Hongjie Dai

186.0k total citations · 81 hit papers
444 papers, 149.4k citations indexed

About

Hongjie Dai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongjie Dai has authored 444 papers receiving a total of 149.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 244 papers in Materials Chemistry, 142 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 104 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hongjie Dai's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (162 papers), Graphene research and applications (121 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (48 papers). Hongjie Dai is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (162 papers), Graphene research and applications (121 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (48 papers). Hongjie Dai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Hongjie Dai's co-authors include Hailiang Wang, Yanguang Li, Zhuang Liu, Yongye Liang, Joshua T. Robinson, Jing Kong, Xinran Wang, Nadine Wong Shi Kam, Xiaoming Sun and Guosong Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Hongjie Dai

435 papers receiving 146.4k citations

Hit Papers

Co3O4 nanocrystals on graphene as a syner... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2011 2000 2011 1996 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Co3O4 nanocrystals on graphene as a synergistic catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
    2011 5.1k citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  2. Nanotube Molecular Wires as Chemical Sensors
    2000 5.0k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  3. MoS2 Nanoparticles Grown on Graphene: An Advanced Catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2011 4.6k citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Crystalline Ropes of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
    1996 4.3k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  5. Chemically Derived, Ultrasmooth Graphene Nanoribbon Semiconductors
    2008 3.9k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  6. PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs
    2008 3.1k citations Zhuang Liu, Joshua T. Robinson et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Nano-graphene oxide for cellular imaging and drug delivery
    2008 2.8k citations Zhuang Liu, Joshua T. Robinson et al. profile →
  8. An Advanced Ni–Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation
    2013 2.6k citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Fullerene Pipes
    1998 2.5k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  10. Self-Oriented Regular Arrays of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Field Emission Properties
    1999 2.5k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  11. Ballistic carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
    2003 2.4k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  12. Individual single-wall carbon nanotubes as quantum wires
    1997 2.3k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  13. Noncovalent Sidewall Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Protein Immobilization
    2001 2.1k citations Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  14. Recent advances in zinc–air batteries
    2014 2.0k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  15. Narrow graphene nanoribbons from carbon nanotubes
    2009 2.0k citations Liying Jiao, Georgi Diankov et al. profile →
  16. Graphene-Wrapped Sulfur Particles as a Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathode Material with High Capacity and Cycling Stability
    2011 1.9k citations Hailiang Wang, Joshua T. Robinson et al. Nano Letters profile →
  17. N-Doping of Graphene Through Electrothermal Reactions with Ammonia
    2009 1.9k citations Xiaolin Li, Hailiang Wang et al. profile →
  18. Ultrasmall Reduced Graphene Oxide with High Near-Infrared Absorbance for Photothermal Therapy
    2011 1.9k citations Joshua T. Robinson, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  19. Carbon nanotubes as multifunctional biological transporters and near-infrared agents for selective cancer cell destruction
    2005 1.8k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  20. Mn3O4−Graphene Hybrid as a High-Capacity Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
    2010 1.7k citations Hailiang Wang, Joshua T. Robinson et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  21. Nanotubes as nanoprobes in scanning probe microscopy
    1996 1.7k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  22. Simultaneous Nitrogen Doping and Reduction of Graphene Oxide
    2009 1.6k citations Xiaolin Li, Hailiang Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  23. Nanoscale nickel oxide/nickel heterostructures for active hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis
    2014 1.5k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  24. An oxygen reduction electrocatalyst based on carbon nanotube–graphene complexes
    2012 1.5k citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  25. A small-molecule dye for NIR-II imaging
    2015 1.5k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  26. Carbon Nanotubes:  Synthesis, Integration, and Properties
