Hai‐Quan Mao

18.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
243 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Hai‐Quan Mao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hai‐Quan Mao has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 77 papers in Biomaterials and 65 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hai‐Quan Mao's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (82 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (53 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (46 papers). Hai‐Quan Mao is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (82 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (53 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (46 papers). Hai‐Quan Mao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Hai‐Quan Mao's co-authors include Kam W. Leong, Krishnendu Roy, Shawn Lim, Jun Wang, Hongjun Song, Gregory T. Christopherson, Shau Ku Huang, J. Thomas August, José Luís Santos and John‐Michael Williford and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hai‐Quan Mao

234 papers receiving 14.6k 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.

Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles as gene carriers: synthesis, characterization and transfection efficiency

2001 969 citations Hai‐Quan Mao, Kam W. Leong et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Oral gene delivery with chitosan–DNA nanoparticles generates immunologic protection in a murine model of peanut allergy

1999 884 citations Hai‐Quan Mao, Kam W. Leong et al. profile →
The influence of fiber diameter of electrospun substrates on neural stem cell differentiation and proliferation

2008 603 citations Gregory T. Christopherson, Hai‐Quan Mao et al. Biomaterials profile →
Payload distribution and capacity of mRNA lipid nanoparticles

2022 187 citations Yizong Hu, Jinghan Lin et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hai‐Quan Mao United States	69	5.6k	5.4k	4.3k	2.5k	1.9k	243	14.9k
Abhay Pandit Ireland	69	3.6k 0.6×	6.1k 1.1×	6.3k 1.4×	4.4k 1.7×	1.6k 0.8×	387	17.9k
Robert Langer United States	43	3.1k 0.6×	4.1k 0.8×	4.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	97	10.8k
Hans P. Merkle Switzerland	66	4.5k 0.8×	4.8k 0.9×	3.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	649 0.3×	189	13.4k
Andrés J. Garcı́a United States	86	4.5k 0.8×	5.4k 1.0×	10.5k 2.4×	4.5k 1.8×	918 0.5×	302	21.5k
Linda G. Griffith United States	71	5.4k 1.0×	5.4k 1.0×	11.2k 2.6×	3.6k 1.4×	713 0.4×	221	21.0k
Matthias P. Lütolf Switzerland	70	8.7k 1.6×	6.4k 1.2×	15.0k 3.5×	4.7k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	184	27.5k
Kuen Yong Lee South Korea	56	3.9k 0.7×	8.7k 1.6×	8.2k 1.9×	2.1k 0.8×	622 0.3×	143	20.2k
Wenguo Cui China	89	3.8k 0.7×	10.3k 1.9×	12.3k 2.8×	5.6k 2.2×	1.1k 0.6×	575	26.1k
Molly S. Shoichet Canada	85	5.0k 0.9×	8.0k 1.5×	8.4k 1.9×	3.8k 1.5×	6.6k 3.4×	313	22.7k
Jianxun Ding China	84	5.6k 1.0×	10.3k 1.9×	10.5k 2.4×	2.6k 1.0×	747 0.4×	359	22.6k

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Zhang, Yicheng, Ling Li, Jiayuan Kong, et al.. (2025). Long-acting injectable nanoparticle formulation for sustained release of anti-TNF-α antibody therapeutic in ulcerative colitis treatment. Journal of Controlled Release. 380. 1005–1016. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Jiumei, Joon Soo Park, Pengfei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Fluorescence-Coded, Magnetic Bead-Enhanced Digital Proximity Extension Assay for Ultrasensitive, Multiplexed, and Accessible Protein Detection. ACS Sensors. 10(11). 8554–8565.

Zhu, Yining, Carl Erb, Jinghan Lin, et al.. (2025). Adipocyte-selective mRNA lipid nanoparticles for cell programming with machine learning analysis. Journal of Controlled Release. 387. 114177–114177. 1 indexed citations

Ke, Xiyu, et al.. (2025). A nanoparticle platform for the co-delivery of multiple antigen epitope peptides and STING agonist to lymph nodes for cancer immunotherapy. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 680. 125757–125757. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Ke, Jiayuan Kong, Ling Li, et al.. (2024). Current and emerging therapeutic strategies for perianal fistula in Crohn’s disease patients. Advances in pharmacology. 101. 159–182.

