Guosong Hong

29.8k total citations · 21 hit papers
121 papers, 25.2k citations indexed

About

Guosong Hong is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Guosong Hong has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 25.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 36 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Guosong Hong's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (35 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (30 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (28 papers). Guosong Hong is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (35 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (30 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (28 papers). Guosong Hong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Guosong Hong's co-authors include Hongjie Dai, Alexander L. Antaris, Yongye Liang, Hongjie Dai, Hailiang Wang, Yanguang Li, Shuo Diao, Liming Xie, Charles M. Lieber and Bo Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Guosong Hong

120 papers receiving 24.9k citations

Hit Papers

MoS2 Nanoparticles Grown on Graphene: An Advanced Catalys... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2017 2015 2015 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. MoS2 Nanoparticles Grown on Graphene: An Advanced Catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2011 4.6k citations Yanguang Li, Hailiang Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Near-infrared fluorophores for biomedical imaging
    2017 2.5k citations Guosong Hong, Alexander L. Antaris et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →
  3. A small-molecule dye for NIR-II imaging
    2015 1.5k citations Alexander L. Antaris, Guosong Hong et al. profile →
  4. Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological Imaging and Nanomedicinal Therapy
    2015 1.2k citations Guosong Hong, Shuo Diao et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  5. Advanced zinc-air batteries based on high-performance hybrid electrocatalysts
    2013 1.1k citations Yanguang Li, Ming Gong et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Through-skull fluorescence imaging of the brain in a new near-infrared window
    2014 855 citations Guosong Hong, Shuo Diao et al. profile →
  7. Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst Based on Strongly Coupled Cobalt Oxide Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes
    2012 732 citations Yongye Liang, Hailiang Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. Ag2S Quantum Dot: A Bright and Biocompatible Fluorescent Nanoprobe in the Second Near-Infrared Window
    2012 665 citations Guosong Hong, Hongjie Dai et al. ACS Nano profile →
  9. In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging with Ag2S Quantum Dots in the Second Near‐Infrared Region
    2012 652 citations Guosong Hong, Shuo Diao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  10. Syringe-injectable electronics
    2015 537 citations Tian-Ming Fu, Guosong Hong et al. profile →
  11. Ultrafast fluorescence imaging in vivo with conjugated polymer fluorophores in the second near-infrared window
    2014 494 citations Guosong Hong, Yingping Zou et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. Novel electrode technologies for neural recordings
    2019 472 citations Guosong Hong, Charles M. Lieber profile →
  13. Tumor Metastasis Inhibition by Imaging‐Guided Photothermal Therapy with Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    2014 446 citations Shuo Diao, Guosong Hong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. A bright organic NIR-II nanofluorophore for three-dimensional imaging into biological tissues
    2018 395 citations Guosong Hong, Alexander L. Antaris et al. Nature Communications profile →
  15. Single-Cell Profiles of Retinal Ganglion Cells Differing in Resilience to Injury Reveal Neuroprotective Genes
    2019 380 citations Guosong Hong, Dingchang Lin et al. profile →
  16. Atomic‐Precision Gold Clusters for NIR‐II Imaging
    2019 363 citations Guosong Hong, Ming Gong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  17. Traumatic Brain Injury Imaging in the Second Near‐Infrared Window with a Molecular Fluorophore
    2016 342 citations Alexander L. Antaris, Shuo Diao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Based Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging
    2015 309 citations Kanyi Pu, Guosong Hong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  19. Bioinspired neuron-like electronics
    2019 296 citations Xiao Yang, Tao Zhou et al. profile →
  20. Tether-free photothermal deep-brain stimulation in freely behaving mice via wide-field illumination in the near-infrared-II window
    2022 173 citations Xiang Wu, Yuyan Jiang et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →
  21. Near-infrared II fluorescence imaging
    2024 149 citations E. Schmidt, Zihao Ou et al. Nature Reviews Methods Primers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guosong Hong United States 58 12.4k 12.3k 7.3k 5.2k 3.1k 121 25.2k
Qiang Zhao China 85 5.5k 0.4× 19.6k 1.6× 9.9k 1.4× 1.4k 0.3× 3.3k 1.1× 541 28.5k
Peter C. Searson United States 75 6.3k 0.5× 9.7k 0.8× 6.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.5× 3.4k 1.1× 332 22.3k
Jinwoo Cheon South Korea 73 9.9k 0.8× 14.0k 1.1× 5.1k 0.7× 4.6k 0.9× 3.6k 1.2× 209 25.7k
Hongjie Dai United States 57 6.8k 0.5× 7.7k 0.6× 7.6k 1.0× 4.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 93 18.0k
Michael J. Sailor United States 84 13.2k 1.1× 14.6k 1.2× 6.9k 0.9× 740 0.1× 6.0k 1.9× 325 26.8k
Quli Fan China 82 12.2k 1.0× 12.7k 1.0× 6.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.2× 3.8k 1.2× 547 23.3k
Yi Liu China 61 3.6k 0.3× 5.9k 0.5× 2.9k 0.4× 1.8k 0.3× 2.0k 0.7× 336 12.6k
Qiangbin Wang China 65 6.8k 0.5× 8.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 3.5k 1.1× 208 15.0k