    2002 1.5k citations Hongjie Dai profile →
  27. Thermal Conductance of an Individual Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube above Room Temperature
    2005 1.4k citations Hongjie Dai et al. Nano Letters profile →
  28. Carbon nanotubes in biology and medicine: In vitro and in vivo detection, imaging and drug delivery
    2009 1.3k citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  29. A mini review of NiFe-based materials as highly active oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts
    2014 1.3k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  30. Covalent Hybrid of Spinel Manganese–Cobalt Oxide and Graphene as Advanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts
    2012 1.3k citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  31. Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological Imaging and Nanomedicinal Therapy
    2015 1.2k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  32. Room-Temperature All-Semiconducting Sub-10-nm Graphene Nanoribbon Field-Effect Transistors
    2008 1.1k citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  33. In vivo biodistribution and highly efficient tumour targeting of carbon nanotubes in mice
    2006 1.1k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  34. Noncovalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes for highly specific electronic biosensors
    2003 1.1k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  35. Supramolecular Chemistry on Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Loading and Delivery
    2007 1.1k citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  36. Large-scale purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes: process, product, and characterization
    1998 1.1k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  37. A route to brightly fluorescent carbon nanotubes for near-infrared imaging in mice
    2009 1.1k citations Zhuang Liu, Joshua T. Robinson et al. profile →
  38. Synthesis of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes on patterned silicon wafers
    1998 1.0k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  39. Carbon nanotubes: opportunities and challenges
    2002 1.0k citations Hongjie Dai profile →
  40. Nanotube Molecular Transporters:  Internalization of Carbon Nanotube−Protein Conjugates into Mammalian Cells
    2004 1.0k citations Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  41. Drug Delivery with Carbon Nanotubes for In vivo Cancer Treatment
    2008 1.0k citations Zhuang Liu, Kai Chen et al. Cancer Research profile →
  42. Synthesis and characterization of carbide nanorods
    1995 1.0k citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  43. Reversible electromechanical characteristics of carbon nanotubes underlocal-probe manipulation
    2000 949 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  44. Single-wall nanotubes produced by metal-catalyzed disproportionation of carbon monoxide
    1996 914 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  45. Circulation and long-term fate of functionalized, biocompatible single-walled carbon nanotubes in mice probed by Raman spectroscopy
    2008 905 citations Zhuang Liu, Corrine R. Davis et al. profile →
  46. Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Molecular Hydrogen Sensors
    2001 884 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  47. Strongly Coupled Inorganic/Nanocarbon Hybrid Materials for Advanced Electrocatalysis
    2013 858 citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  48. Probing Electrical Transport in Nanomaterials: Conductivity of Individual Carbon Nanotubes
    1996 857 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  49. Through-skull fluorescence imaging of the brain in a new near-infrared window
    2014 855 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  50. Hysteresis Caused by Water Molecules in Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors
    2003 818 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Nano Letters profile →
  51. Highly Active and Stable Hybrid Catalyst of Cobalt-Doped FeS2 Nanosheets–Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2015 799 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  52. Strongly coupled inorganic–nano-carbon hybrid materials for energy storage
    2013 793 citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai profile →
  53. Carbon Nanotubes as Intracellular Protein Transporters:  Generality and Biological Functionality
    2005 792 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  54. Solvothermal Reduction of Chemically Exfoliated Graphene Sheets
    2009 789 citations Hailiang Wang, Joshua T. Robinson et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  55. High-κ dielectrics for advanced carbon-nanotube transistors and logic gates
    2002 782 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  56. Solar-driven, highly sustained splitting of seawater into hydrogen and oxygen fuels
    2019 776 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  57. Toward Large Arrays of Multiplex Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Sensors for Highly Sensitive and Selective Molecular Detection