Li, Ling, Zhicheng Yao, Kevan J. Salimian, et al.. (2024). Extracellular Vesicles Delivered by a Nanofiber‐Hydrogel Composite Enhance Healing In Vivo in a Model of Crohn's Disease Perianal Fistula. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(7). e2402292–e2402292. 7 indexed citations

Jiang, Xuesong, et al.. (2024). Selective mycobacterial capture with ultraviolet-polymerized poly-dimethyldiallyl chloride functionalized surfaces. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 35(1). 57–57. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Yining, Shuting Cai, Christine Wei, et al.. (2024). Optimization of lipid nanoparticles for gene editing of the liver via intraduodenal delivery. Biomaterials. 308. 122559–122559. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Long, Xiongbo Song, Zhi‐Cheng Yao, et al.. (2023). Gelatin nanofiber-reinforced decellularized amniotic membrane promotes axon regeneration and functional recovery in the surgical treatment of peripheral nerve injury. Biomaterials. 300. 122207–122207. 28 indexed citations

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Hu, Yizong, Yong Ren, José Luís Santos, et al.. (2021). Scalable Purification of Plasmid DNA Nanoparticles by Tangential Flow Filtration for Systemic Delivery. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(26). 30326–30336. 18 indexed citations

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Chamling, Xitiz, Alyssa Kallman, Cynthia Berlinicke, et al.. (2021). Single-cell transcriptomic reveals molecular diversity and developmental heterogeneity of human stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte lineage cells. Nature Communications. 12(1). 652–652. 51 indexed citations

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Hanwright, Philip J., Chenhu Qiu, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2021). Sustained IGF-1 delivery ameliorates effects of chronic denervation and improves functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury and repair. Biomaterials. 280. 121244–121244. 32 indexed citations

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Fu, Yingli, Clifford R. Weiss, Charles Hu, et al.. (2020). Microfluidic-prepared, monodisperse, X-ray-visible, embolic microspheres for non-oncological embolization applications. Lab on a Chip. 20(19). 3591–3600. 13 indexed citations

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Henn, Dominic, Kellen Chen, Katharina S. Fischer, et al.. (2019). Tissue Engineering of Axially Vascularized Soft-Tissue Flaps with a Poly-(ɛ-Caprolactone) Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composite. Advances in Wound Care. 9(7). 365–377. 8 indexed citations

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Nie, Tianqi, Zhiyu He, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2019). Surface Coating Approach to Overcome Mucosal Entrapment of DNA Nanoparticles for Oral Gene Delivery of Glucagon-like Peptide 1. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(33). 29593–29603. 38 indexed citations

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Liu, Sheng, Shihao Chen, Shuai Qiu, et al.. (2018). Hydrogel derived from porcine decellularized nerve tissue as a promising biomaterial for repairing peripheral nerve defects. Acta Biomaterialia. 73. 326–338. 130 indexed citations

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He, Zhiyu, Zhijia Liu, Houkuan Tian, et al.. (2018). Scalable production of core–shell nanoparticles by flash nanocomplexation to enhance mucosal transport for oral delivery of insulin. Nanoscale. 10(7). 3307–3319. 71 indexed citations

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Mao, Hai‐Quan, Yongyang Gong, Yuanli Liu, et al.. (2017). Progress in Nanocellulose Preparation and Application. 2(4). 65–76. 14 indexed citations

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Nakanishi, Masataka, et al.. (2011). Enhanced Stability and Knockdown Efficiency of Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-polyphosphoramidate/siRNA Micellar Nanoparticles by Co-condensation with Sodium Triphosphate. Pharmaceutical Research. 28(7). 1723–1732. 16 indexed citations

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Mahairaki, Vasiliki, Shawn Lim, Gregory T. Christopherson, et al.. (2010). Nanofiber Matrices Promote the Neuronal Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neural Precursors In Vitro. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(5-6). 855–863. 90 indexed citations

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