Jing Feng China 59 4.1k 0.3× 12.9k 1.1× 5.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.2× 6.3k 2.0× 343 19.4k
Kanyi Pu Singapore 124 30.1k 2.4× 21.3k 1.7× 4.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 11.6k 3.8× 355 43.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guosong Hong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guosong Hong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guosong Hong 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 Guosong Hong. Guosong Hong 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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Jin, Amy, Gerwin Dijk, Juhwan Lim, et al.. (2025). Thermal Processing Creates Water‐Stable PEDOT:PSS Films for Bioelectronics. Advanced Materials. 37(13). e2415827–e2415827. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Shumao, Han Cui, Xiao Xiao, et al.. (2025). Precision at Deep Brain: Noninvasive Temporal Interference Stimulation. ACS Nano. 19(46). 39589–39614. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Wen, Yu Xia, Lan Yang, et al.. (2025). Aging-dependent evolving electrochemical potentials of biomolecular condensates regulate their physicochemical activities. Nature Chemistry. 17(5). 756–766. 11 indexed citations
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Wu, Eric, Hasan Uluşan, Eric T. Zhao, et al.. (2024). Direct‐Print 3D Electrodes for Large‐Scale, High‐Density, and Customizable Neural Interfaces. Advanced Science. 12(3). e2408602–e2408602. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Miao, Xin Ge, Liyang Zheng, et al.. (2024). Mechanoluminescent Light Sources Based on Nanostructured Systems for Biomedical Applications: A Review. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(23). 26515–26533. 4 indexed citations
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Miller, David A., Yuan Xu, Van Tu Nguyen, et al.. (2024). Enhanced penetration depth in optical coherence tomography and photoacoustic microscopy in vivo enabled by absorbing dye molecules. Optica. 12(1). 24–24. 10 indexed citations
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Schmidt, E., Zihao Ou, Erving Ximendes, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared II fluorescence imaging. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 4(1). 149 indexed citations breakdown →
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Su, Yichi, Joel R. Walker, Mary P. Hall, et al.. (2023). An optimized bioluminescent substrate for non-invasive imaging in the brain. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(6). 731–739. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenliang, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound-Triggered In Situ Photon Emission for Noninvasive Optogenetics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(2). 1097–1107. 57 indexed citations
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Yang, Fan, Xiang Wu, Han Cui, et al.. (2022). A biomineral-inspired approach of synthesizing colloidal persistent phosphors as a multicolor, intravital light source. Science Advances. 8(30). eabo6743–eabo6743. 28 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiang, Yuyan Jiang, Nicholas J. Rommelfanger, et al.. (2022). Tether-free photothermal deep-brain stimulation in freely behaving mice via wide-field illumination in the near-infrared-II window. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 6(6). 754–770. 173 indexed citations breakdown →
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Keck, Carl H. C., Nicholas J. Rommelfanger, Zihao Ou, & Guosong Hong. (2021). Bioinspired nanoantennas for opsin sensitization in optogenetic applications: a theoretical investigation. PubMed. 4(2). 24002–24002. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Dingchang, et al.. (2021). All-Tissue-like Multifunctional Optoelectronic Mesh for Deep-Brain Modulation and Mapping. Nano Letters. 21(7). 3184–3190. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Yihang, Nicholas J. Rommelfanger, Xiang Wu, et al.. (2020). How is flexible electronics advancing neuroscience research?. Biomaterials. 268. 120559–120559. 34 indexed citations
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Hong, Guosong, Tian-Ming Fu, Mu Qiao, et al.. (2018). A method for single-neuron chronic recording from the retina in awake mice. Science. 360(6396). 1447–1451. 137 indexed citations
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Hong, Guosong & Hongjie Dai. (2016). In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window Using Carbon Nanotubes. Methods in molecular biology. 1444. 167–181. 19 indexed citations
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Hong, Guosong, Shuo Diao, Alexander L. Antaris, & Hongjie Dai. (2015). Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological Imaging and Nanomedicinal Therapy. Chemical Reviews. 115(19). 10816–10906. 1152 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tao, Zhimin, Guosong Hong, Changxin Chen, et al.. (2013). Biological Imaging Using Nanoparticles of Small Organic Molecules with Fluorescence Emission at Wavelengths Longer than 1000 nm. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(49). 13002–13006. 287 indexed citations
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Li, Yanguang, Ming Gong, Yongye Liang, et al.. (2013). Advanced zinc-air batteries based on high-performance hybrid electrocatalysts. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1805–1805. 1060 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Cheng, Guosong Hong, Han Yu, & Limin Qi. (2010). Facile Fabrication of Honeycomb-Patterned Thin Films of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate and Mosaic Calcite. Chemistry of Materials. 22(10). 3206–3211. 44 indexed citations

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