    2003 767 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Nano Letters profile →
  58. Deep-tissue anatomical imaging of mice using carbon nanotube fluorophores in the second near-infrared window
    2011 760 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  59. FeCo/graphitic-shell nanocrystals as advanced magnetic-resonance-imaging and near-infrared agents
    2006 741 citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  60. Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst Based on Strongly Coupled Cobalt Oxide Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes
    2012 732 citations Hailiang Wang, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  61. Chemical vapor deposition of methane for single-walled carbon nanotubes
    1998 723 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  62. Large Scale CVD Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
    1999 711 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  63. Carbon Nanotubes as Intracellular Transporters for Proteins and DNA: An Investigation of the Uptake Mechanism and Pathway
    2005 691 citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  64. Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for Biocompatibility and Biomolecular Recognition
    2002 682 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Nano Letters profile →
  65. Ag2S Quantum Dot: A Bright and Biocompatible Fluorescent Nanoprobe in the Second Near-Infrared Window
    2012 665 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  66. Facile synthesis of high-quality graphene nanoribbons
    2010 659 citations Liying Jiao, Georgi Diankov et al. profile →
  67. Ab initio study of CNT NO2 gas sensor
    2004 654 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  68. In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging with Ag2S Quantum Dots in the Second Near‐Infrared Region
    2012 652 citations Joshua T. Robinson, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  69. Ultrathin WS2 Nanoflakes as a High‐Performance Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2014 645 citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  70. Spontaneous Reduction of Metal Ions on the Sidewalls of Carbon Nanotubes
    2002 622 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  71. Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes via Cleavable Disulfide Bonds for Efficient Intracellular Delivery of siRNA and Potent Gene Silencing
    2005 609 citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  72. A pilot toxicology study of single-walled carbon nanotubes in a small sample of mice
    2008 582 citations Corrine R. Davis, Zhuang Liu et al. profile →
  73. Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides on Pristine and Functionalized Graphene
    2008 577 citations Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  74. Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Discrete Catalytic Nanoparticles of Various Sizes
    2001 576 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  75. Modulated Chemical Doping of Individual Carbon Nanotubes
    2000 549 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  76. Targeted Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube-Mediated Pt(IV) Prodrug Delivery Using Folate as a Homing Device
    2008 543 citations Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  77. Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons
    2011 531 citations Liying Jiao, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  78. Highly active and durable methanol oxidation electrocatalyst based on the synergy of platinum–nickel hydroxide–graphene
    2015 529 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  79. Metal coating on suspended carbon nanotubes and its implication to metal–tube interaction
    2000 526 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  80. Advanced rechargeable aluminium ion battery with a high-quality natural graphite cathode
    2017 523 citations Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  81. Ultrafast fluorescence imaging in vivo with conjugated polymer fluorophores in the second near-infrared window
    2014 494 citations Hongjie Dai 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
Hongjie Dai United States 163 93.4k 55.5k 51.0k 25.3k 16.7k 444 149.4k
A. Paul Alivisatos United States 160 94.7k 1.0× 63.4k 1.1× 25.0k 0.5× 15.5k 0.6× 23.6k 1.4× 504 126.9k
Hua Zhang China 190 86.2k 0.9× 69.7k 1.3× 30.5k 0.6× 38.7k 1.5× 33.5k 2.0× 1.9k 159.1k
Lei Jiang China 196 45.6k 0.5× 53.3k 1.0× 76.6k 1.5× 22.2k 0.9× 12.2k 0.7× 2.4k 178.3k
Younan Xia United States 213 83.1k 0.9× 46.2k 0.8× 66.0k 1.3× 33.2k 1.3× 55.6k 3.3× 999 174.1k
Rodney S. Ruoff United States 160 127.4k 1.4× 73.1k 1.3× 65.4k 1.3× 17.2k 0.7× 47.8k 2.9× 604 189.9k
Peidong Yang United States 179 88.6k 0.9× 57.5k 1.0× 32.4k 0.6× 35.7k 1.4× 23.1k 1.4× 499 133.0k
Kläus Müllen Germany 175 80.3k 0.9× 75.2k 1.4× 29.0k 0.6× 15.8k 0.6× 26.7k 1.6× 2.1k 154.1k
James M. Tour United States 150 52.4k 0.6× 49.1k 0.9× 30.2k 0.6× 11.7k 0.5× 17.8k 1.1× 802 102.2k
Pulickel M. Ajayan United States 185 90.4k 1.0× 61.0k 1.1× 28.6k 0.6× 28.0k 1.1× 25.9k 1.5× 1.1k 139.5k
Taeghwan Hyeon South Korea 157 48.3k 0.5× 25.6k 0.5× 32.7k 0.6× 18.0k 0.7× 14.7k 0.9× 565 92.1k

