Hongkai Wu

11.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
103 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Hongkai Wu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongkai Wu has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Biomaterials and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hongkai Wu's work include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (34 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (30 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (27 papers). Hongkai Wu is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (34 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (30 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (27 papers). Hongkai Wu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Hongkai Wu's co-authors include George M. Whitesides, Daniel T. Chiu, Janelle R. Anderson, Haixin Chang, Kangning Ren, Olivier Schueller, David Cameron Duffy, Jianhua Zhou, Xuetao Shi and Richard N. Zare and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hongkai Wu

102 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Fabrication of microfluidic systems in poly(dimethylsilox... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2013 2000 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Fabrication of microfluidic systems in poly(dimethylsiloxane)
    2000 2.6k citations Hongkai Wu et al. profile →
  2. Materials for Microfluidic Chip Fabrication
    2013 714 citations Kangning Ren, Jianhua Zhou et al. profile →
  3. Fabrication of Topologically Complex Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Systems in PDMS by Rapid Prototyping
    2000 543 citations Hongkai Wu et al. profile →
  4. Graphene-based nanocomposites: preparation, functionalization, and energy and environmental applications
    2013 463 citations Hongkai Wu 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
Hongkai Wu Hong Kong 41 7.0k 2.1k 1.3k 957 938 103 9.5k
Sung Gap Im South Korea 49 4.0k 0.6× 3.5k 1.7× 1.5k 1.2× 654 0.7× 755 0.8× 254 8.0k
Wei Rao China 48 3.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 644 0.7× 770 0.8× 172 6.5k
Roger J. Narayan United States 58 5.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 3.3k 2.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 378 11.5k
Yunru Yu China 50 4.4k 0.6× 971 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 689 0.7× 1.7k 1.9× 121 7.6k
Luoran Shang China 57 6.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 1.8k 2.0× 195 10.9k
Dario Pisignano Italy 52 6.2k 0.9× 3.9k 1.9× 2.2k 1.8× 678 0.7× 2.4k 2.5× 302 11.0k
Jinhua Li China 46 3.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 2.2k 1.7× 778 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 198 7.7k
Tailin Xu China 52 7.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 1.0k 1.1× 171 10.2k
Nan Jiang China 46 3.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 711 0.8× 269 7.6k
Lingyu Sun China 46 3.1k 0.4× 726 0.4× 799 0.6× 724 0.8× 964 1.0× 114 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongkai Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongkai Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongkai Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongkai Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongkai Wu 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 Hongkai Wu. Hongkai Wu 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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Baig, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf, et al.. (2024). The etiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and development of transdermal drug delivery systems for rheumatoid arthritis. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1(4). 592–607. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuting, Zongshan Shen, Min Zhang, et al.. (2024). Magnetic soft microrobots for erectile dysfunction therapy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(49). e2407809121–e2407809121. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Ke, Xinwen Ou, Fengyan Song, et al.. (2024). Aggregation‐induced circularly polarized luminescence and delayed fluorescence enabled by activating high‐level reverse intersystem crossing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 16 indexed citations
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Chai, Muyuan, Zhichen Zhai, Xuemin Liu, et al.. (2023). Bionic artificial penile Tunica albuginea. Matter. 6(2). 626–641. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Wanbo, Siyu Chen, Han Sun, et al.. (2023). All-perfluoropolymer, nonlinear stability-assisted monolithic surface combines topology-specific superwettability with ultradurability. The Innovation. 4(2). 100389–100389. 17 indexed citations
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Dehghan‐Baniani, Dorsa, Babak Mehrjou, Paul K. Chu, Wayne Lee, & Hongkai Wu. (2022). Recent Advances in “Functional Engineering of Articular Cartilage Zones by Polymeric Biomaterials Mediated with Physical, Mechanical, and Biological/Chemical Cues”. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(10). e2202581–e2202581. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, Dongyang Cai, Yunfan Liu, et al.. (2022). Cascade filtration and droplet digital detection integrated microfluidic assay enables isolating culture-free phenotypic identification of carbapenem-resistant organisms. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 220. 114863–114863. 14 indexed citations
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Gao, Peng, Lü Huang, Xing Tan, et al.. (2021). A tough nitric oxide-eluting hydrogel coating suppresses neointimal hyperplasia on vascular stent. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7079–7079. 110 indexed citations
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Tang, Qiangqiang, Xiaoyu Li, Lei Li, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of a hydroxyapatite-PDMS microfluidic chip for bone-related cell culture and drug screening. Bioactive Materials. 6(1). 169–178. 61 indexed citations
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Huang, Lü, Yin Chen, Wei Huang, & Hongkai Wu. (2018). Cell pairing and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated cell fusion using two-step centrifugation-assisted single-cell trapping (CAScT). Lab on a Chip. 18(7). 1113–1120. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Yin, Lü Huang, Xin Dai, et al.. (2017). Facile formation of a microporous chitosan hydrogel based on self-crosslinking. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(47). 9291–9299. 19 indexed citations
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Chan, Ho Nam, Yiwei Shu, Qian Tian, et al.. (2016). Replicating 3D printed structures into hydrogels. Materials Horizons. 3(4). 309–313. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Song, Xuetao Shi, Shanmugavel Chinnathambi, Hongkai Wu, & Nobutaka Hanagata. (2013). Generation of microgrooved silica nanotube membranes with sustained drug delivery and cell contact guidance ability by using a Teflon microfluidic chip. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 14(1). 15005–15005. 17 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jianhua, Jie Zeng, Jennifer Grant, Hongkai Wu, & Younan Xia. (2011). On‐Chip Screening of Experimental Conditions for the Synthesis of Noble‐Metal Nanostructures with Different Morphologies. Small. 7(23). 3308–3316. 32 indexed citations
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Ren, Kangning, et al.. (2010). SOFT-LITHOGRAPHY-BASED HIGH TEMPERATURE MOLDING METHOD TO FABRICATE WHOLE TEFLON MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 554. 7 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yizhe, Wen Dai, & Hongkai Wu. (2008). A screw-actuated pneumatic valve for portable, disposable microfluidics. Lab on a Chip. 9(3). 469–472. 40 indexed citations
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Wu, Hongkai, Bo Huang, & Richard N. Zare. (2005). Construction of microfluidic chips using polydimethylsiloxane for adhesive bonding. Lab on a Chip. 5(12). 1393–1393. 167 indexed citations

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