He Hu

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

He Hu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, He Hu has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in He Hu's work include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (15 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (15 papers) and Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (9 papers). He Hu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (15 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (15 papers) and Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (9 papers). He Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. He Hu's co-authors include Fuyou Li, Hong Yang, Shiping Yang, Mengxiao Yu, Zhigang Chen, Huixia Wu, Liqin Xiong, Xiaoxia Du, Nicole F. Steinmetz and Chunhui Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

He Hu

70 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Versatile Synthesis Strategy for Carboxylic Acid−functionalized Upconverting Nanophosphors as Biological Labels

2008 730 citations Zhigang Chen, He Hu et al. profile →
Dual-modality in vivo imaging using rare-earth nanocrystals with near-infrared to near-infrared (NIR-to-NIR) upconversion luminescence and magnetic resonance properties

2010 481 citations Yun Sun, He Hu et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
He Hu China	33	3.1k	2.0k	1000	740	546	71	4.9k
Alexander Böker Germany	46	5.5k 1.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 2.0×	190	9.4k
Christina Gräf Germany	31	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	766 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	647 1.2×	86	5.4k
J. Manuel Perez United States	32	3.5k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	2.2k 3.0×	1.1k 2.0×	50	6.3k
Dejian Zhou United Kingdom	44	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	595 0.6×	2.5k 3.4×	921 1.7×	153	5.5k
Earl J. Bergey United States	41	3.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	2.1k 2.8×	642 1.2×	73	7.1k
Haojun Liang China	44	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	972 1.0×	2.7k 3.7×	516 0.9×	255	7.1k
Xiaorong Song China	34	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	357 0.4×	855 1.2×	567 1.0×	75	4.0k
Yao Lin United States	38	3.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	806 1.5×	91	6.4k
Lyudmila M. Bronstein United States	51	4.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	733 1.0×	1.6k 2.9×	181	7.7k
Shihui Wen China	42	3.9k 1.2×	3.1k 1.5×	1.7k 1.7×	1.4k 1.9×	1.2k 2.2×	97	7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by He Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of He Hu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hu, He, Yuanzhi Bian, Teresa Southard, et al.. (2025). Safety and Toxicological Evaluation of Subunit Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin-Loaded Lipid–PLGA Hybrid Nanoparticles (sKLH-hNPs) as a Nanocarrier for an Opioid Use Disorder Vaccine. International Journal of Toxicology. 44(5). 395–406. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Juping, et al.. (2024). Study on non-destructive visualization identification of concrete internal cracks based on SH array ultrasound. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111076–111076. 4 indexed citations

Bian, Yuanzhi, He Hu, Kobra Rostamizadeh, et al.. (2024). The immunological and pharmacokinetic evaluation of Lipid-PLGA hybrid nanoparticle-based oxycodone vaccines. Biomaterials. 313. 122758–122758. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Yiping, Haiqing Wu, He Hu, et al.. (2023). Diversity and functional prediction of fungal communities in different segments of mongolian horse gastrointestinal tracts. BMC Microbiology. 23(1). 253–253. 3 indexed citations

Andrew, Sarah M., et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Trends of Slow Gait Speed in the United States. Geriatrics. 8(5). 95–95. 4 indexed citations

Hamilton, Jesse, Shivani Pahwa, Gregory O’Connor, et al.. (2020). Simultaneous Mapping of T₁ and T₂ Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting in a Cohort of Healthy Subjects at 1.5T. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 52(4). 1044–1052. 31 indexed citations

Pitek, Andrzej S., He Hu, Sourabh Shukla, & Nicole F. Steinmetz. (2018). Cancer Theranostic Applications of Albumin-Coated Tobacco Mosaic Virus Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(46). 39468–39477. 48 indexed citations

Pitek, Andrzej S., Yunmei Wang, Huiyun Gao, et al.. (2018). Delivery of thrombolytic therapy using rod-shaped plant viral nanoparticles decreases the risk of hemorrhage. Nanoscale. 10(35). 16547–16555. 32 indexed citations

Du, Jing, Xiaoyu Li, He Hu, et al.. (2018). Preparation and Imaging Investigation of Dual-targeted C3F8-filled PLGA Nanobubbles as a Novel Ultrasound Contrast Agent for Breast Cancer. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3887–3887. 41 indexed citations

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Donnola, Shannon, Yun Jiang, He Hu, et al.. (2017). Dual Contrast - Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting (DC-MRF): A Platform for Simultaneous Quantification of Multiple MRI Contrast Agents. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8431–8431. 30 indexed citations

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Hu, He, Dan Li, Zibo Li, et al.. (2014). Integrin α2β1 targeted GdVO4:Eu ultrathin nanosheet for multimodal PET/MR imaging. Biomaterials. 35(30). 8649–8658. 44 indexed citations

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Yang, Shiping, et al.. (2014). Synthesis, characterization and in vitro and in vivo investigation of C3F8-filled poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles as an ultrasound contrast agent. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(3). 1885–1890. 19 indexed citations

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Hu, He, Antao Dai, Jin Sun, et al.. (2013). Aptamer-conjugated Mn3O4@SiO2 core–shell nanoprobes for targeted magnetic resonance imaging. Nanoscale. 5(21). 10447–10447. 71 indexed citations

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Wu, Huixia, Gang Liu, Xue Wang, et al.. (2011). Solvothermal synthesis of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles loaded on multiwalled carbon nanotubes for magnetic resonance imaging and drug delivery. Acta Biomaterialia. 7(9). 3496–3504. 192 indexed citations

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Yang, Hong, Yun Sun, Antao Dai, et al.. (2011). Targeted dual-contrast T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of tumors using multifunctional gadolinium-labeled superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Biomaterials. 32(20). 4584–4593. 234 indexed citations

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Wu, Huixia, Gang Liu, Dongmei Wu, et al.. (2011). The behavior after intravenous injection in mice of multiwalled carbon nanotube / Fe3O4 hybrid MRI contrast agents. Biomaterials. 32(21). 4867–4876. 97 indexed citations

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Hu, He, Jie Liang, Hong Yang, et al.. (2011). Surfactant-controlled morphology and magnetic property of manganese ferrite nanocrystal contrast agent. Nanotechnology. 22(8). 85707–85707. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Hong, H. Susan Zhou, Cuixia Zhang, et al.. (2011). Water-soluble magnetic CoO nanocrystals functionalized with surfactants as T2-weighed MRI contrast agents in vitro. Dalton Transactions. 40(14). 3616–3616. 16 indexed citations

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Wu, Junchen, Qiwei Tian, He Hu, et al.. (2009). Self-assembly of peptide-based multi-colour gels triggered by up-conversion rare earth nanoparticles. Chemical Communications. 4100–4100. 42 indexed citations

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Hu, He, Zhigang Chen, Tianye Cao, et al.. (2008). Hydrothermal synthesis of hexagonal lanthanide-doped LaF₃nanoplates with bright upconversion luminescence. Nanotechnology. 19(37). 375702–375702. 85 indexed citations

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