Hao Yan

39.3k total citations · 19 hit papers
292 papers, 32.0k citations indexed

About

Hao Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Yan has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 32.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 265 papers in Molecular Biology, 84 papers in Ecology and 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hao Yan's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (256 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (108 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (98 papers). Hao Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (256 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (108 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (98 papers). Hao Yan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Hao Yan's co-authors include Yan Liu, Jeanette Nangreave, Fei Zhang, Dongran Han, John H. Reif, Yonggang Ke, Thomas H. LaBean, Jaswinder Sharma, Zhengtao Deng and Minghui Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hao Yan

282 papers receiving 31.5k citations

Hit Papers

DNA-Templated Self-Assembly of Protein Arrays and Highly ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2003 2018 2011 2011 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. DNA-Templated Self-Assembly of Protein Arrays and Highly Conductive Nanowires
    2003 1.4k citations Hao Yan et al. Science profile →
  2. A DNA nanorobot functions as a cancer therapeutic in response to a molecular trigger in vivo
    2018 1.2k citations Yan Liu, Hao Yan et al. profile →
  3. Challenges and opportunities for structural DNA nanotechnology
    2011 1.1k citations Dongran Han, Hao Yan et al. profile →
  4. DNA Origami with Complex Curvatures in Three-Dimensional Space
    2011 984 citations Dongran Han, Suchetan Pal et al. Science profile →
  5. DNA Origami: Scaffolds for Creating Higher Order Structures
    2017 914 citations Fei Zhang, Yan Liu et al. profile →
  6. Molecular robots guided by prescriptive landscapes
    2010 716 citations Jeanette Nangreave, Hao Yan et al. profile →
  7. Control of Self-Assembly of DNA Tubules Through Integration of Gold Nanoparticles
    2009 638 citations Yan Liu, Hao Yan et al. Science profile →
  8. DNA Origami as a Carrier for Circumvention of Drug Resistance
    2012 619 citations Jeanette Nangreave, Hao Yan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Interenzyme Substrate Diffusion for an Enzyme Cascade Organized on Spatially Addressable DNA Nanostructures
    2012 615 citations Yan Liu, Hao Yan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  10. A robust DNA mechanical device controlled by hybridization topology
    2002 594 citations Hao Yan, Nadrian C. Seeman et al. profile →
  11. Designer nanoscale DNA assemblies programmed from the top down
    2016 506 citations Fei Zhang, Hao Yan et al. Science profile →
  12. A DNA Nanostructure‐based Biomolecular Probe Carrier Platform for Electrochemical Biosensing
    2010 505 citations Yan Liu, Hao Yan et al. profile →
  13. DNA origami
    2021 501 citations Chunhai Fan, Chenxiang Lin et al. profile →
  14. Structural DNA Nanotechnology: State of the Art and Future Perspective
    2014 485 citations Fei Zhang, Jeanette Nangreave et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  15. Single‐Particle Tracking and Modulation of Cell Entry Pathways of a Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructure in Live Cells
    2014 480 citations Hao Yan, Chunhai Fan et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  16. Multi-enzyme complexes on DNA scaffolds capable of substrate channelling with an artificial swinging arm
    2014 413 citations Yan Liu, Hao Yan et al. profile →
  17. Complex silica composite nanomaterials templated with DNA origami
    2018 407 citations Xiaoguo Liu, Fei Zhang et al. profile →
  18. Nanocaged enzymes with enhanced catalytic activity and increased stability against protease digestion
    2016 366 citations Yan Liu, Hao Yan et al. Nature Communications profile →
  19. DNA origami nanostructures can exhibit preferential renal uptake and alleviate acute kidney injury
    2018 359 citations Yan Liu, Chunhai Fan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hao Yan United States 93 27.3k 9.4k 4.9k 4.3k 3.5k 292 32.0k
Nadrian C. Seeman United States 82 31.2k 1.1× 6.0k 0.6× 6.1k 1.2× 3.2k 0.8× 3.2k 0.9× 339 35.0k
Yan Liu United States 68 15.8k 0.6× 5.9k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 230 18.9k
Tim Liedl Germany 58 10.1k 0.4× 6.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 4.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 133 15.9k
Christof M. Niemeyer Germany 67 12.6k 0.5× 5.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 3.4k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 351 17.6k
Friedrich C. Simmel Germany 58 11.9k 0.4× 5.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 197 15.1k
Chengde Mao United States 57 11.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.3× 2.3k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 232 14.9k
William M. Shih United States 48 13.3k 0.5× 4.1k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 790 0.2× 83 15.5k
Andrew J. Turberfield United Kingdom 50 10.1k 0.4× 3.5k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 2.3k 0.7× 125 13.5k
Hendrik Dietz Germany 52 11.5k 0.4× 4.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.5× 927 0.2× 900 0.3× 134 13.5k
