Heng Dong

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Heng Dong is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Dong has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Heng Dong's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (36 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (12 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (10 papers). Heng Dong is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (36 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (12 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (10 papers). Heng Dong collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Heng Dong's co-authors include Yongbin Mou, Qiang Li, Weijun Xiu, Meng Ding, Dongliang Yang, Lihui Yuwen, Lianhui Wang, Yu Zhang, Kaili Yang and Guangwen Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Heng Dong

106 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Potentiating hypoxic microenvironment for antibiotic activation by photodynamic therapy to combat bacterial biofilm infections

2022 220 citations Weijun Xiu, Kaili Yang et al. profile →
Biofilm microenvironment-responsive nanoparticles for the treatment of bacterial infection

2022 150 citations Meng Ding, Heng Dong et al. Nano Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heng Dong China	27	1.1k	776	595	294	293	118	2.4k
Min Lu China	23	676 0.6×	712 0.9×	307 0.5×	144 0.5×	192 0.7×	65	2.1k
Yong Wu China	30	593 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	251 0.4×	394 1.3×	87 0.3×	131	3.1k
Jianxin Wang China	26	1.4k 1.3×	638 0.8×	463 0.8×	73 0.2×	470 1.6×	85	2.7k
Wenjing Zhang China	31	912 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	398 0.7×	72 0.2×	362 1.2×	112	3.3k
Osamu Matsushita Japan	32	326 0.3×	1.0k 1.3×	481 0.8×	102 0.3×	391 1.3×	123	3.5k
Jinliang Peng China	27	1.1k 1.0×	716 0.9×	419 0.7×	58 0.2×	136 0.5×	55	2.6k
Bo Yu China	30	1.3k 1.2×	923 1.2×	202 0.3×	179 0.6×	118 0.4×	81	2.9k
Yuhong Xu China	33	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 2.2×	357 0.6×	81 0.3×	382 1.3×	154	3.8k
Francisco Javier Arias Spain	37	904 0.8×	822 1.1×	572 1.0×	310 1.1×	743 2.5×	129	4.1k
Noah Fine Canada	20	361 0.3×	1.0k 1.3×	74 0.1×	216 0.7×	552 1.9×	48	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Dong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Dong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Dong

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

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Li, Qian, Yan Tong, Cunjie Chang, et al.. (2025). N6 ‐Methyladenosine‐Modified circNEK11 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression via the miR ‐1236‐3p/ GPX2 Axis. Cancer Science. 116(12). 3326–3336.

Jia, Xiaoli, Yongzhe Zhang, Guangjun Liu, et al.. (2025). Supermolecule engineering and ion-dipole modulation towards -40 °C-resilient and biocompatible fiber-based supercapacitors. Energy storage materials. 84. 104770–104770.

Song, Yanni, Mengyuan Chang, Heng Dong, et al.. (2025). Nanozymes: An emerging arsenal for the treatment of Candida albicans infection. Fundamental Research. 5(3). 1323–1326. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Kaili, Zhaowei Yin, Weijun Xiu, et al.. (2024). Iron metabolism interference-enhanced sonodynamic therapy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced osteomyelitis by CaCO3-Ga-PPIX@PEG nanospheres. Nano Today. 56. 102299–102299. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Junjie, Heng Dong, Bing Liu, & Dongliang Yang. (2024). Biomimetic Materials for Antibacterial Applications. Small. 21(3). e2408543–e2408543. 7 indexed citations

Ding, Meng, Yu Zhang, Xiaoye Li, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous Biofilm Disruption, Bacterial Killing, and Inflammation Elimination for Wound Treatment Using Silver Embellished Polydopamine Nanoplatform. Small. 20(36). e2400927–e2400927. 22 indexed citations

Li, Qiang, Meng Dang, Junwu Tao, et al.. (2024). Boosting Antitumor Immunity via a Tumor Microenvironment‐Responsive Transformable Trifecta Nanovaccine (Adv. Funct. Mater. 26/2024). Advanced Functional Materials. 34(26). 1 indexed citations

Huang, Fenglei, et al.. (2024). Cumulative damage effects of repeated underwater explosions on multi-cabin structures. Thin-Walled Structures. 204. 112231–112231. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Heng Dong, Yu Liu, et al.. (2024). MnFe@N-CNTs Based Lactate Biomicrochips for Nonintrusive and Onsite Periodontitis Diagnosis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(16). 20221–20231. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Meng Dang, Junwu Tao, et al.. (2024). Boosting Antitumor Immunity via a Tumor Microenvironment‐Responsive Transformable Trifecta Nanovaccine. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(26). 11 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Meng Dang, Xiaoye Li, et al.. (2024). Extracellular Vesicle‐Inspired Minimalist Flexible Nanocapsules Assembled with Whole Active Ingredients for Highly Efficient Enhancement of DC‐Mediated Tumor Immunotherapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(31). e2401199–e2401199. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, Zengming Man, Yongzhe Zhang, et al.. (2024). Wearable, Recoverable, and Implantable Energy Storage Devices With Heterostructure Porous COF‐5/Ti ₃ C ₂ T _x Cathode for High‐performance Aqueous Zn‐ion Hybrid Capacitor. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(19). 6 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaoye, Haoran Su, Shuman Zhang, et al.. (2024). Highly stable color-tunable organic long-persistent luminescence from a single-component exciplex copolymer for in vitro antibacterial. Chemical Science. 15(36). 14880–14887. 5 indexed citations

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Dong, Heng, Qiang Li, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Biomaterials Facilitating Dendritic Cell‐Mediated Cancer Immunotherapy. Advanced Science. 10(18). e2301339–e2301339. 62 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, Qiang Li, Meng Ding, et al.. (2023). Endogenous/Exogenous Nanovaccines Synergistically Enhance Dendritic Cell‐Mediated Tumor Immunotherapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(17). e2203028–e2203028. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Meng Yao, Cunjie Chang, et al.. (2023). Kinesin family member 18B activates mTORC1 signaling via actin gamma 1 to promote the recurrence of human hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogenesis. 12(1). 54–54. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Zhaogang Teng, Jun Tao, et al.. (2022). Elastic Nanovaccine Enhances Dendritic Cell‐Mediated Tumor Immunotherapy. Small. 18(32). e2201108–e2201108. 43 indexed citations

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Chen, Jianxiang, Yiting Qiao, Guo Chen, et al.. (2021). Salmonella flagella confer anti-tumor immunological effect via activating Flagellin/TLR5 signalling within tumor microenvironment. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(10). 3165–3177. 49 indexed citations

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Tao, Jun, Kun Chen, Xiaodan Su, et al.. (2020). Virus-mimicking mesoporous organosilica nanocapsules with soft framework and rough surface for enhanced cellular uptake and tumor penetration. Biomaterials Science. 8(8). 2227–2233. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Lin, Xiaobo Ma, Meng Dang, et al.. (2019). Simultaneous T Cell Activation and Macrophage Polarization to Promote Potent Tumor Suppression by Iron Oxide‐Embedded Large‐Pore Mesoporous Organosilica Core–Shell Nanospheres. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(9). e1900039–e1900039. 34 indexed citations

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