Li, Charles M. Lieber, Gongming Wang, Silvija Gradečak, Jie Xiang, Jin Z. Zhang, Xunyu Yang, Teresa G. Cachero, Cheng Zhu and Eric B. Duoss and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Fang Qian

109 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Nanowire electronic and optoelectronic devices

2006 1.1k citations Yat Li, Fang Qian et al. profile →
Nitrogen-Doped ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

2009 1.0k citations Fang Qian, Yat Li et al. profile →
BAFF-R, a Newly Identified TNF Receptor That Specifically Interacts with BAFF

2001 751 citations Jeffrey S. Thompson, Sarah A. Bixler et al. profile →
Core/Multishell Nanowire Heterostructures as Multicolor, High-Efficiency Light-Emitting Diodes

2005 721 citations Fang Qian, Yat Li et al. profile →
Supercapacitors Based on Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Graphene Aerogels with Periodic Macropores

2016 619 citations Cheng Zhu, Tianyu Liu et al. profile →
Multi-quantum-well nanowire heterostructures for wavelength-controlled lasers

2008 616 citations Fang Qian, Yat Li et al. profile →
Baff Mediates Survival of Peripheral Immature B Lymphocytes

2000 579 citations Marcel Batten, Joanna R. Groom et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Double-Sided CdS and CdSe Quantum Dot Co-Sensitized ZnO Nanowire Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation

2010 551 citations Fang Qian, Yat Li et al. profile →
Gallium Nitride-Based Nanowire Radial Heterostructures for Nanophotonics

2004 527 citations Fang Qian, Yat Li et al. profile →
Efficient 3D Printed Pseudocapacitive Electrodes with Ultrahigh MnO2 Loading

2018 428 citations Bin Yao, Swetha Chandrasekaran et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fang Qian United States	56	6.1k	5.1k	4.9k	3.6k	3.1k	112	16.6k
Quan Li China	87	10.7k 1.8×	4.0k 0.8×	5.0k 1.0×	9.7k 2.7×	935 0.3×	545	26.2k
Ulrich Wiesner United States	82	15.4k 2.5×	6.7k 1.3×	6.4k 1.3×	4.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	369	26.9k
Hongyan Yuan China	63	4.4k 0.7×	5.9k 1.2×	3.3k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	352	14.9k
Peter C. Searson United States	75	9.7k 1.6×	6.7k 1.3×	6.3k 1.3×	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	332	22.3k
Xiaomin Li China	63	9.9k 1.6×	3.8k 0.7×	6.3k 1.3×	1.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	346	16.1k
Junle Qu China	70	10.1k 1.7×	5.6k 1.1×	9.9k 2.0×	1.6k 0.5×	944 0.3×	755	22.4k
Jinwoo Cheon South Korea	73	14.0k 2.3×	5.1k 1.0×	9.9k 2.0×	3.7k 1.0×	4.6k 1.5×	209	25.7k
Hui Li China	56	6.7k 1.1×	6.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	542	15.0k
Mingyuan Gao China	79	12.0k 2.0×	4.6k 0.9×	9.2k 1.9×	2.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	299	20.7k
Mingdong Dong Denmark	68	6.4k 1.0×	4.4k 0.9×	6.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	465	18.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fang Qian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fang Qian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fang Qian 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 Fang Qian. Fang Qian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Williams, Colin J., Robert Silvers, Fang Qian, et al.. (2025). Aducanumab binding to Aβ _1-42 fibrils alters dynamics of the N-terminal tail while preserving the fibril core. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(52). e2515673122–e2515673122.