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All Works

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Dai, Hongjie, Xi Zheng, Hongxia Wang, et al.. (2025). Nanocellulose-chitosan nanocomplex stabilized pickering emulsions with extremely low internal phase: Stabilization mechanism and application in yogurt. Food Hydrocolloids. 163. 111088–111088. 8 indexed citations
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Dai, Hongjie, et al.. (2025). Biosynthesis of Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Platostoma palustre Aqueous Extract for Biomedical Applications. IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience. 24(4). 421–433.
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Zhan, Yawen, Hongjie Dai, Liang Ma, & Yuhao Zhang. (2024). Gelatinization, rheological and retrogradation behaviors of waxy rice starch affected by gelatin emulsion and regulation mechanism. Food Hydrocolloids. 159. 110649–110649. 13 indexed citations
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Feng, Xin, Hankun Zhu, Hongjie Dai, et al.. (2024). Modulating the stability and gastrointestinal tolerance of lycopene in low-oil gelatin emulsions by constructing cellulose network barrier. Food Hydrocolloids. 155. 110225–110225. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuhao, et al.. (2024). The potential of undenatured type II collagen against arthritis: a review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 7 indexed citations
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Dai, Hongjie, Yingnan Cao, Yu Fu, et al.. (2024). Sustainable and one-pot fabrication of peptide chelated calcium from fish scale hydrolysates. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Sitong, Juncheng Zhu, Yuxin Yang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced barrier and antioxidant properties of gelatin films by structural-colored bioactive materials for food packaging. Food Hydrocolloids. 150. 109744–109744. 38 indexed citations
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Dai, Hongjie, Yuxi Wang, Hongxia Wang, et al.. (2024). Preparation of nanocellulose light porous material adsorbed with tannic acid and its application in fresh-keeping pad. Food Chemistry. 444. 138676–138676. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Yue, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in nanocellulose based hydrogels: Preparation strategy, typical properties and food application. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 277(Pt 1). 134015–134015. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Juncheng, Yuxin Yang, Hongjie Dai, et al.. (2024). Oil-water interfacial dual-phase synergistic adsorption of capsanthin-cyanophycin in gelatin based high internal phase emulsions for multi-nozzle 3D printing. Food Hydrocolloids. 158. 110493–110493. 7 indexed citations
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Feng, Xin, Hongjie Dai, Hongxia Tan, et al.. (2023). Improvement of low-oil gelatin emulsions performance by adjusting the electrostatic interaction between gelatin and nanocellulose with different morphologies. Food Hydrocolloids. 139. 108592–108592. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Junjie, Hongxia Wang, Hongyuan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Chitosan particles modulate the properties of cellulose nanocrystals through interparticle interactions: Effect of concentration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 240. 124500–124500. 17 indexed citations
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Dai, Hongjie, Xin Feng, Liang Ma, et al.. (2023). Myofibrillar protein microgels stabilized high internal phase Pickering emulsions with heat-promoted stability. Food Hydrocolloids. 138. 108474–108474. 48 indexed citations
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Dai, Hongjie, Xin Feng, Hongxia Wang, et al.. (2023). Effect of different types of nanocellulose on the structure and properties of gelatin films. Food Hydrocolloids. 144. 108972–108972. 38 indexed citations
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Dai, Hongjie, et al.. (2023). Preparation and physicochemical properties of nanocellulose lightweight porous materials: The regulating effect of gelatin. Food Chemistry. 426. 136497–136497. 10 indexed citations
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Fu, Yu, Liang Ma, Hongjie Dai, et al.. (2023). The moisture adsorption, caking, and flowability of silkworm pupae peptide powders: The impacts of anticaking agents. Food Chemistry. 419. 135989–135989. 9 indexed citations
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Bhowmick, Ranadeep, Srivats Rajasekaran, Daniel Friebel, et al.. (2011). Hydrogen Spillover in Pt-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites: Formation of Stable C−H Bonds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(14). 5580–5586. 105 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaolin, Hailiang Wang, Joshua T. Robinson, et al.. (2009). Simultaneous Nitrogen Doping and Reduction of Graphene Oxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(43). 15939–15944. 1599 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Zhuang, Kai Chen, Corrine R. Davis, et al.. (2008). Drug Delivery with Carbon Nanotubes for In vivo Cancer Treatment. Cancer Research. 68(16). 6652–6660. 1036 indexed citations breakdown →

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