Shankar Balasubramanian United Kingdom 101 32.9k 1.2× 3.3k 0.4× 1.7k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 378 38.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hao Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hao Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hao Yan 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 Hao Yan. Hao Yan 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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Fan, Sisi, et al.. (2025). Morphology remodelling and membrane channel formation in synthetic cells via reconfigurable DNA nanorafts. Nature Materials. 24(2). 278–286. 10 indexed citations
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Matthies, Michael, et al.. (2025). High-speed 3D DNA PAINT and unsupervised clustering for unlocking 3D DNA origami cryptography. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11514–11514.
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Liang, Lei, Hao Yan, Haiyan Zhang, et al.. (2024). A simple and cost-effective fabrication of CO2 sensor via electrospinning polyether sulfone nanofibers toward ultra-high detection sensitivity. Optical Fiber Technology. 87. 103948–103948. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Yunfei, et al.. (2024). Research on Online Monitoring Technology and Filtration Process of Inclusions in Aluminum Melt. Sensors. 24(9). 2757–2757. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Hao, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired Photonic Systems Directed by Designer DNA Nanostructures. ACS Applied Optical Materials. 3(3). 552–568. 4 indexed citations
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Simmons, C.R., et al.. (2023). Site-Specific Arrangement and Structure Determination of Minor Groove Binding Molecules in Self-Assembled Three-Dimensional DNA Crystals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(48). 26075–26085. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Juanjuan, Kevin Jahnke, Ling Xin, et al.. (2023). Modulating Lipid Membrane Morphology by Dynamic DNA Origami Networks. Nano Letters. 23(14). 6330–6336. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xu, Su Lin, & Hao Yan. (2022). Interfacing DNA nanotechnology and biomimetic photonic complexes: advances and prospects in energy and biomedicine. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 20(1). 257–257. 17 indexed citations
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Simmons, C.R., Miroslav Krepl, Michael Matthies, et al.. (2022). The influence of Holliday junction sequence and dynamics on DNA crystal self-assembly. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3112–3112. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lirong, Dongyan Chen, Jingjing Zhang, et al.. (2020). A novel cholchicine/gadolinium-loading tubulin self-assembly nanocarrier for MR imaging and chemotherapy of glioma. Nanotechnology. 31(25). 255601–255601. 6 indexed citations
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Yao, Guangbao, Fei Zhang, Fei Wang, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Meta-DNA structures. Nature Chemistry. 13(6). 614–614. 3 indexed citations
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Simmons, C.R., et al.. (2020). A Self‐Assembled Rhombohedral DNA Crystal Scaffold with Tunable Cavity Sizes and High‐Resolution Structural Detail. Angewandte Chemie. 132(42). 18778–18785. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Yang, Shuoxing Jiang, C.R. Simmons, et al.. (2019). Tunable Nanoscale Cages from Self-Assembling DNA and Protein Building Blocks. ACS Nano. 13(3). 3545–3554. 125 indexed citations
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Lan, Xiang, Zhaoming Su, Yadong Zhou, et al.. (2017). Programmable Supra‐Assembly of a DNA Surface Adapter for Tunable Chiral Directional Self‐Assembly of Gold Nanorods. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(46). 14632–14636. 79 indexed citations
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Han, Dongran, Xiaodong Qi, Cameron Myhrvold, et al.. (2017). Single-stranded DNA and RNA origami. Science. 358(6369). 217 indexed citations
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Lan, Xiang, Zhaoming Su, Yadong Zhou, et al.. (2017). Programmable Supra‐Assembly of a DNA Surface Adapter for Tunable Chiral Directional Self‐Assembly of Gold Nanorods. Angewandte Chemie. 129(46). 14824–14828. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fei, Yan Liu, & Hao Yan. (2013). Complex Archimedean Tiling Self-Assembled from DNA Nanostructures. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(20). 7458–7461. 62 indexed citations
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Han, Dongran, Suchetan Pal, Yang Yang, et al.. (2013). DNA Gridiron Nanostructures Based on Four-Arm Junctions. Science. 339(6126). 1412–1415. 229 indexed citations
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Lin, Chenxiang, Sherri Rinker, Xing Wang, et al.. (2008). In vivo cloning of artificial DNA nanostructures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(46). 17626–17631. 95 indexed citations
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Lin, Chenxiang, Yonggang Ke, Yan Liu, et al.. (2007). Functional DNA Nanotube Arrays: Bottom‐Up Meets Top‐Down. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(32). 6089–6092. 59 indexed citations

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