Qian, Fang, Xiaoying Hou, Yufei Deng, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota derived DCA enhances FOLFOX efficacy via Ugt1a6b mediated enterohepatic circulation in colon cancer. Pharmacological Research. 213. 107636–107636. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Xiansheng, Fang Qian, Xiaoxuan Li, et al.. (2024). Cyclobrachycoumarin from Gerbera piloselloides Inhibits Colorectal Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecules. 29(23). 5678–5678. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2024). The Effectiveness of a Digital Twin Learning System in Assisting Engineering Education Courses: A Case of Landscape Architecture. Applied Sciences. 14(15). 6484–6484. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Xiu, Huitong Zhou, Hua Gong, et al.. (2021). Ovine Toll-like Receptor 9 (TLR9) Gene Variation and Its Association with Flystrike Susceptibility. Animals. 11(12). 3549–3549.

Linse, Sara, Tom Scheidt, Katja Bernfur, et al.. (2020). Kinetic fingerprints differentiate the mechanisms of action of anti-Aβ antibodies. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(12). 1125–1133. 154 indexed citations

Li, Bo, Yuan Si, Fang Qian, et al.. (2020). Hierarchical Self-assembly of Well-Defined Louver-Like P-Doped Carbon Nitride Nanowire Arrays with Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. Nano-Micro Letters. 12(1). 52–52. 55 indexed citations

Moya, Monica L., Melinda Simon, R. Booth, et al.. (2019). A Reconfigurable In Vitro Model for Studying the Blood–Brain Barrier. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 48(2). 780–793. 35 indexed citations

Chandrasekaran, Swetha, Bin Yao, Tianyu Liu, et al.. (2018). Direct ink writing of organic and carbon aerogels. Materials Horizons. 5(6). 1166–1175. 79 indexed citations

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Ivanovskaya, Anna, Anna M. Belle, Fang Qian, et al.. (2018). Electrochemical Roughening of Thin-Film Platinum for Neural Probe Arrays and Biosensing Applications. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 165(12). G3125–G3132. 21 indexed citations

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Qian, Fang, et al.. (2018). Development of retrotransposon-based insertion polymorphism molecular marker and cultivar identification of blueberry.. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 45(4). 753–763. 2 indexed citations

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Song, Yu, Tianyu Liu, Fang Qian, et al.. (2017). Three-dimensional carbon architectures for electrochemical capacitors. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 509. 529–545. 69 indexed citations

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Lin, Qiuning, Yunlong Yang, Yunlong Yang, et al.. (2014). Intracellular Thiols and Photo‐Illumination Sequentially Activate Doubly Locked Molecular Probes for Long‐Term Cell Highlighting and Tracking with Precise Spatial Accuracy. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(49). 16314–16319. 10 indexed citations

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Qian, Fang & Daniel E. Morse. (2010). Miniaturizing microbial fuel cells. Trends in biotechnology. 29(2). 62–69. 123 indexed citations

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Qian, Fang, Changli Zhang, Yumin Zhang, et al.. (2009). Visible Light Excitable Zn²⁺ Fluorescent Sensor Derived from an Intramolecular Charge Transfer Fluorophore and Its in Vitro and in Vivo Application. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(4). 1460–1468. 404 indexed citations

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Qian, Fang. (2006). Gallium Nitride-Based Nanowire Radial Heterostructures for Nanophotonics. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations

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Qian, Fang. (2006). Research Status of the Novel La_2Mo_2O_9-based Oxide-ion Conductors. Journal of Inorganic Materials. 1 indexed citations

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Ng, Lai Guan, Andrew P. R. Sutherland, Rebecca Newton, et al.. (2004). B Cell-Activating Factor Belonging to the TNF Family (BAFF)-R Is the Principal BAFF Receptor Facilitating BAFF Costimulation of Circulating T and B Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 173(2). 807–817. 401 indexed citations

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Pelletier, Marc R., Jeffrey S. Thompson, Fang Qian, et al.. (2003). Comparison of Soluble Decoy IgG Fusion Proteins of BAFF-R and BCMA as Antagonists for BAFF. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(35). 33127–33133. 79 indexed citations

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Batten, Marcel, Joanna R. Groom, Teresa G. Cachero, et al.. (2000). Baff Mediates Survival of Peripheral Immature B Lymphocytes. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 192(10). 1453–1466. 579 indexed citations breakdown →

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